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  1. 3 hours ago, 2long said:

    Has anyone actually figured out what this means?

    Is it the 2-5pm thing, or certain places or days?

    The article (at least for me) isn't very clear and has lots of words... I get bored and confused very quickly.

     

    What are "tourist areas", what are "special areas", "deignated venues". Yes, it's very vague

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  2. On 5/9/2025 at 10:05 AM, KhunBENQ said:

    600$ ???

    Almost 20000 Baht.

    Five customers per month? Lazy bugger.

    What the heck are her special artistic features?

    Can't be true!

     

    haha In comparison: I was talking to my friend this morning and he was saying that his "girlfriend" (she works in a bar) has been offered a job in Japan. They told her she could earn 150,000 in 12 days and no matter how hard he tried to convince her, she wouldn't believe him.

     

    I gues the Russians can demand more money in the tourist areas such as Phuket, so five customers a month is an easy job for her.

  3. 1 hour ago, connda said:

    💰💰 💰💰                                                                      💰

    "He was knocking on death's doors.  And then he was pardoned and after his release - his recovery was simply miraculous.  It was a miracle I say - THANK BUDDHA for his recovery!" 💰💰
    💰💰           💰💰💰💰
    And I'm sure if Yingluck comes back she'll be at death's door as well.  :glare: 💰

                                                                      💰💰

    💰

     

     

    You forgot to mention that he was fine when he landed in Thailand. His sickness came very rapidly after he was sent to jail (and probably hit him before he even managed to see inside his cell).

    yes, it was a remarkable recovery. Nothing short of a miracle.

  4. 10 hours ago, cdemundo said:

    Well, as an "English teacher" I assume you consulted the OED and were disappointed.

    Had you the wherewithal of a 12 year old you would have tried Google and found:

     

    ["Hock a loogie" means to forcefully spit out a mass of saliva and phlegm from the throat. It's an informal term for clearing one's throat and forcefully expelling mucus and saliva. The word "loogie" refers to the mass of saliva and phlegm itself. ]

     

    I searched "hawk a loogie" and got the result above.

    Having only encountered the phrase in conversation I was unaware of the standard spelling.

     

     

     

     

    Thank you for your very polite answer.

    No I didn't search Google. As I said I tried to deduce the meaning from the context, and that is why I replied immediately.

     

    FYI, I did Google after I finished my daily reading of Aseannow and saw the meaning, but I didn't return to this site until now.

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  5. 3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

    • Transport (3.75): Top praise went to sidewalk maintenance and public lighting.

     

    huh! I'll give them 0 for lighting. Our street lights work 2 weeks , don't work 6 or 7 weeks, work 1 week, don't work 6 -7  weeks.  We have complained, the neighbours have complained but nothing helps.

     

    As there is no footpath and it is a very busy road, I have now bought a powerful LED torch and shine at the traffic. I have cars stop and ask me what's wrong, so I tell them I am afraid of being hit.

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  6. As someone said it isn't fake or a scam as it clearly(?)  states that it is a third party site. 

     

    I remember when I tried to do my TM30 for the first time I was met with a similar site. There the fact that it was a third party was quite cleverly hidden.

     

    As with many official sites, there are commercial sites that pay Google for their site to be advertise and they often come before the main official site.

  7. 1 hour ago, connda said:

    Kaow man gai (steamed chicken over rice) still 40 THB.

    Pork prices wayyyy down off of their highs.
    Op gai (roast chicken) still 105 THB for whole chicken.
    A bowl of noodles in pork broth with "red pork" still 25 THB in the village.
    Vegetable - dirt cheap.  Plus what I grow myself is essentially free outside of the minimal cost of some 10/10/10 fertilizer.

    Things like coffee and chocolate:  global prices dictate a lot of that cost.  Don't like the prices?  Stop buying the product.
     

     

     

    Lucky you

    Around here in Bangkok

    Kaow man gai (steamed chicken over rice)   80 Baht

    Op gai (roast chicken)  whole chicken.   150 Baht
    A bowl of noodles in pork broth with "red pork"  60 - 70 Baht

  8. 17 minutes ago, impulse said:

    I got an SMS from AIS in Thai, mentioning ID.  I figured that it was related to this.  So this month when I came to Bangkok, I went by an AIS shop in T21 and asked.  They told me it was only for Thai people.

     

    Go figure...

     

     

     

    I use AIS and about 5 months ago I went in to change the number registration to my name. I needed a copy of my wife's ID. It took 3 or 4 minutes. No problem.

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