thecyclist

It's 90 days now. No more TV on arrival. Its all e-visas .

Yes, unbelievable for a fascist to vote for Biden again. For fascists , retards, and retarded fascists there is only one choice, the Supreme orange retard.

Just about anything is 1000 better than Trump:Cockroaches, rats, farts, even the smirking donkey ruling Thailand, Prayut, dirty toilets ,nose picking waiters....

You found Bahasa difficult to learn.One of the easiest languages in the world to acquire, in sharp contrast to tiếng Việt, which you managed.

Nice anecdote, but kluauy (banana)and khuay (c.ck) easy to differentiate, even for an English speaker.

In the age of google translate it certainly isn't necessary anymore. But it helps a lot, especially in the sticks. I noticed the difference when I moved to Vietnam a couple of years ago. Vietnamese is even harder than Thai, the pronunciation that is ,not the reading and writing, which is much easier. Since I bike around a lot, I often spent time in places where they are not used to seeing farangs ,and where hardly anyone speaks English. There I really miss conversing with the locals, so much so that I have considered moving back to Thailand just because of the language.

You got a point. The word Farang is often combined with the most "unflattering " words the Thai language has to offer.

Everyone is talking about the morality and legality of it. Boring. What is wowing is the pure acrobatics of the act. Climaxing on top of a wave, a double climax.

They have a pretty talkative female IO at the Pakkard crossing. Probably just showing off her English, rather than grilling you. 1500 Baht for the Cambodian VOA. Wow. I always pay 30 $, which is 1100 Baht at the moment

Beer bars don't have bouncers.

King Crimson , Camel, Anathema, Marillion, The Winter Machine, Katatonia

It doesn't get much bigger than the Stones.

Yes, but they suddenly become very courageous when it's 10 against one.

Yes, Thais don't like to be told off by a farang, they lose face, and they can be quite vindictive. So there is a good chance of him returning with reinforcement. better arm yourself, get your own reinforcement, or leave town for a while. Safety first is a Thai motto.

Unfortunately, Pattaya doesn't have any cheap gyms. They start at 120 Baht for a day pass ,and go way up . I spend most of my time in Vietnam now, where the gyms cost a fraction of that. Sun Fitness on Soi Buakao has aircon and Treadmills facing the road and the market, but don't think they have TV.Bring your smartphone or tablet for entertainment. It's 120 Baht a day, 990 a month. You would have to get up the stairs though. The reopened Tony gym at intersection of South Pat road /3rd requires no climbing, is the same price, but very polluted air you are breathing there. Supposedly it's 24/7. Kind of curious whether it's the same Tony. The old Tony closed down all his businesses, was gone for ages.Has he reappeared.?

Well according to the cat experts in this thread, get a couple of felines.

I do not, other than that curiosity killed the cat, and that they don't bark, and therefore haven't caused me any sleepless nights. Oh, and there are big cats like tigers that can eat much bigger prey than geckos, like humans .

Sounds Russian to me.

No point in worrying. But life expectancy is rising because modern medicine can cure more and more diseases . Better than getting sick and then be cured by chemotherapy or radiotherapy...is not to get sick in the first place, and cutting down on chemicals ,plastic and pollutants might help you with that. You set the bar ,30, a little too low for most of us. But there is something to be said for THE WHO' s maxim:I want to die before I get old.

If she is from a Chinese Thai family, maybe. Most Thais will splurge and burn through that cash in no time, especially if they know there is a farang sucker around who is always good for more.

It's also possible that in grandma's village the dowry is calculated by taking a base amount and multiplying it by the age of the bride.

There have been plenty of surveys showing that Trumps base are non college educated white, racist Americans. We could add a little bit of evidence by having you undergo an IQ test, and a little knowledge test. As a frequent apologist, and thereby enabler, of a fascist movement, I would bet a lot of money on that you would get a high score on the F- scale as well.

Do you starve your cats, or put them on a restricted diet?Or do they really prefer geckos to cat food?

No, it's not allowed, and Cannabis makes you less aggressive. Alcohol and speed ,on the other hand, can make you more aggressive.

There certainly is. It is estimated that the average American ingests the equivalent of one credit card of plastic a week. How much more will it be in Thailand, where everything, including boiling soups and curries are poured into cheap plastic bags for home consumption .Could be 3 credit cards in just one week.