aletta

not the 45 degree turn that the Thais have adopted

45 degrees is bloody good for around these parts.More like 20 or even less for the boys in the big tippers trucks.

Stickman's advertisers must love the number of page views his garbage generates.Controversial writing send people to his site and puts money in the bank.He's not daft and he's got a "middle class" wife to boot.

The car repayments may be low but the interest,if from a shark,can be sky high.

Is there such a thing as a German tv?

There are also some excellent hospitals not too far away in Khon Kaen.

One website I've found was saying there are no hummingbirds here but mentionned a moth

Saw one yesterday feeding off papaya nectar and its a moth,about an inch long that from a distance looks just like a humming bird in flight.Up close the bill is in fact a proboscis for getting the nectar.

The sad thing is that as the years pass here i seem to be subconciously picking up some awful Thai driving habits.

Sorry if i caused a little confusion.Korat has many,many more farang than Nong Khai and many are sober atheists.

Here in Nong Khai the local farang population is small and likes a drink or two.The missionaries ride bikes and wear black shoes,black socks,long black trousers,white shirts,black ties and black shades and slick their hair back.

A good education is not necessary to be able to handle and manage money.

Good old Stickman and his "middle class" wife.Certainly not a big fan of Korat.

I shall pop into the local licence office and see if they can assist.Thanks.

al,you told me a while back to chill out and use the "idiot" filter when bothered by such "missing link" posters.

Do as i say,not do as i do.

In the meantime keep paying these terribly high rents mine is 3500 a month I think I will survive.

Patience is certainly a virtue to be had when looking for property here.You can easily drive yourself mad with the goings on surrounding a purchase.

I'm afraid that totster is right and that teaching is probably the only real chance of employment.I think all the International companies are based in Bangkok.

Up here,6000/7000 Baht is enough to keep a familly.(average wage 3000 per month)

Would it not be a lot simpler to move the mother in law.?

Anywhere around Krabi would be nice.

The new school year in Thailand starts in May.

donx,if you do a search there's many a thread on rubber cultivation.

aletta, you are so bright with your response.

We cannot all have your cerebric prowess you dumb arsed *uckwit.

I'm now in Nong Khai and originally from South London.

I think Ray23 did some research on land in Loei.

On what do you base this statement?

dutch,i now live in Nong Khai and my comments were about this part of Nong Khai Province.

And that makes you...the "zealot" or....

Hi ken.I'm not particularly religious,but i don't drink and there's nothing worse than a loud piss head when your stone cold sober.

Yep,sure do need a lot of room to turn a pick up.

The Fortuner is a whole lot of car for the money and it does not look like a converted pick up.