nami Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) I live with my girlfriend in a rented townhouse in Bangkok and the house next door is the sister of the owner although it looks like they have practically no relation at all. Just a few minutes ago at 23:30 (11:30 pm) this woman come to tap on the windows and asked me if the girlfriend was at home and said something about electricity/fire pointing at one of our plugs (yes, we have no curtains but I think that will change soon). So I called the girlfriend to see what this woman wanted to tell us with such urgency at this time of the night. The #$@%$ just come to say that we need to unplug the things when we are not using them because they could cause a fire O_O We didn't stay at home this weekend, I assume this #$@!@#$ enter our parking space/patio and came to peek through the windows, and now at 11 pm she felt the need to come to not only disturb us but let us know what a stalker she is and tell us what we need to do at our home. In the year we have been living here she has been polite and all that, but tonight I really wanted to slap her in the mouth and tell her to go mind her own #@$$# business. The contract ends 11th next month, so late for a 30 day notice, but I think I will try to negotiate with the owner an extra 2 months paid with the deposit while we pack our stuff and look for a new house. What an asshol_e! Edited October 14, 2013 by nami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted October 14, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2013 So you're going to move house because your neighbour looked in your window ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Wow. At leat one year in Thailand or for that matter how long have you been in this world to not take things a little bit easier ? Or was it an exercise of cultural isolation ? Possible you are from that country with the highest count of Google street litigations for reasons of privacy? Ar the same time your exaggerated reaction and peruse of top row keys seem to indicate you are not a peace with something... as one popular book was titled.. don't sweat the small stuff. Edited October 14, 2013 by paz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nami Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Hehe, I was a bit hot after the visit :-P But yes, we will move. We don't like the owner as he is stingy when it comes to repairs, we already decided to move but just recently, after having many expenses and being too close to the end of the yearly contract to look for a new house and prepare the moving, we also decided to stay one more year. But this visit is the straw that broke the camel's back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Maybe you should just let it all plugged in, and when the house burns down buy your landlord a new house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post inthepink Posted October 14, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Who on earth, apart from O.A.P.s, unplugs everything whenever they leave the house? Edited October 14, 2013 by inthepink 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nami Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) @paz In my country I would have tell the woman to @#$#@ off, plain and directly; and trying to say so in the rudest possible way. Here I lack the language skills and I think it's probably not a good idea to address problems that way over here :-D Edited October 14, 2013 by nami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nami Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Maybe you should just let it all plugged in, and when the house burns down buy your landlord a new house. Not a clause in the contract :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paz Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) @paz In my country I would have tell the woman to @#$#@ off, plain and directly; and trying to say so in the rudest possible way. Here I lack the language skills and I think it's probably not a good idea to address problems that way over here :-D Great. You should not constrain that good education, such a civil, first-world approach can be exported without a license and will speak volumes about you and your country, keep doing. Edited October 14, 2013 by paz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Maybe you should just let it all plugged in, and when the house burns down buy your landlord a new house. Not a clause in the contract :-P Why that has to be a clause in the contract ? When your rented house burns down because of one of your appliances caught fire, you will be held responsible unless you have the adequate insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mjj Posted October 14, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted October 14, 2013 Nami you plonker! I will de-code for you. Is your girlfriend home? = I know she is not, but I want you to know that I know. Fire, electricity and pointing to a plug. = let's make fireworks using your plug and my socket. You missed the signals and called your missus, so she had to cover quickly, when all she wanted was a quicky. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddWeston Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Who on earth, apart from O.A.P.s, unplugs everything whenever they leave the house? My inlaws insist on unplugging everything - oh wait they are OAP's The new microwave I haven't been able to use since day once cuz I can't read Thai to set the blasted thing and why bother because I know they'll unplug it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Who on earth, apart from O.A.P.s, unplugs everything whenever they leave the house? Michael Stipe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nautilus05 Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Whew, do you ever have a short temper. How did you manage a full year in Thailand? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nami Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Nami you plonker! I will de-code for you. Is your girlfriend home? = I know she is not, but I want you to know that I know. Fire, electricity and pointing to a plug. = let's make fireworks using your plug and my socket. You missed the signals and called your missus, so she had to cover quickly, when all she wanted was a quicky. Oh my! I guess I will need to work more on the spoken language and the signs one. BTW she is one of those sino Thais women on her 50s who put make up as a parrot :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifftastic Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Punching her in the face may be a slight over-reaction. I would have just thanked her and ignored everything she said. Why is the time that she arrived significant? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nami Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Whew, do you ever have a short temper. How did you manage a full year in Thailand? I guess nobody provoked me yet. Jokes aside, I am very respectful and have tons of patience until somebody touches a critical issue like coming to my house to tell me how to live (and doing it so at 11pm). Still, I will think like that but I won't really show it externally, I am so Thai in that... Maybe someday I will explode just like they do lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nami Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 @paz In my country I would have tell the woman to @#$#@ off, plain and directly; and trying to say so in the rudest possible way. Here I lack the language skills and I think it's probably not a good idea to address problems that way over here :-D Great. You should not constrain that good education, such a civil, first-world approach can be exported without a license and will speak volumes about you and your country, keep doing. The country in my passport is a shithole that makes me ashamed of it, even it is in Europe I don't think you can call that a first-world country. That wonderful country taught me all these good manners. If it was a good place I wouldn't have left from there in the first place. Anyway, I don't respect people who don't respect me; and, in my point of view, coming to my place to tell me about the plugs at that time of the night is almost like spitting in my face. Maybe I should smile and say thank you and then unplug the things so she will be able to check them tomorrow when she comes to peek again. Fortunately my girlfriend thinks the same way I do, and she let her know what we think about her visit and suggestions with her tone and facial expression. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mossfinn Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Whew, do you ever have a short temper. How did you manage a full year in Thailand? I guess nobody provoked me yet. Jokes aside, I am very respectful and have tons of patience until somebody touches a critical issue like coming to my house to tell me how to live (and doing it so at 11pm). Still, I will think like that but I won't really show it externally, I am so Thai in that... Maybe someday I will explode just like they do lol I thought you said 11:30, which is a bit harsh, but 11:00 is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nami Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share Posted October 14, 2013 Punching her in the face may be a slight over-reaction. I would have just thanked her and ignored everything she said. Why is the time that she arrived significant? It was just a feeling, I would never do that ;-) Your approach is probably the best, that's what the girlfriend did but with a tone and face that delivered another message. Although I go to sleep late, I think it's not appropriate to knock on some stranger door at that time. I was also half naked and she scared me to death knocking on the window on the darkness while I was scratching my balls in the toilet with the door opened. Fortunately I was still wearing the underwear :-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABCer Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 nami, try to take things easy. the lady next door likes you. you refuse to read between the lines. she must be old, not sexy, or you are not interested for some reason. fires do not start from plugged appliances when not in use. Why not buy curtains? Cheaper than to move. Don't blow the fuse. Privacy in Thailand... Hah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 fires do not start from plugged appliances when not in use. Not entirely accurate. The hot water pots for coffee are powered up as long as they are plugged in. We had one that melted the plastic and started glowing red due to an internal problem. If no one was home to notice it no telling what could happen. So those do need to be unplugged after use as there is normally no on/off switch. Many electric woks/cookers are the same, no main power switch just temperature control knob that could short out. All our electrical kitchen appliances are on switched outlets except the refrigerators and switched off when not in use. If leaving for an extended period other appliances such as TVs, computer etc. are unplugged. That part is my wife's doing and I know many other Thais that do the same. This is Thailand and safety features are not the same as in western countries thus a little extra precaution is prudent here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifftastic Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Punching her in the face may be a slight over-reaction. I would have just thanked her and ignored everything she said. Why is the time that she arrived significant? It was just a feeling, I would never do that ;-) Your approach is probably the best, that's what the girlfriend did but with a tone and face that delivered another message. Although I go to sleep late, I think it's not appropriate to knock on some stranger door at that time. I was also half naked and she scared me to death knocking on the window on the darkness while I was scratching my balls in the toilet with the door opened. Fortunately I was still wearing the underwear :-P That would've freaked me out too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forethat Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Maybe she just wanted a threesome? You should have offered one straight away; if she'd been offended you would be able to get out of your contract rather easy. If she was just slightly upset she would at least stay out of your window in the future. OR you would have gotten a threesome. A classic win-win-win situation. Edited October 14, 2013 by Forethat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puyai Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) Who on earth, apart from O.A.P.s, unplugs everything whenever they leave the house? My good friends parents use to unplug everything as soon as it was turned off, and this was in the UK. Edited October 15, 2013 by Puyai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martynsnowmans Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 next time make sure you,re stark naked , sitting on the sofa with a big bowl of wipped cream watching a porn flick when she knocks on the window to ask about the gf tell her she,s out , but she,s welcome to come in and wait .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 next time make sure you,re stark naked , sitting on the sofa with a big bowl of wipped cream watching a porn flick when she knocks on the window to ask about the gf tell her she,s out , but she,s welcome to come in and wait .... I did something similar to that to stop my mother-in-law just walking in to the house. (actually, it was much worse than that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyTwo Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 fires do not start from plugged appliances when not in use.Not entirely accurate. The hot water pots for coffee are powered up as long as they are plugged in. We had one that melted the plastic and started glowing red due to an internal problem. If no one was home to notice it no telling what could happen. So those do need to be unplugged after use as there is normally no on/off switch. Many electric woks/cookers are the same, no main power switch just temperature control knob that could short out. All our electrical kitchen appliances are on switched outlets except the refrigerators and switched off when not in use. If leaving for an extended period other appliances such as TVs, computer etc. are unplugged. That part is my wife's doing and I know many other Thais that do the same. This is Thailand and safety features are not the same as in western countries thus a little extra precaution is prudent here. I had a UPS that burst into flames one day (in the UK), if I hadn't been home at the time, the home would have been gone. Lots of stuff, Tvs, fridge, washing machine, computer, UPS, air-con, shower heater, all connected and working even when not obviously on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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