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Payap University has a couple of tables with open air on one side. Enter from the coffee shop side and take the left; they are there on your left. Bring your own equipment but they tables are free and usually open (and decent condition).

We are trespassing on their land. Treat them with the respect that they deserve. We have no more right to their territory than they do.

Oh boy....

It's a reptile....I doubt it has a chanote for the land. "Respect" for a reptile? Respect for the fact that it could kill me, sure; but I don't think that's what you had in mind.

"We have no more right to their territory than they do." Huh? You just said it was "their land"; now you say neither snake nor man as any more right than the other (to their territory). So it's "their territory" but they don't have any rights to it, the same as a man has no rights to "their territory."

It's a snake, a poisonous one. Don't anthropomorphize. It has no "rights," in the same way a snail or a frog has no rights.

Be careful of things that can kill you. Be it a spider, a snake or a bear. That's all.

It's very difficult to find any grass seed at Kumtieng plant market in CM. I looked before and found only one shop with cans of something nearly like Burmuda grass, but limited supply and very expensive.

Easier to lay sod, and that's the way it's done here.

A couple of days ago Malaysia grass sod was selling at KT for 26 baht a square meter. The price varies with planting season. It's gone up over the last few weeks do to the weather here, which is currently great for putting down sod.

Why has this topic been allowed to be railroaded for so long?

The topic surrounds:

I just have to say that when I get an e-mail from an old friend describing some evil thing (human trafficking of women in the most recent case) they have read about on a web news-site, or in their newspaper ... that happened in Chiang Mai ... and, then they ask me a question about that ...

I get p*##ed off. I want to "defend" Chiang Mai.

It has NOTHING to do with the term farang. <deleted>?

This thread is supposed to be about defending CM from media bias and accusations that portray the city in an (unfairly) negative light.

India’s first soap recycling program

By Heather Johanssen

After spending time in Thailand, Sundara’s founder Erin met children who had never even seen or used soap. When she returned home to the United States, she learned that this was true of many other developing countries.

1,350 Indian children die of preventable, hygiene related disease each day. 70 million Indians have no access to soap or can’t afford it, according to the company.

Sundara employees underprivileged women in Mumbai to collect waste soap and create new bars, which are then distributed to children in some of India’s poorest slums.

("Sundara’s mission is to reduce preventable hygiene-related deaths by creating sustainable soap recycling programs for underserved populations around the world.")

I find that pretty hard to believe that there are Thai kids who have never seen soap.

Sticking mandible in mouth even further,...

That would be interesting to see....

The second video above has 38 views...

1. Nice dentures.

2. Why isn't he living in Phuket or Pattaya? I agree that CM isn't all that special, particularly if you want the babe scene and music that suits you.

FYI -- Assist Thaivisa's "fee for the 1 year extension including gov fees and taxes is 7785."

That is, to my mind, wildly exhorbitant. That comes down to 5,885 baht to do nothing more than cut in the front of the line for you.

The restaurant line was mostly tongue in cheek.

So how much does immigration want to set up a monthly Saturday offsite office?

-- An expats' club should serve the needs of any nationality.

-- If there are so many Japanese around, why is it I never see ANY in any of the 18 Japanese restaurants in Central Festival?

-- There has to be serious kickbacks going on for the immigration office to have their people work on Saturday and offsite.

-- Seriously? The only thing stopping the expat club from holding its own special service is the lack of a copy machine? My printer makes copies. I can let you use it for 5,000 baht a month

-- The very idea that a certain nationality can get preferential treatment for immigration services like this is appalling. Just because some golf retiree is from Japan he doesn't have to either try in vain to get a number for his annual extension or pay through the nose for some agent to do it? <deleted> that!

That's blatant racism.

I found it myself, if anyone is interested:

I have had some work done on my car at a shop that has been established for some years and ought to be professionally run. The company is legally registered in Thailand.

However, after all the work was done, I was only given receipts/invoices for about 20 percent of the actual money paid. Moreover, the receipts/invoices did not jibe with the billing in terms of parts and labor (I paid more than what the receipt shows).

My question is this: Is it a legal requirement to provide an accurate and complete receipt/invoice for goods and services rendered? If so, can anyone sight the specific legal code for this?

It seems to me this could be some form of double bookkeeping to avoid taxes, and/or a way to bilk customers.

Thanks in advance.

I have never been to Fang, but would like to know if there is anything in and around the city to recommend it.

Anything?

If you just want to get out and stretch your legs, Gymkhana might be good. They have that nice big tree in the first teebox area and have beer.

The course is cheap (I don't recall, something like 300 baht for 9 holes). They have old clubs for rent, which will not help your game, but enable you to play.

The problem with the course is that there is very, very little maintenance. The fairways have Heinz 57 varieties of grass, much being Malaysia grass (or St. Augustine-like if you are American). Moreover, the ground itself is hard as a rock, which makes playing certain shots exasperating.

Having said that, it is the oldest course in Thailand -- founded in 1898 -- and is a nice walk. They have a clubhouse (not the beautiful wood building they had before the "modern" concrete improvements) and a full snooker table, and a room full of old books.

They have a refurbished driving range.

I could get you to stop slicing the ball, either by having you correct your swing to better conform to correctness, or, if you just want to fudge, just use some stop-gap "tricks" to compensate for what you are doing wrong.

I don't know if you have clubs, sounds like you don't, but I can say that modern (and expensive) clubs DO make a difference. If you really wanted to start playing regularly, and not give up, investing in a decent set of clubs might make your playing experience more pleasurable.

Let me know if you have other questions.

.... like bringing a six-pack to a kegger....

"Better go for western woman..."

Why would any man stay in Thailand to try to get a Western woman? There are only a few of them here, they are not going to be interested in a 57-year-old unattractive man, and if a woman is available, she's probably middle aged and shooting Jesus in her veins.

Two things to consider:

One, "etiquette" is just natural good manners here and everywhere, but in Thailand, the woman will lead you to your "bliss," much the way a water buffalo is lead to slaughter. Don't worry, she'll show you the way.

Two, why even bother with a "steady lady"? It sounds like you have lived most of your life with someone else; maybe it's time to be, as the Chinese say, "Single-noble." If you get lonely or need something, you can always rent.

Maybe you should just get your bearings for a year or so and then see if you really want to saddle up with a "permanent" opposite number.

There is no free parking for cars at all. Motorbikes are free for as long as you like.

What is a Bangkok Airways "Lucky Ticket"?

Less than 700 baht CM-BKK return? Never heard of such a thing. Please enlighten me.

It appears that the carpark is being used quite a lot for long term parking and also for airport employees. Even when the airport itself is not busy, the carpark is always nearly full.

As a former journalist myself, I can say that the term as applied to Thais is a very loose interpretation.

I'll leave it at that.

My local Tesco food court has Chang babes in uniform every day and even during times only a hair of the dog drinker would be tippling. Shall I ask them to take off their uniforms?

Good luck Bloody Tiger....you will probably be pending past your due date. It happened to me and they told me not to even bother with the online <deleted>.

Clearly, people who do the online report are superior in every way. Please, have pity on the rest of us.

They are if they ever get what they want. As per another thread, I tried and failed online and was told by two officers at immigration not to use the online system as it doesn't work.

Why does the Bangkok Post refer to "Varoros market"? That's not even close to being right.

Still pending, 18 days after submission.

Went to the immigration office yesterday and did the paper 90-day report. The officers there (two of them) said the computer system doesn't work and not to use it.

If you have had success with the online system, lucky you; however, even the folks at immigration (in Chiang Mai) do not advise you use this system.

Given the oppressive costs of US franchises, it would be better for someone here to emulate a 24-hour full menu family restaurant in the Denny's vein.

There is nothing particularly mysterious about these places' food, preparation or ingredients.

Unfortunately, all the "good breakfast" places at least in Chiang Mai are pathetic jokes. An overcooked tiny hotdog, oil-blasted overcooked eggs, a bit of slimy heated tomato, a dabble of canned baked beans, a few cubes of baked potato and white bread toast. (And oddly, many farangs praise this slop.)

Any American junior high student could make a breakfast that would blow the "best" of Chiang Mai (Thailand?) right out of the water. Maybe someone should hire a kid from the US to come and start up a local brand with authentically good food.