Reginald Prewster

I couldn't hold back giggling as I saw the photo.

He is looking like a 1952 Volkswagen Beetle with parking lights on, absolut harmless and could not even hurt a fly in my opinion.

Good bye Mr David, 

may I give you a hint? RESPECT has to be earned in Thailand. 

I did it with many wais, always a "krup" ending the sentence, a "krapom" instead of a yes, joining all Village festivals especially when my neighbors ask to come with them, taking selflessly my nephew into the house after he had a brain stroke and the family was desperate how to handle this situation, care for him whith whatever I can bring up, shared my farm with my workers instead of paying salary, be part of them in all matters and smile away any bad situation.. 

(Just a few examples of many in 22 years)

What did the Thai people therefore for me?

They gave me a real family life and lots of happiness, which no money in the world could buy.. 

Uh, Mr David, I forgot that probably the only Thai you have around you is your wife and obviously you educated (or spoiled) her well.

Lucky for her: She can't get deported and also Swizerland has Western Union...

Was that worth it to be a selfish and ignorant bada**? 

Good ones in and bad ones out, making no difference between outlaw gangs and misbehaving individual foreiners,

truly a good job done here.

I wish Europe would be going straight forward like this..

5 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

DTA's provide a lot of relief for many people, including the fact that any tax paid on income in the home country can be used to offset any tax liability in Thailand.

After decades tax free income I have now to pay tax in Taiwan and there is no comearound.

The Thai tax office couldn't help me as I thought I will gladly pay the Thai tax rather than the Taiwanese.

Money gets sent from Scotland (recruiter) to Thailand but still I am considered a residential Tax payer in Taiwan.

In my case Thai Tax could have saved me 14%... 

Vetiver grass to stabilize the soil and as ground cover and erosion control we use around our lake Arachis Pintoi (Pinto Peanut) which starts slow but once established it make up to 2 sqm in 6 month. 

Tolerates about anything inclusive heavy grasing, draught, flood, sun and shade. 

Here one plant 5 month old on a south side hill in full sun.

Seeds are expensive and not easy to germinate but once you have a plant its easy to propagate by 2" to 4" cuttings. 

As said as more you cut as better it spreads. Got lovely little yellow flowers and is a nitrogen fixer...

I came 2002 and chose Pattaya because it was easy for me to reach my jobs around the world within 36 hrs.

Cool is also that you get a lot of things like Cheese, Hams, Western Food (Name it you get it)...

Regarding good European Restaurants you could be sure that some of the owners worked that extra bit on quality to stand the hard competition.

As Freelancer a certain industry grew in Asia and I was right in the proximity, got great Contracts using Pattaya.

Mostly paying 3000 - 15000 Baht I could invite and fly in the HR Manager or Boss for the job inteview and drag him into a Pardise (All Asians love Walking Street)

You pickle them in Beer and Booze and spend a coin (around 30000 incl Barfine and Girl or two) where you could show you are "expensive"

Every contract was signed the next morning without hesitation.

On the other hand I met my wife there running a Pa Tong Ko chart in Soi Nern Plub Wan.

She was a farmer's daughter and I came from Coutryside Germany and I stayed in Pattaya Darkside never went to the redlight area without my customers or friends visiting me from Europe

My wife and I knew one day we will turn our back to Pattaya and return back to our roots.

Now living in Isaan I must admit that Pattaya was not right for me and I should have moved way earlier into Isaan which I consider the real Thailand.

I say:

Pattaya you can only love or hate and in my deepest feeling I always hated it, because the Moo Baan houses limit your activities if you love Farming. Citylife is pure stress and other reasons involving too many broken or dumb Farangs like once some Baloonchasers that spoiled the entire Buffet during my 50th B-day Party... 

Western Food and Groceries are now also in Abundance available in Khon Kaen, my best two Farang friends died in Pattaya so I have nothing left over there.

Missing Pattaya I must give a 100% "No" -but I cannot say that I didn't learn in Pattaya everything you need to know to live in Thailand.

Many farangs I could watch and say "so not" THAT is not retirement and the ones that were an example moved also Countryside or in the outside regions of Pattaya.

Flipping pay slips? Certainly not.

The intellectual nutritional value of your topics tells me enough and puts in my mind that Bukowsky's barfly goes into defense mode..

Never pay more rope out as you can pull in again, especially when the dead man's end is secured around your belly.

It will drag you over board..

back to topic,

speaking Thai and if it is only a little, is well appreciated by Thais and agreeable not by Thai hookers..

That's said I am out.. 

51 minutes ago, bob smith said:

No.

 

Your English is woeful. 

My nativ language is Plattdeutsch

A lingo from the 14th century spoken along the coast lines between Novgorod, Lubeck, Hamburg, Stockholm, London, and Lisboa so the ship owners could trade without dictionary (Hanse aera) 

Based is this language on old German, Frisian, Scadinavian Languages centuries before

German as Motherlanguage came then at School to it as Plattdeutsch was for Farmers and not appreciated...

English during 42 years working abroad, 57 Countries in total and so I developed my own accent I like.

People with a basic school education understand me well all over the world.. 

Some talking pillows in countries I have been longer working added Spanish (Castellano), Dutch and Thai to it.

You see Bob, you are no match for me... but if it brightens your day go on,

I am alone on my work site and killing time, as all are in the holidays, whilst pocketing a fantastic day rate.. 

If you want to make money you can even do it with this forum like I do. Here a free tipp from me:

Log out and find a job. ...and why I edited this text see below 

43 minutes ago, WDSmart said:

"Kuhn mai phut Anglit dee. Pom mai khao jai. Kuhn phut Thai, mai (with an accentuated rising tone).

 I imagine you have relpied this in a Thai manner with a big laugh and both sides were laughing loud out... 

I am lucky that either my wife or our 34 years old house maid (a real house maid with the heart on the right spot - meaning on her tongue) will correct me immediately.

They also give me a strong reminder when a "krub" fits in and instead of using (in Isaan common) a "krub" as "Yes" a "Krapom" as "Yes" from time to time works real wonder and you are a highly respected Farang with very good manners...

It is also a honor for them to call you "Lung" (Uncle) then you can be sure you are part of the community..

A joke from a Farang goes miles and for years:

I went once with 12 Villagers fishing for Snakeheads.

As we passed a paddock with 4 Buffalos I shouted:

"Sawasdee krub Chao Luk" (Hello Children of the World) 

I have never seen 12 Thais breaking out in tears and couldn't stop laughing and as they just caught their breath again, I asked why the were laughing. 

My wife calls me "Quay" (Buffalo) many times when I do something wrong...

Even the tractor driver stopped incapable to drive further.

7 hours ago, BenStark said:

 

Just enter "agent" in the chat and you should be transferred to something pretending to be a life person, though with AI, and Alibaba being a forerunner in this technology, I sometimes doubt it is a real person

Unfortunately I was in taiwan working and my wife had to sort it.

I left her with this because as she told me "her" ear pod were available I doubted it and as she has sent me a received message with a 0059 country code my alarm bells went off big time.

But she wouldn't listen so she had to spoon out the sour soup...

Thats why I not blame Lazada in any way, they apologized that the order was cancelled and then somehow leaked into hands on scammers. Money back (as a coupon) is more than fair in this case.. 

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

and you are just brimming with genius aren't you, Reg.

 

I wish I was just like you!

Yes, I am.

I totally agree if you say compared to me you cannot think further than over the plate you eat from.

Can't be everyone so gifted than myself and your posts tell me you ain't any near to it.. 

Comprende?

I ordered many things from Lazada incl life plants and almost all deliveries were satisfying.

Once an order for ear pots from bose was cancelled and my wife received phone calls afterwards that these pods were now available.

As she received the delivery those were useless and cheap original copies.

It is a bit of a hassle to fight with the bot for complaints and how to get contact to a real life person but as she managed to find this, the money was returned in no time

12 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

No they're not, Bob. They are keenly observant and able to size people up fairly quickly, but they are also cautious about gossiping about other people out of fear that it will get back to the person being talked about. This is especially true in small villages. One thing I love about Thai people is they don't sling psychobabble jargon back and forth at one another like they do in the West. You'll hear "he's selfish", "she's conceited", or "he's immature" or "he's irresponsible", but you're not likely to hear "he has narcissistic personality disorder,"  "she has a fear of intimacy", or "he's a friggin' sociopath." That psychological vocabulary has done a lot of damage to interpersonal relationships in the West, and I'm grateful it's not very prevalent here.

That's on the spot and I guess you have a well established Thai community around you as so do I.

Some of the answers here lets me stipulate, that here are many that pretend to make a real living in Thailand. thinking to know the real Thai culture, but their replies show clearly that these are actually not the brightest candles on the birthday cake.

They will stay outsiders for the rest of their lives...

You enter a bar, your skin is pale and you speak english = The "Nr 1" will be sent by Mamasan to you.

You have a brown skin and speak some words Thai = Mamasan will send "Fatty"

...beside this in (Isaan at least) the people get exited and will pull you into a conversation from all sides when you aks something in just broken Thai...

Seen a few of them 2017 in Singapore and now in Taiwan, operaded by similar people with suit and tie, nobody had a hole in his trousers which could point out that they suddenly stepped off at 20 miles per hour.

I will stick to my Enfield, if I get hit I create at least a little damage 

Dr Bee in Pattaya Klang just after Foodland.

Dental Ideas is the clinic called, I am frequent since 2009 there.. 

The other is Pratunak Hill a German Dentist (Dr Ramon I think it was),  more costy but knows the stuff.

Gives a warranty that counts also in Germany..  

I haver been working for many years in China and one thing that is standing out it that Chinese just not thinking ahead.

- You go to Nana Plaza you expect that some folks will introduce themselfes as "Ben Dover" and asking for a price...

- You think as Blogger you are as protected as a paparazzi. Well, nope. You open your gob you should choose the right wording but therefore you need the capability to think ahead.. 

- she sold something without work permit? Som Nam Na, forgotten to think ahead once again.. 

Good example if she get sent home that an elite visa is only for people who deserve it and are beneficial for the country, but it will not protect you more from deportation than a 30 days visa on arrival.. 

Actually I do not decorate my home, but after seeing this Advertisement I might consider to have a tree this season.. 

...bit overpriced isn't it? 

After my navy Time (1989 spent 8 years) I was broke and good paid jobs were hard to get.

I started then to do what I want to do and eventually 2002 I ended up in Thailand and became a pretty successful freelancer travelled the world.

My dream was always having a farm and this I could made possible as my pension was secured and the money for the farm was in the bank.

In general I didn't like the jobs but they paid a day rate that a salesman in a home pro would get for an entire week. 

So even I allowed mnyself the freedom of choice for my job, it had only the one target.

Get the most out of it... 

Good Job Girlie!

Great mix between 3 Luxury Cars just as a gift and the obligatory 300k for father's surgery as a little self treatment...

I love these Thailand "I lost all to a biach" stories.

They getting told from the stone table as first hand story or in high class places where only the most professional beauty has a chance to be part of the story. 

18/80 years constellation:

As long you are only rich enough to buy cheap, you are safe from such gold diggers LOL

Soi Bukhao and well, the indians have an eye for stealing ladyboys from beach road.

The stars in the daily news, when it comes to getting mugged big amount of valuables by a shemale.. 

3 hours ago, marin said:

• Yim thang nam taa: The “I’m so happy I’m crying” smile.
• Yim thak thaai: The “polite” smile for someone you barely know.
• Yim cheun chom: The “I admire you” or “I’m proud of you” smile.
• Fuen Yim: The stiff smile, also known as the “I should laugh at the joke even though it’s not funny” smile.
• Yim mee lessanai: The smile which masks something wicked, such as bad intent.

Actually I have never combined this with the slogan but it is somehow a good fit...

But to be honest:

Yim mee lessanai:  Is the most common one in Pattaya and as I moved to Isaan another smile came up.

"I didn't understand a fecking word what you said (Lets laugh this comminication knot away)"

but it is one of the most honest ones... 

But has not every country is own "LOL" = in Thai 5555555 = in spanish jajajajajajaja.....

There are some characters in the world.

Pity that no dog was biting this low life's throat, would have been well deserved... 

Maybe the blue pipe goes to a well that is unfortuanetly on your neighbor's land LOL..

OK fun aside.

You don't need to be a technician to follow pipes do you? 

A pump has an inlet and an outlet, hence it is easy to follow where the pipe (s) split and where they go to.

As a tech I would put some "nasty stuff" (coloring, this blue fish medicine etc etc) into the pipe, connect it again and wait.

If I hear a swearing on the other side, well then he is connected...