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Filipinos are male, the females are filipinas. The use of English is widespread in the Philippines, due to American influence since 1898, and English being made the official language, along with Tagalog. Personally, I've found most Asian nationalities to be friendly.

Thank you. In case it's not clear, the education is mine, she has the emotional intelligence. I marvel at how she can make friends within about two minutes of meeting someone. It would be an egregious double standard for me to judge her past, given mine.

IIRC the Bangkok Bank branch at Pantip Plaza has been closed for quite some time. As more accounts move to online cashless payment, I suppose the need for service staff and a bricks and mortar bank is reduced.

I am not married, once was enough. My GF and I have been together for ten years. Together, everyone seems to assume we are man and wife. We are poles apart in terms of education and emotional intelligence. Somehow, it works.

Challenge declined, even though I am stone cold sober. My verbal skills lag behind the written word. Even more bemusing is the life span of shingles, I understand they have to be replaced every 10 - 15 years. In contrast, there are galvanized roofs in places such as Orroroo that are still going strong after more than 150 years. Canada has been experiencing unprecedented wildfires, and that's one of the colder countries. The laws of thermodynamics at work.

Actually may not be cheaper, definitely lighter and more capable of withstanding strong winds. It depends on whether plain galvanised or zinc-aluminium alloy is is used as the coating, or painted product. Steel roofs also are better in regions prone to bushfires, sparks can burrow into the ceiling space when the roof is overlapping tiles. When I see houses with timber-shingled roofs in a forested area, I am reminded of Einstein's remark about the Universe and human stupidity. https://thepropertytribune.com.au/guides/building/how-much-does-colorbond-roof-sheets-cost-in-2022/ BTW, Dunlop tennis shoes are the favored footwear for any roofer in Australia.

The steel frame I saw was engineered to accept normal plaster panels, with a brick veneer exterior cladding. It would not surprise me to learn Lustron went broke, enamelling is a costly process, particularly with large panels. One thing that could be said for that type of house, the owner never had to worry about termites, borers or mold. Although they could be noisy. In the US and Canada, I am amazed at how many houses have roofs of timber shingles. Tarred, even. A fire waiting to happen, insurers must not sleep well at night.

Your post is describing exactly the feelings I get after half a cup of Kratom infusion.

It must have been 30 years ago when I saw a demonstration of steel framing of a house. It normally takes 3-4 days for a conventional timber frame to be assembled as a house structure. With steel sections and 4 people, it took about 3 hours. Going even further back to when I worked for a mining company, transportable homes were very common. The were like giant cigar boxes - two halves, transported by two semi-trailers. Put them together on concrete slab foundations, connect power, water and sewerage, job done. No hooks on them, they had rails underneath which were tied down with steel cables to the foundations.

Daryll Cullinan v Shane Warne Warne was left red-faced after informing South African batsmen Cullinan as he made his way to the crease, “I’ve been waiting two years for another chance to humiliate you”. Cullinan’s response? “Looks like you spent it eating”.

Apparently some good business is being done by converting shipping containers into residences.

I don't mind gecko shi#, they will take care of insects like that naturally.

Almost every time I go to the bank to withdraw cash for living expenses ( once a month ), I will see someone stashing away multiple wads of 100,000 baht in a tote bag. I paid for a car with 450,000 baht in cash, it was accepted with enthusiasm. IMO Thailand has a long way to go before it gets to Australia's level, where cash is probably less than 10% of transactions.

In Australia post World War II, we had "Myer Homes". Built with prefabricated concrete walls, a corrugated iron roof. Paper fluff ceiling insulation. Cold as a pawnbrokers' heart in winter, hot as the Great Sandy Desert in summer. Tesla homes sound the same to me seventy years on, with connectivity added. I tend to buy things that have established a solid reputation, and let others be the lab rats.

"Organic" may also mean no fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides or preservatives were used during farming and after harvesting. It's a catchall description.

The term "organic" always amuses me, as I have yet to see an inorganic foodstuff. Pregnant women sometimes develop a craving for chalk, but that's about it.

What is it you like about Bangkok that you can't get in other Thai cities?

I see smartphones used by dumb people at the Big C checkouts, taking 3 or 4 times as long to pay while I am waiting with cash. I can't say I have ever seen a smartphone used to pay the Akha lady who sell me vegetables from her roadside stall in the day market.

Cricket is well known for sledging. IMO this is the best one: Eddo Brandes v Glenn McGrath After Zimbabwean Brandes played and missed a Glenn McGrath delivery, the towering Aussie quick enquired: “Oi, Brandes, why are you so fat?” The immediacy of Brandes' reply had Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke in stitches in the slips: “Because every time I sleep with your wife, she gives me a biscuit”

Judging by the brain farts the Poms had on day 3, they may be hoping for more rain. The funniest one was Stuart Broad, yelling for a review of the umpire's decision ( a bad one ) when England had run out of reviews.

Outside banks, there still seems to be plenty of ATM's. I prefer those in case the ATM decides to swallow my card. I have yet to see a day market stall that is armed with an EFTPOS machine, so I think cash will be around for a while yet.

Start keeping falcons.

I stand corrected, but then I am more used to sheep and wheat.

There are clues in the OP, such as "test" , "bowling", and "Kevin Pieterson". The second post ( mine ) talks about batsmen, bowlers, fielding and dropped catches. It's a bit like golf, with talk of drivers and wedges. Like the English, the Scots have rarely been much good at the game they invented. The current world # 1 is either Irish or Spanish.

Both sides have good batsmen and bowlers, IMO the difference is fielding. The Poms are dropping more catches.