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Been doing a 4/4 since arriving here in Jan 05.Never a problem.
But one solution........
Company I work for can send me various places at short notice. Many times have to send passport away to London to get the required visas.
Now the office supply a letter, so you can obtain a second passport, since many times need to travel for a last trip while waiting for the new visa.
When the two passports are in my bag. I do not use the one i entered in 8 weeks ago.
That way each passport will have only 3 entries max a year
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Your snake is a Ptyas mucosus (Common Rat Snake), harmless.
Sad when people kill these snakes out of ignorance. Hope it comes back to haunt you.
As said in OP, the deed was done before I arrived.
"Nae me yur Awnur"
My GF and friends wife were told "It went for one of the wife's, who were doing washing nearby.
That night the GF, mates wife and her mother where all burning joss sticks.
Seemingly in the past a snake lived underground below my home.
For those replied with names, thank you
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Couple of hours before I arrived at my house. Family friends had killed this snake at my workshop??
Curious to what type of snake?
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Enjoyable read. Confirms, again, something i started to realise a while ago. The female inlaws.
It would be fun to see their reaction of you reappearing in the neighborhood. Ghosts are alive...
Her father paid one visit to our home, stayed a few nights, he is, I have to say a good man and father, more concerned about his daughter, who is the apple of his eye, than face same as his sisters.
Those future in-laws (Female) plotted against me. Whenever we arrived at the family, she were her usual bubbly self.
On leaving she had the world on her shoulders.
I knew I could never win. The pull of her family was strong. She did try her best, understood my stance, did not agree, but understood.
For that I take my hat off, bow my head, never speak bad or ill.
I think only her father knew where my house where. Often thought about contacting her. But we both changed our numbers, she changed her e-mail??
Have never thought of going back, let sleeping dogs lie.
So sometimes the split does not cost you, your house, your car or your bank.
You just have to remember the word "NO" can be useful
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I explained my difficulties with the concept of sin sod, our cultural values in NZ, the idea of paying for a wife is like buying a slave,
Yes, sin sod is a very foreign concept to us westerners and it is challenging to get Thai people to accept that there is in fact another side in the relationship. One that has equal rights.
Apologies for abridging your post.
I met a very well to do lady, 36 year old accountant, degree, family large (very) large landowners etc, etc and all that.
They knew all about me, job and what I had in Thailand.
Called to a meeting by her late mother, sister to be (As I found) interrogated.
Before she (GF) could come live with me, had to set wedding date. There and then..... <deleted>???
Asked how much Sin Sod I would pay??
Told if cannot set date, had to leave "Guarantee" of my sincerity?? Translated as 4,000,000 bhat. <deleted>
I can understand Thai and can speak enough correctly that people know exactly what I mean.
1) Told them they were impolite to summon me under these conditions.
2) Told them that they should speak to my older Thai friends on negotiations, not me directly about Sin Sod.
3) Told them I am not Thai so will only do 50% what Thai fiancée/groom would do. My girlfriend family had to do 50% farang.
That meant, they want me pay Sin Sod same as Thai, okay I do. But family do same farang, pay for wedding.
Let me just say, things got out of hand amongst some of the eldery Thais. Lots of Jai Lon, nid noi Jai yen yen
I went back the hotel alone, starting packing, about to leave when the GF and father. (Who I rarely seen) turned up.
Now this guy was minted, very well off off.
As it turned out very sensible.
His daughter done the translating.
He said no wedding, no sin sod. All he wanted were me to take care his daughter. Thai people hear many bad things about Farangs.
He said if we marry I need to pay, no exceptions (Face)
He said Sin Sod..... he would give his daughter, money and gold. Handed over, he would keep. (His money anyway)
Told them I could do that.
We were together for about a year. Sadly she did not like where I had built my home in the country, (She city girl)
She piled more and more pressure put on me to build a home on land her father had given her, but every time we went meet her family, the atmosphere around her aunts were Arctic. I never felt comfortable, relaxed let alone welcomed
Her father, non drinker, non smoker was relaxed, always done his best to me. The women??
But Bangkok suburbs were not for me. We separated amicably, I took care of her face when she went home. Also being old I had died??
You my good friend need to understand and use the word "No" and your feet. Get out of there you are a piece of paer going down the rapids
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Don't care, don't like alcohol and I think it turns people into instant morons.
If alcohol was banned forever I wouldn't care one bit.
Reckon you must be the soul of the party at New Year, cracking jokes and hogging the Karaoke mike, Mr. Meldrew.
Above said with tongue in cheek
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Pull up at a Taxi Rank , Ive found Taxi Drivers can change the menu from Thai to English in seconds, then you can DIY. Why the Idiots dont put a Flag in the menu beats me. Like the Idiots who do Google Chrome Thai Menu, you can only find the language bit if you can read Thai.Good Luck.T.I T.
Thanks for the information, have a couple of Pattaya - Airport drivers i know. Will call one up.
Thanks again
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It is a long story, but had a brand new Isuzu VGS delivered to my home in Pattaya while I were still abroad working. Car were purchased in Korat, now wish to use the sat-nav to travel up to my other home near Bamnet Narong.
I know this should have never happened, but I did think it would be easy to do. Can someone suggest where I can take the car in the Pattaya area??
Internet searches have not helped and reading/playing the media DVD did not help either??
Already prepared for the ridicule I deserve
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There were are thread started in 2008 on Gusto Rumba bikes. Wanted to comment, but, cannot since it is archived.
I bought one of these bikes because it were cheaper than an Honda Airblade.
Well so happy with riding it around Pattaya and further afield, fuel consumption, acceleration, fuel economy, ability to hold 90-100k without any weaving, bad vibrations, bought another? This I will be taking up country and leaving in my workshop for when I visit.
The cost of these bikes are the most pleasing. Both cost me 48,000 each, on the road.
Quality is not on par with a Honda. Slight rust discolouration on bits of chrome applied to nuts etc, bit of a clean and Vaseline, job done.
Only problem I am having is trying to source a maintenance manual on them. Anyone advise where they can be obtained. Scouring the internet has drawn a blank.
This is the first bike.
This for upcountry?
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I am sorry to say they do have a habit of ambling along in the middle of the road oblivious to all, even when sober.
Funny you should say that ,but yesterday outside central one was doing just that ,i clipped his arm with my wing mirror ,,last i saw of him was him shouting and holding his elbow ,might walk on the pavement next time.
Spent many months at a time in Keppel Fels shipyard in Singapore doing Dry-docks. The amount of Indians there make the place look like Mumbai.
Every morning and every night there are coaches taking company employees to and fro the hotels. They amble across the roads, making the buses swerve to miss them. But unfortunately about once a fortnight one gets knocked down or clipped.
The report always has "Never seen the bus, it were going to fast" yet countless people say different.
Another casualty is shipped back over the bride to Malaya, usually never heard again.
Asking them why they do?? Usual answers are "Why should we run"? "We are not scared"?
The mind boggles.
But you go over to Geylang, see them pissed.... Jeez dead men walking
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When you’re walking the streets of Pattaya
And the Soi dogs snarl and bark at-a-ya
Just bear in mind
That some twerp thought it’d’ be kind
To feed it, as if that don’t matter-ya?
I walk every day and never have a problem. Maybe it's your snarling attitude? I feed them when I can.
It's a limerick!
however if you think that you single experience is element....well ,take another think?
by feeding the dogs you are being a major contributor to the dog problem - not just in your neighbourhood but in the country as a whole.
When I lived in a townhouse there were 3 soi dogs, harmless to me and the GF, they would always watch me pass back and forward. Started to feed them our scraps, then it went to buying a chicken every second or third day. I would split the food up evenly and give them the food. No biting, snapping or grabbing. They were very docile with me.
During heavy rain the GF would let them sleep under the carport. She believed she gained merit being kind to them saying they had a life so had a soul??
I would sit out reading a book and they would lie lazing around me. Sadly when I returned from one offshore trip 2 were gone, one that were left was terrified, took a few days for it to come back down the Soi to me. After that it would never go outside again, always stayed near our door. It had its life under our care. It understood what I wanted it to do, come, stop, quiet etc (Even though I spoke English).
Died in it's sleep, I wrapped it up and buried it in a field over the 'Darkside', he never gave us one problem. Had become a close and loved member of our family.
The love and loyalty a dog gives can never be returned. Any man that does not like dogs... has some humane, kindness lacking/missing inside
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But she was infact telling the truth, Australia ( other than the native aboriginies) was in fact colonised largely by convicts.
Or is that not the case ? Have I been misinformed ?
No you have not been misinformed. I once heard a researcher on the history of Australia say that one in Three Australian born are descended from the original convicts. I would imagine in recent years that has changed.
what also was interesting was like the original settlers in the states they might not have made it if it hadn't been for help from the natives. Both countries then turned on the origanal natives and even today look down on them. Not quite as openly as they used to.
I believe it was only in the early 90s that they started teaching their history in school. O suspect they were a little ashamed of it.
Taking the early settlers/convicted criminals subject a little further??
Australians like to boast about how sturdy their soldiers are and their sportsmen and teams ability to "Punch above their weight??
There were, an interesting topic in either 'Time' or 'Newsweek' many, many years ago about gene pools?? The Aussies were mentioned, owing to how the settlers/convicts had to (mostly) build their own shelters, scavenge (mostly) for food. So only the strong willed, strong physically and determined males survived. The weak, sick etc died owing to no help from others. This gene pool spread itself throughout the open plan jail (My Joke) called Australia, the rest we know as sporting records that the drunks in Pattaya regale us with.
The article finished with the predominance of American blacks in many physical games and sports. Explanation were that, only the strong and fit were allowed to mate/breed in the Southern (slave) plantations. So therefore again only the strong were allowed to pass on their genes.
The article bent over backwards to say it were not racial stereotyping, but in fact true. Same as pedigree dogs, race horses et al only winners are allowed to pass on their genes.......
Interesting read, but having worked offshore with a lot of Ozzies I can just imagine them with cudgels, daggers and sticks assaulting poor landowners and monks around closing time for a loaf of bread :-)
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OP got the thread wrong and others responded.
Jetstar is a Quantas suibsidary. Does not fly this route.
Jet Airways privately owned and does fly this route.
You are correct. Just did a search "Biz class flights BKK-LHR-BKK", Jet and Air India came up.
Previously the company had me working in China, so Hong Kong to London by Thai Airways, changed aircraft in Bangkok. Now working where Thailand is bypassed, so had to select Bangkok as home airport and now pay my own flights to the UK, when I want to visit.
Checking out Malaysian Airways now.
Maybe I will just go to a travel agent in Pattaya, when I get home in a couple of weeks??
Nonetheless, thanks for all the advise
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Big thanks to Wprime, Mr Worldwide, Chickenslegs, Burlives, Skint and Xylophone for advise, thank you all again
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Checking on Bangkok - LHR return business flights. These two airlines come out cheapest and departure and arrival times suit me.
Has anyone travelled on these biz class on these carriers?? Is the service etc up to scratch/par with Asian and European carriers??
Thanks
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This will go in a total wrong direction and end up in a disaster.
When the word is out that you are entitled to medical services in Thailand for a 500 Baht flat fee monthly, expect tourist (patient) arrivals to jump sky high.
You've never been inside a governement hospital in rural Thailand, I can tell!
I have...
A very rural one at Ban Kam Ping, near Bamnet Narong.
Slashed my left foot open badly with broken glass, villagers wrapped about two toilet rolls around it and rushed me away on the back of a bike. Arrived hospital, told to wait... wheelchar brought out. in I went. Only problem?? No English nurses... But my Thai were good enough.
Wound all cleaned and 6 stiches later out I went with a carrybag full of tablets and ointments. Paid 220baht.
But now have my own plasticed hospital card with all my details.
If I had a heart attack, sure maybe problem.
But rural hospitals are excellent at treating rural accidents.
Showing them my company BUPA card would not of got me any better treatment.
Pom song satang
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Been living here 9 years, whilst working offshore in Asia.
Have a Navy pension, (The real navy) I can take now but leaving until 2016. UK goverment pension in 2021
Have my retirement home all built, ringfenced and happily single. only rental or high purchase agreements I deal with at the moment.
When I come here on leave 7 days in pattaya is more than enough, the rest is spent upcountry at my home. Working my garden with all the flowers and fruit, tending chickens, Koi and working on my M/bikes.
Never been happier...... Planned all this from day one arriving in Thailand 2004. All coming together well.
But agree with the posts saying that you must have a healthy excess of funds (satisfy visa req). Plan B to fall back on!!
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To smash the unions she shut down the mines, the steelworks and the shipyards, she devastated communities and lifes.
North Sea oil revenues came along and paid for the social security bill for her "madness". Opinion polls had her as the most despised PM in history. Then the Argies invaded the Falklands, she were saved.
But if her FO minister Carrington had heeded the warnings from the B.A Embassy, if John Nott defense minister had not announced the scrapping of HMS Endurance and the sale of the HMS Ark Royal to Australia. The Argies would not of invaded, they said so after the war??
EU rules allow a country to subsidise one form of energy.
The French went for nuclear, the Germans went for coal, the UK went for??? Yes, nuclear...
The Tories got into power in 1979, we then had 15+% interest rates which killed the economy.
Company revenue dropped 35%.
Unemployment went from 5% to 12%, mostly skilled.
Took 18 quarters before the UK GDP reached the level of 79/80, yes, four and a half years for the economy to get back to where it were before the Tories got in. North Sea oil production filled this hole.Steelworks in my hometown (Motherwell) a modern and efficient plant, closed, dismantled and sold to the Chinese
North Sea oil revenues kept the UK afloat, while a pursuit of de-industrialisation and conversion from a mixed/balanced economy to a service economy. The effects are still easily visible, today?
When oil revenues dropped and they needed money, selling council houses, brought in lots of stamp duty money into the coffers and made more people debtors. Selling off State industries brought in a lot of money to the coffers. Then the money started to run out, VAT, goes up, many divisive policies brought in, the rest..................
The US is now out of recession, the battered Eurozone countries (Northern) GDP is picking up.
The UK faces a "triple dip" recession, already lost the triple "AAA" status, over concerns were the Tory led coalition is taking the economy.
A Channel 4 documentary called the "The wasted windfall" dealt with the oil money from the North Sea. One comment were. "Whoever won the 79 election would be in power for the forseeable future"
It could and should have been used to improve living standards and build more infrastructure i.e. modernise state industries, mines, shipyards, steelworks and railways. But instead closed them down. Oil tax reciepts paid for the social security bills. Loss of income tax and NI receipts were a huge loss to the exchequer, then you add to that loss, the cost of social payments.
Look at how Norway and the Shetland islands have handled their oil money, you then realise that Thatcher pursued a personal and political agenda, not an economic one.Dealing with the unions could of been done via the law, as the below are now in force. i.e
1) Secondary picketing outlawed.
2) Ballot box not show of hands.
3) Majority of members not a majority of votes.
No Falklands war and no north sea oil revenues, would of meant no Thatcherism. The UK would be a different place
One last point.
The Falkland islander claim by the Tories were British, were a sham?? How??
To reduce the amount of people with UK passports coming to the UK. With the handover of Hong Kong coming into view, they changed the right of residency for Hong Kong, Chinese who had UK passports, to that of Dependency.
The Falklands were owned by the Coalite Group, a private company and the islands were classed as a dependency with the Islanders not having an automatic right to UK residence.Thatcher told lies......... She were a bad person for the majority of the working class.
I have done well from Thatcher, her party and her policies. But I have a social conscience for those at the bottom.
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Based on the "facts" presented thus far in the news reports here, it seems he was pretty thoughtless regarding his family.
Even without a mobile phone, there's many other ways to stay in touch or communicate...if one has the consideration to do so.
I wonder what the Thai authorities will be thinking the next time a farang goes missing for REAL here, and they're asked to mount a search...
I totally agree, whilst I am pleased that he is safe I do also think that he is an inconsiderate little prick. It's not like there are a shortage of internet cafe's in BKK ! If he was my son I would not be a happy bunny!
Agree 100%. If he were my son, i would be very saddened that a child of mine would be so flippant and thoughtless of his family.
wonder if he got in touch first?
"Hey dad, could you send out some.........
what you saying.........
Jeez pop the time flew past..................
Ye I know I will next time.....................
Now about the money..........................
what 'no', what you mean 'No'...............................
You lot have never loved me"???
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I agree 100% with Marie Clare.
Never thought a western magazine would expound the 'plus' points of Asian women.
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how old is your g/f .. when your child is 10 years old you will be 50 .. and then 70 ..is this fair to the child to lose a father so young ....
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i lost a parent young, nothing <deleted> about it
My father died when I were 10. Not nice for me, but I keep the few memories i have from then till now. If you are a good parent. You never die in the eyes of your children, always loved.
Forgot to add my father died 48 years ago this April 10th. You always miss a good parent but do not let it stop you giving a child a warm family unit with love and security.
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how old is your g/f .. when your child is 10 years old you will be 50 .. and then 70 ..is this fair to the child to lose a father so young ....
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i lost a parent young, nothing <deleted> about it
My father died when I were 10. Not nice for me, but I keep the few memories i have from then till now. If you are a good parent. You never die in the eyes of your children, always loved.
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There certainly seems to be an inordinate number of cats in the OP's neighbourhood. Where in hell is he living?
Thinking the same thing, maybe the dog is scared that the cats are taking over the soi??
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I hate to say this as a generality, but It's been my experience that poor parenting at an early age is responsible for most of the problems that children have changing into responsible adults.
Bit unfair, I only had sons, they were all treated the same. Taught the same values etc.
One son is a credit, never gave us a sleepless night, a grey hair or bring a tear.
Sadly the other son done all three, plus bring the police with search warrants, court appearances with his descent into the vile world of drugs. So, so sadly he is not around anymore.
It were not poor parenting that made him do what he did, it were his choice and no amount of love, affection and time made one bit of difference.
Realise you prefaced your statement with "generality", but, think twice, print once when coming out with your own profound statements on how you think why children go wrong?
I'll stand by what I said originally. Unfortunately, children do not come with a set of instructions on how to raise each child INDIVIDUALLY. Every child is different and take different training and nurturing. What works for one child might not work for another. I will make an exception for those with mental problems or a chemical imbalance, but it all starts when they are very young. Someone with a lot more wisdom than me once said: "Give me a child for the first 6 years of their life and I will imprint on them the basics that last for the rest of their life."
I don't blame parents for not understanding how to raise each child individually. They've never been taught how to do so. Some children are born independent and stuborn. I was, and I'm completely different to my sister who fit the "perfect little girl" model. I was a tomboy and preferred things that boys liked. I identified with my father and my sister identified with my mother. My sister and I are still close, but we are as different as chalk and cheese.
I'm sorry that one of your sons had problems, but there was probably something at some point when he was very young where better training might have prevented him getting into drugs. And, it takes TWO parents working in unison to get it right. Children just naturally play one parent against the other. A strong, independent individual seldom makes bad choices. The followers almost always do. Nobody could have ever influenced me to take drugs or even smoke. And, I still only drink alcohol in moderation.
You come across with all the solutions and wisdom that the social workers and probation officers spouted?
By your reply you are obviousy well versed in speaking out of your coccyx
I lost a friend recently - Moo - mate, you are missed.
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Not do many posts on this forum. After reading the post have to comment. Befriended a few Soi dogs many years ago when I lived in a townhouse.
Ended up after a while only one left with us. (see earlier post few years back)
It were uncanny, the dog always knew what I meant and/or wanted, never had to say a word.
Before it passed away, would not leave my side. Always knew, when I were due to go back offshore, easy to notice by it's demeanour.
I were heartbroken the day it passed away, lost something inside.
Those that cannot see the special thing/bond/loyalty/protection/love dogs gives you, or does not like dogs.
Then I steer clear of them.
They are missing some type of love/compassion/understanding, etc, etc inside.