Leaderboard

Springtime Birds & Bees... ...earlier today...at the community garden near my home.

Just had the haircut in Bangkok, first time I'd used this salon. Not as exciting as @Yessongs car story but even the little things can be fun here. Got a terrific cut from a lady certainty at least in her early 50s. The lad before me was an early 20 something good looking gym rat and she's all business with him. She's finishing up, shaving the back of my neck with a straight edged razor. She looks at me in the mirror and gives me the classic " You handsum man"😀, she pauses and then says "No very handsum!!" 100 baht tip secured! I know she's lying but walked out with a spring in my step🥳

Another “This is Thailand” story from yesterday here. My Honda SUV is due for new tires, going to Pattaya soon and feel better knowing that they are new. I bought the current BF Goodrich’s that are on there now back in June 2017, good tires, no problems at all. They could probably go another 10k miles, but just get it done now. Bought these at the local “B-Quik” shop about 20 minute drive from the house. Wifey and I both get our oil changes etc. from them on occasion, sometimes for more expansive repairs, we take them to our local dealerships. So I need 235/65R17 for this SUV. Wifey calls them Thursday, they say great, bring it in we have some Bridgestones that are just the size etc, the $25k baht will include mounting/balancing and because this is a 4 WD ( we need this here in Minburi LOL! ) we will also do the 4 wheel alignment. Wifey confers with me, I get all the details of the tires, look them up on the internet and she calls this guy back and tells him yes this is good and he tells her, he will reserve these tires for me and bring it in at 9:00am. Done deal…I get there at 9:00am, told wifey stay at home, I have done this before, they have all the info from your phone call etc. I know some of you who live here full time, year around are thinking to yourself about now “I bet when Yessongs got to the shop, they told him, Ahhhhh solly sir, we no hab that tire here” If you thought that for 1 minute….you are now my friend for life! Yep, that’s exactly what they told me! Ok being that I was born at night…..........but it wasn’t last night, I realize that indeed “This is Thailand” I am going forward though, have wifey teach me how to say in Thai “Excuse me, but I am now going to my car and get my AR-15 and say your last prayers to Buddha” LOL! So…as you can imagine, I am NOT happy. Of course, the English speaking level of any person in that entire shop is non existent. I call wifey, explain the situation to her, I put her on the speaker phone to the guy and I do NOT know what she is saying, but man oh man, she put this guy on blast! She is very, very mellow as a general rule, but even she has a breaking point with dealing with her fellow countrymen. This poor guy, dealing with a 5’4, 113 pound Thai girl frothing at the mouth like a Pitbull and her Farang Husband who about now is getting “yoked up” like Hulk Hogan ready to rip his shirt off in front of everyone. At this point, I look around and every Thai guy there in that shop, started throwing up “The Wai” to me….after hearing wifey blast the Manager over the speaker phone! Ok, Ok, Jai Yen, Jai Yen Yessongs….. So after a 20 minute verbal beating by wifey to this Manager, they found the exact same size tires that are by Michelin and even though they were $29k baht out the door, he gave them to me for the same as the Bridgestones at $25k baht…and the rest is history. I feel better knowing that even at B-Quik, you can get a “Happy Ending” And before you ask, “Well…what happened to the Bridgestone tires that they reserved for you”? Who knows? One other thing, I MUST be the Village Idiot here, they now put “Nitrogen” in your tires as an upside, instead of regular air?? Yep…..the tech ( who was cool, pic included) hands me his Samsung Galaxy phone, says something in Thai, it translates to English and that’s what it said…..what ever LOL! God I love this place…really I do.

Nitrogen in the tires has some advantages over regular air (which already is about 80% nitrogen). There is a distinct lack of oxygen (about 20% in regular air), which has a tendency to oxidize the rubber of your tires, especially at higher temperatures. There is also a distinct lack of water vapor, which can cause pressure fluctuations by condensating and evaporating.

Never really got the blues, just looked forward to the next trip. Just got my head down working to pay for it. Took my mind off of missing it.

Now this place is worth every penny. Which was 385baht. My very first authentic fish n chips in Thailand

my 60th next month , so my little treat to myself , aswell as a 3 week Pattaya holiday in May,

Is that what they're called? I've got one too but never knew. Just throw some water at it every few months.

Today's meal for 2 lakeside. Chicken fried rice, chrispy pork with garlic, shrimp with asparagus and chips.

Hello guys thanks for having me , my name is Jeremy and I’m a pattaya Thailand addict , I’ve had this problem since 2024 in February when I made my first trip to pattaya , now I’m a addict . I’ve been home for about a month and already booked my second trip in May , yes im addicted, I love pattaya so much I could see myself living there in the future , it changed my life

Chicken fried rice for 2 and a minced pork omelette lakeside.

I think if I was always doing shorter trips like some on the board, I would be depressed upon leaving as the time just goes by so fast; but after my usual three to five month trips I am quite content to be heading home.

I'm usually ready to go home by the last few days of my trip ... I do miss the massages though ...

Tearing the old lava rock off the 4 sided fireplace

£200? I'll flying Tuesday night, i'll go your loom for half that!

Probably for the GoGo thread , but just quoted 3000 Baht bf in Windmill... or if I wait until 01:00 1500 Baht ... and LT 5000 apparently.. girl didn't say anything only mamasan involved ( when I asked the girl before , she said she didn't know price .. 🤷‍♂️ )

Fixed for yer 😁😁

Looking forward to seeing if my plants have survived two months without water ... 555

Huevos Rancheros at La Monita in Bangkok,nice!

Me too! 🤣 I distinctly recall booking my second trip quite literally the same day as I returned from my first. My two grown up daughters were far from impressed and very suspicious. I dread to think what their reaction would have been to my 10 bar fines. 😊

You've never experienced proper post Pattaya blues unless you've just gone back to Saudi for another 15 week stint.

Whatever was the 'Bricklayer' drinking ??? Or maybe he's registered as blind ??

Now I'm not sure if I took these photos or not.. But here they are. A very nice guy gone way to early.

I tried Phuket lager many years ago when it first came out, but didn't see the point of paying over the odds for another bog standard Thai lager. I don't know if this is from the same brewery, or a completely different company, but it's much better. I prefer it to the Carabao Dunkel, which is a decent drop of dark, though as it's around three times as expensive as the Carabao I'd have hoped so.

Wasn't feeling hungry in the evening so just indulged in a blue Berry cheesecake with chocolate ice cream.

Booking the next flight used to help,suppose it depends how long till you go back again,for the first 5 years tho that's what I'd do,soon as I got home book the next flight ,go to work for 3 or 4 weeks then back again ,sometimes it wad good to get a break,and sometimes I couldn't get enough and take a sick from work stay longer,never helped the bank balance tho 😄

So here's the finished product. New hardwood floors. Some old beams that I had for the mantles. This was the start of the bedroom remodel.

If you get the nitrogen for free, no problem. If you pay for it, sucker, I've got a bridge for sale. https://autoexpert.com.au/posts/top-10-reasons-why-nitrogen-wont-help-your-tyres Plus many more, even from tyre manufacturers.

I used to get post Pattaya blues up until maybe about 10 years ago. Now I don't these days. Perhaps because I don't enjoy it like I used to. But when I did, I used to.plough myself into work and and at the same time carve out my next leave booking and count the days to the next trip.

Just left the Time Bar. Was there with Brian and coxyhog. Very pleasant evening. Im heading down to visit Phil for a few minutes. Mr Coxy... I can't tell you how nice it's been running amuck with you the past 4 to 5 days. You sir are a true gentleman and please tell that lovely wife of yours that Brian and I send our Best. Till next time....

Me too, meet my Monstera that will need re-potting when we get back from Thailand in May.

Day 7 - Work Completed and Water Refilled The crew finished up the pool work today and I am overall happy with the net result. The wall was "painted" with an acetic solution. The result was not perfect, but overall a decided improvement. Will the improvement hold up? We shall see. About 1/2 hour after the wall was completed rain started up again. After a few hours the pool was refilled. This was a little costly as it required 8 larger water trucks at 800 per truck. Like I said I am happy enough with the job. Here is a night time shot of the finished product. The regular pool maintenance guy stops by tomorrow to check out the water and reset the various timers for the reflection wall flow. We have been advised to stay out of the pool water for 3 days due to chemicals having been added.

Sorry mate. Times I don't know whether I'm coming or going. Plus I've been stuck with that damn ukguy fellow for the past 5 days and I'm now a bit confused on just about everything

Went to visit my mum last night and she didn't fancy cooking so she ordered a delivery from the chippy on her phone. Pretty good going for an 86 year old I thought.

Another breakfast pic

I couldn't believe how good that last Indian meal I had was. Tremendous mate !

Yep, with half of it now belonging to the Burrito place.... Back in the 90s that part was a sort of dance area and blow job corner ... Happy Days !!!

The Buffalo bar was and still is pretty much next door to the Castle on the same side of 3rd road.

Flight from Aberdeen to London 2 months ago,southern boundaries of the cairngorm mountains.

Hotel the other night.

Had a very relaxing day just watching the world go by