Tropicalevo

Totally agree that Thailand desperately needs PIF's. I still remember them from the '50s and '60s. Do not dazzle (headlights on full beam) Parking (never on the brow of a hill or a corner/bend) Careful overtaking (again never on the brow of a hill or a corner/bend) And so on infinitum. Well said.

I do not disagree. The bit that amuses me is that pretty much everyone who posts here breaks the law somewhere. The charm of living here is that we decide which laws we want to break. The complaints about the lack of law enforcement is just people complaining that someone else breaks different laws.

But next is one step back and two steps forward. ????????

A very lucky man. He should buy a lottery ticket straight away!

First of all, well done on thinking ahead. Many do not. I do not believe that the statement above is true. When my wife died (without a will - we were in the process of writing one) I had to go to court to claim her possessions. In law, all of her goods were to be shared between me, her parents and siblings. I had to obtain written statements from them all stating that they did not want anything. Once I presented those documents in court, I was given possession. Your parents (?) siblings and any children would have to do the same presumably. Better to write a will in Thailand. Depending on where you live, English may be OK. I am not a legal expert but that is what happened in my scenario.

Who the heck goes to dinner with a baseball bat?

Hanging on by his fingertips maybe but it seems that his fingertips are set in concrete. Difficult to prise him out.

Please recommend a good optician to me. (Age conquers all.) Having lived on the island for a while, I have been seen by the pretty ones. The ones on commission only. The ones who sell fake Ray-Bans and the ones desperate for a sale. I am looking for the one that can do a professional eye test and not always recommend the 10,000 baht frames. I used to go to a guy in Nathon, but he has now closed down (as have many other businesses). ???? Thank you ????

So the great Uncle Tu is still scared of a few schoolchildren. ????

Of course, Myanmar officials never lie.

We have managed to send small items with lithium batteries via FedEx. Not cheap though. Post office said no. Both use the same airline.

My wife was a teacher at an International school. One morning the father of a Thai student gave her a rolled up newspaper and told her to hit the child with it if the child was naughty. This was a child in kindergarten. My wife politely refused the request.

I believe that you have to go to court. When my wife died (no will) I had to go to court to obtain legal access to her car. I had to get her parents AND siblings to sign a letter that they had no interest in the car. The court awarded the car to me. I then took the court order, death certificate and car book to the Land transport office and had the car changed into my name.

Tell me about it. My cleaning staff are being 'stolen' by the local hotels and they are even after accounts people. On my third one in four months.

There are very few flat roads on Koh Samui. (If any.) Taxis and minivans will not pick up/drop off at many addresses - road to steep. (In Samui language - is the villa up the mountain? Cannot!)

I am in awe of anyone who can read a book on a phone. Tiny, fiddly screen! I speed read and my fingers would be swiping like crazy (and they are not that good). I probably need to see about half a page at a time. Good luck with the phone.

Wow. Drinking non-taxed liquor is highly dangerous? Better close down duty free shops then.

And then there are the sick people recording everything on their phones instead of trying to help those in need. Sad. RIP

But a lot of Thai people are expecting and hoping for it.

Don't Panic. The military are in control.

Just another feel good story to cover up the major cracks in the government. Could there be an election just around the corner?

Make sure that when you buy it, that it is in one of a sealed 'duty free' bags - or it will be confiscated when you try to board the next flight. At the duty free shop they will assume that you end your journey at Bangkok so you just get a cheap (open) plastic bag. I (and others) have had bottles 'liberated' at Bangkok when transferring to Samui. It happens when you board the domestic leg of your journey. In your 'check in' luggage is safer.

and boring. Thailand has so many great dishes. This is not one of them. To promote this as such belittles the cuisine here.

I have always driven manual (53 years). I prefer to make the decisions as to when to change gear. Why let a dumb vehicle decide - it just makes for lazy driving.

There is a photo of a tattoo on the girls back in the BP