Diary of a farang in Isaan

[Sterling]

When you plug a USB device in (flash drive, mouse, webcam, etc) Windows should make a ding-dong-ding chirping noise and you might get a pop-up saying something like "New Device Detected".

 

Next time, open up My Computer so you can see the C drive, D drive, etc and when you plug in the drive, see if Windows shows the flash drive as something like an E drive. Is that what eventually disappears?

 

[owl sees all]

27 minutes ago, Sterling said:

When you plug a USB device in (flash drive, mouse, webcam, etc) Windows should make a ding-dong-ding chirping noise and you might get a pop-up saying something like "New Device Detected".

 

Next time, open up My Computer so you can see the C drive, D drive, etc and when you plug in the drive, see if Windows shows the flash drive as something like an E drive. Is that what eventually disappears?

 

I think you have nailed it Sterling.

 

 

This is what the flash-drive contains

 

 

 

As soon as I click on it, it goes.

Edited May 12, 2021 by owl sees all

[Sterling]

Owl, that's actually really good news. Windows 10 can see the USB drive, so you are a third of the way there.

Next, you can try to recover the data yourself or take it in to one of the computer guys near to you.

In the past, I've used a program called Restorer Ultimate to recover data off of corrupted memory cards.

They have a free trial, so if you're feeling confident, you can install the program on your PC there and see if it can restore any of the files:

https://www.bitmart.net/restorer-ultimate/

 

The free trial should let you restore a couple of smaller files so you can verify if it works or not.

 

If you'd rather leave it to one of the computer guys, they should be able to use that app or something similar to try and recover some/all of the files off the flash drive.

 

Just be aware that sometimes those files cant be recovered, and sometimes they CAN be recovered, but the filenames may be reset to something like image001.jpg, image002.jpg, etc. Better than nothing though.

 

Good luck!

[FarFlungFalang]

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

I have a stack of data on there. Pics, sections of books, and much more.

"and much more" is that what they're calling it these days?

[Andrew Dwyer]

11 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

"and much more" is that what they're calling it these days?

I call it “ other stuff “ ????

[HighPriority]

13 hours ago, Will27 said:

So has mine, unfortunately.

 

 

 

 

Mrs HP is also a fan of grandma undies, much to my disgust…

 

ps

And I very much appreciate Mr Owls salient warnings about being banned, said the kettle to the pot…

Edited May 12, 2021 by HighPriority
Look at you ! You’re black !!

[Kadilo]

3 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

"and much more" is that what they're calling it these days?

It’s code for the “Hat Lady wearing only a Hat” 

[Kadilo]

10 hours ago, owl sees all said:

 

 

One of our regulars is on holiday. Only a measley-peasely 24 hour job. Must do better! But on a serious note; please be careful what you post. Can't afford to lose any of you great posters.

 

Only one thing left to say; bye y'all.

 

 

 

 

24 hours! What sort of ban is that?  He needs to man up! ????

[Bredbury Blue]

11 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Going to concentrate on difficult English words today. I recently read that the sound

 

Gentlemen. The true test of a thais ability to speak english correctly is can they say squirrel and not sqwiwel. Hours of fun guaranteed.

[owl sees all]

10 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

 

Gentlemen. The true test of a thais ability to speak english correctly is can they say squirrel and not sqwiwel. Hours of fun guaranteed.

I thought that was lestalaunt.

[Bredbury Blue]

The wife isn't particularly religious but goes to the wat from time to time. I'm not at all religious but I enjoy a trip to the wat as much as I enjoy a trip to a church, it's all about the architecture, the peace, the tranquillity for me.

We go to the wat sometimes.

 

Due to Man City's title run-in, and me jokingly agreeing to go to the wat if we win the games, this year we've been to the wat lots - after most games in fact. Weve been to wats we regularly visit and ones we didn't know existed locally. A wat connoisseur in the making.

 

Today to celebrate becoming English champions we 'pushed the boat out' and went to 3 wats - lots of merit-making and donating been a going on.

 

I always feel comfortable visiting. Nobody seems to pay any attention to me which I like, and I just stroll watching the people.

 

Do you enjoy a trip to the wat?

 

Does your wife: never go, occasionally go or is a watfanatic?

 

[JetsetBkk]

24 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

35 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

Gentlemen. The true test of a thais ability to speak english correctly is can they say squirrel and not sqwiwel. Hours of fun guaranteed.

I thought that was lestalaunt.

"Throat" is another good one to ask them to say. ????

[Kadilo]

22 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

The wife isn't particularly religious but goes to the wat from time to time. I'm not at all religious but I enjoy a trip to the wat as much as I enjoy a trip to a church, it's all about the architecture, the peace, the tranquillity for me.

We go to the wat sometimes.

 

Due to Man City's title run-in, and me jokingly agreeing to go to the wat if we win the games, this year we've been to the wat lots - after most games in fact. Weve been to wats we regularly visit and ones we didn't know existed locally. A wat connoisseur in the making.

 

Today to celebrate becoming English champions we 'pushed the boat out' and went to 3 wats - lots of merit-making and donating been a going on.

 

I always feel comfortable visiting. Nobody seems to pay any attention to me which I like, and I just stroll watching the people.

 

Do you enjoy a trip to the wat?

 

Does your wife: never go, occasionally go or is a watfanatic?

 

You need  to use Wats App. ????

[Kadilo]

24 minutes ago, Bredbury Blue said:

The wife isn't particularly religious but goes to the wat from time to time. I'm not at all religious but I enjoy a trip to the wat as much as I enjoy a trip to a church, it's all about the architecture, the peace, the tranquillity for me.

We go to the wat sometimes.

 

Due to Man City's title run-in, and me jokingly agreeing to go to the wat if we win the games, this year we've been to the wat lots - after most games in fact. Weve been to wats we regularly visit and ones we didn't know existed locally. A wat connoisseur in the making.

 

Today to celebrate becoming English champions we 'pushed the boat out' and went to 3 wats - lots of merit-making and donating been a going on.

 

I always feel comfortable visiting. Nobody seems to pay any attention to me which I like, and I just stroll watching the people.

 

Do you enjoy a trip to the wat?

 

Does your wife: never go, occasionally go or is a watfanatic?

 

I quite enjoy a trip, like yourself, to look at the architecture and enjoy the peaceful ambience. I’m happy as long as I’m not being badgered for money and left to enjoy it for what it is. 
 

The missus has tried to drag me to her local one when I’m in town but a its a 500 baht visit I limit my times there. It’s not that I begrudge them a tenner it just the expectation that I’m gonna cough up every visit just because I’m a foreigner. 
 

She often gets up and lines the street to feed them early morning and goes regularly to the local one and takes her niece and nephew with her. I’m sure they only go for the feast and takeaway. 

[sotonowl]

2 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

 

Gentlemen. The true test of a thais ability to speak english correctly is can they say squirrel and not sqwiwel. Hours of fun guaranteed.

I have some fun with the missus with squirrel and sausages.????

The word we use for an illegitimate person is also good. I shout it out regularly when the footballs on, she copies me but she thinks i'm saying basket. ????

Really funny, she loves her football, always shouting "dirty basket" at the screen. I don't have the heart to tell her.????

Edited May 12, 2021 by sotonowl

[FarFlungFalang]

7 hours ago, JetsetBkk said:

"Throat" is another good one to ask them to say. ????

Mrs FFF has no trouble saying "it's your fault", I think it's from all the practice she does."Plinter" is another fun word. 

[HighPriority]

18 hours ago, sotonowl said:

I have some fun with the missus with squirrel and sausages.????

The word we use for an illegitimate person is also good. I shout it out regularly when the footballs on, she copies me but she thinks i'm saying basket. ????

Really funny, she loves her football, always shouting "dirty basket" at the screen. I don't have the heart to tell her.????

Mrs HP says for eg “Darling, I drive today and man come close behind in big truck and I see him say “Give “fork”” to me !

I don’t correct that, I find it too cute, but I’m a “illegitimate child” like that.. ????

Edited May 13, 2021 by HighPriority
Cause I’m a foul mouthed <deleted>

[Kadilo]

16 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Mrs FFF has no trouble saying "it's your fault", I think it's from all the practice she does."Plinter" is another fun word. 

My missus struggles with Kitchen which sounds like Chicken, Teacher which sounds like Sister and Wardrobe which sounds too much like Bl.ow Job. 
 

Neither are an issue until she was trying to tell my parents she bought a new Wardrobe. Lucky I was on hand. 

Edited May 13, 2021 by Kadilo

[sotonowl]

This could turn into comedy gold. Disaster is another one she struggles with. For some strange reason she says diaster- as in-dee-aster.????

[sotonowl]

Do any of your girls get angry as well? Mine does. She'll ask me what something means and i'll not have a clue what she's on about. She'll keep saying the word and she starts to think i'm misunderstanding on purpose. She then gets annoyed, especially when I start laughing. And the more I laugh, the angrier she gets. Until I finally understand the word she was looking for and then I just point out just how was I to link that particular word to what was coming out of your mouth, then all is forgiven.????

[Andrew Dwyer]

1 minute ago, sotonowl said:

Do any of your girls get angry as well? Mine does. She'll ask me what something means and i'll not have a clue what she's on about. She'll keep saying the word and she starts to think i'm misunderstanding on purpose. She then gets annoyed, especially when I start laughing. And the more I laugh, the angrier she gets. Until I finally understand the word she was looking for and then I just point out just how was I to link that particular word to what was coming out of your mouth, then all is forgiven.????

Yup, sounds very familiar!!

 

Mine tends to get words mixed up:

Burn instead of blood.

Protection instead of injection.

Censor instead of cancer.

 

Does make for some interesting conversations. ???? , and of course the words she knows but struggles with :

Shwimp is my favourite ????

 

Of course I shouldn’t make fun of her as her perseverance with the language has proven a lot stronger than my feeble attempts at Thai !!

 

Wonder if her and her friends make fun of my saying “ kwai “ instead of “ kwai “ or “ khao “ instead of “ khao” or “ “khao “ !!

[HighPriority]

10 minutes ago, sotonowl said:

Do any of your girls get angry as well? Mine does. She'll ask me what something means and i'll not have a clue what she's on about. She'll keep saying the word and she starts to think i'm misunderstanding on purpose. She then gets annoyed, especially when I start laughing. And the more I laugh, the angrier she gets. Until I finally understand the word she was looking for and then I just point out just how was I to link that particular word to what was coming out of your mouth, then all is forgiven.????

E -V -E -R -Y  D -A -Y !!!

out of nowhere, some random word is fired at me, or worse

S-P-E-L-T to me… totally out of nowhere, totally unintelligible… and I’m supposed to understand what she’s saying, comprehend the context and give a definition… ???????? 

 

she doesn’t get angry, but the frustration is shared ????????

[sotonowl]

6 minutes ago, HighPriority said:

E -V -E -R -Y  D -A -Y !!!

out of nowhere, some random word is fired at me, or worse

S-P-E-L-T to me… totally out of nowhere, totally unintelligible… and I’m supposed to understand what she’s saying, comprehend the context and give a definition… ???????? 

 

she doesn’t get angry, but the frustration is shared ????????

Well I've got the Amazon Firestick attached to the TV and of course it comes with Alexa. All you have to do is ask Alexa what a particular word means and it'll come up on the screen, spelling and definition and Alexa also says it as well. I thought I was onto something and it'd at least save me a job. Unfortunately, Alexa doesn't have a <deleted> clue what she's saying either.????????????

[Golden Triangle]

23 minutes ago, sotonowl said:

Well I've got the Amazon Firestick attached to the TV and of course it comes with Alexa. All you have to do is ask Alexa what a particular word means and it'll come up on the screen, spelling and definition and Alexa also says it as well. I thought I was onto something and it'd at least save me a job. Unfortunately, Alexa doesn't have a <deleted> clue what she's saying either.????????????

I have a stand alone Alexa,  my Mrs is pretty good at telling it to play radio 2, stop playback, volume up/down etc, but occasionally she will throw a low ball, we can be talking about something and she will throw in something totally unrelated, then when I look at her all quizzically she'll say "what" as if it's me that's wrong ????

[Odysseus123]

A cool 7 degree Celsius this morning-bright and clear- so it looks like we might be be heading into an early winter...

 

Soon my wife and her friends will have us chasing the snow in July..how the Thai love the snow..

[AlfHuy]

On 5/12/2021 at 4:16 PM, owl sees all said:

I think you have nailed it Sterling.

 

 

This is what the flash-drive contains

 

 

 

As soon as I click on it, it goes.

Can you please forward me the file "emails-pass-wills-usef". I will have a look at it and amend a few things, krub.

 

Btw, what's on nana pics and vids. 

[AlfHuy]

14 hours ago, sotonowl said:

Well I've got the Amazon Firestick attached to the TV and of course it comes with Alexa. All you have to do is ask Alexa what a particular word means and it'll come up on the screen, spelling and definition and Alexa also says it as well. I thought I was onto something and it'd at least save me a job. Unfortunately, Alexa doesn't have a <deleted> clue what she's saying either.????????????

I asked Alexa to go to 7/11 to get me some beer. She just looked and said, pi..  of.

[Odysseus123]

6 minutes ago, AlfHuy said:

I asked Alexa to go to 7/11 to get me some beer. She just looked and said, pi..  of.

Ha..ha..ha..that's the first thing that they program in...

 

Accept in OZ it's Flock off!

[bannork]

She was born on Tuesday but couldn't suckle, Mum's teats seemed too big for her mouth. Finally, success!

[Odysseus123]

Mr ALFHUY...

 

I presume that your nom de Visa refers to that lovely Belgian town on the Meuse...I spent a wonderful summer exploring the Meuse and the Moselle..

 

It was the presence of German cavalry in Huy in August 1914 which alerted General Lanrezac of the French 5th Army to a potential catastrophe on his left flank and so prepared him for precipitous retreat-a retreat against all odds-which 4 years later secured for us the victory.