Kerryd

I'm just curious - what did you said that got you "holidays" for flaming? coz I saw and see practically daily tonns of flaming, personal attacks, and even undisguised insults (by many "regulars" especially) and yet I didn't see them even chastised, rhater cheered up !

so, perhaps you could give a link to your post for which you got that ?

Usually, a post that would result in someone getting a holiday, is deleted at the time. If it was bad enough to result in a holiday, then it needs to be removed to prevent things from getting worse.

Many (not all) of the "flames" and insults are "tongue-in-cheek" and written in jest. Take the thread running in Bedlam now "Would Kerryd Be Missed ?". Nothing but insults and flames directed at me

I have made the decision that most of the stuff written in that thread is in jest. I'm only offended by the stuff written by:

Tippaporn

Kayo

thaibebop

daleyboy

Totster

Thaipwriter

But I shall deal with those miscreants in my own way

How ever, on occasion, someone takes it too far and someone else is offended and decides to report the offending post(s).

Some times people bring it on themselves by posting loads of insults on different threads, sometimes things get heated in a single thread.

Some people just seem to have a knack for writing stuff that upsets other people, a lot. But they usually return, for a short while at least, before going for another holiday.......

Thanks for the tip off kerryd, I took 5 guys in there last night and we had a great time. I particularily enjoyed the large aquarium in the middle of the room and the specimens swimming in it. Sorry to dissappoint you though but they did play a couple of hip hop tracks, not that anyone minded they were too busy starring into the fish tank.

I probably never noticed the hip-hop music due to the other distractions as well.

Part of the fun of the aquarium is trying to figure out which girls are in the pool. Some are easy to recognize, others less so.

Nothing is in Kansas, Kayo, nothing.

Wrong !

Thar's only two thangs what come outa Kansas, and thets Steers and Queers, and I don't see no horns on thet Kayo feller.

I've heard that PPU's are making about 1000 baht AN HOUR!!!

PPU= personal pleasure unit

Is that what the "PPU's" at Jenny's are charging you ? Don't you get a "Frequent Fcuker" discounts ?

Let's see. Waitress at Hot Pot restaurant = 180 baht/day (food prep/cook = 200 baht).

Construction labourer = 0 baht (because their employer waits until a couple of days before payday, then calls the immigration police to round up and deport his illegal workforce).

Waitress at Polo Nightclub = 4,500 baht/month + tips.

Dancer at nightclub = 10,000 baht a month (base salary) + tips and "other" income.

Beggar missing one hand in Pattaya = 40-50,000 baht/month (seriously ! I watched this guy get 25 donations into his cup in ONE hour. He was sitting about 5-6 feet away from my table at a restaurant. Of those 25 donors, I only heard coins dropping THREE times ! 22 donors at 20 baht each = 440 baht an hour. Couple hours a day, 30 days a month, it adds up pretty quickly).

After a certain period of time, he moves to a new location (to catch the crowds on their way to work and the punters heading to the bars).

Even if 440 baht was his entire take for the evening, that still works out to over 13,000 per month !

Thats life and part of the responsibilities of being an adult.

So, staying until the end of your shift is "part of the responsibilities of being an adult" when you are referring to someone working at a 7-11, restaurant, gas station, ect. But if that same someone starts working at Lennie's, or Jenny's or Beavers, they should be allowed to up and leave on a whim, and the business owner should be forced to just live with that ?

When i said 'respectful' what i was implying is the fact that no person who willingly lets people violate their body for money can have any self respect nor can they expect to command much respect in return.

So having voluntary sex is now "violating" their bodies ? Or is it only "violation" if they accept cash in return ?

What if they accept a more stable lifestyle, (complete with house, car, ring on the finger and a sense of security and safety), instead of cash ?

You obviously have decided that people who have sex are violating their bodies and therefore have no self-respect, nor are deserving of respect from others.

What about professional boxers and fighters ? Are they not violating their bodies ? What about people that have tattoos and piercings ? Are they not violating their bodies ?

What gives you the right to determine what constitutes a violation ?

What gives you the right to determine who is worthy of respect, and who isn't, without even knowing the people you are passing judgement on ?

If you've suddenly developed the ability to walk on water, raise the dead and change water into wine, please let the rest of us know. I for one will immediately begin construction of another cross.

In your post you say 'One of the only differences' you noticed, Could you tell us what the other differences you noticed were also please, just out of interest having personaly never dated a prostitute.

How do you know you've never dated a prostitute ? Have your dates been required to give you a detailed life history, including all their intimate details, before you date them ?

Meanwhile. I've found that the girls that don't work in the bar scene, tend to be more curious about it (naturally, as the ones that are working in the bars already know what goes on).

I've also found that the non-bar girls tend to be more frugal with regards to money. (I took a cute girl that worked in a laundry to dinner one night, in a farang restaurant. I spent 20 minutes trying to convince her to order something from the menu but she wouldn't, as she thought the prices were too high. I explained that the prices weren't that bad and I had more than enough to pay. I even tried to get the waitress to just bring something she would like.

She wouldn't go for it, telling me that she could buy the same stuff at the market for 20-25 baht. She did settle for a bottle of water, and we bought some food for her at the market on the way home).

I've found that girls that work the bar scene (especially if they've been around for awhile), don't let little things like price get in the way, especially if someone else is paying the bill.

But I've also found that those same girls can be frugal as well, if they think of you as a friend, not a customer. I've gone to the markets on soi Buakhao and Thepprasit road many times with various girls (bar/non-bar) and had them barter down prices for me (on stuff I was buying for myself).

PS. your head is not realy the same shape as in your photo is it?

No

When I first registered, that was one of the only pics I had of myself on the computer. Can't recall if I squashed it to fit, or if it was the forum software that squished the pic !

(BTW - That pic is from 2003. In the background is the "King's Palace", on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. The tents behind me is where we lived for the 2+ years we were there. Hard to see, but in the very lower-left corner of the pic you can see a little piece of the gravel-filled protective barrier that surrounded each tent.)

On Saturday afternoon, I was sitting in my lawn chair; drinking a

Beer and watching my wife mow the lawn.

The neighbour lady from across the street was so outraged at this that she came over and shouted at me, "You should be hung."

I took a drink from my Guinness, wiped the cold foam from my lips, lifted my darkened Ray Bans and stared directly at this nosey Bitch and calmly replied..

"I am, and that's why she cuts the grass."

Yeah, that Carrefoure area is nuts, especially when trying to cross Center Road (entering or leaving).

I'm on a moto, so what I usually do is tuck in behind a car or baht bus and wait for them to force their way into the traffic. Once they've finally got the oncoming traffic to stop, then I zip ahead.

A little unnerving at times, as oncoming traffic doesn't want to slow down, and the traffic on your side has little reason to slow either. Got to keep your head on a swivel or grow eyes in the back of your head.

Just a question but can you guys who frequent prostitutes not pick up a respectful female?

Who says they are'nt already respectable?

Lacoste is first class wank*r thats rather obvious by now. I'd far prefer a bargirl's company than this lad - they have my respect, and can't say the same for him.

I do prefer the company of girls ! I have never found them to be disrespectful, regardless of what they do for a living. In fact, they tend to be a lot more respectful, and respectable, than some other people.

I have also gone out with girls that don't work in bars. No difference. I've had those "non-bar" girls (what Lacoste would call "respectful" females) ask me to take them to go-go bars (they can't get in on their own, they've heard about them and were curious to see for themselves).

I've dated girls/woman that work as waitresses in restaurants, cooks, travel agents and clerks.

One of the only differences I noticed, is that when dating a girl that works in a restaurant, travel agency or other business, you usually have to wait until she is finished work before taking her somewhere.

Can't just walk into a Hot-Pot restaurant and say "Bo ! Drop that tray and lets go to the movies !" Or to the girl filling up your tank at the gas station "Hey Aom ! Drop what your doing and lets go for dinner and some karaoke ! Don't worry about your job ! It should be perfectly alright for you to just take off in the middle of your shift !"

Yeah, right.

All I want to know is how can I safely get from Bangkok Bank to Soi 6 without having an accident and my wife finding out

Leave your vehicle at the bank and take a baht bus to/from soi 6, then drive home afterwards.

Or tell the spouse that you were returning some books to the library on soi 6 (I hear there is a public library somewhere down that soi)

Here is a link to Woods Bagot site the architect .

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=264315

Site doesn't mention a start date, but the project will be completed in 2010 !

Only 1,132 feet tall (345 meters), making it smaller than any of the top ten tallest buildings in the world (#10 is the Empire State Building at 1,250 feet apparently).

Also doesn't answer the question of how long it will take for you crap to travel from the 91st floor (not 95 as I previously typed), to the waters off Jomtien Beach.

Maybe they won't know the aswer to that until they actually test it ?

.....udon-dude....

First time I heard that one.

Be careful, wouldn't want "The Dude" to think you're trying to steal his thunder, because you know he has a shovel ready for anyone that does.

The Kerryd can dig where that's coming from, because it's virtual crap and easy to shovel !

Hi everyone,

I'd like to get my girl some phone cards so she can call me here in the States. Can anyone recommend any good sites to pick these up? Something for someone in Thailand for calling here.

Thanks,

Jamie

Ordinary pay-as-you-go cards ? They are pretty much available every where. Every 7-11/Family Mart/local shophouse store seems to carry them.

TukCom (cell-phone floor, first floor up the escalator) sells them as well. Some places charge a little more than the value of the card (i.e. a 90 baht may sell for 95 baht). Usually at the local shophouse shops.

Pretty much every shop that sells mobiles sells cards as well.

Values depend on the provider (AIS, DTAC, 1-2 Call, ect). Most go from 50 - 500 baht. Different providers have different "usage" rates too I imagine (never really pay too much attention to that myself).

Hey dude, JRingo rocks!

Read a couple of his posts, he had some bad karma, but his comments on the sex-trade are spot on.

He made a few naive dudes listen up to what's happening behind the scenes.

Step away from the kool-aid and take a taste of reality.

If you had actually read the thread, you'd see that most of his comments were quickly and easily discredited by people who actually know what they are talking about.

But don't let the truth and the facts dissuade you. Better to believe in second hand hearsay and unsubstantiated rumours.

As for the OP, I think some people missed the tone of the post. I think it was meant to be sarcastic and "tongue in cheek". Hard to tell without the appropriate use of smileys.

But it's all good in the end. Or not. Well, "up to you" I guess. What ever.

I agree the OP might have left out a few vital facts that would influence our judgement.

Well, if it's the same person, he posted about the same incident on another board, but left out a lot more than he included here.

Either that or each board just happens to have member that lives next door to the guy who got hit on by the police.

"The background is irrelevant. The police showed up at my neighbor's door demanding funds or go to the police station. He buckled and paid them money and they left. Again, the details are irrelevant. If confronted by police for any reason, do you think you would buckle and pay or fight the power"

Like I said, even fewer details when posted on the other site for some reason. Makes it sound like the police were just wandering around and decided to try and scam money from some random farang.

Don't know if anyone else saw this, but on Thai tv last week, there was a story about a police check point that was handing out presents to every driver they stopped and breathalised that hadn't been drinking. Could only happen in Thailand eh!

Bet they didn't give out too many presents !

(note: should have tested every taxi driver (car/moto/tuk tuk) for drug use too. Might have caused a severe shortage of taxis in the city though.)

Hydrostatic pressure is the same if the pipe is 1" or 30"

We expect! then we are amazed -

Gotta luv this site. Someone always seems to know the answer to almost any question asked !

So, if you flush the toilet in your condo on the 95th floor, how long until the crap is floating off of Jomtien Beach ?

what the hel_l hahahaha

Most of them are thin not due to drugs or aids hahaha

just because a few bar girls did it doesnt mean the whole country does it.

Its probaly just metabolism, because look at all asian woman, hardly any of them are fat

Not to worry. We'll probably learn soon that farang bar owners are responsible for the trouble in the south, Taxin's reelection, this year's pineapple surplus and most every other problem in Thailand, including thin Thai girls. We'll also learn that farang bar owners are also responsible for importing all the drugs in the country and force-feeding them to the bar girls. (After all, Farang bar owners have already been compared to pimps and drug dealers, so it's obvious they are the root cause of most of the problems).

Jomtien has no water treatment - does it?

They need to give that some thought in about ten years time!

(1000' fresh water = 430Psi, + turds = Pattya sewage system be aware!)

I don't know the answer, but would the pressure be the same in a 4"/8"/12" pipe ? Or would it increase with larger piping (holding a larger volume of water and........other stuff) ?

And, do you think anyone has taken that into consideration ?

Then again, it's not the first highrise to be built in Jomtien or Pattaya. Surely someone has calculated this stuff (water/sewage/electrical/garbage/ect).

I wonder where all the sewage is going to go......

No doubt that is something each side (builders and city management) thinks the other is responsible for figuring out.

As the building is near completion and people start moving in, the engineers are going to be confronted with 36" outlet pipes coming from the building, and 18" pipes from the city's sewage system. (Or something along those lines)

Not to mention the amount of garbage a place this size will generate on a daily basis, and the amount of water that will be required to supply it. Just think of the pressure required to pump water up to the highest floors. Think of the pressure on the return system (1,000 feet of water in a 4 or 6 inch pipe is quite heavy and puts a lot of pressure on the plumbing. The building engineers should have that figured into their building plans, but what about the city's systems they will be connecting to ?)

They also have to consider the electricity requirements, parking and traffic flow and numerous other factors.

Free coffee, tea, newspaper and toilet facilities are available while waiting for the lift.

Naka.

I'm selling the concessions in the elevators. Anyone interested ?

Should be able to make a good buck. Little hot plate, microwave and cooler full of ice. Newspapers, gum, Mekong whiskey, Viagra/Cialis, KY lube and condoms.

Couple plastic chairs and a table and you'd be set ! Make a mint in no time !

I expect a lump sum, plus key money, rent, a deposit and a percentage of the earnings (oh yeah, and a discount on the goodies) !

If you'd like to buy one of these concessions, put the money in a plain brown paper bag and leave it under table 5 at the Xxxx Xxxxxx go-go. Who ever leaves the most money will get the first concession. The second largest sum will get the 2nd concession/elevator and so on until we run out of elevators or bidders !

Perfect business for a retired or semi-retired codger, or for the hansum man that wants to set his teerak up with her own business !

Act quickly, bidding starts (hmmmm, lets see, it's Friday night, happy hour starts at 6, but the club doesn't open until 7 )

OK, bidding starts tonight at 7:01 pm !

No doubt !

It would take a few shootings and gunfights between the drivers and the police, tow truck operators and impound lot operators, before things settled down. Might take a few months and dozens dead on all sides (with even more innocent bystanders), but eventually some kind of order would be restored, for a little while, until it started up again.....

luckily I never let the babe out of my sight so no great problem.

Why? did you expect her to disappear with the first twentysomething that came along?

Your post seems more about your insecurites than other peoples attitudes

Or could it have been that the OP was more concerned about the girl being harrassed by the young bucks when on her own without his protection...?

Exactly. Too many morons in this world these days. They see a woman with a man and then try and hit on her as soon as the guy turns his back.

Early in my career, I would never bring a woman to the mess on what ever base I was posted to. I saw guys come in with their wives, and while they were getting drinks from the bar, other prats would try hitting on the wives (too lazy to look for their own g/f's). The start of a lot of fights obviously.

Now put a young asian woman with an older white guy, and some of those brain-dead morons start thinking they've got a chance of landing her, if they can just get her away from the old git she's with. Let her wander around alone and she'll have a pack of slobbering dogs nipping at her heels. And heaven forbid if she scorns any of these would-be Romeo's.

Brilliant idea! 4 lanes, inside lanes in each direction blocked by parked m/cs, cars, baht buses as no-one here ever respects road markings and parking areas anyway. Outside lanes blocked by baht buses picking up / letting off passengers. Should work well. And as for crossing the road as a pedestrian, forget it!

DM

Contrast that with a place like Vancouver. Certain streets have "no parking between 4-7pm" signs for example.

If your vehicle is still in that area after the designated time, expect a tow-truck to be along within minutes to impound your vehicle. I believe the city has an "open" contract with at least one tow-truck company, allowing them to tow vehicles from city streets without requiring a request from the police.

To get your vehicle back requires a trip to the impound lot, paying a parking ticket, towing fee and "storage fee" depending on how long your vehicle is in the lot.

Needless to say, very, very few people leave their vehicles in those areas during those times.

Getting more uniforms on the streets and handing out tickets/fines and/or impounding vehicles would go a long ways towards fixing a lot of the traffic problems here (it would also be a great source of income for the city, at least until people started wising up).

Hmmm now I know where you hang out, only one place in town that does that, well done Kerryd nice to see you are on the ball.

It is but one of many places (and no Raro, it wasn't AngelWitch, but they do seem to have a problem with finishing their "meal" as well).

So it is a safe assumption that at least two places in town employ staff that is unable to eat a banana. Which one is the other one? Errmm....a friend of mine wanted to know.....

OK, without naming the GO GO, it is the one between soi 7 and soi 8 on beach road. Quite good and has 60 baht ice cold Heinekens all night, the bannanas are plastic by the way.

I guess it's 3 places now, as the place I know of is located very near Center of a large Condo Complex, near a well known Wat on Pattaya Road South. It does have some Blue water, but no Lagoon, if you know what I mean.

And they use real bananas (not sure what they do with them afterwards though, serve them up in drinks ?)

No hip-hop/wannabe gangsta rap either. I've mentioned to the manager a couple of times that the music they play isn't really doing it for the girls. The only time they get enthusiastic is when a Thai/Lao song comes on.

Support is working on it, best guess they will be up around 6pm today.

Quite a lot of work going on behind the scenes to keep this operation running smoothly eh ?

Most people probably don't have a clue at all the day-to-day stuff going on, but when something isn't working right, everybody knows about it right away !

Keep up the good work guys !