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Don't poop in your own backyard! The woman should never have given the guy her address or taken him back for a evening together studying Buddhism...

Well, a few months since my last post. I have been relaxing in Thailand and reached a milestone in mid-June when I reached the grand old age of 66 years and started to receive my UK state pension of about $1,100 USD per month, based on 29 years of NI contributions. Now that income, together with my online teaching income of double that amount, might encourage me to relax by the beach every day, but that's too boring! I did plan and seriously investigated returning permanently to the UK, but my research highlighted the huge shortage of rented properties and a huge demand to rent those properties. Prices are through the roof. So it's back to Myanmar. I have been offered a teaching job in Taunggyi, Shan State. (Well, I was offered several jobs, because for some reason living/working in Myanmar is not popular!!). But Taunggyi interests me because I know the city well and there are no less than 7 orphanages/monastery schools in Taunggyi and nearby Inle Lake that I have supported for many years with educational donations. I previously used to ride my motorbike from Naypyitaw to Taunggyi on long weekends, but actually living in Taunggyi will be much better. I'm sorting everything out, hope to be in Taunggyi in about 3 weeks. What about my lung illness (Bronchiectstsis, widening of the trachea)? I'm determined that my life won't be controlled by this illness. I've been in good health for several months and have found a cheap medication that works well to thin the mucus so that it can be coughed up. So next I need to brush up on my Burmese language 🙂

Thanks! I found some UK flags in the shop opposite Tony's Gym 🙂 I also bought some lady's woolly tights there because (again from experience), I know that riding a motorbike in Shan State can get bloody cold in the mornings 🙂

Ar sehole? Update - you beat me to it!!

[quote] My advice to the OP is dress like a local, blend in and don't mess with any flags. [/quote] Unfortunately, it is the locals that the soldiers like to shoot without reason 😞. Neither side has any disagreement with a foreigner, so a white face and flag is a better option. (Were I in Pakistan or Afghanistan etc, then your advice would be sound!).

Good idea! I need to print a couple of things at my favourite print shop tomorrow 🙂

I'm not sure anyone would be impressed by a UK flag nowadays.....

Not enough time to get online - I leave on Saturday morning. I'll wander around the shops tomorrow and see if I can find something.

That part about flak jackets was actually a joke! Only the flag is needed....

lol, which part?

Last time in Mandalay I was almost 'press-ganged' into the army when walking home to my hotel in the dark. The press-gang truck pulled up right next to me and only stopped when they realised that I was a foreigner! (Local Myanmar men don't go outside after dark in case they are press-ganged into the military...)

Is there a shop in Pattaya where I can buy a weatherproof UK flag to attach to a small pole on my motorbike? The reason will sound crazy (to some)!! Although I've just retired (getting my UK pension), I have decided for the moment not to return to the UK (as I previously posted in the UK forum), because renting property seems rather difficult etc. Instead, I will return to teach again in Myanmar and to continue my educational charity work in the Inle Lake region 🙂 From 12 years of previous experience of riding my motorbike in Myanmar, there exists a real risk in the countryside that I could be mistaken for a local and shot at by trigger-happy soldiers! Previously, I have ridden in the countryside without my full-face helmet, so that soldiers can identify that I'm not local. I'll be teaching in Shan State and I want to also fly a UK flag on my motorbike, (this might make soldiers more keen to shoot a Brit, based on Burmese history, but I'll take that chance...) I'm only in Pattaya for a few days, so concrete information where I might buy a suitable flag (and maybe a flak jacket) is appreciated!

Well, the headline doesn't seem to be correct. The truck didn't run a red light - it simply failed to slow down as it approached the red light and ran into the back of the pick-up.

The western guy (Gavin?) is still there and arranged my appointment via email very efficiently 🙂

She's an escort, especially for pervy men who can only get an erection by being scared sh*tless by a woman who has had facial surgery to make herself butt-ugly. It sounds as if she also had a lobotomy as well....

Since it's at least 5 years since my last heart check-up, (I'm 66 years old now), and since I will soon be in either Laos or Myanmar, (both of which are not famous for having decent hospitals), I booked a heart check-up at Phayathai. I haven't been to this private hospital before, but the service etc was all fine, with a total bill of about 4,000 baht. The ultrasound all looked good and the treadmill test was also fine. I found it interesting that the nurses/doctor asked me as I was walking slowly on the treadmill if I had any heart pain. No pain of course, and so they increased the treadmill speed, aiming for an increased heart rate of 130 bpm. They looked more and more surprised as they increased the speed more and more and my breathing remained normal and my HR increased only slightly 🙂 Finally, I was running at an Olympic speed (lol), and hit the 130 bpm and the test was ended. Needless to say, the results were excellent with zero sign of artery disease, heart disease etc etc every measurement absolutely normal. I noted that my calculated life expectancy, based on my current age and lifestyle etc, is 101 years old! Anyway, I'm happy to recommend Phyathai in Sri Racha for checking out your ticker.

Of course, it might not be an STD but could be a UTI (bladder infection). I have E.Coli bacteria UTI on regular occasions which makes my pee smell like bad fish (and the smell lingers even when I'm not peeing, so don't stand downwind...). But of course best to speak with a doctor.

Exactly. So ฉัน is also correct to be used by males in an informal setting. I often use ฉัน when chatting with the 7/11 staff 🙂

Why?

Well, he needs not only to be replaced - he needs to be jailed, preferably some jail where they forget to feed him... waste of air that traitpr..

Well, I've lived here for 23 years, so I'm well aware of the failings of the Thai police. I trust no police force 🙂

Enter what?? Confused.... We need to see the complete CCTV/mobile phone video, not the 'highlights' that the police so often only produce. In any case, Tommy knows that he is on licence from prison. Do you really think he would physically assault anyone if it were not to defend himself? Am I biased in my opinion? You bet I am! I'm not working class (middle class academic family), and I've never been in trouble with the British police. But nowadays I trust 'the law' in the UK precisely 0%.

Yes, see my correction and Mea Culpa above. I have read in the media that he was already on his way to the airport for a flight booked prior to this incident.

Sorry, I mean at St Pancreas station. Mea Culpa. As to flying out of Stansted asap, if I had been hounded by the authorities for so long, I would also be on the first flight out of the country because I would have 0% confidence that those authorities were not corrupt and not bias against me

I missed that! I thought he was attacked by a drunkard at the airport, warned him 5 times to stand away, and then defended himself, (although of course the MSM will want you to think otherwsie...)