fiddlehead

I just completed the online, 1 hour video for renewing my long term license. Both motorbike and car. (one test does both) I had to make an appointment. Which I did at Phangnga because it was recommended and I'm glad I did. I was the only customer up there, with about 10 people bored at their jobs and eager to help me. They gave me all the info I needed and helped me make the appointment,, and create an account and a list of all I needed on my appointment date. I could've had an appointment 4 days away but waited and gave myself an extra week to get everything I needed: Medical certificate, residency permit, etc. Now the one hour test only seemed to work on my laptop, not on my phone. Not sure why. But you have to watch it as it sometimes asks you questions during the hour to make sure you're watching. I will go for the license in a few days. Hopefully I have everything in order. I know the drive up there sucks. but to me, it's better than waiting in long lines and have non-smiling Thai's not being so helpful at the crowded DLT in Phuket town.

The guy is moving to Texas. I was immediately reminded of the following story I had read: The Two Travelers There was once a traveler who was walking from a village in the mountains to a village in the valley. As he walked along, he saw a monk working in a field and asked, “I’m on my way to the village in the valley, can you tell me what it’s like?” The monk looked up and asked the man where he had come from. The man responded, “I have come from the village in the mountains.” “What was that like there?” the monk asked. “Terrible!” the man exclaimed, “no-one spoke my language, I had to sleep on a dirt floor in one of their houses, they fed me some sort of stew that had yak in it and the weather was atrocious.” “Then I think that you will find that the village in the valley is much the same,” the monk noted. A few hours later another traveler passed by and he said to the monk, “I am on my way to the village in the valley, can you tell what it’s like?” “Where have you come from?” enquired the monk. “I have come from the village in the mountains.” “And what was that like?” “It was awesome!” the man replied, “No-one spoke my language so we had to communicate using our hands and facial expressions. I had to sleep on the dirt floor which was really cool as I’ve never done that before. They fed me some sort of weird stew and I have no idea what was in it but just to experience how the locals lived was great and the weather was freezing cold, which meant that I really got a taste of the local conditions. It was one of the best experiences of my life.” “Then I think that you’ll find that the village in the valley is much the same,” responded the monk. Most likely he'll be doing another youtube video in a year or so telling people how Texas sucks and Thailand had such great people.

Travelers checks? Really? Did I read that right? I can imagine the reaction trying to spend those at the farmers market.

what could possibly go wrong?

One of my favorites: "Car 54 where are you"? Tutty and Mulddoon. They were the same 2 actors who were grandpa and Lurch on the Adams family. Good stuff, both shows.

It's still happening. And no answers from anyone.

Been a member since 2003 (thaivisa.com) but this Aseannow site just doesn't work for me on my PC using Windows 10. (Google chrome) I get to the homepage and then anything I click on from there just goes nowhere? This has been going on for at least 6 months. Anybody know a solution?