Maha Sarakham

30 minutes ago, khaowong1 said:

I think I will just stay home.  But thank you very much.  

As will many.  But at least this will allow those in that are desperate to do so.

7 minutes ago, sirineou said:

... we are home sick for Thailand and want to go there.

Understandable.  Have a safe trip!

1 minute ago, sirineou said:

Me and the wife we were just talking about this and decided we are going while the going is good.  

Explain please.  I think I'm missing something here.

2 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Not sure I get it.  I assume they have been mostly confined at home with plenty of time to study and prepare. 

An excuse to blame for Thailand's poor educational standards.

Buying a car in Thailand is expensive and continues to become increasingly more expensive.

It is quite a shame to see Pattaya struggling so badly.  I was hoping the domestic Thai travelers would have kept it propped up a bit better, but I guess that didn't happen in the slightest.  When tourism opens up later this year or next, it's going to be a totally different scene of shuttered metal gates and abandoned businesses. 

What comes first, the chicken or the egg?  How do you open and pay staff without customers?  How do customers come back to a partially abandoned Pattaya and think wow that was great, lets do it again?

I don't see a magic switch that can be flipped to turn this all on and off so quickly, this is going to be a slow recovery process for everyone on both sides...

15 minutes ago, gunderhill said:

Unlike  Phuket where Wifey has  just returned from she didn't  notice  much of a  drop in room prices when she was  looking recently down there.

I noticed the Hilton in Pattaya actually went up in price.  $540 USD for a room I paid ~$330 for a few years ago.  Making up for earlier losses I guess?

Either way, this Samui 'bubble' is never going to happen.  Besides, who wants to rush back to an island where half of it is closed for the foreseeable future?

On 3/3/2021 at 5:19 AM, AlfHuy said:

And never mention that you have a life insurance, worth xxx.

Life could be very short after that information to brother, uncle;.....

As sad as this sounds, it has the potential to be true. 

My wife was sharing her Facebook feed with me lately, people were saying a guy was "so lucky" and "won the lotto" when he had a heart attack and got 5 million baht from his insurance company.  That and the parents of some neighbors passing away and them partying the "life insurance funds" away for the rest of the Thais to see, the envy was making them seethe and the gossip was flying everywhere... such a circus.

6 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

After things get back to normal, what will you guys have to whine about? ????

The 7,500 baht ST fees and 2,000 baht joiner fees from those looking to make up for lost time...

We had enough of Singapore after 3 days.  That torrential afternoon rain with the wild swings in humidity was awful.  I'd take Thailand's heat any day.

Seems like when people in the village get tired of dogs, they will poison them all when no one is around.  Wife lost two dogs this way, even though it was other people's dogs attacking their chickens and not hers.  Street dogs are a big problem in Thailand, especially as rabies is fairly common, doesn't seem to be a good solution.

On 1/23/2021 at 11:03 PM, Pilotman said:

often it seems to be laughing at the misfortune of others.   Common themes are ; Mrs L and her daughter are hookers in Pattaya.  Mrs T's daughter is married to a rich farang ( she's not, but it sounds good).  Then its who is sleeping with who, who is on drugs, who is a drunk.  Gossip gossip gossip. No different to any other closed and largely uneducated society.  They have got nothing else to talk about because they don't know about anything else . 

My Thai wife just confirmed this is all true ????

8 hours ago, Airalee said:

They are cheaper back in Los Angeles too.  However, they are those “hothouse” grown berries that even though they look great and are gigantic, they are, for the most part, completely flavorless.

That much is true, that's probably why I don't buy them very often. Very rarely do you ever get sweet berries outside of the summer season.

9 hours ago, khunPer said:

Plenty northern Chiang Mai-strawberries on pickup-trucks where I live, way down south (why we pay high price, and it's also on an island), but they arrived 1-2 weeks later this year (image from Friday last week)...

Never thought I'd see the day when produce costs more in Thailand than it does in my home country... 200-250 baht a bag is crazy. I rarely even buy them here for 90 baht a bag.

1 hour ago, kellyoinkoink said:

Guys, After telling him my thoughts and asked him what if I and he and another man do it, he said “ let’s do it”.....I don’t know what to say! 

You asked for it ????

41 minutes ago, phetphet said:

All the bars in Bangrak, by the SeaTran pier were closed by midnight last night. So there must be some truth to the rumours.

Judging by the reaction sweeping across the provinces, I think it's bound to happen sooner or later.  We shall see.  I pray Samui survives this madness.

Wouldn't be surprised to see a Samui lockdown, Koh Larn is already there.

2 hours ago, case69 said:

i wish i had read earlier posts before i decided to chip in real informative stuff unlike my drivel !!

Every constructive post is appreciated!  Thank you for your insights.  Chiang Rai definitely looks like a nice place to live as well!