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theres a shop on floor 2 of kad suan kaew in CM selling body building supplements including whey protein

the shop cleaned out the gas tank and the inside of the carb and now its running good again......something to do with the gasohol making the tank rusty they said?

Are males only allowed to post on this thread if it is liked?

If posts from males are going to be removed and use the excuse that the OP is asking what women think then how about deleting ALL posts from males, not just the ones you don't like. Sheeeesh.

when u let the woman have control she will do what she likes

Top Ten Reasons Why You Should Not Get Married

In our society there is so much focus on getting married and starting a family that tons of people jump blindly into the dark waters and the get swallowed whole by the black abyss. Now really why should we get married? I mean there’s obviously a focus on it and we are brought up believing that’s what we’re supposed to do, but why are we supposed to do it? Because society says so? Because there’s a tax break? Well, honestly I don’t know why we’re supposed to get married, but here are 10 reasons why you shouldn’t:

1. Children – Yea kids are great right? Only when you can give them back to their owners. Again this is something society has instilled in our heads from day one. We are supposed grow up get married and breed. Well the fact of the matter is that kids are dam_n expensive! The average cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 is $250,000, yes you read that number right. And on top of that ridiculous number some people simply shouldn’t be parents.

2. You feel like you’re at that age – So many guys will simply say screw it let’s get married because they feel like they have reached “that age” and it’s “the thing to do.” Well that’s just rubbish! There is no age limit and there is no “supposed” to do at any certain age. You are just throwing away yourself because of what society has implanted in your brain since you were a child.

3. You think it’s a good financial move – Just because there is a bit of a tax break doesn’t mean you’re going to get married and magically become rich. I’m not sure which fools actually think that will happen but believe you me they are out there. In fact marriage can have the exact opposite effect on your bank account. When you factor in your wife using your money to go shopping on top of the bills, the groceries, two cars etc etc you’ll have a better chance of winding up flat broke out on your ass then you will being rich.

4. You think it will complete you as a person – All I can do is point and laugh if you think this is what it takes to fully grow up. Yea yea so many people will be saying “Well you don’t really know what life is all about till you get married.” Haha that is absurd! You can live a very full and fulfilled life without ever being married. Plus if you stay single you can have so many more awesome adventures without having a nagging wife telling you that you need to take the trash out and get back to fixing things around the house. Now, that alone doesn’t sound like fun.

5. The wedding itself – Do you know how stupidly expensive a wedding is? You thought raising a child was expensive? Well, yea it is but to start it all off you have another quarter of a million dollars to deal with to make sure your bride is happy. And yes you have to make sure she is happy, it honestly doesn’t matter how you feel about anything through the whole process. All you want to do is wear something a little more comfortable then a monkey suit and have a dam_n beer, but that’s not even close the way it goes. You more or less have to ask permission to breathe to make sure it fits into the schedule.

6. The marriage itself – Have you ever had a long time girlfriend? Well then you know how nerve racking it can be at times. Now multiply that annoying nerve racking feeling and then make it last for 40 years! It’s absolutely ridiculous!!! Why would any want to wake up next to the same annoying person day after day while you watch them sleep and plan their demise? It’s baffling how people would want to go through all of that, and even worse they sit there and take it day after day and don’t break it off. Then they tell their friends how awful their wife is, so why not leave? Why not even do it in the first place? DUH!

7. Divorce – In this day and age divorce is a very common thing. Over half the marriages in the U.S. End in divorce after a few years. That means that you don’t even have a 50-50 chance of surviving. You have LESS than 50% chance of making something that actually works for the long run. And guess what, yep more money. Divorces are not cheap by any means, you have lawyer fees, court costs and then of course once it’s over the man still loses half of his assets. Granted a lot of us end up losing our assets the longer we have a girlfriend so by the time you are married you aren’t left with much, but she will gladly take what’s left.

8. The ridiculous notion that women are the relationship – There’s no other way to put it and you know exactly what I mean. The entire relationship becomes about the woman, now a relationship is supposed to be two people sharing a life together but somewhere along the line you get completely shut out of the picture. It doesn’t matter what you like, what you want to do, nothing about you matters anymore. You have to cater to the woman and make sure she is happy 24-7 or you are going to end up less happy than her.

9. The absurd thought that how she feels rules your world – Now don’t get me wrong you should care about other people’s feelings other than your own but they shouldn’t rule your life. Once you’re married there’s nothing you can do if she isn’t happy. She will pout around the house, give you the cold shoulder, skip out on your dinner and just overall make you feel like crap. You shouldn’t ever have to worry about every little aspect of someone’s inner workings just so you can get a glimpse of happiness.

10. Loss of sex – This is a big part of an intimate relationship and for whatever reason women all of a sudden lose their sex drive as soon as they are married. Like what happened to the thongs and heels and hour long rough screaming sex?! They act like they have forgotten how to do anything from oral sex to intercourse and they stick firm to it as though they came down with some odd illness that prevents them from remembering how to screw. And then to make things worse they actually turn around and use it as a weapon against us. “Hun if you go mow the lawn and pick up the groceries we can go back to the bedroom.” Dangling the carrot in front of your face just to pull it away at the last second.

There are many people out there who have gotten married and divorced and they keep on looking for the next special someone. Why does everyone look around and say “Is this the line to lose half my shit? Awesome!” and jump in line like someone is giving away a Ferrari. Society has twisted our views and made us believe this is what we are supposed to do, but I ask you, why are we supposed to do it? Well I just gave you ten reasons you shouldn’t, so take THAT society!

Oh what a blessing to be born an English woman - pasty-white skin, a long nose, and a couple of big knockers! Woohoo! Face it, Thai women (you of the tiny waists, blemish-free skin, delicate limbs and lustrous hair) you have nothing on me!

dream on Lucie

u need to cover yourself for 3rd party in case of an accident with a thai who may try to take u to the cleaners or even get u locked up where u have to pay several hundred thousand baht bail bond to get out

this thread deals with a basic 3rd party ins and 100,000 bail bond for 1699 baht,,,,,,,,,better than nothing at a cheap price for a small scooter

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/583819-bike-insurance-a-good-deal/

also a company called thai SRI that sell policies thru the Harley shop in wualai rd

they want 2700 for 3rd party with a 400,000 bail bond

Chang Moi Rd...go down past Spicy Nightclub about 300 metres and u will see a helmet shop on the right hand side......they sell a rack to suit your bike for round 600 baht......lots of shops selling boxes to suit

nothing wrong with racism....80% of the population of the world would agree with me and the other 20% would be too frightened to admit it in case the PC brigade outed them causing them to lose their job and social standing

follow the money

http://www.clc-asia.com/the-struggle-between-thailand-and-cambodia-over-oil-and-gas-resources/

I am sure I have seen them in a shop on the ground floor opposite KFC in Tesco Camptien which is not far from the moat

the shop sells big knives and camouflage gear etc

much needed a reliable professional factory trained mechanic to add to already existing Harley repair shops

being a Harley theres always a lot of broken down bikes that need the work of professional factory trained mechanic..that said they do make a nice noise for the immature biker who likes to frighten old ladies as he rides past

teerac and me have been together over two years now and the extended family (distant cousins uncles aunts etc) have only just found out that she has a farang b/f...she neglected to let them know

because she says she would be under pressure to get married build a house etc etc which I am not over enthusiastic about........she has now asked me for 2000 baht as the extended family

need to perform some sort of ceremony involving a pigs head and bottles of lao khao......she says its something to do with banishing the spirits of dead ancestors and protecting against any bad

luck that may come their way........anybody experienced a similar demand or can give a more detailed explanation into what its all about?

This one always gets a chuckle out of her when she hears me play it and mime the words for her

You fill in a TM.7 form and pay 1,900 baht fee. You can download the from from pinned items or just Google and print both sides on one A4 paper and glue 4x6cm photo on back where indicated (be sure photo taken within last six months as they sometimes check). You may need two copies of everything in Chiang Mai. You will need copies of your passport date page/visa and entry stamps as well as departure card. Have bank passbook and copies as well as a letter from bank (current) of account balance (will likely cost 1-200 baht). You normally should have some proof of residence with you and may have to draw a map to locate first time. Do not let the 800k go below that amount during the 60 days prior to first application and be sure it is in your name only. They will likely also want a phone number listed on rear of the TM.7 - you apply for a 365 day extension. Remember once you have this you require a re-entry permit to travel and return so you may want to get that at the same time for an extra 1,000 baht single or 3,800 baht multi entry.

does the 385 day extension require me to leave the country every 90 days or is it just a case of 90 day report at CM immigration?

since its too late to book an appointment online do i just turn up at the office?

the bike is 6 years old and recently the engine has started stalling 2 or 3 times a day

tends to happen when u are sitting at traffic lights and when they change and u open the throttle it splutters and dies

it has had a new spark plug,air filter and the tappets were adjusted recently but it hasnt cured the problem

it starts first time on the button from cold without the choke but if the bike hasnt been used for 3 or 4 days it can take 15-20 seconds on the starter button to coax it into life

she puts 91 gasahol in it

its going into the shop in a few days but I would welcome some suggestions regarding what to say to the mechanic

|Thanks

Perhaps this should be moved over to the Visa thread where someone will give him a complete run-down of every copy and document needed. The OP could check the CM Immigration on-line queue system to see if he can get an appointment and not have to arrive at the crack of dawn to get in the queue for the day. The first available appointment is March 18 (only one left on that day.) He may be too late to get an appointment before his visa expires, but may consider remembering this option for future visa extensions.

http://chiangmaiimm....eue-online.html

way too late as my non immigrant o runs out middle of February

the 800k has been in the account over 2 months now

so will I have to queue early in the morning?

can I get the form and apply 30 days before....what form do I fill in?

can anyone guide me thru this process?

I am sure there are lots of threads on this but as its my first time maybe somebody can run me through what documents are required,what forms to fill in and the queuing procedure

I am at the moment on an over 50yrs non immigrant O visa issued in the UK and have the required 800K in a CM bank.......my O visa expires in about 6 weeks.....Thanks

teerac cooks on the balcony of our condo where i have put two water bottles and a towel and trained her what to do if the pan catches fire

ie.turn off the gas... soak the towel in water wring it out then place over the pan..leave to cool for 30 mins

couldnt find a fire blanket in CM but this method works and is worth teaching to teerac as we both know what will happen if u throw water on a oil pan fire

get him an apprenticeship at a motorcycle shop learning to fix waves and mios then set him up in a little shop...shouldnt be too expensive

its costing Thailand billions to give away these cheaply made Chinese computer tablets but new statistics from a similar trial show what an ill thought out idea it was

http://www.dailymail...ALF-broken.html

A school which gave out iPads to every pupil in hope of improving their education has admitted that just a year later half the costly devices have been broken.

Honywood Community Science School dished out iPad2 tablets to its 1,200 pupils a year ago, at vast cost to the taxpayer.

Despite warnings that children would not be able to look after the fragile computer tablet, the school in Coggeshall, Essex, allowed children to take the device outside the classroom, playground and street and home at evenings and weekends.

personally i would take it back.. get my money back less any return fee say 500b.

then go and buy a brand new Android phone. Brand new it has warranty. Facebook etc will work. sorted

My tip for a decent phone... I-mobile Q4, 4995b brand new with Android ICS. Screen saver and silicon sleeve included.

PS. I dont work for I-mobile. just impressed with the newer Qstyle and IQ series AND THE PRICES.

I agree but go for the Motorola Defy Mini which sells for 4900 baht which can acess Line and Facebook (g/f has one).....it also has the advantage of being waterproof,connects to WiFi and has a one year guarantee

http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_defy_mini_xt320-4375.php

serves u right for falling for the emotional blackmail of an 11 year old

I am going to try and reinstall the disc and code myself but what about drivers,firmware and software ?.........do I need all of it

http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/NP-NC10-KA02UK-downloads

To each his own, and I'm not adamant about this, but just for me if Microsoft OK'd and validated it, I wouldn't consider it illegal. To me, passing around a copy of XP Enterprise Edition with a same-same product key for the whole enterprise, and using more licenses than purchased is illegal. There are even copies of Win 7 Ultimate around with a little proggy that will validate it. I mean it will truly validate a real installation. That's like theft to me and I'm sure it is to Microsoft.

In other words, I don't mind telling someone to see if it's OK with Microsoft and if it is, go for it, but I wouldn't help them go behind Microsoft's back and outright steal it.

$.02

passing around a copy of XP Enterprise Edition with a same-same product key for the whole enterprise, and using more licenses than purchased is illegal

the disc was bought off ebay,the seller had sold hundreds and the feed back was 100%.....the disc came wrapped and unopened with the 16 digit code and had no problems for the last 2 years on this samsung computer

correct me if I am wrong but surely each one of these codes can only be used once on one computer.surely they wouldnt print lots of discs with the same code??????

Bought teerac a Samsung NC10 netbook two years ago and instead of the shop putting on free windows copy xp I had them install a Dell windows xp home cd with the 16 digit code that I bought new from ebay

I presume they downloaded drivers for Samsung since the CD was for Dell but it worked fine and microsoft acknowleged it as geuine and allowed sp3 and updates to be installed

a few weeks ago the computer started having a problem and internet pages wouldnt load and after trying to fix it with my limited computer knowledge I sent her to the shop with the install disc ( see pic)

the guy said to her he could not fix the problem so would reinstall windows but on getting the computer back it was obvious that he had installed a copy windows and not reinstalled from the disc ( see pic)...the new installation would not install updates and was not recognised by microsoft scan

went to the shop with her and the guy said he could not put the disc I had provided on the computer because it was for a Dell even when I explained that the disc had been loaded and authorised as a genuine xp and we had been using it on the computer from new for the last 2 years

he was adamant that it would not work even though he admitted he hadnt even tried to install it and blabbed on about contacting microsoft......I asked for a refund of the 350 baht teerac had paid since he hadnt done the job asked of him and was told no

so my question is will the disc and the code with it reinstall or not bearing in mind it was used on this computer for 2 years and was new and unused when loaded even though he has wiped it off the computer and installed a copy version of XP or could their be a problem because I didnt make any back up discs or the CD was made to be installed on a dell?

sorry if this is all long winded but dont want to waste more time talking to computer techs in the shop