DLock

Martyr - One who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause, or principle.

Yeah, that fits.

Idiots.

You sound like you have minimal game.

What you need is a quality Wingman to bounce off.

My strategy was always to be myself and just have fun with my buddies. Girls are attracted to fun guys - guys who are laughing and joking, ignoring everyone else and not surveying the room for prey.

Whilst I agree that banks and malls may be a target rich environment, flying solo will limit your success...and you will look like a bit like a stalker.

So, find a comparable wingman, be yourself, have fun and they will come to you.

Never chase...ever.

That fish has been there for ages I dont know what's the life expectancy.

No. I wasn't joking--the fish do get replaced-

here is a photo from 2008,

with a scared looking sightseer [ actually, it's my daughter, who felt, like myself that it shouldn't be in the tank but, at home in the sea.]

and then it became another Grouper........a year or 2 later.

Cute picture Haybilly.

It shows the water quality was much better a few years ago.

Sad to see the condition of the tank recently.

Since the meeting is gonna be held on Langkawi, which by the way has duty free

status in Malaysia (read...cheap booze) I'd love to be a fly on the wall during this

so called "meeting"....Two morons having a discussion...there's gotta be some

laughs in there somewhere....along with all that cheap booze. Oh...wait!!! Mahathir

is a Muslim & supposedly can't drink plus he's also supposed to be "retired" from

political office/powers....Hah!...more laughs!

Please call alcohol by the correct name...."Ear medicine".

Poor Yingluck.

She is not particularly bright, but her Brother continually showing her up to be little more than an irrelevant proxy must be disheartening.

Keep the home fires burning Yingluck. Your Brother will be home soon to run the "household".

...perhaps if Abhisit had correctly applied an arrest warrant for Thaksin via Interpol when he was in office, things would be different now...

What could have been.

My understanding was the case did not meet the qualifications needed for Interpol to interfere.

It would have been nice if they could and did.

Yes, that is my understanding.

But the Dems weren't totally honest on the Thaksin Interpol issues.

Once the case was rejected from Interpol the first time, it was never resubmitted with updated information...it just fell to the bottom of the pile.

If only they had made this a priority, things would be different. Sliding doors.

...perhaps if Abhisit had correctly applied an arrest warrant for Thaksin via Interpol when he was in office, things would be different now...

What could have been.

No one likes corruption...until it benefits them.

I'm not sure Mr. Barrow intended this to take on a life of its own, and would not be surprised if he regrets his decision to post that photo.

So, where will this go from here?

Either Mr. Barrow will be forced to apologize for the "misunderstanding", or the official has no option but to file defamation against him. Perhaps Mr. Barrow has an audio recording or a witness to support his claim, otherwise, the 740 baht will barely contribute to his legal fees.

Good luck Sir. I feel you may need it.

Wouldn't it be easier to avoid the whole amnesty farce by pleading bipolar disorder instead?

Certainly works when you deliberately run your car into a bus stop.

I am pretty sure Ngern has been tunneling his way through the dirt and rocks for several years, eating worms and grubs to survive and will surface somewhere near his home...approximately 300km from where the landslide took him.

It will be a miracle.

I actually like the idea and the fact that he has balls to do it.

Also like that he didn't use F1 as a reason...and his logic was pretty sound in my opinion.

Good Luck to him if he can pull it off.

oh by the way you may want to get tested as well...you know....not for pregnancy mind you...maybe worse! A lot worse.

this ....

and OP in my line of work we call people like you " fish or donkey "

GL

...and she just bluffed with a 9 2 off...and may just get paid.

...or just whack the first guy in the face with a pool cue.

Yeh ... right. You will be banged up in jail, after you get released from the hospital.

I received three pieces of advice upon original LOS arrival. from one of those well-meaning grizzled old expats one might chance to meet at Cheap Charlies' in BKK. To be followed in this order of importance, as you just not likely to come out ahead, beginning with this no-brainer.

1) Do not get into a physical altercation with a Thai

2) Do not buy a house to be registered in a a womans name.

3) Do not open a business.

Bugger. I'm batting 666.

Follow these simple steps.

Step 1. Go to pharmacy and buy a couple of pregnancy tests. Cost maybe 200 baht.

Step 2. Pee on the pregnancy test - important she pees, and not you

Step 3. Check pregnancy test with results on box - there will be 2 options - positive (congratulations) or negative (phew)

Step 4. If she is pregnant, get expert medical advice and make an informed decision and do things correctly and safely. Ignore myths.

Step 5. If she is not pregnant, you know you have been scammed and it's time to move on.

If she refuses step 1, 2 or 3, you have been scammed. Move on.

Yeah, that is what I should have done, the problem is, she already said she "took it out". So there is no way I can check if she is pregnant or not.

Only you know the girl and her character and can decide if she is telling the truth or playing you.

2 month off work sounds excessive. What does she do exactly?

I'm sure you had a couple of sleepless nights. Good news is she is no longer pregnant (or is she?) and you have learnt a lesson.

The whole of Thailand is watching ...

For once can the justice overcome fame and wealth?

Failure, in this case, is not an option.

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Another fellow who drove into a bus stop and killed someone just got off.

Please try and keep up...

There will be a pop quiz tomorrow.

Nice job.

Ignore all the guys scared of their own shadow.

I must get me some of these dash cams. They seem like good fun.

Throwing in a 10-year job and the career he has built, to chance it in Thailand, is a bad decision in my opinion.

It is very hard to get a decent, well paying job from within Thailand. The competition is deep and the opportunities far between...and from an Employers side, the quality of candidates is generally low and quite desperate to apply for anything.

Think carefully. This is one of those forks in the roads that he may be taking the wrong turn.

I wish you both good luck in chasing the dream.

Let me get this straight.

You are considering going to an AA meeting to make new friends?

...then again, it's a bit like going to a Go Go Bar to meet a wife.

Carry on.

Between this and that crazy German guys thread about someone stealing 200 Euro he left in easy reach (and plain view) of the hired help, I am beginning to see the whole Thailand expat gig as one of attrition - you don't have to be the sharpest tool in the shed, but you do have to be sharper than the bottom 20%.

It's natural selection, and I guess I owe a certain psycho Thai woman a perverse debt of gratitude - until you see that madness for yourself, secondhand accounts seem embellished. Thai men must be very quick on their feet.

You keep mentioning the nutcase chasing you with the knife. Tell us how it went down. I like stories like that...as long as I'm not in them.

lol - those Swedes in the pic are like "<deleted>, more pictures with this classless airhead?".

Agreed Paully.

The face of King Carl says, "Who the f$#@ is this and how did she get in my house?".

...or just whack the first guy in the face with a pool cue.

Yeh ... right. You will be banged up in jail, after you get released from the hospital.

Though tempting and certainly warranted, it's pretty obvious that last part was said in jest. He makes some good points.

Thanks Jack. You are correct.

The off-handed comment was sarcasm and meant to illustrate that you can either make an effort and do the best you can, OR, if you may as well smack them in the head instead, and do nothing.

I just think there is much more the bars could do to protect themselves, and even if they still get stung, they will have some awesome Youtube videos to help combat these scum.