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On 4/18/2025 at 8:02 PM, Don Giovanni said:

Way back when I first moved to Thailand, during my hedonistic party days, I ended up on 'The Islands.'

 

Now back then the Islands were full of all sorts of contraband, you name it you could get it.

 

I met a guy there who was from the same part of the world as I was - so we became pals.

He, however, was into those little pink tabs that can be smoked. I, on the other hand, wasn't - just booze and birds for The Don back then...

 

One night I got a phone call at about 04:30am saying that, let's call him Vito, had been arrested for possession of said pink tabs and was remanded on 100,000 baht bail and they asked if I could help.

 

At that time I hardly had a pot to pee in due to my own wild ways so the answer was no. I was also informed that the cops had confiscated his passport.

 

Almost a week went by and our mutual friend informed me that he had managed to scrape together the funds for bail and was out again, with a date set for his first court appearance. 

Then about 3 or 4 days later, our mutual friend informed me that despite him having no passport or legal documents, he had managed to escape to Cambodia to a safe house.

 

From there he went to the embassy, got an emergency travel document and flew home.

It was at this point that I had contact with him for the first time since his arrest, though he was reluctant to go into details of how he managed to cross the border.

 

I haven't seen or spoken to him for over 15 years, but as far as I am aware he is living happily somewhere and has married and has also found god.

 

Now my question is, that given his lack of a passport - how on earth did he manage to cross into Cambodia?

Was this kind of thing possible back then if enough palms were greased?

 

Anyone who has been through, or knows someone that has been through a similar situation could perhaps help shed some light on how he did it.

 

The Don.

Dreaming again are we Bobby Boy ?? Is it true that you had a dream the other night that you had a brand new Aston Martin Valkyrie sports car .. but wnen you woke up all you had was a horn !!

On 4/18/2025 at 6:49 PM, Don Giovanni said:

Next time I'm there and I see a wet floor - I'll be geared up alright, body-cam on my shirt, the lot!

 

The Don.

Good idea Bobby Boy, try running around the store filming your trip as you go  and slip over and land on your head..might knock a bit of sence into you but don't worry about getting BRAIN damage because you have't got any.

On 4/19/2025 at 12:17 AM, Ben Zioner said:

 

Perfect is more like that...

That's a bag of bones.I like to have a bit of flesh to cuddle..but each to his own.

On 4/14/2025 at 6:10 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Trump seems to have finally found out how tariffs work, he didn't seem to realise by making China tariffs 100%+ American consumers would pay it, share prices down

CHINAS TARRIF NOW 285%.

On 4/15/2025 at 10:16 AM, baansgr said:

Happens in Europe on a weekly basis, maybe the same is gonna happen here. No mention of drunkenness in the report,.only that the driver deliberately sped into the crowd.. 

Serves the mogrel idiot right.The bashing by the bystanders was appropriate he's lucky  that someone in the crowd that was run over didn't pull out a gun or knife and really teach him a lesson.I wonder what country he was from.

On 4/17/2025 at 10:49 AM, simon43 said:

20 years ago I was dragged to a Songkran street fight by some mad (they usually are) Thai GF.  A white guy was a bit of a novelty in that town 20 years ago, and all the local Thais wanted to do was spray me with water and rub white talc into my face.

 

Unfortunately, I had just had very important lasik surgery on both eyes.. I spent the time with my hands over my eyes, trying to keep the talc and water out!

S43,you must be just as silly as the tatoo man to go out in the middle of songcran after just having lasic eye treatment and leave yourself open to infection from dirty water and talcum powder Not a smart thing to do.

53 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Yes as long as she keeps repeating his lies and defending them.....sad sack, and some!

Doesn't that go for any company spokesman when they face the media ? As long as they don't deviate from the company message then the boss is happy but if they deviate they will probably get fired and Trump is pretty good at firing people and she would know the rules.

1 hour ago, JAG said:

Well those running that country do rather parade their version of Christianity as justification for some of their actions.

 

Mind you, if Jesus Christ was living in modern day America he would probably be in an El Salvadoran prison by know!

The only ones that got the free ticket to venezueala  and Mexico and EL Salvadoor etc. are are the real bad illegals who committed serious crimes in the U.S. but were out of jail because of Sleepy Joe.They all deserved the free ride.

On 4/15/2025 at 11:53 PM, NorthernRyland said:

I recently read a scathing post on X of a person who left England. Sounds horrible but accurate given all the other similar comments I've seen over the years (wouldn't know myself never been).

 

Sorry copy and paste took out the paragraphs but there's  link below too.

 

Today, I permanently left England. There are too many lgtv perverts, rocket scientists, chavs and stinky tech support workers. London is 33% English and some areas of the UK are 0%. Anglos are very depressed in England. You can only be British if you’re white.

 

They say England is 70% white, but that’s based off the census, a lot of people don’t fill out the census, I don’t believe the census, it’s atleast 40% foreigner, none actual refugees! Even if they were refugees…who cares? Not my problem. Our government is either retarded or evil, probably both. People are poorer than ever.

Ukrainian refugees are leaving because it feels unsafe. I honestly feel safer in Kabul when I’m there. Witnessed the aftermath of 2 murders in 2 days in Birmingham when I was younger. Stabbings are constant. Who are doing that? Clearly the colored and non Christian’s, but they’re trying to regulate knives, what retards. It’s evidently treason against the British people.

 

There is a very real feeling that Islam will take over England and some very horrific things will happen in the next 20-40 years. Every group in England is lobbying for control apart from the English. If you speak against it, you go to prison. It is all revenge from browns for the British empire, I can promise you that.

 

We all know who is funding this decline too. The new architecture in England is visual terrorism and the weather is awful. The trains costs a days wages and are never on time. The UK is not competitive in any way, who goes “yeah I’ll keep my startup in England!” Gov is out of touch with the international competition

 

The high street is a money laundering scheme. Every shop is a vape shop, a phone repair shop, a kebab takeaway shop that only takes cash etc. they’re all laundering money from crimes and abusing gov grants. They’re all run by foreigners In university when I studied physics, I tried to join the British military twice but never got a response back (I wasn’t known back then and was exceptionally academic).

 

As I’ve left, I’m no longer a tax resident and therefore legally don’t have to pay income tax. Why should I pay money to a gov that is working against me? The UK is a bad deal for anyone with any sense or options. I feel sorry for those stuck in England because they’ll experience war in the next 20 years. I travel the world for a living. If things carry on as it is, I guarantee war will happen. Women raped, men tortured, children groomed etc. Every group that isn’t us hates us.

From my years of traveling, I can promise you that.

 

They want to take over, take revenge, humiliate you and subjugate you. They hate your country, values, religion etc. It’s one of the few things I’m certain on in this life. If you don’t see this reality, you will pay for it with your bloodline in the near future. I pray to God that England reverses this suicide because Britain could have been something wonderful, we can bring back the empire if we wanted, let’s hope someday. My only hope is for a major economic disaster that’ll, through accelerationalism, will allow for dramatic instability, allowing for the British military, majority white, to perform a brutual coup and end the British parliament and force mass deportations.

 

The other possibility is Germany or Ireland finding their balls again and doing something similar and, from their positive results, other countries following their example. This white / Christian destruction is happening all over Europe, non Europeans being helped in taking over. Why is this being lobbied for? Who’s funding it? Very obvious answers. These hostile powers need to be addressed swiftly and directly at the root. It’s certainly revenge for WW2 because Europe is one of the last great civilizations that is a threat to them. America is already subverted at the governmental level, although this process is slower due to constitutional rights to free speech and the right to guns.

 

 

 

So you still love england ???

18 hours ago, portisaacozzy said:

SO you dont like her,why didnt you say so?????

let me tell you something she doesn't give a damm what anybody thinks of her as long as the boss is happy with her performance.

13 hours ago, andersonat said:

 

Karoline Leavitt is a *perfect* example of American-Christianity in-action: she lies as easily as she breathes,  she is a *horrific* person, and she exhibits zero empathy.

 

The [Republican-led] Congress is *also* full of (purported) "Christians".

 

  --  *Anyone* who interacts with any of These-People would/should immediately question their "religious"-beliefs.  

 

 

What's religion got to do with it ?? it should stay within the 4 walls of the church. We are talking about running a country.

On 4/16/2025 at 12:48 AM, MalcolmB said:

I believe you are an Australian. 
Britain exported all its trash down there for about 70 years.

There is an old saying that an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

The descendants didn’t stand much of a chance.

I feel sorry for the native population down there to be honest. Imagine picking out the worst 5% of a population and basically forcing them on the Aborigine.

 

You would be surprised if you went to the UK how civilized and cultured people are there. We look like you do but are much more elegant and sophisticated. You wouldn’t fit in.

Wash your mouth out with soap !!! I'LL have you know that my great, great. grandfather was one of those worst 5% of  convicts sent to Australia . His crime....he stole 2 loaves of stale bread to feed his family and they didn't even have any butter or marmite to put on it. He went on to become a minister and built a church and a school in Western Australia with donations and his own money.Not bad for a 5% er !!!!

On 4/15/2025 at 11:48 PM, Sir Dude said:

This is true, and why I left long ago... and will never return. The UK is not only lost, it's so full of BS it's silly.

You've only got to refer to the legless  Australian lesbian soccer player Sam Kerr who got into a taxi in London and had a big spew.When the driver told her that she had to pay a cleaning fee she abused him so he drove to the nearest cop shop.  On the way there she smashed the back window of the cab trying to get out. When the policeman tried to arrest her she called him <deleted>**g stupid and white. She is part indian and was charged with racial abuse. When it went court a year later she was found not guilty.The judge said that a white person cannot racially abuse a black person but it's ok for a black one to abuse a white one.I call that reverse racism.What a load of crap.The U.K. has really lost the plot !!!!

23 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Unfortunately, nice people will see it and think they should avoid Thailand, while yobs will think it's the place to be! 

 

You don't attract "good" tourists by battering the "bad" ones.

What aq load of codswallop B.R.

On 4/16/2025 at 1:23 PM, zakalwe said:

I think it is important to not piss off more than 1 person at a time. It is not like they are going to wait in line so that they can punch you one at a time.

On 4/16/2025 at 2:35 PM, black tabby12345 said:

A drunken incident by a foreign tourist ended in swift retribution after he assaulted a female bar worker and mocked Muay Thai, only to be knocked down by a bouncer and then roughed up by a furious crowd. 

 

Another thing I like about this kingdom.

Often swift instant justice on the spot,  to the senseless aggressor.

 

We don't know what trouble he caused in the bar before the cameras started rolling.It's fair to say that if he had only upset 1 girl the mamasam would have just moved him out and he would of gone on his way. Also note the old fella with the shoulder bag who diffused the situation  before the idiot got hurt too bad as it would be bad for business if he was carted off to Hospital unconcious. He made sure he got just enough medicine  to teach him a lesson.

14 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

100%  - but you'll be accused of being a 'Farang Apologist' and a 'Thai Basher' for making such observations...

 

Of course, its easy to suggest the Western guy had it coming, because he did... But as you point out, 'security' should be held to a higher standard and de-escalate the situation instead of actively escalating to violence. 

 

 

The idiot Westerner makes Thailand look bad, but so do the security and all the others who join in. 

 

While watching the video, I'm surprised the Security didn't react earlier, he showed initial restraint and of course, like most people I wanted to Western idiot to receive his comeuppance, after-all, what an utter tosspot - nevertheless, the reaction from the security does nothing to service Thailands reputation as anything other than a mongers paradise full of idiots and violence - which of course is untrue for the vast majority of areas - but the normal stuff is not spread through the social media - just this craziness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I reckon watching that video will do some good if a yobbo who's thinking of going to Thailand for a holiday sees it he will see what could happens if you  play up in a bar.

2 hours ago, recom273 said:

100% 

 

While posters may commend the actions of the bouncers, the rest of the world sees news reports - Dickheads are always going to come to Thailand, does it mean Thailand has to be dragged down to this level. What’s the problem with just standing strong, asking the guy calmly to go home and calling the police. If this country wants to attract better tourists, they need to distance themselves from this behavoir. 

It's no good calling the Police at the moment as they are all out at the breahyliser road blocks and patrolling the highways to keep the road toll down.

On 4/16/2025 at 9:38 AM, Tarteso said:

Love it 👍

This is how  Thai justice works  I have seen this many times over the years especially Songcran time when the worst idiots shine.When there is a problem in a bar they don't call the police for help and wait for them to arrive with the riot squad The bouncers take care of the situation and if they need help they carry  the dickhead outside and give anyone who want's a scrap to join in and that's usually the moto bike riders who like a bit of fun and other by-standers. I witnessed  a similar thing in soi 6 where a mob of foreigners were partying outside Nana Plaza and I was in the old Golden Bar accross the road. They were stopping all the cars and climbing on top of them and also stopping motor bikes , An old Thai man came by in a pick up and they jumped on the bonnet.When he got out they attacked him. It was lke a signal was given to security and in about 20 seconds flat  about 10 of them came out of the bars and proceeded to bash the sh*t out of these yobbos and let the old man go on his way.Who needs the police ???

She was in the business of being a very good mother that's what !!

On 4/11/2025 at 5:56 PM, scorecard said:

 

Massage therapists is listed.

 

Many years back I taught several courses at a Thai university.

 

Then in my main job I was asked to form a team of management consultants to conduct an organizational project for one of the major casinos.

 

On day 2 or 3 of being there I ran into one of my old Thai uni students, who could speak good English.

 

We chatted and eventually he asked 'why do you think I am here?'

 

He then revealed he worked in a private club at the casino which had a go go boy show with full nude dancing and full gay sex acts. and they paid very big salaries plus patrons who took the go go boys to their rooms were told they the very high minimum tip. 

 

(And also a similar pvt club featuring girls.)

 

My old student asked me 'when I was in your class at uni in Bkk did you suspect I was gay? 

 

My response: No. 

 

He continued that he had been working at the pvt casino club for several months and had made very big money., often had same casino customers take him to their rooms continuous nights and afternoons.  And he planned to stay there another one year and would then have funds to pay cash for a condo in Bkk, and a new car. 

 

He invited me to come to the Casino pvt boys club. that evening.

 

I was working with a consulting buddy (actually my boss) from SIngapore who was very macho and gay. Twice before he had asked me to join him to go to gay clubs in China. There was no show and no pressure whatever. 

 

At dinner (the evening of the day I had bumped into my old student from Bkk) my S'pore colleague said 'after dinner I'm going to one of the private clubs here in the casino, please join me and we can continue to discuss work progress'.

 

We went to the  Casino boys club

 

The go go boys in small bikinis show had started,  about 20 boys, 99% Thai or Cambodian.

 

Then followed by full nude parades then asking patrons to select 1 boy to parade for 5 minutes very close to the patron with erection or select 2 boys to do a close up full gay sex show.

 

About 100 customers present.

Your friend will be set for life when he goes home. He'll have enough to buy a condo in Bangkok . a new car and a SORE  BUM.!!

On 4/9/2025 at 11:04 AM, Lewie London said:

So I’m bombing round on this little rental bike, nothing special, just one of them standard 125s with more stickers than real horsepower. Thought I was being clever, zipping through traffic and all that. But somewhere between my soi and the main road, I must’ve clocked something sharp because I pull up to the 7-Eleven and hear that telltale hissssss, rear tire’s gone flatter than a pint at closing time, lads.

 

Now, I ain’t about to roll it back to the rental shop and have them bang me with some 4,000 baht “damage” fee, so I figures I’ll just nip to a local tire place across the road, get a cheap brand slapped on, job done for a few hundred. Easy, right?

 

Nah, mates. 

 

Roll the bike into this little open-front shop there. Blokes sitting about half-asleep in flip flops, one of ‘em watching Muay Thai on a cracked TV, the other one eating noodles straight out the pot. I says, “Just need a back tyre, mate. Cheap one’ll do.” He nods, says “Ok ok,” and wheels it round the back before I can even get a proper look at the setup.

 

Thirty five minutes later, he wheels it back and goes, “Finish. New tyre. Very good. Michelin.” I blink. “Sorry, what?”

 

He points proudly at the wheel. “Michelin. Import. Same same farang style. Good for high speed.” Mate, I’m not doing MotoGP, I’m just trying to get to 7-Eleven and back without skidding into a tranny.

 

I says, “I asked for something local, cheap, you know?” He gives me that little sideways head tilt, the international symbol for “Well, bit late now, innit?”

 

“Front also change. Same same. Now balance.”

 

“What do you mean front also change?!”

 

He shrugs. “Old tyre not safe. We change both. More safe now. Lucky for you.”

 

Lucky? I’m two tyres deep in a stitch-up and he’s acting like I’ve won the bloody lottery.

 

Then the bill comes. 3,600 baht.

 

I nearly swallowed me own tongue. “You what? For tyres on a bike that ain’t even mine?”

 

He starts pointing at the tires again, saying things like “import,” “long life,” and “very grip,” like I’m buying a high-end sports car and not patching up a rental that smells like five years of sweat and Chang beer.

 

Then, to really take the piss, some tuk-tuk driver leans in from the street and goes, “Good tyres, my friend. Michelin number one!” as if I’m gonna high-five him and thank him for the consumer review.

 

I go, “Look, mate, I didn’t ask for all this. You shoulda said the price first. You can’t just whack on luxury tyres without asking and expect me to foot the bill.”

 

He shrugs again. “You ride now, yes? Very good tyre. You see.”

 

I says, “Yeah, I see all right. I see I’m getting mugged off in broad daylight.”

 

So I slap down 2,700 baht, it's all I had in my wallet, and tell ‘em that’s more than fair for a tire change I never bloody asked for, and if they want the rest they can go chase the Michelin Man round the soi. Jump on the bike, peel off, tyres squeaking like I just did a burnout in a Makro car park.

 

Call me old-fashioned, but I liked it better when getting stitched up didn’t come with tyre shine and a loyalty card.

Bobby Boy Smith, another problem with the local people.Gees ! I feel sorry for you.

16 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

.. what  ?  and run the risk of a high heel getting jabbed in your eye ..

let them knock the piss out of each other

I saw this many times in phuket Bangla road. just keep well back and let them kill each other.

My mum used to say nothing good happens after 2am.

Sounds like Bobby Boy Smith to me .