grumpyoldman

So....by your logic, someone that complains about bigotry is a bigot?

Flawed logic methinks.........

'Expats' is a very wide group. How many Burmese are regular social vistors to your house?

Or to The KarenBravo.........

Yeeeesh, the OP starts a thread about the snootiness of Phuket Expats and then it comes out his forum handle is from his yacht.

Calling the kettle black anybody?

Wait for Honda's new 250, that is suppose to be here next month.

Will be under 150,000thb to compete against Yamaha's 250.

If you really want the 125, just buy a used one, tons of them around for sale look at the gazette's classifieds.

wow..65 views and counting, and not one reply!!....

wow, pretty impatient for post #2

Is there not another thread going regarding when the Phuket Brewery will "re-open"? I believe that was the only home brew brew pub around as the other poster mentioned, not legal here to open up a brewery. I put re-open in quotations as I believe they went out of business, main reason being I heard the beer was terrible.

So OP you may well be SOL which is American English for "sh*t outta luck".

Welcome to Thailand also known as LOS, land of scheitbier.

And what are you fishing for .

One was wondering if any TV members had seen this film in the last 46 years and their comments, it certainly had a political message at the time.

Was it ever shown in Thailand?

Reefer Madness is a much better U.S. propaganda movie, check it out, some great wacky tobbacky dance moves in that one.

A little OT to the discussion.. But if someone designs and builds their own home in Thailand, with all the trials and tribulations that this can have, the issues with builders, language, corner cutting etc.. And ends up with a nicely finished article.. If they then spend time to create a beautiful garden, to generally make something of taste, thats theirs, well I would see pride from the effort put in, not a show of wealth in the cost. Lets face it the time to build a house is (in many cases) far greater then the cost to build a house.

Anyone thats done that hands on, and ended up with a well finished article, gets kudos for the process (from me) not the money that bought the process.

"a little OT?" Someone get LivininLos that keyboard breathalyzer.

Sorry, that sounds sort of snobby.........

@ grumpyoldman - your post is very wrong , eye for eye punishment I'd very middle aged , I do not support the death penalty at all ! , if anything it is an easy way out !

and in your world you see the guy back on a Thai beach in two years and you think that is o.k.?

No, stoning for boning is middle aged, the death penalty for certain heinous crimes is (in my opinion) is o.k.

Isn't the U.S.A one of these barbaric countries that exercises the death penalty ?

Yes, and good that we do too. Certain heinous crimes deserve a heinous punishment. Like this one.

Great to have that phone number, thanks.

Had one of these same snakes a little bigger than this one in my patio a couple weeks back. It was more afraid of me than I of it, and jam boogied when it saw me.

I've never tried the local larger lobsters here as they are around 1,300 to 1,500 baht a kg at Rawai Sea Gypsy village. I'm not sure a warm water lobster would have the sweet flavor of a colder water lobsters. And the only part to eat is the tail, but that's the same with Pacific Ocean lobsters in general. Only the cold water Atlantic lobsters have claws. Let me know if you find them for less and how they taste. Good hunting!

I ve had some lobsters here and for sure the taste is not as good as the atlantic ones. Much more flavour in them and as you say, the claws also.

I am not gonna hunt very much around for them as I dont think its much to save. Its a bit strange that they are able to keep it this pricey over here.

If they have claws they are not caught locally, they are imported

They are expensive here because they have been fished out in local waters due to the tourist trade.

The ones caught here are the same as the painted/ tropical crayfish in the North of Australia, you

have to dive for them, they will not go into traps and they take all they can find.

I saw some for sale which were only 8 inches long and they wanted 400 baht for them.

The fresh water prawns sold here taste very similar to lobster/ crayfish if done on a

barbecue and you can buy the large ones for around 300 baht a KG.

I was under the impression that all of the "Phuket lobsters" are actually crays. Is that right?

It is not an issue of looking down on people, but one of not having anything in common with a great many people. There isn't an evil plot afoot. A TEFL teacher isn't going to want to be around me and I don't want to be around the teacher crowd. I am too young to hang around with the retired crowd up near Laguna.This doesn't mean their snobs. I just don't have anything in common with them at this point in my life. Why would I want to hang around with some guy that runs a low end beer bar/brothel on Bangla? What exactly am I going to talk to him about? "Oh gosh, your whores are looking disease free tonight".... A young family isn't going to have much time or patience to hang around with people like me because of time constraints and issues. It's normal. The end result is time management and directed socializing.

And yes, some people do avoid some segments of the foreign population here. You remember those 2 idiots that that were fighting on the roof where one guy clocked the other over the head with a bottle? Because they avoid such people, does this mean that they are looking down on them? No. It's just that they have better things to do than to get drunk at 10AM and cause a public disturbance. Why would I want to hang around with the crude crew that makes their living off of selling timeshare ripoffs to people? If I didn't hang around with drunks and toothless mental cripples before, why should I do it on Phuket?

I note the comments about looking down on Patong farangs. Does it bother me? No, because I understand why people would say that, and to a large extent it's a valid bias. Patong works for me because almost all of my friends are close by, I try to drive as little as possible, and I need access to certain locations. If people want to draw conclusions based on my location, good for them. At the end of the day, I know what my bank balance is and I know what my job is. No one's opinion is going to change that.

Excellent post. And really at the end of the day other than your friends and family who gives a f**ck what other people think of you/me.

This thread is meaningless at this point.

It's like a Thai soap reading all of you with your opinions no actual expertise, the funniest being you lot that say don't come to any conclusions because nothing has been proven yet, c'mon........

Mozkito's "get a life" is a humorous one too, that phrase needs you to move over to Mr. Karen Bravo's thread you snob you ;-)

It will be in interesting case to follow though, I don't know how many of you remember the old Batman and Robin series (great show), but they always used to end in a perilous situation and then "to be continued".

................to be continued

Can't pull the wool over your eyes, eh?

Feel free to say hello next time you see me parked, though in all likelihood, it will be at a bar.

I said hello to you when i asked who the bike belonged to.

That will get you thinking.

yeah Peter ! Way to Sherlock Holmes the goof who needs to post with a ladies name. A drink or two on me when we meet.

Too bad we couldn't get you on the Aldhouse case a week and a half ago........

Can't believe you pathetic lot are discussing this.

I'm far too good to join in this thread.

I agree here, just like the old Groucho Marx comment "any club that would have me as a member I wouldn't want to belong to".

Wait a minute, does that make me a snob............????? Ah hel_l now I've confused myself, where's my Alzheimers medicine.

he might be sent to the USA.

I truly hope so, as once the gangsters inside find out the twit of a Brit killed a decorated Marine I guarantee you he will be wishing he had gotten the death penalty.

Don't drop the soap Lee.............

i was told he was on a plane to the uk a couple of days ago, allegedly he flew from cambodia, as soon as he got on the flight, they notified the uk authorities.. i would love to see him sent to the usa, prolly wont happen tho.

The U.S. does currently have a Marshall's plane sitting at Don Muang not being used

Hi,

if you have the kata beach resort on your right , as you get to the T junction go straight ahead to the top of the hill , its the last building on your right.

If you look at the picture on the previous posters link , where the top unit now is there used to be 2 thai style bungalows now converted to the penthouse.

Booked my father in there last year and will be staying there again from 21st sept for a couple of weeks.

The owners name is Mr. Fleming , hes out of the country untill 1st september will try to pm you his number when i can get it.

The rates for the penthouse depending when you stay are around 5,000 - 6,000 a night. Not sure about the other rooms though.

dam_n just looked at the site 8,000 to 14,000 a night this year ! jees

PANG

So doesn't this make Charley Jr. an accessory to murder? He saw the fight, saw the guy steal the knives and does not notify anybody?

Maybe he's part of the coke ring and helped the guy get out of the country.

Were I the police I'd sure like to have a sitdown with Charley Jr.

Libel and slander laws in this country are draconian. If he sees this, you could have a problem.

I don't think so

Info on the area much of it taken from the recommended restaurants section:

MAI KHAO

Many premium resorts with good restaurants. Marriot currently offering 2 for 1 with AMEX

NAI YANG

INDIGO PEARL - Probably the best sunday brunch on the island

NAI HARN (not sure if this is still up to date)

Nok Yoong (somewhere in the bendy Nai Harn Road)

Oasis BBQ chicken (before Soi Cokmakham)

Lorenzo's in Nai Harn (At the main entrance to the Royal Meridian Yatch Club) Great pizza, great other items too, also great music, although a touch expensive compared to maggies, worth it for the location.

The best Pizza in Thailand is to be had on NaiHarn beach. Owned and operated by an expat Italian guy who learnt from a master Pizza maker in Italy before he moved to Thailand to be with his Thai wife. Called Lorenzo's - looks very downmarket shack in amongst the other restaurants / shops but it really is the bet Pizza. Cooked in authentic stone oven (built himself). Has a tree in the middle going through the roof. Open everday / evening during the season. A bit hit and mis off season

SURIN BEACH/LAGUNA

TWIN BROTHERS restaurant right on Surin Beach. Run by a great guy named Bow as in Ow!

PEPPERS - on the road leading to Laguna. Offers decent western food on with good beer selection and pool tables

OPUS ONE - in Surin Plaza- expensive, but absolutely magic place to be.

BLACK CAT - Good Restaurant in ChernTalay with a large selection of quality thai and western food with a french touch. (also a good cheap thai restaurant next door)

MCDONALDS and PIZZA COMPANY - Bangtao Tesco Lotus Complex

TWIN PALMS - Another amazing sunday brunch, Indigo pearl has all you can drink wine though.

Markets all serving good food, fresh produce and some clothes :

ChernTalay Market oposite police station every Sunday and Wednesday

BangTao Market near Tesco Lotus every Monday and Thursday

Bangtao Market near Mosque every Tuesday and Friday

Outside Mosque in BangTao during Ramadan in the evening many food vendors

MacDonalds and Pizza Company as recommended restaurants? I'd say that just blew up this list..............

The bald guy in the video is Charley Jr, the owner of Freedom. Too bad neither of them phoned Oi or Deshawn to tell them Lee was on his way with a knife...

Lee sold Coke in Phuket and is involved with the local mafia. Maybe they are hiding him or helped him escape?

So doesn't this make Charley Jr. an accessory to murder? He saw the fight, saw the guy steal the knives and does not notify anybody?

Maybe he's part of the coke ring and helped the guy get out of the country.

Were I the police I'd sure like to have a sitdown with Charley Jr.

JK. I suspect you might be happier long term by staying in Kho Lak. It meets your needs of gym, internet, beach etc, while being significantly quieter, cheaper, and more laid back than practically anywhere on Phuket. Of course Kho Lak has its high season tourists, but they are easily avoided if desired. Ten minutes out of Kho Lak, you can find the quietest of seclusions if you so wish.

Good suggestion Thules, I was going to suggest Khao Lak too. Quiet up there.

The other place I would recommend is Koh Lanta, December you see lots of Swedes, but after that most of the high season pretty quiet, some really nice beaches there, and a relatively new Muay Thai gym.

What you need to be clear of mmh8 is there were witnesses that saw the guy kill.

All the other stuff is rubbish, I agree. Including the ring fight video, who cares.......

He's a twit of a Brit who couldn't handle his booze or his anger, especially when a better man knocked his a*s down. So he sneaks up and murders.

Complete coward and will get what he deserves.

Why is Thai Visa allowing on this thread and the other one the publication of unsubstantiated 'facts'?

Thaiwanderer - whats been "substantiated",

people saw the fight at Freedom, they saw Lee steal the knives from 7/11 (so did we on the video), GF saw Lee stab the deceased, and you are going to sit there at your keyboard and claim no one can call him a murderer because there is an "ongoing investigation"?

You would have been a perfect O.J. Simpson juror......... head in the sand.

Dr Captain at Bangkok/Phuket Hospital (Ophthalmology) seems to be pushing cataract surgery to just about every patient who visits him for any reason and that leaves me feeling very nervous. Captain advised surgery soon whereas Bumrungrad said it could easily wait, in all probability, for another five or seven years, Captain suggested to me that was "old thinking"!

Thanks Chiang Mai, appreciate the input.

My pal says for sure when he looks out one part of his eye, it's like looking into some fog, so I dunno, I'm not a doctor nor have I experienced cataracts. But I do have a good joke to start everyone out on this rainy Monday morning:

Japanese businessman goes in to see his Opthamologist.

Opthamologist sees him says " oh, I see you have a cataract"

Japanese businessman says "no, I drive a rincoln"

Actually have to give credit for that one to a fellow TV member who told me the joke. Happy Monday !

A friend of mine needs to have cataract surgery and is wondering if anyone has had or knows anyone who has had this surgery at Bangkok Phuket Hospital.

As it's not offered at Phuket international, his next option is BKK.

Any feedback is appreciated, thanks, GOM

pure, 100% Italian food.

Then you would like Campanina in Kata. Mario the owner and chef uses all Italian ingredients, even down to the water and flour he uses in his pizza dough.