richard_smith237

Yawn.. another sweeping generalisation from you designed to normalise your failed relationships.... ... Its an insult to anyone in a normal, 'real' relationship.... This repeated banging of the misogyny drum presents the belief that you genuinely consider everyone else's relationships are equally as flawed as all yours have been... It's a shame that your experiences have turned you into this bitter person who fails to see anything honourable in the fairer gender, its a very sad outlook.

For Sausages etc.. pies, bacon etc... https://bangkok.sloanes.co.th/ There is also Expat foods, also known by many as SiamBury - based in Pattaya but also deliver to BKK 3x per week. https://expatfoodsthailand.com/faq/ For curries... Spicy By Nature (order on Grab) - but thats not 'pre-made curry' - its cooked delivery (but one of the best in BKK IMO). As far as 'frozen Indian Curry' to order and cook later... Villa Market used to do Rang Mahal Curries - but I haven't seen them for a while. Pre-made curry is actually quite difficult to get hold of.

Because he was relatively young, overseas, found alone, circumstances of death unknown... Now.. Why are you commenting if this is of no interest to you at all ???

A step too far !!.... Coffee has very low calories (about 2-5)... so there's no need to miss out on that, just don't add loads of sugar and syrups to it. As far as beer is concerned... thats my nemesis... but there is low carb beer available (from 7-11).

Walking is good for you... if you are overweight you are alway waking with the 'weighted vest'... A weighted vest will add wear and tear on your joints (as being overweight does) - less so than running of course, but still... if you are someone with 'joint issues' you don't want to add to that. The best way to lose weight is through diet... and just regular walking.. There is a saying you can't exercise your way out of a poor diet'... Cut all processed carbs and sugar... Walk an hour a day... that should trim down the excess, if thats all you want to do.

Erm... all you had to do was read a few posts above yours and you'd see that he's already binned the idea...

Ya gotta love the consistency..... While we're all getting hung-up on rules and regulations... the Thai's just don't care, even those in authority !!!

Where did you get that 'age' generalisation thing from ??? Isn't cremation a cultural thing ?... in the UK most of everyone I know in the UK who has passed, Grandparents, friends parents etc we're cremated... ... 80% of funerals in the UK are cremations.

IMO not correct... Although some people try and argue this point in threads debating Pink ID. Its been discussed a lot before... The translation of what is said in the back of the DL. [ In the case of driving outside the area, use it together with a permission letter to leave the area ] This is a poor google translation - Your Passport is permission to leave the area (freedom to travel all over Thailand) and this supersedes limitations of the validity of a Pink ID within your province. The DL is tied to your Name, DOB, Photo and your identification number for Non-Thai's (in Yellow Book and Pink ID). This sounds like the same grumpy witch I had... (at DLT Area 3, Bangkok - nr Sukhumvit 99). I was wearing shorts (but had trousers as backup in the car). The DLT lady told me that I couldn't go through the process as I was not wearing trousers. Out of a group of about 20 of us being funnelled through the 'in-class-testing'... I was one foreigner, everyone else Thai. I pointed out the 3 Thai guys also wearing shorts - she didn't like that. I then went out, changed into my trousers and quickly returned, she really didn't like that. A little loss of face on her part I think... I was not her favourite person, I just got the impression that she didn't like foreigners. I hardly ever have any issue at all with Thai's or anyone else here, so I put that one down to her being a miserable witch, some people are just like that, whoever we are and however we behave.

Would love to know what level of halfwit is confused by such a simple sentence !!!

This was in Rayong I think the proof is only in the pudding... There are reports of Some DLT's not accepting the Yellow House Book as proof of Address, which IMO is completely ridiculous as it is the 'ultimate proof of address' that can be given.... DLT at Area 3 in Bangkok did accept the Yellow House Book (3.5 yrs ago) - but that you point out that can easily change with the wind direction. Though, I wouldn't go there and 'ask' if they accept it... on the premise of 'never as a question you may not like the answer to'... because if someone is unsure, they'll just say no... whereas, if you are 'going through the process'... they may just run with it. I would like to read of a sensible explanation of why the Yellow House Book is not accepted at some DLT's while it is at most... It seems someone in their position of decision making power was not sure what the book was and decided that they don't accept it - and then that legacy error has passed through without question as no one questions those in authority here.

Pathetic... are you not bright enough to come up with a better insult ??? Perhaps your parents wanted you in bed early and out of the way because even back then you were an unimaginatively dull and dimwitted embarrassment... That would explain your very strange outlook in focusing on something which has little relevance to the story... This could have equally happened at 7pm.... ------------- There's nothing wrong with 'holidaying' kids being up at that time... its quite normal, especially with jet-lag after flying east... It means they sleep in a little longer in the morning.... Holidaying kids up at that time is very much the norm...

You could pick up and IDP while you are there anyway - just to ensure your bases are covered. (the 1968 version is valid for 3 years so it could be useful when travelling elsewhere that requires you to show the 1968 one).

(Jan 2020) I used my Yellow Book (and Pink ID) for renewal of my 5 year DL at BangChak DLT (DLT Area 3 Bangkok, next to Sukhmuvit 99). On both my Thai Driving and Motorcycle Licenses my Name is printed in both Thai and English. Thus: It would appear that the lady at the DLT may well have made a mistake, or rather not provided you with complete information, as yes, your name will be printed in Thai, and also in English !... If I'm not mistaken - the Thai DL is also printed in both Thai and English for Thai's - this is so they can used it overseas.

If so, that changes things somewhat... But, I still believe a following vehicle should be able to avoid something falling out of another moving vehicle when travelling within a town... ... the following driver was too close & too fast... Just like the example where they forum member stepped off a moto-taxi (to the left), dropped his bag and the motorcyclist, while undertaking, behind hit his bag and came off... The following vehicle should never be close enough to not be able to stop or avoid something that falls off when riding around within the speed limit in towns.

Stupid remark. People want to be close to their loved ones not 7,000 mile away Its not a stupid remark at all.... So many people get cremated these days... They could send the ashes back... isn't that being close to a loved one ? Paying crazy costs to repatriate a body seems stupid to me... especially if they can't afford it. ............ So rtco - what would you do in similar circumstances ?.... Would you pay £15,000 to repatriate the body of a loved one, or would you take the Cremation option and post the remains back ?

Negligent for using the public transport options available ?? OK... we travelled while my son was young, always used 'seat belt' transport and when our son was younger we had a child seat etc.. (which we carried around with us as part of a push-chair package)... when up in Chiang Mai... we used the same car seat... When our son outgrew that infant car seat, we used something called a Mifold (portable car seat type device)... BUT... in some cases there is very little option for a parent... and using a TukTuk is something nearly every tourist family will do, especially in area's such as Phuket. So, where is the negligence ???... can they be blamed for 'where' they sat the child ? i.e. not facing backwards with a parent holding on to them?... I'm sure they are blaming themselves. I assume this was a 'side entry' TukTuk, as I cant see how a child could fall out under hard braking otherwise. But... If a person or child falls out of a TukTuk and the vehicle behind is travelling so closely behind that they cannot stop... surely that driver is responsible... Was the drive behind even paying attention to the road in front so didn't see the child fall out.

As others have pointed out... With you registered as the father on the Birth Cert... getting him an Australian Passport is just a matter of process... Loads of Parents overseas go through this process regularly and the process for you won't be any different.

A small garage is the Option... But if B-Quick are making more profit from the Oil itself, they can just offset that to service charge, no ??? .... unless they are prevented by a 'digital billing system' and its more of a 'computer says no' situation. OR... another possibility is the Op is very specific about the oil he uses.. (and is not aware its mostly the same anyway)... Or... as you mentioned, the Op is trying to be cheap...

This is brutal and tragic.... Now... will the driver of the car behind be charged for following too closely ?..

???? very odd comment... focusing on an irrelevant point. Patong is a tourist destination and they were on holiday.... Whats wrong with a child being up late while on holiday ?

You want to know why this article is in the World News section ? ... Or have you made a mistake, let your foot of the clutch too early and lurched into an unnecessary whinge...

Just go to another store and give it a try there... Its a difficult one to know for sure. IF they have exactly the same oil as you want... then it should be ok to buy the oil from then, though right ? I found B-Quick to be very good... We had a slow puncture... Took car there, the quickly fixed it in about 5 mins (with a puncture repair kit)... wouldn't accept any payment !!... I guess mileage varies depending on who you are dealing with.

100% agree... well said.

Apologies... not sure how that misquoted... (unable to edit and correct it now).