Golden Triangle

I wonder which one of their kids made the model ? ????

20 hours ago, GalaxyMan said:

It was in my house! Most likely my great hunter cat bringing me another trophy to approve. Is it at all poisonous? I worry about my cat 'cooking' it if/when she catches it again.

I don't know where you are located but there is a Facebook group here called snakes of Pattaya, if you take a pic and post it on there they will usually identify it in a few minutes, one or two of the members will also come and relocate any dangerous ones for free of charge, I believe they have groups located in other parts of Thailand, I recommend that you or anyone else check them out for future reference. ????

I'm glad I took the time to watch the video, a lot of salient points were made by those members and guests of the FCCT, the 4 representatives of the Immigration Police were not all that well prepared and the usual mantra of we want to keep you safe & other BS were dragged up time and time again, they have no excuse for the overlap of TM6, 90 Day reporting and now the TM30 !! All in the name of National security.

Whether they take the concerns back to the higher ups remains to be seen but the idea from the Australian Chamber of Commerce about a Pink ID card for long time stayers was a good idea, if you haven't watched the video yet have a look from minute 33 onwards, the immigration people were (I think) out of their depth.

3 hours ago, Artisi said:

if all those long term expats who do or should do TM30 and are complaining,  packed their bags tomorrow and left Thailand - the amount of "money drying up" would account for <deleted!> in the overall scheme of things, plus a lot less work for immigration.

 

Immigration make the hard work for themselves by requiring a stupid amount of photocopies all duly signed by the applicant and then filed away in file B1N, I have zero sympathy for them, this is the 21st century, computers do all that now and keep zillions of records on something the size of a thumbnail.

Immigration made their own bed, up to them if they continue to lie in it, I remember when microfiche came out, what a game changer that was, the Thais haven't even caught onto that yet, there's a money making idea for some up & coming sales person ????

He was probably busy organising the next coup, these things don't organise themselves you know ????

1 minute ago, brain150 said:

In a GLOBAL recession all currencies fall ... and the US Dollar, Pound and Euro are heading for a big cliff !!!

Winter is coming - and it's going to be a very cold one !!!

Fair point ???? My £ has already collapsed compared to 8 years ago, I reckon I am down about 20 k Baht a month at the moment and probably about to get worse due to the kerfuffle over BREXIT.

If (and that's a big IF) we get away with a relatively clean break from the EU it may recover slightly and if we avoid a recession it could claw back a few more % points. Not holding my breath though, Blue doesn't suit me ????  

2 hours ago, MartiniMan said:

Told you so!! Check my post history!

The writing is on the wall and after reading the economic stimulus plan today - after I caught my breath from laughing so hard and making sure I hadn't missed something I can tell you all to short it to zero!!!!

Within the next year Thailand will erase a decade of economic development and reset its country.

There is no stimulus plan. It's like scribbles from a remedial student. 

The country is wealthy in natural abundance but amazingly its been ruined in just a short decade. Tourism is the heart of the GDP and without it there really isnt any industry to be excited about.

Tourism is down - way down. It wont come back

We take the stairs up and elevator down. There is biased blindness by nationals throwing their money in the fire right now but foreign investors know its over

Future puts traded yesterday record volume 5 billion contracts and moved over 50% in a day. In laymen terms bets on the stock market going down are at a all time high

Its over. There is no recovery. Stimulus doesn't exist. EEC is a fable. There will be no train line until 2030 when this mess has finally basined out and the public demand a capitalist takes control.

So, in plain English for us that don't understand, is this good or bad for expats and our exchange rates ? TIA.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The man has been charged with illegal entry into Thailand and having no passport and is now in immigration detention. 

What the brand spanking new bio-metrics machines never twigged him ?? Unforgivable, send the useless junk back to whoever sold it to you........ It wasn't China was it ?

Just having a giggle guys, don't get serious about where it came from ????

19 hours ago, webfact said:

The premier commented further, that parliamentary affairs are another issue and that all parties should join hands and perform for the benefit of national and public interests.

Maybe they can all sit in a circle holding hands and singing Kumbaya while the country goes to wrack & ruin 

15, I joined the army, parents were against it but duly signed the release believing I would be back in a couple weeks, I finally decided that I had had enough of being ordered about at age of 27 or 28, but........... I had a wonderful career did some great stuff and visited some interesting places and tried to kill people before they killed me ???? 

When on leave I would go and stay at home, treat mum & dad to a meal out and pay generously for my keep, they are both dead now, dad at 59, mum at 77, miss em both and I have a photo on my desk with me and my siblings with me parents in front of me now - Happy days.

4 minutes ago, tabarin said:

It is a freaking nightmare, today I had to witness 3 new old and fat girls joining a bar, that doesn't have any good looking girls, none under 30 years old even.
Only reason I still visit is the good pool table and owner. It felt so miserable that I rang the bell to feel nice during my short stay, playing a game.

Sorry to hear that mate, the place is a nightmare, fortunately I am happily settled with a lady for the last 8 years and have no need of the services offered by the aforementioned places.

Just as an aside, does anyone know what a longtime from either Angelwitch or Secrets would be these days, back in 2005/6/7/8 it was about 1000 to 1500 Baht, purely for research of course ???? 

No names, no packdrill, but there are some people on here I would gladly throttle ????

Someone replied a few pages back ( I can't find it now) about what was on the other side, if anything, I can relate a totally true story, I swear on my children's lives is true.

I very good friend of mine was the landlord of our local pub back in the UK, a bit quirky, and if ever the right thread comes up I can post some of his classic answers to innocent requests from customers, anyway I digress.

It was Easter bank holiday back in the UK, Good Friday in fact, he and his wife were behind the bar serving during a very busy afternoon session, it was a lovely afternoon as it was a small village and everyone knew everyone else, so a nice relaxed Bank Holiday afternoon.

I was sitting in my usual seat in the bay window directly facing the entrance to get behind the bar, next minute my mate Keith the landlord went down like a sack of spuds, I shot from my seat to behind the bar, checked his pulse & breathing - nothing.

I got him on his back, and started CPR I also shouted for someone to call an ambulance and for someone else to go get a mate of mine who was at the time a St John's Ambulance instructor ( he was a highly paid professional training various work based and organisational groups in First Aid) 

I continued with the CPR for a while longer until my mate came and took over for a while, then the Paramedics arrived, 

Suffice to say that Keith survived the day was taken to hospital and once he was strong enough he had a pace maker fitted, he lasted maybe 2 years after that.

The point of the story is that when he came home from hospital I sat with him one afternoon in the bar and asked him if he remembered anything, he told me that he remembers nothing, no tunnels with a light at the end, none of this life flashing before his eyes or brain, diddly squat. so what's it all about eh ?

Just enjoy what you have guys n gals cos at the end of the day we are all dust. ???? 

I renewed my UK passport a year or so ago, I used an agent here in Pattaya as I was unable to travel to BKK at the time, when the new passport arrived it also came with a photocopied letter from the embassy and all I had to do was fill in the blanks ie: my name old PP No. new PP No. and a couple of other details. The only fly in the ointment was immigration decided that it would take 4 days to transfer the stamps not the 24 hours I was told. ????

35 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

We'd need to see a photo before judging your 'luck'.

Pushing 43, weighs 41 Kg, exercises with local friends almost everyday, runs mini marathons frequently and wears me out, as much as I would like to post a photo I will refrain as too many people locally know her ????

5 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

Unless you organise it yourself.

Damn, I deleted the word 'Natural' before I hit submit, nice one sir ???? 

I generally associate my death with a very deep sleep ???? I enjoy a few beers everyday so by the time bedtime comes around, usually about 23.30 hrs I am pleasantly tired, normally my head will hit the pillow and that's me away with the fairies until about 09.00 hrs the following morning, unless of course the Mrs has other ideas then I may not get to rest until about 01.00 hrs or later, yep lucky me, I know. ????

Anyway to get back to my first sentence, having consumed copious amounts of beer I fall into a very heavy sleep, totally black, no dreaming, no semblance of consciousness until my bladder wakes me up (which is a blessing) ???? so I compare death to a heavy sleep or the state you would be in if you were administered a general anaesthetic. 

My ideal would to be to hit the sack (preferably with a few beers inside me) and never wake up, that way no pain, no remorse, no suffering.

I have also told my Mrs (we're not married but may as well be) that if she finds me dead in bed to please stick a pair of shorts on me, I don't want the local press or RTP taking vile pics of my naked body ???? 

I really do have a problem understanding the Thai male psyche, the guy is married, he cheats on his wife but when he finds out that his 'Bit on the side' chats to other blokes on an app he deems it necessary to stab her 30 times and end her life ?? Can someone point out any logic to his actions, I feel I am missing something.  

13 minutes ago, Suradit69 said:

Just hope that your death isn't reported on Thai Visa where it will inevitably be a source of speculative nonsense and pages of childish humor posted by the cabal of self styled TV comedians.

Hopefully I have a few more miles under the bonnet (Hood) to go yet, parts are beginning to show signs of wear & tear, the knees are in a bad way and my lower back kills me after a few minutes of standing, so I'm not as agile or active as I used to be or would like to be now, but a healthy attitude to life helps, as long as my demise is not a long drawn out painful and messy affair I will be happy, unfortunately none of us are privy in advance to our passing. ???? 

1 hour ago, Orton Rd said:

Brilliant post lamyai3 thanks for taking the time to write it.

I second that comment, a very well put together reply, Thank you.

Yeah, a bizarre topic I know, but taking the average age on here to be mid to late 60's or even older, I just wondered if anyone has pondered their final day in the Land of Smiles ?

3 minutes ago, Martinwatersave said:

No it’s not. Moaners will moan no matter where they are and never get up off their lazy <deleted> to try and improve anything. Lots of them are only there for the drink and the cheap sex and them have the cheek to moan about things not been as they like it .

You mate are absolutely clueless, and I'm being polite, best you go back to where ever you bought your package holiday.