Grawburg Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I'll still be here for another 1.5 years, but when I do leave what "souvenir" should I get...I'm not talking t-shirt, I mean something big and cool?!?!? I already got a pretty good size wall carving Chiang Mai - but what about here in BKK. I don't want some huge, 20 ton Buddha or something, but what would be a cool, big gift to remember my years here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonman Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Sponsor an elderly overweight bar girl ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britmaveric Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 ^teak piece of furniture perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokcitylimits Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Sponsor an orphan, have her send to school etc. and let her visit you one day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Export a Tuk-Tuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Export a Tuk-Tuk and several if not all tuk tuk drivers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grawburg Posted October 20, 2010 Author Share Posted October 20, 2010 Actually - I have considered the tuk-tuk! That stays on the list - that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mallyrd Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Sponsor an orphan, have her send to school etc. and let her visit you one day... I like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudieTheFoodie Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Sponsor an orphan, have her send to school etc. and let her visit you one day... I like this. If sponsoring is like parenting.... does that not mean that that would be like incest with your daughter (albeit not blood)? Is that a little noncey? back on topic - i'd take one of the beaches with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkokcitylimits Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Sponsor an orphan, have her send to school etc. and let her visit you one day... I like this. If sponsoring is like parenting.... does that not mean that that would be like incest with your daughter (albeit not blood)? Is that a little noncey? back on topic - i'd take one of the beaches with me It's a free world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
givenall Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Never mind. Just stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckylarry Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Sponsor an orphan, have her send to school etc. and let her visit you one day... Very Good Answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 Sponsor an orphan, have her send to school etc. and let her visit you one day... Great idea, but I'm already sponsoring too many back in the village!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
personchester Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 (edited) Sponsor an orphan, have her send to school etc. and let her visit you one day... Great idea, but I'm already sponsoring too many back in the village!!!! We are all doing this by simple living here, spending our money on a daily basis is to the benefit of the Thai people, many of them are poor, and the daily farang spending ... in nightclubs, bars, and on the pavements of food & general goods sellers results in additional income for those people including sending their children to school. In addition, farangs also donate money to various charities and that includes orphans as well as poor elderly people in need of support. To sponsor an 'individual' is a life long activity and not always financially achievable, charity donations on the other hand are more flexible and have the advantage of benefiting several individuals including orphans . However, in order to take a sentimental Thai item back home (as the OP wishes) well, an enlarged photo of a 'Chang' beer bottle surrounded with a golden frame and placed on the wall in his living room at home will continue to sentimentally connect him with Thailand !! ... Hmm. Edited October 21, 2010 by personchester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedNIvar Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Get a "long haired" Thai-English Dictionary and take it back with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelboy Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I would go down soi cowboy and get 20 stunners and put them in a box and send them back, better than a budda or teak wood and much more fun kda. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grawburg Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 As a clarification.....my wife will get a say in what we bring back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearditallbefore Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Get a Buddhist themed tattoo, the old bamboo and ink, that covers your arm or your whole back. Lot's of idiot's do that, and they aren't even Buddhist, just stupid wanna be's. Lot'sa backpackers get them too. Just too cool........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdinasia Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Get a Buddhist themed tattoo, the old bamboo and ink, that covers your arm or your whole back. Lot's of idiot's do that, and they aren't even Buddhist, just stupid wanna be's. Lot'sa backpackers get them too. Just too cool........... Wow! that certainly is a big chip on your shoulder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearditallbefore Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 It's a tattoo of a big chip Get a Buddhist themed tattoo, the old bamboo and ink, that covers your arm or your whole back. Lot's of idiot's do that, and they aren't even Buddhist, just stupid wanna be's. Lot'sa backpackers get them too. Just too cool........... Wow! that certainly is a big chip on your shoulder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sporting Dog Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Take a coupla mangy soi dogs with ya, or cirrhosis of the liver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stander Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Sponsor an orphan, have her send to school etc. and let her visit you one day... Great idea, but I'm already sponsoring too many back in the village!!!! We are all doing this by simple living here, spending our money on a daily basis is to the benefit of the Thai people, many of them are poor, and the daily farang spending ... in nightclubs, bars, and on the pavements of food & general goods sellers results in additional income for those people including sending their children to school. In addition, farangs also donate money to various charities and that includes orphans as well as poor elderly people in need of support. To sponsor an 'individual' is a life long activity and not always financially achievable, charity donations on the other hand are more flexible and have the advantage of benefiting several individuals including orphans . However, in order to take a sentimental Thai item back home (as the OP wishes) well, an enlarged photo of a 'Chang' beer bottle surrounded with a golden frame and placed on the wall in his living room at home will continue to sentimentally connect him with Thailand !! ... Hmm. What about the farangs here on a UK state pension, the guy on the married visa who struggles to get 400k every year, do they contribute a significant amount. The farang here on a expat package, paying income tax certainly contributes, but the others, I don’t think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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