timonase

hello all,

well, for the people who dont live here, how do you know, what bangkok ist all about??? For the people who live here, and dont have to live here and dont like it, just dont be here, if you think its such a crappy place.

I myself, live here for 7 years and am still amazed about the diversity and the surprises this city offers me day by day. Bangkok may not be the most beautiful cities in the world ( appearance), but without a doubt, one of the most relaxed metropols in the world.

The way I understood the article, it wasnt about prettieness, but leisure and lifestyle.

By the way I am not a dirty old geezer, but a 30 old journalist who has had the privelege to travel a lot in my short life.

so, embrace bangkok the way it is, with all the, agreeable negative sides and you might find a hidden jewel still.

best regards

Timo

for me its gotta be:

godfather 1 and 2

memento

dead man( johnny depp)

pulp fiction

life of brian

and so many more,

i dont it feels like, lately not many movies came out, who will be considered classics in the future.

regards

Timo

"It's So Fashionable To Bash Thaksin, Aint It?"

so is this thread to do the, on this forum, not less fashionable sport of bash the Thais???

I always say even late lessons learnt are better than never learn at all.

After listening to the verdict about thai rak thai yesterday for a feww hours, it made even clearer, the bashing is more than correct.

regards

Timo

ever thought about why we have or used to have so many tanning studios in the west? might be an interesting discussion as well. You always want what you dont have. Here its working class to bbe dark, in the west its " i have been on vacation" to be dark......and so on and so on.

regards

Timo

Well, obviously nobody can tell you whether the border will be closed in case of major public unrest or even a new coup on wednesday. In fact nobody can tell if there will be public unrest or another coup on wednesday. All i can tell you is that i have been in mae sot several times and i prefer the visa run there, due to the relaxed atmosphere on the border.

regards

Timo

Please allow me to say some words in german.

Mein Beileid gilt Axels Familie und allen, die im sehr nahe standen. Ich habe ihn zwar nie persönlich kennengelernt, aber habe seinen Rat öfter gerne angenommen.

Ich bin zutiefst bestürzt, über diese nachricht.

In Trauer

Timo

hello,

done the vip bus trip to mea sot several time myself. the vip bus used to be around 500 baht, if i remember right. The trip is definitely more beautiful than poipet, though a bit longer. If you have time stay one night and have dinner at restaurant called " kao mao kao fang". amazing atmopshere and excelent food.

regards

Timo

zoowatch,

thanks allot for the informative posts. i guess there are no more open questions from my side.

thanks again.

regards

Timo

any conclusiojn to the story yet?

will they tell the small people to get out of the x-ry machine??

regards

Timo

good question, was thinking about it too????????????????

regards

timo

hello,

thats why i thought and read so far, hua mark being one of the stops and that it will take until next year, october or november.

can somebody update on what is what. this year opening only for express or, ???????????????

regards

Timo

hello all,

about three years ago, me and my girlfriend used to live in a single house on on nut 46. one day i hear her screaming for me and telling me to keep our dog upstairs. Belive it or not, we had a cobra in our kitchen. wasnt that big just about 2 meters. called the local soi security and the caught it and took it out of the house. have video footage, it was hiding under our chinese sprit house, which was downstairs on the floor.

apart from that biggest i have seen was in a zoo.

regards

Timo

hello all,

thanks alot for the help, i believe i will take the srinakarin highway and then find the way. Wish me luck for tomorrow.

best regards and again thanks for the help.

timo

also,

are there any stops on the way, or is it a direct connection???

lets say at srinakarin

yeah thats the one i was talking about, and the one i see from my house.

is that a different one??

regards

Timo

hello,

so it starts at suvanarbhumi and goes to paya thai? is that the same link that come from the airport an goes by srinakarin, pattanakarn, rama9 and if yes are there any stops on the way.

sorry i am a little confused, as i can see the construction from my house on pattanakarn 41 and though i will be linked to it in some way as well.

regards

Timo

thank you,

please could you tell me what direction i exit bangkok on the motorway, is it the rangsit way???

regards

Timo

edit by myself: it is obviously not the motorway to rangsit, the problem is i cant find the highway 317, there is the highway 314 towards chachoengsao, the rest i see, 319 towards Phanom Sarakrahm, then the 304 and then finally back on the A1 to sakeaw and aran, right?

one more questins, the motorway exiting bangkok, is that the one rama 9, srinakarin way?

regards and thanks alot

timo

Hello,

i agree that it could have been just a small cracker, but then you called for the "media monkeys" to kump on the train. So far neither bangkok post or the nation covers the story.

why is that?????

regards

Timo

dinner time in ao nang

Samstag, 05. Mai 2007, 18:16 Uhr

Bombenexplosion im Zentrum von Bangkok

In der thailändischen Hauptstadt Bangkok ist eine Bombe explodiert. Dabei wurde ein Mensch verletzt. Der Sprengsatz war nahe einer Telefonzelle in einer Seitenstraße im Stadtzentrum deponiert. Nähere Einzelheiten wurden zunächst nicht mitgeteilt. Der Fernsehsender iTV berichtete, bei dem Verletzten handele es sich um einen 22 Jahre alten Mann. Die politische Lage in Thailand ist seit dem Militärputsch und dem Sturz von Ministerpräsident Thaksin Shinawatra im September instabil.

sorry only in german, talking about bomb going off oin phone booth, one man injured. itv reporting in thai tv.

regards

Timo

mac,

i live on pattanakarn, can hit the highways at rama 9 or srinakarin. can i exit bangkok also that way.

if not i might just do the rangsit way.

thanks again, great help.

regards

Timo

I have talked to 3 different law firms and all three prefered the usufruct. after all it seemed to be the best choice for me. No doubt questions are being asked about all sorts of foreign involment in property at the moment, but thats thailand at the moment and you either are willing to put trust in to the thai system, that it is not becoming even more hostile in the future or not invest in any way. I believe everybody has to make that choice for themselves.

as for the option under the current situation, the usufruct is believed to be the safest( but then again no guarantees for the future)

regards

Timo

i can not tell you about austria, but hamburg, germany, issues all kinds of visas.

regards

Timo

hello,

thanks for that, even if i love to waive or even come in for a coffee;), the first choice seems to be the faster option, id that correct.

regards

Timo

Hello all,

i will have to do my visa run on sunday. Has anyone gone there with their own car. What highway to take out of bkk. whats the quickest wayto get to aranyaprathet.

thanks for answers

regards

timo