MarcelV

Don't count on it. There are still far too many uncertainties.

The Middle East, Ukraine, Russia, Korea, Japan, etc. are all crapholes with no respect for women, let alone Thai girls. These Isaan girls should stay in LOS where us good farang men take care of them like gentlemen. Thai girls belong to us white guys!

No, he just went back to Saudi Arabia. He wanted to be a dawah (=strict Islam) teacher in Yala, but immigration in the south made it too difficult too stay there in his opinion. He flew back home yesterday.

Still, that seems like a non-valid reason to refuse. If someone decides to possibly get blown up, it's still his choice.

Both Yala and Pattani Immigration refuse any Covid extension. My friend, who is on a tourist visa, went to both and they literally said "We do not want foreigners here. It is dangerous here for you so you must go back home." Such bullsh*t.

I live in Narathiwat and it's basically a never ending rainy season here. When people ask me what the best season is to come visit the area, I always tell them it never is. Insurgency, rainy weather all year and the fasting month of ramadan when everything is closed for a month. You should only visit if you have actual business here, like I have my work in town.

Well, that sure aged like fine milk.????

Any updates on the recent TCT test?

Take a guess...

Here we go...

I don't have children of my own, but as a foreign teacher in Thailand I can say I would prefer not to send my own children to any public or private school here. No way. Thank God I am not saddled with that burden.

Thailand Pass + Day 1 and day 5 PCR test = FAIL. This ain't gonna be no success. I can tell y'all already!

All I know is that it's been bloody hot here in Ban Nong Pan for the last week. Crikey! It ain't never gonna be no colder in this joint fo' sho'.

I expect a massacre some time in the next years. The blood of the martyrs will turn the streets of Krung Thep red insh'Allah.

Are we non-Pattaya dwellers not welcome? ???? I saw posts from Isaan and Northern Thailand expats already. Just wanted to chime in from the Deep Restive Muslim South.

I mean the other side of Thailand, the coastal areas of Songkhla, Pattani and Narathiwat in the Deep South. February's supposed to be the driest month in this region. November and December are the wettest ones traditionally.

Heavy rains on the Southern Gulf Coast the last weeks, when it is supposed to be the driest month of the year.

Most men visiting Sungai Kolok don't even spend the night there and cross the Kolok River illegally using small boats. No, let's face it. Malaysia has been closed since March 18, 2020. Both tourism and cross-border trade here are DEAD for a long period to come. I live in Narathiwat Town, which sees very few Malaysians as it's too far from the border, doesn't offer nightlife entertainment and is generally considered very dangerous because of the insurgency. Consequentially, we haven't been hit by the lack of tourists. But for the many border towns this current ordeal is a true nightmare.

Yes. This current testing regime is pretty much a fail. No Malaysians will come like this.

I live in Narathiwat Province, bordering Malaysia, and - before CV-19 - crossed the border to Kota Bharu City at least four times a year for a quick shopping trip or, at most, a one-night stay. I could never wait until I got back home though. Always breathed a sigh of relief upon returning to restive, insurgency-ridden Narathiwat. No matter how life is here and how cheap Malaysia is to go shopping, Malaysia just doesn't appeal to me to live there. It feels soulless and boring.

So is my Xiaomi Note 8 Pro after more than two years. Happy user here and it cost me less than 8k baht. My old Samsung Galaxy S4 cost 3.5 times as much and quickly turned into molasses slow. Plus its 16 GB memory seemed to fill up by itself. No Samsung for me anymore, let alone iPhone (or any other iScam).

Since when is Rayong part of Southern Thailand? ????

For the ones not in the know: masjid = mosque.

One should never eat raw fish in the first place. Those parasites wreak havoc on your liver. Isaan is leading Thailand in liver cancer cases because of it.

Great to read this after having eaten yum kung sod yesterday evening. NOT! Reminds me of the inherent dangers of some of the food here.