rct99q

Firstly - get wife, kids, anybody he cares about out of Thailand. Secondly - let her rip, who pays who, payoffs, bribes, name names, supply any documents, etc. Then see what happens.

On a side note, I still find it amazing when speaking with my daughter. From day one I spoke English with her, wife spoke Issan. My daughter can carry on a conversation with both of us mixing English and Thai in the same sentence. Like it is one language! Always get a kick out of it. Also with her being so light skinned, pale like me, when we are in a coffee shop we like to get tongues rolling by speaking to each other in Thai. People around us just stare. In a good way. Dont get yer knickers in a knot, my Thai is not very good, but my daughter and I have this thing were she understands what I am trying to say based on our conversation. I found it frustrating years ago not being able to read a menu in a restaurant. Always asking my wife ..what's this...whats that..so that is where I started. The best thing is nearly every menu is constructed the same way. So once you know the heading - appetizer - fish- pork etc the rest of the items are the same. Now I can for the most part "read" a menu.

As they say nothing good ever happens at a playground near the Vatican, or 3am in Thailand!

omg....I briefly started reading...then noticed this one goes on for 5 <deleted>!ng pages.... How does this happen?

omg....I briefly started reading...then noticed this one goes on for 5 <deleted>!ng pages.... How does this happen?

When done well all three are delicious. On a side note The famous Regina food blogger "Food' Eh" listed the top Canadian dishes... 1. Hamburger Helper 2. Cheez Whiz & Crackers 3. Maple Bacon Go figure

Romans 12 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—to be unrestrained. God tells me I do not have to wear my seat belt.

Romans 12 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—to be unrestrained. God tells me I do not have to wear my seat belt.

It has been this way for a while now. KTB has a print out that they provide foreigners on how to open an account. Very strict in inforcing them. Kasikorn opened an account for me. A few others I tried would not. This was in Nong Khai.

Thanks. Fantastic report. Simple and to the point.

They are not just targeting foreigners. Many Thai papers, social media, and news outlets have continued to reinforce this information to the locals. There are signs everywhere indicating to wear masks still. Just the messaging is in the Thai language. In our community we have posters, leaflets, people door to door handing out pamphlets, local medical clinic offers weekly roundtable talks and other meetings. So, no, they are not just picking on foreigners, but how else do they communicate this to non Thai speaking residents? I don't really care one way or the other. No skin off my nose to wear a mask or not. I am not that fragile to feel it violates my rights. I do however refuse to wear a seatbelt as they do restrict my first amendment rights.

The biggest benefit to wearing the masks again, bad breath. Wowzers when I stopped using a mask a while back what I noticed was the number of people would had horrible breath. From banks, to restaurants, to just people walking down the street. Just recently flew out of Bangkok and standing in lines noticed it a lot. I still carry a fresh mask with me now just on those occasions where I might get stuck in a line up. I am quite particular about oral hygiene so I know it is not mine.

Why would they not have released some of this during the pandemic. I am sure there would have been plenty of households were a 50kg bag of rice, even in not mint condition, would have been welcomed. After a quick Google search most comments were white rice had a shelf life of 2 years, but under the right storage conditions 10 years or more is possible. Biggest issue is moisture and temperature.

I have to think that if one is going to commit to this sort of activity, being caught and outed is really not that big of a concern. Was he the bottom?

This is how I see the USA becoming under another 4 years of DT. Deny, fake news, delay. I dont believe for a second bribery does not happen in the "Western" world however they are much more discreet about it. Here pretty much anything goes and when you have the people in "control" policing everybody, there is no accountability. We went thru a check stop the other day and my wife points to a police officer "see that guy with the glasses, he controls the Yaba trade in this region" how do you know this - "everybody knows"😂 555