trucking

I think Pattaya needs CPR more than a new lung.

No surprise it happened at Mae Sot. Last time I did a border bounce there it was jam packed solid with Chinese working on the Burmese side of the bridge.

These are the ones that were caught. Bound to be others that slipped through the net.

18 hours ago, Pilotman said:

this happens time and time and time again. You really do need to watch kids all the time. ????

Yep, parents have to be ever ready to charge to the rescue

14 hours ago, madmitch said:

They look like a 1980s pop duo!

Nice looking girls.

They should switch to playing Heavy Metal then have the band name ' Satan's Spawn '

I went to Hua Hin once yonks ago with a very hot company secretary for a very dirty weekend.

I am fair skinned so sat under a thin umbrella in a thin shirt with a hat on whilst we we were on the beech for an hour.

I got lobstered and she was as brown as burnt toast. Ruined weekend

Never been back or forgiven the place since.

On 9/1/2020 at 4:06 AM, bluesofa said:

What's the level of completion from Bangkok to Nong Khai?

 

Last year , along route 21 heading north there were lots of signs put up along the side of the road saying a fast train would be coming. They got flyblown, fell down and were finally removed.

Hardly new. First tried it a couple of years ago.

I don't like beer much but found it better than the new Leo which used to be ok until they altered it.

Only beer I ever liked here was Amarit but it disappeared. Beer Lao also not bad.

On 8/30/2020 at 5:12 AM, Peter Denis said:

3 - As the 400K should be seasoned for at least 2 months when applying for the 1-year extension of stay based on your Non Imm O Visa for reason of marriage, you need to have the funds on your personal thai bank-account (a joint one with your wife is not accepted) already a couple of days BEFORE applying for the 60-day extension of stay. 

When I asked at my local immigration , I was told that the 60 day extension to visit wife would begin from the day of application not from 27th September ( end of amnesty )

This was clearly wrong and I informed the officer that the official line is that the 60 day extension to visit wife should begin at the end of the amnesty ( thus giving us more time to get things in order and avoiding a last minute crowd ) He would have none of it and repeated....begins on day of application.

So..............just 1 hour ago I telephoned the Immigration hotline ( 1178 ) and explained what I had been told at my local office. The guy I spoke to was very helpful and apologized about the misinformation.  He then assured me the extension would begin on the 27th , at the end of the current amnesty. He would guarantee it.  I then asked him if he would mind contacting my local office to inform them of the fact , since they appeared to be unaware of it.  He promised he would send them an email to inform them of official policy.

Lets hope he does as it will allow some people a little more time for seasoning the 400,000.

The wife.

Nothing else I can think of , assuming I could take most of my stuff with me.

2 hours ago, ThaiFelix said:

So no, sorry to correct you, but 'gop' is not the Thai word for frog, its the Thai word for only one kind of frog........the kind they like to put on the BBQ (although they do tend to eat all of them around here, its just the 'gop' is the biggest).

Totally agree. Just wish all the language books and Google translate etc pointed this out so our wives don't needlessly suffer.

14 hours ago, possum1931 said:

What about the ugly, fatbellied tattooed brigade, are the bars and girls still there?

 

 

In a little town in Petchabun we don't have bars or rentals so none of the former around.

You could consider dried ones which they sell at Chatuchak market. Look nice and don't need water.

We have had several types in our pond ( half an ong ) but they tended to run riot after a while with the roots spreading out too much and dirtying the water.