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On 6/19/2025 at 7:14 AM, DonniePeverley said:

 

unfortunately it looks like we may be swayed to stay in Bangkok. 

 

Budget was never an issue, so people who claim they enjoy Pattaya as it's cheaper is it not really a selling point. 

 

 

 

The international schools like wonderful, but they are are so massive they remind me of state schools in the UK. I fail to see how the schools can monitor such large volume of children with a personal service. In Bangkok you can get smaller intimiate family schools. 

 

If the budget isn't an issue then take a look at Nichada Thani in Nonthaburi.  A very nice community located near International School Bangkok.  There are also some smaller international schools nearby that might work for you as well.  

10 hours ago, flexomike said:

The 250th Anniversary of the US Army is not a frivolous event.

No, but the expense of putting the parade on is.  The money could be used in a much better way.  How many trillion is the US in debt?

As someone else mentioned earlier, take a look at Bang Saray.  Some nice places down that way.  

A couple of nights in detention and then send them back to Russia.  If they are all about fighting let them go to the front lines and fight against Ukraine.  

Doesn't really affect me as I have no plans to retire in Thailand.  However, it does affect a lot of other people and it could impact their ability to stay in Thailand on a retirement visa.  I would just take a "wait and see" on this one.  Who knows how many times this idea might change.  

Should have thrown a bucket or two of water on the two fighting soi dogs...err.....women.  

On 6/2/2025 at 9:17 PM, MalcolmB said:

Comments on this page indicate that the foreigners were Israelis.

Oh, if that's the case.........bash away!  Israelis are doing far worse in Gaza.

I just put some cash, a credit card, and my ID in my under the seat bag when out cycling.  Doesn't get all sweaty that way.  I also carry two tubes, tyre levers, reading glasses, and disposable gloves in that same bag.  Works very well for me.  

I'm glad I got my Bangkok Bank account some 32+ years ago.  Sounds like a difficult time to get a bank account there now.

7 minutes ago, MicroB said:

 

Why would Clinton be deported? Watching too much Happy Valley.

It won't be Clinton getting deported to Kenya.  It's going to be Biden.

12 hours ago, ThaiPauly said:

 

No chance of Man United winning ANYTHING .....they are a spent force for the next 10 years at least

I'm definitely NOT a Man U supporter at all!  However, I do think that they will be (unfortunately) back again and certainly before 10 years.  They do need a complete rebuild which they will probably do over the next few years.  Right now, I just enjoy where they currently reside in the EPL.  

On 5/24/2025 at 4:00 AM, LosLobo said:

 

You're right — the RAV4 isn’t officially sold in Thailand. Toyota already covers that space with the Yaris Cross and Corolla Cross.

 

The Corolla Cross is closer to the RAV4 in size and comfort. It has a larger boot than the Yaris Cross (487L vs. 397L), more power from its 1.8L hybrid engine, and a smoother ride. Ground clearance is lower at around 161 mm, and fuel economy is about 23.3 km/L.
 

The Yaris Cross uses a 1.5L hybrid engine and gets better mileage — up to 26.3 km/L. It also has higher ground clearance at about 210 mm, which helps on flooded or uneven roads. Being smaller overall, it’s easier to drive and park in narrow sois or tight spaces.
 

Both are practical and efficient. It really depends on whether you prefer more space and power, or better fuel economy and easier city handling.

Have you ever driven a RAV4 hybrid?  The Yaris Cross and Corolla Cross are good vehicles, but they are very different from a RAV4 hybrid.  First of all, the RAV4 has a much larger 2.5L engine.  The RAV4 hybrid is also quite a bit larger than the Corolla Cross.  They really are different vehicles.  I'm sure that the Cross and Yaris probably get better fuel economy than the RAV4 but that would be expected.  I'm very happy with my 2024 RAV4 XLE hybrid.  The RAV4 also is very popular and outsells both the Yaris and the Cross in markets where all three are sold.  

On a positive note, at least this incident didn't end up like the one many years ago in 1990.  Back then a major gas explosion and fire occurred in Bangkok when a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tank truck crashed on an expressway exit. The incident on New Phetchaburi Road, on September 24, 1990, resulted in 88 deaths, 36 injuries, and the destruction of 67 cars and 51 shop-houses. The fire burned for over 24 hours

Liverpool had a fine season and did very well.  They will also have to do well when the summer transfer season starts as they have a few positions to fill.

A very sad time in Cambodia's past.

9 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

Yeah I coulda paid the extra Bt,2,000 and got it done but I though meh.... I aint spending 2k.. I'll rip it out at home with pliers after I consume a bottle of rum.

 

 

Out of curiousity I stopped at a medical clinic in my soi on the way home, they did it for Bt.280

Probably cheaper than the bottle of rum!

He was already using a Thai woman's bank account to run the financial end of the business.  Should have just registered the business with her to keep it all legal.  He should have just stayed quietly in the background.  Just fine him, deport him, and blacklist for 10 years.  

I met my Thai wife when she was a graduate student in my home country in 1979.  We got married in 1982.  We also have two luk krung sons.  Spent 12 years living and working in Bangkok.  Unfortunately, wife passed away from brain cancer in 2005.  

On 5/9/2025 at 2:23 AM, snoop1130 said:

Photo: Bangkok Post

 

In a significant crackdown, Thai authorities have arrested six members of a multinational fraud gang, consisting of five Thai nationals and one Ghanaian, for orchestrating a scam that swindled over 200 million baht from a company in Japan.

 

Six people arrested.  Five Thais and a Ghanaian.  Yet only the Ghanian showed up for the photo op.  Were the five Thais camera shy??  Or perhaps those four Thai guys in the photo are part of the gang?

9 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Here is the video for those who may not be able to access.

 

 

 

From looking at the video it wasn't much of a "brawl" at all.  One big punch pretty much ended everything.