Korat Kiwi

Oh boo who, so you're a little bitter now are you? You forked out a sum of money to get your elite visa only to find out others can get a visa for less money via an agent. TIT what do you expect really. A lot of government departments are not necessarly paid a great salary. Probably why corruption is rank. They too need money to live/survive. It's not a Western orientated society but it works for them.... sort of.

Hey Owl, is that a Yamaha Mio scooter? Strange coincidence, when I arrived back in country after being back in NZ for 5 years.. My Thai brother in law had a scooter sitting amongst a pile of rubbish. He hadn't run it for over 5 years as he had bought a new bike. I pulled it out and indeed a Yamaha Mio. Decided to get it up and running. Before photos: After photo: Just about replaced everything and spray painted myself. Total cost? Around 2000 baht. Now it's my cheap little runabout. Fun little bike. Good luck with yours

Who knows what his 'real' story is? That will probably go to the grave with him. I don't think he was properly prepared for Thailand. There are some simple rules (Albeit bureaucratic to hell) and if you follow those you are generally ok to stay. And you can have a good time doing so. Hiding from authorities is not a good time. Time to return to the land of the long white cloud (Aotearoa: NZ), I'm sure you are going to miss this place.

I have also found many highly qualified people to be sorely lacking in common sense. Does DjSilver know how to tie his own shoe laces? Or does he wear slip-ons to avoid embarrassment? There term pompous comes to mind.

Nope, point a gun at someone you are prepared to kill.

Young pup?

Ravip... you already posted this one on page 2055

I wouldn't call all people that use agents for immigration purposes criminals (Either soft or hard as you put it). That's a very wide brush stroke you used.

The conversation had been brisk and pleasant when, suddenly and simultaneously, everyone just got dog tired.

We all know this is yet another money making scam... Hello rich people, come to Thailand under our Privilege Scheme. Stay a while. Build up your assets. Then we will come and investigate and take everything. Thank you for coming. Next year we will launch a new Elite Privilege Scheme. Same same but different. I am not surprised.

I only stayed in AO Nang a few nights about 7 years ago. Very flash hotel and we enjoyed our time there. Was mainly there as a base for diving around the islands. The 'township' is very tourist orientated which can wear thin after a short time. But as a base it was OK. The chance to live in your ex's house seems like a good idea and very affordable too. I'd say go for it.

Excuse me sir you have a very lucky face... Mine, not so much

NZ, beautiful country to visit but it's getting more expensive each day. The cost of living is way higher than Thailand. The public health system is not in good stead. Want a local doctors appointment? Likely to be a waiting list and you'll need to book weeks in advance. Owning your first home is extremely hard, big deposits and high interest rates. Rent average is around NZ$500 a week (11000 baht/ US$300/BP250). I don't know how pensioners survive unless they have their own house and savings. Although this guy hasn't made it to that stage yet. In Thailand you can live quite well and for a lot less. Not surprised he overstayed. He'll be in for a shock if/when he returns to NZ. Unsure how it works here in regards to deportation. I suspect he'll have to pay the fine for overstaying and air tickets back to NZ. What if he has insufficient money? Does he rot in a holding/detention area/cell? I'm sure the RTP won't release him until they get there monies. The embassy will give out advise and that's all. Silly guy, he'll be barred from returning for 10 year now.

Travelling too fast for the conditions and lack of seat belts being worn Nothing unusual

It's called journalistic licence, also known as a cow pat.

A group of Sydney bikers were riding west when they saw a girl about to jump off a bridge So they stopped. George, their leader, a big burly man of 53, got off his Harley, walked through a group of gawkers, past the police officer who was trying to talk her down off the railing, and said: “Hey Baby Whatcha doin' up there on that railin'?” She said tearfully: “I'm going to jump”. While he didn't want to appear ‘sensitive', George didn't want to miss this ‘be-a-legend' opportunity either, so he asked: “Well, before you jump, Honey-Babe… why don't you give ol' George here your best last kiss?” So, with no hesitation at all, she leaned back over the railing and did just that It was a long, deep, lingering kiss followed immediately by another, even better one. After they breathlessly finished, George got a big thumbs-up approval from his biker-buddies, the onlookers, and even the police officer. “Wow!” said George “That was the best kiss I have ever had! That's a real talent you're wasting, Sugar Shorts You could be famous if you rode with me Why the hell are you gonna jump?” “My parents don't like me dressing up like a girl”.

A woman was enjoying a good game of golf with her girlfriends. “Oh, no!” she suddenly exclaimed. “Look at the time! I have to rush home and fix dinner for my husband. He’ll be so annoyed if it’s not ready on time.” When she got home, she opened a can of cat food, stirred in an egg and garnished it with a lettuce leaf. She greeted her husband warmly when he came home, and then watched in horror as he sat down to his dinner. To her surprise, he seemed to be enjoying it. “Darling, this is the best dinner you’ve made me in 40 years of marriage! You can make this for me any day.” Needless to say, every golf day from then on, the woman made her husband the same dish. She told her golf partners about it and they were all horrified. “You’re going to kill him!” they exclaimed. Two months later, her husband died. The women were sitting around the clubhouse and one of them said, “You killed him! We told you that feeding him cat food every week would do him in! How can you just sit there so calmly knowing you murdered your husband?” The wife stoically replied, “I didn’t kill him. He fell off the window sill while he was licking his ass”