HappyExpat57

Those "built into the wall" aircon systems are deal breakers for me. I'll no longer rent a place that uses them.

Talentless fools seeking attention.

4 hours ago, Chris Daley said:

Maybe they could put AC in the classrooms?  Crazy idea.

I offered to pay for aircon installation in the classrooms I teach in that don't  have it, and the parents replied they don't want their kids in an air conditioned classroom. They are STILL living in the middle of the Covid scare. Love my job but often have to shake my head.

Broke my heart when they had to pull his character from the last season of "House of Cards." He WAS the show regardless of how hard the rest of the cast tried to pull it off.

I use an HP Pavilion with touch screen and have a Wacom drawing tablet as a backup. Of course the HP is much more expensive having a dedicated touchscreen but it's much easier to use. The Wacom takes some getting used to, hence the delegation to backup only.

Keep in mind, those pens can get expensive so don't lose them.

Also, look into Krita software. Free, legitimate open source yet extremely powerful.

42 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

EVA is my airline of choice. BKK SFO. Many times in Taipei you aren't routed through security. Just directly to gates.

They used to have you go through security (it was a joke). I just did the SFO-TP-BKK trip April, no security this time.

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Yeah, all the rich elites (and the people that worship them) seem to hate Trump since he beat Hillary. 

 

I wonder why that is...

Perhaps it's because 45 is SUCH a LYING LOSER?!? Hillary was just a weak candidate and as much as I can't stand 45, Hillary would have been even worse for the world. Look up the details of her hand in TPP.

12 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

 

Best hope joe stays healthy. 

I didn't watch it, I've heard her detestable cackle too many times. She was merely an affirmative action vp and it's her enormous hubris that will force her to run for potus in 2028. Certainly SOMEONE or SOMETHING better will knock her out of the contest.

18 hours ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Well, when I traveled to South Laos 9 years ago, all of the bars there had "Friends" on their TV in the bar, replaying old shows.

The audience was not Americans.

How on earth do people like that shallow, superficial show? Without a single joke that's actually funny?  The plot on Friends was deep as a teaspoon.

Joey wasn't funny. 

And the smug, good-looking junky wasn't funny either.

WTF?!?

AND THAT FAT ORANGE ASSCLOWN AIN'T FUNNY NEITHER 😲

It's all part of the dumbing down of the American populace which has now spread across the globe. The laugh track was one of the WORST inventions in the evolution of "entertainment." People can now completely zone out and shove deadly garbage in their mouths while the screen dictates their thoughts and emotions.

22 minutes ago, Bobthegimp said:

 

This makes no sense. If it was hot enough for one motorbike to spontaneously combust, many more would have. 

 

 

Yes, steel does expand in the heat, and contract in the cold. Expansion joints compensate for these factors to ensure the gauge remains within acceptable parameters.  Was there a derailment that didn't make the news? 

 

Who pays you guys to put out this trash?  It's a poorly contrived and written narrative that's big on innuendo and short on facts. 

There is another article that explained how a blocked oil port (or something like that) added to the problem. Yes, motorbikes aren't going to start going all "Spinal Tap" around the country.

China Air once gave me a business class upgrade. Like they say, "the first one's free."

Can't every go back now.

Sum num na.

I  returned from a trip to the US on 10 April. I went to Chanthaburi immigration and they said no need for the TM-30 since I went back to the same condo in which I live full time. A week later I spent 3 days in Pattaya.  They required a TM-30 to report my return, and they went over that sumbitch with a fine tooth comb.

The thing about aluminum vs aluminium - years back, Alcoa Aluminum became a household name and aluminum became synonymous for aluminium, the same as Xerox went from a noun to a verb. Yes, the element is aluminium and the foil is aluminum.

Watch Jodie Foster's movie "Nell" to REALLY understand how to speak.

When searching for Lazada items, I go the the Google machine, enter what I'm looking for, then add the word

Lazada

at the end of the search. MUCH better than the native Lazada search engine.

1 hour ago, Danderman123 said:

Their office is in Bangkok, right?

 

oops, I confused them with Thai Visa Centre.

 

To be clear, Thai Visa Express handles US passport renewal?

I sure wish they would fix their website.

YES, they also do American passports. VERY proficient and great folks to deal with. Just off of Soi Buakhao.

Just think of the millions of gallons (or litres if you wish) of ink saved by dropping the "u" from words like color, flavor, etc.

Also:  The first recorded use of the word "soccer" to refer to the ball was in 1486, and the first use as a verb in 1599. The word "soccer" originated as an Oxford "-er" slang abbreviation of "association", and is credited to late nineteenth century English footballer, Charles Wreford-Brown.

I used these folks last year to renew my US passport:
 

https://thaivisa-express.com/

I cannot speak highly enough about their service. They caught a mistake (f***ing photo shop sold me UK photos vice US photos) that would have been costly. To me that was WELL worth the small added expense and the girls are quite fetching there to boot.

When I wear this shirt, I get applause and people buying me beer.