tinca tinca

On 12/23/2020 at 7:17 AM, Lacessit said:

It’s been a year like no other. The oil price went negative, airlines were grounded, some forever. A single meat market in Wuhan, specializing in exotic meats for conspicuous consumption by wealthy Chinese, generated a virus which spread like wildfire. Countries went into lockdown, some stringently, some half-heartedly. The results are there for everyone to see. Millions became employed overnight. Some countries responded with support, others opted for benign neglect. Vaccines were developed at unprecedented speed. A would-be tyrant was rejected at the polls. Most if not all of us will say goodbye and good riddance to 2020.

 

I’m in Thailand by choice and some good luck. Two weeks later in February, and I would still be locked down in Australia, contemplating slashing my wrists. A much more enjoyable life for me here.

 

Having said that, there are some things I miss about my home country.

 

I miss the wind. In Thailand, it seems the wind can’t get much above a gentle zephyr. I would rug up with about four layers of clothing in winter, go down to Gunnamatta beach with an offshore wind of 50-60 km/hr, and watch 10 metre waves pound the coast. Nature at its most primeval.

 

I miss the wineries that dot the Mornington Peninsula, where one could have a light lunch and a couple of glasses of the local product, which most of the time was very good. Apart from Thai wine quality, I don’t believe Thais know what a cellar door is, or what it’s for.

 

I miss my 2004 Mitsubishi Magna AWD sedan, IMO one of the most underrated vehicles ever produced. Balanced like a cat on dirt roads and wet bitumen. About a third the new car price of a comparable Mercedes. My son has it now, still plugging along with 300,000 km on the odometer.

 

I miss the golf competitions I used to play. Par, foursomes, match play, Canadian foursomes. Here, it’s just stroke and Stableford. Boring.

 

I miss the camaraderie of the Wednesday Boys. 15 – 20 of us, some real characters and nicknames.

The Poet, The Farmer, The Whippet, Pistol Pete, Triple Treat. Best net score got a two-dollar coin from every other player, with an appropriate obeisance. Some really acid sledging during play, one of the best at my expense. A day when I was spraying my tee shots all over the course, but making pars because I’m holing putts from everywhere on the greens. Our group gets to the seventeenth tee, par 3, and I’m fretting about club selection, is it a 6 or 7 iron? One of my mates says “ Why don’t you tee off with your putter? It’s the only club you’ve hit straight all day”.

 

I miss a Gippsland eye fillet steak, medium, with a Warby Ranges Shiraz. Followed by a King Island blue brie on water crackers.

 

I miss grilled flake and chips,with a pickled onion on the side. Flake is also known as shark to non-Australians, very sweet fish, and filling.

 

All the best to everyone on TV over Christmas, and may 2021 be better.

 

What do you miss?

i miss the sleet, snow, fog, and icy roads and the short nights (in winter time)

22 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Does the left hand have any idea what the right hand is doing?

obvious answer is  A BIG NO !!!!

On 12/1/2020 at 10:13 AM, Bangkok Barry said:

I've experienced that a couple of times. Amazing.

so should have walked out......

is the sign "FIND 400 BAHT" TELLING HELMETLESS M/B DRIVERS TO find 400 baht???????!!!!!!

14 hours ago, lelapin said:

Fortunately I have better things to do with my time than trying to find a parking place in the Jomtien roadworks.

finished now.......can enter soi 5 from second road.....and pay 40 baht for car parking.....

19 hours ago, dinsdale said:

360+8=382. Who said Thai education was bad.

need new battery in calculator.....or charge phone up!!!!!!!

On 12/17/2020 at 4:17 PM, bluesofa said:

Where's the logic in that - twice more for a passenger?

t i t..........

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

I assume are incorrectly calling submitting a 90 day report signing in. It is a report and not just signing something and leaving.

the officers lok at my sign in date.....like latest was 7th dec......i signed in before this date so now I have to sign in again before 7th march 2021......have done this for years.......11 to be precise

7 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

What do you sign when you go the office to do a 90 day report. Does you local office have log book you sign.

i go jomtien never had to wait long to be signed in......

38 minutes ago, TSF said:

Nothing to do with covid lockdowns at all, this is what happens when they charge beer drinkers 10Bt a slash. ????

do you mean 10 baht for a **SS???

On 12/16/2020 at 1:58 AM, Hanuman2547 said:

Well he did spend eight years in a Thai prison before getting a transfer to a Swedish prison.  

how come he get to "GO HOME" i not see anything in report as to WHY he "went home" ???!!!!

there are SO many posts about this ONLINE reporting......why dont people just sign .....in person.....saves a lot of aggro....

and if it is NOT working....the online signing in......then complain to immigration.....

On 12/19/2020 at 11:10 AM, RJRS1301 said:

People are taught to steer a car, especially in automatics they are not taught to "read" an engine as you are in a manual

Mostly people are not given defensive driving skills, or placed in controlled skid, wet weather, or sleet conditions. 

One can get an auto licence then purchase a high performance vehicle with restrictions, and head off onto traffic, often with disasterous results

 

 

velly true.....

1 minute ago, ricklev said:

And..... you are blocked from my sight forever.....

so what you think i am going to lose sleep over it......DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

is this BLACKMAIL???

seems like it to me

equates to 75 thousand quid 

or

100,000 usd.......

why not read ALL the posts about 90 day sign in.......

this subject has been covered over and over again.......

On 12/5/2020 at 10:08 AM, Pilotman said:

Are there many rental properties  around ( but not in) Pattaya, out to about Ban Chang area, say 40km, so a large area?   A friend is looking for a 2/3 bed house (not town house) with a reasonably sized garden for a small dog or two. for a long rental period, 12 months plus.  Rents seems soft at the moment, but I have no real knowledge of the market to pass on.  Any info appreciated, by PM, or on the forum page. 

why not look google.....???

On 12/12/2020 at 9:14 PM, worgeordie said:

Well the trucks indicator light is flashing in the motor bike riders face,

and it looks like the motorbike rider is going to go straight on....thats

how i see it

regards worgeordie          The headline should say the  MOTORBIKE shouldn't have been going straight on...

 

correct and the motor bike should not have been undertaking.......

On 12/14/2020 at 8:37 AM, elgenon said:

Hard to do in a dark bar.

so check before one goes out to dark bar !!!!

20 hours ago, FitnessHealthTravel said:

By far the funniest thing I have read today...

there's probably more to come......!!!

JAIL him for life.......with no parole whatsoever.......

On 12/15/2020 at 12:14 PM, jaiyen said:

When I am getting drowsy when driving and feel I might fall asleep I stop and sleep. Only need 15 mins and I am fine to go. Too hard for a Thai driver obviously judging by the way they keep crashing.

i wash my face and eyes......!!!

and who are/will the people be who help .....???

"dirty farangs" most likely........westerners......

21 hours ago, quake said:

Only doing the same as most of the locals do. LOL.

Naughty boy, letting the side down.

 

 

 

 

 

spoiling the image of patts and thailand too !!!

20 hours ago, superal said:

Same as China and India , no social conscience . I suppose they consider their poorest folks are well supported and have a good standard of living .    These countries need to come under the spotlight and their welfare management exposed or lack of .

   It feels like a dereliction of basic humanity care and i'm alright Jack  .

i think pensioners here get the vast sum of 600 baht per month .....to live on !!!!