redhorsebeer

Just now, Jingthing said:

 

He's not acceptable. Filipinos can do what they want, but their leader, which they foolishly elected, reflects their country really, really badly abroad. 

Well, most Filipinos don't give a sh*t now because image isn't everything. The Philippines is cleaning up its own backyard. Why meddle?

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

True he's not the usual politician. He's a mass murderer with a potty mouth.

yeah sure. whatever.

1 hour ago, Strange said:

 

There is nothing in this reply with any basis other than conjecture and opinion. I may not be from the Philippines but I spend a lot of time there, and spend more time with the Pinoys offshore than I do my own family. And I'm american. 

 

Yeah I'm not pandering to "Being a man 'words' and no actions". 

 

You guys need to sort out your politicians, government, police, for the rampant corruption and disregard for the law, before killing people for a drug pandemic. The pandemic is symptom of the rampant corruption and disregard for the law of your country. 

Yes we need to sort our government. And if you PLEASE research more, that is exactly what that foul mouth president is doing.
There is NO EASY way of doing it, and that's why his policies and pronouncements are always being criticized.
Thats because he is not the usual politician.

50 minutes ago, Strange said:

 

1. Socialist. OK thats cool, but its one step away from communist. If you guys are ok with that, who am I to say. Your house your rules. Maybe thats what the phillipines needs. Spent a lot of time in Manilla and work with filipinos offshore and know its dangerous as hell there. If it takes Duterte to clean up and get people in line, fine. 

 

2. You are blatantly selling yourselves to Russia and China because of military aid and "Moolah". What if North Korea offer more money? You realize how ridiculous this is? You want aid, and want to have allies but don't want to hear any criticism about your policies from these allies? 

 

To request the USA to bend a knee and apologize publicly for what happened over 100 years ago, that just incredulous. Ive got family that died in your country trying to get the Japanese out of there. Did you somehow forget about that? 

 

How much aid "moneys" actually get to the people when its got to be filtered down through your corrupted governments first? 

 

If its all about the money, then go ahead and change flags. 

 

 

1. Filipinos are not Americans. Filipino people are still struggling with identity and nationalism issues because most Filipinos see America as the greener side of the fence, hence the constant migrant Filipino workers/immigrants. How can Filipinos fix their own country if everyone has a mentality of another country and wants to jump ship? Cause of this? Colonial mentality. This is why Filipinos lack discipline or love of country. But now there is a President who is trying hard to get people to be more nationalistic and to stop dreaming of wanting to go to America one day and be an American.

2. Russia and China will always be there and will always be geographically near the Philippines. Trade and Alliance would be easier, but that is a long shot, since the Philippines is a democratic country, thanks to the US. But who knows, after many decades, many Filipinos are already tired of the current system, so a revolution is probably coming.

3. Duterte is trying to appease the Muslim ethnic rebel groups and also the communist rebels. Peace talks are ongoing. One of the reasons for his vocal stance against the US.  It's a balancing act. Apologizing for massacre of those ethnic muslims would start as a sign of good faith. don't you agree? Thanks for the help of ridding the Japs. But Filipinos soldiers fought and died too, even in the War in Korea. 

4. That's why this foul mouth president is different from previous presidents because he has done a lot of good changes that many people are supportive of him. Corruption from Aid will be somehow diminished now that he has passed a law making local/foreign government deals and information available for public scrutiny. There is transparency.

1 minute ago, Strange said:

 

Try that on some other sucker. 

 

Everyone has the right to a fair trial or at least some form of judicial help. 

Yes I agree with that. And they are doing their best to do that already. 
 But you choose not to educate yourself on what is really happening over there, except base it on hearsay from sensationalized news reports.

2 minutes ago, Strange said:

 

Pilipino Detected. 

 

So you are ok with murder in the thousands outside of a court of law? How many of these thousands were innocents? 

 

Its best you provide actual data in the form of links to external sites for review. Seems like you may be drinking the Duterte cool-aid a little too heavily. 

http://www.thinkingpinoy.net/2016/08/debunking-inquirers-kill-list-part-1-of.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awZjRfOuQnI
https://www.facebook.com/CanThoughtExperiment/videos/1396103513752491/

Easy for you to say, you haven't experienced what it is like living in Manila. 
More than half of those murders were not even POLICE operations, but mysterious killings that are under investigation.
Vigilante Squads? A creation of political opponents who want to oust him and replace him with the VP who is of their political party.
And MORE of these killings have already been happening even before Duterte became president.
 You're making judgement from somewhere distant, and you don't have never even experienced life in the Philippines, don't even understand the culture. So what makes you think you have better judgement? 
Of course there are collateral damage or Innocent lives lost because of this, but not in the thousands. But would you rather let a drug pandemic grow wild if you were a president of a third world country without money or resources?
Instead of complaining, how about helping fund drug rehab centers there? Or are you just a man of "words" and no action? 
 

2 things:
1. Duterte has openly announced when he ran for president, that he is a socialist. He has no respect for oligarchy and nations that have a habit of meddling in affairs of smaller nations. He is a commoner and like the usual people of the street, talk vulgar and use profanity just like ordinary people. He avoids hypocrisy so he tells things as he sees it, be it factual or not, be it unstatesman-like or not.
2. His Left leaning tendencies make him want to ally with Russia and China, but as a Filipino he still has "some" respect for the US as long as the US does the following:
     a. Apologize publicly for killing people of Muslim ethnic groups in the Philippines 100 years ago, to heal some deep wounds still being felt today.
     b. Investigate/Talk first to the Philippine government about Drug-related deaths due to his Anti-drug campaign, instead of accusing publicly and relying on unverified/slanted news report. For most unexplained drug-related deaths are either not really drug-related or just attributed to it to distract investigators from finding the real motive for killing.
     c. If you're going to be a "real" ally and USE the Philippines for strengthening US control/visibility in the Asia Pacific region, don't just give out outdated/scrap military equipment and spare change for military aid. You have chosen Israel to receive most of the millions of dollars in military aid, egypt and some african countries, yet you just give the Philippines (a country you once subjugated and occupied immediately after the Spanish for half a century) a miniscule of that moolah? I mean, that's just being mean, especially you're forcing them to antagonize China, who has never even invaded the Philippines out of respect for being a trading partner for centuries.

airbags and motorcycle helmets don't help, only buddha decides

Yeah those amulets however sell like hotcakes..

They dont need airbags because they're not scared of death. They believe in reincarnation.

I'm planning for a weeklong trip abroad and I'd like to park my car near the airport terminal for a week. I checked the airport's official website and saw it costs B250/day which is B3.5k for a week! I there any cheaper parking alternatives near the terminal?

Also, In my recent visit to the airport, I noticed they weren't charging anybody for parking in main parking area. Is it temporary? If so, till when? And since it is free for the time being, would it be okay for me to park there for a week? Thanks.

I dont think ATMs here are allowed to dispense that amount of money within a few minutes.. the whole story is gotta be fabricated by that Norwegian guy. I think he lost that amount of money over bars and girls and used his company or wife's money to spend it. Who knows? The other guy who conned him is probably his bar buddy. And have you ever heard of a sucker who fell for that con have his picture posted in the news? If I was that sucker I wouldn't want my face all over the news. I guess this whole story is MADE UP so that he can show it to whoever owns that money from the ATM, and he wont have to be responsible for it. Or maybe he signed up with some kind of THEFT insurance and he's just keeping the 200k just to get some extra cash. There's a lot of mystery to this story....

got the car and the paperwork done today. everything worked out fine. roadtax was up to date. paid around 2k baht for the whole process. badabing badaboom... finished. The owner even threw in a slightly used hydraulic jack, early warning device and other minor tools like small wrenchs set. suprisingly, none of you guys gave a straight answer for my question. all i read was negative assumptions of how much trouble i could get into if i buy a used car. thanks for nothing...

I found an old but neat looking and good running 89 toyota corolla. engine, body and chassis seem to be very well maintained and was able to take it for a test drive. The owner is asking just 50k baht as long as i take care of the extra fees. the car is current with registration so i assume it may just be the transfer of ownership fees and tax and whatever. Problem is, i'm a poor farang on a tight budget and i just want to know a ballpark figure on how much extra i have to spend just for it to be legally mine. The car is here in khon kaen, same province where i am at. Anyone willing to help this poor fart out? thanks.