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Years ago I attended 7 fountains which is Catholic, the father there was a great guy, down to Earth and held some great masses.
He was even rebuked by the Catholic Church because he was allowing Protestant Ministers to preach at the church while he would go off and speak at theirs.
He told the Catholic Church that the Christian community was already small enough in Thailand, why did they find it necessary to fracture it into even small sects in the name of Dogma.
Cool guy, if I ever attended church again I would go there.
That sounds like Fr. O'Brien, who died about 12 years ago. A great Christian and a fine priest. My gay partner and I used to go and chat with him (my partner was dying of cancer). He concentrated on the realities of the situation, and simply accepted the fact that we were gay.
I forget his name but this was 2005 - 2007.
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Years ago I attended 7 fountains which is Catholic, the father there was a great guy, down to Earth and held some great masses.
He was even rebuked by the Catholic Church because he was allowing Protestant Ministers to preach at the church while he would go off and speak at theirs.
He told the Catholic Church that the Christian community was already small enough in Thailand, why did they find it necessary to fracture it into even small sects in the name of Dogma.
Cool guy, if I ever attended church again I would go there.
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I asked if they sold well if there might be more coming. They tild me it was a possibility.
BTW they are allowing test drives of their van van, burgman, Gladius, and Vstrom. This is unheard of here. The gladus feels sooo much smaller than mybninja 650 too. If I wasn't moving back to the US I would be getting a Vstrom though. Since I've been here 4 ithers have come to look at it and ride it. Lucky for me they're less than 150k baht seconhand back home 555.
Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app
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Helping a friend pickup the last one right now. It's the light blue one. Threw in a free jacket and helmet. Theft insurance was an extra 1600.
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The weight probably prevents it from hitting speeds that would make it rattle apart.
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Yala? I bet she's a bomb in the sack.
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Sorry, I don't ever pay these "fees" here in Chiang Mai or elsewhere. I also don't ever have problems elsewhere such as the 100B fee while getting the visa to visit Cambodia.
Read up on the official prices before you go and be polite.
"I'm sorry, what is this money for? Your poster and website state X fee, let me load up your official government's page on my phone here and show you". Asking over and over for a receipt of the exact amount with a smile on your face.
I didn't realize I needed to put my balls in a jar upon entering this country, learning the language, being firm, and knowledgeable have been a far better experience than willingly castrating myself.
Oh, and this works for cops as well, get your documents in order and after taking off your helmet state "I have my tax sticker, my license, a copy of my green book in my name, and passport with visa, which do you want to see?" "Oh, you stopped me to admire my bike? That's cool", and proceed to bullshit for 3 minutes so they can save face.
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This depends, I have a bike I bought and ripped it apart for the engine, swing arm, and brakes.
I still have the green book for this bike, HOWEVER, I also have a photocopied ID and signature on blank docs from the previous owner. All I have to do is fill in the info to transfer it, as long as their ID is still valid, and it is until 2018.
If you have similar documentation like I do, you can simply sell the bike and then the new owner fills them in and brings em to the transport office.
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Maybe I am out of line here. But I can at least give my view of this concerning Karaoke bars and regular bars. I read that you go to karaoke bars and I understand that you are a falang!! I live in Isaan (Chaiyaphum) and here it is a big no no to frequent these karaoke bars. It is way too dangerous for us falangs to go there and drink together with the thais....
I have been tought that NEVER mix myself with strange/unknown thaipeople and myself when there is alcohol involved. So here at least, I will NEVER go to a karaoke bar... Karaoke bars are for thai people and regular bars like in Bangkok, Pattaya, Phuket or wherever touristplace is for in first hand us falangs....
Maybe I am wrong but that is how I look at it.
Maybe Chiang Mai are different or maybe you are just different.....?????
Glegolo
Hey, I just want to tell you that you have had a load of BS served up to you, but that's OK.
I am routinely the only or one of the few Farangs when I go out drinking. I love mixing and mingling with new people, hell it's basically how I learned the language.
I would say being able to have a conversation in Thai for the entire night is a HUGE help, but years back going out with Thai friends was enough to get me "in".
Knowing Thai will not only defuse situations, but open doors to many more. Young Thai people are incredibly friendly in the bar scene here, when you raise your glass at your table, extend the well wishing to their table and once they know you can speak, you will make many new friends. When I go out I always wake up to new phone numbers or friend requests. I will admit that I don't end up with a close relationship with many of them, but for the few that I have, it's been worth it.
Now, are there places that I wouldn't walk into alone? Or places that are unsafe? Sure, plenty, just like back home. Use your brain and it will all work out.
I hope you have a change of heart and realize there is little to worry about.
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Had a White guy go off on a 7-11 girl up here in Chiang Mai because he couldn't understand her Thai. And said "What are you you speaking some sort of hill tribe language?" (All asked in Thai, she was speaking Northern) She go flustered and embarrassed. I then asked him how the hell has he managed to learn enough Thai to communicate (not just 1 or 2 words, he WAS speaking full sentences etc) and not know that in the North they speak a different dialect. He shut up, looked embarrassed and walked out. The 7-11 girl was pissed off, but was thrilled when I and the guy behind her dealt with her in Northern haha.
I think 3 foreigners in the same 7-11 speaking Thai has been a record for me.
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Basic info on aeration and how it can clean water.
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I know of a Thai girl working in admissions at CMU who worked for 2-3 years in Azerbaijan. I believe she was working in a hotel. Her degree was in law but she state the money was way better over there working in a hotel than starting at the bottom of the heap in Bangkok.
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I thought we were talking about ketamine....
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Just a comment, my Leo Vince SBK is loud as hell, so probably not one to be looking at.
Akrapovic's and arrows are a bit less than mine, but still loud.
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Kabuki is 99B but I forget what soi it is on.
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Now the chinese will swarm the area thinking they will find uni girls, should be a bit of a surprise.
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Willfreeman.
So are you looking for something like a jx110, cg125, gl100 etc that you can cafe up? I know you can fit a lifan 200cc in all of these bikes, would love to see someone try to fit a carbed CBR150 into one.
http://www.cm-club.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=27&s=803b5782062f061427f3569619d9ebb1 is where you want to be looking.
And mods I am linking to the classifieds not the chat forums.
Cm-club, use google translate it works well enough
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Coke cans are the same size and same price.
Pepsi cans are smaller and 2B cheaper.
They are a pain in the ass, since all other inventions such as cupholders, soda racks, etc are made for the wide can.
Awww man, I just realized when I was teaching surface area of cylinders I could have had my students calculate the two cans to see if there is a difference. Perhaps the new cans use less material?
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made it fine in a 100cc swapped honda Chaly with my girlfriend on the back.
But it's more fun on the 650r
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Am I the only one really living in Thailand? Most 'mom n pop' stores will sell alcohol, and so will many 'bars.' Of course, you may have to drink your beer out of a coffee cup.
I prefer to go to Monkey, Warm Up, Riverside, Goodview, and various other places. These places will comply with the law.
I know where I can get alcohol, and I am not even upset about not drinking, it's the fact that I can't socialize out at the places I want to on the days I would have off.
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So are you going to trash the Tiger Kingdom in Chiang Mai also? You are in there with them in the cages. Pictures are taken. No humans are mauled or killed. How is this different?
Just stating that you have to be 15 years old to go in the cages, as the cats do "stalk" and follow little kids outside their cages. The trainers there said they would not trust the cats with any small children.
As for the pic, it's not they sitting on the croc, but the fact that there are quite a few crocs right near them, it's bad enough to risk it with one animal, but there are a lot of variables in that shot.
I do like the non nanny state attitude of Thailand, but there should be limits, especially when it involves other people's children.
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Awesome, should be a fun birthday for me, oh wait, I decided to go to Malaysia for my Birthday, so I don't have to suffer this bullshit.
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Typical to see people here claiming staying a decade and having few friends, especially few to no Thai friends.
I have plenty of male Thai friends.
Some are mechanics, many artists of varying success and mediums. I hang out and ride with a group of businessmen and one is a professor.
Some are poor yet have never asked me for money, and some drop 1 million+ Baht in cash for new Harleys because they just want it.
The common thread? I took the time to learn the language.
If you think Thai's have nothing more to talk about than food, football, and ghosts then you
probably cannot speak the language
are a very shallow person
or are just a schmuck
Possibly a combination of the above.
Please note, I did not say "if you don't have Thai friend's".
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It appears the woman may have suffered a fall or been hit by a vehicle and then the boyfriend, both highly intoxicated dragged himself and the woman into the ally and did not call for urgent medical assistance with the consequence that the woman died.
The medical examiner found no sign of trauma, and said that she had been dead for at least two hours.
Will be interesting to see which of these two it was.
A Christian Church w/ English Speaking Pastor
in Chiang Mai
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Very odd.
Scarier than that, the hill tribes in MHS have tons of missionaries go up there. I was there for one of their huge Christian social gatherings. All the foreign speakers were American Southern Baptists spouting all this fire and brimstone shit.