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Dump her,

Plenty more around.

Learn the language.

Keep cool.

Have fun.

1 hour ago, georgemandm said:

You tell me what my English  has  got to do with it , are you a other mr English 

read it ok , get sick of people like you who think you are about other people because my English is not as good as what you want it to be .

you are not a better person because you think you are better at English are you , no you are not but you just try to think you are better them other people.

you need to get a life out side of your  Square .

Ask him if he can speak any Greek, George.

l spent 5 years there in the 70s & as one poster has said, it was then a paradise.

Although there was isolated murders, robberies & rapes.

They particularly targeted white women.

However l would not go back, even for a visit now.

A very dangerous place. Comparable to Venezuela.

And IF l really had to go, then l would definitely NEVER take a female with me.

Very hard to protect your women against packs of would be rapists.

l personally know of a couple that were BOTH raped.

All the criminals now have guns AND they will use them.

Forget about PNG, OP. There are many less dangerous places to visit.

25 minutes ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

is it your house or hers? you need to let your girl choose between you and him. i was in a similar situation in oz. girlfriends son was stealing out of my wallet. she was obviously going to choose her son so i moved out.

Been there, done that.

On 28/09/2016 at 6:45 PM, Anon999 said:

The Polish were probably the key players in breaking the Enigma code with a couple of brilliant mathematicians. That's not forgetting the 4 or 5 ladies who were equal to their male peers. 

True, the Poles had constructed an Enigma machine in the 1930s.

They are not always given enough credit.

The hand held mine detector used by the British Army in WWII was also a Polish invention.

On 28/09/2016 at 1:18 AM, Gillyflower said:

 

I used to read a lot of Idriess' books when I was young.  I liked this one in  particular.  As for Out of Africa....did you ever see the film?

Hello Gillyflower,

Yes l saw the film & while l liked it, it only loosely follows the book.

Loved the musical score in the film though.

To make a film that follows the book would be several hours long.

The book is great in my opinion & a true story which makes it even better in my eyes.

Meryl Streep is a great actress.

lon ldriess, Australian author.-

lsles of Despair,

the true story of Barbara Thompson, sole survivor of a native attack in the Torres Strait.

The Desert Column,

l ldriess adventures in 1918.

Guiseppe Maniscalco.

The Long Walk(not to be confused with "The Longest Walk")

True story of an ltalian soldier who walked from Ethiopia to South Africa in 1943.

Karen Blixen.

Out of Africa.

Enigma-the battle for the code.

True story of how the British(with Polish help)broke the German codes of WWII.

That will do for now!

1 hour ago, smccolley said:

Just read all the Jack Reacher books (11 or 12 of them). Working on all of Harry Harrison's books - his Stainless Steel Rat series is great mind candy. Ian M Banks is the next in line, he is great. Always recommend Wilbur Smith - everything he wrote about Western-African interactions is gold! Dick Francis is another author on steeplechase racing detectives I could not live without! Gregory McGuire did a huge series on Oz, a must read!James Blish series on world space travel is worth a read or two. I have recently gone through the Game of Thrones series - twice - and it was worth it. All the classic sci-fi authors deserve a look, Asimov, Burroughs, Clark, Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard - those I have read at least twice. Steven R. Donaldson for more fantasy.  Andy McNabb or Vince Flynn for shootem-ups.  All Tom Clancy's novels on the Jack Ryan Series are great... I could go on and on. I travel a lot and try to read every day, I can usually get through 250-300 books a year, mostly mind candy since work is tough and I need a break... 

Have you read any books about Africa written by Stewart Cloete?

IMHO he writes better books than W.Smith.

On 14/09/2016 at 5:32 AM, TunnelRat69 said:

This has gone on long enough - what de hell is a hoon??

Australian(& Kiwi)name for a mainly young reckless driver, spinning the wheels unnecessarily, burning rubber, speeding & being a complete dick head when driving, with no thought of anyone else.

Unfortunately we have a lot of them.

Hooning is now an offence.

l first came to Thailand in 1975, just a whistle stop on my way to Europe.

My brother & l stayed in the Victory hotel. Think its been pulled down now.

This time around, l've been here on & off since november 2012.

Even in that short time l have noticed that prices have risen.

Still cheap accommodation & food though.

To me, Thailand is still interesting & a bit exotic.

Haven't had time to get jaded yet! lol.

Agree, when l first arrived in Thailand, l enjoyed Chang & it was 6.5% alcohol.

Now, Chang tastes so sweet & l think that its 5% alcohol.

l find that Tiger is much better.

When l used to drink, l always liked Heineken or Tiger.

Singha was ok but a bit bitter.

Chang, too sweet.

Beerlao, very good.

But contrary to others on here l found Leo to be absolutely revolting.

All comes down to personal tastes.

Ah Yes on tipping here in LOS.These local people in the service industry have an income of very little and most depend on tips to make a difference. Usually if you are American or Canadian German,Scandinavian and several other Europeans a tip of 10 to 20 % is made .The Japanese about 5 to 10 % ,English and Chinese it is ZERO and if a Scotsman you might ask for a reduction in the bin.

ln all my travels around this world(been to every continent except Antarctica & South America), l have NEVER met a mean Scotsman.

l guess you were kidding & its accepted that Scots are like their stereotype, we & some Scots even joke about it.

l have met good & bad Scots, but none that l remember as mean.

Maybe they try harder as they know what people think.

Some of the meanest s.o.bs are my fellow Ozzies.

Is there anything about Thailand where some clown will not predictably post, this happens everywhere not just in Thailand ?

Why are they clowns for posting the truth?

Please don't kill them.

Bees are dying all over the world & if they became extinct, so would we not long after.

Move them if you have to.

. I wonder, does the sorting office lose them, or can the delivery man choose what to deliver and what to scrap or keep?

I wonder, too; 4 years ago there were important letters I never receive from Europe, and may be the postman was too lazy to deliver them in my little street

now I have a PO box and I get everything, I go and fetch the mail myself: in my experience, every thing registered or EMS to Thailand or from Europe arrives well ; when you pay more, everything is ok

Yeah. I think the PO Box is the only way to go. First, there is almost no issue about exactly where the darn stuff should go. Second, Thai addresses are a bit hard to explain to people outside of Thailand and it is easy for them to not label it correctly or whoever is sending you stuff has a data entry database that struggles with what to put where in what address field. Unfortunately, some official mailings from the USA will NOT send to PO boxes, since they want official residence addresses. But that varies depending on the institution, and what is being mailed

When in Australia, l had that problem too.

l used to buy goods online & some companies in both Australia & the US would not accept a PO Box as you have said.

Extremely frustrating as l did not get mail delivered to my residential address.

Eventually l would put both residential AND p.o box number down as my address & then everything was successfully delivered.

l put the PO Box in first & in larger letters.

Might confuse them here though!

I dont think many people even in the West realise Russias losses in the war and the fact Europe was just a side show for the Germans

lf Europe was "just a side show for the Germans" then pray tell where the Germans' main show was?

Russia's losses were at least 25 million.

l lived in lndonesia & many Christmas cards never made it to Australia, the UK etc.

l have been told that the postal workers didn't like handling anything to do with the Christian religion & tore them up.

lf they contained money, then that was a bonus for them.

Friend of mine worked on an oilrig off Pakistan & NONE of his letters reached the UK.

A Pakistani employee told him that the clerks in the Post Office would remove the stamps & resell them.

Keeping the money, off course, then destroying the letter.

His company then franked all their letters but they still didn't arrive.

Maybe the postal workers destroyed them out of spite because they couldn't steal?

l have found no problems, so far, with the Thai postal service.

I brought in 7 large jars of Vegemite on my last flight here. OK, non-Australians don't consider that to be food. To us, it is a sacred breakfast ritual.

Maybe off-topic; however, I've always liked boerewors as a very tasty sausage. There's a bar in Chiang Rai that has Cumberland sausage on its breakfast menu.

No problem bringing that IN to Thailand, but it was a problem taking it OUT of USA.

The security classed Vegemite and peanut butter as a liquid and wouldn't allow it (as hand luggage). It was ok in the suitcase but that had already been sent through.

A guy I used to work with tried to take Vegemite into Libya. Customs thought it was plastic explosive, and made him eat half the jar to prove it wasn't.

l like vegemite on hot buttered toast when it combines with the butter & soaks into the toast.

Great on a cold morning with tea or coffee.

I brought in 7 large jars of Vegemite on my last flight here. OK, non-Australians don't consider that to be food. To us, it is a sacred breakfast ritual.

Maybe off-topic; however, I've always liked boerewors as a very tasty sausage. There's a bar in Chiang Rai that has Cumberland sausage on its breakfast menu.

The Swan on soi Yamato in Pattaya has Cumberland sausage on its breakfast menu.

l had never had it before but now l like.!

Very tasty.

Regarding Thailand. I had a friend die in another country, We burn the body, and went to the airport, to fly back to Bangkok.

Once at the airport I was told by Thai Air that we could not bring the Ashes on the plane. I took the ashes and threw them in a flower pot in front of the airport. Then went to a local Pet store and bought a cheap Soi dog mutt. I went back to airport; put the puppy in the cage, and put in in cargo. Once I landed I told the family of my friend that " I put the ashes in my luggage and went to sleep. Next day I woke up and heard barking from the suit case. I opened it and found the puppy " All the family was happy that their Uncle had been reborn. Happy Ending.

A puppy indeed.

And you expect us to believe this?

Now if it was a kitten, or better yet a tiger cub, then yes, l could think, maybe. lolz!

When I stayed in Africa we had an amazing variety of snakes about including cobras, some semi-feral cats who considered our garden as home-base and two Siamese cats born in Chicago who never went out of the house.

Many times I saw the feral cats send snakes packing. Never saw any cat taken out by a snake, but on the other hand I never saw any obviously old cats so the survival of the fittest must have prevailed in some way.

Occasionally a snake came in the house. Apparently a rearing cobra is innately programmed in feline brains even by Chicago born house cats, but their strategy was to put as much distance as possible between it and them ,doing the veranda to bedroom closet dash at record speed.

My small cat brought a small live black coloured snake into the house then released it in the lounge room.

Shes always bringing me presents, mice, little birds(which l try to save)& even large live beetles.

Pandemonium broke out in our house as l had 3 shrieking females(human), a cat who kept getting underfoot & a slithering snake all getting in my way as l tried to use a plastic dustpan to scoop said snake into a plastic bucket.

Darned if l was going to grab the thing.

l finally succeeded & took the annoyed snake outside & released it.

lt was also an effort carry the bucket & slam the door shut behind me as madame cat wanted to have another crack at the snake.

Ah the joys of having an inquisitive, feisty cat!

All good advice. lolz!

Why? Delightful people. Warm welcome everywhere. None of the surliness so common in Thailand these days. Easy communication in English. Wonderful scenery. Gorgeous beaches. Low prices. Why not? Scruffy cities. Boring, unhealthy food. Above all, skip Manila. Worst city in SE Asia by far. Fly into Angeles/Clark (CRK) from KL, Singapore, or HK if you can and start from there. On the armed security guards everywhere, I admit it's off-putting at first. But the profession is a job-creation scheme. Most of them are too mild to shoot rabbits. The murder rate by gunshot is far lower than in Thailand.

the people are great, so much more motivated and hard working than thais. filipinos express opinions, can make decisions and can speak great english, they can solve problems and use initiative. sure it's not as safe as thailand but then it's more exciting too. depends what you want. i wouldnt live there but a visit can be an exciting, rewarding and satisfying experience.

My ex-wife was a Filipina.

Thats enough to put me off ever wanting to go back there, lol!

Agree that Manila is a shithole, the countryside is much nicer.

She came from Cavite City where there is/was a lot of Spanish blood.

Some pretty Mestiza girls in Cavite.

Thank you all for the entertainment value re visas.

The insults made me laugh.