BritManToo

4 minutes ago, robblok said:

Must have been looking wrong (not that I often buy honey).  But how sure are we that its real honey and not something with added sugar ?

My gf swirls a dollop around in a bowl with water, and says if it looks like their home (honeycomb) it's real, if it looks like waves in the sea it's fake.

7 minutes ago, robblok said:

200bt a liter sounds cheap to me. But I am no expert. Why don't you try it and see if its any good. 

500bht for 6x 1l bottles out and about locally.

155bht/ltr in the supermarkets.

For every one of them you give a free western university place, one of yours doesn't get to go.

26 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

A manoot is a human. Why kilet? It might voice opposition in the future!

Manoot = Intelligent being, not necessarily human.

I was watching the movie Prometheus in Thai, and was discussing the words for the creatures.

The big alien would have been manoot, as it was intelligent.

The creatures were pee-sat, as they were unthinking animals.

Available in Suvannakhet and HCMC.

Why worry about what might happen in the future?

You could die in a car accident tomorrow.

Backup plan,

Transfer 40k into your Thai bank account every month so you can get a marriage extension of stay.

I think 'rak kwai kwai' would be more appropriate.

16 hours ago, ExTexan said:

Before I left, I visited a branch of BKK Bank and asked if I would be able to open an account when I returned on a Non-O visa (which I hope to get here in KL).  So far, the answer has been "no".

Every branch is run as an independent kingdom.

If you like the Bangkok Bank, visit another branch or ten, each one will give a different answer.

Bangkok Bank, just get an existing customer to sign the recommendation.

10 hours ago, rumak said:

what would a decent cutaway saddle cost here in Thailand ?   I am in CM  if anyone has any local recommendations.   

Post #18, 450bht from Lazada, seems to work.

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

And if you are a scrawny old alcoholic stinking of cigarettes and covered in tats, she likely thinks just as much of you. You are a customer, what is your point? 

I've met plenty of young and fit western guys the bar girls didn't want anything to do with either.

They'd sit with me and ask me to pretend I was their customer to avoid the danger of a bar fine they didn't want.

When interacting with women, best to record everything.

I believe the French guy, as it matches my previous experiences with women, Thai or British.

Every woman I've even know has had crazy moods, self harming, or harming me. 

7 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said:

I dropped the nose of my saddle 5 mm for the sake of my cobblers, and then the pedal clip came out of my shoe going through the washing machine.

At first I felt that the new saddle angle was making me slip forward, but now I think it is putting too much weight on my arms - eapecially combined with the harder faster tyres.

I’m sceptical about bike-fitting - I don’t really care about comfort in the morning, I’m more worried about how I feel in the fading light 120 km later.

This might help, feels odd, but doesn't press your parts.

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/promotion-bicycle-seat-thickening-widened-mountain-bike-seat-cushion-bicycle-seat-i300572874-s517412884.html

57 minutes ago, Mac98 said:

beer (Th) $4, (USA) $5-$20;

Cambodia 50c, Vietnam 50c.

5 minutes ago, Nemises said:

Whiskey (700ml bottle)...

AU: 900b

TH: 340b

 

PI: 80b

13 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Your last comment is nonsense, unless you care to explain why an immigration officer would want to prevent me getting a visa to live with my wife.

See it myself 2 or 3 times.

Don't ask me why Thai immigration do the stuff they do, I haven't a clue.

5 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

I've booked for November when I anticipate I'll be there next time for my annual multi, and it's 514 baht for my wife and I including breakfast for two. Agoda.

 

Your wife will be a liability at the border crossing.

If you're going overland she needs a passport, as the office for 'passes' isn't open until after 9am, sometimes later.

Border immigration sometimes give out false information to Thai wifes in an attempt to prevent your attempt at a VISA.

20 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

It maybe be different in your case, I don't know. Perhaps see if the description is different to mine?

55020 says 'Outpatient service charges in office hours' (in Thai)

1 hour ago, Cereal said:

Yeah...I'm sure we all believe the manager gave the girls 1700 of the 2000 baht fee!

Yes, it's usually 50/50.

13 hours ago, webfact said:

he agency also warned against drinking water in which an “energy card” has been dipped, as doing so raises the risk of cancer. It said OAP would take legal action against the distributors once it has gathered enough evidence from its tests on the cards.

Which is of course complete BS, unless the radioactive source was exposed and could flake/powder off.

35 minutes ago, faraday said:

Yes, & there's a few forums dedicated to these dolls.

They're really odd; take them to the seaside, pose in a deck chair, & other non-sexual things.

Really creepy....

It would be fun to take one to a girlie bar in Thailand (or a country pub in the UK).

Just to see the bar girls reactions.

When I were a lad I inherited some bedsits in Worthing.

One old guy kept his wife's ashes in an urn on the mantelpiece, he used to take her for lunch on the pier and walks on the beach. He was OK, talked about her and to her as if she was still alive and with him.

1 hour ago, seasia said:

Arrived in Italy yesterday lunchtime, next 4 months spending here, in the north.

How's the weather?

47 minutes ago, ravip said:

When going out for a drink, I always give my purse to my GF. If one can trust his lady 100%, this is not an issue. But, 99.9% seems to NOT trust their partners - as per the majority comments on the TVF

My pocket never has more than 500-1,000bht in it, she can hold it if she wants, no need for trust, I can take the loss. She can eat it or steal it, if it costs more, she's the one paying the excess.

Same for blokey evenings out in Vietnam/Cambodia/Philippines.

$30-$50 in my pocket, no cards or ID or junk, when the money is gone it's time to return to my room and sleep.