Gazza

10,000 baht a week? Sounds a bit strange to me. I thought Thais and expats talked about money in 'monthly' terms. Shouldn't she have said 40,000 baht every month. I dunno. Also don't know why anybody would want to pay transfer charges every week instead of just paying the charge one time every month. But anyway...

Possibly she's still married to this Dutch guy and she's gone to Thailand for a visit for whatever reason i.e. help build a house, visit sick buffalo, take care of dying family members etc, and she's simply gone back to her old habits for old times sake.

I've slept with a few women who were waiting for visas to visit their falang husbands overseas or, had come back to Thailand to visit the family but instead they visit their old working places for one of 2 reasons: 1) They want to feel wanted again from the attentions of punters. 2) They step up a rung on the status ladder when with other bg's that haven't yet caught a sucker falang.

Why would the ex(?) Dutch boyfriend/husband suddenly stop sending money JUST because he caught her out in Bangkok? Presumably because she's done something against his strict wishes. Why? Considering that they've supposedly finished a bf/gf relationship.

Did she have a Dutch sounding surname when you looked at her passport?

My loins.

Wow! It must be nice to be rich enough to have your own zoo with jiraffes, loins, tygers etc. You don't feed them to your loins do you?

The most beautiful, sexiest and horniest women in Thailand come from a small 'shangri-la' type village in a mountainous region of Thailand.

No man has ever been there and returned alive after being subjected to the most unearthly sexual pleasures known to man by the most voluptuous and sensual women in the world. From an early age they are primed and educated in the heavenly joys of sexual enjoyment and only the most beautiful are ever permitted to stay in the village once they reach womanhood. Their final test involves knowing all 209 sexual positions that were censored from the Kama Sutra.

I am the only man in existance to have ever been there to tell the tale.

I'm only able to relate this story because when the women became 'shagged out', I had to pop to the nearest town to get some more viagra and then I got side-tracked and never returned. But..............that's another story all together.

Gazza

About 5-6 years ago I wanted to take my wife, my 3 kids and a 50 y/o friend of my wifes, to Canada for a holiday. When applying I was told by a lady behind the counter that I would probably be refused visas for my wife, kids, friend of my wife because I hadn't even been to England (I'm a Brit)with my wife yet and she suggested that I go to England for a holiday first.

I didn't know what to do at the time and wasn't sure of any difficulties with getting visas for Canada. This was long before I had access to info on the internet.

So I was left wondering whether to challenge them there and then and risk losing the application fees if I was refused. I decided to leave and try and find out more about obtaining Canadian visas. Shortly afterwards though, my circumstances changed and I kind of lost the interest to go to a country that I've always longed to go to since a teenager.

Gazza

Come on guys! It's just all Sex, Lies and Videotapes. Mmmmm...that's kinda got a ring to it.

Enough of the personality tests already!

Try an ability test on something more useful like......errmmm....ooooh! I dunno...

taking a leak while drunk for example?

http://thecrowshow.com/swf/pee_game.html

Gazza

Personally, if I was in a position to start a little business I would probably go for a little shophouse restaurant selling Thai dishes. That way you're not dependent on only tourism. I've never been to Koh Pang Ngan so I don't know about the best locations.

Remember, if there's no tourists for whatever reason, Thai people will still have to eat. Not much advice I know, but apart from that I wish you good luck.

Gazza

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'bet' i believe is a word used by Westerners to imply a 'bet' not necessary to actually be a money transaction?

CTG, that's right. It's called a 'sportsman's bet'. Money doesn't change hands but it's just done for fun.

I'll bet you a Bazillion, Gazillion, Godzillion baht and 67 satang that I'm right.

Gazza

Sorry, the above applies to Mae Sot and not Mae Sai. Too much beer chang and too many places named Mae This and Mae That and Mae Whatchamacallit etc.

Gazza

where is a restaurant in Mae Sai!

Must be one of the worst places we have in Thailand for food?

Well, the restaurants that I go to where on the road that runs parallel with the road with the little shopping mall on it. Can't remember the names of the roads or even the names of the restaurants. But they're the country stlye places that does farang and Thai food. Come to think of it, the food wasn't all that good. Maybe that was why I headed straight to Popeyes the last time I was there.

The 3 kow man kai shops all close together (on the shopping mall road) are ok for a breakfast. I've had better, also had worse.

If a limit on 30 day stamps is enforced I would imagine a lot less tourism in Mae Sai and Mae Sot. I always stay a night in Mae Sot and eat at the restaurants there, so by depriving me of a 30 day stamp they'll be depriving a few businesses of my money (not to mention how much gets spent on the Burmese side). Imagine how it would effect Hat Yai and other southern border towns if the Malaysians(possibly Singaporeans too) if they are too limited to the amount of crossings they can make without proper visas. Unless of course the imm. only targets western countries.

Would the imm. stop 30 day walkers and force them to get visas to bring in a bit of revenue? And then the revenue given to TAT to promote the border areas that suffer a sudden decline in tourism? That would be an ass-about way of doing things to me. But.......TIT.

Sum, the best thing to do would be to spend a day or two walking around the muubaans and looking for signs or posters on the gates of houses. Might be worth asking around too as some people with houses for sale/rent will put up a simple peice of paper with contact details. Of course, soon as it rains the paper gets soggy and falls of the gate.

I think the government is fiddling with the BBC.

It's as if someone is constantly trying to jam the signal. And sometimes it disappears altogether. Very strange.

Chaz, I've noticed too that the BBC has the worst reception. Often it will lose sound and the picture will freeze. CNN and all other channels appear to be fine.

Looking out my window, perhaps that guy over there on the grassy knoll may know something about it.

And the guy continues down the road, swerves to avoid running into the back of a stationary truck, where the driver is TOSSING out rubbish onto the roadside, and drives off a cliff killing himself.

Men should listen too.

Quote:

"Anyway, she looks damned sexy with her hair that way and she gets a ###### of a lot of looks from passersby."

Well, Gosh-Darn the Dash-Blasted Flippety Heck!!!!!!!!!!!! It seems the word for Satan's abode is not allowed.

Gazza

I quite often see a woman who has a lot of grey hair, and I'm not talking about my wife either. But this woman that I see looks like she's in her mid thirties and has got long flowing hair, half of which is grey and the other black. I don't know if she's going grey prematurely or whether she's dyed her hair that way (is it possible to get grey hair dye?). Normally, Thai women will pluck out any grey hairs or perhaps dye their hair to match their natural colour.

Anyway, she looks damned sexy with her hair that way and she gets a ###### of a lot of looks from passersby.

Perhaps I'm getting some sort of an Oedipus complex?

Gazza

Yohan's turning Japanese

I think he's turning Japanese

I really think so.

Thanks for reminding me of that song. Now I can't get it out of my head!

Well, I took the test and and I'm sadly 20% gay??? What worries me now is, which 20% part of me is the gay bit.

Glad that there wasn't an Oral test included.

Gazza (80% He-Man)

Good point. I'd like to also ask..does anyone know the reason that the drivers pump the gas pedal all the time while driving? Why not just push it, leave it and go? I was told once that it was a way they thought they could save petrol...but I dont see how. Plus, the savings in petrol would be far less than the cost of repairs from engine / gear wear. Can anyone shed some light on this?

I'm not sure, but for the likes of big buses and trucks the driver has to double de-clutch when changing gears. So pumping the gas pedal helps keep up the revs relative to the speed of the vehicle for when the gear is engaged.

I do it myself (rev the engine) on my m/c when climbing a steep hill with a heavy passenger.

Gazza

Hey Gazza Is you avatar from thailand? a real pic?

I kind of borrowed it from a member on a m/c forum.

I'm sure I've seen it before somewhere on the web that said it was from somewhere in the USA.

Also (most from personal experiences):

Cannot tell them that it's ok to pick up the phone while it's actually ringing. They don't have to time it so that they pick the phone up in between rings.

Can't stop them ordering an ice-cream cone with a meal at a fast food chain. Because when the meal is finished the ice-cream will have nearly melted away.

Can't tell them that breakfast meals should NOT consist of chillies.

Can't tell them that they can swallow 'it' because it contains vitamins.

Can't tell them that it's a waste of time fighting to get onto a bus to get a seat because we'll only be getting off at the next stop.

Can't tell them that walking in the shade of overhead telephone cables does no good whatsoever.

Can't tell them to take an umbrella with them during the rainy season when it's almost gauranteed to rain everyday.

Can't tell them that keeping batteries in a fridge discharges them.

Can't tell them that they don't have to throw the signal from the remote to the TV. The signal will find it's own way there.

Can't tell them that if the car doesn't start it's not necessary to twiddle with the rear view mirror or re-adjust the seat position. They have no effect on the starting of any vehicle.

Can't tell them that if mosquitoes are flying around on the inside of a screen door, it means that they want to get out of the house. So, just open the door and let them fly out. Wafting them with a towel will only cause them to fly back into the house's interior.

Can't tell them that it's preferable seeing a Thai picking out food from their teeth than it is to see them sticking a finger up their nose. So cover your nose when you're having a good dig.

Can't tell them not to scrape away the teflon from a frying pan as doing so causes food to stick it.

Can't tell them that just because I'm a farang, it doesn't mean that I'm rich. There are plenty of Thais wealthier than me and can gain access to National Parks much cheaper.

Can't tell them how ridiculous it is to put a few cold uneaten french fries into a doggie bag to take back home.

Can't tell them that it would be nice for someone to tell me when somebody is coming to stay in my house for the next 3 years.

Can't tell them that there is no humour to be found in seeing fatalities at accident scenes.

Can't tell them that if they're not happy with something then complain. Saying 'Mai Pen Rai' to everything is not going to improve anything.

Can't tell them that by wearing dark coloured clothes they will feel hotter in sunshine compared to wearing brighter coloured clothes that will reflect heat.

Can't tell them that if I was Prime Minister of Thailand, just how much better off they would be.

Gazza

Holy Cow Is this a list or is this a list!!!! I bet they ain't moaning when there thai GF is sitting on their lap. Or kissing them being affectionate to them and not to another guy. You Only live once. Enjoy it while you can

I've given up moaning a long time ago. Although seeing some of the replies here on these forums does make me want to join in and get back to my old self again.

The comments that I listed were only points that I've tried to get across to my wife. If she learns from them, great. If not, no real big loss. In nearly all cases I've put them down as a loss.

mmm...Somebody mentioned Burma using the left hand side. When I do my border hop at Mae Sot/Myawaddy, everyone in Myawaddy uses the right hand side of the road. Is Myawaddy different to elsewhere in Burma or has Burma changed to the right nationwide?

Gazza

Also (most from personal experiences):

Cannot tell them that it's ok to pick up the phone while it's actually ringing. They don't have to time it so that they pick the phone up in between rings.

Can't stop them ordering an ice-cream cone with a meal at a fast food chain. Because when the meal is finished the ice-cream will have nearly melted away.

Can't tell them that breakfast meals should NOT consist of chillies.

Can't tell them that they can swallow 'it' because it contains vitamins.

Can't tell them that it's a waste of time fighting to get onto a bus to get a seat because we'll only be getting off at the next stop.

Can't tell them that walking in the shade of overhead telephone cables does no good whatsoever.

Can't tell them to take an umbrella with them during the rainy season when it's almost gauranteed to rain everyday.

Can't tell them that keeping batteries in a fridge discharges them.

Can't tell them that they don't have to throw the signal from the remote to the TV. The signal will find it's own way there.

Can't tell them that if the car doesn't start it's not necessary to twiddle with the rear view mirror or re-adjust the seat position. They have no effect on the starting of any vehicle.

Can't tell them that if mosquitoes are flying around on the inside of a screen door, it means that they want to get out of the house. So, just open the door and let them fly out. Wafting them with a towel will only cause them to fly back into the house's interior.

Can't tell them that it's preferable seeing a Thai picking out food from their teeth than it is to see them sticking a finger up their nose. So cover your nose when you're having a good dig.

Can't tell them not to scrape away the teflon from a frying pan as doing so causes food to stick it.

Can't tell them that just because I'm a farang, it doesn't mean that I'm rich. There are plenty of Thais wealthier than me and can gain access to National Parks much cheaper.

Can't tell them how ridiculous it is to put a few cold uneaten french fries into a doggie bag to take back home.

Can't tell them that it would be nice for someone to tell me when somebody is coming to stay in my house for the next 3 years.

Can't tell them that there is no humour to be found in seeing fatalities at accident scenes.

Can't tell them that if they're not happy with something then complain. Saying 'Mai Pen Rai' to everything is not going to improve anything.

Can't tell them that by wearing dark coloured clothes they will feel hotter in sunshine compared to wearing brighter coloured clothes that will reflect heat.

Can't tell them that if I was Prime Minister of Thailand, just how much better off they would be.

Gazza

I know you can rent a motorbike from 150 baht per day,anyone

know how much to purchase new those 100cc wave bikes

step through autos.

NB

Neverburi, have you tried asking the prices at a m/c shop? There's always one nearby wherever you are in Thailand.

Might be worth asking at several shops though, just in case one shop adds on a few extra thousand baht simply cos you're a falang. Nah! they wouldn't do that would they?

You'd also need a letter of residence from your embassy as well as a non-imm visa. If your a Brit it will be about 1,000baht for 2 copies of the letter. Always ask for 3 or 4 at no extra cost as you'll also need a letter for applying for a license or when selling the bike too (I think).

Gazza

Even though I like living on the edge, I don't like the edge to be on a sword.

I would have to say no.

Gazza