Jeremy50

The answer to this kind of noise nuisance, is not to have your room so quiet. These idiots never heard of white noise? A couple of fans running close to the bed will muffle most noises, including <deleted> slamming their room doors shut and gibbering in the corridor, which is far more disruptive than temple bells.

10 hours ago, Oziex1 said:

Stay away from the shower. 

37 people said 'haha' to this comment and 17 people 'liked it', it really makes you wonder at some of the people who hang around on this forum, what is going through their mind, what they peruse on the internet, and what they do in their spare time. Worrying. 

1 hour ago, lamyai3 said:

I'm talking longer term than just recent decades. It's well established that the paving over the old network of khlongs in post war years is a major cause of the city's flooding, even if drainage in many areas has been improved since the earlier floods you remember from a few decades ago. From an Economist article of around 20 years ago:

"Bangkok's flood-control capabilities are limited, since it long ago paved over most canals to build roads, depriving itself of a traditional means of water disposal. Flood water used to drain into the canals and then out to the Chao Praya and the sea."

https://www.economist.com/asia/2000/04/27/bangkok-gets-that-sinking-feeling

You are right of course. The other guy is talking about the 1980's and you are referring to the 1940's and before that. And still he wants to argue his point. I came here in the eighties, and all the canals had long been filled in by then.

Became friendly with the old woman to get close to the kid. The modus operandi of so many of this type of predator here, foreigners too. And don't give me a hard time, I've seen it many times. 

The fundamentals for surviving here remain unchanged:

DO NOT.

Put assets in a Thai person's name.

Make a will with a Thai person being the beneficiary. Except your own child.

Disclose your true worth.

Bank more than you need in Thailand.

Flaunt your 'wealth' in an ostentatious way.

Fall for the 'The car has to be in a Thai person's name' scam. It does not, you can buy a car on a tourist visa, if you are paying up front.

It would be interesting to know what assets exactly did this unfortunate gentleman put in his 'relatives' names. I wouldn't be surprised if the brand new car was one of them.

50 minutes ago, jrjrjr said:

If more of us had the balls of these foreigners Thai would fear and respect us more.

But reading your comments it seems that it won't happen soon...

 

 

You should know that this forum is 'apologist central'. The main issue with noise is that the locals NEVER stand up and complain. Those damn speaker clusters on poles that turn on at 5.45am with some woman with a rasping voice barking out inanities about the price of food items at the local market AT FULL VOLUME. In any normal functioning society the whole neighbourhood would turn out with sledgehammers and bludgeon the speaker tower to the ground. Job done, no more getting woken up before it's even daylight. Does that happen? Does it hell.

1 hour ago, lazeeboy said:

Not the right approach but feel sorry for him as same happened to me built a 6 bedroom house and months later the land in front of my house became the black moon multi moon whatever they fancied having moon ,was so loud I moved to cmx .now it's defunct I'm happily living back in my house .if I had put all my eggs in one basket I would of really been in trouble so know how this guy feels ,you have no say phone the police and end up giving them money 

Anyone have a clue what he's going on about?

The Englishman is talking quite reasonably, but the Scotsman is talking like a self-righteous presbyterian. When you move into a place in Thailand, have a good look around to see who your neighbours are, spend some sample nights there before you put any money down.

Two things Thais really hate: silence and the dark. 

The cave rescue was a bigger propaganda coup than the junta could have ever dreamed of, this story, not particularly interesting to many people including many Thais, will never be allowed go away. Perhaps the production team who made Fifty Shades of Grey, itself one of the most boring, deluded and un-sexy movies ever released, could call the cave drama [which I wouldn't dream of going to see] Fifty Shades of Exploitation and Corruption.

2 hours ago, neeray said:

We all expected this outcome. So sad. You reach the golden age, build your little piece of heaven and then get murdered by greedy, low life family. 

RIP

 

No such thing as a 'piece of heaven' here, problems WILL arise later if not sooner. Better to find a hide-away thousands of miles away from the family-cum-hangers on, call them what you will.

A terrible event, but let's not forget the eight hundred thousand people who have died on Thai roads since that date.

His claim to fame seems tenuous at best, I can't really see the relevancy of publishing his financial problems. Slow news day I guess.

Miss Universe? The Irony is these girls are really not that good looking. 

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Never seen any 'forest mammals' there or anywhere else in the Thai jungle.

Mostly hunted out, that's why. I see more wild mammals during a three hour walk in rural Dorset, than many years walking and cycling through rural Thailand.

Ahh Yes, the old 'I'm a fashion photographer' ploy. It's been around since the 1950's at least. Let me develop your 'portfolio'.  I'll make you a star. Photographer? Say no more!  etc etc.

7 hours ago, thequietman said:

Pull yer neck in Rambo.

Sad you got all those likes. Most people would be prepared to die to save their child. To stand firm and take revenge like Rambo, would certainly seem apt to me and to most others in such a situation. Dispatch some punishment and retribution, if you don't, live with the shame that you didn't.........for the rest of your life.

This guy looks like Ai Weiwei's dad. Maybe there's a Chinese connection somewhere.