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When I went to the London Embassy for mine they did not check the validity any of my documents. They just took them at face value and gave them back to me. I had written proof of a pension, a bank account statement, the completed application form, the money and my passport. It was easy. But who knows now, that's why I suggested Thai Visa, they got some visa advisers on there. But it still sounds complicated. But I dunno what tricks they're going to pull now to make it more awkward for us. The don't seem to want us in Thailand any more, they prefer the big spending Indians, Chinese an

It's getting so complicated these days you'll probably be better off trying Thai Visa Forum. I used to get a yearly ME O type TV based on retirement but they don't do them any more. I'm not sure what I'm going to do. But the way things are going I don't think I'll be spending as much time in Pattaya as I used to. Nor as much money. I believe you can get a SETV for 60 days on the internet and extend it for 30 days in Jomtien. You can maybe do that twice a year. But a friend of mine is a computer whizz kid and he could not manage it when he investigated the procedure. You need pri

Boris had to box clever in order to keep everyone happy to be sure of winning that election. And Boris is aware that the electorate are as easily led as are sheep. If the media says Trump is a rascal then many of those sheep will take it as gospel. But thankfully most of us have had a belly full of the liberal's cracked pottery and their celebrity supporters like Edie Izzard and Lily Allen and the rest of 'em with their weeping and wailing and are beginning to see the wood through the trees. There are liberals among the Conservatives not just among the Labourites and Lib Dems and any

That's the establishment press who are naturally rather liberal in the West. And many people take note of what the media say and it can and does dictate their opinions. I've got a couple of pals who dislike Trump because the BBC have brainwashed them into it. Like a lot of ex pats who live in the LOS and who also get told what to think by the BBC or Sky News. One of these pals is politically as thick as two planks and may not even know who our Prime Minister is let alone our Home Secretary and he certainly knows even less about Trump. But many every day people like Trump and wish we had a

That's that bloody Trump fellow to blame for that. He can't do a thing right.

He's one of those arse holes who'd say the NHS at least in London would collapse without immigrant staff in the hospitals while conveniently overlooking the fact that most of the patients these days are immigrants themselves. Or the offspring of immigrants. The number of fatal and non fatal stabbings in London is at an all time high and most of the offenders and victims are young people of immigrant stock. But still enough for London to be able to claim that it is the knife crime capital of Europe. That's some accolade for what used to be a city in which just a few decades ago any murder

But this bloke is a raving leftie who is that naive that he would simply refuse to believe that he, an Englishman would be expected to pay again for health treatment he's already paid for through his NHS contributions. It must have brought him down to earth with a considerable shock when he found out that the wonderful socialist paradise that the likes of himself had helped to create was not so wonderful after all when it came to his personal welfare. He's the sort of prick who'd open the door to all and sundry and let 'em use the NHS and everything else free of charge. You argue with him

We know someone who has just gone back to the UK with kidney problems (he does not drink) and as soon as he told them he'd been living in Thailand they informed him that they would be expecting him to pay for his treatment. He was a London bus driver who had taken an early retirement package to come and live in Pattaya six years ago after having paid into the UK welfare system all his working life. He has no property, not much money and had only been in his company pension scheme for eleven years.

An associated outfit TV Chaos UK is down as well. It's seems the copyright bods are on them in the same way they victimise those marvelous folk who risk their freedom by operating Pirate Bay.

According to one of the staff it's said to be 800 baht inclusive of transport and your first drink is free.

I had a chat with GM once outside the Butchers Arms. All went well till I told him my name, shook his hand and asked him his name. A strange look came over his face and he said that he was James Bond! He was definitely a bit weird. On reflection for someone to ride about on a push bike dressed up like a fairy god father in that heat they've got to have a screw or two loose. Few of us will never be a 30 year old guy in Pattaya with 20k baht in his pocket ever again Butch. I'd gladly settle for that even if it turned out that I also went home empty handed. But as you get older the

Poison Bar! Just the name alone should get the punters flocking in. I think I'd give the free food a miss.

It has bounced back. It's bounced back to what used to be a more realistic rate before the Asian economic crash. Back in 1984 I used to get 32 baht to the £. That's the sort of sober exchange rate us British punters used to get for years back in those days of doom and gloom under Margaret Thatcher. With our huge national debt and our 8.7 million people of working age being economically inactive (not actually contributing to our economy) what can we honestly expect. They're a heavy burden and a huge drain on the rest of us. Forget the official unemployment figures of 1.5 million our g

Lots of Anzacs fly to LHR via BKK not only with Thai but other airlines. The couple next to me were Poms flying back to the Mother Country from Oz to visit friends and relatives. They had not set foot in the LOS outside of the airport. You don't have to have holidayed in Thailand to travel through or from BKK Airport.

I recently flew Sardine Class on a 380 with Thai BKK - LHR. Every seat was taken and you don't even get any salt and pepper with your meals. By the time you realise that you have to ask for some the trolley dolly is about six rows away. That flight must have made a profit. At £667 (26,000 B) it was not cheap either.

Even though it's low season there are more empty rooms in my hotel than in past low seasons. Some of the blokes I've met over the years no longer come to Pattaya for their holidays and a few have said they'll be looking at alternatives in future with the usual mentions of Vietnam and Cambodia. I've actually had one girl voice her concerns about her future employment and Thai girls usually don't think any further forward than that evening. One of my regular visitor chums who likes a winter break from the UK says he will be going to Tenerife in November simply because of the cost of his tri

There was no Negro rap in 1965 and I've never been to Alabama, what made you think I had? This was in Paradise Agogo in LKM in Pattaya in mid June 2019 as I explained in the previous paragraph. If you're one of these people such as myself who find the use of the 'N' word offensive avoid at all costs Paradise Agogo because you'll be hearing it all night long. Address any grievances you may have to the manager or the DJ and demand that they play music that you find acceptable.

I spoke with a girl in LKM about this matter last night. She was only to quick too agree with me about the effect of her government's clean up policies and the exchange rates were having on ordinary people like herself and all the other Isaan girls and their families. Her face contorted with anger at the mention of their leaders and she was very out spoken in her hatred of them. After LKM shuts up shop some of the girls normally head off to Insomnia to pick up punters but now that the police make it close at 4am there not much opportunity nor time in which to hook with a customer for the

Cheers Butch. Last night I again visited LKM where I observed the difference between a successful bar and what must be a failing one. The successful one was obviously Billabong where they play a range of popular Western music, a few popular Thai numbers and sell booze at very reasonable prices and have very little drink poncing. Most seats were taken and the place was heaving as it usually is most nights of the week even in low season. I later popped into Paradise Agogo a bar with a completely different set up. Admittedly a bit late in the evening at about 1.30am. There were three fa

In plain English what I said to myself before I scarpered was "Fuck you, you piss taking little poncing cunt, you'll get no more drinks out of me nor any tips". By consorting with little trollops like her you're only feeding your ego and being taken for a bigger mug than you actually are! To myself I said "You stupid old bastard, what are you doing buying drinks for this little bitch for when she obviously could not have any interest in you and you have no sexual interest in her" Stick to your old regular girls that are are still left working in Pattaya. But you still can't help miss

23.6.19. I did the LKM circuit tonight (Sunday) at 11pm. Area 51 had 2 punters then 1 then 2 then 1 again (me) then I left. Champagne had about 15 blokes in. The girl I bought a LD for told me all the girls 'hab day off". Such a huge bar looked empty. Billabong was buzzing but only half the seats were taken. Destiny had a big spending Aussie buying drinks all round but when he left pissed out of his head there were about four cautious punters left. I got told the girl who got knifed in The Office did not die. That cheered me up a bit. Similar set up in Sugar Sugar

I've recorded all five episodes and agree it's very good, a bit too good. If the actors had attempted Russian accents instead of speaking their native English it would have been even more realistic. I watched the first two episodes and have had to give it a rest for a while as it's rather depressing especially as the situation develops further and you know things are only going to get even worse. And it's impossible for there to be a more cheerful conclusion.

A pal of mine swears by 'em. He's a medic on the oil rigs so quite health conscious when it comes to possibly harmful drugs.

We'd booked a package holiday with Kuoni and stayed at the Royal garden Resort which is now where the Royal Garden Plaza is. The hotel and transfers were all part of the deal. On a package deal you can't chop and change hotels as it suits you. You're lumbered with the one they assign you when you book the holiday. It's exactly the same set up as when you have a package trip to Spain or Majorca. Girls were not allowed in the hotel unless you paid the joiner fee, it was not a matter of being a 'crazy person' there was simply no way round it. It would have cost us a fortune to keep going bac

You hang on. Your memories are obviously not the same as mine. Why do you think my pal and I ran out of money? It was because it was a lot more expensive that we'd bargained for, that's why. The package holiday we'd gone on cost us around 550 quid. A small Kloster beer in a hotel was 45 baht, a small Singha was 35. A small Singha in a BB was 30. In one of the few GGBs like Caligula it was 40 baht. I do not recollect draught beer being sold. A simple fish dinner with rice in a cafe with the big chromium plated lorry outside and where the fancy Lobster place is now was 30 bah