Andrew Dwyer

If going by the recent El Chapo series, the gang will be totally obscure if they shave their moustaches off - assuming they are old enough to grow them

El Chapo is mexican.

Brazilians are a very diverse people, obviously many Portuguese descendants but also many of African descent ( slaves brought over by the portuguese).
There is also the largest number of Japanese people outside of Japan !

In the south there are many blonde haired blue eyed people of European descent.

All in all, the locals would take you for Brazilian until you opened your mouth !!

When I moved into my house there was an option for wallpaper, I chose not to have it as I don’t really like wallpaper, much prefer the “ painted look “ as it seems cooler ( plus i saved 40,000 baht ).
Seems like you are testing painting over the wallpaper on one room ?, maybe you could test removing the wallpaper in another room to see the state of the wall underneath, then make a decision whether to paint the walls or re-paper ?

I do remember ( and not fondly) wallpapering back in the uk and absolutely detested it, in fact since about 1993 I have not done any ( except for one bedroom wall over the bed, and I got someone in to do that ! )

I remember that walls in the uk usually had multiple layers of wallpaper hiding defects in the walls surface, obviously depending on the age of the house of course, and pulling off that top sheet was like a lottery to find what lay underneath !!

You may be pleasantly surprised that your wallpaper comes off easily without leaving too much residue and is suitable for painting with a small amount of priming ?

 
Twice for me too
 
At Hemel Hempstead Pavillion and the Crystal Palace Bowl .......all those years ago.
 
I'm sure I must have enjoyed it then.
 
I doubt that I would now.
 
 
 

Saw him in the uk ( Birmingham maybe ? ) in the late eighties, excellent !!

Saw him again 7 or 8 years ago in Rio, again he was excellent but it wasn’t so exciting for me as the first time. James Blunt opened for him and I have to say I liked him better, more interaction with the audience and funny as well .

Say what you like about Elton, I have seen him twice and he gave an excellent show on both occasions in excess of 2 hours.
His early stuff ( from Empty Sky to Captain Fantastic ) were, IMHO, classics !!

Found the Marlin real easy, thanks Fred ( and Google maps ).

380 baht is excellent value IMO ( 480 baht for a double bed as opposed to 2 singles) , don’t think I’ve paid less than 500 before !!

Plus, free breakfast and free wi-fi.

Took a wander round the Historical Park, it’s okay but not really a patch on Ayutthaya or Sukothai but still nice to wander around.

 

 

Decided to skip the restaurant and ordered room service, Khao Pad Kung 60 baht, pretty good.

 

I think there is reason for concern, because of the very well publicized outbreak in the region bordering Sao Paulo. I could imagine this leading the authorities to enforce strict observation of the official regulations for those traveling from there. Under the circumstances, I would be nervous relying on past experience. I suggest checking with the airline on what they know of recent enforcement.

Good advice from Tim ( as always ).

 

OP: ask your friend to contact the airline for advice, and you could make contact with Swampy if you wanted.

I’m traveling from Bang Pa-In to Chiang Mai tomorrow and stopping off in Lat Yao ( gf’s hometown) for a short while and then continuing on to stop the night in KM. So will take advantage of the advice given and make a stop at the Marlin Resort.

I come off the highway 32 and go to Lat Yao via Uthai Thani/Thap Than rather than going through Nakhon Sawan, it’s roughly the same distance and takes the same time ( give or take 2 minutes/2 km’s) . But it’s a nicer route via UT and less stressful than NS city.

I traveled from Brazil to Thailand a few times ( lived in Brazil for 20 years ) and don’t believe it will be an issue.

In my case i was refused entry on a flight from São Paulo to Johannesburg because my yellow fever certificate had expired ( 11 years ).

The only other place I traveled to where they requested to see my YF certificate was Angola.

 

I certainly was never asked to show my YF certificate when checking in from São Paulo to Bangkok ( via Dubai ). The last time i made this trip was 2 years ago.

 

I do know that if you have the YF injection you have to wait 10 days before traveling.

 

There is a TVF member called Isac Szwarc Brasil who is Brazilian, he could give you some more up to date information if you pm him.

 

I stopped in the first of January and have had a relapse and been smoking again about a week now. Yes, I went out drinking with a friend, so that will be a no no for a while now. 
 
Your post has given me the strength to stop again on Monday. I did need the gum, but any quit is better than none, eh?

If you’re thinking about stopping ( again ) now is the time ! don’t wait till Monday !!

It’s all psychological, just set your mind to it !!

I know, it can be very hard to stop but you need to start off with a positive attitude and not create excuses.

You can do it !!

Like many on here I started early while still at school, maybe 13 or 14 . Smoked maybe 20 a day for many years, stopped for 10 years and started again ( I know, I know, what a fool !! ). Smoked for another couple of years and then finally decided to quit for good !!
15 years since I stopped, no patches, no gum , only will power .
Stopped drinking 2 years ago and bicycle between 15 and 20 km a day, never felt better !!

The food tastes a lot better when you stop but if you’re not careful you will pile the weight on !!

Well done SB !! Keep it up !!

Naughty but noice !!

 
 
 
 
Several years ago a fellow I met in the PI suggested the only possible solution to screen enhancement is something like a fold out screen.    ( accordion if you choose)  I suspect that is in the works or at least being investigated.
 
My last phone buy was an SE (128GB) as I don't wan't an oversized thing in my rear pocket.
 
I look forward to new developments.  
 
 

Samsung are working on a foldable phone ( with a foldable screen ).

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tech/samsungs-folding-phone-real-experts-11861067

The truth behind US news stories !!

I got quoted 420 psm ( including materials except tiles )! by the supervisor of the team who had built the houses in the Moobahn where I live when I asked him as he was doing some other work for me.
I made a quick mental calculation of the cost of the 100 + sm I need tiling, gave him my polite smile and it was never mentioned again !!

I'm so sorry eijoshincool, we're distracting from your pain.

 

Hopefully you realise we understand your pain, and are just venting our similar emotions.

Sorry to jump on the bandwagon here folks but i understand your pain too HeijoshinCool .

 

I lost one of mine 4 years ago ( 1 of 4 I had at the time ) Grandoo had an accelerated heart beat which caused him fatigue and complications later in life. When his time came we knew it was happening and so did he.

It was a long night as I sat on the floor holding him as he passed on , thankfully he didn’t suffer too much, only struggled to breathe at the very end.

 

But, I like to remember the great times and picture him at his best running round the garden with his sisters.

 

HeijoshinCool, try to remember the good times it does ease the pain a little, did for me anyway.

Surely all farang men who come here come for the scenery, beaches, food.
 
No they come here for Meow.
 

Well I came here for the scenery !!

You see some beautiful scenery walking round the mall, even Lotus or Big C [emoji51]

I tapped into an existing pipe for an outside tap, cutting through about 3” of concrete then sand and earth.
At first I thought I could make the hole long enough to lift the pipe and fit a straight connector but Noooooo !!.
Go with your idea, 4 x 90 degree elbows and short pieces, the only way IMO .

I have a daily rubbish collection in CM so some of the system is working.
In Melbourne, Australia we get a weekly rubbish collection.

Tuesday and Saturday is trash collection day in my Moobahn but i do have a small concrete “ bunker “ to keep it contained.
In the UK the Wheelie bins are emptied every two weeks now !!

But I think the real problem is education !!

Whether your rubbish/trash is collected daily or every 14 days is not the issue !!

Teaching people that they cannot just dump it anywhere or leave open bags of food waste open to the atmosphere is the key .

I lived in an apartment for over a year in a complex of roughly 420 apartments with an outhouse for people to dispose of their waste ( in several large plastic bins ).
This outhouse was emptied and hosed down probably 3 times a week but even so the stench was unbearable.
The tenants were too lazy to properly bag their waste and it looked like some people would just scrape their plates straight into the bins and onto the floor !!

So, IMO, the problem is education and needs to be tackled right from kindergarten age !!

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