Tropicalevo

Nice photo. Thee are not many countries where you can get away with throwing water over a policeman.

Nice move by immigration. Well done at a stressful time.

So drunk driving is not the biggest cause of accidents. Luckily for the dope heads, pill poppers and snorters, the police rarely test for drugs so they never appear to be a problem. Still, it is sad that these accidents happen. Lives changed forever.

I was told last night that the police were carrying out breathalyser checks on Saturday. Probably a good idea. The checkpoint was at Central Festival - by the roundabout. (Also checking for helmets but that is quite common there.) This is the first time that I have heard of breathalysers being used on Samui, but then again, I am a bit of a hermit. Moral of the story - do not drink and drive folks.

Rubbish. Even more ignorant and the wrong defence. I have seen first hand a guy doped to the gills on cannabis trying to put on a pair of shorts. He fell over at least five times when he lifted one leg up to put in the shorts. In the end he had to sit on the floor to do it and I had to help him get up. If that is not 'loss of control' then tell me what it is.

No - see my previous post. By the way - China is stirring the pot. They supply weapons to both sides of the conflicts in most cases.

Not only that, but usually the journey to the doc is also a 'pulse raiser'. With my krappy old body, I am a regular at the local hospital. Initial blood pressure reading is always high. (I ride a motorbike to the hospital.) I tell them to wait five minutes whilst I regulate my breathing. Second reading - always normal. Last month doc said that I have a very strong heart and could live to 100. I said Nooo. Please!

Why? The last one dropped in anger stopped a war. 100% record so far.

WW3 has already started. This is just the build up to total conflict. Russia v Ukraine HAMAS v Israel Muslims v Jews. Third columnists causing disruption in the western countries under the guise of 'peaceful demonstrations' And waiting in the wings - China v Taiwan Get the tin hats out folks, it will be a rough ride for a while.

What fool would want to live forever? We all have a 'sell by date'. Accept it. I have had a great life and will live it to the full until it stops. Or until it is no longer great. Hope everyone out there had the Songkran that they wanted.

The last note that I saw said that it would be open on Wednesday but closed again for one day on Friday. Sorry - no idea where I saw that but I did put it in my diary.

Yeh. Sure. Help the generals to return with their truckloads of cash but arrest the fleeing Burmese civilians as illegal immigrants.

Interesting. But I cannot see many Thais joining the scheme. They love cash too much.

I have not carried ashes to Thailand but I have carried ashes in my check in luggage from Thailand to the UK via Istanbul and Antalya. Some baggage handlers that I know said to put a label on the container stating that they were human remains. Non toxic. I did have problems at every stop. I was searched and tested for drugs. Apparently the ashes look like drugs on an X-ray scan.

I used to have the same thoughts but a friend bought me a Kindle. Now I read both the Kindle and books. Problem is, when I press on the word in a book, I do not see the dictionary definition. I do love that on the Kindle and they take up much less space in my bag when travelling. 100's of books for reading 'on the go'. Tablets - the 'print' quality is not so good.

No point in any judicial review. He has been tried, found guilty and sentenced by the online court of public opinion.

It's new. Started when Thais said the same thing about the Swiss guy who kicked a doctor. Some folk here seem to think that it is funny to keep repeating it. No idea why.

They are too busy trying to stop the anti Jewish protesters from being harassed on their many marches and vandalising outings..

So you are comparing apples with chickens. You are comparing the price of taking a car plus a room for the night with the price of a seat on a plane/train/bus. A seat on the ferry is as cheap as your quoted prices on a plane but probably a little bit more expensive than a seat on the bus/train/van options

So you broke the law and got away with it - well done. I fail to understand why so many people are afraid to report where they are staying in Thailand. It used to be the TM 6 card but that did not work. It relied on the honesty of the traveller. Now it is the TM 30. Photo id is OK on domestic flights. But you do have to tell them your Nationality. (It's not on the DL.) I once boarded a flight using a Tarongo zoo pass.

How one-sided is that. Any Burmese civilians fleeing the fighting are arrested as illegal immigrants or illegal workers by the supposed 'unbiased' Thai government!

9°31'26.0"N 100°03'25.7"E ?

TM 30 requires a lot more than the passport number. Nationality, when it was issued and so on. These are not on your DL. They also require when and where you entered Thailand (immigration stamp) and how long is your visa valid for.

I do not disagree with his thinking here, but ..... Not much freedom, democracy, liberty and human rights there

Fakebook - hub of scams.