it is what it is

i've used a trust back home, if such a thing exists here?

covering the load to prevent it falling off and causing an accident is the issue here, weight wise sugar cane is not that heavy

if i get 3/4 years out of a laptop i'm happy, just buy a new one, and for general use they are not that expensive

does it matter?

it's not a 'thai' thing, certain countries and cultures tend to be far more risk denying than others, having traveled widely i can assure you many put thailand to shame in this respect, examples that come to mind; simply insane driving in lebanon, in a shared taxi in yemen where a fellow passenger gives his young child a loaded pistol to play with, the roads and driving in india, nepal, bolivia, peru... thailand has a long way to go to match these places

the big question is will they be able to squeeze this policy through the legal system, is it really a national disaster?

we don't want you to see disrespectful women sunbathing on sanam luang, but here's a photo of disrespectful women sunbathing on sanam luang. enjoy.

if the account is not in joint names obviously that would be illegal

the last thing you want to do is publicise your win.

I found a woman on a Thai dating website who offered to take care of me, including cooking, cleaning, shopping, massage, and perhaps additional services when requested a dating site seems the logically appropriate place to look for a carer. what could possibly go wrong? a quick google search will provide you with several appropriate solutions to your problem.

don't care, because i won't be here, yeahhhhh!

fare(!) enough if you don't want to mix with the riff raff on the 8 baht non aircon bus...

i guess the giant air filter the BMA installed at central world didn't work... so, plan B...

that's the system here, if he got 5 he'd serve 2.5

i've always wondered why motorcyclists ride with their feet/foot sticking out to the side, i doesn't look like motorcycles were designed to be ridden that way, or particularly safe

cut price solution to a serious problem.

indeed, just look at the horizon post office scandal in the uk

mate, tip of the iceberg, if you feel that strongly thailand is not the place for you

just because i don't live in issan it doesn't mean i live in a tourist ghetto, thank you very much. ...and drying rice, or using the highway for anything other than vehicles, is clearly dumb and possibly dangerous. and using for food potentially unhygienic.

assuming this tale is genuine, a little common sense goes a long way. at immigration never draw attention to yourself, just be another tourist arriving. only speak of spoken to, remain calm and polite at all times. if an IO behaves in any way unprofessionally to your detriment calmly and clearly ask to speak to a superior. personally, i've never had any issue with a thai IO, those i have seen having issues have always been brought about by their words, actions or behavior, or the words, actions behavior of their thai partner! that's tip 2, go alone.

quick true story. an ex gf, a university graduate with middle management job, told me she could expect a sinsot of around 200k, however would be happy to marry without sinsot to the right guy. she married a european guy and talked him into paying 2.4 million sinsot. the result of this is that she, and her family, have zero respect for him. she openly calls him a fool. at family gatherings her relatives mock him for being a fool. he no doubt believes they adore and respect him because he is soooo generous.

it amazes me how many foreign men and the occasional foreign woman, who usually hold all the financial and educational cards, cede power and control within a relationship to their other half. low self esteem, low feeling of self worth, the desperation to be liked and ego flattery are, i suggest, to blame. but, as long as the guys are happy then horses for courses. not for me though.

sounds, sadly, like you've lived a cautious life. it may sound strange to the puritans, but there are some pretty amazing experiences out there

i'm into music rather than guitarists, but check out youtube, that guy prince could certainly play.

he's alright but has a limited scope to his playing, could never be described as a great guitarist