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So many of the posts paint a negative picture of the ruskies. I have found them to be truthful. In fact I had a Russian g/f once who always told the truth. Sometimes the blunt truth is hard to deal with. Anyway; she said I was the best lover she had ever had. And that put me top of over 900. Although that was an estimate; she said. I stood proud.

You are not wrong there PW. Belongs to Sang. He has business in Phuket. As for the vehicle'. I've got better things to waste my dosh on. Have to upkeep the Squanderosa."

.Some of those Chinese ladies are lovely

Vid from about 8 months ago. vid mekongs.mp4 At 14 seconds;;; "Is there a better place to be."

Two great pics there Garry. I went to a village where the monks were sending up the rockets. It was just off the Sawang Dan Din - Ban dung road. A long time ago. Mildred was just a baby. We need downpours; and soon.

Think there is to much pussy-footing around with these people. They are out to get whatever they can from the unsuspecting. If you are trying hard not to get ripped off by remaining cool, and explaining that they have it wrong, but it's falling on deaf ears, try a different approach. First, learn to pronounce the area's chief peeler's name very correctly. Then mutter it a few times; as though he is your best buddy. Or, as some do, stand your ground and throw a few obscenities at the peeler trying to extract your dosh. That often brings home the bacon.

Never been to Dubai; so can't comment. Been in Isaan for 15 years. Never a dull moment. Weather nice and warm. Cheap food. Welcoming people. Accommodating ladies. Lovely parks. Airport. Not too much rain; so not good for the farmers. But not everyone aspires to be a farmer.

Why? I live in Isaan; and I love it. Don't think there is a better place to live in the world.

Some encouraging signs against City last evening. Apart from the goal and the possession, the stats read well. Is Frank the man to steer The Blues back to the top? Are there others on the horizon? Unfortunately Big Sam is not available.

Last couple of days have been very warm for sure. Not much I can do. I've tried dancing and praying; also a bit of moaning. No luck so far. Bangkok it gonna get a storm or two this week. But that don't help us up here in the North East. Any suggestions on the rain front DJ?

Any two from Foxes, Peacocks and Toffees to go down with Saints. Don't think Foxes can escape. Exciting next Sunday.

Could be the 'twisting' that the monkeys have to do to get the nuts off. Seen them do it when I was in Africa many moons ago.

You are not wrong there CL. Don't know how they get the nuts down from a 20 metre tall tree. In The Gambia they train monkeys to get up there and twist the fruit off.

Owl Log - 21-05-2023 Sunday afternoon Yesterday it got quite dark late morning. A breeze arrived, and the distant sound of thunder could be heard. Definitely in for a drop of the wet stuff I thought. But by 15-00 it was back to normal. Warm last night again. Found a big hole in the roof of the rice store. It's not the first time the see-thru roof panels have given problems. TBH, I'm no longer up to the task of getting up on roofs to sort things. Our fixing man 'Soo' is away in Bangkok, with his wife, looking after their grand-son. He is due to return shortly. Fortunately the problem is at the far end to where the rice is stored. Might be a good idea to change the whole section. The panels have been up there for 15 years. Time to replace them? I'll ask Soo for an opinion when he returns. The build at the corner house - just 40 metres from us - is nearly finished. Roof sections on. A little party to celebrate the construction end. Back in the day we called it 'topping out'. Found a new helper for trash collection. Has the makings of a first-class Bin Man. Here comes mum on her bike. Back at the farm. Mrs Owl was concerned about the stored rice. She reckons someone is having them away. And despite all the precautions, rats are still creating havoc. vid rats in rice.mp4 Wouldn't get away with this in England. I want to buy the one at the bottom; the green one. Another new house being built near our farm. Mildred gets the cats over by offering some grub. They don't come too close 'cause of the dogs. The best way to get the wayward pussies interested. is with something they want. In this case it's food. Escorted Mildred to the bus stop 4 days last week. The mobile food shop come around at the same time. Hi farang! Want some chilies? No dog meat today. Sorry! But have some fresh ant eggs. Coconuts!? Those round sods up the tree. Mrs Owl said to get the 4 big ones down. Couldn't saw through the holding stems from the ground. So had to get higher. Mrs Owl though I might fall into the pond. Managed to get them OK. Went to take a pic this morning, to find that 3 had been given away. Big sort out in the week. Loaded the pick-up with unwanted stuff and had a burn. 27 Pringle Tubes went up in flames. Was saving them for something, but couldn't find a use for them. Mildred didn't want them. ++++++++++++ World news. Mac City are EPL Champs. Owls to play Barnsley for a place in the Championship. Luton or Coventry for next season's top flight. NATO munitions - and some suggest Depleted Uranium - went up in smoke in a massive explosion in Poland G7 in Japan and Bilderberg in Portugal get underway. Move Forward Party and Pheu Thai form alliance. Thailand announced initiative to provide free condoms for individuals holding universal healthcare cards. ++++++++++++ Where is the rain? Historically we should have 8-10 rainy days this month. And the rain should be heavy. And just as type; a rumble in the distance. Leccy went off at 13-00. Water too. Left for the farm at about 15-30. One good thing about the juice going off. is that it's cooler outside, And if the internet goes off with it; then people out and about. vid twins walk.mp4 Did a little vid of the new structure. vid look at house.mp4 Young tear-a-way. Must be all of nine years old. Mildred left her mobile on the seat at home, and she was worried that Robert might fancy a chew. So we came back from the farm early. About fiveish. Fortunately mobile OK and juice back on. Just as I was coming into the village; a beast. Still quite warm at night. Have a couple of fans on in the bedroom every ight. Leccy bill still under 2k baht. MinL's under 400. Not too unhappy about those charges. Wanted to hear to all the Euro songs last week. Just to see if there was a hidden gem among them. Not even listened to the winners'. or the English one. If I have time to spare I'll try to get one or two this week. Can't make out why the pound // baht rate is not getting better after the Thai election result came in. Hovering around 42-5 baht to the pound. Fortunately Mrs Owl now likes the new sink tap. So that's a win there. Sang was talking about concreting the covered area. I said to leave it. Very late posting the log today. Leccy and internet problem. Only one thing left to say; bye y'all.

And it's Barnsley. Agg 2-1. Bolton manager Ian Evatt said the most apt words; "The biggest disappointment for me was the outcome." Final at Wembley on Monday 29th; kick off at 15-00 UK time.

What a game. Good job away goals didn't factor in. Reminds me of Derby being overturned in the Euro a few years back. And Toon were 0-4 down and came back to draw 4-4 against The Arsenal.. Well done Owls. Barnsley or Bolton' who'd yer fancy? I don't like the play-off like this. The Owls finished their campaign well ahead (19 points) of Posh. This format is simply a money spinner for get some Wembley expenditure back.

Indeed! Just a word of caution to anyone thinking of buying gold. Please do not be tempted by the 'half-price' offerings from West Africa. It might seem a good deal but best to be careful. Also the 'buy one; get one free' offers coming from India. I bought a ring for the Mrs and it was good, but the other (free) one was 'iffy'. Best to steer clear.

Owl Mini Log - 18-05-2023 - Thursday morning. The good news is that Man City are through to the Champions League final after whacking Real Madrid 4-0 (agg 5-1). Sorry to upset any Real fans reading the thread. Very sorry. Very <deleted> sorry. Honest!! The not-so-good news is on two fronts. Firstly; Ivan Toney - Brentwood and England - has been suspended from playing any form of football for 8 months. He was found to have wagered - at least 200 times - on football outcomes. Details of the actual betting have not yet been released. And. Indonesia 5 - Thailand 2 AET. The AFC final match was played in Cambodia on Tuesday evening and featured two big brawls. 4 players were given their marching orders. Thailand won the fighting 3-1 and finished with just 8 players on the pitch. One of the Indonesian scorers showed off his fashion bra during a goal celebration. Big one tonight in Sheffield. Post take a 4 goal advantage to Hillsborough. Eventual winners will meet either Barnsley or Bolton in the Wembley final.

Too true! I can recall that whacking by Boro on the last day of the season a while back. What was it now; 8-1. Reassessed after that season. Now look at the club. Treble this season. Probably the best team in the world at the mo'.

What's the matter with some of these players? Seems to me they are scared to break into a sweat. United players the same until Mr Ronaldo left. Then all of a sudden Fred learnt how to pass the ball straight. Is there something similar at The Bridge? I'm baffled by Pulisic. No doubting his talent. Cost a fortune. But how/why has he suddenly become a very average player?

Thanks for the encouraging words DJ. Mildred back to school yesterday.

Owl Log - 14-05-2023 - Sunday afternoon Nice to see a bit of rain. The emphasis on a 'bit'. Some areas had a downpour, but not us unfortunately. Perhaps next time! The authorities have still not fixed the hole in the 2022 road. The stone has arrived, but not yet the workers. I'm not having a lot of luck with the trash-grabbers. The last one fell apart and the present one is next to useless. Patched it up with some bamboo and cable-ties. However, the soi is just super-duper clen. No rubbish in our section; which is 117.75 metres long. And i do just around the corner at the MinL's house. Looking south. Looking north. Those beautiful orange flowers are blooming. We fixed up the roof. Guy came to lend a hand. Couldn't have done it without him, as the main roof sections had slipped off the cross-bearer./member. So it was a case of levering them up and knocking them back in place. All good now. Just in time for the drizzle. Did get a yak-yak from the Mrs. "Why you use different roof colour." "But teerak, I could only get 6 brown, so I bought some blue, to make sure we had enough." "People will think you ting-tong. Farang stupid." And while we were up the ladder, Mildred was relaxing in the tree. Not too much water left in number 6 pond. Mildred thought she saw a snake-head and went down with her net. The Mrs bought a case of Lychees in syrup in Big C. Half price! A bargain she said. I found out why they were cheap. They had put the top at the bottom. Someone broke the chicken at the gate. Fair play to Mildred. She owned up. Knocked it over with the bike. No pocket money for her this week. The house on the edge of the village is nearing completion. A bit of landscaping and it will all look grand. Just along from us at junction 11a, there is another build going on. I'll pop along today and see progress. Me and Mildred sorted out the tree that was broken and lay half across the road. Tried the chain-saw. That didn't have enough power. So out come the new saw that I treated myself to in the week. I'll have to cut it high up Milly. Got the pick-up in place. Soon down and sorted. The Lilly in Mildred's little pond has blossomed. She has a few little fish in there. Been trying to get some of those pink cat-fish. Took down the experimental water-lifter contraption. Will look at the project another time. The weather has changed with those clouds coming over from Vietnam. 10 degrees C less today than earlier last week. The euca plantation just along from us has been chopped. I should have been more aware, but I went along to see when I heard, and saw it was gone. Cut 18 months ago. New growths in abundance. Opps! Some rain last week. I went out doing my rubbish thing and it rained. Not enough to stop a game of cricket or make a carp fisherman put his brolly up. Mildred is back at school from tomorrow. Bought her two new white shirts and two blue skirts in Bandung. Mrs Owl took us to the 'special' shop. 1440 baht!!! I couldn't Adam and Eve it when I got the bill. There was a mistake surely!? No mistake though. Had to cough up. Same shirts in Big C for 149 baht. "Different cotton." The Mrs explained. I was moaning about it on the way home. "You bought saw; for yourself." Said Mrs Owl. She was right. Shouldn't be a selfish farang. Got a new fan for the kitchen. Wanted a classy one that could stand on the cupboard. 600 baht (delivery and driver's tip included). Not for you Poo; for the kitchen. Had a delivery in the week. At 20-20 I got a call from the delivery man. He was saying something - that I couldn't comprehend - and hung up. Dogs didn't bark, and Mildred - who was sitting outside - didn't see anyone. Next day I looked at my account on Lazada, to find out about my cranberries, and saw the order was marked as 'failed delivery'. This was 'Flash'. I reordered 2 kiloes straight away. The Mrs has just gone and voted. Like to think it will make a difference to the result. We will see. ========== Footy news. ========== Three games saw 21 goals on Monday 8th last. 5-3, 1-5 and 4-3. ========== Posh hit 4 against the Owls in the first-leg play off. ========== Sunderland take a 2-1 advantage to Luton in second leg ========== Notts County follow Wrexham into the football league after beating Chesterfield. ========== Thai musings. ========== 186 foreigners in Phuket were found to have overstayed their visas. Just one week's haul from April 28 – May 4. Over 100 police IO's swarmed the island and inspected the documents of foreign targets. ========== Thailand‘s Revenue Department proposed a 1000 baht 'departure tax' be applied to all outbound airline passengers – both Thais and foreigners – in a bid to prevent excessive overseas spending. ========== A former monk, and two other individuals, have been arrested on suspicion of embezzling 180 million baht from Wat Pha Dhammakiri in Nakhon Ratchasima. The accused, Khom Khongkeaw, previously known as Phra Ajarn Khom Abhivaro, and his sister, deny the allegations. They claim that the money was used for 'other purposes.' The sister is accused of depositing some of the money in Khom’s account while retaining the rest for herself. ========== Pattaya is looking to allocate 30 million baht for the repair and upgrade of Bali Hai Pier. Mayor Poramet Ngampichet said that the Bali Hai bridge, which connects the pier to the mainland, was deteriorating fast, and repair work was needed to the foundations. The last significant maintenance performed on the bridge was way back in 2015. ========== A couple of horny factory workers were caught having sex at work in Rayong. A female colleague, recorded the entire encounter on her telephone. ========== Thailand’s Criminal Court sentenced two Thai scammers to 12,640 years each in prison. They were operating a Ponzi scheme. involving billions of baht. ========== Members of ground staff at Khon Kaen Airport, were stung recently by giant honey bees. All required hospitalisation. Thailand's giant honey bees can be up to 2 centimetres long, and even one sting can be dangerous – or even fatal if the victim is allergic to the bee’s venom. Cornell University apiculturist (bee-keeper) Roger Morse called Thailand’s giant honey bees; “the most dangerous stinging insects on earth.” ========== Pita Limjaroenrat, the leader of the Move Forward Party (MFP), is facing increased scrutiny over claims that he owns shares in a now-defunct media company. The MFP - which emerged after the dissolution of Thailand’s Future Forward Party - is set to make a significant impact in today's polls. ========== A Thai transwoman filed a complaint at Patong Police Station on Tuesday, May 9, after five security guards, at a bar in Patong, forcibly removed her from the venue without a reason. ========== A New Zealand tourist, pleaded guilty to drug possession at a court in Phuket. Police had arrested 45 year old Ari Michael Salinger after finding two ecstasy tablets on his person. he was sent to jail at the Patong Provincial Police Station, where - according to his father - his clothes were removed and he was left to sleep naked on a concrete floor, without access to water, for three days. He was released on bail and his passport was confiscated while he awaited trial. On Monday, he was given a 'small fine.' ========== A Nigerian man, previously arrested for drug-related offences, and deported from Thailand in 2018, was arrested again by officers from Phuket Provincial Immigration Office. He was charged, with both drug dealing and being involved in 'romance scams.' ========== Police arrested a former pilot for tricking young women into his bedroom, and secretly recording them in compromising situations. Thirty victims have been discovered by the police through watching videos on the man's computer. Further investigation into the case is required, said a spokesman. ========== World affairs. ========== An American man had an unusual experience while staying at a Nashville hotel in Tennessee. He woke up to find the hotel manager sucking his toes. ========== An American man was stunned when he discovered that the twins he had raised for 17 years, were not his; after they took a random DNA test. After confronting his wife, she said that she couldn't recall cheating on him. ========== Sweden are Euro singing champs. UK came in last but one. Germany rock bottom. ========== Pakistan's Imran Khan - former cricketer turned politician - was arrested; then released. ========== Ex-POTUS Donald Trump, was ordered to pay a lady - who he claimed he had never met - 5 million dollars for an incident in the 1990s. ========== Ukraine's Zelensky meets up with the Pope. 'Peace in Ukraine' is allegedly the main talking point. ========== Four Chinese men - unknown to each other - all claimed to be the father of a new-born.. They were all colleagues of the mother's late husband; a firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty. ========== In front of a large crowd in Xiang, China, a soon-to-be-bride - dressed in her wedding garb - had put a chain around the wrists of the lucky would-be hubby, and was tugging fiercely. He was laying on the floor and was refusing to be dragged away. ========== Two Chinese students, taking advantage of what they believed to be a hidden corner in a car park, had sex. The incident, was however, filmed by a voyeur in Wenzhou, South East Province of Zhejiang, China. ========== China’s rice yields have reduced by 8%, because of extreme rainfall, during the past twenty years, according to a study led by researchers from the country. ========== The largest ever recorded cosmic explosion, has left astronomers eager to conduct further research. The fireball, known as AT2021lwx, is a hundred times the size of our Solar System and initially started blazing in the distant universe over three years ago. The Russians are suspected to have started the fire. ========== 79 year old Robert De Niro, has become a father for the seventh time. ========== We did get the washing machine back from the repair guy in Bandung. It is working perfectly. Fingers crossed. Mildred back to school tomorrow. I'm gonna miss her so much. Rain has just started up again. The drops seem a bit bigger this time. Voting at the village square. Mrs Owl went and was back in two minutes. Good to see the villagers don't have to go too far. Rain has stopped. Mildred's art production has slowed considerably. Hope she is not losing interest. Be a talent wasted for sure. Sun is out. vid cut euca.mp4 Only one thing left to say; bye y'all.

Not wrong there Bannork. He certainly knew his stuff. Fortunately there is another kid on the block named Red Phoenix. Seems very knowledgeable. Still raining at 22-00. Let's hope it rains all night. Fish and trees need it bad.

You are bang on the money there DJ. She is a musician practising her craft. Does she want to leave the land of similes? Maybe not! Living on the cheap. Occasional high. Free puplicity. Probably losing weight.

I think spell it different. Call it Koo. That will fool him.