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I couldn't ask for more mate.. every time I look at my little baby Thomas I know I have to keep going...

Here we go round 3 starts today Treatment for the next 6 weeks at 5 days a week..

To be updated daily, if I remember... The majority will be taken at a tt booth on soi buckhou. They are unlikely to be taken at the same time every day...

Hello everybody, I'm living in Thailand for more than 10years. First few years in Pattaya, and now in a small village 50 km from Korat. I'am singing in because the secrets forum will stop.

I married a lady from Loei and have been living up here for more than ten years. I do still have a condo in Jomtien that I don't rent out. I like it to be available when I want a change of scenery. And yes, I go way back, even before Pete bought the FLB. I had advised Pete to forget about buying a (then) GoGo bar. I didn't realize at that time that he is a very astute businessman. Being an old man now, I still enjoy my trips to my condo and Pattaya even though I have outlived many of my old Pattaya/Jomtien friends.

Birthday party for J.

Had three of them in my place tonight. Each ordered three shots of Patron Anejo. That’s nine shots of my most expensive liquor. Paid up and left.

Like a cocktail or 2 later in the evening? Nam Mao - drunken water - is almost next to it. A little beach bar we just tried yesterday for the very first time. No ladies or chrome poles here., but maybe you fancy some ping pong or throw some darts? We had 2 Margaritas, which were a bit sweet (150 Bt). The old leaves are gone, the new leaves are blooming. We asked to add some lime to the next glasses and the result was perfect, just as we like them. Cheers!

Jameson's has been cut in half to make way for a pizza place that hasn't opened yet.

Spent ages last Friday/Saturday trying to get the wife a business class seat to Thailand for Sunday. Finally managed it and off she went. Spoke to her this morning and it turns out she got bumped up on Thai Airways to First class. I thought she’d be happy, but no, I get bollocked for spending so much money on her! Despite my protestations, she won’t believe I didn’t pay for 1st class! Can’t fecking win either way. 😞

RR, the OP was just me taking the piss,but yanks do not get the finer points of craic that can go on between uperclass aussies and the those blokes over there near the that wee place where my mighty convict ancestors started out from back in 1812M and1815F child really 11 yrsold she needed to blow her poor cold wrecked nose,so borrowed the mistresses hanky,fcuking toffee nose old git send her down for 12 hard years 13 when she landed in Eden known as Australia now,poor wee lass was well used by some brute of a English bastard on the way out here. filled her little bellie full of arms and legs. one of her granddaughters was my granny,and on my mothers side i had a right old hard granny straight out of Glasgow slums.tough old biddies in my family tree,my sisters [4] all inherit their toughness especially the 2nd youngest spitfire as kid shit straight in,when all the kids in street maybe 40+ would get up the common on a summers night and play redrover crossover under the street lights,she would be right in the middle giving it out, the adults used to cheer her on. sorry fellas a bit of carry on, how that all come back I don't know when most times I can just about remember my families names. but yourse get my drift regards grayray

Hello,I have Just Joined the Group.I have Extensively Travelled Through South East Asia.Spending time in Thailand.Philippines.Visits to HongKong Singapore Loas and Cambodia and Vietnam

Great to see the old crowd getting back together.

A new arrangement between Scooters and the new owners of Secrets (but you already knew that.). Soi Buakhao branch posted above. Pook Plaza in Soi Buakhao. Not new unless you have not been here for a couple of years. Beer Hub - located on the edge of Tree Town. Very recently opened. Pagoda Guest House and House Bar. Recently converted from a Financial Advice Centre (which almost disappeared overnight) to a bar/accommodation complex. Chunky Monkey Soi Buakhao. Recently opened believed owned by the original owner of Robin's Nest. This place on Beach Road is also fairly new.

Like the topic with the map of GC's, the map and list below are the darkside bars. List of Darkside bars currently included on the above map. There is also a separate tab that has a history of the updates to the map.

In Bangkok for a couple of days and I always get to this place to eat the food is excellent it's very cheap and it's always full of Thai people which tells you something. It is located on Sukhumvit near Soi 1. In what looks to be a couple of old garages.

Hi, sent over here by the Secrets boys about 10 trips under my belt now since 2012

Ramen lunch today at a Japanese noodle restaurant that opened not too long ago in town. Very popular and good, healthy food albeit a bit steep for my liking. Then again I'm spoiled at home.

Little sexy Pon

Would help if I posted the damned pic... 1840hrs

I hadn't eaten at Jameson's Irish Pub in years but tried it again the other night as I was staying in a hotel nearby. It wasn't a convenient location for me, but the main reason I didn't go back often was the funereal interior. When I visit an Irish pub, I want to be reminded of leprechauns and the Blarney Stone, not haunted castles, banshees and the Cóiste Bodhar. Typical American tourist attitude, I know, but I don't like gloomy bars and restaurants. The food as I remember it had been good, but friends said it had gone down in recent years. I did have a good meal there the other night. The interior, though, was as uninviting as I recalled, except it wasn't as cavernous as before. Jameson's has been cut in half to make way for a yet-to-open pizza place. I had the roast chicken dinner for 245 baht. On the plate I got half a chicken, roast and mashed potatoes, a boast of gravy and the usual medley of boiled veggies. The chicken had been roasted properly and was moist. The potatoes were fine. The veggies were a bit soft for me, but that's a matter of individual preference. The gravy seemed to a generic out-of-a-package and overly salty, so I didn't bother with it. In all, it was good meal. Not outstanding, but good. A bottle of water cost 30 baht, so the whole meal put me back 275 baht. Bottom line: Jameson's location and gloomy interior are negatives, but based on my chicken dinner, the food wouldn't deter me from another visit if I felt like pub fare. Here's the location for those unfamiliar with it. If you're riding the Second Road baht bus, get off just before Soi 6, cross the street and take Soi 4 to Jameson's. It has some decent prices on pints during its Happy Hours, but so do many other bars. Evil

Different day, different angle!

And lunch from the Beer Garden on Soi7 here in Bangkok

The mods and admin here are generally not yanks, but rather lower forms of life like Brits, so the people with the mod buttons will be up to speed on that peculiar sense of "humor" (<- note correct spelling). Just ripping the mickey of course. BTW, note that most of us yanks on here will have been on other Thai boards, and will be up to speed.

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Can't disagree there is a higher risk on two wheels compared to four, or on two feet. Some of that risk can be mitigated by riding defensively, same as on a motorbike. In the ten years of living and riding here I've only had a couple of close calls, and those were at relatively slow speed so had plenty of time to react and avoid, plus a healthy dose of expecting the unexpected. One thing I do have a issue with here is group rides that don't follow safe riding practices. Bikers that ride two and more abreast on busy roads are just inviting trouble, not to mention pissing off overtaking traffic. I'll join a group ride for off road mtn biking, but my daily road rides are done solo for that reason.

The breakfast buffet at the Nana Hotel in Bangkok. This place is getting old but I really like the hotel in the middle of the action that's for sure.

Giving swimming lessons..... But makes it difficult to concentrate on the other stuff that is my regular morning reads.....

Two suggestions and 1 Caution - 1) Consider Index Funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETF's) rather then individual stocks. You do need to do your homework though on these - look for low cost reputable ETF's that invest in actuals rather then paper. But more broadly you should come up with a broad plan covering the how, what, when etc. It sounds a bit daunting initially but also reveals the type of things you should know before committing your hard earnt to the markets. Stuff like how will you measure success or failure. at what point will you say I got this one wrong and sell? You might want to have a look at some article on the following site. I have no association with them just have been on their email list for some years - http://www.alphaim.net/ This is a recent article - http://www.alphaim.net/power_newsletter.html 2) Have a good look around here - Plenty of free article etc https://stockcharts.com/articles/ Take your time, think about it ? The caution ? - Consider where we are in the current economic cycle, plenty of Economic Clocks and articles around. Attached is one from Brit, James Montier from GMO a Boston-based fund manager with $US99 billion in funds under management, co-founded by highly regarded veteran Jeremy Grantham (another Brit with US citzenship I think). The article is titled - Late Cycle Lament: The Dual Economy, Minsky Moments, and Other Concerns Finally I'm just pointing you to general ideas etc nothing more - its up to you BTW a google Finance link to that Energy referred to by the OP - https://www.google.com/search?tbm=fin&amp;ei=OJlgXJG4KcHnvASkvb2oDw&amp;stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgecRozi3w8sc9YSm9SWtOXmPU4OIKzsgvd80rySypFJLiYoOyBKT4uHj00_UNK3OMMyxLijJ4AAkYMKg8AAAA&amp;q=LON%3A+UKOG&amp;oq=LON%3A+UKOG&amp;gs_l=finance-immersive.1.0.81i8k1.16280.16280.0.17964.1.1.0.0.0.0.167.167.0j1.1.0....0...1c.2.64.finance-immersive..0.1.166....0.maYMNSSL9-M#scso=_S5lgXMm1JIr_vgT_7IAI2:0 Good luck - please do your homework and preparation carefully. GMO the-late-cycle-lament-minsky-moments-&-other.pdf

Great thread idea. Best thing about The Daily Torygraph is the Obits now. Wing Commander Tim Elkington, who has died aged 98, was one of the last surviving pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain, and was one of only two survivors of the RAF Hurricane Wing that operated with the Russians from the Arctic port of Murmansk. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/02/03/wing-commander-tim-elkington-fought-battle-britain-went-hurricane/

Avocado with four different dressings vinaigrette, ranch, creamy Caesar (all home made) and 1K island, smoked salmon (grav laks) and scrimp

Hi, new to this forum. Hello to all

Hi, moved across from Secrets. Live in the UK and visit Thailand twice a year since 2007. Planning a trip in April via Cambodia and Myanmar, any advice on these is welcome.

Trying to get my head around how my TW thinks...

For anyone in Pattaya over the next two weeks, you should be aware that the annual Cobra Gold military exercises, with US, Thai and other forces, are taking place between 12 and 23 February. This usually results in quite a few US military personnel spending their time around Walking Street. They might also be around for a few days after the exercises finish. http://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1744312/exercise-cobra-gold-2019-to-kick-off-on-february-12-2019/

Firstly am aware that at the moment am a random stranger but am a futures trader of 34 years (not a make believe youtube one like our Soi 6 friend ) and in addition hold decent portfolio of stocks mainly British Oilers and Energy stocks. I'm quite successful. If guys are interested am happy to put up the occasional share tip. They will be few and far between though. Any stock I suggest I will already be invested or about to. I absolutely wont ramp a stock on a pump and dump basis I make that clear. If theres positive feedback to OP I will pop up 1 or 2 but only if there is interest obviously

I took this pic on Xmas Day. That's the Soi 11 intersection and I believe that was pretty close to when they began the work.

Oddments from the morning walk.

Good stuff,havent been to KS since 2010 i bet there has been some changes. Great to see you posting again mate.

"Question for blokes a bit more brainer than I" Gonna be a long thread!

Yeah, my bad. Saw that when I went to update the map and list. In my defense I was going from memory which is a dangerous thing to do at this point in life.

Pattaya beach. Looking good.

I know of at least one BM that likes old cars with a lot of miles on the clock 5555. Pictures like this may be to his liking 5555. JDM