Isaan sailor

Go to any mall in Isaan—any day of the week. You will see late model cars jammed into the shaded parking areas. Wife says they’re on credit—both the cars and their mall purchases.

Pretty good guess. Look at USD to Vietnam Dong today—Dollar rose up. USD to Philippians Peso today—flat, or a slight rise. In Southeast Asia, only Thailand’s currency rose dramatically today—very suspicious.

Thanks for your thoughts and information. Nevertheless, it feels quite disturbing and suspicious when the USD nosedives on a Friday afternoon.

Baht comes roaring back today—up almost a full percent on the USD. Other westerns go down in sympathy . All hail the mighty Baht…

How about cracking down on people who throw plastic and glass bottles into the sea?

So is COVID-19 soft power for China?

And no more Russian bargirls for me…although things could change…

Anyone else thinking of diesel storage tank at home?

A stronger Dollar is a gift to exporters. I hope they can take advantage of this, and help the economy.

Or blame someone in DC…

Now where did this pandemic originate? Taiwan? Great Britain? The USA?

Isaan has one of the world’s highest per capita small pickup truck ownership rates. And almost all of them run on diesel.. if they stick price increases on the big trucks—the little guys get hurt. And that would include me, with my Ranger—used for farm and beach trips.

Laughed at the last line—perfect. Sorry you missed the party this week. Better luck next time.

It never fails. Whenever I transfer USD to Baht—the Baht falls even more. Happened again today @ 34.23. Not really complaining though.

Lord knows we’ve suffered enough from an inflated Baht. Will ride this horse a long as we can.

Soft power? More like hard luck.

Remember, quality trumps quantity.

I drove a ‘66 MGB with BRG paint in college—loved it to pieces, many pieces.

Keep pushing that Baht south—best stimulus for this economy.

Shrimp farming takes a deadly toll on sea life.

How about encouraging Taiwanese tourists, during Golden Week instead? They don’t follow pendants, nor the CCP.

Ford Ranger—designed in Australia, uses Mazda powertrain (in LoS), assembled in Thailand and other countries. Damned good light duty truck.

That’s a win for us. No wonder the Thai women love us.

Be careful what you wish for. If BoT raises interest rates—watch the Baht skyrocket, as currency traders will pile on.

Just another excuse so Bank of Thailand can jack up the Baht again. I’ve seen this movie before…