FYIAfter spending a week in the UK paying London prices for beer and viewing the traditional English woman Khun Wallace is now become teetotal and celibate.In sympathy to his cause the charity karaoke event planned January 2nd is unfortunately cancelled.Event cancelled due to complications in organisation, but i am quite sure something else will happen that night before he heads back home to Aus
Long story but sure worth a readA New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client who lost his house in Hurricane Katrina and wanted to rebuild.
He was told the loan would be granted if he could prove satisfactory title to the parcel of property being offered as
collateral.
The title to the property dated back to 1803, which took the Lawyer three months to track down. After sending the
information to the FHA, he received the following reply:
(Actual letter):
"Upon review of
A ventriloquist visiting Australia walks into a small outback village
and sees a local sitting on his porch patting his dog. He figures he'll
have a little fun, so he says to the Aussie
"Hey, mind if I talk to your dog? "
Villager: "The dog doesn't talk, stupid "
Ventriloquist: "Hello dog, how's it going mate? "
Dog: "Doin' all right. "
Aussi: (look of extreme shock)
Ventriloquist: "Is this villager your owner? " (pointing at the
villager)
Dog: "Yep"
Ventriloquis
Just posted a event for january 2nd.This is wallace's last night in Bkk and i arrive that morning.Just a chance to have some fun and at same time raise some cash for the poor "bring them TLC"Plan is a karaoke night, his idea i will NOT sing i am that bad.Interested to know if anyone can suggest a good venue and some ideas how we can raise some extra cash. Cheers
Just woke up with the absolute hangover from hell.Was invited to a party last night for a freind of a friend's 40th birthday.I can remember drinking wine, beer, vodka and `brandy. Now my head hurts, my stomach is turning, my mouth tastes like **** my mind is blank and 3 hours are missing from my life. Good news though, just checked my mobile and it seems i didnt phone anyone at 3 in the morning to tell them "i love you"We all know how bad these are so WHY do we do it.Anyone know any good cures
A quick question to any Brits out there.Where do you go for the remembrance Sunday parade?Is there a cenotaph in Bangkok or is there a service in Khanchanaburi?"At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them"
Emirates, Air France, Ryan Air, BMI and Qantas are to introduce a new system next year that will allow passnegers to use mobile phones during the flight.Personally i find the thought a nightmare. Being sat next to someone endlessly talking out loud or receiving sms's.or being woken up by annoying ring tones.What do you think
Its 1 year today since i joined TF.Just wanted to say a great website. Met some great people and MikeAussieGuy through here, had some interesting discussions, found information i would otherwise never had got.Of course had some run ins, laughs, moments of stupidity, viewed amazing pictures, moments of jealousy and generally had funWell done to Admin and his team for makng it number 1. Thanks
I have lived and worked in Albania, Europe’s poorest country, for 3 1/2 years as my company's market manager.Today i have to do one the hardest things and tell the team in 6 weeks they will all finish.The decision is not a reflection of their work level more a reflection of the European market.8 of them have been with me from the start and are great people to work with, it will be emotional.I will do all i can to support them in the hunt for new jobs but soon i will turn my back on them and walk
Before attempting to remove stubborn stains from a garment, always
circle the stain in permanent pen, so that when you remove the garment
from the washing machine you can easily locate the area of the stain
and check that it has gone.
Weight watchers. Avoid that devilish temptation to nibble at a
chocolate bar in the cupboard or fridge by not buying the bloody thing
in the first placeRecreate the fun of a visit to a public swimming pool in your home by
filling the bath with cold wa
For anyone flying from Heathrow airport dont forget the hand baggage restrictions.No perfumes / aftershaves, deodrant stick,lighters, cosmetics (damn), drinks etc etc.Problem is we forget and when you check in there are no reminders, the security WILL confiscate EVERYTHING and by the look of the bin they had a very expensive collection.I'm sure the same applies to many other UK and US airports.
I have lived ouitside the UK now for about 18 years and whenever i return its generally only for 4 or 5 days to catch up with friends and family.This time i am back for 2 weeks and so spent some time out and about pubs, shopping etc.1) So much obesity and lack of personal pride / appearence in men and women.2) Myself and 2 friends got attacked by 5 men on the way back from a pub on saturday night3) Seems to be more foreigners than english people4) Some Polish man bragged about he and his girlfri
I am looking to rent a room in Bangkok for 1 month.Something basic, located near a BTS and between 7,000 - 9,000 Baht.Found a great place, thanks Idar, for 7,000 including use of a pool, fitness room and with a cleaner but.......NO vacancies :-(Any information will be very appreciated.
I have just watched a report on BBC world about the floods in Chiang Mai and Maehongson.31 people died and many more left without homes.So sad my heart go's out to anyone who is affected.
Police are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties & local pubs to be
alert and stay cautious when offered a drink from any woman.
Many females use a date rape drug on the market called "Beer."
The drug is found in liquid form and is available anywhere. It comes in bottles, cans, or from taps and in large "kegs". Beer is used by female sexual predators at parties and bars to persuade their male victims to go home and sleep with them.
A woman needs only to get a guy to consume a f
News still coming in, the number of dead not yet confirmed, latest figure is 6. A man walked in to a single room school in rural Pennsylvania and opened fire.The school was attended by the Armish community children, who i have never heard of but appear to be a very peaceful community with strong belief on family ethics.I can only imagine the horror and sorrow for a parent to realise their child will never return from what should be a perfectly safe place.So sad and such a waste of young innocent
This is a question for Brits based in Thailand.What is the best UK bank to use in terms of regular small transfers to a bank in Thailand and what is an advisable Thai bank to use. Is HSBC about the most global, dos it have a Thai sister company.Not interested in use of Western Union as too expensive.Thanks for any advice
For those wondering about which web site to use for booking hotels, try www.directroom.comI used them for 4 hotels on my last trip. Very quick confirmation and very helpful.I had a few problems with one hotel including being told no pre payment was made, so i had to pay cash.Within 24 hours of contacting directroom the problem was resolved and i was refunded. directrooms is a sponsor of TF, so hopefully im not in trouble for placing this post
I bought 8 dvd's in phuket about 2 weeks ago and after watching, sorry trying to watch, 4 i give up and never again. 1) Breaking Up - did exactly that and language kept changing from English to Spanish.2) Mii 3 - again did exactly what it said on the tin. Impossible to watch and listen too, sound quality so poor.3) Click - best thing i did was click the off button, suddenly frooze half way through.4) SAW - film quality perfect, but could npt watch as waaaaaaaaaay to scarey for me, wimp.So if you
I arrived home yesterday after yet another fantastic time in Thailand and just want to say thanks to everyone i met, taxi drivers and tailors excluded.Travelled to Khanchanaburi (amazing and sooooooo relaxing), Hua Hin (felt very young), Ubon, Koh Lanta (long trip but worth it) and a couple of days in Phuket.Met up with a few TF members Giles & Mike thanks for the meal. Annie great party on Koh lanta, thanks. To Annie ,May x2, Kate, Pascal, Idar we made a good group for a bunch of strangers.
Im travelling to Thailand on friday so close now.So many great places, nice people too meet and amazing food to eat.While i am there the champions leaugue starts. Kick off is 1.45 am Thai time (i think).Will i be able to watch in a bar, i will be in Ubon, or will they all be closed?Thanks and c ya soon
In a couple of weeks im back in beautiful LOS.
So far have planned to visit Khanchanaburi, parjeenaburi and Krabi.
Now i need soem ideas as have 3 days to play with sooooooooooo
A choice of
Hat Yai
Udon Thani
Ubon Ratchathani
My idea of a good place is a mixture of tourist activities (without too much commercialism) and also a taste of local life.
Which of the 3 should i visit, thanks
Dont big companies just suck these days.
The concept of customer care, wanting customer loyalty seems to have been replaced by "Take it or leave it", because another customer will soon fill your place and we dont need you.
I mistakenly booked my flight to Bkk one day later than i wanted, there is a knock on effect from this.
This is the 5th Bkk flight, all with Austrian and all had been on a thursday night, so they can see a trend.
When I saw my stupid mistake (Frday flight) i contacted them
