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by VincentD
Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:48 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Breathalyzer?
Replies: 9
Views: 1319

They're quite serious about it here in Bangkok. I remember when the Thais couldn't even push their motorbike straight because of the amount they had imbibed before, and the boys in brown wouldn't really bother back then. Even we used to get away with it. Not so long ago, some of our Thai staff got b...
by VincentD
Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:27 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: What does Hua Hin need?
Replies: 140
Views: 25447

Re: Short Filipinos

Tomorrow I plan to go to the Thai Mass instead. The music seems much more appropriate (from what I have heard) and I plan to just keep telling myself that it is Latin. . .though my Latin is pretty good and I probably wont be fooled for a minute. Hi, Chas Only just spotted the post as I don't drop b...
by VincentD
Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:07 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Southern food
Replies: 36
Views: 4142

I think thet're carraway seeds. Helps digestion. If they're served with crushed rock sugar, usually while you're waiting for the bill after the meal, they're cumin seeds. I think the main difference between the mainstream Thai food and the southern variety is that they use more spices down south. A...
by VincentD
Thu Mar 16, 2006 7:46 pm
Forum: Events & Activities
Topic: Party at Bamboo Grove
Replies: 18
Views: 2604

I, too wish. Unfortunately will be in Indo for the best part of a week, including the weekend. :cry:

Oh, and Rosso, life starts after forty.... :mrgreen:


Anyway, many happy returns to the birthday boys. :cheers:
by VincentD
Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:37 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Have Towel Will Travel?
Replies: 6
Views: 1334

Hmmm. Got me thinking. I've noticed that if we're going to stay at a hotel somewhere, my wife does not pack towels, but if we're going to her mother's place, she does. I didn't think about it before, but when her sister comes to stay over with the husband and the kid, I think they bring their own to...
by VincentD
Mon Mar 06, 2006 3:03 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello HHAD
Replies: 4
Views: 1456

Use an old Boy Scout trick: sprinkle powdered sulphur around the perimeter of your property. The snakes are very sensitive to smell and do not like sulphur. You should be able to buy this at almost any pharmacy. The Thai word for sulphur is ¡ÓÃ
by VincentD
Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:17 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Baby Snatching? (Not HH..Pattaya)
Replies: 17
Views: 2626

Pete humans are creatures of habit. They'll probably be watching out again, it's not breaking the law to hang around a large shopping center. Change your (and your wife's) habits and routines. I have three different routes to and from work; I randomly choose from these, and sometimes with a variatio...
by VincentD
Wed Feb 22, 2006 10:40 am
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Baby Snatching? (Not HH..Pattaya)
Replies: 17
Views: 2626

I used to remember signboards prominently posted on Cha-Am beach many years ago warning of the same thing. Don't know if they're still there, haven't been back for a long while.
by VincentD
Mon Feb 20, 2006 3:24 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Hua Hin mentioned in Stickman website again..
Replies: 6
Views: 1003

Hua Hin mentioned in Stickman website again..

It seems there's a resident among you who likes internet dating and is using HH as his base. While I'm no moralist, what he's doing looks like an accident looking for a place to happen (HH) should he take advantage of the wrong girl. He doesn't support the local bars(read website sponsors), either :...
by VincentD
Sun Jan 29, 2006 7:58 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: WHO HAS THE BIGGEST HHAD HANGOVER???
Replies: 16
Views: 1817

Really enjoyed the party, I will say thank you for those people who organised it and made it reality. It was also nice to put faces to some of the names, but yes, we still were not sure whether some of the crowd were from HHAD or not (except for those wearing the HHAD teeshirts :) ) The hangover was...
by VincentD
Fri Jan 27, 2006 6:45 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: HHAD birthday party
Replies: 86
Views: 9051

If I can convince the wife, I'll drive down tomorrow. With or without the kids... :mrgreen:
by VincentD
Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:12 am
Forum: Foo
Topic: Have You taken the Expat test?
Replies: 3
Views: 791

Ooooo! 35.5!
Do I get brownie points for PR? :mrgreen:
by VincentD
Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:20 pm
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Car Security
Replies: 11
Views: 1397

If you do not want your relations to use your car when you are not there. Just remove the rotor button from under the distributor cap. The newer trucks now have 'Direct Ignition' which is a cassette type thing that fits over the engine and replaces the distributor, coil and wires. It's quite a big ...
by VincentD
Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:49 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: An interesting menu
Replies: 20
Views: 4337

I love to eat whatever got potato in it. and i love to eat indian curry and i can cook it very well!!! Ao mai kah? Hi Oe I like Indian curry myself. Thing is, mutton is almost impossible to find, lamb is expensive, and many Thai places substitute potato with sweet potato. :( Do you buy commercial c...
by VincentD
Wed Jan 18, 2006 10:25 am
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: Building on land
Replies: 7
Views: 1961

Also, do note that the title for the land and the title for the house are two seperate entities. This probably stems from the fact that most older Thai houses, especially in the provinces, were made of wood, so if they needed to move, they would literally take the house down, move it to the new site...