Ponlamai

Ahh, I fondly remember the sleeper train journeys all around Thailand, Malaysia and VN!

Stuck here in Oz, it costs me more than a return flight from OOL to KLIA or beyond for a slow train to almost any distant destination. Crappy sleepers here with strict rules and zero privacy are all you'll get if you're lucky. Another good read, thanks R. My weekly dose of Thailand always warmly welcomed. Cheers.

17 minutes ago, George Aylesham said:

Always look forward to this Sunday read, Rooster. Thank you - please keep up these these few pargraphs of sanity in this increasingly crazy world.

Ditto...Stuck here in Oz, missing my Durian fix and the odd happy ending together with 3 months in a nice serviced apartment near the beach on Samui and a nice hire scooter. Just priced a holiday on the Ozy tropical coast to find that it'll cost me just as much (which would have included return airfares) for just one lousy week!!

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Knock the aluminium off them and use as roofing sheets.

Garden shed, dog house, etc.

No need to do that. Just put a layer of foam like they use in concrete edging etc and silicone it in between each panel and use bugle head screws with large washers to secure the panels to the framing and bingo, you have very resilient roofing with filtered light coming through as a bonus.

I built an awning over the sunny side of my house and replaced the rusty iron that covered my front veranda with old PVs.

My guess is... it's an approaching train! Here in Oz, they've just determined that the most likely cause of the virus spread on the 7th floor of a quarantine hotel in Brisbane came via the air venting system, indicating the airborne spread theory is strong.

The other big news that's little known is that the last 7 years have each been the hottest in recorded history and the sea-level is now rapidly increasing, with 4 mm last year being recorded by NASA.

That's before we take into account the political instability, climate change and environmental catastrophe resulting from out Global Corporate Military Industrial Consumer culture that continues unabated.

Enjoy the moment if possible but be prepared for much worse if you are able.

On 11/13/2020 at 11:42 AM, Kwaibill said:

Curious. One person says it does nothing, another says it knocks him out. Different sources?

I take Tramadol once in awhile. Not often as I understand it can lose its effectiveness.

I have joint and neuropathy pain that make sleep difficult.

Any more experiences?

After more than 20 years of chronic pain from osteo arthritis, the ONLY thing that works for my pain relief, is CBD oil. Tried every other thin under the sun and happy to be pain free for the first time in decades.

I use a popcorn maker I got from an OP shop for $5. It works wonderfully well. I like a darker roast so I wait about 2 minutes till it starts to show a few glossy beans and I quickly cool them off in a large stainless steel bowl before grinding and putting through my espresso machine. The freshest coffee in the world. I also grow my own coffee here in Oz but the process from tree to roaster is complex, so I won't bore you with the details.

Best wishes

Thanks again and also for spelling Suwannaphum just as is should always be!!

16 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

An interesting read as always; cheers, mate.

 

"... On an average week I translate about 60 stories. In recent weeks 50 plus either started with Covid-19 or contained coronavirus... But still the Covid-19 stories came, still us noble translators struggled to stay awake as yet another angle of the same narrative was explored..."

 

I could not agree more. I do not blame TVF or other news organizations, but the tedium and repetitiveness of the content has gotten to me. That said, today had a story of a projected NASA rocket launch! Whoo-Hoo! One of my favourite subjects; as the saying goes, thank you three times.

 

I don't pay as much attention to the news as I used to as I am unable to 'sink my teeth' into news stories about the virus anymore. The simple fact is that, despite all the informed/educated speculation, there is no way to know with any accuracy when countries will end the social/medical measures, or to what degree they will be eased/dropped, what the interaction(s) will look like on a global scale (this virus is NOT a local phenomenon) and how things will look if/when it finally occurs. In light of that, I am unable to speculate/project/make educated guesses/etc about what will come next, so I don't really try. I just hope that those in authority, in Thailand and beyond, make the best possible decisions and that we all get out from this sooner rather than later and in one piece.

 

To sum up; it blows.

 

In lieu of speculating about the future, I often share stories with a few old mates at the beach while swimming (on Koh Samui, the beaches are open); we all have stories which begin "One night in Bangkok...". I suspect that the entire roster of TVF members have at least several similar stories, and a few members have hundreds. Yes, "One night in Bangkok..." stories, especially from back in the day, might contain references to copious amounts of whiskey and beer, three-eyed sloths, run-in(s) with police, haggling with street vendors, tales of groping with a surprise or two, dancing bears or elephants, meetings with... er... ex-CIA/ex-Special Forces guys at the bar, nudity in all the wrong places, Connect Four, seedy hotels/apartments, further haggling with whoever, truck loads of alcohol, tales of wild taxi/tuk-tuk rides, roof top/riverside sunrises, wild and groovy sex, even more haggling about something, etc; given what we all know of Bangkok, the list of possible elements in a story is frankly endless. However, ALL the stories will, at some point, include two things; the song "One night in Bangkok..." and hot dancing girls.

 

So, in order to prompt the memories and allow you to share a story or two with your mates, I give you an up-dated remix version of "One night in Bangkok..." with some hot dancing girls. 

 

It is medicine for mental health and comfort against cabin-fever.

 

Enjoy!

 

Thanks sooooo much! Reminds me why I just can't seem to get excited about Caucasian women any more!