November 8, 200421 yr PP I'd rather be in Klong Toey market than sharing a Doner Kebab here with the locals. I'll be speaking Arabic and Vietnamese if I stay too long. All the shop signs are in either Chinese or Vietnamese Grrrr! Funny, I noticed an increasing number of shop signs in English in LOS as well. Maybe both of these phenomena (and your being able to live in LOS) have something to do with globalization.
November 8, 200421 yr First very brief visit (beer or 3 ) was when i was on a old Bank Line ship doing the far east run from the UK in 1970....think Klong Toey. Bit of an old tramp steamer but we got to all the interesting places like Hong Kong,Manila,Cebu,Keelung,Singapore,South Pacific Islands,Australia etc and the not so fun like Chittagong and Haipong. Brits were neutral in the "Nam"conflict and a regular run to Hanoi was the norm until some president or other suggested dropping Nukes on the joint so we upped anchor and scarpered. Incid (fyi)during the Cuba Crisis some of the ships in the Russian convoy were under charter from Blighty....(CIA kept it quiet)as again we were neutral but that was long before my time. Anyway next visit to Bangers was in 1984 (after getting chucked out of Iraq)discovered the Honey Hotel/Soi Coyboy/Temples and Kwa teao...and have been coming back ever since roughly twice a year......quite like it.
November 8, 200421 yr Mentioned on a previous post today; 3 years.Still loving it - met some seriously great Thai people, but prehaps looking for a change of scenery. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Me think you are from:- "City of Angels, Great City of Immortals, Magnificent City of the Nine Gems, Seat of the King, City of Royal Palaces, Home of the Gods Incarnate, Erected by Visvakarman at Indra's Behest." Yes - No ?
November 8, 200421 yr I arrived as a backpacker on the infamous 9/11, or 11/9 rather. Got bored of that and settled down straight away. Loved it here. Unfortunately just left due to extraneous circumstances. Now in Central America... Would do just about anything to get back home. (kanchanaburi) . So it was three years, but it will be forever if home really is where the heart is. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Weclome Home K.O. Just for you Double Dutch.... BTW We all miss you. Happy Days Your's as always Kan Win P.S. Wish you where here.
November 8, 200421 yr PP I'd rather be in Klong Toey market than sharing a Doner Kebab here with the locals. I'll be speaking Arabic and Vietnamese if I stay too long. All the shop signs are in either Chinese or Vietnamese Grrrr! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Viet soup Christmas day ?
November 8, 200421 yr PP I'd rather be in Klong Toey market than sharing a Doner Kebab here with the locals. I'll be speaking Arabic and Vietnamese if I stay too long. All the shop signs are in either Chinese or Vietnamese Grrrr! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Viet soup Christmas day ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If I'm lucky;) Did you get my PMx2?
November 8, 200421 yr PP I'd rather be in Klong Toey market than sharing a Doner Kebab here with the locals. I'll be speaking Arabic and Vietnamese if I stay too long. All the shop signs are in either Chinese or Vietnamese Grrrr! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Viet soup Christmas day ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If I'm lucky;) Did you get my PMx2? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I am phoneless right now and will be at uni all day. I wouldn't be too worried about PM messages on here. Mine are cleansed every second day. Or phone that guy in Brissie.
November 8, 200421 yr Nearly 31 years. Errr... does it count? So where where you living in all those years previously?
November 9, 200421 yr I started visiting Los as a <deleted> wishing to learn/improve on his Muay Thai 17 years ago as a 21 year old , unfortunately after a 6 month stay I fell by the wayside after "discovering" Pattaya. Travelled throughout SE Asia yet kept being drawn to that terrible place. Now happily married with 2 sprogs , aborted attempt at emigrating last year , house sale fell through put paid to that , now looking at 3 to 5 years before an improved attempt.
November 10, 200421 yr "City of Angels, Great City of Immortals, Magnificent City of the Nine Gems, Seat of the King, City of Royal Palaces, Home of the Gods Incarnate, Erected by Visvakarman at Indra's Behest." Yes - No ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> YesAnd I have been blessed the past 6 years staying here.
November 12, 200421 yr So where where you living in all those years previously? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ugh. 31 years and 13 days today. All in Thailand. With a few quick trips out of Thailand, of course.
November 22, 200421 yr 12 years on and off. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Doesn't count. How many monthes you spend? Then i can say 5.5 years, in fact spend not more than 17 months.
November 22, 200421 yr 5 years and I call it home even though I may never get PR.Am currently in Sydney's western suburbs and I hate it. Can't wait to get back "home" in Jan, I hope. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Home? Would you mind speaking English anymore if you get Thai citizenship
November 24, 200421 yr Been here full time for 2 years, 22 days, 12 hours and thoroughly enjoying it.
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