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mate, we built another house on the other side of town on our land that is one level and small, makes a big difference to the 2 story house, no stairs is a life saver, the daughter has the big house

what also doesnt help is when trucks park so that they are sticking out on the road(have seen then taking up half the lane) or in areas with no lighting, the ones that hit them are at fault but the way the trucks are parked doesnt help and would be illegal in most countries

thai ministers/govt like people/countries that kiss ar*e and will hand over big envelopes/cake boxes, something china has no problems doing but the west are more reluctant to do so, has nothing to do with arrogance. This can be seen with everything the govt ministers do, nothing gets done here unless someone is getting a nice pay packet from the ones wanting to do it, this applies to all govt contracts etc, Thailand thrives on graft and corruption and china specializes in it

in western countries maybe but here it is a huge risk, our other house had to have all the ceilings replaced because white ants ate the dry wall between the paper covering and it all collapsed, , there is no way I would use it on the walls as it is just asking for trouble. Ceilings were not hard to replace, walls would be a major job if white ants got into them

make sure if through the mail it is not in a bank branded envelope as it will go missing, I had 2 taken by the postal staff before getting the next one sent in a plain packaging with a piece of cardboard on either side of the card so they couldnt feel it, even the manager at the local post office admitted the staff will take them if they know its a card, express registered post is the way I get them now.

with the things the current govt is doing he probably is starting to look good again for many that were against him but he is a convicted criminal and as mentioned above has more charges against him if he ever returns sp it does make it hard to believe. Trouble is with thai politicians they simply cannot be trusted in most cases, lying is in their dna, telling the truth is simply something they refuse to do, when we finally see a politician that starts being honest with the people they are attacked by the govt, especially when they know they are becoming popular and are a threat to them staying in power. While I do not like thaksin I think anyone that can remove th current govt from power to stop all th BS going on may well be a good thing, at least then we may see an end to the forced rule and stacking of the parliament

all the ones I have been to are supposed to fine you if you leave a heap of un eaten food but none have as yet, while some shops do have below par food we usually just take small amounts first to check out the quality, you see many thais piling up plates of food then just leaving it when they realize it isnt that good. A lot of the problem is many of them dont want to have to keep walking back to get more, its the same reason they double park in front of shops etc, they do not like walking any further than they have to. The other reason is that often when something is nice it dissapears very quickly and you have to wait for a long time for it to be re supplied if at all, while we enjoy some of these shops you have to be picky with them, you quite often see them closed down when they do not have reasonable quality food too, it can be very cut throat depending on costs and budgets when they try to use low quality to make more profit while keeping prices as low as possible

same here, they would not renew my medicare card unless I fronted up and gave them an aussie address.

the only contact I have with them is through the "my gov" web site, I can send any required paperwork etc through it as it is secured to me after I log in, to be honest I rarely have to do anything with them, it is centrelink as well as medicare etc so everything in the one place.

as a coach you are there to teach and encourage the players, he needs to be made to realize the he is in the wrong, a plyer should never abuse the coach because he points out a fault. As a registered volleyball coach that worked with different age groups as well as representitve & state teams there is no way I would have a player doing that on any team I coached as it brings disharmony into the team, the longer it goes on for the worse it will get. You need to pull him aside and tell him to his face he needs to appologise to you and the team, if he refuses tell him not to come to training or games anymore until such time he can do so, face is the biggest problem here though but it needs to be done, just watch your back as we all know what losing face can cause thais to do

best burgers I have eaten in Thailand are from a local shop in Phukhuntale road, Surat Thani, I get the black angus aussie burger but there are options of different meat except pork/bacon(muslim owner) but the burgers are really good and under 200 baht. The meat is good quality and the patties are a good size, the quality beef ones are made fresh but they also have the pre made ones that are a lot cheaper to buy, I prefer the black angus as it has a better taste for me than the wagyu burger he also does but it is up to each persons taste, onion, tomato, cucumber and lettuce are included but I get cheese and egg added as well, the burgers are pretty big and well worth the price, only trouble is they are that good there is always a big queue especially from the home delivery people

really have to wonder when the keystone cops make it into the top ten

so the original reference to it being the bike riders fault is no longer valid, bet this p*sses off the offender and his family but with all the other ways "rich/connected" thais have gotten away with killing others I dont really expect to see anything really happen to this moron, drink driving is something a lot of thais seem to do, they have no regard to the safety of other road users and its why we see so many die on the roads here, time to start hitting offenders with very severe action, would be good if this cretin was put away for a long time but I doubt that will happen with his connections/family wealth

we bought a princess toaster 8 years ago and its still going strong, can fit 4 plus big slices at a time, paid over a thousand baht for it originally but worth it as it toasts everything and works very well.

if they were thai all would be fine, how many thais do we see out on bail in Thailand after killing people, talk about double standards

type in spray bottle on the search bar in lazada then it gives you a choce of sizes etc

he doesnt want to upset russia as they are one of Thailands big tourist people plus they have business/sales arangements with them, again we see Thailand putting financial gain ahead of peoples and another countries lives, what else can you expect from these pathetic degenerates

when we were getting top soil for our land from a mine the wife manages the truck was pulled over by the cops and they said it was overloaded even though it wasnt even a full load, turned out the wifes company doesnt pay the cops that run area any protection money for the trucks to use that road. Unless you grease the palms of the cops they will pull you over, you only need to see all the pickups/trucks overloaded beyond a joke on the highways to see that they are protected because they pay the cops to be able to load illegally and get away with it, in Thailand the cops do as they please and demand whatever they want and the govt turns a blind eye to it all, money rules

we paid for moderna for my wife in a Bangkok PH last year and she got it around november as a booster, she gave the other shot to her uncle, the moderna we paid for in Surat Thani for me was not needed as I had pfizer plus the booster, my wife has used one of those as another booster a couple of weeks ago(she has 2 x sinovac originally), the second shot of moderna will be used as a booster if needed or we will give it to a friend

I keep my immigration money in the GSB, I put it into their "tickets" for 9 months(have to have a yellow book etc to do it) with a chance to win money then for 3 months it is taken out and put into my regular GSB account for the extension, no interest but the chance to win money, my numbers are not drawn all the time but one year I won one of the bigger prizes so it is comparible to interest rates, I also have a regular account with Bangkok bank for my aussie bank to transfer too through Wise. GSB works good for the extensions as I dont touch it apart from the cross over for 3 months and I also have it set up so I can bring up a statement on demand to show immigration

mate, you need to work out what colours you are going to use on the walls then match tiles etc to it, then you need to look at what you want the inside to look like, be good if you can get someone from the west that has worked in the building industry to help you design the interior, last thing you want is a thai designing it or picking out colours. You will need to know where all the structural supports/load bearing walls are as well as that will also determine what you can do, suggest you look for a colour you like that is relaxing for your eyes then get tiles etc to match, dont go for the glossy tiles either, open areas are easy to work with but you need to make it so it is comfortable for you.

yesterday I had to block 4 different numbers inside 1 hour, they were from the UK and one was just full of zero's with a few numbers at the end but didnt show up any country, has been happening since the weekend so there is something going on

did an apprenticeship in painting and decorating, finished that and did a bit of time driving machinery in a new estate while waiting to go into the army,(2 cav then first armoured regt and also spent time at the SAS in '77 in the dive wing), left the army went back into my trade eventually working for myself till an injury stopped me. Did a photo journalist course and then got caught up in plants, now known around the world for my knowledge on plumeria/frangipani(have been flown to the US and Australia a few times to do talks), have several hundred trees here and a few thousand seedlings as I do a lot of cross pollination work to create new varieties, Thailand is perfect for it which is what made me move here originally, it has become a hobby for me, setting it up for my wife for when she retires

problem is the chinese students end up with a certificate/doctrate not recognized in the west, it may be a boon for the universities to make extra money but the chinese students are getting a poor/below par education compared to western countries, if they go to Australia they need to virtually redo their time again to be able to practice/be recognized

I used an international driving licence to get car and bike licences in Thailand although they also asked to see my Australian licence to make sure I did have them, still had to do all the BS tests though, the only licence they wouldnt give me is the heavy truck licence, the man at that counter wanted money, told him he could shove that where the sun dont shine. You also have to re do the tests every 5 years as well and watch the absolutely BS video that is a joke at best, no wonder thais are so bad on the road with a garbage instructional video like that being used but they all ignore it and play with their phones anyway.