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jaapfries

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Been living & working in Thailand for 18 years

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Age 63 years old
Birthday March 7, 1949
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#5332649 Thai Law Voiding Verdicts To Be Tabled

Posted Yunla on 2012-05-26 08:43:37

A guilty person who is wasting this much money, time, and human lives, just to clear his own tarnished name, is an arrogant and unrepentant wastrel. A guilty person who commits these actions at state-level in a poor developing-world nation that is socially and economically fragile at this time, is an uncaring despot.
He could have walked away with his stolen money & lived out his days in the type of luxury that most people can not even dream of, yet he hovers vulture-like over this nation, fermenting divisions, unbalancing people's lives, and uprooting the first green shoots of a fledgling democracy.

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#5333450 British Teacher In A Coma After Brutal Assault In Pattaya

Posted kerryk on 2012-05-26 14:01:10

vahack, on 2012-05-26 13:26:38, said:

laurentbkk, on 2012-05-26 11:08:41, said:

There are crimes like that everywhere in the world .... Pattaya makes no exception .... As well as many other tourists destination worldwide. Pattaya is not more dangerous than Ibiza , Nice or Miami .

the difference is this is Thailand, not Miami, LA, or even my hometown of DC. people come here thinking its safe when the truth is its not. you have to watch your ass just like anywhere else. and you should never go out alone. by preaching that Pattaya is safe, you are only putting other tourists at risk. it would be the same as telling people that bus or van transport is safe.

i always thought Pattaya is a cesspool - the worst of Thailand. i prefer almost any other province or city.

I go there every weekend by bus or van transport. Pattaya is perfectly safe. You have no idea what you are talking about.

#5310849 Thai Police Arrest Brit With Foetuses For Black Magic

Posted OzMick on 2012-05-18 14:44:30

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein

#5307367 Is It Time To Avoid These Forums.

Posted sbk on 2012-05-17 10:11:44

Stop the bickering. Posts have been deleted including one actually naming a member, which is by the way, against the rules and often results in a ban so count yourself lucky that I am tolerant.

Enough with the petty arguing, I realize people are feeling a bit grumpy these days but really. This is getting beyond too much. If you can't keep it civil and play in the sandbox nicely then just step away from the keyboard until you can.

And with this, I am done here.

//CLOSED//

#5301544 Police Arrest Three Foreigners For Bt30mn Jewelry Heist In Phuket

Posted stevenl on 2012-05-15 10:13:29

peterdk, on 2012-05-15 10:10:43, said:

Here I am thinking its 3 white men having pulled this off.
Certainly headline suggests foreigners only.
So with amazement I read, that its really only 1 foreigner ( Russian male ) 1 Thai man and then 2 Malay women.
The women hardly look "foreign" comparing with Europeans. And usually the concensus in Thailand is, that you got to have white skin, before labelled falang.
So howcome, 2 days in a row, they mention 3 foreigners ?

Fact now dictates 3 Asian and 1 falang ( foreigner )
Better headline "3 Asians arrested for Bt30Mn jewelry heist" ??

And how would they know already yesterday, that the 2 women was not Thai, just by cc footage ?

This truly is miracle Thailand :-)

First you say '1 foreigner' and then you say '1 falang (foreigner)'. You also mentioned 2 Malay women,

Since when are only farang foreigners? The headline is completely correct.

#5301517 Police Arrest Three Foreigners For Bt30mn Jewelry Heist In Phuket

Posted MILT on 2012-05-15 10:09:52

When this story first broke I read a great number posters jumping to conclusions based on nothing that this was an insurance scam. Where are all those posters now. It is a sad statement how ridiculous and embarrassing the farangs on this forum really are.

#5290802 Jealous German Skinhead Knife Killer Caught In Khon Kaen

Posted sirchai on 2012-05-11 10:13:17

Mr. Michael a skinhead wearing an earring with the swastika, nazi symbol. The police had to talk to him all the time because they were afraid that he would commit suicide.

I'm afraid to say that this guy should be allowed to commit suicide. Swastikas for Spastics...... Posted Image

#5290765 Jealous German Skinhead Knife Killer Caught In Khon Kaen

Posted pedro01 on 2012-05-11 10:02:06

He's somewhat of a confused Nazi to have an Asian girlfriend. He must have been off the day they did "white supremacy" at school.

The pic of him yesterday was a guy with hair. Is this an attempt at an image change or is this guy a genuine skinhead?

#5266103 Howard Real Estate

Posted hm1973 on 2012-05-01 19:38:25

Well, I am not sure if I am allowed to publicize my new venture here as it may break a rule or two but I can say that we are open already. Our website is not finished yet, should be in a couple of days. I think I will send you a PM with the details rather than post here in fear of upsetting the admin/mods. Please check your inbox Markland.

Thanks

Howard

#5247915 Aloe Vera Leaves

Posted WinnieTheKhwai on 2012-04-25 09:24:06

I guess it's so abundantly available in people's gardens and use fairly low that it's not usually sold at markets.. Growing it on your balcony actually isn't a bad idea; it grows well in pots, likes plenty of sun, doesn't need a lot of water.

If Markland can give you leaves he can probably separate a small plant for you to start too; just plant it in a pot.

#5247557 Anzac Day Memorial Service

Posted necronx99 on 2012-04-25 04:35:19

gamini, on 2012-04-24 22:08:38, said:

Memorial to what?? A long past war of British aggression against Turkey. Australian and New Zealanders fighting for a foreign power in a foreign country far from their home. As a New Zealander I am ashamed by what we did

ANZAC day is for the fallen, of all conflicts ANZAC troops have fought and died in. It should also be noted that Turks are welcome in the march.

And as Dawn is breaking.

LEST WE FORGET

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#5246362 Thai Prison Scandal: Jail Officials Let Inmates Go Free Early

Posted GentlemanJim on 2012-04-24 16:49:04

hellodolly, on 2012-04-24 13:30:17, said:

GentlemanJim, on 2012-04-24 11:03:56, said:

The corruption issue is simply endemic in Thailand. It is the resin that glues together the fabric of Thai society. Every single person in a Government job is always on the make. Some examples just from our local area.

We had elections this weekend for 20 people to be elected to decide how to spend the annual town 'projects' budget which is normally in the order of 700 million to 1 billion baht a year !!!!!! It is an acknowledged fact that if you win a seat on this committee you are made, as EVERYONE gets a large slice of the pie, All contracts for work are also given to the companies owned by the senior committee members. The 'democratic' elections were welcomed by the local poor as they knew they would get bribes for votes, and they did! Our next door neighbor ' a poor but senior lady in the village was given 5000 baht by the most senior corrupt official and told to give 200 baht to others and that they all vote for him. She pocketed the money, and voted for the other guy Posted Image

. Incidentally, the most corrupt guy who has been chairman for 16 years, started with nothing and now has a personal fortune of 500 million plus! was voted out... Posted Image

My wife's Uncle was an Army Officer who now has several very valuable properties in BKK and a nice merc. How has he achieved that on an Army Officers wage? Many years ago he was taking massive bribes to 'look over' the requirement for young wealthy kids to do their national service commitment. When my wife was young she had to 'clean' his house and she would see him bring in holdall bags full of blocks of 1000 baht notes, the bags full to the brim. He had a senior position in recruiting. Tens of millions a year!

We know local police and prison officials who all supplement their poor Government wage by taking bribes in return for any privilege they can bestow on the unfortunate.

A guy I know got a gun license the other day and avoided all the red tape by 'donating' 5000 baht to the senior official in the licensing office, and with the caveat that he must by a gun from a particular gun shop....owned by the same senior official in the gun licensing office!!!!! All 5 staff in the office get a share of the bribes, so they are all implicated so they must all remain silent!

There is simply no way to stamp this out in the next 25 years. I have no doubt that the 800 inspection officials who went into the prisons will be on a different 'bribary' tier. Thais in Government do nothing without money being paid, and then will do anything for money. And the poor remain poor. I still haven't worked out how it is possible for this country to work in terms of economics.

My My Aren't we all knowing about Thailand except how the economics work.
Are you one that accuses all waitress of being Whores.
You seem to have a positive genius for painting every one the same color. Maybe if you had not married into a corrupt family you would have a little bit of a different view of Thai's.

For myself not being marrfied into a corrurpt family and hanging around with the easly bought Tghai's I see them as people the world over some good some bad some better than others some worse than others.

Did you ever stop to think that bribes at a certain level are just the Thai way to pay decent wages that if the offenders received they might not resort to bribery. Here in Thailand it is just a way to avoid taxes that you pay back home for their services.

Red rag to Bull!!

Where have I ever said all waitresses are whores? I have never ever discussed, whores, bar girls or waitresses on TV as I have never frequented a farang bar and have never been with a whore? At what point have I married in to a corrupt family?Did you know all 300 members of your wifes family before you married her? Why would I know of a guy living in BKK when we live 700 miles away? I have not painted everyone with the same colour, I gave specific examples of specific people, and apart from an Uncle whom I have never met, NON are in my family. And read my post, I said they are taking bribes because of their low wages. People like you deserve to sh*t hedghogs! Where have I said I am 'hanging around with easily bought Thai's' you cheeky sod.

Louse 1953

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Hey Jim,your wife must have cleaning house in her nappies,1000 baht notes come out in 1992.Can i come to your town,my village only gets 250,000 baht,i'd like a bit of the action down your way,you seem to know all the crooks in town.

My wife is 40 what exactly is your point? Are you implying she was incontinent aged 20? She was at Uni in BKK and had to clean her Uncles house in order for him to give her free lodgings while she studied. Happy with the detail now? We are not all married to 19 year olds you know. Sorry to disappoint you but there is no point coming down, afraid I don't know the crooks. I don't know the election officials concerned, I dont know the Uncle who lives 700 miles away, I know of but do not socialise with, speak to or any other action that would make me familiar with the police or prison officer concerned, and the only one I do know well is the old lady who took 5000 baht off the crooked politician for her vote and then voted for the other guy. She isnt a crook she's a bloody hero.

#5192908 Anyone Lost A Dog In Bophut?

Posted Bluebell on 2012-04-05 11:15:43

Found injured yesterday evening by the ring road - PTT - Boncafe area.

Well nourished, obviously has been looked after and wearing a collar. (Looks like a black lab or lab cross)

Please PM me if you have lost this puppy or know who it may belong to.

(Sorry no photo to post as yet).