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Can't buy class mate🙄😁

I enjoyed this last night. Bought in Villa at UD Town. 800 (ish) baht.

Are you on a diet ? 😇 Happy birthday matey 🎂🎈👋

Friday night is Chang night here in the jungle. Sat with Mrs smiler, a couple of other "lady falangs" and my mate Noi. Good times 😃

That's a real shame. I don't recall reading about it, could have been on another level which I don't belong to though. I have never met VP whatshisname. Maybe sometime in the future, who knows. There are some who I actively avoid but he isn't one.

RIP Colin Bell No disrespect but all morning I have been trying not to sing an old playground song: Lee bummed Bell, Bell bummed Lee. Lee and Bell bummed Sumerbee...👀

It's worth saying again, one of if not the best thread I have read on Thai forums over the years. Vp's place is near Loei which is a lovely part of Thailand, very scenic. He knows his stuff for sure, think I am right in saying he has a ranch in the States.

Really wishing I hadn't introduced the village to mulled wine some time ago. It's cold up here (relatively 😏) and there has been a steady stream of visitors over the last hour asking about "lon falang wine". I brought a load of sachets of the mulled spices over with me and scored a cheap (again relatively) box of red. That went a few nights ago and I am f***d if I am going to open a 1200 baht bottle to waste on anyone other than me and the Mrs 😬.

RIP Tommy Docherty Proud to have been part of Doc's Red Army back in the day. The season we had in the old 2nd division was as enjoyable as the Treble for me. 13 years old going to games with my school mates on a Bostock coach from Macclesfield. Queuing up to get in the Stretford End 3 hours before kickoff. Fearless attacking football, flying wingers, deafening support and that unbelievable feeling of bullet proof togetherness. MUFC one love

Now that stirs a few memories from the wank bank😏

Unfortunately I don't think we can rule out another "big lockdown" in Thailand. The government took its eye off the ball and got distracted with what we can't talk about on here. Resources were redeployed, the borders became porus again and Covid took advantage. Who knows what will happen but from where I am sitting it seems an overreaction is more than possible.

At Udon airport waiting for my girl

It's here in Udon, again traced back to the fish market. Of course I can't help but compare the way the situation is handled here to how it was/is in UK. The Thais don't mess about, young smiler was only getting a couple of days school holiday over new year. In the last hour it's been announced all schools will now shutdown tomorrow and reopen 04/01/21. Don't want to get into a "FFS they are massively overreacting" thing, there is no point. They are doing what they are doing and that is that.

RIP John Fitzpatrick Now that guy could put a tackle in. First time my old man took me to watch United he picked up the ball for a throw in about a foot away from where we squashed against the fence.

Just returned from taking my girl to Udon airport so she can go back to Uni in Bangkok. Stopped off at 7 and picked up some freshly made croissants, I am very pleasantly surprised, they really are quite good.

Breaking news https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2020/12/19/thailand-reports-record-breaking-500-new-virus-cases/?fbclid=IwAR1GcCz8cNGw8PtMvDXjB-clNhVp8PUMkF1HnN35Swurw2EPIOCBazV0aSA Kin ell, I wasn't expecting this. Caveat: Wasn't so long ago a drug bust of "tons" of ketamine was announced, then reduced to less than a couple of grams.....

True dat But, and I quote that bloke off the radio: "anyonene who is sick enough to troll another member to the extent that they can narrow down his home address, with photos and make wanton threats needs mental help not posting rights." I mean over a difference of opinion about politics FFS. That type of behaviour goes a bit further than overstepping the mark in my book. Could understand if it was over football or wearing a mask 😬

Yeah it was or rather is frustrating. I have a letter of apology which Thai Smile accepted at Swampy for my flight up to Udon, however supervisors were called and I was stuck at check-in for 10-15 mins while ALL of my paperwork was checked including boarding passes from my original flights.

Part 3 It's all about quarantine. The 02 hotel is paired with Chularat Hospital. On arrival you are met by nurses from there who take your temperature, blood pressure and ask about any medication you use. I take BP tablets daily and this was noted. Strictly speaking you're not supposed to keep any pain killers or stuff to help you sleep etc but my personal medicine cabinet remained with me. You are given a thermometer and told to record temperature twice a day, report via line. Some lads I spoke to said they couldn't be arsed and would cheat by sending photos they took the previous day, I didn't because I couldn't see the point. On day 5 I got the first Covid test. Was escorted from my room to another on the same floor for the swab test, just the one nostril invaded unlike both in the UK. Was a nice change to have some interaction all be it with people in full hazmat suits. Spent the next 24 hours trying not to but inevitably stressing about the result. I knew I had been super, ultra extra careful at Heathrow and Dubai, I felt absolutely fine but.... Next day I opened my door to an absolutely lovely lady who gave me an envelope with the test results and a lanyard, " you ok, can exercise on loof". Yay, I did a little dance 😀. When I got the second test results I nearly cried with relief 😂. Overall I was impressed with the way the whole quarantine thing was ran. Talking to others nobody had a bad word to say. It was professional and I did feel safe during my time at the 02. Checked out at 5:45 am on day 16 feeling over the moon, then.. "Solly sir, no have certificate but email soon". Upon completion of quarantine you should get a letter to confirm you have in fact done it. Even though they knew 3 of us would check out early, the letters weren't ready. Is this important? Well it could be if you needed to go to immigration for visa stuff as my new mate Jay did. There could also be an issue if you had to get an internal flight. I did and yes they asked for the letter when I checked in at Swampy 45 mins later. 6 days later I am still waiting for confirmation that I completed ASQ. I wasn't going to let anything spoil my first week back with the family, however if I still haven't received anything on Monday then the kee will hit the fan 👀😬

Yeah I agree. This thread is interesting though: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1196886-facebook-post-by-medical-staffer-ruffles-police-feathers/

Food is subjective of course. I read a number of reports, even asked someone I know who stayed at the O2. Concensus of opinion was that it was "alright". However, I thought the quality of the rice for instance, was really low grade. Has to be said as well that I am a fussy eater 👀

^^^^^^°°^°° Part 2 Alcohol is strictly prohibited during quarantine. Most people I talked to smuggled a bottle of wine or whatever in. Some bags are scanned going through customs (mine wasn't) but if you are under the limits then.. I have read reports where booze was confiscated at the hotels on arrival, even cleaners grassing up people in quarantine. I had a couple of miniature Lafroigs and 2 1 glass Merlots which lasted 3 nights! Not a problem for me but yeah it certainly can be for others. There was a German guy who really suffered, he was a total mess after his vodka ran out and I mean a real mess. He reckoned it was the first time in 25 years he had gone a week without drinking. Not that he was an alkie or anything you understand 😏 My last night was eventful. A new arrival in the room opposite me was quite obviously pissed and loud with it. The manager and security were called, not sure exactly what happened. I guess the last thing the Thais want is drunken farangs losing it during quarantine.