malt25

I lived in San Sai for about 6 months, loved it. Only about 10 minutes drive to Rimping & about 20 minutes to CM proper.

San Sai has some great estates, quiet, tree lined Sois.

The "Boonies" are different things to different people. Some think San Sai is the Boonies, others the Boonies only exist if you are kilometers from your nearest neighbor.

Home for me is about 25 km west of Sakon Nakhon, right on the main highway. Only about 25 minutes drive from all the conveniences of the city. Not the Boonies in my opinion.

Have a look at https://www.facebook.com/search/113131045379757/places-in/124887510918208/places/intersect/ might assist in finding a pool.

Cheers..... Mal.

Why is it any concern or business of yours as to the legality or not of workers in Thailand ? Live and let live and get on with your own life.

Wow, get out of bed on the wrong side, did we ???

Last time I looked this was an open public forum. You know, a place to ask odd questions, a bit of humor & chit chat. OP asked a question of interest to him. He's not criticizing or flaming, just curious.

Maybe you should live & let live & not bother responding if you can't offer anything worthwhile.

Is it me, or does he actually appear to be taller than the height measuring chart?

Maybe he had a snort just before the photo taken & was a bit high ?

My two bobs worth.

Last Friday I submitted docs for change of extension of stay from retirement to marriage. This at Sakon Nakhon.

I had to explain in detail my provided bank statements. I had highlighted my fortnightly aged pension deposit & another fortnightly deposit from private pension fund. Both into ANZ.

Also provided statement from Kasikorn bank showing monthly deposit, transfer from Oz bank.

I reduced my private pension fortnightly payment so not to show that I had sufficient to remain on retirement extension. The administration for marriage extension is much more involved for the IO staff than for retirement.

Re stat dec from Oz embassy in BKK. They don't give a rat's arse what you have written, all they are doing is verifying that you are who you say you are, and insomuch the signature is yours.

Trust this might be of some interest.

Cheers..... Mal.

ps. Aussies are probably aware that the embassy staff are mostly Thai nationals on contract. When the immigration officer sighted a Thai signature on my stat dec, witnessing my signature, initially would not accept. A quick call to the embassy & let the officer chat to staff sorted this promptly.

Let Google be your friend.

Key in "family attractions in Bangkok" & you'll get pages of things to do.

Easy peasy.

Heaps of wheel & tire shops in Sakon Nakhon. Not far to drive if none in Nakhon Phanom.

Cheers..... Mal.

My favorite in Udon. Kavin Buri Green Hotel. Great location. Great roof top pool & bar. Good size & modern rooms. Off street parking. Staff speak English.

Cheers..... Mal.

Let Google be your friend.

https://www.google.co.th/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=t+shirt+printing+thailand

Pages of them.

I would take a taxi to Major Cineplex close to Future park Rangsit and get a minivan to Pattaya. If have only small pack, I'm not sure if this is possible with big one. It's about 150baht for 1 person.

Other option would be taking taxi to mochit bus station and bus here to Pats.

Third option taxi... Probably 1300 baht

Don't get a mini van. Death wish. Unless you are extremely adventurous, thrive on horror road trips at break neck reckless speeds, forget all about the mini van.

Limo is the way to go.

Cheers.....Mal.

Two thoughts come to mind.

1. Google optometrists in Bangkok, find some clinics near you & e-mail & ask your questions.

2. Try walking into a clinic or two & ask about services & related costs.

That's what I'd be doing.

Cheers..... Mal.

My first thought would be to contact one or several of the pizza chains & ask them.

Just a thought.

Why is his face blurred out? What murderers get anonymity now? The whole reason the police are putting him in front of the camera like that is so people see who this is!

No, not really. Photo opportunity is for benefit of police. Hey, look at me.

Yes, oh..yes here we go again. Many Thai people think money can repair or repay everything........Everything is about money....OMG. Amazing Thailand.

So ! you'd be a lot happier if No compensation was given ?

OMG ! Amazing response.

Milk in Thailand doesn't even taste like milk and is very watery

Me thinks you might be buying the wrong milk. I drink heaps of milk here in LOS & can't fault it.

The world is full of "entitled" females, expecting to do what they want, where they want and when they want.

You are right on . That is exactly where the problems lays.And it is getting worse very day.

You guys are spot on. Problem started over 100 years ago. We gave em the vote & world has been in decline ever since.

But, I don't share that opinion with any of the "entitled" species.

:-)

We did not give them the vote - they fought for it - were imprisoned - force fed, tortured and suffered! The current generation of feckless feminists with their arrogant self obsession and these kind of silly girls don't bear comparison with real women with real agendas. They are self obsessed self entitled people who have had ' false consciouness' drilled into them. Most of what they have been taught is liberal lefties drivel. They are effectively dysfunctional out of their Uni 'safe space'. Their behaviour was shameful - whatever kind of clumsy reprimand it lead to. I thank the police for their action, sensitivity and intervention.

alofthailand....

My reply, post, was tongue in cheek, attempt at humor, sarcasm. Take it easy.

"Index" has quite an extensive "cookware range", also Robinsons.

Your location would assist in localised information.

Agree. I've done a lot of browsing in Robinsons & Index & both have good selection.

drop them in the bin with all the straws and bags they also give u I mean <deleted>?? I buy 2 litres of milk in a big container and get 3-4 straws ............go figure

Hey kannot, wise up. So you & the missus & kids can drink the milk at the same time.

I've been searching for a baseball cap with the peak on the back. I wanna look kool like the young dudes. Can only find ones with the peak on the front. But I'll keep lookin.

While Maximus Boona said "it is a win win for both sides."

Actually, this may be true. For him, it's heaven, for her, the husband probably does not have that long of a life expectancy, and then she will inherit everything.

"While Maximus Boona said "it is a win win for both sides."

Sounds like a character from The Gladiator !

"So, is living abroad and virtually NOT really living abroad as I've described ... is that wrong? Immoral? Can you relate to that at all"

OP, what are you trying to achieve by your post ?

Like the Thai girls say ... up to you. Immoral, up to you. Wrong, up to you.

Only you know what your reasons & motives are for being here, or there. If you are happy, contented, safe, does it really what the rest of us think ?

Are you feeling guilty about something ? Looking for some sort of acceptance ?

Just wondering.

Cheers..... Mal.

yes, you've said it before & with an equal number of CAPITALS too

I've never started another entire THREAD about it.

Dude, using all caps for EMPHASIS is not even remotely the same as posting large blocks of text in uppercase (which I would never do or defend).

I've heard all the arguments against even using for emphasis, but I remain unconvinced.

If you must emphasize, try bold or italic.

Just a thought.

The other expats.

To me, you, are another expat.

The other day in ''Central'' i saw a ''Thai Man'' steal a cake , he was bold as brass, just picked it up and walked out...

First time i have seen that here...

Was it a "fruitcake"?

I think maybe just a cakewalk !!!

Great mushrooms though...

You're no better than those villagers. Thailand Buddhist country!

Not big into humor, are we !

When the string does not work, what is the next recourse?

Rope ???