lovedog100

Oh shit

What? You guys don't have pics to add? Let's see what you have. I did the Asian drivers, then boom boom, I call these the "Oh Shit" Pics.

Keep this going guys, add pictures.

Asian drivers have always amazed me. As an expat I have gotten used to seeing a family of five on a motorbike, without helmets, without lights, and driving the wrong way on a one way street. However these would make me do a double take any time.

Black Eyed Peas and Usher make me almost glad that I slept through the game. While neither are west coast teams, I'd have been rooting for the Steelers. Oh well.

I believe that I answered that, more than once. Even though learning Thai has been mentioned several times, what does it got to do with my OP? Most Farang in Pattaya do not, and will never know the language. I have a pet peeve, it's mine, it doesn't have to be yours. I found a work around for an evening. The ladies didn't seem to mind, and it was enjoyable for me. I shared my experience. It's not your experience, or anyone else's, it's mine. One good thing about this forum is, if you don't like the topic, you can click right to the next topic.

I would suggest going on one of the bar crawls to meet board members. Also, every place on soi LK is booked up right now, make a reservation if you want to stay there.

Try a different hotel. I have had a hotel do this, and then want me to send them an e-mail with all my credit card information on it. I passed and went to a different hotel. Unless you are going on a weekend, there probably wouldn't be any problem just showing up on the island and finding a hotel. If you are going on a weekend, re think that decision. The Island fills up with sudo high so Thai's from BKK

Interesting. It's Okay to pay them for sex, but not Okay to pay them for talk, or companionship. I guess I didn't understand the rules.

Never buy anything someone comes up to you in a bar or restaurant and tries to sell you. You can always find better, and cheaper in the shops. Besides, buying from them, encourages them to bother people that are eating, drinking, or socializing. Personally, I don't go to a bar or restaurant, for shopping, and don't want to be bothered by them.

I had to laugh at this one. Then steal it off the board I read it on.

There is a gated community with pool that has some new houses for sale or rent all with the same number on them. Maybe an agent, maybe an owner. The houses were not finished, they needed paint, electrical outlets and switches. I think they were holding on to them waiting for the market to come back, then sell. You could give them a call and see if they will finish one for you to move in. # 086-3684964 In the same community there is a sparsely furnished house for rent #081-3574657, and one where the neighbor is playing agent, she wouldn't just tell me where it was, she wanted us to do a walk threw. Her sign says furnished, but in talking with her, it's unfurnished. Behind Eden hotel there is another community between it, and the water department. There is always rentals there in the 18-25k range. When I was looking they were all owner numbers on the signs, not agents. Most are furnished, or partially furnished. On Sukhumvit going north from Pattaya Thai, the first soi right after / next to the McDonald's is a gated community 15-35k range. The cheaper houses 15-18k were all the same and had a weird layout. However those 25k and up are very, very nice and huge, many with back yard pools. The bad part of that one is, the only access to the community is from Sukhumvit. I talked with several owners there, no agents. Edit: added phone number

I have to agree with the OP. The topic seemed to have changed to what most think that Thai's are paying for pussy. None of us are Thai, and is wasn't the topic, what does it matter? I think that he wants to know if he can like here on $30k Answer, yes. Although many of us find it hard to do so. As I said several pages back. The Thai government requires 800,000 baht a year to have a retirement visa. They must figure that a farang can live on that amount, with out becoming a burden to the country.

Back from hell - Pattaya horror story revisited From Andrew Drummond Bangkok, February 1 2011 He has made an incredible recovery after treatment at a psychiatric hospital in Bangkok. And remarkably it was a private British citizen who came to his aid after seeing pictures of Hewitt up on this website. The British Embassy had seemingly written him off as either a ‘feckless’ Brit or perhaps as one Embassy employee apparently described him, unofficially and not without cause - ‘a nutter’. But now his faculties have returned and Hewitt describes himself as ‘The luckiest man in the world’ And from a world in which he thought he had no cash he has emerged to a world where he is rich well beyond the imagination of his paranoiac alter ego with many millions of Thai baht in his bank account. He puts his good fortune down to his saviour Tracy Cosgrave, of the charity Melissa Cosgrave Children’s Foundation, who rushed down to Pattaya Police station, had him dressed and fed and persuaded police to send him to a psychiatric hospital. He is also deeply grateful to his landlord Bunchai Thaiurungrattana at his apartment in Pattaya 3rd Road, Soi 16, who safeguarded his belongings, cash and bank books, until he made his recovery. For Richard Hewitt is not a Pattaya Brit who has squandered all his cash on booze, women, and drugs… Well, at least not yet. He is in fact wealthy in his own right. A computer engineer, and graduate from the University of Sheffield, he has in fact lived in Thailand on and off for 12 years and says he has visited ‘and stayed in’ 56 provinces. He was an English language teacher for Berlitz in Bangkok until four years ago when he quit after his father died and he received a large inheritance. And it is that inheritance which may have been his undoing. That and perhaps moving to Pattaya with little sense of self control. “I decided someone would have to make me a pretty good offer if I was ever going to work again,” he said, talking about his inheritance. “That was my downfall”. Instead he decided to make most of his life in a city once described by Britain’s ‘Observer’ as a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah. Hewitt, 47, from Brownhills, Birmingham, drank, took drugs, and frequented the city’s sex bars. His last arrival date from Britain was in the third week of August last year. He resumed his normal lifestyle but insists he quit drugs, and drink by early October. Nevertheless the damage appeared to have been done. Something somewhere cracked, and he has now only partial memory of what happened. Doctors put it down to paranoiac psychosis. Cuffed to the cell bars, a water bottle for a pillow He does remember dreaming about water, ‘Rain making’ and ‘Rain Dancing’, so much so that he turned on all the taps to flood his apartment and others in the block and he became delirious turning his room into an open toilet. He scratched around looking for food oblivious of the US$2000, 200 pounds sterling, 3000 baht and bank books in his safe. On November 13th, after complaints from residents, Tourist Police attended the scene, his room at the Baan Piyatham Condo in Pattaya 3rd Road, Soi 16. The British Honorary Consul was notified, but he referred them to the normal police. Hewitt was first taken by police to Banglamuang Public hospital and it is after that, that he ended up in a police cell handcuffed to the bars off Pattaya Beach Road Soi 9 on a charge of overstaying his visa. Now recovered , he has paid off all his hospital bills, engaged a lawyer, and will face a court which will decide how to punish him for overstaying his visa. He says he cannot remember anything about what happened at Pattaya Soi 9 police station except that on one occasion another foreigner, an American, whom he described as ‘mad as a hatter’, banged him on the back of the head when he had his face against the bars. He remembers being chained to the bars and said he did not care as he was ‘on the train to hell’. He vaguely remembers being taken from the police station to the hospital. “I remember thinking I do not want to go directly to hell. I told everyone on the train (He was in a police car) that I wanted to get off and walk through the land of the dead first. When I got to the hospital I was glad, because I thought they had kept their promise. That was my state of mine. I have only partial recall. It was like Bedlam but they were very good to me and they unchained me after just one day”. Hewitt repeated his thanks to those people who came to his support such Tracy Cosgrave. “I am so lucky there were good people around”. After many years in Pattaya, he said, he had no friends. ‘I never met anyone worth keeping as a friend.” He once had a local pub the ‘Dog’s Bollocks’ run by former ‘Chelsea Headhunter’ Chris Henderson, below left. But apparently fell out with the drinkers there too. “What happens to me is in the hands of the Thai authorities. I have an Emirates ticket back to England and maybe my thoughts should now go to my elderly mum back home.” Hewitt’s case perhaps highlights more than any other case the controversy over what help Britons can expect in these situations from their Embassy. The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office insists that Hewitt received consular assistance prior to his admission to hospital in Bangkok. But the consular assistance appeared to have been limited to water and some food in the lock-up. Stories that he overstayed his visa in the past and was in fact a drugs dealer appear to have no basis in truth. But he does have an ongoing health problem. Britain’s Honorary Consul in Pattaya knew of the condition of Hewitt long before November 24th, the official date the British FCO say they heard of his plight at the police station. His landlord Bunchai went both to the Consular office next to Pattaya Immigration and insists he also called the Embassy talking to a person called Jeffrey (phonetic). On both occasions staff expressed disinterest. “They said they could do nothing,” said Bunchai. Bunchai was ‘caught on tape’ (1 min 29 secs) complaining that he had complained to the British Embassy. He said he had been to the Embassy office next to Immigration, on November 10th, but nobody would deal, with the case. —————————————————————– *Dog’s Bollocks: London slang for ‘the best’. Personally I prefer ‘the cat’s pyjamas’ or ‘the bee’s knees’. The Dog’s Bollocks in Pattaya was run by a Briton called Chris Henderson, best known as a one time leader of the Chelsea Headhunters, the football hooligans. Henderson wrote the book ‘Who wants it?’ (as in who wants a kicking). He was deported from Thailand last year with a serious foot infection (seriously). —————————————————————– COMMENT: Well I think I have said this already, but there is a moral issue here. I am sure that its written down somewhere that the British Embassy are not obliged to provide help in such cases, or that help is restricted to telling someone to get a lawyer and provide a list of those available. But I still find it beyond belief that Embassy representative could have done little else than provide a bit of food and water, and maybe clothes, as a sort of stop gap, while this man wasted away chained to a cell bar. The expression ‘nutter’ is one apparently used by an Embassy official in Soi Cowboy, Bangkok, a few days ago, who was complaining that the Embassy was unfairly attacked. That Hewitt had brought things on himself was clear. But these people need help too. So thanks again to Tracy Cosgrave for helping this man out and monitoring the case while she was away in the UK for a month. Tracy is truly the dog’s, er, cat’s pyjamas.

I have to ask, did your TGF pay you and your friend to go? Then did your TGF pick up the tab? Then it's not the same then is it? Personally, when I play host for a group, as well as pay them to go. I expect some sort of interaction other than "I want to go with you" and then "I go home now" If I take a lady for short time, I don't care if she speaks a word of English, I only care about performance. There is a big difference between going short time, and taking out several ladies that do speak English, and playing host, and employer. In this case, all but one, speaks English much better than most bar girls. Joe said that I probably wouldn't be interested in most of what they had to say anyway, it would all be girl talk. True. But while picking up the tab for the night, I shouldn't be ignored. Several have said that I should learn Thai. Okay, I'll give you that, even though it will never happen because I can't hear the tones. However, if I learned Thai, and then went home and met a Thai that couldn't speak English, and he offered to take me and my friends who speak Thai out for the night, pay our employer for the night off, and give us lost wages. I can guarantee you that I would not spend the evening talking to my friends in English. But then again, I'm the kind of guy that when in a bar and someone rings the bell, I walk up to the bell ringer and thank him for the drink. I notice that I am always in the company of one, when thanking him.

I'm not a game player either, but had two apps installed on facebook. I did have my account accessed once from the US and FB notified me. I changed my password then. Maybe it's not on facebook, but just uses it. Do you use antivirus? Can you have your daughter look at your computer? One of the reasons I think it's an application installed is because it gives them access to all your information, then hackers can spoof a message from you. If they really came from your account, you would have copies of the sent messages in your sent folder. Check your sent folder, and check for apps.

True statement. Since I'm to stupid to learn the language, the ladies don't talk to me anyways, and I don't take them back to loom, what is the use?

Go back into your settings. You may have an app you didn't know you had. When I went to check my account, I checked the apps, I had two, even though I have never approved any. I have all apps blocked now. If you are a game player, you can remove the ones that you don't want, or recognize. Apps are easier to get on FB than virus's and some apps are malaware. Hope it helps

You can buy calling cards that have better rates. There are many different cards, you need to check the rate for each one. Once they are activated, there is a small amount of time before they expire. Also, while the minute rate is great, they have a call charge. I've had a 30 minute card used up with three calls of a minute or two. It's best to get the ones that last 20 or 30 minutes and use it all at once. I don't know about magic jack and a mac, but the first one I bought didn't work, the second one I have been using for two years. It might be worth a check to see if you just got a bad one.

That was well said. Yes I know that I am in Thailand and they speak Thai. I could make a better effort at learning the language, however it's a tonal language. I've worked on loud construction sites all my life and just can not hear the difference in tones. If I go into a restaurant and in Thai ask for a bowel of rice, it may come out that I want a bowel of nine. The restaurant doesn't serve nine, and most everyone orders rice with their meal. However they will act like they can't understand a word I've said. They make me repeat it over and over until I revert to asking in English. They know fucking well that I am trying to ask for rice. Yet, my name is Randy, they can't say it. Yet I answer to lenly, lenny, lendy, or what ever other way they pronounce it. I don't act stupid like I don't know who they are talking to. When I am the host, and spending the money I worked hard to earn, and I am with Thai's that can speak English, I think that they should include me in conversation. If they say something in Thai, they should give at least give me the short version of what is going on. In what other country would the host be completely ignored? Would a Thai that can't speak English pick up the tab for a bunch of farang that went on all night in English? Would a Thai pick up any tab? For those that have given me shit over this. Okay, it's my pet peeve, and not everyone else's. But it's mine, I own it, and shared my experience. Got a problem with it, start your own thread and share your experience. Maybe you will get lucky and I'll give you the same consideration that you have given me. After all, I really give a fuck about canned Salmon, the price of a beer on soi LK, what BigD posted 5 years ago, Muslims in the UK, or what Rush Limpdick thinks about anything.

You would think. But I'm going to have to spend quite a few more frugal nights in FLB before my "average" FLB bill gets that low. If we take that one day. I bought breakfast for two, took the dog to the vet, went to BigC for cleaning supplies and toilet paper, while there the GF found a front door mat and a pair of shoes she liked, and a toy for the dog. I put 100 baht on my phone and 300 on hers, and paid the 1900 baht electric bill. When the GF went for som tam and rice, she also filled the tank on one of the motorbikes. Dinner for two, plus drinks. Two drinks in FLB waiting for the bar crawl to start. I think that we visited 6 gogo's with at least one drink in each, several lady drinks and that was all before I got to Windmill where my bill was over 4,000 baht. ATM fee 150 baht. On the way home I stopped for cigarettes, milk and water. I think that I exceeded what Idefix thinks I can live on, and I didn't include internet, rent, TV, or averaging the cost of my motorcycles. Oh, and mama gets money sent monthly.

What is your price range? Would you go for simi furnished, or sparsely furnished?

You are right, there are to many what if's. I've found that the way I think I will react to something, isn't always the case when it comes up. Maybe my mood at the time, or how well my life is going, or many other variables. Don't let Jacko get under your skin. You've earned a lot of respect in my book. I don't think many would do what you did, even though it's the human, and civilized thing to do. To second guess what someone would do with an extended lifespan, really shouldn't come into the equation. Often times people will disappoint you. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't give a helping hand, when you can.

Okay, I have more than one pet peeve with Thai girls. There is one that has bothered me from day one. When out with a Thai laddie, and another Thai comes up, they always speak Thai leaving me completely out of the conversation. I have been to many Asian and south American countries and Thai's seem to be the only ones that do this. I find it rude and disrespectful. They won't even tell me what was said. In any other country I've been in, if I'm with a lady and someone speaks to them in their language, she turns to me and tells me what was said. Not here. I used to often take a group of Thai ladies out to the Issan clubs. It was fun to watch them enjoy themselves so much. It didn't take to long, and I started saying that I won't go unless another farang goes. It's not only cheaper, because we get to split the cost, but I have somebody to talk to. I am usually left out of everything except the bill. They do make sure I eat, and my drink is never empty, but no one talks to me much, and among themselves which most of the conversation is, it's all in Thai. In another country, if I took out a group of girls, they would all speak English, only reverting to their language to tell secrets, or give instructions to a waiter or something of that sort. Conversations are all in broken English, but at least I can follow what is happening, and feel included in the group. Usually when something is said in the other language, someone will tell me what was said. Not in Thailand. Here I'm made more to feel like the ATM machine at the table. Anyway last week in was in a little out door bar that I have been going to since my first week in Pattaya. I know all the ladies, and they all know me. I bough several of the girls a lady drink, which is rot gut Tequila that mamasan makes them drink. It was a slow night, and I was the only customer in the bar. I then sat and watched the people go by as my girlfriend talked to the laddies. I was OK with that, because I like watching the bra less Russian girls walk by. After a while I got board with it, and was starting to sweat, so I tell the girlfriend, let's check bin and go to FLB for some air con. Several of the girls wanted me to bar fine them and take them with us. I've done it many times because I can bring someone to dance with me at FLB. They are more fun to be with than the hostesses because they are out for fun, not profit. They aren't the drink hounds the hostessses are. My GF does not dance to Farang music, and they will. My GF was up for that, one of the girls was from her village, and two others were long time friends. To my surprise, and theirs, I said no. I told them I'm tired of sitting in a bar with no one speaking to me. They will all talk to each other and I feel like I sit alone. My GF came up with the idea, we have English night and only speak English all night. I thought ya right, the girl from the village has never said anything to me except "hello, how are you" since I've met her. The GF says that she learned English in school, but doesn't speak because she is embarrassed. I'm thinking she can't make it on a English only night. However the girls were insistent that they would and could do it. I bar fined them. We got to FLB and I have to say they gave it a good effort. The GF kept reminding them to speak English, and even when the hostesses came up to beg for a drink, they were told they had to speak English. The village girl did know a lot more English than she let on. While nothing exciting happened all night, it was one of the more enjoyable nights I've had out with the ladies in a long time. I don't know why Thai's alienate us by speaking Thai when they know how to speak English. However, I found out that I don't have to stand for it. I have the money, I can make the rules.

It's a lot easier than you think. Like I said, I don't live big. Occasionally, I do have a big night out. You got to remember, flying over here, I was limited to two bags, and a carry on. Every thing else has to be bought. Want to cook an egg in the morning? You have to buy a burner, a tank of propane, hoses and regulator to hook it up. Buy a pan, a plate, and a fork, add toast, and you have to buy a toaster, a knife, bread, butter, and the egg. Like coffee with your breakfast? add a microwave, coffee, a cup, a spoon and a bottle of milk. Then buy a bag to put the trash in, and a can to put the bag in, and pay someone to pick it up and haul it away. Don't get me started on the cost of TV, internet, or owning a motorcycle, or air-con, or refundable security deposits, that are not returned. Did I mention my monthly stop by the BIB and contributing to their retirement fund?