les Dennis

I wouldn't imagine there was all this fuss when Van Damm, Norris, Chan, Lee, etc made the switch to acting !

5 hours ago, starky said:

So this silly git who as far as I know has never had an amateur fight, at 44 years old after training with Buakaw for a couple of months is suddenly transformed into a "professional" Muay Thai fighter? Give me a f..... break. If they can find a Thai at that age who is still fighting he would have a ring career of upwards of 200 fights. Bloke that trains me is only 28 and has had a career 270 fights. So it's either he gets his arse deservedly handed to him or he fights some patsy for the sake of his 3 episode doco on his journey to becoming a " professional " fighter. Gee I wonder which one and how many fights he will have in his career after the show has finished airing.... Fycks sake.

 

Its the ambiguity of the word professional that is the issue here. Your absolutely correct in what your saying Starky but people will pay (and he will get paid too) to see him fight, which makes him, by definition professional. Hes just in a better position to get a big crowd because of his Hollywood status. You dont have to be any good to be professional, I mean look at England football team for example. 

5 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

"Let me tell you something," Bill Cosby, one of America's most admired men, told the group. "Your dirty laundry gets out of school at 2:30 every day, it's cursing and calling each other [the N-word] as they're walking up and down the street. They think they're hip. They can't read. They can't write. They're laughing and giggling, and they're going nowhere."

Well theres a great example from Roofy Bill that highlights the pot calling the kettle black. 

2 hours ago, Deserted said:

There must be some truth in the fact that it costs more (perhaps much more) to run a bar in BKK than Pattaya but it seems a bit strange that bars move out of the city, presumably to avoid such high rents, but continue to increase prices. I'm not a Guiness drinker, I can't stand the stuff actually, but I've often thought that lovers of that beverage suffer more than most. People who prefer lager aren't too fussy about which one they drink and can always find a cheaper option. 

 

If many of the ex-pat bars are owned by the same company, is it presumptuous to suggest price-fixing is in play here? It's often said about the Indian restaurants on Sukhumvit, personally money isn't an object as long as I have a good night out but it is a shame when the pub is half-dead and you feel you are paying for the lack of interest in the current manager to bring more punters in. You do feel that is the case with some bars, I'm astounded The Queen Vic has managed to limp on, The Pintsman, in spite of the developments of late, seems to have less and less people every time I go there.  It doesn't help when many of the premium beers on tap aren't available for weeks on end and no one makes an effort to explain why.

 

The pub that seems to have the best atmosphere is The Clubhouse on Soi 23. Quite a lively and well run place that.  

Although I'm not familiar with the Pintsman, I would tend to agree with your opinion of the Queen Vic (and the other posters that have mentioned it) and definitely your appraisal of The Clubhouse. Its not often Trip Advisor is wrong and it has the best ranking out of all its competitors. With regards to The Londoner, it certainly looks a nice pub and if the food is similar to the old one that should be pretty decent too. I would imagine it would appeal to the wealthier Thais, which from the owners point of view wouldn't be a bad thing. 

What! no Fiji ! Nicest people and country I've ever visited.

Would it not be fair to assume that anyone intent in commiting a very serious crime be it an act of terrorism or similar, would have the sense to make sure that the attention is not drawn to them on an easily avoidable minor offence like an overstay !

3025 baht at the British Embassy. Immigration considerably cheaper.

You would need to be on some mind altering substance to pay Bangkok Airways prices anyway, especially if your flying to/from Samui.

Has the fund started at Phuket already with the cash fast tracking customs system. Also, why are there no ATMs airside at Don Muang ?

He didnt really have too many other career options .

Why didnt they just send stickers to each other on Line like the rest of the country.

Phuket immigration. Start there.

He should probably add the immigration "fast track" in arrivals at Phuket airport to his list too.

I'd love to know what it s like on Kho Tao right now if anyone is there and care to comment.

Are young backpackers still partying? Are drugs still available? Are they all dancing around to their doof doof music?

What's the vibe at the AC Bar like? Are people still getting drunk and partying with the local boys?

I would hope that in light of what happened and other mysterious cases they would finally put an end to all this full moon, drug taking, "the beach" senselessness. It is like Vang Vieng in Laos when it started to get out of hand and kids were dying they clamped down and now it is a normal place to visit.

Can Thailand step up to the plate? Or is there too much money in the drugs and alcohol sales now for it to end? Are the funds making their way too far up the chain for it to ever end?

Do they really care to make a change? Who's kids are going to die next? I can guarantee by the end of the high season there will be at least one kid going home in a box with dubious circumstances surrounding the reason why. Quite a few more will be going home in a box from their own foolishness as usual.

I too wondered why anyone would still go to the AC bar. That has to be one of the unsafest bars on the planet. Im not referring to another henious crime like the ones on young David and Hannah, I would be petrified of repreccussions from disgruntled Burmese.

So when do they arrive then ?

I think its fair to say the officer in charge of tourist quality control at Utapao will be off sick a fair bit with a repetitive strain injury after having to motion everyone back on the plane.

I hope they only give the calenders to the "good tourists" that meet The Generals approval. Maybe they could air drop some from a plane over Jersey and Norfolk.

So now the crimes solved (sic) we can now work on the racism problem. Why can Burmese workers live here and offer nothing back to the Kingdom of Thailand other than lining a few coppers pockets and expats and long term tourists have to mess about with visa runs.

Its about time we heard from Mc Anna again.

If they cant find the mafia on the island there is little hope of finding the murderers.

The guy with the analogy from the Jaws movie was bang on the money. They cant have anything like this in the media just before high seasons. It truly sickens me.

I'm not sure if this is the place to post this, but it is all about the Koh Tao murders of these 2 inocent kids and also goes further to enlighten you what the outside world is saying and thinking. The following link will take you to TIME and is titled:

What the Murder of Two British Tourists Tells Us About Thailand’s Dark Side

http://time.com/3420299/thailand-koh-tao-murder-hannah-witheridge-david-miller/

If I've placed this link in the wrong place, my bad...sorry; I'm just trying to update everyone on what the outside is saying...besides the UK.

Cheers!

Great link, thanks. Finally some decent journalism.

Minister for tourism and sports to visit Ko Tao. http://www.pattayamail.com/business/minister-for-tourism-and-sports-to-visit-koh-tao-41420

Gotta love ptopaganda (sic)