Sangsom

Tale of 2 halves for Jos Buttler, can’t score for toffee at the moment.

4 hours ago, fygjam said:

So you support the economic refugees crossing the channel?

 

No, a bit of a leap there pal…..

1 minute ago, galenkia said:

 

Well that’s a bit of a click bait headline. The truth is nearly everyone has the opportunity to improve their lot should they choose. Whether they choose to or not is another matter……

13 minutes ago, galenkia said:

Voted 12 but prefer the Pattaya/Issan bar girl looks over the Bangkok model look.

Yeah, white/model look does nothing for me, lacks the exotic look. Didn’t vote, they all look similar in my eyes.

https://www.conservatives.com

42 minutes ago, Golfingboy said:

I know his wife- who we rarely saw but was great at holding the camera- is Thai, but what IS Mark? Mixed Asian-American? 
 

Another guy who I haven’t tuned into but is now nearing 3M subs is PaoloInTokyo. Another success story, a Filipino Yank who moved to Japan for an IT job and is making really good money with his channels/merchandise. I think his wife studied in Minnesota, I used to think “damn she hardly has an accent for a Tokyo girl”. Their kid is almost 2 now, when I started watching they had no baby or marriage  license. Time flies…. 

If you like Japan vloggers this English guy is very good. Beware though he has very dry sarcastic British humour which doesn’t always translate well across the pond.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHL9bfHTxCMi-7vfxQ-AYtg

36 minutes ago, Golfingboy said:

I know his wife- who we rarely saw but was great at holding the camera- is Thai, but what IS Mark? Mixed Asian-American? 
 

Another guy who I haven’t tuned into but is now nearing 3M subs is PaoloInTokyo. Another success story, a Filipino Yank who moved to Japan for an IT job and is making really good money with his channels/merchandise. I think his wife studied in Minnesota, I used to think “damn she hardly has an accent for a Tokyo girl”. Their kid is almost 2 now, when I started watching they had no baby or marriage  license. Time flies…. 

He was brought up in Arizona and is American but I think he mentioned having some Ukrainian heritage or similar.

https://markwiens.me/about/

2 hours ago, Golfingboy said:

He’s obviously not hurting for subscribers/views, but I think we both got sick of the sideways head tilt when the food was tasty…..

But even if I haven’t watched him in a while,  have to give the man his due…..probably went from an average nobody 6-7 years ago to just making food videos and accumulating huge wealth

King of Thailand vloggers no doubt, nobody else even comes close, on a different level subscriber and views wise than everyone else by a considerable margin and no doubt very well off.

I couldn’t do it because some of the shit he eats is genuinely shit and I’d probably throw up, he even loves pla ra ffs 🤣🤣🤣

2 hours ago, Stillearly said:

Paddy Doyle , after visiting all of the provinces, he is now doing a best of series , probably the vlogger I have followed for the longest , most of them annoy me after a while and I unsubscribe ..

 

Same here, I watch about 4 or 5 Thai ones but I’ve watched him the longest. Watched mark weins for quite a few years but am a bit bored of him now.

I have one of these as I’m always losing my keys and phone around the house. As long as you have one you can find the other. Works for me.

https://chipolo.net/en-us/products/chipolo-one?variant=109114

1 minute ago, Horizondave said:

Comments on TV this morning were that it is more likely that Boris will lead the Tories into the next election than Sir Kier still being leader of the Labour party.

Tell them on that Boris thread, that will send them into meltdown 🤣

18 minutes ago, Butch said:

Inflation going up, now more pain with an interest rate rise.

This is shaping up to be quite a rough ride in the coming 12 months I think. I think more rate rises are on the horizon, the Govt weren't totally hammered in the local elections so they probably think they're ok for the time being. Cabinet reshuffle in a couple of months, might be saying goodbye to Rishi or Priti , not that it'll make any difference.

It's easy to notice the cost of some foods increasing in the supermarkets. 2 Chicken fillets (pre packed) were £2.10 a while back, they're now £2.85, that along with milk, butter, pork etc means for some, tough choices need to be made. Lucky we're in summer, God alone knows what'll happen in the winter when we need to heat our homes.

A change of govt isn’t changing inflation…..

1 hour ago, galenkia said:

Good gig mate, mixture of songs over his career. Played the well known songs like 'Cars' and 'We Are Glass' near the end. Last song was 'Are Friends Electric'.

Got Geoff Tate on Wednesday at Camden Underworld,then Quireboys are doing a set with an orchestra at Kentish Town Forum on the 21st. After that is a poison and Motley Crue tribute band night at Sub89 in Reading in July.

Quireboys, fucking hell. I saw them when I was a student in London about 30 years ago!

3 hours ago, Golfingboy said:

Asian noodles with sliced beef

 

I think you mean Italian noodles aka penne pasta 🤪

Don’t fly.

Stokes being stokes…..30 now so probs close his prime, need to really appreciate him over the next 5 years give or take.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/61347391

8 hours ago, Stillearly said:

Up there with one of the best comfort foods, can’t eat a full big can though 👏

See 10.30pm bus here. Could be reclining seats? And is overnight so could be doable? Get your missus to research quality of the seats in Thai to see if they are kipable on. No way I could do that journey in the day. Would rather suck up flight costs.

https://www.busonlineticket.co.th/booking/khon-kaen-to-chiang-mai-bus-tickets

5 hours ago, Horizondave said:

Yes I asked my wife where the train goes, think from Khon Kaen it would just go up to Nongkhai, not sure it would go west

 

Not sure there is a route from Khon Kaen to Chiang Mai but I will check.

All you need to know is here.

https://www.seat61.com/Thailand.htm

13 minutes ago, boydeste said:

Have you looked at a train option Dave? No experience myself but Larry may have taken one.

@Yesitisdakid

That journey would be murder as well as you have to go via Bangkok, 7 hour train followed by a 12 hour train.

Not sure if this is helpful or not but Nam Nao National park is lovely and en route to CM and the roads were fine over to there. That said it’s only a little over 2 hours drive from KK so may not be far enough progress for you in one day.

Going to Koh Chang in Aug, some great deals currently……

6 hours ago, galenkia said:

Cheers mate, but it fucks me off being judged on your past not the person you are now. Last conviction was in 1996. Yeah, it's how things are nowadays. Don't make it easier to deal with. Makes me wonder why I should make the effort. Always had problems with mental health but things like this just makes things worse.

Seems super harsh, OK 5 years fair enough and 10 years at a stretch. But 25+ years later WTF? 

Just looks like a tuk tuk, what’s different about it? 🤷‍♂️

2 minutes ago, boydeste said:

Age catching up with ya mate. LOL

For 8% cider 100% I’’d be done.

Didn’t know as a midlander you were going rhyming slang for tea 🤗