Almera

Last July I gave up on all Thai TV period. Now all I have to do it try and keep my Internet connection from going off all the time. IMHO TRUE Sucks.

I gave TV up years ago. Download all docs and movies, stream football live. all free once you have an average internet connection.

Perfect.

good blended whiskey

JWB is okay.

Red Laben is the least I go nowadays.

Below that go for something like Benmore, stay away from anything Thai.

Good luck.

"stay away from anything Thai"

Why? Do they contain anything injurious to health?

Yes, the crap that's in the bottle.

If one is reduced to drinking Thai made 'Whiskey', one has hit the very bottom of the bottom.

Though that comment might cause offense to the Thaier-than-Thai's who know nothing about the subject and automatically get offended when someone says that the Thai made version is utter poison and not fit for stripping paint, never mind touching in any way, shape or form.

Most people live here for years and never have anything like that happen to them

They do?

Most Westerners who've lived here for years and Thais I know well enough to have discussed it with (all would be middle-class professionals) have had numerous petty, cowardly acts done to them by lower-class Thais jealous of what they don't have. They explained it to me as Thai culture.

When you understand the amount of repressed anger and regressed emotions the lower-class Thais who are living among those much higher than them have, you really begin to understand.

good blended whiskey

JWB is okay.

Red Laben is the least I go nowadays.

Below that go for something like Benmore, stay away from anything Thai.

Good luck.

Maybe some thing to do with the Company you keep.

Why would that make security professionals razor blade tires?

I suppose BIG money will get him off.

NO JUSTICE in Thailand for the everyday persons.

The rich pay 'teamoney' to whoever, and get off.

He's being charged and tried, right?

Ain't been here long, eh.

People will have to PM me, as even mentioning it without giving the actual name is deleted on sight here.

Could Farangs Solve Thailands Problems ?

No. They are beyond help.

the actions of a coward caused by a feeling of inferiority .

You mean Thainess 101.

Gotcha.

What goes around comes around.

Really? That's interesting.

Though I've never put razor blades or screws in other's tires, keyed their gas tank, written nasty messages on their license plate, adjust their mirrors everyday, etc etc.

In fact, all I've done to the people doing it is drive past them every day, park, go in to work, come out of work, get on my bike and then ride past them again.

Interesting theory though. Thanks for the input.

^ In what way?

I would say that as they are the ones vandalizing employees property out of spite, that it is their attitude.

Why is Malaysia in 2 colors?

It isn't.

The thin piece of Thailand around Phrachuap Kiri Khan has disappeared.

I am using the Real Ozzy now for about 3 months.

I can mention only 3 PROs, but those are very important to me:

• it fits my head
• it has a ECE-certificate, so I hope I have better chances in a crash
• the chin strap is fitted with a ratchet buckle (sp.) so you can tighten the strap without adjusting the strap itself

On the other hand I found some CONs:

• I removed the pads next to the chin, because they are blocking the airflow, getting to hot here in Thailand
• The visor is to short. It is only protecting the eyes, not the lower part of the face including nose and mouth which allows all the dirt and insects to come in contact with me
• The sun visor is almost useless. A low sun is still too bright through the sun visor but it is difficult to see the dark details on the road.

  It would be better if it is blocking the sunlight completely, but only in a narrow angle upwards.

  On the positive side: pressing a button on the left side and the sun visor disappears immediately

• I always thought a helmet cannot leave your head when the chin strap is tightened.

  With only a little force I can pull the Ozzy from my head lifting up from the neck.

  I think the helmet shell is a little bit to short at the back of the head.

That said I will continue with this helmet. It is very comfortable when driving and I got used to the disadvantages.

We have had our Ozzy's for almost a year I guess.

For your cons, I always wear a facemask around my mouth and nose anyway, should I ever ride without one I can literally chew the pollution. (BKK)

I also always wear large sunglasses, or cheap plastic glasses if it's evening or night-time (the ones you get for 100-200b in a supermarket stall.

Two of those cons solved.

Reports of bikes being sold with the bare minimum of oil in them, probably due to not running the engine to get the oil into the oil filter.

And also reports of being ignored by the management.

So just another Thai dealership then.

I've taken those canal speedboats many times.The travel is quick across town, and people seem to know that you have to jump on and off quickly and more times than not they don't tie the boat to the dock as they do on the Chaopraya. This is just normal and a part of life here regardless of how dangerous it is.

Sad to see such an undeveloped society and people, isn't it.

^ I always stream mine through sopcast. Works well.

Maybe it's the calibre of people you hang around with. I've never had any of those things happen to me. For instance, why would a parking attendant be seeking revenge? What happened between the two of you when you parked your car?

I've had numerous things happen to my motorbike by parking attendants and 'security' here.

Why?

I'm relatively young.

White.

Have a nice bike that they can only dream of having.

This seems to invoke utter rage in the lower-class Thai male age 15-50 who cannot handle it.

Screws and razor blades in the tyres. Mirrors broken. Gas tank keyed. Obscenities written on the license plate.

Beautiful people. Beautiful society. Beautiful culture.

PS. Some of the security were caught where I worked, they said it was because 'I thought I was a big shot' in the ensuing melee. Yes, being young-ish, white, clean shaven and wearing clean ironed shirts and pants while having a nice bike..... too much for their ego to handle.

So what channels will Cable Thai Holdings be selling/giving their matches to?

RT @191Thailand: Soi Charoensuk is a dead end road. Many narrow alleys in that area. Fire trucks cannot get close to the fire.

Well that's handy.

Let's hope everyone was able to get away in time, and perhaps all future buildings will be built where there is access by fire engines.

Shouldn't they have noticed as they would have had to go around undoing each kid's seatbelt?

Oh wait, seatbelt, Thailand, oh right! They were probably removed as using them equates to bad luck and actually causes accidents.

There is no help.

me and wf.went to renew our driving licence from 1yr.to 5yrs.once again i was made out to be a fraudulent person.

as the thai's have only got to produce an id.card,i took along my thai.tax id card with my name and address on it,my notification of address at immigration done tues.2april [90days],a letter from tax office with my name and address on it,and the letter from immigration last year which cost 500bht.[land and transport dept.bkk.]say its free,none of these they would except,this was at the licencing dept.next to tesco on mittapap rd.korat,my wf.protested and they then phoned the other place at jo ho and she was told they will not except any of these[proof of address] only a letter from immigration will do the wf said the websight says its free but imm.charges 500bht.i dont know about that she said.

another pissed off farang.t.i.t. taffy in thailand.

what will piss you off more is that I didn't need to provide any proof of address/Cert. of residence when renewing my license (changing from 1 yr to 5 yrs) in BKK.

^ Probably just a 3rd gear roll-on.

Which became a roll-over.

^ And we all hope that school doesn't make international headlines one day.

Russians doing business in LOS are doing it for themselves

Who does business for others?

and most of it is dodgy.

I would suspect that most business in the World is, yes.

Thailand needs.....

5 posts and 'Thailand needs....'

You'll fit in well son, you'll fit in well. Though I predict years of angst and bitterness ahead.