Gracas

As a customer I must say, I hate it when I'm stolen.

Is it in yet?

In, I'm finished.

The dog looks real happy to see you again. Took shelter by the tree away from your car.

But yes it was good that you follow up and the dog is recovering.

For some people it is like the very first time they have been let out of their box. They have no idea, no control. You would think at 29 years of age he would be a little smarter.

Just find another Condo to rent, there is most likely one in the same building without all these demands.

If you intend to pay your rent every month then in does not matter how much the fine is, you won't have to pay it anyway.

The question in everyone's mind: Do they have work permits?

Who cares if they have work permits or not. I would enjoy without any worries.

200,000 Baht bail for attempted murder seems very cheap.

His wife is a female ,not a katoey, as some posters suggested.

Not that its going to do him any good. I showed the TVF pic to a few women here this morning at my place.

They immediately pointed to her gold chain and tattoos. .....' she no good, take farangs money , maybe she have 2 or 3 farang boyfriends., Norway man husband ...never mind, he dont know'.

They never do.

Envy my friend!

Envy? Envy who...pray tell.

A Norwegian fisherman could be considered a good catch by some ladies.

What does hitting the bus mean exactly?

I ride our lovely baht buses all the time and I've never witnessed anyone, nor have I ever felt tempted myself, to HIT THE BUS.

Would it not hurt your HAND more than the bus?

There was an episode of Fawlty Towers where Basil beat his little car with a branch. Even Basil was smart enough not to use his hand, I guess the young man in this story is not that smart.

I always likened it to playing the rules of different games.

In the west we are taught to play chess, with all the rules and moves and expectancies etc. In Asia they play checkers, different game, different approach and different rules.

You can never play checkers whilst applying the rules of chess, it just gets "messy" and totally confusing. A huge learning curve whilst you learn each others "moves" in a given situation.

Not saying either one is right nor wrong, just different to what you know and come to expect.

I do something similar but use a sports analogy. The rules for soccer or American football are different and it doesnt do much good to argue that we play the game differently if you are playing the other guys game, not yours. You play by the rules of the game you are playing and by stepping onto the field you are committed and it is too late to argue about what the rules are or should be.

I think you will find, in these sporting circles, a very, very small minority actually change codes during their career.

Why ? Because they stick with what they know about, and what they were brought up on, because it will offer them a more normal life.

Should one change codes, you can guarantee 100% it will be motivated by just one thing...........Money.

I was never very good at sport so changing "codes" would not make much difference.

I am though happy with my Thai wife, maybe I found a code that suits me.

If Bar owners are telling him this, they are most likely sick of him sitting there for hours on end using their Wifi and only ordering one coffee.

I know it pisses me off when I go somewhere for a coffee and there are no seats available as they are filled with just this sort of person.

Much better than I could do.

Is there some type of "Scammer School" that all these people go to. There appears to be a lot of graduates heading to Thailand these days.

How to plan a holiday ? You could ask these two for advice, NO f... that, is not my idea of a holiday.

More ''Thainess'' on show for the world to see !

This has nothing to do with "Thainess" it is a problem relating to Drunks which can be seen in every country.

A typical day in the life of a BKK taxi driver. Not an easy job, but can be fun.

Man of La Mancha

When I think I maybe going crazy I just have to read TV to know that I am more normal that the average person.

There must be to odd one or two that are being held in Thailand against their will, simply because they don't have the 20K Baht to pay the ransom.

If you have LINE notifications that pop up. Send yourself a message in Thai offering a reward and it will pop up on the screen.

Too late for you, but for others, put LookOut, or PreyProject on your phones and laptops. They can't be deleted by the thief. I gave my family the passwords. If Im murdered, theres a good chance the killer has my phone or laptop.

If your murdered ?

Do you think someone is out to kill you for your phone / laptop. Is it the same taxi driver that made off with the OP's phone ?

You are putting a lot of effort into tracking down this phone and the "guilty" taxi driver.

Maybe next check you pocket and belongings before getting out of the taxi, it will save you a lot of stress and ill feelings towards people. Just a thought.

A stroke at 49, you never know what is around the corner or what is going to happen. Luckily for this man there was a nurse that knew what she was doing.

The nurse did a great job of stepping in and taking charge. Well done.

As hard as it may sound, Thailand is a little bit like the animal kingdom "survival of the fittest".

Only in the case of Thailand it is "survival of the luckiest".

I usually meet my wife in Singapore, she comes down from Thailand and I come from the US or Indonesia. She has never had a problem entering Singapore, I usually wait for her at arrivals. Sometimes she is asked a few questions but never a problem.