Mr Wimpy

Lol - this just aint my bag 

Seven Eleven

I bought a reusable bag at tops to do my shopping with. It says "say no to plastic" on it. 9 times out of 10 anyone close by seeing me use it looks at me like I'm a lunatic!

When they give you your new passport don't they keep the old one?

Yes Bus or minibus go to Rayong or Ban Phe.

To Rayong yes. To klaeng maybe a bit more

There used to be a bus from the bus terminal at swampy but it was a pain to get to the terminal and then the bus was not very regular.

Best way is taxi

I was there around May time and yes there were a lot of them about and some of them were huge!

Went back in November and very few around. I did hear a rumour that they get rounded up once in a while and sold for food.

Think I might of read that on Thai Visa actually

This story pops up yearly!!

And every time I wonder, what happened to the warm clothes they got last year??

Ha! My thoughts exactly. They've got all year to get ready for the cold.

In English they're called physallis. Never seen them in Thailand before

Nakliat. Disgusting

Possibly a keeled ratsnake.

Flying back and forth from Thailand and the UK on such a regular basis would be be way to tiring for me.

At the moment I do it twice a year and I'm sick of flying already. Been doing this about 10 years.

Also I've come to realise that I much prefer it here in the cool season. If I were you I'd think about looking at a seasonal job where you could maybe work through the summer in UK and then have a few months in Thailand over the winter.

Their sidewalk manners are definitely lacking. If they drive cars in the same manner there would be many accidents .

They do and there are

I could swear they do it on purpose though. Maybe doing it to feel busy. people feel more busy when whatever they're doing causes other people to divert their path.

I get this feeling when driving the bike and someone pulls right out in front of me causing me to brake and then drives really really slowly.

Sometimes if I try to overtake them then they will speed up! Like they need the small satisfaction of getting in someone's way.

Definitely to do with not being aware of their surroundings. I'm always catching the wife at it.

It gets scary when they do it while driving though. Just stop dead without pulling over or indicating.

Prostitute

I think sakai is another name for them

Forget about the fairness of his sentence. It basically comes down to one thing. Extortion. Which seems to be an acceptable part of life to many in Thailand.

The headline reads like a feel good story. How can that policeman in the photo not feel bad.

"Power distance" yawn!

Great documentary about the Mani though

I've been to canton house on Yaworat a few times with the wife and always enjoyed the dim sum there. They are actually part of a chain with few other places around but it doesn't feel like it. They also serve other dishes like roast duck and fish. The service was always good.