SAWASDEE KRUP - Welcome to Thailand

[Froggy]

If test centre not too far from your place, ride your own bike there. There are some shops outside the test centre that rent bike for THB 150 if you do not want to ride your own bike.

I will ride my company bike there, lucky for me its only 800m from my office and because its baanook place here not so crowded like at Mochit.

Also because here baanook clinic here charge only 30baht for medical certificate. Only take blood pressure and weight and height. The rest like AIDS, VD or any other diseases they will fill in all with a NO. So much for an official medical certificate. But then its only 30baht for the wayang so no problem.

Yes I am worried about the theory test but I will get my staff to buy a book for me to see mock questions first.

Thanks buddy for the info, very helpful.

 

[Froggy]

Sawasdee Krup everyone.

New Year is just round the corner and how do Thai's celebrate? This is the time of the year where most companies have long holidays but not as long as the Sonkrang water festival nevertheless this still allows Thais to have a short holiday. This year as the NY falls on Sunday most businesses are closed starting Thursday until Monday iot Tuesday.

So what sort of holiday Thai have? Most Thais will take this opportunity to go to the temple to pray for the next year 2012. Many will take long trips like to the mountains or national park or even back to their home towns and on the way there or in-between will spend a day at a temple. Activities in the temple may also include asking for guidance for the new year and also thanking the monk or even fortune teller for the year before.Even for those Bangkokians not leaving Bangkok New Years day will include going to their local temple for prayers.

I guess this is a good thing whether one is a Buddhist or of another religion or no-religion, its time to take stock of things by reflection and evaluation and look at one's own ability to plan for a better new year.

From Bangkok here's me wishing all of you: Sawasdee Pee Mai Krup, Kor-hai Suk-kha-pap kaeng-raeng maak-maak na krup.

 

[tonychat]

hey, you very bored in sawadee krap land har.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

From Bangkok here's me wishing all of you: Sawasdee Pee Mai Krup, Kor-hai Suk-kha-pap kaeng-raeng maak-maak na krup.

bro, i read in another thai forum that in LOS the new year greeting is HAPPY NEW MIA!

 

[Froggy]

hey, you very bored in sawadee krap land har.

Sawasdee Pee Mai Krup Khun Tonychat. I am not bored at all. This morning woke up very early to bring my visiting mom to Yaowarat (Chinatown) to buy some CNY stuff like hee-pio, mushrooms, cuttlefish etc. went early to avoid the crowd. The we had breakfast there a very popular fish ball noodle shop. Coincidently I bumped into a Singapore family who looks very much like Malay, speaks Singlish with malay accent one woman also wears tudong whole family eating fishball noodles mind you this is not just no -halal but also contain crisipy pork lard. Surprise surprise.

 

[Froggy]

bro, i read in another thai forum that in LOS the new year greeting is HAPPY NEW MIA!

Ha ha ha ha ha so funny this guy greet like this. Rightly it should be: sawasdee = greeting or could be happy too ; mai = new ; pee = year so rightly should be Sawasdee Pee Mai Krup.This greeting you saw in another forum is most strange buddy.

 

[Froggy]

sawadee krap !!!

Sawasdee Krup exoboy. Sabhaidee mai?

 

[chonburifc]

Greetings from Pattaya. Happy New Year to all forumers. Most non-tourist related business are closed starting today till next Tuesday or Wednesday.

Most hotels/apartments are also fully booked during this super long weekend. A large portion of the tourist are Thais from other provinces. There are going to be many parties and fireworks displays and a countdown party at Bali High.

Myself will not be in LOS for the New Year.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Greetings from Pattaya. Happy New Year to all forumers. Most non-tourist related business are closed starting today till next Tuesday or Wednesday.

Most hotels/apartments are also fully booked during this super long weekend. A large portion of the tourist are Thais from other provinces. There are going to be many parties and fireworks displays and a countdown party at Bali High.

Myself will not be in LOS for the New Year.

yes playing with fireworks is the highlight of my last new year's eve celebrated in pattaya...many years ago

 

[chonburifc]

This is the first time in many years I am spending new year outside LOS/Pattaya. Last new year was in Rayong.

Hopefully, will be seeing something different for this coming new year.

 

[chonburifc]

Just escape from a dinner and drinking party.
Cannot drink that much liaoz. Still recovering from a flu and a bad sore throat since I came back from the upcountry.

Not sure what is it like in BKK or other parts of LOS during new year, Pattaya is surely a nice place to be in during the new year.

 

[Ramseth]

We lost one very good Thai aficionado forummer in QSD already. Joetys please come back, we miss your sawat dee khrap and travelers' tales.

 

[zeddy]

We lost one very good Thai aficionado forummer in QSD already. Joetys please come back, we miss your sawat dee khrap and travelers' tales.

I agree... I hope Joe will be back here soon...

 

[Clone]

Joe, do return!

I belanjah you Ang Ji Kao ok?

I like reading real.life.story. over here!

 

[spotter542]

Welcome to Thailand Happy New Year 2012 / B.E. 2555

Happy New Year AD 2012 / B.E. 2555 to Pii joetys and Pii chonburifc

 

[Jah_rastafar_I]

We lost one very good Thai aficionado forummer in QSD already. Joetys please come back, we miss your sawat dee khrap and travelers' tales.

what happened to her i wonder. She can even read thai words to pay her bills and so on.

 

[Ramseth]

what happened to her i wonder. She can even read thai words to pay her bills and so on.

Reading and writing Thai, she was the only one who could communicate with me. I miss her. Now I miss Joetys too. He has many travelers' tales.

 

[rotikosong]

Ha ha ha ha ha so funny this guy greet like this. Rightly it should be: sawasdee = greeting or could be happy too ; mai = new ; pee = year so rightly should be Sawasdee Pee Mai Krup.This greeting you saw in another forum is most strange buddy.

mia=wife. a play on words.

 

[yinyang]

mia=wife. a play on words.

If post was not a typo, he's a HAPPY man with new mia into 2012. Hopefully, he doesn't have a mia luang (major wifey) breathing down his neck.

As for TS, wasn't he busy with his mom visiting?

 

[jw5]

Dear Joetys

Thanks for your private message, a very happy new year to you too.
Please allow me to apologise for not returning, I have never sent a pm since the forum started and don't intend to start. Hope u understand.

Have to say that I agree with your comments in the pm.
That is why most of us are here providing information, giving comments and views, passing sarcastic remarks, etc.
I have no inside information, hence restrict myself to the latter 2. It's a way of lettting out some steam without getting angry in real life. Some of us have been doing it for years.

I'll provide a few comments and suggestions on why u should remain in the forum. It's still up to u, but most of us appreciate your informative posts about Thailand, your insights and your sincerity and politeness.

1. This forum is a place for us to let off steam, to get information, entertainment and discuss topics of mutual interest.

2. I tried to explain to Windsor, who was also unhappy over the 'latest developments'. Sam's comments are made more out of boredom than anything else. He has done that over the years, just to get a reaction. Really smart chap, but he likes to get a laugh, sometimes at our expense. He actually dislikes many aspects of the pap government too. Why do u think he has maintained the forum for so long with the same nature?

3. His situation is actually quite similar to yours. Why do u think he has emigrated? He wouldn't have if he loved the system and the government running it. After u declared your departure, Sam actually said a few times that he had given u some advice on your decision to get a vehicle. From him, that is quite conciliatory, don't expect too much more. :o

4. The most important point is probably this. Why bother about what others say or think? Just do what you want, as long as it is within legal boundaries and not unethical or immoral. If u enjoy posting/bantering in this forum, then by all means continue.