EL159

On 1/5/2021 at 8:49 AM, possum1931 said:

If they lose face then that's just too bad, I will not be pushed around by anyone, police or IOs, and will always stand up to them as  long as I know that I am in the right.

 

Yes. Very wise. You re not going to be "pushed around". Sure. Go ahead. Reminder. You re a Foreigner living as a guest in Thailand. You think you have "rights"? Good for you!!!!!

For goodness sake conspiracy theorists ( aplenty on T.Visa!), Lazy Farang is closed for its post new year staff holiday.

They were open New Years Eve then close for a couple of days from 1st. January.

Same every year.

And no, to that person, they are not "lazy" at lazy farang. Martin and his wife run an excellent well organised bar with good food.

Suggest Mr Moderator you can close now, nothing here to talk about!

Ao Nang is one of my favourite locations. Thinking of a visit from Chiang Mai where I live in January. Like to stay in a nice resort but mostly like to eat out at night.

How are things at Ao Nang right now? Restaurants mostly open or is it a ghost town?

Advice much appreciated, thanks!

Hi All.

I live in Chiang Mai. We were thinking of a weeks break somewhere in Phuket in January. We generally avoid Patong and mostly prefer the quieter beaches in the North of the island, normally 15 to 20 minutes from the airport, but am hearing so many stories of whole areas being essentially closed due to obvious lack of tourism.

We ve got no problem finding a nice resort, be it Pullman, Marriott etc but at night we prefer to go out to eat, typically Italian/ Pizza, or Wine Bar type places....but not much fun if lots are closed....

Any guidance/ advice would be much appreciated about which locations are still open for business at this difficult time.

Thanks!

Shot in the dark here, but I have quite an expensive set of bluetooth headphones which have gone wrong, the shop from which bought cant do anything, and the manufacturer (JBL) want a high price just to take a look.

With all the plethora of computer related shops in places like Pantip Plaza and the big computer mall near Chiang Mai Ram, does anyone know of a place that can look at and possibly repair headphones?

Thanks in advance if anyone can point me to anywhere.

Hi. That entry code doesnt work, and when you try to re enter from last season it says that the league doesnt exist. Help!!!

I have what the doctor I saw described as "low level dengue". Blood test done, doctor said no treatment needed, only paracetamol if theres pain, and have to rest and basically sit it out until it clears.

I have the classic symptoms, rash on chest and back, pain in joints which moves around different joints, and overall that general feeling of tiredness, lack of energy.

When I asked the doctor how long, his answer was, well, could be a couple of weeks but also could be "several weeks". Our old friend Google tends to suggest a couple of weeks, but I have a friend here who was inapacitated for about five weeks. I ve had the rash and the tiredness now for three weeks, and now getting depressed ! can anyone whos had it offer experience of the likely timeline? I m OK, but just fed up of waiting! 

Hey Dante, It's so much fun winding up dumb Americans!

Made the mistake of going to one of their performances once, only once. Dull, boring, amateurish ( because they are). No better than your local repertory company in the village hall back home!

1 minute ago, elektrified said:

What an odd response. As far as I remember he is in his mid 70's by now and is worth quite a few mil THB. He shows up to play as a favor to, and at the request of his friends he's known for many decades. Many people come to see him and buy drinks and have a good time. Simple as that.

Gave up on him years ago. When he played at The Brasserie, he would be expected/ advertised to "appear" at around 10pm, but would often keep his audience waiting until he literally, felt like it. Often more than an hour late. Everyone knew he was there, but presumably he was "enjoying" whatever he was imbibing bacck stage. As I said before, hes not Eric Clapton or Carlos Santana, just a bloke who covers their music. Unfortunately he always seemed to have a very high opinion of himself. Bit of an a.hole, actually!

Took. "He plays when he feels like it." Exactly. Behaves like hes some sort of rock god from the past. Turns up when he feels like it. Goes on stage when he feels like it. Shows little or no respect to the people who turn up to see him. He can play a bit, agreed, but hes only a cover artist of Hendrix, Santana etc. Totally unprofessional. Always was, always will be.

Planning to blow your own head off?

25 minutes ago, Scott Tracy said:

Surely if it has a duty paid sticker, it's not duty free?

Yes, you re right, just checked, still have a couple of bottles, it comes without the duty strip across the top. My mistake!

This subject has been aired before, but I remain intrigued. The bottles of wine and spirits you buy there look genuine, seem to taste ok ( but I m no expert!), usually come with the duty paid strip across the top of the bottle, but I have Thai family members who wont touch it. They believe it to be fake, well copied, looks the real deal and tastes ok, but fake nevertheless.

As I say, I m no expert, especially after a few glasses, haha !! Any thoughts or more definite information?

On 11/15/2019 at 6:15 PM, watgate said:

El159 I think you should go back to enjoying yourself at the bottom of a beer bottle. You clearly are delusional. A widely distributed travel magazine handed out at the beginning of Loy Kratong stated "Hundreds of lanterns floating in the night sky and kratongs decorated with candlelight floating in the river, these are the symbols of the full moon festival (Yi Peng) " . It also stated that" the images of thousands of lanterns in the night sky above should be the first impressive picture that attracts you to visit Chiang Mai during this festival" So you see EL159, clearly many countless folks came to Chiang Mai to marvel at this spectacular spectacle of lit lanterns floating magically and majestically into the night sky. Enjoy your beer it is most likely the only pleasure  you have in your stale existence.

Wrong again Mr (T)Watgate,  Actually I dont drink so your criticism fails on all counts! As another poster says, how much do TAT pay you for your nonsense posts?!

"Magical, Breathtaking, Surreal"....Are you on drugs or only been here 5 minutes? Theyre paper lanterns with candles inside. Oh. By the way. Santa Claus doesnt exist either.

My domestic water pump has developed a small leak....does anyone reading this have the telephone number of anyone who fixes pumps?

Thanks a lot.

5 hours ago, terminatorchiangmai said:

Rimping Iron bridge has a cash only register.

Instead of being annoyed open your eyes and look around you.

I dont use Rimping Iron Bridge as you call it. Open YOUR eyes before you start throwing insults!

1 minute ago, deej said:

Why not? put your grievance.s to the Rimping.s 

Management .

Face to Face (so to speak)????

 

 

Good point. Will do tomorrow.