THE WEEK THAT WAS How cigarettes nearly killed Rooster in Australia and why Anutin is “Arthur Daley on Steroids”

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OPINION | by Rooster

 

The sight of a man frantically trying to put out a fire in the back of his pick-up in Thailand after a passenger threw out a cigarette butt reminded me of an incident in Australia in the 1980s before I lived permanently in Thailand.

 

(I admit to having told the story years ago, but us near pensioners do love to repeat ourselves…)

 

I’d been working at Tubemakers in WA saving money for a trip back to the Land of Smiles - as it truly was then - on a UK working holiday visa.

 

After six weeks cutting steel and painting white posts white, I’d decided to hitchhike to Sydney to further seek my fortune in the Land of Milk and Honey. I deliberately took no money with me save for a few bucks for chocolate. On Day One I got from Perth to Kalgoorlie where I slept on the post office steps in my trusty sleeping bag.

 

 

Just outside the gold rush town the next morning a battered old “ute” stopped for me. It was driven by a craggy old man with a long white beard who introduced himself as “Snow”. After a few kilometers he said: “You can drive, can’t yer mate?”

 

An awkward silence followed after I replied in the negative. Snow would have to do 2,000+ KMS to Melbourne himself.

 

Still, we got on well. He saw me looking puzzled at the odometer that only showed a few thousand clicks:

“Aw, don’t worry about that cobber, it's been round the clock once”.

 

 

Behind our heads in the flatbed were two large drums containing his fuel for the long drive. Snow was not paying the exorbitant prices for gas on the Nullarbor Plain, a vast almost treeless tract of land that links East to West. The fuel was covered by a stinking old tarp under which bags and cases sat.

 

On the first night it was amazing to see the headlights of approaching cars half an hour before they passed us. It was so flat and clear. What could go wrong on such a peaceful night down under.

 

Snow, mostly grumpy uttering obscenities in that fetching antipodean way, consumed a “tinnie” of beer every few minutes as he drove puffing away on his Winfield. Cans and butts alike were tossed out his window.

 

Suddenly he yelled out waking me as I slept barricaded in the passenger seat by old clothes. What he thought was a car’s headlights coming up behind was in fact a raging inferno.

 

The tarp was on fire and surely the fuel was about to explode any second. We really should have run for it.

 

We both piled out the driver’s side and grabbed some jerrycans of water. I hurled it at the fire catching Snow full in the face…

 

But we got the blaze extinguished in the nick of time then warmed ourselves in an impromptu fire built nearby with some twigs from the burning embers of the tarp.

 

“Oh my pommie mate,” he intoned, “that’s the closest I've ever come to meeting my maker, whoever the “f” he is”. Me too, I had to agree.

 

Two days later, we parted in the suburbs of Melbourne with a handshake, now best mates after our mutual near death experience. I caught a much bigger truck to Liverpool and slept in the cab like a baby dreaming of Thailand.

 

 

I did make my fortune in Sydney working overtime at the Yellow Pages in Milson’s Point investing most of the money in Thai language lessons on return to Bangkok. The rest as they say, is history.

 

The last week started on a high for me shamelessly promoting myself (and Scrabble) after a weekend win in Korat. My opponent played PEDERAST and I countered with WEIRD which drew a wry smile from me, perhaps the only one observing who knew both meanings!

 

 

I belted off back to Bangkok on my 250 Honda down “Death Highway” arriving just in time to see Spurs beat Chelsea. Mrs R knows me well enough that I’d survive the road and not miss the footy!

 

The week on the hallowed columns of ASEAN NOW was the usual mix of nonsense sprinkled with the occasional dose of seriousness.

 

There was some “Brazen Bridge Bonking” in Phitsanulok with Rooster going to town seeing how many innuendos (inyourenddos) I could “slip in” to one story.

 

A soiled blanket was recovered.

 

 

Later in the week a foreign couple were caught on viral vid having a bit of “how’s yer father” by a festival stage in Pattaya, as you do.

 

It will surprise no one that my Facebook feeds are full of sites celebrating Viz Comic.

 

 

Siam Rath (joined by Daily News) continued their shameless PR for everything RTP with more stories about the wonderful Tourist Police returning a Qatari’s Louis Vuitton bag followed by plod’s check-up on the rip-offs at Damnoen Saduak.

 

I made a pact with an Aussie mate in the 1980s that we’d never visit a floating market. I never have, the thought of these tourist traps brings me out in a cold sweat.

 

 

The subject of a new word for me - “sharenting” came up. That’s parents posting pictures of their young children online - police say don’t - that both parties might later come to regret. I was as guilty as the next until Facebook themselves refused to sanction a post of my daughter. I’m more careful now.

 

It’s a pity Facebook are not more diligent on ASEAN NOW’s arm on their platform. Unmoderated it is becoming a toxic mess that my overlords should heed.

 

An interesting story contained comments by justice minister Somsak Thepsuthin who wants to legalize betting on bull, cock and fish fighting that have all returned in earnest following the pandemic.

 

Betting is allowed at Thailand’s few horse racing tracks but I could see Somsak promoting off course wagering too. It really is time that the authorities acknowledge that their compatriots are gambling mad and tax them accordingly for everyone's benefit.

 

 

Yes, there needs to be safeguards - gambling can be an addiction - but to pretend it doesn’t exist is nonsense. Legalizing the business would also help to remove one of the RTP’s extortion revenue streams.

 

While I’m on the subject I would thoroughly recommend a day out at the RBSC’s track on Henri Dunant road in Bangkok. Pay for the enclosure with buffet and have a great afternoon out cheering on the nags.

 

In visa news it has emerged that very few people have opted for the government’s long term visas with benefits. The penny if not the baht seems to have finally dropped that people with a million bucks don’t need work permits…

 

Meanwhile in Phuket it was reported that a “Yellow and Red Card” system was being brought in for naughty Johnny Foreigner. Some posters thought they’d get chucked out for twice forgetting their bike helmets.

 

 

Relax. The best thing to do when the Thai authorities bring in idiotic rules is do what the Thais do, ignore them.

 

They’ll go away.

 

Also on the Pearl Necklace of the Andaman, it was reported that nearly 7,600 Russians have applied for visa extensions. “Phuket is a nice place to visit with delicious food and good weather,” said the local immigration chief who didn’t think to add “with absolutely no chance of conscription”.

 

One wonders if we can now start to call Thailand’s richest and most unpleasant place Phuketski and the scams there “Jetskiski’s.”

 

The Sun kind of got it right a few decades ago when a UK princess got her feet licked on a boat and said that the island was pronounced “fu-ket”.

 

 

In international news the BBC reported that half the world would be overweight by 2035 with the World Obesity Federation saying Africa and Asia are expected to see the biggest rise in obesity.

 

Any one who lives in Asia - and Thailand is no different - could see the writing on the wall decades ago as Western fast food giants took a foothold.

 

What some parents feed their offspring in the name of being kind is tantamount to child abuse.

 

In the US nasty lawyer Alex Murdaugh got his comeuppance for murdering his wife and son after a sensational trial.

 

 

In Greece a tragic train crash had by Friday claimed the lives of at least 57 people.

 

In the UK a 49 year old woman called Auriol Grey in Huntingdon was jailed for three years for manslaughter after she screamed at a 77 year old woman riding her bicycle on the pavement. Celia Ward was so shocked by the abuse that she wobbled into a passing car and was killed.

 

The judge refused to take Ms Grey’s cerebral palsy excuse into account. Good. We are taught to treat people with this condition like everyone else, are we not?

 

 

Back in Thailand health minister Anutin Charvirakul and whistleblower-in-chief Chuwit Kamolwisit had a very public falling out. The latter had a furious rant appearing to gob on Anutin’s picture claiming that the BJP leader had offered him 50 million baht in exchange for votes in Bangkok.

 

They were once BBFs said Anutin who denied everything looking like he was being extremely economical with that commodity in short supply among politicos, the truth. The DPM makes George Cole’s famous character from Minder look like Arthur Daley on steroids.

 

 

Anutin then went on the Chao Phraya declaring that Bangkokians love his campaign promise of a 50 baht all-travel-services-day-ticket. The idea is a vote winner; hopefully he can get some of the money by taxing billionaire buddies getting even richer on ganja.

 

A Thai story from the UK featured a 23 year old man called Kieran who needs 250K sobs (the term Arthur used) to get home after falling from a third floor hotel balcony.

 

 

He had insurance. But I mean do they ever pay up. They always seem to have a get out clause in the small print. I’ve saved a fortune over the years paying cash for health and accidents and I’ll go to my grave loathing insurance. I'll only get it when the law says I have to.

 

Finally, a lady in Samut Prakan got the attention of the public and press to her plight of water seeping into her land from a housing project by hanging out her smalls on several high wires next to power lines.

 

Eventually getting some action after being ignored she declared that her knickers would come down when she gets results.

 

There’s a moral there somewhere.

Rooster

 

 

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[DJ54]

Good wrap up Roster… glad you doing ok…. 

[yankyoakum]

interesting take on the week that went...

[kwaussie]

Great read Roster, loved the trip across the Nullabor having done it myself several times many years ago.

[Mark mark]

Nice Job Rooster, and Congratulations on the Scrabble Win UP at Korat, !

 

And Doing the Journey on an Old ? Honda 250 Cub isn’t it ? Enough power for a big man, but not too much. (I want one of these new 4 stroke Yamaha 360’s right ? and also I to would be big enough for me.)

 

And I always am in great Awe of people that are good at Scrabble, as I just cannot spell at all myself. ...  Though the opportunist in me, though of,  Maybe I could make up Better words ? …. BY Not being able to spell, ? … and just Jag it ? ... Like Mark mark, the Eternal Rose Colored glasses, Optimist … and, Opportunist ? …. But well yes mate ! … I really do not think so, Right ? …

 

And well I must admit that it is really just too close to School work for me,  … Spell or get Whacked over the Knuckles with a Ruler for me ! ? … Which Luckily ? (I guess) never did happen for me as they all gave up pretty fast. …

 

You missed out the Story about the Finish Man who was said to have committed Suicide by Cutting his own Throat ? ... I think ? … or maybe I just did not see it … maybe a Time lag thing I guess, … and it was after you finished the Piece possibly. ??? …

 

I was a bit interested in this just from the Point of view that it Really IS just a Great "Who Dun It" … The stuff that makes up a Lot of the modern TV. Cop and Detective shows all over and well around the UK I suspect ? ... ( Thanks to my Mother for my Great education in those )

 

I posted a pretty brave Geographic View ? … That Fins might have less practical Suicide methods available to them, because of their .... Geography ? Right ? … Quite a brave post given the Depth of disagreement waiting for me in the Wings ! … But it Survived, but Some of my Others that were a LOT more Moderate (Well I thought so) disappeared ? ... No new Notifications in their place, of why ? … But well I WAS getting up to just about “AN” Burn out by then, !!! … Due to the stock markets not being back Down again ( Well the Australian and Thai ones just now ) … So nothing better to do, … so I was posting too much, … and I was descending into IT Computer, … “Net Tunnel vision” … So I just might have posted them somewhere else by Mistake ! … Or just not pushed the Submit Button right. … Like I do this on the last Stock trades of a day, quite often.

 

But well I DO think that the Thai Cops WILL work it out ( If they want to ) … By using their usual method of Getting Intelligence from all of the other Thai’s that were around, … or just by social and well The usual Plod’s methods. … (Fess Up, OR ELSE ! Right ? )

 

… Finger prints on the Knife ? Well unless she wiped them off ? … DNA ? well she lived there so it would be all around the Place any way. … No what they can get out of her Family ? And her friends I think ? Might work it out.

 

… So well the Week that Was, is Back and Great.

 

I have a Really GOOD Link to a Discussion with the Iranian Writer / Journalist Behrouz Boochani, that was Bailed up in Australians Manus Islands Immigration Detention center for over 6 Years I think, ... Like you lot also being Journalists, I am sure that you all would like to see it, … Though I cannot see it being on Topic here. ... ??? … Even if interesting.  But well, I might just post the link here, and see if any one comments on it. … On Roosters “Urbane” … With some Really nice English Slang, Column, Right ???  …

 

I think that someone called what I write Strine ?  but I do not Really know where to draw the Line, between Strine ? …. And English Slang ? right ? ( Arfwerr ??? From the Minder ??? might have said ? ) … But well I guess that you could say that Strine, … Has English Slang in it !!! … But well Like, You Goota get the Accent in to it also I think !?  … To make it any Good I think ??? …

 

Like Boochani wrote his very Poignant bit about the New Worlds Problems and Immigration, and 2 Boat attempts to get to Australia, and now, Freedom for refugees I guess … In Iranian ? … Well Persian which has a different Name like Fasi ? I think ?… So it had to be Translated. …

 

I lived with an Iranian Guy in Germany once, (Who’s name was Reza incidentally, and well that was the Shar’s name also, … So well you can guess why he left the country after the Islamic revolution, and now cannot go back, … So he will never see his mother again before he dies. … Like the world is a terrible place I think …. If you are borne on the wrong side of the Poverty, or Political Insanity Line I think.

 

He spoke them all those languages I think, … And he said that the Language all the way from Syria to Morocco were just various Dialects of Arabic anyway, so he said that he could speak them all, … And Persian Yes Fasi I think, his native Language, and also the southern and Predominant Afghani language ?  Pashtun I think, … so well he worked long shifts with the German Refugee agencies, processing the Syrian arrivals at that time, … and on an Extra pay, for no breaks basis, for a Long time, …  ( Yes God Bless those Germans ! Right ? – But he is back in Poverty again now as the Syrians are not coming any more he says ? Well not very many ? ) Hence he was a very Interesting man to be Living with there for a while ! ? Right ? … Ps. He did not speak Urdu, the Kashmiri Pakistani one I think. …

 

(He says that they all told him they were going back ! ? But I would think that they would not be. – it all was secret and he said that he could tell me None of their stories. … Like Arabs ? Well, Iranians and Arabs, having lived with one for a while I just have to say that they ARE very secretive People !!! Like coming from a very Dog eat Dog back ground I think. Not giving anything away to strangers seems a very VERY Heavy element of their Survival I think ??? ( Yes Not Australian at all right ??? )

 

Any Way Behrouz Boochani

 

https://www.unisa.edu.au/connect/hawke-centre/events-and-exhibitions/events/2023/freedom-only-freedom/#BehrouzBoochaniYoutube

It is Probably worth Fast Forwarding to the 17.51 minuet mark here to get to the Main part of the Man, and the Interview.

Well he is Kurdish  … Hence quite In trouble Living in Iran I guess ? … So Fasi is only what he learnt at School any way. He would have spoken Kurdish at home, another Dialect of Arabic I think. …

 

… I also have a question regards a change that I Saw in the AN 10 good Reasons to retiree’s Immigration section, seeming to have been made in the wording, for the Cash in the Bank section on the NON visas extension requirement ? ... It probably IS on topic as you have a note here about the Immigration department.

 

Like it actually Now, specifically implies the 800,000 in the bank, should be “Income” ? right ? Like Put there each Year ? … And with a “Certificate of Deposit” is it ???

 

https://www.immigration.go.th/en/?p=14714

 

And Visa Extension - In the Case of Retirement.

 

Have any of you others seen this ? … ? Any Ideas ? Like it Could be Important to us NON Visa Holders ?

 

TV’s Grace answered me, when I asked her Like she IS a pretty good Visa Agent I think, and she said it always had been required to have been sent in from outside, … but I think that they just did not say this in Writing I think ? It was just Implied, … but now they seem to have made it specific and in Writing ?  So the Immigration Departments can now take off after you for this Possibly ?

 

In Requirements for Retirement Visa Extension,  “Must have an Annual Earning, and a deposit”  … … and in the Documents required  “Fund deposit certificate” issued by the Bank,  which I am SURE is New words here ?

 

Grace said that different Immigration departments do things Differently. … which I think that we all know, so well I just have to hope that Deposits from my Stock Trading account to my Savings account will do ???

 

They always are Just making it more and More difficult aren’t they !!!

 

Yes good to have you back and a Nice Write also ... Like, "Jeezzz Maaateee Yooor Utteee Neally wen up in Smooke " … .... Yes got bless the Snows and all of the other, Real People over there ... The ones That are Still are anyway ?

 

I worked as a Mine Surveyor for some Years, in Telfer Gold mine, right out in the Great Sandy Desert, a Newmont mine back then, …. and then the Union Debacles of Panawonica in the Robe River Iron ore mine, so well I have worked with and Met a Bloody Lot of “Snow’s” myself Mate !  … Great People unless they Role their car right ???

 

And well treading on Dangerous ground here again, and I note that you have mentioned Russians here, … But I do note that they had a “Freedom Rally” outside the Parliament in Adelaide South Australia, Ostensibly about Anti Vacksing, … Not my Favorite people, and as well, we had to have Oh was it over 86% of the Population Vaccinated, … so that I could get back here to be with my Family again !!! …

 

But a week or two ago, … a Group of People with Russian Flags turned up at this protest, and said that they were just taking the Opportunity to joined the Protest, to protest, about the Discrimination of Russian Speakers Rights ! … Right ! … and then media discussion broke out, about whether they had basically Hijacked the protest or not. ?

 

But well Fix their rights up I say ! … By sending them back to Russia, so Putin can look after their Right to speak Russian all around the world ?  Right ? …. And then can speak as much Russian as they Like right ??? … ( Like possibly to his secret Police also Right ???)

 

… Yes, … A very Annoying situation all round there I think. ( To put it Lightly )

 

Well I worked with a whole lot of Ukrainians on an Exploration Boat once, and they used to casualty call them “The Russian Crew” … despite them Not being Russian, they were just speaking it ! … The Russians who were there, were all very Competent Technically though well (Stuff their Supervisors ! Right ?) …

 

… I used to have to watch them on the Cameras so I did not move the ship in an Incorrect direction while they were working out on the back deck, and for safety also. … and heard them switch to Ukrainian once ! and Brought this up casualty with them when they were back in the Recording room, …. And well they told me not to be so thick, ! … As they also spoke Polish in the West, as many of them were actually Ethnically Polish there. ! …

 

So fast Rose Colored Glasses Mark mark, was Socially Fixed up again !!! Right ???

 

… But well let’s all just get on right. …

 

… Monday and a Holiday ! …

 

And On On !!! Mark mark

[bobbin]

13 minutes ago, Mark mark said:

Nice Job Rooster, and Congratulations on the Scrabble Win UP at Korat, !

 

And Doing the Journey on an Old ? Honda 250 Cub isn’t it ? Enough power for a big man, but not too much. (I want one of these new 4 stroke Yamaha 360’s right ? and also I to would be big enough for me.)

 

And I always am in great Awe of people that are good at Scrabble, as I just cannot spell at all myself. ...  Though the opportunist in me, though of,  Maybe I could make up Better words ? …. BY Not being able to spell, ? … and just Jag it ? ... Like Mark mark, the Eternal Rose Colored glasses, Optimist … and, Opportunist ? …. But well yes mate ! … I really do not think so, Right ? …

 

And well I must admit that it is really just too close to School work for me,  … Spell or get Whacked over the Knuckles with a Ruler for me ! ? … Which Luckily ? (I guess) never did happen for me as they all gave up pretty fast. …

 

You missed out the Story about the Finish Man who was said to have committed Suicide by Cutting his own Throat ? ... I think ? … or maybe I just did not see it … maybe a Time lag thing I guess, … and it was after you finished the Piece possibly. ??? …

 

I was a bit interested in this just from the Point of view that it Really IS just a Great "Who Dun It" … The stuff that makes up a Lot of the modern TV. Cop and Detective shows all over and well around the UK I suspect ? ... ( Thanks to my Mother for my Great education in those )

 

I posted a pretty brave Geographic View ? … That Fins might have less practical Suicide methods available to them, because of their .... Geography ? Right ? … Quite a brave post given the Depth of disagreement waiting for me in the Wings ! … But it Survived, but Some of my Others that were a LOT more Moderate (Well I thought so) disappeared ? ... No new Notifications in their place, of why ? … But well I WAS getting up to just about “AN” Burn out by then, !!! … Due to the stock markets not being back Down again ( Well the Australian and Thai ones just now ) … So nothing better to do, … so I was posting too much, … and I was descending into IT Computer, … “Net Tunnel vision” … So I just might have posted them somewhere else by Mistake ! … Or just not pushed the Submit Button right. … Like I do this on the last Stock trades of a day, quite often.

 

But well I DO think that the Thai Cops WILL work it out ( If they want to ) … By using their usual method of Getting Intelligence from all of the other Thai’s that were around, … or just by social and well The usual Plod’s methods. … (Fess Up, OR ELSE ! Right ? )

 

… Finger prints on the Knife ? Well unless she wiped them off ? … DNA ? well she lived there so it would be all around the Place any way. … No what they can get out of her Family ? And her friends I think ? Might work it out.

 

… So well the Week that Was, is Back and Great.

 

I have a Really GOOD Link to a Discussion with the Iranian Writer / Journalist Behrouz Boochani, that was Bailed up in Australians Manus Islands Immigration Detention center for over 6 Years I think, ... Like you lot also being Journalists, I am sure that you all would like to see it, … Though I cannot see it being on Topic here. ... ??? … Even if interesting.  But well, I might just post the link here, and see if any one comments on it. … On Roosters “Urbane” … With some Really nice English Slang, Column, Right ???  …

 

I think that someone called what I write Strine ?  but I do not Really know where to draw the Line, between Strine ? …. And English Slang ? right ? ( Arfwerr ??? From the Minder ??? might have said ? ) … But well I guess that you could say that Strine, … Has English Slang in it !!! … But well Like, You Goota get the Accent in to it also I think !?  … To make it any Good I think ??? …

 

Like Boochani wrote his very Poignant bit about the New Worlds Problems and Immigration, and 2 Boat attempts to get to Australia, and now, Freedom for refugees I guess … In Iranian ? … Well Persian which has a different Name like Fasi ? I think ?… So it had to be Translated. …

 

I lived with an Iranian Guy in Germany once, (Who’s name was Reza incidentally, and well that was the Shar’s name also, … So well you can guess why he left the country after the Islamic revolution, and now cannot go back, … So he will never see his mother again before he dies. … Like the world is a terrible place I think …. If you are borne on the wrong side of the Poverty, or Political Insanity Line I think.

 

He spoke them all those languages I think, … And he said that the Language all the way from Syria to Morocco were just various Dialects of Arabic anyway, so he said that he could speak them all, … And Persian Yes Fasi I think, his native Language, and also the southern and Predominant Afghani language ?  Pashtun I think, … so well he worked long shifts with the German Refugee agencies, processing the Syrian arrivals at that time, … and on an Extra pay, for no breaks basis, for a Long time, …  ( Yes God Bless those Germans ! Right ? – But he is back in Poverty again now as the Syrians are not coming any more he says ? Well not very many ? ) Hence he was a very Interesting man to be Living with there for a while ! ? Right ? … Ps. He did not speak Urdu, the Kashmiri Pakistani one I think. …

 

(He says that they all told him they were going back ! ? But I would think that they would not be. – it all was secret and he said that he could tell me None of their stories. … Like Arabs ? Well, Iranians and Arabs, having lived with one for a while I just have to say that they ARE very secretive People !!! Like coming from a very Dog eat Dog back ground I think. Not giving anything away to strangers seems a very VERY Heavy element of their Survival I think ??? ( Yes Not Australian at all right ??? )

 

Any Way Behrouz Boochani

 

https://www.unisa.edu.au/connect/hawke-centre/events-and-exhibitions/events/2023/freedom-only-freedom/#BehrouzBoochaniYoutube

It is Probably worth Fast Forwarding to the 17.51 minuet mark here to get to the Main part of the Man, and the Interview.

Well he is Kurdish  … Hence quite In trouble Living in Iran I guess ? … So Fasi is only what he learnt at School any way. He would have spoken Kurdish at home, another Dialect of Arabic I think. …

 

… I also have a question regards a change that I Saw in the AN 10 good Reasons to retiree’s Immigration section, seeming to have been made in the wording, for the Cash in the Bank section on the NON visas extension requirement ? ... It probably IS on topic as you have a note here about the Immigration department.

 

Like it actually Now, specifically implies the 800,000 in the bank, should be “Income” ? right ? Like Put there each Year ? … And with a “Certificate of Deposit” is it ???

 

https://www.immigration.go.th/en/?p=14714

 

And Visa Extension - In the Case of Retirement.

 

Have any of you others seen this ? … ? Any Ideas ? Like it Could be Important to us NON Visa Holders ?

 

TV’s Grace answered me, when I asked her Like she IS a pretty good Visa Agent I think, and she said it always had been required to have been sent in from outside, … but I think that they just did not say this in Writing I think ? It was just Implied, … but now they seem to have made it specific and in Writing ?  So the Immigration Departments can now take off after you for this Possibly ?

 

In Requirements for Retirement Visa Extension,  “Must have an Annual Earning, and a deposit”  … … and in the Documents required  “Fund deposit certificate” issued by the Bank,  which I am SURE is New words here ?

 

Grace said that different Immigration departments do things Differently. … which I think that we all know, so well I just have to hope that Deposits from my Stock Trading account to my Savings account will do ???

 

They always are Just making it more and More difficult aren’t they !!!

 

Yes good to have you back and a Nice Write also ... Like, "Jeezzz Maaateee Yooor Utteee Neally wen up in Smooke " … .... Yes got bless the Snows and all of the other, Real People over there ... The ones That are Still are anyway ?

 

I worked as a Mine Surveyor for some Years, in Telfer Gold mine, right out in the Great Sandy Desert, a Newmont mine back then, …. and then the Union Debacles of Panawonica in the Robe River Iron ore mine, so well I have worked with and Met a Bloody Lot of “Snow’s” myself Mate !  … Great People unless they Role their car right ???

 

And well treading on Dangerous ground here again, and I note that you have mentioned Russians here, … But I do note that they had a “Freedom Rally” outside the Parliament in Adelaide South Australia, Ostensibly about Anti Vacksing, … Not my Favorite people, and as well, we had to have Oh was it over 86% of the Population Vaccinated, … so that I could get back here to be with my Family again !!! …

 

But a week or two ago, … a Group of People with Russian Flags turned up at this protest, and said that they were just taking the Opportunity to joined the Protest, to protest, about the Discrimination of Russian Speakers Rights ! … Right ! … and then media discussion broke out, about whether they had basically Hijacked the protest or not. ?

 

But well Fix their rights up I say ! … By sending them back to Russia, so Putin can look after their Right to speak Russian all around the world ?  Right ? …. And then can speak as much Russian as they Like right ??? … ( Like possibly to his secret Police also Right ???)

 

… Yes, … A very Annoying situation all round there I think. ( To put it Lightly )

 

Well I worked with a whole lot of Ukrainians on an Exploration Boat once, and they used to casualty call them “The Russian Crew” … despite them Not being Russian, they were just speaking it ! … The Russians who were there, were all very Competent Technically though well (Stuff their Supervisors ! Right ?) …

 

… I used to have to watch them on the Cameras so I did not move the ship in an Incorrect direction while they were working out on the back deck, and for safety also. … and heard them switch to Ukrainian once ! and Brought this up casualty with them when they were back in the Recording room, …. And well they told me not to be so thick, ! … As they also spoke Polish in the West, as many of them were actually Ethnically Polish there. ! …

 

So fast Rose Colored Glasses Mark mark, was Socially Fixed up again !!! Right ???

 

… But well let’s all just get on right. …

 

… Monday and a Holiday ! …

 

And On On !!! Mark mark

Oh no..

Has someone encouraged him?

 

????

 

[Mark mark]

19 minutes ago, bobbin said:

Oh no..

Has someone encouraged him?

 

????

 

No. ... It is Just Life. It just has to be done !!! ???

 

Thanks Bobbin ! ...

Edited March 6, 2023 by Mark mark
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