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Great topic this. Age comes along no matter what we do.

Try the figure-of-eight bluesofa.

Just close your eyes and roll the eyes around in a figure of eight movement. Can be done with the eyes open, but better closed. Repeat three times. Don't over-do it as it can lead to bad headaches. But, once a day is good.

I don't play golf. BUT, I would expect to pay to watch top notch action. And the exercise in nice surroundings of course.

Just a thought, if it was free to walk around the course, and a stray golf ball was to hit you on the head, and kill you, would any compensation be paid out to dependents?

Why is the Lady's World Cup not on Thai TV? 

Mrs Owl is not as informed about this as she should be. She didn't even know the name of the Thai goal-scorer.

Does this 'lack of info' apply to other aspects of life for Thais?

5 minutes ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

A plate of baby squid, pictured in the OP, would be a lot more than 30/40 baht anywhere...

I would say 150 baht minimum and will always be more in a tourist spot that is the focus of the story.

A squid meal is free in Japan if you buy a koi carp to take home.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Crab, fish, shrimps, squids, mantis shrimps and shellfish are cooked in different styles and each meal costs Bt250 net.

What!! 250 baht a person! My local eatery cost 30/40 baht a pop. Extra if you have a coke. 250 baht would see change for 5 people.

Just so expensive. Lovely art work.

20 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Very true. Sad that so few seem to come to fruition.

 

I see the 'high speed' railway is still on track to be completed within two years.

<end of sarcasm mode>

Speaking of ;high speed' trains.

Just after the Military got in, a representative from the NEW government had our village captivated with talk of the new high speed train that would see Nong Khai to BKK in just a couple of hours. I sat and listened - although not understanding a word - along with a hundred others, 

During the short Q & A bit, I said quietly to Mrs Owl 'ask if they going to "keep the same single track and are they going to have trains going in both directions at the same time?"' She asked. And after the answer, she told me "YES!"

Finished the talk with playing the Thai anthem. Very professional presentation it was.

2 hours ago, 3 minus 2 said:

Gut feelin,,,atm  grealish wont leave villa while they're in the prem.. i believe he's a villa fan/man.. but if they go down again, that'll b diferent.

I'd like to see Grealish at Spurs too. But Villa are a genuine BIG club. If they can get their act together this coming season they will be be buyers, not sellers.

4 minutes ago, geoffbezoz said:

Of course the cost of a single weir is variable based on many factors such as waterway width, flow, geography, sub strata etc etc etc.  However let's just assume a very low cost estimate of 150,000 baht per location. Others may say it is a much lower average whilst conversely some will say higher.

 

So the statement in the "masterplan" was " construct 541,894 weirs " and presumably as no timescale was placed on their construction that would be phased over the 20 year period.  So total cost would be  8,128,4100,000. We know that such projects always have been subject to wanton corruption and will no doubt be increasingly so under the current regime, of that total 30% will be skimmed off as a minimum so that equates to  23,447,336 baht per week being skimmed continuously over a 20 year period. 

 

Payback for those supporting  the new Junta perhaps ?  Can't wait for the next 20 year project to be announced.

Agreed.

The figure that gets me thinking is "541894"; precisely. I'll be looking out for that lottery number next time.

The whole thing is just marks on bits of paper.

541894 weirs!!?? That's more than 74 a day, every day, for 20 years.

11 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Regarding the Bridge at Nong Khai, IIRC Thai immigration will not allow you (back) into Thailand without an exit stamp from Laos.

I reckon you are right there bluesofa.

A few years ago I did the Veitienne visa and handed in two passports at the Embassy. They put the visa on the old passport but the stamp out of Thailand and the stamp into Laos was in the new. Because the old passport didn't have enough time.

On the way back; out of Laos no problem but at the Thai side they refused me entry. I had to go back to Laos and get another out stamp on the other passport. The Laos officials thought it funny.

Went back across the river and got stamped in no prob'.

These things happen.

15 minutes ago, johng said:

I have used it  like that ( creosote )  before  on some teak "duck boards"  in the garden  last oil change,

but this time I forgot  about doing that  and  put the old oil back into the new  container  and  gave it to the local "scavenger" lady    you can also just leave it by the rubbish bins and someone will take it for recycling...it does have  monetary value.

Wasn't there a programme on TV years ago where ladies in China were recycling oils and fats? They were getting their stuff from the drains.

Would find its way back into the frying pan. Waste not, want not.

I'll try to find in on YT and post the link. Fascinating.

Oh, I do wish I wanted one.

Have to make do with the old jalopy for another 10 years.

Why can't I be greedy like the others?

21 minutes ago, oldgit said:

Let's nab him before some other Premier League club does. Him or Eddie Howe would be my preferences.

What about David Moyes? A much better manager than some. Got a rough deal at Utd, then clutched at straws. Lamps did well last year; but not THAT well. Couldn't get past Villa.

Eddie Howe should stay where he is for a couple more years.

Chelsea need a big name like Moysie.

5 minutes ago, 30la said:

Calling things by their name, this is a drain pipe that allows environmental criminals to dump their shit in the sea!

Could be right there 30la. I think that they look more like drain pipes than waterlogged floating buoys.

If they are pipes, are they operational?

However, Rimmer reckons they are parts of the marina project. Who am I to argue? I was last there in 2009. Different world down there.

I've only shaved once this year due to having a beard. So when I decided to take the plunge a couple of days ago, I didn't have a shaver. Not to worry; I used a ceramic knife instead. Not a perfect shave but it was OK. Used plenty of shampoo for lubricant.

51 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

You like body hair and beards? Hirsute yourself. They just tend to add another 10-20  years to your appearance in many cases.

The girl is a dead ringer for my first Dagenham girl-friend's mother. The guy is the image of me until yesterday when I shaved it all off.

Who cares what you pool like? It's how much love you have in your heart that's most important.

15 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

And rightly so, fast deposing of the remains, assists the grieving process

 

With regard to my Auusie pal. They never did find his considerable stash of gold.

37 minutes ago, hansnl said:

Seriously, mostly the farang takes a dive.

The girlfriend mostly is shopping, visiting somewhere, but near the diving spot.

Absolutely correct.

In some parts, farang are often the victim of tripping, slipping, overbalancing etc. And the gf, or wife, arrives on the scene quite fast, with some tale to tell.

Up here in Isaan, the farangs suffer in other ways. Unexplained

motor-bike crashes, peelaw activity, drowning and that favourite; poisoning.

A pal of mine died at two in the afternoon and was cremated in the village at eleven the next morning. An Aussie embassy member and his son were on their way. It was all done and dusted before they arrived.

On 6/26/2018 at 11:42 AM, ratcatcher said:

Do you like clean-shaven women?.  Very few Thai men can grow a full beard as Northerners do. IMHO, clean shaven and a decent cologne.

I like a natural woman. I want to see hair where it is supposed to be; eyebrows, underarm, back, pubes etc.

Shaved my beard off last night. Now I regret it. I look into the mirror and remember why I grew one.

COLOGNE!!!! I don't want to be Nancyfied. Nivea! It starts with you. Dear, me.