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I'm in Lamai, Koh Samui at the moment and it's absolutely bucketing down. Coincides with the first day my friends bar has had the public water on for 2 weeks.

Perhaps he had a night out on the sauce and lost his key. Staggered back drunk, saw a spare key hanging up behind reception for his room number. Maybe the nighttime 'security' asleep/drunk. Helped himself to the key and slept it off? Maybe that's her problem? Nobody knows with the information provided in the original story. Probably more to this than first meets the eye, maybe?

I describe my GF as more of an arsonist than a cook so I tend to do most of the cooking. Just knocking up a batch of Bolognese sauce now to eat over the next day or two. Using pork though as she won't eat beef. I'll have it with fettuccine and I have a half decent bit of parmesan I brought out with me as the cost is ridiculous here. Even the button mushrooms (fresh , not tinned) cost me a small fortune in Makro. I don't find it the same using the various Thai variations of mushroom.

A friend of mine is on his fourth back to back METV visa obtained online from UK. He works offshore in Scotland and does 3 weeks in Thailand, 3 weeks out. He only ever provides one in/out flight ticket to/from Thailand. Perhaps the fact the flights show he is only staying 3 weeks has a bearing on the application? He went the METV route after being warned that he had too many visa exempt arrivals consecutively. He also mentioned that the documentation required now is much less than for his first one or two applications.

Chiang Mai manages it. 200 baht from the airport to any hotel within the 'city'. Was 150 baht until fairly recently.

I drink twice per week when in Thailand and once per month when in my homeland. When I do go out I like a drink. 10 small bottles of beer spread over 6+ hours watching the football and cricket hardly makes me an alcoholic. You seem to like judging others. Maybe an introspective look may be beneficial.

I didn't think for one moment that you were trashing weed users from your posts. Likewise, my post wasn't intended to aggravate in any way. More of a personal reflection of a situation I had myself a while back. Good luck with your efforts to stay off the puff. As I previously posted, I do not partake whilst in Thailand (bar one small faux pas) and limit myself to once a month when back in my homeland. I certainly feel better for it.

Sounds like your issue with the puff may be more down to where you live rather than the puff itself. If you live at the arse end of nowhere, perhaps boredom was playing a part.

I used to be a very heavy smoker back in my younger days. Can't remember not having a smoke every day in my 20's and 30's (now mid 50's). Even used to leave half a J in the ashtray at night so I could finish that when I got home from work, whilst skinning another one. Gave up then until Covid came along and I was stuck in the UK for around 18 months. At one point, we were only allowed out of the house for an hour a day for exercise (as I was on the very high risk category I did play by the rules for the most part). I started up again then. One small J per day whilst out walking which would alleviate the tedium. Now, when I am back in the UK, I limit myself to 1 day per month. Go to a mate's house, slab of beer or cider, a good smoke and a day watching the footy and betting on the horses. Funny enough, whilst in Thailand I don't smoke weed, save for 3 tokes on a J a couple of weeks back after about 10 beers. Very bad idea. Almost suffered a 'whitey' but just about dragged myself back from the abyss. I definitely feel better for my new limitations and certainly feel better healthwise and mentally.

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What on earth has your post got to do with this story? This was an unprovoked attack by a German on a Belgian.

Quite possibly in Thailand as Mr. Valkenborg appeared to pass away in Belgium.

I wonder if the police said "Aloo Gobi, what can we do for you?"

They may well have had the recent Singapore airlines emergency landing in Bangkok at the forefront of their minds (which they handled exceptionally well by all accounts) and thought 'best to be prepared'.

It would seem that the Captain of the aircraft didn't have Gottfrid's telephone number to hand therefore could not seek his advice as to what to do in this precarious situation.

If backtracking was an Olympic event, you would be a shoe-in for Gold.

Is that an admission to your past identities?

One hand on the keyboard and I can imagine what you are doing with the other one

Thought you had things to do?.....

I suppose Sparktrader/bignok/uttaradit/Dolf was due to put in a reappearance soon. Probably scraped a few dollars together and popped back for a month.

And you differ how exactly? You put forward your opinions and myself and others put forward ours...

I think you will find that was my concept from the outset - yes, he should be silent on this matter in accordance with the rules of his paymaster. They do have a problem with it as they have voiced several times. They just haven't had the plums on them yet to bin him off which they should do (but won't as the Euros have just started). Perhaps he understands the rules but chooses to ignore them which in any other role would most likely result in dismissal. Keep digging....

Yes, he should keep his mouth shut about that whilst it is against the rules of his paymaster. If he doesn't like it, find a new paymaster who will tolerate it. Whilst you keep spouting BS, I will keeps (see what I did there?) pulling you up on it. Free speech and all that. Does that about cover it?

I reckon the ladyboy who was hanging out of the back of him snaffled his credit card details whilst he had his eyes screwed tightly shut in the throes of ecstasy. Just a thought......

Khao Man Gai (poached sliced chicken on rice with a non spicy tamarind sauce on the side) and Khao Moo Dang (sliced non spicy red pork loin on rice) are pretty safe bets and very inexpensive. Normally served with some sliced cucumber.