metempsychotic

On 2/21/2020 at 7:31 AM, Assurancetourix said:

 

Ola! You ask them to do the twelve labors of Hercules ..
and without brown envelopes I bet!
You will push them to collective suicide .. 

Ah, the ubiqitous brown envelope comment. throw in a witty hub remark and your work for tonight is done.

On 2/23/2020 at 8:50 AM, ubonjoe said:

I had that problem a few years ago until I increased the memory on my PC. Only had 2 GB and upped it to 4 GB. 

Now have one with 8 GB and the forum loads real fast.

But upgrading computer to load a simple website just isnt on.

I am personally grateful for the google vignette ads on my tablet, they take so long I just go do something else, its a sign of enough thaivisa for the day.

23 hours ago, Rookiescot said:

Battle honours awarded to the regiment included:[10]

Early Wars: Mysore, South Africa 1835, Tel-El-Kebir, Egypt 1882 '84, Nile 1884–5, Chitral, Tirah, Defence of Ladysmith, Paardeberg, South Africa, 1899–1902

The Great War: Mons, Le Cateau, Retreat from Mons, Marne 1914 '18, Aisne 1914, La Bassée 1914, Messines 1914, Armentières 1914, Ypres 1914 '15 '17, Langemarck 1914, Gheluvelt, Nonne Bosschen, Neuve Chapelle, Frezenberg, Bellewaarde, Aubers, Festubert 1915, Hooge 1915, Loos, Somme 1916, 18, Albert 1916 '18, Bazentin, Delville Wood, Pozières, Guillemont, Flers-Courcelette, Le Transloy, Ancre 1916, Arras 1917 '18, Vimy 1917, Scarpe 1917 '18, Arleux, Bullecourt, Pilckem, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Broodseinde, Poelcapelle. Passchendaele, Cambrai 1917 '18, St. Quentin, Bapaume 1918, Rosières, Lys, Estaires, Hazebrouck, Béthune, Soissonnais-Ourcq, Tardenois, Hindenburg Line, Canal du Nord, Selle, Sambre, France and Flanders 1914–18, Piave, Vittorio Veneto, Italy 1917–18

The Second World War: Withdrawal to Escaut, Ypres-Comines Canal, Dunkirk 1940, Somme 1940, St. Valery-en-Caux, Odon, La Vie Crossing, Lower Maas, Venlo Pocket, Rhineland, Reichswald, Cleve, Goch, Rhine, North-West Europe 1940, '44–45, El Alamein, Advance on Tripoli, Mareth, Medjez Plain, North Africa 1942–43, Landing in Sicily, Sferro, Sicily 1943, Anzio, Rome, Italy 1944–45

 

How many battle honours do you have?

I have absolutely none and am proud of that fact.

Now back to the important discussion of a dead dog.

Break failure indeed.

On 2/22/2020 at 2:02 PM, richard_smith237 said:

 

A lot of argument about semantics - its pretty obvious the deceased was riding down the steep mountain road. 

Semantics? the painfully obvious more like it.

The fact he was hit by a car should should have made it pretty clear he was on a road to all but the most challenged amongst us.

21 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

well it is a very small bar scene here. What takes maybe 10 minutes on Thai Friendly in Pattaya or Soi 6 takes about two weeks of searching in Hua Hin if your very lucky. That being said, there has been a uptick in the quality of girls in Hua Hin over that past six years. But there is a lot of competition.

 

a slightly (not very) chunky monkey in early 30s for a couple of days should be do able. Make sure you check all of Soi 80 and the Hut Bar where you will be torn apart like fresh meat as well as the obvious Bintabaht area. and massage girls on Soi 94. Go to Pat's massage on Soi 94 and ask for Da. If she asks you if you want to take a shower first say yes. If you can stand loud music then at 10pm Panama Bar, Ibiza Bar and freelancers at the Hilton after 11:30pm and Cat Bar after 1am.     

 

sorry I don't really know much about this. just what I read on the internet.

 

Definitive sex tourism. 

Most excellent, keep up the important work.

On 2/20/2020 at 8:32 PM, Isaanbiker said:

The visa situation doesn't seem to be better.

 

   The girls do not seem to be better.

 

    The weather doesn't seem to be better.

 

   In my opinion, those who went to Vietnam, because they were so fed up with all the immigration laws, etc. might not jump in and say that it was a mistake to move to Vietnam after giving up all in Thailand.

 

    Think twice before you make such a decision. I'm in no way interested in going to Vietnam. 

 

  

 

  

 

        

Not even if the girls were better?

6 minutes ago, dabhand said:

Have been travelling into Thailand for close to 40 years and have been asked to show my BP on more than a few occasions, albeit not in recent memory. I normally place it on the counter as I hand over my PP / Immigration card but it has been some time since the IO showed any interest in looking at the BP.

 

There have been a number of threads on this topic, but mainly of some years back. Here is an example:

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/135074-boarding-pass-required/

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/493548-asked-to-show-boarding-pass/

 

This is what I do every where I travel, my boarding passgets tucked into my passport.I never actually thought about it until now 

My, the inconvenience is worth staying home over.

4 hours ago, Aussiepeter said:

Merhabah ! (hello) - I visited Turkey five times before 1991 and absolutely loved it. I was a single dad with a 12 y.o. son and was welcomed everywhere we went. The people were completely and utterly honest and very hard working. Although it was incredibly hard to meet ladies, I eventually fell heavily for a Turkish lass about ten years younger - there are some absolutely stunning women in Turkey and, she was one of them. Long distance relationships never work out, but I seriously considered quitting my job and moving there. That being said, since the current leader came to power it appears he has embarked on a more fundamentalist muslim path and has endeavoured to take the country backwards, removing the secular freedoms that made me fall in love with the place thirty years ago. Mustafa Kemal (Attaturk) would not agree with this change in direction, if he were alive now. Perhaps now though Turkey has mellowed a bit more and, foreigners are being welcomed, along with their $. Certainly, thousands of Turks have lived and worked in Germany and many foreigners own real estate in Turkey. I will return one day, if only for a holiday - it is still the nicest place I ever visited. Great beer (Efes Pilsen) and great food. No serious air pollution whatsoever. Thirty years ago it was less than half the price of Thailand - I hope it has not changed too much !     

 

20 odd years ago. Do you reckon anything has changed

5 minutes ago, Yadon Toploy said:

It is about economic conditions in Thailand as well as Mazda have moved production of all SUVs back to Japan and several parts manufacturers have closed, laid off staff or temporarily shut down operations as the high Baht and slumping exports bite.

 

That is reality.

 

Expect more of the same until we either get a competent government in or there's an economic crash.

 

 

And that is far more sensible a response than a 1 line cliche.

On 1/18/2020 at 8:33 PM, DaRoadrunner said:

Taking a Thai out of Thailand is often like trying to take a fish out of water, they don't do too well. Compared to which your story is one of success. Congratulations! I would not complain if I were you!

 

Furthermore, she is correct, the Govt is <deleted>. Plus the pollution not good for the health. Thailand is not what it used to be, why come back?

Every thai I have know who has relocated to canada or the us has loved it. 

Granted in these cases they were university educated career oriented and spoke english already.

In other words the couple were equals, partners and the realtionship was predicated on their similar goals and desires rather than an economic imbalance.

1 hour ago, Golden Triangle said:

Thailand, the hub of layoffs....................

Again, another witty thai visa member with a thoughtless copy pasta post.

It would seem that perhaps gm should take the heat here.

There is absolutely no shortage of precedent here for gm closing their plants and laying off their workforce they seem to be closing plants almost annually.

But make it about thailand if you feel you must despite the fact that their Australia and New Zealand operations as well as any operation outside china, the us, south arerica and south korea have been shut down.

4 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

Yes and it is soooo nice in Chiang Mai without all the Chinese now too. Hate to say it but the virus is a blessing in one way.

You dont hate to say it at all, you are just being passive aggressive.

cant be bothered to read the whole thread, but pay a living wage with proper benefits wouldn't hurt either.

only issue i can see with that is the local teachers would probably appreciate a living wage as well.

2 minutes ago, fraggleRock said:

No its not, utter nonsense - incel is something completely different. As is your second statement, which seems a blanket assumtion based on zero fact, be it observational experience or medically documented as fact.... 

im sorry, what exactly an i getting wrong?

the definition of incel?

well here it is: 

Quote

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incel

 

 

Incels (/ˈɪnsɛlz/ IN-selz), a portmanteau of "involuntary celibates", are members of an online subculture^[1][2] who define themselves as unable to find a romantic or sexual partner despite desiring one, a state they describe as inceldom.^[3]

Discussions in incel forums are often characterized by resentment, misogyny,^[4] misanthropy,^[1] self-pity,^[5] self-loathing,^[6] racism,^[4][7][8] a sense of entitlement to sex, and the endorsement of violence against sexually active people.^{[4][9][10][11][12]} The American nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center described the subculture as "part of the online male supremacist ecosystem" that is included in their list of hate groups.^[13][14]

Estimates of the overall size of the subculture vary greatly.^[15][16][17] Incels are mostly male and heterosexual,^[9][10][18] but sources disagree about their ethnic makeup.^[19][20][21]

At least four mass murders, resulting in a total of 45 deaths, have been committed in North America by men who have either self-identified as incels or who had mentioned incel-related names and writings in their private writings or Internet postings. Incel communities have been criticized by the media and researchers for being misogynistic, encouraging violence, spreading extremist views, and radicalizing their members.^[2][22][23]

you will note i did not indicate our shooter was incel.
 

though i suspect there are many that could be considered incel settled down in thailand to buy that which they could not find free in real life.

or was i wrong about the male ego being fragile the world over?

that i am not even going to rebut.

26 minutes ago, ross163103 said:

Fragile Thai male ego hits the nail on the head! I bet she was the one that broke up with him, if it was the other way around it would've had a different outcome. Loss of face is a BIG problem here.

have you heard about the incel movement worldwide?

it is not the Thai Male Ego that is fragile, it is Male Ego period.

15 hours ago, tifino said:

well there we are!

However if he'd lived, the 2nd part might have still have remained valid?

Given he was of no influence I think stupid to even suggest.

3 hours ago, lapamita said:

you cant be long in thailand

 

in 31 years  i see all and everything

 

and words like "never", "never again", "to me never can happen"

 

not existing here better not speak them , it always can happen

 

You !!!!  can go down the hell in 5minutes , even you said bfr never or.............

 

hell and heaven is very close in thailand

 

good luck for you

What?

53 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Some guy use 11 years his life to win. Very important for him. 

I suspect you missed the joke, but yeah, its sad.

5 minutes ago, Susco said:

I was quite surprised you won the poty 2019, because in previous yearS that was reserved for Thai bashers

poty has traditionally been a vehicle to expose the most desperate of the attention seekers on the forum.

Think of it as a form of forum bukkake where the poster who is willing to take the most loads wins.

Some wash up after and move on, others remind of the glory in which they were covered every chance they get.

13 hours ago, transam said:

You obviously have never been at the sharp end of POTY, but, there is still time for you to experience it, just hang on in there..

PS. Are you one of Yinn's farang male menopause sufferers that it seems us old un's all have...????? 

I would reckon its time for you to let the whole poty thing go.

As for the rest of your post, please do at least try to make sense.