tko

My daughter celebrating her escape from a week of scout camp with only a hurt leg, a rash on one arm, and a swollen ear from a bug bite.  She decided honey cake and ice cream would fill the bill.

Another one meal day for me.

On 12/5/2023 at 10:46 PM, ChiFlyer said:

@forcebwithu , @tko and @Phantom51red

Sorry to report this, but with regard to the "Napoleon" movie starring Joaquin Phoenix that was produced by Ridley Scott, the initial feedback is negative. It only earned an IMDB of 6.6, which can be watchable, but for this level of talent is disappointing. The reviews tend to-be are negative.

I doubt I will watch it.

I just saw the Critical Drinker's take on it.  Thanks for the heads up CF.  I'll just re-watch Waterloo when I'm in the mood for that period of history.

Isaan nachos.

34 minutes ago, Glasseye said:

 

I'm guessing it worked for you.  😋

One of our favorites.

11 minutes ago, Glasseye said:

 

Please....   what is ?

 

Stir fried Chinese meatballs (Pad luk chin).  She uses oyster sauce, spring onions, various herbs and spices.  Naturally including Thai chilies.

3 hours ago, forcebwithu said:

Appears to still be working for me.

3 hours ago, fygjam said:

And me.

 

Started working for me again when I closed and reopened Firefox.

On 11/9/2023 at 6:04 PM, fygjam said:

What are YouTube ads?

https://ublockorigin.com/

Youtube has caught up to this one.

As usual in Patts I forgot to take photos, but I see I got got one of Harry's Mexican spring rolls and small but tasty Buffalo wings.

Home now.

American breakfast at the Nest.

I have a young daughter, so unfortunately I know all the names of the my little ponies, about princess Sofia, Sonic, and I know who LaLisa from BlackPink is.

I used to have a couple of lower end rent houses in Texas.  Mostly cash only and I can't speak to the legal immigration status of the folks that rented them. 

I used have things happen like showing up to collect rent, take a glance around, and see a Christmas stocking on the wall in July.  So I move it and there's a big hole in the wall.  Another time after a tenant family moved out without notice, they thought they'd steal a dresser that was part of the furniture I provided, but not before deciding to paint it dark brown, on the carpet.

When I got tired of it and wouldn't take any more tenants, it cost quite a bit to fix up the damage they left and get the houses sold.  Never again.

Ham and cheese three egg.  I messed up the flip, but still tasty.

10 hours ago, Glasseye said:

 

But, there are certainly many, many folks who prefer to have some assistance in going through the legalities and processing for such an important document.

 

I don't doubt that if I was in Chonburi, Bangkok or Phuket I would hire an agent.  There are no agents to hire in the places I've lived because the IOs don't arbitrarily make it difficult, so agents aren't needed.

1 hour ago, Glasseye said:

 

 

 

This is one of those things I respect guys who do this kind of thing themsleves. I know I could sort through it and also deal with it myself.

But, when it comes to visa stuff I almost always use an agent. There are too many little things that can go wrong, and that is something I just don't need. 

The last extension I got in Jomtien. Me and another guy (he turned out to be a retired cop from England for Christ sake.... we talked together for about an hour before we even realized it) went down to Jom immigration with the agent. Sat down and had a cup of tea in the little place next door. Ten minutes later we were back in the car with the stamp and a shit eating grin on both of our faces.

Having lived in Thailand for a while, and in that time using three different immigration offices, but never in a tourist area.  I don't think there are any agents outside the tourist areas.  Because immigration is simple and quick out here in non-tourist Thailand.

My theory:  Many people in the tourist areas want to circumvent the really simple immigration rules (simpler than the US for sure).  They're willing to pay to do that.  A whole industry grows up around corrupt foreigners wanting to expedite or not fulfill the rules of the process, and the IOs are happy to go corrupt and take their cut.  Now everyone in those areas needs to pay an agent.

Out in non-tourist Thailand you only need a bank letter, signed copies of passport pages and bank book pages, 1900 Baht, and less than 30 minutes once a year.

39 minutes ago, boydeste said:

KFC for dinner tonight. 

Where's the bucket?

14 hours ago, Yesitisdakid said:

Sorry if this has been posted but I just found this. I was amazed no buffering and almost no ads can also go full screen.

 

 FirstRowSports Live Football Stream | FirstRowSport

Thanks for that, looks good.  I'm also trying to find a good nfl full game replay source,  due to time difference.  I can avoid hearing about about results until I see  the game I wanted to.

Enjoying Rayong riverside lit up down to the sea and along the seaside for Loi Kratong.

I watched the Mrs and daughter make a krathong and sew hems on Thai traditional dresses for tomorrow. I understand the krathong has to be made new every year. They donate the dresses after the day, so they do that every year again, too.  I again explain the concept of thimbles while they complain about sewing, which is waved off.  I guess it's just part of their holiday experience.

I'm just going to buy some thimbles before next year, maybe they'll accept them.

If I remember.

A local hotel always had a spacious and well appointed Dim Sum buffet lunch every Thursday and Sunday.  Unfortunately what they haven't had since 2020 is the customers to justify it.  Rather than give up on it, they just charge the buffet price, give you a menu, and make what ever you want from it to order.

Working through the leftovers with some (soon to be) wet burritos.

Thanksgiving dinner.

Changing my previous recommendation for star trek enterprise.  Just watched most of episode "Fortunate Son" where the oh so enlightened crew is trying to stop a freighter from fighting back against an alien piracy organization.  Better to reason with them even though they've put the freighter's captain in the infirmary, their freighter has been shot up, etc.  BS.  I thought it was pre-Woke.

I've spent time on seismic crews, down-hole exploration crews, and rigs all around the world.  Every crew had an armory, and trained personnel.  Which was known.  So we got left alone.