Burma Bill

A spirit lamp???

Is ther some confusion here? Kathmandu is in NEPAL not India.

Excuse my ignorance but how do you know your seat number and show it to the cabin crew? Please do not say "smartphone" because I do not own and cannot use one due to finger disabilities. Here at the airports in Cambodia, you must present your boarding pass with passport to Immigration after arrival. Another Thai "cock up" by morons!

I wonder if these would be available on the THAI menu?

Yes indeed, and whatever the circumstances, a very sad and tragic incident. RIP young lad and enjoy your birthday in heaven.

From my experience when living in Thailand - yes!. I owned and drove a Nissan pick-up which was 20 years old. Each year when applying for Thai road tax, the Nissan had to undergo an MOT at an approved Thai Government test centre. The owner of my local test centre also had an insurance business so I was able to complete all the paperwork with him - compulsory insurance, fully comprehensive vehicle insurance and MOT fee - no hassle!

Yes indeed, it does appear to be rather expensive. In two weeks time, I shall be flying with Air Asia from Siem Reap to Chiang Mai. My "Fly-thru" return ticket, including add-on admin and fuel costs with baggage in the hold, cost me 397US$ (about 13,500 baht). The fare each way was more or less the same - not lop sided.

For reference: Aside from being a potential source of embarrassment, passing gas is common and usually harmless. Most people pass gas between 13 and 21 times per day. Flatulence during the night is generally due to diet and lifestyle, although there are some digestive disorders that can cause excess gas............pressure in the anal sphincter muscle fluctuates in cycles throughout the day. This muscle is more relaxed during sleep, and it controls whether or not gas present in the large intestine is released.........By making lifestyle changes or addressing underlying health issues, you may be able to reduce your nighttime or morning flatulence. https://www.sleepfoundation.org/physical-health/can-you-fart-in-your-sleep

Yes indeed, especially those that "follow up"

When I fly from Siem Reap to Thailand, no TM6 has to be completed at DMK. When I drive from Siem Reap to Thailand via the Choam - Sisaket land border I have to complete a form TM6.

What a laugh. Has the iCon CEO, who has scammed so many unfortunate people, been scammed himself?

I am not surprised. On 25 October 2004 - The Prime Minister was Thaksin Shinawatra and his Defence Minister (responsible for the Thai Army) was General Sampan Boonyanan! ref. wikipedia)

Saves on laundry bills because stains and dirt do not show up as much on light coloured clothing!

Yes indeed. As a type 2 diabetic myself (30 years since being diagnosed), urination can be far more frequent. Like yourself, I find 3am the prominant starting time for visits to the loo. I do not wet the bed and am now used to trotting back and forth to the toilet throughout the "wee" small hours. I also have an enlarged benign prostate gland which contributes to frequent urination. I rarely drink alcohol and my urine is the result of drinking water, coffee with sweetner and sugar-free canned fruit drinks.

or he may have been deaf.

Would'nt "enhancing" be more appropriate than "threatening"?

Another "hissed up" old fart Brit trying to drive back to his accomodation. As an English man myself, no sympathy from me. After hospital costs, charge and fine him then throw him out of Thailand!

With respect, Thailand IS still using a coal fired power station at Mae Moh, near Lampang in Lanna, North Thailand. Lignite, a crude form of coal, is mined locally. Generating units at the power plant are gradually being closed down but some are still active producing electricity. For full details please check: https://www.gem.wiki/Mae_Moh_power_station

I agree, an admirable solution but with respect, have you lived for several years in rural Thailand where sugar cane and maize are grown? I have. Both crops are subject to burning but for different reasons. Sugar cane is burnt to remove the dry leaves so that when the canes are cut more easily and delivered to the sugar refinery, the price is based on weight - more cane, less leaves more money! With maize (also sweet corn) after the cobs have been harvested, the remaining dead leaves and stubble in the fields are burnt. More convenient. There is a third source, the burning of mountain forests prior to the wet season, for the growing and collection of mushrooms. When it comes to "official" intervention with fines to stop the burning, what one must realise is that many national and local government officials, including police, own the farmland and support tenant farmers to harvest the crops. It is okay for Bangkok to suggest massive fines for burning but in reality out in the sticks it will not happen soon, I can assure you. I now live in Siem Reap and Cambodia has the same problem. However when the wind is in the right direction, the smoke is blown westwards over the border to Thailand.

My laugh for the day! Wait until the commencement of burning seasons in neighbouring Burma, Laos, Cambodia and faraway Indonesia.

Enjoy. It is an overnight service and will be far more comfortable and warmer than "freezing cold" buses.

With respect, how many days were you on a bus from Chiang Mai to Singapore?

I have made many interprovincial bus journeys between Lanna, Isaan and Bangkok. From my experience day time services were no problem and quite comfortable, but it was the night services that were always cold. These buses are not fitted with heaters (for obvious reasons in a tropical climate) but do have air conditioning units. More often than not, these units are left on at night producing the cold air. I once asked for the air conditioning to be turned off and the reply was "it is on for the comfort of other passengers"!! Fortunately on all the night journeys I travelled, a blanket and pillow were supplied but their use was slightly restricted as I always kept my seat belt fastened.

Yes indeed - my thought as well. Shorts, bum bag and possibly flip flops. No shirt or crash helmet. Le imbecile!

Interesting and thanks. Where I lived in Khon Kaen Province, the popular and busy "farang" bar also had this arrangement, but not every few hours. Once a night, the local police used to call, do a check to see if all okay and sign the book which was kept in a box near the main entrance. This was not for Burmese beggars (none in that part of Thailand), but for any abnoxious drunk or drugged ex-pats, tourists or Thais causing problems. Eventually, the landlord and myself became Tourist Police Volunteers and a small area in the bar became an information point. It became a very busy family orientated bar with pool, quiz and speciality food nights, also a children's play area for Thai and foreign kids. This was pre-covid and sadly, trading eventually ceased. The landlord now teaches English, firstly in Vietnam but now back in Thailand. I moved to Cambodia.