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"Also some CCTV that could throw light on the movements of Valentina is missing after a machine failed to record."

Haven't we all heard that load of <deleted> before.

Hoping against all hopes, that this girl will be found alive somewhere. Wherever.

On a separate note, why do people still go to places like Koh Tao?

What's with these little girls from Thailand? Can't sort anything out without a knife or a gun.

2 hours ago, siam2007 said:

 

 

you may be surprised, but the Cambodians won't need such lessons as they are actually "on par" with their Thai counterparts in that respect, particularly in Siem Reap

I see. Thanks for the heads-up. I've never been to Cambodia, but it's a place I may want to visit in one of my future trips. Will keep a lookout. Cheers.

"Woraphot said that his Toyota Alphard's GPS system took him to a road he was unfamiliar with and it was getting dark too."

If the GPS mistakingly points you towards a cliff, you will drive off it? Idiotic Thai-style excuses. Just slow the hell down if the road is unfamiliar. And, if you were really following the GPS, you'd know from the digital map that there is a bend ahead.

Another international headline. Ok, let's see the idiots stumble over each other on this one. And they want to promote jet-skis as a sport... ROFLAO

First class, first lesson - 'Scamming 101'

"The husband reportedly has apologized to the mother and father of the victim, said Daily News."

I hope they won't let him off with an apology, some monetary compensation, a wai and a brief spell as a monk.

A sick <deleted> like this does not deserve to be shot. That's too swift. He must be kept alive as long as possible, and made to suffer every single day of his wretched life, until the very last second.

11 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

That's a hook, bit of a give away, this is a lure

 

Haha... yes, yes I actually have this lure, but in a different colour scheme. By the way, I was refering to your subsequent statement 'if luring fails... try snaring tourists', hence the use of a simple three-pronged hook... LOL

4 hours ago, terminatorchiangmai said:

I hope he stopped to call someone to pick him up.

Driver of the car could have honked his horn also a few times to try make the cop stop.

But hey who cares , great footage if he killed himself in front of your dash-cam right ?

 

Already waiting for the police statement , drunk driving foreigner with police vest caught on dash cam.

Honk? That may not be a good call, sir. With brain-dead idiots like this, who normally have low self-esteem and fragile egos, he may think he has lost face because you honked (at a policeman, no less!) and the result may be him emptying his clip into your head. Better let nature take its course. If not this time, maybe next.

Meanwhile, 'Steve Art Duangchathom' a.k.a. Khun Jirawat will be detained and probably charged with defaming the Royal Thai Pillocks Police.

9 minutes ago, Eligius said:

When I see them using this phrase, 'luring tourists' I always want to add: 'to their doom'!

As another poster mentioned in another thread, very poor choice of word. Don't understand why they cannot use the word 'attract'.

14 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

 

No comment !

Sent from my iPhone with the usual amount of sincerity and sarcasm

 

LOL... This was in the news, me thinks about eight, nine years ago? Happened in Taiwan or China, I'm not sure. If anything, it demonstrates the performance and more importantly, the torque and towing capacity of the Chevrolet Captiva

3 hours ago, PatOngo said:

If luring fails they may want to try snaring tourists.

LOL!!! You mean using this (pic below). May I suggest, that we be a bit of a sport and remove the barbs first? I like to give the fish a fair chance and it also makes it easier to remove the hook after you've landed the catch.

4 hours ago, steven100 said:

She thought she was on the Kobota at home .....

When ploughing the rice field she's always use to Reverse being at the bottom ....  but the Yaris is opposite ...

 

poor girl .....

 

one reason why I never get into a taxi with a women behind the wheel ....

Kubota!!! 55555555555555555555++++++++++

Ok come on, be nice, I've been in a few taxis driven by women in BKK, and they drive ok. Certainly better than some of their impatient and grumbling male counterparts. And they could operate a manual transmission too! A six-speed one too, since they were driving the newer Toyota Altis... heheh

6 minutes ago, Brer Fox said:

Yes everything is relative. When I spend my time in Vietnam I get 2 crates of 455ml beer delivered to the door of my home on the back of a motorbike. Two crates x 24 bottles each = 48 = 300,000 VND TOTAL = US$13.2 = 460 THB = 9.6 THB/bottle. Or a bottle of 330ml Halida in a local sidewalk cafe 25 THB.

Or a 700ml bottle of Jamieson Irish whisky at a nearby BigC at the equivalent of 580THB. No tax or duty on beer and spirits in Vietnam; only wine to try to protect their own wine industry. The government tries to keep the punters happy and expats and tourists get the spin off. 

Wow, that is damned cheap!

7 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Maybe she got confused because the gears are in a different position to the tractor she usually drives ?



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33 minutes ago, elgordo38 said:

Governments soon knuckle under to this Red juggernaut and sell out their citizenry. Political wh***s to the end. 

If you followed Malaysian politics, you'd notice that Malaysia has already started 'selling itself' to the Chinese.

It's one thing to own a gun, or guns, but something should be done to address these idiots' tendency to show it off and use it at the slightest of opportunity. Do these gits think they're in an old western movie or something?

3 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

You could get seriously hurt tackling those !!
......... but I'd risk it


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You need a wrist- and back-brace to handle boulders of that size!

That is a complete load of <deleted>! That's a Toyota Yaris and it comes with an automatic transmission. Any one who drives an auto would know that the gear selection slots are arranged in this fashion - P, R, N, D and so on. For safety reasons, 'R' (reverse) and 'D' (drive) are separated by 'N' (Neutral) - to avoid people selecting the wrong gear. It's quite impossible to get 'R' and 'D' mixed up if one is shifting from 'P' (park). One is just a slot away, while 'D' is three. Even if one is shifting from 'N', it's still quite hard to get it wrong. From 'N', one pushes the selector one step forward to engage 'R', but one step backwards to engage 'D'. And the selector is locked and cannot be moved from 'N' to 'R', unless the selector release button is depressed. For someone to cock-up something so simple and intuitive, this person has no business to be on the road. Heck, she shouldn't be operating any mechanical things or machinery - period. Does she even have a damned license, for a start, or is she one of the many drivers on Thai roads who goes around without a license, and just keep THB100 notes handy in case they get stopped by the rozzers???

12 minutes ago, elgordo38 said:

I feel its coming to. Its all a case of if us old timers will be watching from above the ground or below. I seem to think that Thailand is playing both sides against the middle with a slight bias in China's favor. 65-35

I think that slight bias is about right. Probably because China is more 'accepting' of Thailand than the US since the 'takeover'. Mind you, both the US and China are probably blue from laughing but perhaps China does a better job at keeping a straight face when it matters. The Chinese also have wads of cash to invest and as we all know, Thailand (and most countries in this region, actually) are not blind to that fact.

Hard to count - many of them. Most of them put on a brown uniform and masquerade as brown clowns. And they're everywhere. When you least need them, that is. And it seems there is no way of eradicating them. Gosh, sounds like I'm describing cockroaches. Ok to be fair, I said 'most' of them. Some are good, they just have the bad luck of having to wear that uniform.

Everything is relative, isn't it... hahaha. Having lived extensively in Malaysia, I consider alcohol prices in Thailand to be cheap! Very cheap. A proper drinking session is always on the agenda of visiting Malasian friends. I think Malaysia is one of most expensive places in the world to have a drink - forgot that website that did the ranking and can't be arsed to look for it. As an example - a can of Heineken in Thailand 7-11 is what, around THB40? In Malaysia, it's around RM10. That's about THB100. A large bottle of Japanese beer (500, 600ml?) at a 'proper' Japanese restaurant (one that Japaneses go to, not one of those Fuji/Zen chains) in BKK is about THB130 - 150. In KUL, that's going to set you back like RM20+ - or more than THB200. Assuming you can find such a beer in the first place. I know beer's much cheaper in some western countries, even after conversion but since I have never lived extensively in those markets, I guess it's a case of not missing what I never had... LOL Cheers guys

Personally, I think the US is losing its grip on SEA and this region will soon become China's backyard.

1 hour ago, 55Jay said:

PM is the strongman leader type that Trump seems to like.

 

Trump would be envious at how the PM controls the Press and political opposition.   Trump would be right at home with the gold plated "Bling" enjoyed by the moneyed Hi-So set he would be a member of by default.  He would enjoy the status and attention that throwing some money at Monks and Wats would bring him.  If his Mercedes runs over a peasant on a motorbike, don't even have to stop or say sorry, just have someone deliver a few million Baht to the family with a card and flowers.   The smiling, plastic Hi-So's would line up to be his fake buddy, and hit little white balls around expansive golf courses in the middle of a drought, whilst dipping into the back 9 bar for a quickee oral massage from an unusually young, attractive Burmese "caddie".

 

Nope, I think Trump would get on well here.

Generally, I think you have a good point. However, I think the moneyed hi-so fairies in LOS will not just make Trump a member by default, he will be their new 'esteemed leader'. Hail the new King of Bling and Master of Vulgarity.