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He added that the loss in the industry should remain at a low level of nearly 2.2 million baht,

Seems they just cant help themselves lying...so if I reading this correct the protests have only lost USD +/-65k in lost revenue ????

I am calling BS on this number, talk about spin doctoring

Wouldn't that be a typo (or poor reporting) and it should be 2.2 Billion?

If 2.2 million Big Brother for sure would have instructed her to pay it out of

someone else's pocket.

If Chalerm says 4.000 then there must be 2.000.

With all his ear medicine he must be seeing double.

I'm surprised he didn't make any comments on the fact that all of

them were pairs of twins!

Can you ask your friend what would he like (full or part time) and what he can afford?

Are there any organizations with volunteers to help the elderly? If so, maybe they could

provide assistance, although it probably wouldn't be always the same person. Your

friend could then make a donation to that organization if he felt so inclined and could

afford it.

y dare to touch me, but then again, i did have my balls with me and stood my ground

The law of averages says that you'll have them chopped off and handed to you eventually.

Never bring a pair of balls to a gun fight (or a knife fight- or a 12 on 1 beating). Maybe you'll dodge the bullet or the blade next time. Maybe not.

If I were to give any newcomer (especially guys with big balls) advice to live by here in Thailand: You can never win a fight. If you are winning, a dozen others will pile in on you. Fighting is a team activity in Thailand and you did not bring a big enough team.

That may not be 100% true, but you'll spend less time in hospital if you act as if it is.

You can go down as a man or run away like a little girl, in the end it is your choice.

you can go down as a man but possibly end up severely injured or even worse or run away like a little girl but still stay in one piece.

Yep in one piece with no dignity

Again, your choice how you live and go through life

It is irrelevant what country you in, either one is a coward or not. Location and scenarios make no difference at all.

I have been attacked by 15 or so guys back home and was beaten badly, HOWEVER i did take down 3 of them with me and this i can live with proudly.

So you say, so you say

You can also run like a little girl, get home and sit at your computer to tell

everyone how you have huge balls and stand your ground and scare all

who dare confront you one time after another

I must say I believe you. Thousands wouldn't, but I do

Many countries automatically give a license/permit to ride up to 50cc scooters with

the car driving license.

Not sure why, I guess it is because proof of knowing the road rules and not much

different from a bicycle.

If people renting scooters in Thailand asked for at least that, it might make things

safer. They would also have to invest less money on their scooters.

Of course, all those show-off russian-roulette players who rent the big bikes and end up on

the news would not be able to play.

I haven't looked, but if that is the case it is simply because I was paid something in Euros again

It happens every time there is an unexplained change of trend on the Baht exchange rate.

Even by chance you would expect I might get a mid to high rate once in a while. Been years

since that happened!

No offense. But, are you sure she is done with the boyfriend?

+1

As I said in an earlier message, I don't think you have much to worry about, from what you have said, if that is all accurate, but this is a good point.

She wouldn't happen to have a kid from that only Thai ex-boyfriend she has

ever had, would she?

OP I don't think you should be worried.

Of course it is a special occasion for your GF and her family, as it would/will be

for you and yours if/when the time comes for her to meet them.

Just a couple of months into the relationship does sound very early to start discussing

marriage terms and so on, but definitely not too early to meet the family on a social

occasion. Even if it is not a form of lunch/dinner, I'd guess food and drink will be involved,

it is the way things go here. Probably a good idea to ask your GF what kind of snacks her

family would like and bring some of those to help break the ice.

An educated family being concerned, or simply curious, about the lifestyle of their daughters'

new boyfriend is normal all over the world. Even more so if the BF comes from a different culture

and has a personal situation that is not usual, as not working in your early 40s may sound until

you explain why it has come to that.

Forget about copies of anything, uni titles, bank statements or whatever! That would become embarrassing

for everybody.

One point I think you should take seriously and try to get as much information about it as possible is the

situation with the cousin who is married with a foreigner and living in Europe.

She may be a jealous bitch, but she may also be a loving family member, respected by your GF and her

parents, being put in a position of giving opinions about you that come not directly from you, so it may be

confusing for her and she may tend to err on the side of extreme caution so that she can't be told later

"but you said it should be OK". Maybe even try to organize a skype chat with her and possibly her husband,

just as an introduction.

Good luck, but doesn't sound like you need too much of it.

The rainy season is still months away!

Who would expect the City Hall to do anything about this

until the day (or week) after the first floods there?

It is worth doing a few stops on the way for a couple of nights, if you have the time.

If you are going to do it all in one go, extremely recommendable to take a sleeper.

Enjoy the trip!

Like some others, I find it very difficult to understand why the OP's wife would choose Pattaya for a holiday.

Even more difficult to understand why she/they would choose that hotel's particular location.

Totally agree that Pattaya isn't a good holiday destination for a married middle aged couple, but just going

to nearby areas (Jomtien, Na Jomtien, Naklua) would have made it quite different for you.

Regarding your breakfasts, wouldn't it have made sense to forfeit the prepaid rubbish-surrounded, stinky, unhygienic and

unhealthy offer from the hotel and go and eat somewhere you might have enjoyed? Plenty of places offer nice breakfasts

at very small costs considering the whole expense of your holiday. Even more importantly, considering the effect that had

on your health.

Unfortunate that you had a bad time during a holiday that I'm sure you had been looking forward to, but you made bad choices

and it was not because of the lack of available information. I wish next time you have a combination of better luck and specially better preparation.

There are also some in the Pattaya Klang shop on the left hand side coming from Sukhumvit, before you get to Wattana computer shop on the same side, Foodland on the other side of the road.

Good, one less threat to me on the road.

Another stupid comment, someone died here, don't you have any decency or compassion?

Whatever you do don't ever change...

If people deliberately risk innocent peoples lives, then it is better they die. No sympathy from me.

Deliberately???

Who would do that???

This is a candidate for the most stupid post of the year for sure.

They just don't know any better, can't control themselves nor the motorcycles.

Extremely sad.

And yes, much better they kill themselves alone than them taking any innocent person with them. Still, if those motorcycles were not available for rent to that kind of people, it would save lives, including the deceased in this case.

My experience at the Chow Box wasn't as bad as many of the members here mention.

Was there with a friend last week.

Only table, but it was early, around 6 pm.

Very friendly staff, nice decor.

Food took a long time to come to the table.

We had a mixed starter to share. The ribs were very tasty, although a bit dry. The spring rolls nothing special.

What they called sate chicken, not good at all.

Then the most insipid, bland beef curry I remember.

Decent Brit-style Peking duck dish. Very nice pancakes and also very nice sauce that seemed home made.

The duck itself tasted well and was not chewy. Very fresh spring onions showed that at least they do a

daily shopping for produce.

My friend had another dish that I don't remember but was "OK".

Delicious super-calorie banana toffee bomb with ice cream to finish. One portion more than enough for

both of us. They say all is well if it ends well, but not really a good reason to go back there any time soon.

Total cost, including one beer and one water, 995 Baht for 2. If the food had been more consistent, as in the

duck level, I would say worth it.

Maybe I will feel the urge for that kind of food again in a few months, but I can't see them lasting that long.

Hopefully they can still bring in a new chef (unless he is the owner) and make things better.

shall we go into spelling to make this thread even more "interesting"?

If you can post a picture I'm sure someone knowledgeable will be able to tell you for sure.

Beetle type creatures on their backs are usually on their last moments and many of them

do it this way.

Sad how many accidents waiting to happen are there around.

RIP to the deceased and sorry for friends and family, but it might be better if rentals of that sort of bikes were

not allowed.

Yes, of course you can kill yourself in a small scooter too, but not at that speed and not feeling so great about

it until it is too late.

To the OP question. First it depends on your lifestyle.

I think it is much better to keep maids/service not living in.

Not just because of privacy, a main issue for me, but also because

it is difficult to find someone to trust to live in your home.

I only had them twice, one with each ex-wife.

First one, 50ish Thai maid with European wife. In Bangkok,

spacious condo with separate quarters for maid. We were lucky

and she was honest and hard working.

The Thai lady read pretty well that I was not happy with her around, unless

specifically needed. Kept her distance. Kept her job until ex-wife left. I gave

her the best possible reference letter I could come up with, but I still did not

want to keep her at home.

The second one, a young cousin of second ex-wife (Asian, but not Thai).

She was part of the family, not intrusive, stayed her visa and was sent home

because she wasn't doing the job she was supposed to do.

Since then, one team of 2 - been the same for the past two years - cleans my

Bangkok condo and I get one of the cleaners from the condo in Pattaya to come

for a few hours whenever necessary. For me it works well.

The main thing is having someone to stay at home with you or not. Even when they are

more than acceptable I prefer not, but that is up to OP and family to decide.

First and last post under this trollusername to be banned?

Why can't the Thai people see that both sides in this conflict are wrong. Where is the 3rd political party that is NOT corrupt?

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You are right. It is a bunch of corrupt billionaires against another bunch of corrupt billionaires. None of them care about anything else aside from their own greed, hunger for power and whatever other interests they may have.

Unfortunately that 3rd party that is not corrupt, that you mention, does not exist. If it existed, both sides

would join forces to crush it as fast as they could.

Do you mean a paellera,known as a wok in Asia?Most good department stores like Robinson's,Big C etc I would imagine.

Woks have nothing to do with paelleras.

If OP is looking for small size, Emporium has/had similar functionality pans, square instead of round. Never

seen the real thing in BKK.

Good luck (and if you need someone to taste it when you make it, just let me know!)

Not sure if it is right here or should it be in farming, but certainly don't want to farm those.

I am getting quite a few of those undesirable creatures. Do any of you know what to do to

get rid of them? (for good).

Anybody (excluding rifraf) wanting to stay in Pataya in a hotel with an argumentative farang owner?

A Fawlty Towers, except not funny?

I have a suggestion....

But in this case I think lemoncake is right.

Things happen and from the OP's words, it seems that the problems were resolved quickly and

in the best possible manner by the hotel management.

As a side note, I do not believe that the tourist police got involved in this. Imagine how many

hundreds of cases they would have to deal with if they had to visit every hotel where a budget

tourist is not happy that things are not exactly as he wants them.