1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

I don't see it, only on facebook, i see this though. These are from AN guys

Pair of losers there. Karma will get them.

1 minute ago, Rockyroad said:

Pair of losers there. Karma will get them.

How about they try this on the Philippines!!!

19 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I don't see it, only on facebook, i see this though. These are probably AN guys, and dodgy arab french taking it too far

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXRQ2vRiC1w/?igsh=dzBja3B2YXltdDRq

Two silly old fools , they forget they can't fight anymore

8 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Two silly old fools , they forget they can't fight anymore

What are there usernames?

Rockyroad and Harrisfan probably!

A lot to like about the Philippines, however the food is awful, and I've been mugged twice in Metro Manila.

12 hours ago, Jingthing said:

As the SRRV gives permanent residence

Not really, despite the RESIDENT in the name. During Covid, when only Residents could enter the Philippines, SRRV holders were not allowed in. Immig decreed the SRRV to NOT be a Visa that granted Residency. much to the shock of many SRRV holders, who were stuck overseas.

On 4/19/2026 at 7:25 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Now let me just say before I post that I have written yes written as opposed to not written

....this post this section , because this forum is not just about Thailand despite contrary to what many of you think , sorry to burst your bubble honeys it's a forum for ALL South East Asia

It's sad many if you live in the past

So the Philippines has passed new laws on April 6th

You must wear a T shirt in public , you will be fined

Especially those fat old farangs in Cebu

The young Israelis and young Filipinos is perfectly fine in my books

All I can say is my next trip will be to Cebu in the Philippines to look for a new place to retire

Especially after these new laws and oh No vlogging is allowed

Many UK expats have moved to Cebu because of their pension increases

You won't be seeing me again in Pattaya

And i thought my english writting was bad. If engliah is not your first, second or third language you should learn to use deepseek or chatgpt so people can understand what the heck you talking about.

On 4/19/2026 at 7:25 AM, georgegeorgia said:

Now let me just say before I post that I have written yes written as opposed to not written

....this post this section , because this forum is not just about Thailand despite contrary to what many of you think , sorry to burst your bubble honeys it's a forum for ALL South East Asia

It's sad many if you live in the past

So the Philippines has passed new laws on April 6th

You must wear a T shirt in public , you will be fined

Especially those fat old farangs in Cebu

The young Israelis and young Filipinos is perfectly fine in my books

All I can say is my next trip will be to Cebu in the Philippines to look for a new place to retire

Especially after these new laws and oh No vlogging is allowed

Many UK expats have moved to Cebu because of their pension increases

You won't be seeing me again in Pattaya

I lived 2 years in the PH ! Poor, dirty, many beggars, terrible infrastructure (Hospitals, Dentist) worst food ! I happily live in Hua Hin for 3 years and never wanted to move back !

6 minutes ago, biggles45 said:

Not really, despite the RESIDENT in the name. During Covid, when only Residents could enter the Philippines, SRRV holders were not allowed in. Immig decreed the SRRV to NOT be a Visa that granted Residency. much to the shock of many SRRV holders, who were stuck overseas.

You're talking about an emergency covid policy. Those on SRRV who were in country during that time were fine. It is a residency visa regardless. It is not citizenship though.

4 minutes ago, TopThai1964 said:

I lived 2 years in the PH ! Poor, dirty, many beggars, terrible infrastructure (Hospitals, Dentist) worst food ! I happily live in Hua Hin for 3 years and never wanted to move back !

Which specific locations there.

22 hours ago, Rockyroad said:

Most Thai guys are jealous of farangs due to money.

Maybe. But there are a lot of successful Thai guys who would not have that same jealousy, yet they also have absolutely no interest in striking up a friendship with the foreigner.

I think there are likely many reasons but they're much deeper than just perceived financial status.

2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Which specific locations there.

Obviously it depends on where in the Philippines

Not all the Philippines is the same

Cebu is modern although I could not stand the incessant beeping of horns !!!!!!

I left my hotel at 3am to walk to the traffic lights where I waited , a lone car with one old guy in it drives up and stops at the red light , where ....yes ..you guessed it....beeped his horn..at nothing ! He was the only one there at 3am

I approached him and his car window was open where I told him or should I say try to explain to him that there is NO NEED to beep his horn.

He drove off as I was still talking to him

I had the same trouble in Davao City

On 4/19/2026 at 12:51 PM, Trippy said:

What do you feel is better in cebu than Pattaya?

4 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

A lot to like about the Philippines, however the food is awful, and I've been mugged twice in Metro Manila.

Mugged twice ?

And now you have PTSD

3 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Mugged twice ?

And now you have PTSD

You got beaten and sodomized by a monkey, do you have PTSD as a result ?

43 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I left my hotel at 3am to walk to the traffic lights where I waited , a lone car with one old guy in it drives up and stops at the red light , where ....yes ..you guessed it....beeped his horn..at nothing ! He was the only one there at 3am

I approached him and his car window was open where I told him or should I say try to explain to him that there is NO NEED to beep his horn.

He drove off as I was still talking to him

I had the same trouble in Davao City

2 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Mugged twice ?

And now you have PTSD

Think about it George, he sadly was mugged in the Philippines. With your attitude you could well just simply get beat up, not even mugged with your attitude. In reality you are lucky it was only a monkey that attacked you here.

11 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

You got beaten and sodomized by a monkey, do you have PTSD as a result ?

I was slapped on the back of the head thankyou very much !

Something I had put away in my mind before you brought it up !!!

I was the innocent victim sitting there before I was slapped , even the detective agreed , who came out that night to my motel in Lopburi ,

The only reason they finally sent out a detective was because I complained to my local MP in Australia after my complaint of assault and battery was not taken seriously by the Lopburi tourist police !

Finally they conducted an investigation albeit 7 hours later

2 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I was slapped on the back of the head thankyou very much !

did you graze the monkey pee pee with your teeth ?

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

did you graze the monkey pee pee with your teeth ?

What a disgusting post to a victim of a crime involving violence !!!

Be ashamed of yourself

1 minute ago, georgegeorgia said:

What a disgusting post to a victim of a crime involving violence !!!

Be ashamed of yourself

You should be ashamed of yourself lying about being a victim of violence.

Very disrespectful to actual victims.

35 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I was slapped on the back of the head thankyou very much !

Something I had put away in my mind before you brought it up !!!

I was the innocent victim sitting there before I was slapped , even the detective agreed , who came out that night to my motel in Lopburi ,

The only reason they finally sent out a detective was because I complained to my local MP in Australia after my complaint of assault and battery was not taken seriously by the Lopburi tourist police !

Finally they conducted an investigation albeit 7 hours later

Absolutely Georgeenta.

Very serious case.

This is exactly the kind of incident that gets overlooked far too often in SE Asia.

Unprovoked physical contact on a foreign national in Lopburi by a primate is not something that should just be quietly brushed off as “wildlife behaviour”.

A full review is clearly needed.

The monkey should have been immediately detained pending investigation, not left roaming the wild.

Standard procedure should have been:

Immediate arrest

Intensive questioning

Formal charging for assault and battery

Transfer to holding facility with restricted banana access

Then of course a proper sentencing phase.

Minimum ten years hard labor, ideally somewhere remote where reflective thinking is possible and no access to climbing or swinging from trees.

Followed by a mandatory behavioral rehabilitation program.

Anger management

Impulse control therapy

Group counselling with other repeat offenders

Financial restitution for emotional distress and disrupted travel itinerary

And finally an extended stay at an attitude adjustment facility before any consideration of reintegration into primate society.

The fact this was only escalated by the local authorities after intervention via your local MP in Australia is frankly alarming.

Lucky you were there to push for proper accountability.

Otherwise it is easy to imagine this kind of thing being swept under the carpet and repeated elsewhere.

Hopefully lessons have now been learned at all levels in the wild animal kingdom and it wont ever happen again.

43 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I was slapped on the back of the head thankyou very much !

did you graze the monkey pee pee with your teeth ?

Nothing better than reading through the Pub forum whilst consuming a few Chang's. 🍻

Keep up the good work fella's 💪

12 minutes ago, BilllyGOAT said:

Absolutely Georgeenta.

Very serious case.

I heard he's a she now.

Now longer Georgeenta, now Vageenta

3 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I heard he's a she now.

Now longer Georgeenta, now Vageenta

Seems your another one who doesn't have any empathy for victims of crime

I was attacked twice in 2025 once by a monkey on March 2025 and in September 2025 by a ladyboy up at therapist road near the supalai condo in Pattaya

I had to see psychologist to get over my attacks so please don't treat this as something to make a joke of

9 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I had to see psychologist to get over my attacks

Stop talking BS.

10 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Seems your another one who doesn't have any empathy for victims of crime

I was attacked twice in 2025 once by a monkey on March 2025 and in September 2025 by a ladyboy up at therapist road near the supalai condo in Pattaya

I had to see psychologist to get over my attacks so please don't treat this as something to make a joke of

Oh my, Georgeenta this is getting serious now.

Two separate incidents in one year is clearly a pattern that needs proper documentation.

Monkey in March

Ladyboy situation in September

Therapist Road for recovery and processing

Unlucky run.

Also very concerning that you had to seek psychological support afterwards. That suggests a full multidisciplinary response was required.

Rehabilitation

Emotional recovery

Incident review panel

Possibly a follow up risk assessment for Pattaya intersections involving wildlife and late night pedestrian encounters

Therapist Road is especially telling.

Most people end up there for exactly that reason, so it is understandable things got a bit blurred with the naming.

Forget Thepprasit Road, at least you were in the correct general recovery zone.

Hopefully the next stage is stability, reduced exposure to high risk interactions, and a formal incident log going forward.

Diary entries, statistics, consultations with concerned bystanders, and structured debriefs.

Two incidents in a year is not ideal, but with proper monitoring it should remain manageable.

7 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Stop talking BS.

Yeah, forget having a spliff, going for a rub and a tug and calling it a day after a couple of cock ups in Thailand. Nobody does that.

On 4/19/2026 at 12:22 PM, still kicking said:

Somewhere without internet

I suggest Iran

2 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

What a disgusting post to a victim of a crime involving violence !!!

Be ashamed of yourself

The only criminal involved was a dumb animal-YOU!

The crime and safety thing can be quite silly sometimes.

If you live in a place or even just visiting and ask locals, you know where it is safe to go and when, and when it is not.

Even "safe" cities have bad areas.

In my years in Chicago living in a slummy roach infested apartment because that's all I could afford, which some silly people think is crime hell or earth, I went out day and late night without a car, often alone, and never felt threatened, much less mugged. OK there was that one time I learned that a serial killer had frequented a bar that I often visited (true story), but heck, that can happen anywhere. Guess I wasn't his type. Ha ha.