Denim

I had a girl from Chiang Mai from Rosemary 1 and moved into her place on Sukhumvit 22. Further up Sukhumvit on opposite side of road was the Rich hotel. Next door was a big open air Isaan music venue where I was taken a few times by various homesick girls. A couple of songs on the juke box in Thermaes will always bring back memories. ' Last train to London ' and ' Midnight rider ' by Paul Davidson. On weekends used to go to the weekend market which was then all around Sanam Luang. On weekday evenings I sometimes rode my small motorcycle there as there was a lively freelancer scene . Picked up some nice company who got a buzz going with a ' farang ' on the back of his bike. On Sundays there used to be very little traffic and I would just ride and ride with no destination in mind. The Thonburi side was almost totally undeveloped and very rural. Happy memories

This month....living the life. Next month .....go fund me.

A solution would be to cut out the middle men and hire direct. Conduct examinations organised by the resident British Embassy. Exam to be based on the curriculum the applicant would have studied beforehand at local college. Those who pass the exam can apply direct without using agent. Only need to pay initial travel expenses etc. I had several Filipino nurse girlfriends in the UK when I was young and as far as I know they never used agents.

With a house ,MIL's house , garden , car , motorcycle , wife and 4 dogs to maintain not much free time and what little there is is spent just relaxing.

Good grief . It takes 6 rozzers to arrest two parents expressing their opinion. Can't or won't catch criminals but need to be seen to be doing something. Surprised they didn't send a fully armed SWAT team and have a helicopter hovering overhead.

Oh how I dreaded it. Being forced to mark paper with a pen. Many sleepless nights over it and if I finally fell asleep....nightmares and waking up in a cold sweat short of breath and in a panic. Dreaded does not really cover it. Terrifying tm6 is closer to the reality

What does it explain ?

Would Trumps agree to return Alaska to Russia if the price were right ? He thinks he can take Greenland and Canada so by the same logic Russia should get back Alaska .....purely in the interest of World Peace.

The main contractor for the project is ITD-CREC, a joint venture between Italian-Thai Development Plc and China Railway No 1 (Thailand). ( source BP newspaper) Do you suppose the Mafia and Thaksin were working together to fill their pockets ? I wonder who built all those skyscrapers in China ?

The financial repucutions of this disaster are going to be huge and last for many months. Anyone thinking of buying a high rise condo will now have second thoughts. The valuable tourist influx will take a bad hit. Lots of people living in older condos that now have cracks will probably want to move out. The list goes on and on and it will probably be the poorer members of society that are worst effected.

Felt in Petchabun I just left Big C and was sat in my car ( so felt nothing ) when everyone came streaming out of all doors looking scared. Thought it was a mad gunman on the loose but a passerby said earthqualke.

I get constant reminders of our transient existence. My first excellent mechanic died at 45 from an infection apparently caused by vaping. Left wife and 10 year old son. My new mechanic also good set up shop in our village. He road past our hose one day and stopped for chat. Arranged for an oil change next morning. Turned up at his place next morning to find he had died in his sleep from heart attack. 51 years old. Three weeks ago our postman died. Lives next door but one. Complications from high BP. 39 years old leaving wife and 2 sons When you live in a rural village you will often hear the death dirge song on the tannoy. Surprisingly often. I'm 67 and like many take each day as it comes. It's always the ones you will leave behind that you worry about rather than yourself.

Hmmmm. Can I try them all before making up my mind . I don't like to take pot luck on something this important.

Same. I used to trim our hedges with shears but haven't looked back since I got the Makita. We'll worth the money.

Is that a typo ? Bell end jar surely ?