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poor girl
500 quid
cheap charlie exit alright
Interesting commentary though.
Life is different when you get back to reality!!
I maintained contact with her from August of last year to this March and we agreed a sum of 30,000B. Of course she wanted more but I was insistent that was all I could afford
Cheap B@stard
I'd have to say 'Lucky B@stard'!
You got off lightly Jack
I second that observation. Very lucky indeed
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True the market is saturated.
but anything really good and also good value no not really.
Good Falang food is not often cooked well by thai cooks....plenty posters looking for quality breakfasts!!,and some of the pubs do an average job of t roast dinner etc.
Thai service is patchy.
opening early good idea ,but its really only the old fellas who are up and about and they are stingey.
Not many really nice thai restaurants in pattaya though...as in falang/fusion thai you would find in Aus or NZ.
I think the gap is non english fare,thats well overdone in pattaya as is large screens in every restaurant blaring out endless soccer.
I would say thai fusion,nice atmosphere,...somewhere romantic where you take your lady for a special night.
I am currently looking around Pattaya to buy a Cafe.I would like to sell Farang food,food that expats miss or really good breakies.
My question to all of you is what makes a good CAFE?
Somewhere where you dont only go for breakfast but for lunch and supper too.
What foods would a good farang cafe sell? I just saw in another thread about a poster who wanted bubble n sqeak for breakfast and i have took that point on.
Is price important? Do u think the staff should be dressed in a uniform?
I notice most cafes dont open till around 9am,is there a market for 6am open and 3am close.I would like to run a cafe that sells world beers and have regualar customers.Do u think i should have BBC TV inside the cafe or music ?
The market is already saturated, I'd suggest trying something a little more original.
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confused over the kidney vs gall stones thing
I have gallstones.
I heard some hospitals now nuke them with lasers?
Any one heard of this treatment avail in bangkok?
THANKS GUYS..appretiate your suggestions..actually i don't have any problem,
but family has history of kidney stones (father, elder brother & sister),
so little scared & just wanna be careful,
thought of doing this cleansing method (just as precaution)
thanks anyway...
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What really beats me is why would you go bother going all the way to Thailand to sit in an aircon english pub and eating a curry or mashy peas?
The only thing i can think of is cheap beer and of course pretty young females.
There's a lot more to do around Pattaya than just beer bars, a-go-gos and massage parlours (not that there's anything wrong with those places !)For example, Khao Keow zoo. OK, it's a little out of Pattaya, but makes a nice day trip.
For something different to do one day, I suggested to my landlady that we take all the munchkins from our building to the zoo. We decided we would go the following Sunday, departing at 09:00.
I forgot about "Thai" time of course, and we ended up leaving at 10:30. Little did I know that our little excursion would end up with 13 people in the car (7 adults and 6 ankle biters).
OK, so it's a little crowded, but bearable. I had already agreed to foot the cost of the trip and went prepared. Just before we got to the entrance to the zoo, a mad scramble broke out in the back. The 4 smallest rug rats disappeared ! This meant I only had to pay for the admission of 9 people, as the park staff didn't see the wee-uns hiding under the legs of the SIX people in the back seat.
The zoo itself is very large, to big to walk all the way around. Park the car and take one of the trolley buses. Later, back to the car and drive to a different part of the zoo and do some walking.
Not only were there lots of critters to gawk at, but they also had a bird show, and a troupe of performers from Africa putting on an exhibition. We almost lost one of the girls when the crowd poured out of the bird show. Funny how I seemed to be the only one concerned. Eventually we split up and went to find her. When she couldn't find us, she made her own way back to the car and was waiting for us. Not bad for an 8 year old.
When we finally got home, I totaled up the expenses for the day. It worked out to about 3,000 baht for everything (including gas for our "borrowed" car, and various sodas and ice creams at the park) ! Far less than I thought I would end up forking out. Turned out to be about a third of what I ended up paying at Nong Nooch the following week, with only 9 people in total.
I think u need a good
dowm soi yodsak!And yet another guy plugging the Victoria Inn..
Aaah - the Queen Vic - I remember it curry & food poisoning - I won't be back !
...yeah when I went in there they quoted a meal with coffee included and when it came to paying the bill I was told that it was a printing error and the coffee had to be paid for separately........won`t be back
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this is a really cool bb.
but seems 70% of posters are still below the belters!
what was the name of the new board that deals with all the nitelife and sexpat stuff.
just so i can divide my time equally of course
We all go to the Bull's Head.Good food (better value than the Dubliner), better beer (Old Speckled Hen), great manager (Billy), and 2 for 1 Guinness on Saturdays when watching the footy.
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hansum man
Great - least Thai Immigration managed to keep another scum bag out of the kingdom.
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Some great cricket sledges from days gone by!!
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> 1. Rod Marsh & Ian Botham:
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> When Botham took guard in an Ashes match, Marsh welcomed him to the wicket
> with the immortal words: "So how's your wife & my kids?"
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> 2. Daryll Cullinan & Shane Warne:
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> As Cullinan was on his way to the wicket, Warne told him he had been
> waiting 2 years for another chance to humiliate him. "Looks like you spent
> it eating," Cullinan retorted.
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> 3. Glenn McGrath & Eddo Brandes:
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> After Brandes played & missed at a McGrath delivery, the Aussie bowler
> politely enquired:
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> "Oi, Brandes, why are you so fat?"
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> "Cos every time I <deleted> your wife she gives me a biscuit," Brandes replied.
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> 4. Robin Smith & Merv Hughes:
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> During 1989 Lords Test Hughes said to Smith after he played & missed: "You
> can't f**king bat".
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> Smith to Hughes after he smacked him to the boundary: "Hey Merv, we make a
> fine pair. I can't f**king bat & you can't f**king bowl."
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> 5. Merv Hughes & Javed Miandad:
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> During 1991 Adelaide Test, Javed called Merv a fat bus conductor.
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> A few balls latter Merv dismissed Javed: "Tickets please", Merv called out
> as he ran past the departing batsman.
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> 6. Merv Hughes & Viv Richards:
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> During a test match in the West Indies, Hughes didn't say a word to Viv,
> but
> continued to stare at him after deliveries. "This is my island, my
> culture.
> Don't you be staring at me. In my culture we just bowl."
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> Merv didn't reply, but after he dismissed him he announced to the batsman:
> "In my culture we just say <deleted> off."
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> 7. Ricky Ponting & Shaun Pollock:
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> After going past the outside edge with a couple of deliveries, Pollock
> told
> Ponting: "It's red, round & weighs about 5 ounces."
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> Unfortunately for Pollock, the next ball was hammered out of the ground.
> Ponting to Pollock: "you know what it looks like, now go find it."
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> 8. And of course you can't forget Ian Healy's legendary comment which
> was picked up by the Channel microphones when Arjuna Ranatunga called for
> a
> runner on a particularly hot night during a one dayer in Sydney... "You
> don't get a runner for being an overweight, unfit, fat c**t!!!"
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> 9. Can't remember the player or the exact details but went something
> like Mark Waugh standing at second slip, the new player to the crease
> playing & missing the first ball. Mark - "Ohh, I remember you from a
> couple
> years ago in Australia. You were sh*t then; you're f**king useless now".
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> Kiwi - (Turning around) - "Yeah, that's me & when I was there you were
> going
> out with that old, ugly sl*t & now I hear you've married her. You dumb
> c**t".
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Even though I am an Aussie, I remember 15-20 years ago at the MCG, SCG,WACA..... even Bellerive Oval ...."Hadlees a ###### " very Aussie unsportsman like...or was he really a tosser?
Great bowler...a real dry balls though.Chanting Hadlees a w.anker is fine, it's only when these stupid pricks step over the line and spit and throw things.....
And they were his team mates!!!
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Microsoft have been working on a programme for some time that ids fake copies.
They will get you as soon as you log on to the web,send a doc etc etc .
only a matter of time before they start enforcing this.
My advice buy the stuff you need for work etc
If its just leisure well you can afford to lose it afterall its only 200 baht
Thanks Guys,To qualify my reasons first - I don't buy copy software just because it's cheap. I buy it more so that I can work, test and know how to use it properly in a reasonable time frame. Evaluation copies don't allow for this fully IMHO.
If I'm happy with it and I think the real thing is worth the price, I'll buy it.
I am interested in the legalities of having copy software on your machine though.
Can they easily check that is it a copy version, or does it involve an expert?
Many thanks,
Horse.
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yeah its only the ones who whinge about the miniscule money its costing them that annoy me.
bar fine too much ,1000 too much,
Great post Tax.....and it needed to be said.It really gets my goat when some people slag off these guys and the girls who go with them. there is nothing wrong in someone who has disadvantages in his country coming to Thailand to achieve a little bit of happiness and if he finds a suitable partner (BG or not) then all the luck to him and her.
Live and let live indeed....Too many people here are very quick to judge others. Certainly more Mai Penh Rai is needed in certain quarters.
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Ting tong means crazy nit noi (little bit) according to my lady
call someone bah will get you in trouble that means you are crazy in a derogatory sense
dop salop salai a fav amongst pattaya sexpats and pidgin thai experts.
Better Sawao for now
it is quite rude though not to be used in a formal or polite setting. Bar girl speak...forget it and learn decent Thai. You will gain a lot more respectBah is another word for crazy that can be misused. When I first learned the word, I though saying "koon kon bah" was a playful way to say 'you are nuts'. It came across as me saying "You are a friggn idiot"
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Looks like one for a vote.
My pic is some kind of middle eastern background.
Looks kind of wired doesnt he?
err looks like a yank marine!highly unlikely... if he was one, there'd be a lot of others around him looking much worse.....
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Its a tough one especialy when the girls are in a foreign land.
I live in Aus and have a senior exec role.
My lady has been here 10 years and is 41,she dresses impeccably,tries to cover social functions with that beautiful thai smile,only gets mao with her thai friends.
Usual scenario is a work or corp event,she looks understatedly hot ,the fat and forty falang women scream and cackle and suck champagne and chardonnay,she tries to mix in but generaly sticks by me,and gets leered on by overly horny middle aged execs.
I think she displays enormous CLASS,is she from a wealthy background? No ,but she is a BKK girl,so a bit more wordly than say a girl from the North East.
All in All i guess its how you define class?
Her biggest inferiority complex is her english,she reckons shes too old to go back to school and get it polished up.
That unfort will be self perpetuating problem due to the fact that she pretty much exclusively socialises with thai friends and they exclusiviely speak thai.
Now i feel everyday more in love as i see her becoming more and more a stronger woman , capable of handling problems and learning stuff. she has matured a lot lately.
Nice post Darknight.
And I bet you're proud of her too.
I am of mine.
Wow, great post Jai Dee (all of it) and so true.
My GF who is 32 has "come on" in leaps and bounds in just six months in the UK in terms of her self confidence and her desires and expectations. It's not that she didn't already have some before but now everything seems to be tinged with a hint of realism and not the total fantasy that Thai Girls seem to have about life with a farang.
She's made connections here with other 'mia farang' and also with some of my english friends and started to realise that to get anywhere in life will require hard work and not just being lucky enough to find the right man to do it all for her. The missus still does and for a long time yet will require nurturing in order to realise her potential in the way she wants to but that's all part of the experience and adventure of our relationship and I wouldn't have it any other way.
So far, and when I think about it, I'm so proud of her I could cry.
Still, by this time next week she'll be the wife and not the GF and in three months time, when we've relocated to Thailand, she'll be helping me as much as I have her. Hopefully we'll find the balance needed to make a long lasting and workable marriage in LOS and hopefully she'll be able to shrug off the weight of the Thai culture bearing down on her and stil continue to develop herself.
So, that's what it's about IMHO - teaching each other and helping each other develop as people together.
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Anywhere in Thailand with low infestations of Falangs would be fun.
Esp Avoid Pattaya it gets worse every year.
I'd suggest anywhere outside Thailand. -
Many countries are desparatley short of trained nurses,certainly aus and nz.
I am sure Ireland wld be the same.
could it be the type of visa you are applying for causing the delay?
Doodex,The more I ponder this, the more outrageous the delay appears. It is in direct contravention of EU law. Even where they have their suspicions any delay in assessing the application must be minimal and 3 months is unacceptable especially when, at face value, there doesn't appear to be any reason for it. I'd get in contact with them and kick ass, stating that if there is a difficulty please can they tell you what it is so you can attempt to rectify it. If there is none then please issue the family permit as failure to do so will result in your seeking legal advice with a view to lodging an application at the European Court of Justice in order to obtain exemplary damages for having your right to freedom of movement curtailed.
Cheers,
Scouse.
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I did a stat dec a cple of years ago
didnt help
i cld only prove about three mths relationship so they bounced the application on grounds of not knowing her long enough
money ,job etc were not even asked about
It is not mandatory for an Oz application either but it does hold some weight as it is signed by a JP. If the girls doesnt have a large bank account then you you need to show that you are willing to support her in every way... By declaring that you will support her and ensure that she abides by the conditions of the visa by way of a legal document signed by a JP then it will assist in your application. This was information given to me by the Oz embassy here.
I believe that the rules for the UK and Oz are basically the same for a visitor visa... I think the UK visas for more than a visitor visa is very much different to OZ
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whoops sorry
misread
i was talking about getting her into aus
Stat dec is pretty much mandatoryyou need to prove you have known her absolute min 6 mths
you need to keep all phone records,bank recs,western union,dated photos etc etc
The onus of proof is on you.
That may work for Australia, but such a declaration would hold no water at the British Embassy.I would have thought that a Statuatory Declarartion signed by a JP would have the same validity in the UK as in Australia....It is a legal document under law and therefore would be acceptable to an embassy. However I dont say it will assure the acceptance of an application...only that it would assist in the application along with the sponser declaration which in the UK is not signed by a JP and the other documentation as required by the embassy.
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Stat dec is pretty much mandatory
you need to prove you have known her absolute min 6 mths
you need to keep all phone records,bank recs,western union,dated photos etc etc
The onus of proof is on you.
That may work for Australia, but such a declaration would hold no water at the British Embassy.I would have thought that a Statuatory Declarartion signed by a JP would have the same validity in the UK as in Australia....It is a legal document under law and therefore would be acceptable to an embassy. However I dont say it will assure the acceptance of an application...only that it would assist in the application along with the sponser declaration which in the UK is not signed by a JP and the other documentation as required by the embassy.
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But look what they have to put up with for their 1000 baht a day!
Drunken old soaks pawing and slobbering all over them,being bored to death having to watch soccer three hours a day,etc etc
As far as the 20 baht fare,I think many of them actualy think thats the price for falang!,.
do some research in one of the bars and see what the consensus is.
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oh well
isnt it why a lot of these old pervs go to retire in pattaya ,so they can spend their sunset years having sex and die in the saddle?
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IT experts?
Thats all gone to India unfort
But dont worry,not many success stories coming back so far.
If you have a skilled trade, Aus wants you.Gov' is thinking of bringing in 20,000 new workers, we can't even get fruit pickers here so they are going to import X thousand temp workers from China.
IT experts not required.
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Tis true
my ladies family are convinced we she and her sister are incredibily wealthy because they live in sydney!
I have seen other strange behavior related to this. When my wife and I were having our house built, the neighbors kept coming by asking us why we don't build a swimming pool. We found that we were being compared with another American man living in a village nearby who had a very nice house and swimming pool. It was almost as if the neighbors were taunting us - trying to appeal to our concern over "face". Fact is, unlike the locals, we couldn't care less if our American friend is richer than us. We are happy for him. We have heard that this is common - the richest farang in the area "raises the bar" so to speak for the other farangs. The locals think that every farang is or should be as rich as the richest one.Bryan
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another crackdown?
they had a dog cull in Bangkok a couple of years back, they were spose to shoot them, but the price of bullets was too much ,so they bludgeoned them with sticks with nails in insteadYou could have it sponcered for charity..a weekly thing, send out the boy scouts.."will you sponcer me 10 baht a dog please mister?" kill two dogs with one stick...count me in for the slaughter and the charitable giving
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awesome
if hes proven guilty
lock him up and throw away the key.
hmm was the the work of the neonazi falang police
if so they did a good thing
the peado will probably pay the police off ,and go back to his homeland scotfree
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Think its an interesting phenomenon esp with the kids of the immigrant families in AUS and NZ.
I have a Korean family renting one of my places in NZ ,every time I go back the kids look more like little sumos.
Look around Sydney and its the same the under 10 yr olds are huge.
Its Lollies,chippies,big macs,kfc etc etc .
Obesity of kids means the richer the people of those nation,China with growing economy facing the same problems.
It's a bad sign for health of the kids but it's a good sign that parent afford to buy more tip bits for their kids.
Divorce
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Well ,begs the question what did she leave behind?
Was she a BG or did she have a real job?
kind of unusual to hear the guy flick the gal,its usualy the other way around.