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I have tried those blades before but they left me with a terrible rash under my chin. I used Gillette shaving gel as well. I stick to the terribly expensive Gillette blades now. Although they are expensive, they are kind to my skin!
Also, I always shop at Big C. I find their fresh veg section cleaner and cheaper than Tesco-Lotus and the South Pattaya Big C is always quiet. The queues at the checkouts are always small as well, compared to Tesco-Lotus. Am I in the minority here?
#5105155 Razor Blades At Big C
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on 2012-03-03 14:36:11
#5286711 New Shopping Center( Soon )
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on 2012-05-09 21:31:49
FarangBuddha, on 2012-05-09 16:43:42, said:
Yeah, I'm always amazed at all the wealthy looking people I see riding the baht-buses in Pattaya/Jomtien
I know a few people who take the bahtbus to/from Jomtien who make me feel like a pauper. And in spite of appearances I'm quite a long way from the breadline myself.
If/when I get a car it will be a brand new one and I probably wont have much change from 800K, but even when I have it I will still use the bahtbus daily because it's so much simpler and easier. I will use the car to get to Tesco though, for the reasons I mentioned.
If I lived on the Darkside I would surely have a car already, but if public transport was easily available there I would use that instead. It's all just common sense really.
#5282825 Photo From Soi 6 Raid Last Night.
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on 2012-05-08 12:07:36
One could argue the police are doing their jobs and maybe if they did these type of spot checks more often, they would find more under age girls and illegal immigrants. I'm not taking sides but stating the facts.
#5254474 Pattaya To Bearing Bts Station
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on 2012-04-27 16:34:43
On the corner of Thappraya and Thepprasit.
I live 5 minutes walk from the bus station and I would definitely take the airport route if I wanted to go to Bangkok. Luckily I dont want to go there!
I live 5 minutes walk from the bus station and I would definitely take the airport route if I wanted to go to Bangkok. Luckily I dont want to go there!
#5258395 UK pensions
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on 2012-04-29 06:15:42
4.real, on 2012-04-27 23:11:19, said:
I am still waiting for an apology for your claiming I was in error.
I'm genuinely sorry that you feel I need to say sorry.
There, does that help?
Now, run along and spew some more racist rubbish about evil foreigners coming to your country and are stealing the pitiful state pension that you think is your god-given right.
#5253270 Thai Workers 'Unable To Pay Bills' Despite Pay Rise
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on 2012-04-27 08:43:10
I agree that many Thais live for the day but if you have been regularly shopping in supermarkets over the past few years you should notice how much basic commodities have increased. Rice has virtually doubled in price & many of the other large increases are far & away above the inflation rate.
#5220132 Songkran 2012
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on 2012-04-15 13:33:33
JSixpack, on 2012-02-22 14:05:02, said:
londoedan, on 2012-02-22 09:46:15, said:
Here we go - the annual songkran thread kicks into gear 
Yeah, looks like it. OK, let's DO IT AGAIN!!!
Need a sticky w/ a FAQ (or FAI [frequently asserted ignorance] or FAHA [frequently asserted hot air] )in this forum to avoid so much repetition of ignorance and hot air. Something like this:
SONGKRAN FAQ
Q: It stops at 6 PM
A. No, it doesn't stop at 6 PM. Try 11 PM.
Q: Motorcyclists are safe cause they wear helmets.
A. No, roads are slippery, cyclists get hit w/ blasts of water and ice making control difficult, their shields get pasted over so they can't see. It's dangerous. Have you had a motorbike accident yet? No?
Q. Just ride w/ your car windows rolled up.
A. No, the windshield gets powdered and pasted so the driver can't see. Repeat this 10 times: Some of us don't own cars. Some of our armchair Songkran experts here do drive around in their cars, though. They don't really participate, just watch.
Q: It's harmless fun
A: No, vehicle accidents do happen because of the water, powder, and ice throwing. One TV member almost lost an eye to infection. Eye and ear infections are not uncommon. Much of the water is quite filthy.
Q: It's a Thai custom, farangs should have no say
A: Thais force the farangs to participate whether they want to or not; ergo, they have a say
Q: If you don't like Songkran, you're a stick-in-the-mud
A: Lots of cool people don't like the inconvenience of Pattaya Songkran for SEVEN days. We live here and just need to live our lives. TWO days at most would be fine.
Q: Saying anything against Songkran is a whinge
A: Facts are facts. And if one has the right to chortle and gurgle in praise of Songkran, and jerk off over a water gun, one also has the right to express one's legitimate displeasure at being forcibly inconvenienced and having to spend time and money leaving the area.
Q: Where is the best place to spend Songkran?
A: Vietnam, Phils, Malaysia, definitely, in our neighborhood. Cambodia has got a favorable mention.
Q: Why does Songkran last so long in Pattaya?
A. It is usually started early by mobs of young farang idiots in the bars, notably in Sois 7 and 8. These hooligans live for Songkran season. Some will be posting in this thread. The vast Pattaya bar scene isn't noted for polite, considerate, civilized behavior; consider the type of workers and customers; reality strongly asserts itself at Songkran.
Q: Songran is a good laugh
A: Lots of people, notably those living here, aren't laughing. We've been through multiple Songkrans; we know quite well what it's all about. Women don't think being groped is a good laugh either.
Q: Why is it hooliganism?
A. Simple because the hooligans force everyone to participate whether they want to or not. And they attempt to injure their victims if possible. Hooligan-on-hooligan would be fine, have at it.
Q: What can those who DON'T want to participate do to avoid Songkran?
A: Hole up for a week, go out only late at night on furtive expeditions to Foodland or Best; find a town on a different Songkran cycle; leave Thailand. That's ALL.
Q: If you don't like Songkran, you don't like Pattaya and Thailand
A. No, most of us living here like Pattaya and Thailand. We don't have to like EVERYTHING though. Me, I'm a big supporter of Pattaya, love the city except for the traffic and SONGKRAN.
Q: But I get to see women in wet T-shirts at Songrkan
A. You can see plenty of those with no T-shirts in the go-go bars anytime. No big deal.
Well said....everything covered here
#5219506 Songkran 2012
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on 2012-04-15 09:48:51
Banzai99, on 2012-04-15 08:46:57, said:
I think it's mainly the old farangs who complain, Songkhran is for the young or young at heart, not the serial whiners on Internet forums.
I ain't no serial whiner and I hate whiners. What we have here is not whining but legitimate, rational complaints at forced harassment, unreasonable inconvenience, and real danger of bodily harm.
It's older farangs who can afford to LIVE in Pattaya and have lived in Pattaya for years, through multiple Songkrans. We have real lives here, need to get to the banks, supermarkets, schools, and hospitals safely and unimpeded. Putting things off for a few days would be no problem; if Pattaya Songkran were 3 days, complaints would pretty much dry up. It's the goddam TEN DAYS we hate so much.
Many of us only drive motorbikes or indeed, like Jingthing, just rely on baht buses and two feet.
Now, young and old resident Thais aren't posting here but I assure you I've heard many complaints from them too. Many have in fact left town, glad to do so.
#5219079 Songkran 2012
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on 2012-04-15 02:13:15
The thing about the late big day in Pattaya is so that Bangkokians, etc. can come party here and have two Songkrans if they want. That is good to fill the rooms. So as long as Pattaya day is the 19th and most of the country starts much earlier, no this ridiculous extended Songkran From Hell is NOT going away.
