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She studied Accounting, right? Is she qualified enough to have a bookkeeping business for herself? Or maybe she could get a job at one of the accounting places around town. FatherMojo

I used a Thai language Sat-nav on my last holiday. It is really not that bad as long as long as you have your home base clicked and the destination. I went from Nong Bua Lamphur to Dansai(?), Just turn left a Loei and keep driving. I think it was a 3 or 4 hour drive. I don't know who bought her the Vigo, but it was a nice truck. Overall, it worked like a charm and when we got close, my friend made a call to get the final bit of information. For those who have not tried... I recommend taking a driving tour to some of the less explored places. It can be nice and relaxing. Fat

Great performance here. Ronettes - Be My baby and Shout

In Hong Kong - The place was a dump. Small, no windows and a rat chewed on a souvenir that I purchased. When asking the front desk lady if they had rats, she vehemently denied it. My next question was if she had a rat trap. She replied by pulling out a huge trap and handing it to me. Pattaya - On Soi Chaiyapoon. One of those 180/baht places. Never saw such a grubby room in my life. Stains on all the walls... Ugh. FatherMojo

I just double checked and JAL has 3 flights a day from Tokyo. 2 Flights are from Narita 11am and 6:05pm. The one flight from Haneda leaves at 1:10am. The topic on flyer talk was related to the poster taking a flight from Bangkok to Honolulu on JAL. Unfortunately for the return trip, the guy booked BKK-NRT, HND-HNL. The poster booked his flights online and apparently picked Haneda as his departure airport to Honolulu. FYI - It is about 90kms from Narita to Haneda and you have a choice of hopping on a couple of trains or taking the bus. Haneda is one of the busiest airports in

The Residence Garden has cooking facilities. FatherMojo

Always double check your money while at the exchange booth window. I read before about sticky fingered staff trying to enhance their income by pulling out the occasional 1k baht note. Even if the line is long, take those extra 10-20 seconds to double check your funds. If anyone behind you gives you any lip, just tell them that on a previous occasion they tried to short change you. FatherMojo

jackolson56, It's a crap shoot. Some food stands are ok and some might not be. You will never know until you try. My suggestion is that you try places that are busy, as that, hopefully, indicates that the inventory turnover is pretty quick which could be an indication of freshness. FatherMojo

Oh Irish Boy, Didn't you know that 3rd parties are always vast repositories of knowledge. They know everything about everything. roorsoldja, You have seen how things can go wrong with this and how things can go right. All I can say is trust your gut instinct on this. Additionally, if she makes it out there, get whatever insurance is needed to protect yourself against any accidents. FatherMojo

It's ok now. Might as well lock this thread. FatherMojo

I cannot get in either. Just a ton of error codes.

Nice reply. I always wondered when you were going to expand the kitchen as the production area is not big enough. FatherMojo

If you must attend Songkran, just show up for the last day. I think it goes on until after dark and there is more than enough water to last you a year. My first time in Pattaya was Songkran. I was totally unprepared for the length and type of activity. The Songkran I read about was people gently pouring water on the shoulder(?) and hands. Boy, was my reading material way off. FatherMojo

I think Lee 1 Bar re-opened on Soi 8. I barfined one girl from there during Christmas a longtime ago. She came up to me and said, "Barfine?" Which I really do not like as I had not said 2 words to her. So I made her talk to me for about 2-3 hours and then barfined her. To this day, we are still friends and laugh about that night. FatherMojo

And that is exactly my thought on this. If a guy is picking up the tab, the people benefiting from his kindness should show some proper manners. I think that many, many guys have hung out with 3-5 chicks at the restaurant, karaoke etc and been treated more or less like a piece of furniture to be ignored. FatherMojo

I just checked my apps. I had 2 apps, one was something in Thai and the other was from the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. I remember watching a stream of some events and in trying to make a comment, the system asked if I wanted to connect via Facebook. I think that is the hook, a simple question if you want to connect via FB and then your data is being passed around. Might be better to have more than one account using different names. As recommended double check your settings and remove apps that seem overly zealous in gathering information. Below is what the Vancouver app was looking at.

I grabbed this from another board... Today, the new FB Privacy setting called "Instant Personalization" takes effect. The new setting shares your data with non-FB sites & it is automatically set to "Enabled". Go to Account>Privacy Settings>Apps & Websites>Instant Personalization>edit settings & uncheck "Enable". BTW, if your friends don't do this, they will be sharing info about you as well. Please copy & repost FatherMojo

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Tipping is rarely done in Japan so sometimes I feel odd tipping folks for doing their job while traveling. The only place that I have heard where tipping is done in Japan is at high-end traditional Japanese Inns. I think the tip was like USD 50+. Not for me! FatherMojo

That's messed up. But I have seen a person with a cut strap before. Seemed strange to me. As far as Kessaya, those are very good prices. My last holiday, I rented from that 24 hour corner place on Soi Buakao between across from the new health center and near Soi Lenkee, the cost was 300 baht per day. Granted this was the New Year's high season and just for 3 days. Next time I hope to try these guys at Kessaya. FatherMojo

There are some seriously good looking Japanese AV chicks. I met one once at a strip club (show pub) in Tokyo once. Very, very good looking. I was impressed and it takes a lot to make an impression with me. The first time I rented a porno was in Japan with my ex-Japanese gf, it was her idea. I was always too shy in The States. FatherMojo

This song and video has been stuck in my head for a bit. FatherMojo

Lipstick and Planet Rock on Pattayaland. Man that soi was rockin' like crazy back then. Now it is just barely a shadow of its former self. FatherMojo

For those who have never tried, that Don Julio is pretty good and very, very smooth. I only had it once and I was surprised by the difference in taste from the basic Thai bar stuff and the basic Jose Cuervo. Even if you are a tequila hater, you should try this stuff at least once. You will be surprised. FatherMojo

I never had my ears cleaned professionally until years ago when after taking a shower one of my ears got plugged up. I was living in a Tokyo suburb and luckily there was an ear clinic about a 2 minute bicycle ride away. I went there and he used a small vacuum cleaner like thing to suck out the ball of wax blocking the canal. I and the then gf were a bit embarrassed as many Japanese people will clean their ears with a little stick or go to the clinic. For ear cleaning, use this stuff or go to a clinic. FatherMojo