FarmerJoe

I just bought a pair of tickets for the wife and I to fly to Saigon. Couldn't go from C.M. direct. We have to go through BKK first. Cheap tix right now on Air Asia. 8,400 Baht for the both of us with extra baggage allowance. For kids, check out

Binh Quoi Village (Weekend Buffet)

Suoi Tien Theme Park

Crazy House/Truc Lam cable car in Da Lat

Dan Sen Water Park/Amusement Park (Closed Tuesday) Open 9-6

CGV Cinemas

Paintball Saigon

They have them in Chiang Mai. They had a few on display at Thapae Gate a while ago. I've had one for 6 years now. Love it.

Let me know if you find a source please. As I said before. I held up the sealers and asked them if they had bags or rolls for them. Nope.

I tried both makros. Neither had them. The employees at both said the other carried them and to gothere. They have the vacuum sealers, but no bags. As far as they know, they never carried them. I asked why they sell sealers and no bags and not one employee or manager had an answer.Just shrugs.I tried both YOK outlets and they claimed to be out of them because they had no idea what me or the wife were talking about, even after showing them their sealers. I just buy them on Ebay in bulk.

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A new computer repair place just opened next to my wife's shop on the Canal Road about 2.5k South of the Samoeng Road and Canal Road intersection in a newly finished building. Air conditioned, nice kid that does the repairs. His mother who is usually there speaks English and if she's not there, my wife speaks excellent English. And she's usually hanging out in there because of the air con. alt=biggrin.png> If you want, I'll find out the address and Landmarks and P.M. you.

OP wants a place in Hang Dong. Didn't read huh ?

It's you with the reading problem. The place described is in the hang dong area, and on the road down towards sanpatong.

What a contribution to the thread! Sarcastic and wrong.

You obviously did not read Circusman's avatar alt=laugh.png> We use a Thai guy KO .Has limited English but knows his stuff.08 347 49011.

3 times has charged us 200 baht per visit.Best if someone can speak to him in Thai for directions etc.We live in the Hang Dong area.Don't believe he has a shop.

Circusman obviously doesn't live anywhere around the area. I live in San Patong and I live just a few K down the road, as do others who go to the shop. Repairs cost anywhere from 50 Baht to a couple hundred usually.

I witnessed this my first week in Thailand. Some guy ran over a puppy in a small soi, breaking it's back. The screams from this poor animal were excrutiating to hear. The driver got out of his car, looked at the puppy and got back in and drove away. The other tourists were horrified, wondering what to do. The Thais? Mai Pen Rai. Just walked away. Luckily, I lived on a farm and had to put down many sick or injured animals. I picked up the still squealing pup, brought it around the side of a building and ended it's pain quickly. No more suffering. And the Thais said I was a bad man and will be punished for it. Go figure.

A new computer repair place just opened next to my wife's shop on the Canal Road about 2.5k South of the Samoeng Road and Canal Road intersection in a newly finished building. Air conditioned, nice kid that does the repairs. His mother who is usually there speaks English and if she's not there, my wife speaks excellent English. And she's usually hanging out in there because of the air con. If you want, I'll find out the address and Landmarks and P.M. you.

The wife and I have never set foot again in Thai waters after what we've seen over the years during low tide. Car parts, hundreds of broken beer bottles, pylons, barbed wire, animal carcasses etc....

How about Crawfish? (Crawdads/Crayfish) People in Louisiana do it after or with their rice crops are harvested. Doesn't hurt the rice crop. Gives them multiple incomes. And has just about the same weather. I for one would buy lots of them, and I'm sure others would too. Look in the archives and check out some of the postings. I think you'll find a member in there that sells breeders to start with.

Good Luck.

I bought some Malaysiangrass. Just layed it down during the hot season and against advice put it down without fertilizer or scratching up the land. I just threw it down and stamped on it. Suprisingly, it spread like wildfire. And I have the worst land possible for anything to grow. Grows best in shaded areas. My friends said it would choke out the other weeds, but unfortunatly, my weeds seem to be much stronger and are now taking back the land, no matter how fast I de-weed. If you don't have much of a weed problem, Malaysian grass is a good and cheap grass to go with. It even went through my driveway. But it will be over taken by other weeds. I have a particular weed. I don't know what it's called. It is like a vine along the ground. It has a yellow flower and takes over everything. Not a bad looking weed, but no poison will kill it. The locals say, once you have it, it's yours for life. Good luck. I would say go with Malaysian.

Get ready for the apologists: "Well people throw eggs in all countries, so..."

There's no need to apologize nor is there any reason to get your knickers in a knot and turn this into some dramatic international incident. There is nothing to indicate they weren't throwing eggs at everyone they thought an easy target, whether foreign or not. It's a childish thing to do and yes it happens in other countries.

Justin Bieber, a Canadian, staying in the US. was throwing eggs at Americans ... his neighbors. It was considered a childish, stupid thing to do, but most people laughed it off as something dumb. I don't think any hysterical posters in the US tried to suggest it had anything to do with race or nationality.

More importantly, despite all the violence recently because of the election and rice scheme, no one has attempted to use that as an excuse to target foreigners, despite the hyperventilating Thai Visa US-versus-THEM proponents who insist that "THEY don't want US here."

Try to put things into perspective. Silly teenage boys doing something stupid. It's nothing to do with Thai culture or antipathy for resident foreigners and there's no need to have palpitations or to go apoplectic.

Your right on that. I threw dozens of eggs with my friends as kids. Race or nationality had nothing to do with it. Just kids being kids.

If your in Chiang Mai, my wife sells them at her shop near Mae Hia market. If you are, p.m. me and I'll give you directions.

I've never seen it around in any stores in Chiang Mai. I just bought some here in the states to take back with me. If you live in C.M. I can pick some up if you want. I'll be back the 30th

The Agro center on Canal Road is good. For long runs though, Ob Khan national park would be best. Also on the Canal Road. 6.2k South Of the Samoeng Road intersection. Just drive all the way towards the end of the road. Hundreds of trails to choose from. Past Ob Khan, further along Canal Road, you can turn right on any soi till it ends and find trail. Bring a compass or GPS though. You will get lost for sure.

Damn. Got beat to him. Would of loved to have him. My wife and I frequently take in dogs from carefordogs. We have 2 rai of wall next to the forest where I run with my dogs. if it doesn't work out. Let me know.

I always try different ingredients in my protein shakes just out of boredom. The worst one I tried was a salmon shake, with peanut butter, fruit and milk. After I drank it I realized I forgot to cook the salmon. But since it is a seafood, I didn't get sick. It was truly disgusting. My wife just shook her head.

By the looks of your Avatar Chooka, I don't think your even spending 20 baht a day.

Sorry maestro, Been busy packing for the trip. I was told, you can now only send your passports to L.A., Chicago, New York or Washington D.C. All other Consulates must have walk-in services only. The Thai goverment claims it is for national security reasons. What the hell that means is beyond me. You can still get a 1 year multiple entry visa though for $200 Though.

F.J.

I'll be in the Denver Consulate in an hour and will find out exactly whats going on.

Dam. That's a shame that they changed hands. Yeah, it was about 7 years ago that I was there, Was looking forward to staying there this year.

The Dead Fish Tower in Siem Reap was fun to stay at. They have regular rooms and multi level restaurant with tree houses you can stay in. (You'll have to climb down for a late night pee) At the bar/restaurant the mens bathroom is located over a pit of crocodiles. Don't try this when your stinking drunk. You are encouraged to toss any leftover food on your plate into the pit. If you like bacon, they have a plate with about 20 strips on it. I thought I was ordering a side dish. Great food. And right in town.

I'm going back to the states Monday, but won't be back for 10 weeks. I brought some back for Winnie the Kwai and myself last trip, If you or anyone wants, I can bring back a bottle. The Huy Fong brand in a large squeeze bottle, But, as I said, I won't be back for 10 weeks. Winnie, if you need another bottle, let me know.

Forgot to mention. You can also run along canal road on the other side of the canal. About 12k. You might have to run out along the road for a short bit in some areas, but it's all flat with plenty of places to buy water or whatever. Also, the Mae Jo area behind the university is "THE" number one area for serious runners. The Agro center and 700 Year stadium are good for short distance runners (10 to 30k) but you get bored easy. Look up the Chiang Mai House Harriers. You don't have to drink beer after the runs as they have soft drinks as well and as Flash Git said, You will be introduced to every running trail in Chiang Mai. A lot of old gits like myself run with them and they have long distance runs outside the area every couple of months. I organized a 50k run last October. Hot and hard, but lots of fun. P.M. me if you want more info.

It's not whether you win or lose. It's how drunk you get.

I can eat a bowl of alphabet soup and sh*t a better argument than that.

Never have a dog watch your food.

Just because it fits in your mouth, doesn't mean it belongs there.

Compare your lives to mine and then kill yourselves.