Diary of a farang in Isaan

[Odysseus123]

8 minutes ago, voulez vous said:

No!!

 

Professor Einkugel of Munchen-Gladbach University has been discredited, and has now been de-platformed.

 

But! You are correct about the conflicts; just jealousy IMO. Viva Le France.

 

 

 

It sure has been a pleasure talking with you mon ami,I do hope that you stay with us even after Mrs Owl unlocks the door of the garden shed...

[chickenslegs]

15 minutes ago, voulez vous said:

Viva Le France.

Vive la France, surely.

[bluesofa]

3 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

It sure has been a pleasure talking with you mon ami,I do hope that you stay with us even after Mrs Owl unlocks the door of the garden shed...

Oh, I though Mr Owl had barricaded himself in the shed. Hence my comment regarding taking shelter in a battered husbands' refuge.

Perhaps he still needs it if Mrs Owl has locked him in the shed?

[Odysseus123]

5 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Oh, I though Mr Owl had barricaded himself in the shed. Hence my comment regarding taking shelter in a battered husbands' refuge.

Perhaps he still needs it if Mrs Owl has locked him in the shed?

Either way I expect further updates from Mr do you want to..

Probably along the lines of 'My Kubota and I-an Isaan Farmer's Tragedy.'????

[voulez vous]

1 hour ago, chickenslegs said:

Vive la France, surely.

Yes! Bang on the money there Mr Chickenlegs.

 

I am living in the past somewhat. It was only a short while ago that the 'a' and 'e' were separated.

 

The English language is mage up from many countries that invaded it. The Danes, Vikings, French and others. Although English is rich in terms of depth, I think France has it beat hands down on depth. We French use tonalto words accent too. Just like the Thais in fact.

 

I had an English girlfriend once. She was lovely. Came from Newcastle. Pillow talk was difficult though

 

Anyway, Mr Owl has sent me a nice pic for the thread:

 

 

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[chickenslegs]

6 minutes ago, voulez vous said:

Yes! Bang on the money there Mr Chickenlegs.

I seem to have heard (read) that expression used before on this thread, and not from a Frenchman.

Isn't it an Essex term?

 

 

 

[voulez vous]

32 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

I seem to have heard (read) that expression used before on this thread, and not from a Frenchman.

Isn't it an Essex term?

 

 

 

I do believe they have phrases like this in England Mr Chickenlegs.

 

A lot of these phrases originate from the French of course. 'Cut the mustard', 'go sh!t in the sea' and 'let them eat cake' are others. And of course that most famous of sayings; 'not tonight Josephine'.

Edited January 7, 2021 by voulez vous

[chickenslegs]

2 minutes ago, voulez vous said:

I do believe they have phrases like this in England.

 

A lot of these phrases originate from the French of course. Cut the mustard, 'go sh!t in the sea' and 'let them eat cake' are others. And of course that most famous of sayings; 'not tonight Josephine'.

There's another, "keeping mum". I won't question your Frenchness any further.

[chickenslegs]

Those trees are just great VV. If I had one in my garden I'd build a treehouse. My daughter would love it.

 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

1 hour ago, chickenslegs said:

Those trees are just great VV. If I had one in my garden I'd build a treehouse. My daughter would love it.

 

 

That one looks like a Figueira , excellent shade !.

Reminds me of a factory I used to visit regularly, the tree was a great place for a siesta after lunch, looked like a surreal atomic bomb had gone off and all the bodies laid around it !!

 

Wish I had a better photo ☹️

[Damrongsak]

7 hours ago, voulez vous said:

I understand that Mr Owl is well.

 

He is self-isolating in his garden shed, trying to avoid Mrs Owl.

 

I'm sure Mr Owl would not mind me saying that he is working on his thesis; 'How chilies could save the world'.

 

I'm sure he will thank you Mr GT for your concern when he returns next week.

Perhaps he found a new hollow tree to hide in.

 

[chickenslegs]

36 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

That one looks like a Figueira , excellent shade !.

Reminds me of a factory I used to visit regularly, the tree was a great place for a siesta after lunch, looked like a surreal atomic bomb had gone off and all the bodies laid around it !!

 

Wish I had a better photo ☹️

I looked them up on Google. Usually known as Saman Tree, Rain Tree, Monkey Pod Tree, or Mimosa Tree. Surprisingly, related to the garden pea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samanea_saman#Names

[Andrew Dwyer]

13 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

I looked them up on Google. Usually known as Saman Tree, Rain Tree, Monkey Pod Tree, or Mimosa Tree. Surprisingly, related to the garden pea.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samanea_saman#Names

Yes , apparently has many names ,except Figueira ???? .

 

Here’s one I saw near Kanchanaburi (Ko Samrong )  a couple of years ago.

 

[chickenslegs]

22 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Yes , apparently has many names ,except Figueira ???? .

 

Here’s one I saw near Kanchanaburi (Ko Samrong )  a couple of years ago.

 

Looks like that might be the giant tree that is also referred to in the Wiki article.

 

I edited this post to remove the image, as it seems the image was not from Thailand, but related to some horrific child murders/beatings in Cambodia.

I'm not sure how the image got linked to the Kanchanaburi Giant tree - and I apologise for posting it.

 

Edited January 7, 2021 by chickenslegs

[Andrew Dwyer]

12 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Looks like that might be the giant tree that is also referred to in the Wiki article.

 

Yup, that’s the Chamchuri Yak !!

[chickenslegs]

1 minute ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Yup, that’s the Chamchuri Yak !!

See my recent edit.

[Kadilo]

Have to be careful what we say. Maybe Mrs Owl has infiltrated his log on and has him hanging upside down by his goolies trying to extract some kind of confession. 

 

I’ve always admired how highly he speaks of his missus, how loyal, committed, faithful and never been led astray or even thought about it. She sounds a wonderful person to be with and gives hope to us all. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(hope that helps)

 

[bluesofa]

3 hours ago, Kadilo said:

Have to be careful what we say. Maybe Mrs Owl has infiltrated his log on and has him hanging upside down by his goolies trying to extract some kind of confession. 

 

I’ve always admired how highly he speaks of his missus, how loyal, committed, faithful and never been led astray or even thought about it. She sounds a wonderful person to be with and gives hope to us all. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(hope that helps)

You didn't include your bank account details.

[Kadilo]

13 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

You didn't include your bank account details.

Can’t have her seeing them not with  her handbag addiction !

[bluesofa]

15 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

30 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

You didn't include your bank account details.

Can’t have her seeing them not with  her handbag addiction !

I wonder if they're used in the same way Margaret Thatcher did, giving rise to the expression that some cabinet ministers 'had been handbagged'.

[grin]

My dad got me interested in trees when I was a kid. We used to check out new kinds of trees when taking out of town trips.

 

There was a ceremony about three years ago that had something to do with formally protecting the yang trees on Chiang Mai Lamphun Road. A couple years ago two were lopped off leaving about 5 meters of trunk. It was quite controversial as the tree loppers claimed the trees were dead. Meanwhile some people claimed that the trees were in the process of being restored. I read somewhere that there were 2000 trees originally and now it's down to 900 trees. It might have been in a PDF file I had stashed away somewhere. It had a nice write-up on the history of theses trees but I can't seem to find it now.

 

Chiang Mai Lamphun Road pictures

 

Yang tree in Koh Phangan

[voulez vous]

Mr Owl will be back soon. He would like to thank all the posters for any concern. At the present time he has vacated his shed. and is making plans to climb the giant yang tree in Udon, to establish its true height.

 

A couple of pics, that he asked me to publish on the thread. They are of his nearest town; Ban Dung.

 

Footy in Ban Dung. Big trees behind.

 

 

Interesting tree.

 

 

Blessed it seems.

 

 

Edited January 9, 2021 by voulez vous

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, voulez vous said:

Mr Owl will be back soon. He would like to thank all the posters for their concern. At the present time he has left his shed and is making plans to climb the giant yang tree in Udon to establish its true height.

I take it his underground tunnel to escape from Sheditz was successful then?

[voulez vous]

22 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I take it his underground tunnel to escape from Sheditz was successful then?

Have to translate these English words into French so I can understand what is being said Mr Bluesofa. And then translate back. Sometimes words get confused in translation.

 

I am sure that Mr Owl will 'upset the peas' when he returns. Or, as we say in France; 'chuck the onions'.

Edited January 9, 2021 by voulez vous

[Odysseus123]

40 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I take it his underground tunnel to escape from Sheditz was successful then?

Naw..he's still there..with a couple of coat hangers sticking out of the top to enable communications with Farangia.

 

About normal for the average farang domiciled in Isaan..

[chickenslegs]

5 hours ago, voulez vous said:

... and is making plans to climb the giant yang tree in Udon, to establish its true height.

Having seen pictures of Owl  balanced on his ladder(s) repairing the roof in flipflops, I think we should all prepare ourselves for the worst.

 

(I'm sure he's kidding as he knows his trigonometry and can calculate without leaving the ground.)

[bluesofa]

6 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

Having seen pictures of Owl  balanced on his ladder(s) repairing the roof in flipflops, I think we should all prepare ourselves for the worst.

 

(I'm sure he's kidding as he knows his trigonometry and can calculate without leaving the ground.)

I don't think this is the time to being considering eating German sausages.

[Odysseus123]

"Eucas" for Monsieur Vol-a-Vent.

..and in the finest traditions of the thread..a mobility scooter -I wish it was a bicycle but,alas ????

 

[Odysseus123]

[voulez vous]

Lovely pictures Mr Odysseus

 

Mr Owl has passed a couple pictures on to me for posting.