Danderman123

One of my favorite Bolt tricks is when Bolt reports the driver is finishing a ride nearby. So you wait and wait, and then when the driver drops off the passenger, the driver now has money, cancels your ride and goes to buy beer.

I don't think that Bangkok Airways provides boarding passes as a result of their Online Checkin process.

There is E-Gate for Thais at Suvarnaphumi.

I had a lady stay at my place for 2 nights. In the morning, she went home at first light. Now, she is sending "miss you" texts.

First off, make sure your taxi driver takes the toll road to the airport. Secondly, check in at UTapao for Bangkok Airways is slow, but leaving at 11 am may be sufficient, but tight.

what's the line for outbound passport control like at Suvarnaphumi now? Did they get it under control?

or the average Thai man.

the numbers are all guesses. I went to Foodmart in Jomtien yesterday. It was jammed with Russians a couple of months ago, not there were almost zero. My condo building is becoming very quiet as the Russians go home. I guess the Azur Air charters from UTapao are not flying back empty.

I was in Immigration jail in Russia. I flew from Moscow to Dnipro in Ukraine, but the plane never made it (don't know why we landed instead in Rostov). Because everyone on the plane was already checked out of Russia via Immigration but we were still in Russia, we were marched off the plane in silence and taken to a holding cell, where we sat. No explanation.

because the older single Brit ladies don't come to Thailand, they go to Africa.

A Thai lady would never ask her Tilac for money, big loss of face. The rest of your story is standard Thai lady marketing. I run into it all the time. Rather than accept their offers for free services, I just pay them, which is ultimately what they want. No strings attached.

This is a classic post. Even an 18 year old can have excellent marketing skills. Her Thai boyfriend can be a great motivator.

I had an early experience that soured me on long term relationships with Thai ladies. I took a day tour with a group that included a Farang and his Thai wife, and she harangued him all day, clearly unhappy with the relationship. Many experiences since then, I knew a female bar owner who admitted she didn't like boom-boom with her husband, as she was "too old" (42). But, she managed trips back home to Isaan whenever possible, and always came back happy. And all the ladies with long term Farang boyfriends who come to my condo, get drunk, and then I have to shoo them away like a fly, repeatedly (I don't play with ladies with Farang "boyfriends").

Nope. No problem scoring a wife back home. I would have to live back home in that case. No fun. Best solution for me: live in Thailand and go with rentals.

Leaving Thailand via Suvarnaphumi was a nightmare last week. Entering Thailand via Suvarnaphumi yesterday was no problem. Apparently many are leaving Thailand at the end of High Season, few are coming.

I was traveling with a Thai lady. We were both upgraded.

On the flip side of that story, on the way back from Danang to BKK, I was given a free upgrade to the front of the plane (Business Class seating). No idea why.

I remember my 2nd birthday, a few things from when I was 3, and lots from when I was 4. I remember going to sleep after my 4th birthday thinking that I was getting old. I was clearly paying attention when when I was 3, but not a lot was happening.

Sorry, it's a cultural reference to the Cranberries.

Zombie.

On the flip side ... I flew Economy the other day (it happens), and there was a gentleman from a southern Asian country seated near me who insisted on a free upgrade to Business class. He kept marching up to Business class, only to be marched back by the staff. They had to keep a lookout to.make sure he didn't sneak up and take a seat.

I flew out of Suvarnaphumi on the 26th. The Immigration line was incredibly long, stretching all the way back to Security. In my area, there were 6 counters. Only 3 were staffed. Clearly, the staffing system at Suvarnaphumi airport has failed. It's almost as if there are no people living in the Lat Krabang area who could be trained to stamp passports.

yes. Many. Russia. Brazil. Actually, it's a common practice.

It's a very common story in Thailand: a girl falls in love with a Thai man, knocks out a kid or two, the Thai man loses interest in her and runs off. Not too many career choices for the lady, so she heads for Pattaya, while her mother takes care of the children. The question arises of whether the lady will actually save any money and send some home to mother, or blow her earnings on karaoke boys. I know some ladies in their 40s who never got past the karaoke boy level. So, I guess we could start a discussion on the ethics of being a karaoke boy. Were they traumatized, as well?

I could pay a lady to come clean my condo ..... or pay a lady to come to my condo, clean it, and do something else.