Lucky Bones

Yes. But sometimes it doesn't matter if you have all your papers etc and have good planning. A I Officer with a bad attitude will always want to exert their self perceived authority. Personally, I have had poor results with online so I make Jomtien part of my quarterly day out.🙃🙃

Correct Steven. That is why they do not sell G & T's.🙃🙃

Steven. You are an upstanding man. Well respected amongst community & peers. Don't sell yourself short. Order that extra pack of G & T's. I'm in. Hell, let's go to Cha-Cha house at the barrack gates.🙃🙃

Hear what you are saying. It's not ironic. I have tried and simply failed at getting my head around the communication (language.) I saw it many a time in Oz. 🙃🙃

Richard, I think the original news item & your comment both hold water. The country has a 5 baht coin. Most things, outside of supermarkets, will move by 5 baht (+/-). When noodles are 40 baht, that is a fair rise. Yesterday=40 baht, today 45 baht. I watched our chicken rice vendor go from 40...45 & now 50. Your perception of skyrocketing is different to mine, which is fair enuff.🙃🙃

According to "official stats", daily road deaths actually fall over Songkran. But that is not the picture is portrayed. Believe at your peril (but yes, stay off the roads.) RTP Smoke & mirror every year.🙃🙃

I'm out of Thailand at the moment. Back in June for annual Jomtien extension. Soi 5 IO sounds like so much fun over the last 9 months. It used to be so easy, walk in walk out. Calling my agent or extending stay.🙃🙃

I would be watching your gf's ATM movements.🙃🙃

Work permit? Some "activist" will be onto him shortly.🙃🙃

Fair call. Agree with "getting behind a wheel!" My comment was not aimed at you. Yeah, streetsmarts can leave us way behind. My wifey same.🙃🙃

bbi1 seems to have gone quiet.🙃🙃

Interesting thoughts/comments. I originally came here, holidaying with a mate, nearly 20 years back. We both probably thought ourselves "superior" and (without realising) insulted some locals in Pattaya. Cut to today. Me, married & 11 years living here. Wife 6 years younger. Mate still visits his 31 year younger mistress. He still calls Thai's "stupid." I appreciate many are uneducated. I learn't a long time ago there are many people in my village who may be uneducated but they are far from stupid. I'm past insulting others (hopefully.)🙃🙃

I don't think you have thought your comment through. Come back again when you have considered different personal circumstances. And, be careful using the word "fool."🙃🙃

Did all the above and slept in hole in road.🙃🙃

The guy in blue, 1st on Anootin's right....military background by any chance? Errrrrr.....what was this story about?🙃🙃

I got a headache just looking at all those names in the first paragraph. Reckon I'll head down my local bar, drink 65 beers and get angry.🙃🙃

Reckon this story has been around for 10 years.🙃🙃

Does anyone know of a current/recent thread about Aus pensions? 6,000+ comments here, most hijacked by one person? Relevance seems have gone. Moderators, is a new thread possible? I'm not clever enuff.

Tom Jones will be here soon. Another suitcase of thrown womens panties to take home. What? Me jealous? Well...........🙃🙃

The envelope always goes up.🙃🙃

Now 4+ page thread so I haven't read it. I do recall some 13 years ago, having just moved to Thailand. I went to Pattaya (Mercure Hotel?) meeting, registered & got my life-time card. But I looked and saw a room full of Westeners in Thailand. Hell I just left Westeners behind....not for me thanks. So I guess I turned myself off without attending a possibly singlular valuable meeting. Each to our own.🙃🙃

....or we can read the factual "police report."......What?????🙃🙃

Righto? Can anyone simply explain the opening paragraph of the aricle in English? Out-a-my pay grade.🙃🙃

Yes, Srettha will spend all his time flying around the world speaking polly-waffle. Best to keep him out of the country and let Dad groom his daughter.🙃🙃

What's with all the hype & ceremony? The Aus guy & wifey are simply on a Govt all expenses paid pre-retirement holiday. He couldn't give a hoot about Thailand.🙃🙃