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Are Lawyers part of the interrogtion process in Thailand?! That sounds mightyt Woke & Western for Siam.

She got a new one.

It has been the lead news for two or three days. On a North Thailand loop trip. Every morning (& evening) on hotel TV's we get the latest breathless updates. Garf! Rather surprised the AN CSI unit is so far behind on this. I expected they would have solved it by now. Sad showing so far.

The Swiss husband is suspect number One.

Thailand has been saying that for over two decades. Unfortunately it was all too easy to attach their cart to the powerful Celestial tourism engine. Only to have it bring wuhan flu & a worldwide lockdown, followed by severe internal economic shocks which will keep Chinese tourist numbers low again for a second year, post wuhan. With luck some of the western companies which are leaving China, might re locate in Thailand. The key word; 'might'.

A good trip, a happy ending, always works wonders. Perhaps Thailand can then make a pitch for a marine diesel engine?!

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The Last Detail

Morning coffee is up and smack into a "misunderstanding" to start the new week. That was fast.

Quotes lost to time. I love running onto these. "Witnesses claimed that Calvin Coolidge seemed to have aged ten years between 1929 and 1932. His face and neck grew gaunt; The former President had a haggard, haunted look about him in the last twelve months of his life. No longer was silent Cal a popular folk hero. He died shortly after noon on January 5th, 1933, alone at his home in Northampton."

You can accessorize your scooter, this will make you feel less a nancy boy.

Bibi trying to preach to the Choir, but half of them, do not care anymore. When this is over, however it ends, he is toast and he knows it. He will have no say in what the future holds.

Things I learned on Friday. Honda has a great, or inflated, reputation, in Thailand --- However the two best bikes I ever owned were Suzuki. Long ago and not in Thailand. The Giorno has a better lock & even an alarm(!) although low volume & squeely. Better replacement of electronic fob if lost with the Giorno. Red, may (or may not), make a motorcycle more popular with thieves. I need not one but TWO, Certificates of Residency, (grrrr) if they take my Wave as trade in. Technically I am both selling a bike and buying a bike. A Certificate of Residency needed for both. Still one shop[ was offering twice what I would have accepted for the Wave, so not a problem. Yet back in Nakorn Nowhere, I do not recall needing a Cert of R for either of the bikes I purchased in the wastelands. New requirement or depends on the jongwat you are living in? Always mysteries in Thailand - The weekend will come -

Since 2022/3, they no longer stock Appletons or Plantation Rhum in my local. Mt Gay is still sold by a couple outlets but it is has increased in price by 30 % (390 B). Havana Club has only went up a 160 baht or so. A bleeding bargain these days Popular conspiracy theories as to why, among our mook brigade are, wait for it ........ Biden, or being 'woke'.

She likes both, but I'm the one putting out the Baht. Will be using too, so looking at what might be, could be, better. They are close enough that price is not an issue. . I have a 17 year old Wave, 130KM,+ that refuses to die. I love it but, it is time push it off a balconey, uh er, get rid of it. Yes a Wave or a Click is more economical, more bang for the buck but not really looking for that at this point. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Given both of our ages, this might be the last bike we buy. I have a bigger bike btw. Then again we use the Honda City for touring these days. This trend will likely continue & expand as we age. Looking at the Filano & Giorno, as a morning market, morning gym & swim, around town, put put. Not going to be putting major KM's on it. However want to look stylish doing it. Want something that goes with our mirrored shades. Even old **ckers need to be cool, or at least think that we are. Thanks for all your input.

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Looking at a small scooter for city & market, around town, with occasional trips, say 30 KM out of town. Want enough speed to use ring highways without getting run down. Ease of use for girlfriend is paramount. I realize a Honda Wave, Dream or Click, would be cheaper, more efficient & more power. Want something more stylish that SHE will like, but I will be happy with. Any comments, pics or pans, appreciated. Thanks

It’s always something. I flew Air Asia, BKK – Bali RT last hot season. I use either of those two airlines for CM to BKK & back. The only thing that I make sure of is to buy extra baggage if coming back from my home country (not Indo) always BUY IN ADVANCE, never at check in. Thai Lion also flies via D. Muang, well so does Air Asia but that got switched up during the recent virus thingy, that was going around. As for dropping flights and getting refunds. I haven’t had that problem, with them or other airlines. Lucky, I guess.

I fly Lion Air & Air Asia n Thailand. I would not hesitate to fly if comvenient for my schedule. I first used them traveling touristing Indonesia years ago. Budget airline, same as Air Asia in my experience.

The nature of the atrocities committed. The acceptance of those by Gaza civilians. Gang raping until dead, or killing by steel, blood raping and desecrating the victim afterwards, parading raped beaten and half alive victims though town to a cheering populace. I assumed the women on the truck was dead some now say she was alive. The butchery by steel of the children, the hacking apart of Thai workers with farm implements while chanting Allah Akbar. Oh and cell phoning the parents to tell them they had killed ten Israelis, 'Allah be praised' and the family cheers. The rocket that hit the hospital, blamed on Israel, now assumed to be Hamas. President Biden was in region trying to broker a peace deal. Hospital hit, Muslim leaders refused to meet with him. That now sounds like NO accident. 471 dead?! Hamas would think nothing about killing their own, if it furthers their designs. At a certain point, I really do not give an excrement any more AND it is always us westerners who are supposed to care, be sympathetic empathetic, broker the peace, pay the bills, accept the refugees etc. Proportionality be da--ed. If Israel bombs them from now until Khoa Pansa, I do not give a rats and you will find more people who have no dog in this fight are feeling the same way I am. BTW NFL playoffs are shaping up to be pretty good this year. Cheers

It's what I needed this morning! Bless her.

Great deflection by the Thai government! The Israelis Ambassador tried to remind Thailand about the Thai hostages, and of course the almost 40 Thai workers butchered by Hamas many in savage and horrific manner. That as of Monday. It needs to be countered, deflected & suppressed. Should not be too hard for Thailand to redirect & reframe any sympathy for these Thais by the local media. After all these are poor agricultural workers of low status, many are even kone Isaan, for goodness sake. No need to go to bat for them or publicize what they suffered. More to the point, Thailand keeps in lockstep with Celestial Leader Xi, and his vision of the world. Just like they have on the Ukraine conflict. As a good ally, Thailand takes its orders and delivers.

What does this portend? Another post by Gamma, is what it portends. If you have lived in Thailand as long as claim, you would have seen a number of these. In fact it is nothing out of the ordinary and btw, I am a firm believer in global warming. Now dawn is about to break, how about a cup of coffee & relaxing?! Move away from the keyboard GG, move away. Thanks

Man walks into a bar. Stepdad tells this story. Got out of Uni and immediately drafted. Not good, well not bad, as right before Vietnam, missed it by a hair. Based in California, but an outbreak of what today we call “norovirus” eventually forced the army to close & clean rebuild it. Yep. So what to do with 50K soldiers? They were split up and sent to other bases all around the US. He found himself in Texas, boring, but there was a local bar with good music. House band was more than good. Strange too, as the two guys fronting the band, my god they were ugly. Sickly looking too. It was only on their 2nd or 3rd visit, when they saw them with the lights on, realized they were albinos. Yep, Johnny and Edgar Winter. One of their first paying gigs.

I have never liked Bibi. Especially since how he behaved with Obama (and Biden) back 08-16. Nor do I like Israels gradual takeover of the west bank. That said I find I really am less than interested about what happens to the Palestinians. That is in direct response to what they did when they began this attack, what they did to Thai workers. If that is the way you want to fight guess what; Israel can bomb the crap out of Hamas & Palestinian civilians for another six months I will be concerned only because it interrupts my football and basketball viewing. Som Nom Na. Please do cry some tears for Palestinians for me, as busy watching the cowboys get pounded.this morning