Bangkok Barry

16 hours ago, riclag said:

Cheers! 
This is cheap 299 bht and does the trick.

Comes in two varieties, Red & White.

Its especially good to take to a party.

 

I drink this often , 993 bht. I was told 

this isn’t considered wine , but it has worked for my palate for many years.

 

Rumours is the one I buy, the red. Pretty decent to my uneducated palate.

27 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

I would at least expect a suspension until the facts are known, innocent until proven and all that.

Sounds like a person with anger issues and likely a bully too.. not fit for purpose. 

 

The teacher has reportedly expressed a willingness to apologise, according to the school principal.

So he admitted his guilt.

2 hours ago, Confuscious said:

Is the teacher not innocent until proven otherwise?

Despite being a teacher, you failed to fully understand what you read.

The teacher has reportedly expressed a willingness to apologise, according to the school principal.

So he admitted his guilt.

3 hours ago, 2baht said:

Phuket is highly over rated!

And over-priced. I always tell any potential visitors to avoid it like the plague.

It is any wonder that any Thai 'qualifications' are not trusted by overseas universities or companies? I believe that US universities insist that Thais take an entrance exam, no matter if they 'appear' to be qualified.

And I know a secretary who worked for a prestigious school in Sydney at which a couple of Thai brothers were studying. They failed their exams, insisted they be given passes otherwise Daddy would remove them and their fees from the school, and the school waved them goodbye.

My wife also studied at a Bangkok university to teach English. She showed me an exam paper she was given, and on just one page there were around 15 errors. I corrected the paper, she gave it to the professor, who simply threw it in the bin.

2 minutes ago, sambum said:

 

Correct - I have tried both, and LSD could give you a mind blowing trip "up" or "down", and after one trip "down" I never took it again! I did carry on with the cannabis for quite a few years though with no ill effects (apart from the occasional "whitey"!) Comical true life scenario:-

Guy lying on the floor in my flat having an aforesaid "whitey" says:-

"Call me an amblumance, mate - I don't feel so good"

His mate says "OK, you're an amblumance!"

(Shrieks of hilarity from the other 3 or 4 of us indulging in "the munchies"

 

(Items in inverted commas can be explained on request! 🙂 )

 

 

 

Many people have that kind of exchange with no help from narcotics 😄

6 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Farangs smoking dope in Thailand would be the minority. TIT. Lot's of Thais smoke dope.

The post I quoted referred to farangs.

21 minutes ago, sambum said:

 

Strange that cannabis didn't tempt you but LSD did - both substances being illegal?

I take your point, but I didn't actually seek out either. Tempted is not the same as taking it. I'm sure the effects of LSD would have been far more adventurous, more of a ride and - from all the tales at the time - far more mind-opening.

There are so many things we have no way of understanding in this country. Two people, it is claimed, are found to be having sex in public, someone whose business it isn't calls the police who then, instead of taking them to the police station take them to a hospital, and then later don't know where they are. You couldn't make it up, could you.

1 hour ago, khunPer said:

The best advise is to shop around, as it's often up to the branch-manager to decide, if the branch will open an account for a foreigner.

Yes. And if the person at the desk says 'Cannot" then ask to see the manager. I had a branch refuse even to give me a new passbook where I happened to be in one part of Bangkok, saying I had to go to my own branch. There wasn't time that day so I asked to see the manager and he okayed it. They can do things if they want to, but sometimes don't know how so tell you it's impossible. Often, it isn't. Just one of the pleasures of trying to achieve anything here.

7 minutes ago, Shocked farang said:

One thing is sure, the Thai police is very happy as they will get back to their lucrative business of extorting farangs, specially on the islands. People caught with a join and paying up to 5000 Baht to avoid going to jail. 

I suppose the farangs always have a way of avoiding that, by not smoking what is illegal. Simples.

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The move will see cannabis flowers and extracts containing more than 0.2% THC being categorised alongside other banned drugs, while branches, stems, roots, leaves, and seeds will remain exempt from this classification.

So weed will be illegal. except when it isn't. Okay. I confess to being ignorant about stems and roots and so on as I've never tried it, despite being a teenager in the 60s. Beer or wine or a G&T with ice and a slice always did it for me. Cannabis has been banned wherever I have lived or travelled, so I was never drawn to try it when legal stuff was available. The only thing that did tempt me was LSD, but you're never sure what reaction you're going to have with that. Can be scary.

2 hours ago, mancub said:

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Police are searching for a Chinese couple

The very same couple that they "intervened with" and escorted to a hospital. no less 😁

Not sure if it's bad reporting or bad policing. Laugh a minute here, isn't it.

6 minutes ago, harryviking said:

59 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Including on a one-way street.

LOL! TRUE! A one way street does not always mean the same for all Thais!

What it means to a Thai is that they are only going one way, so what's the problem.

4 hours ago, zakalwe said:

In Thailand, you got to look left, right, left, right, left, right, left and right before getting to the other side.

Including on a one-way street.

6 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Ok Dad.

 

where does it say it was after midnight?

Second paragraph. Maybe you didn't read that far. Glad to assist.

Authorities were alerted to the scene shortly after midnight, arriving to find a harrowing sight.

If you want to be sarcastic then better to check what you're reading first.

Dad

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Whatever the excuses might be, I find it really very confusing. The bus is on the side, on the wrong side of the road and the road seem to be very straight.

This would not be confusing to a Thai. They're used to it. You no unnerstan Thailan sir.

The sad thing is that there are so many other places/areas in Bangkok that could suffer the same fate at any time. This isn't the first time and it certainly won't be the last. Can anything be done about it? Probably not, except raze entire neighborhoods, and even many of the residents would prefer to stay where they are.

Great to see the community pulling together. Reminds me of what I saw when I happened to be in London when the Grenfell fire happened. I went there 36 hours later expecting to spend 10 minutes and was there for over two hours. A photo is said to be worth 1000 words, but nothing can prepare you for the reality. It literally took my breath away. People still wailing, some sitting in silent reflection, so many helpers providing food and clothing. It's something I'll never forget. I imagine it was the same in this case, although no-one died this time.

I think it's amusing that Thailand, which forbids any form of gambling, is talking - yet again - about opening casinos. Of course - yet again - the talk will go away when those in the shadows, who run the illegal casinos, remind those who threaten their income and pretend to condemn the illegal casinos also benefit greatly from them, with some law enforcement personnel even working for them in their spare time, as well as having the places hidden behind closed doors on speed dial to warn of any unwelcome visitors in uniform on their way.

15 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Certainly not allowed on Koh Chang Ferries, or to consume it at anytime. Just goes to show the Govt has no Idea about naff all.

A quick google search tells me Alcohol was banned on Trains in July 2014. But hey lets all have a committee meeting at 10k each.

And no doubt they'll serve alcohol at the meeting 😆