jesimps

Shame he didn't say that before the last one.

"Prawit told reporters at the Palang Pracharath party headquarters that no military coup will be repeated in foreseeable future no matter which party might possibly become core of a post-election government, including the Pheu Thai and his own."

Same difference, both coupsters.

20 hours ago, Goat said:

Gee 300 baht per year or less than one baht per day.

 

If this upsets you go back to whatever country you came from and join the local pool there. You will be paying a lot more but wont have your feelings hurt and feel "discriminated" against.

 

These type of people people make me cringe.

First "If you don't like it here go back to your own country" post of the day. Bet you were the teacher's pet at school.

Always the case in Chonburi. I get the manager's letter on the day before because it takes time to prepare, then return the next day to make a transaction and get copy of last page of bank book which only takes a short while. Not an option of course if you live some distance from the bank/IO.

On 3/18/2023 at 7:39 AM, Henryford said:

I barely watch F1 now, i certainly wouldn't with a bunch of milk floats.

I gave up on F1 when the taking the knee capers was started by Hamilton, but if I hadn't, I doubt that I'd go to watch electric racing. The smell of the high octane fuel is part of what made it special.

21 hours ago, Will B Good said:

It's The Sun.

It was in several papers yesterday.

8 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Where do you want to stay ??...

 

Beach / Mountains ? busy area’s etc... whats the purpose of your visit.

 

In main tourist areas Songkran can get chaotic and difficult to avoid... even if wanting to go out for dinner in the evening, some pished up fool with think its a good idea to target the dry person.

 

Whereas in areas such as Bangkok Songkran is either full on or, or can be easily avoided even when out and about.

 

Songkran also occurs on different days... In Bangkok its on the 13th and 13th only.

In other areas its on different dates and can last a week. 

In Pattaya it starts on 13th (in sympathy with Bangkok) and goes on to 21st or 22nd as you get out towards Sattahip. I think the main day is 18th or 19th. Can't remember because I only joined in on my first year here out of the sixteen. I personally get stocked up with scotch and stay in as much as possible on those dates. If I have to go out at all, I try to make sure its early morning or after dark.

On 3/14/2023 at 1:43 PM, shackleton said:

It never ends police and corruption rampant in Pattaya ????

Not just a Pattaya problem.

They'd have to pay ME considerably more than 200 baht to stay in Jomtien during Songkran. I won't be going further than my front gate.

Watching TV and Youtube documentaries on the universe,, I'm always overawed by it's size and complexity. Everything (including us) is created by it and returns to it. Therefore to me, there is no supernatural being, the universe (whatever it is) is God. There are no churches etc and there is no worship required, it's just there. I'm willing to be  put right, but there's no one living on this planet who can do that for sure.

7 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Very true about social connections

 

I had a workmate back in 2019 retire to Pattaya 65yo ,had been talking about it for years in excitement

 

About a year later just before covid he was on the WhatsApp depressed in a video call to me .

 

He was living in a studio room in jomtien beach all by himself, the first few months were great then he was lonely, just getting by on paid  girls to visit him.

 

He ended up coming back to Australia and wanted his job back 

Some people just can't get by with their own company. All they have to do is go to the local bar and within minutes they'll have a walt giving them their life history. That's what I found anyway, before I met the missus.

To make a god-awful racket, chase motorcyclists and pedestrians and <deleted> all over my front lawn and drive. Also make a nuisance of themselves on my local golf course. Roll on the visit from the vermin control people with their blow pipes to carry out their periodic cull.

It was the same route in a minibus some 16 years back which made me swear never again to use one. I never have. If I can't travel by car or plane, I just won't make the journey.

2 hours ago, 2baht said:

No it's not, not everyone is as greedy as Thai's!

It's just that here corruption is a way of life and mostly a blind eye is turned to it, whereas in the west, it's much better policed.

3 hours ago, JonnyF said:

No need to shoot it. Only a savage would do that. 

 

Just throw a stone, or use a catapult if you must. Shooting it is way OTT.

Not if the guy doing the shooting has young kids who could be attacked by the festering thing.

I've watched a lot of Youtube vids on the universe lately and never cease to be amazed at the immensity of it and what goes on out there. I'm told that I was created from stardust and stardust is what I'm going back to. God to me is the universe.

Cheap and earache free. Guaranteed.

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