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The NZ Fish and Chip shop behind Cheap Charlies, next to Charley Browns on Soi 11 is pretty good.

Good choices and well cooked every time I've been.

Tried that F&C shop on Soi 23 years ago. It was pretty miserable, although the food was ok.

Leelas, I had exactly the same problem.

I live in a condo and playing the sax at any time of the day upset someone.

I explored lots of ways to reduce the noise, but they didn't work or weren't practice.

There are some small studios you can rent and I tried that for a while, but it was a hassle. You want to play when you want to play.

Now the sax makes a great display piece for now.

Good luck, but your days of playing in the condo are probably over.

I like the way you think.

Hope you find that rooftop and have a great date.

Ignore the clowns that suggest Phuket or Pattaya as a place to find datable girls.

So you are a tourist believing every woman in Pattaya is a prostitute ?

Yes, a 15 year tourist.

Not what I said at all.

You question says a lot more about you and your insecurities than about me.

Carry on.

Seems it's all going to be resolved, or at least be seen to be resolved for now.

But the moment someone touched me, or came at me with a bat, furniture is going to be rearranged.

A lot of people who got picked last on school rugby teams post here obviously.

The issue is Sukhothai, which is tiny. Most girls with (or who want to get) somewhat of an education and a career would move to bigger places, could be as close as Phitsanulok.

You need a little bit of a bigger town with a proper middle class, some big city anonymity and so on. After that, the Internet is your friend; just through friends of friends on social networks (Facebook basically) you will soon get to know a ton of people.

Any reason you need to stay in Sukhothai? Fishing in a bigger pond makes it easier.

Even though I feel this is a troll, I was going to quote basically the same as Winnie.

At 24 years old, good looking, travelled all over Thailand and working from home - why would you choose Sukhothai?

Phitsanulok is the closest University town with the cafes, restaurants and attractions for the age group you are looking for...but Chiang Mai would be the ideal choice.

Ignore the clowns that suggest Phuket or Pattaya as a place to find datable girls.

Yes, they pay tax.

But after deductions for equipment (condoms, lube, cell phone, make up, clothes), accommodation (short time hotel), maintenance (boob jobs), medical (HIV tests), entertainment (Climax, alcohol, drugs and food), travel (taxi and BTS), donations (sick buffalo, school fees) and gifts ("brothers" motorcycle and Karaoke bills)...there's really very little left to tax.

That's why VAT was invented.

best way to keep them happy is to find them a job!

Actually, that's the best way to keep you happy.

Once again Robblok you only come into these discussions to snipe and criticise, never to actually contribute anything worthwhile or constructive, only to hide behind your keyboard and monitor.

Neither's debating.

But your irony is commendable.

I used to love eating banana pancakes, and I still do if I find a lady cook, who uses plastic gloves and a wooden paddle to make the roti batter flat.

It was watching the muslim guys in Phuket for a while, and in between pancakes, he'd be picking his nose and ears, and then he'd use his hands to make the roti.

Still makes me sick thinking about it.

How often were you sick, before you saw that? Perhaps you'd have been better closing your eyes

EDIT: Duplication deduplicated

It's just something I'd rather not seen.

Maybe it's just me, but eating the boogers and earwax of a man with questionable hygeine is just not for me.

Smokers who litter their buds all around must be one of the lowest life forms there are. The fact that farang are singled out makes my blood boil but they would not have the problems if they did not drop the bud.

My mother a smoker, you know one of those junkies that can't go long without a ciggarette. She has an ashtray with her one similar to those you saw in a pic earlier. She just puts the bud in there and takes care of the problem. It's so easy its called planning and as a smoker you know this. I wonder if the same people who blame the thais from forsight are smokers who cant even think what to do after they have smoked.

Here we go, bash the smoker again. Butt droppers are lower than child molesters, rapists and serial killers I suppose?

I thought you had me blocked for going after oldies. Yes i think smokers who drop their buds are discusting ? Do you consider it normal ? Do you consider littering normal and do you think its too much to ask for you to carry a mobile ashtray ?

Here' my challenge to you Robblock. Get away from the safety of your keyboard and monitor, walk into a falang frequented bar and loudly proclaim "smokers are the lowest form of life". I'd love to be there to see the results.

Comprehension is not your strong point.

Man, if that's only Mother's Day, Christmas at this guys house must be awesome...

I used to love eating banana pancakes, and I still do if I find a lady cook, who uses plastic gloves and a wooden paddle to make the roti batter flat.

It was watching the muslim guys in Phuket for a while, and in between pancakes, he'd be picking his nose and ears, and then he'd use his hands to make the roti.

Still makes me sick thinking about it.

...and they have been transferred to inactive posts...

I'm not sure how I feel about this.

For sure I feel sad for Larry. He was faced with difficult decisions and I hope he made the right ones.

But mostly I feel sad that he felt he had no friends and felt so alone. From comments, he clearly had a lot to offer. Perhaps if many of us had known, we would have done something. I believe I would have.

I also hope he jackhammered some holes in the bottom of that pool he loved so much, but that the garden continues to bloom.

I have never used an emoticon before...so this ones for you Larry.

Maybe your plumber isn't as good as you think, considering how often you need repairs.

Yes, often what you think are the best contractors aren't worth what you pay them.

Sometimes it it better to take the lesser contractors because they are so eager to please and perhaps a little cheaper.

My plumber is also a contractor, and he's very good at what he does.

He is generally fixed price but occasionally he does jobs for free because I use him so often or is a quick repair.

But sometimes he has had a previous job or was up late last night working, so sometimes he is too tired or doesn't want to come over.

Often he has other bookings when I need him.

The other plumbers in my area know I pay very well, and while not as good, they try hard to win my business.

He also has many other potential clients, but he does prefer to have Clients that treat him well, pay well and pay on time. Sometimes he takes clients he wouldn't normally take because he needs the money, but rarely.

Like most contractors, it is all about the money...

8,376 annual update fee is better than paying 21,000-32,000 baht for a membership at some of the hotel gyms.

One can always go to Lumpinee Park for a cheaper rate

You missed the point.

Please try harder.

I had to have a checkup in Thailand and I can assure you there is plenty of video porn to view.

In fact the nurse that leads you in to the vinyl clad room turns the TV on and shows you how to change the remote to various flavors of porn. Quite a selection.

It's all a bit embarrassing really, especially when they give you that little plastic cup in the waiting room and lead you away. You know everyone is laughing as you walk out....and when you come back.

When you finish, you open a little door, put the sample in, close the door and then press a buzzer.

Fortunately my boys were olympic swimmers, but we had checked out donation just in case. The doctor recommended we get a donation from the US where better screening is done. Thailand was limited in what it checks for. I recall it was less than $1000 to send the sperm inside cryo-tube, and that tube had to be returned.

So, its gone from 100 baht annual renewal to 8,376 baht per year?

I'm sure it's buried in the fine print somewhere that they are able to do this.

Interested in people who are on the 100baht per year scheme and what they plan to do?

RIP to the dead...

Mind you I keep thinking Mr. Mamood looks like a very young Elvis Costello.

Speaking for myself...the girl ain't worth doing time for...but that's my call

based solely on her looks in the photo.erhaps she has a nice personality?

Who knows....Who cares...

You can't motorboat a personality...

Fish Fingers...beware these random "connections" of an ex-girlfriend.

It appears you are not wise to the ways of Thailand.

It's all about money, and being a newbie, you are about to lose a boatload of it...or possibly a car.

People have given you valuable advice for free because of their years of experience. Ignore it at your peril.

Why would you tell her?

What makes someone else the judge of good and bad? Why do people think they are doing someone a favour by being critical of their behaviour?

If she is happy singing then all power to her I say.

I have a terrible voice, but I don't mind lighting up a few tunes. It makes me happy

I'm with Bookman. Why do you care how bad she sings unless you were married to her and subjected to her voice 24/7?

If she is happy and having fun, why mess with that?

You need to step back and check yourself.

..at least the kid has a legitimate reason for the long face.

You can't.

Bangkok or Chanthaburi are your 2 options.