TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum http://teakdoor.com TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum, with 1,000s of reviews of Thailands beaches, resorts, restaurants, bars, nightlife, hotels, guesthouses and Thai tourist attractions, visit TeakDoor the best Thailand Forum. en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:19:23 GMT vBulletin 60 http://teakdoor.com/images/td_default/misc/rss.jpg TeakDoor.com - The Thailand Forum http://teakdoor.com Your Thailand storys http://teakdoor.com/living-in-thailand-forum/60485-your-thailand-storys.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:42:18 GMT Ok this is an old one from 2005 so involves Don Muang Airport rather than Suvarnabhumi Airport, so anyway, my mate makes his way to the Bangkok... Ok this is an old one from 2005 so involves Don Muang Airport rather than Suvarnabhumi Airport, so anyway, my mate makes his way to the Bangkok airport with his massive overstay, we all know it is 500baht per day and a maximum of 20,000baht, pretty easy to remember for the thickest of people, sadly Thai immigration don't make the grade on the thickest people.

So a quick run through of what happened, he gets to the airport and checks in then goes to pay his overstay, the Thai immigration officer spends a long time working out how many days it is due to there lack of mathmatic skills, I still remember my father applying for a 365 day visa, well it does fuking say how many days, the fuking idiot got the calendar out and was totally suprised it was a year, anyway back to the airport scum, th Thai immigration officer worked his fine out to like 60,000 odd baht, yet the maximum fine is 20,000baht, so he handed over the 20k baht like a good man that he is, he was quite shocked to hear from Thai immigration officials that they wanted more money, so being the nice chap that he is he told them to go fuck themselves, yep, Thailand and thais are great, only if your fucking them. ]]> Living In Thailand Forum dirtydog http://teakdoor.com/living-in-thailand-forum/60485-your-thailand-storys.html How many times have you been like this? http://teakdoor.com/jokes-and-funny-stories/60484-how-many-times-have-you-been.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:55:27 GMT Come on admit it. Its got to be at least once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrmbNt9NMhA ]]> Jokes and funny stories astasinim http://teakdoor.com/jokes-and-funny-stories/60484-how-many-times-have-you-been.html Mates and muckers. http://teakdoor.com/the-teakdoor-lounge/60482-mates-and-muckers.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:54:31 GMT What are real mates? The ones who pile in the backseat of the motor when they aren't as pissed as you? The bloke you've known for twenty years who can't bother his arse to come and look at something because it's raining? Maybe the geezer who puts a sheckel in the old mans hat? The mother and father of kids that you haven't met yet, and the kids you haven't met have kids of their own who you haven't met yet? The bloke you never met before who covers your arse "just because"? You, yourself?
A mate is a mate. Untill they prove otherwise.

The Floyd.
"Where were you when I was burned and broken
While the days slipped by from my window watching
Where were you when I was hurt and helpless
Because the things you say and the things you do surround me
While you were hanging yourself on someone else's words
Dying to believe in what you heard
I was staring straight into the shining sun

Lost in thought and lost in time
While the seeds of lifeand the seeds of change were planted
Outside the rain fell dark and slow
While I pondered on this dangerous but irresistible pastime
I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the moment had arrived
For killing the past and coming back to life

I took a heavenly ride through our silence
I knew the waiting had begun
And headed straight..into the shining sun " ]]> The TeakDoor Lounge withnallstoke http://teakdoor.com/the-teakdoor-lounge/60482-mates-and-muckers.html <![CDATA[Transsexual linked to Italy's sex scandal 'found dead']]> http://teakdoor.com/world-news/60481-transsexual-linked-italys-sex-scandal-found.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:52:16 GMT i havent been looking to see whats be going on n Europe for ages. i just looked at the headlines on BBC. anyway a
Transsexual linked to Italy's sex scandal 'found dead'

A Brazilian transsexual named in a sex scandal involving a former Italian politician is believed to have been killed in a fire in her Rome flat.

that didnt bother me so much, but i did want to find out what 'she' looked like, considering most people say that brazilian ladyboys are on par with Thai's. but i had a bit of a shock when i followed another link.



"Brenda" was friends with another Brazilian transsexual, known as Natalie, who was filmed allegedly having sex and taking drugs with Piero Marrazzo, the governor of Lazio province, which encompasses Rome and its surrounding region.


The film was secretly recorded and obtained by four police officers who are being investigated for allegedly trying to blackmail Mr Marrazzo.


The centre-Left politician initially denied any involvement in the scandal when it broke last month, but days later was forced to resign after admitting that he had been a client of the prostitutes and took cocaine with them.


no wonder he jacked his job in. it wouldnt be so bad if it resembled a woman and admited he couldnt tell the differnace, but this, this is shocking!! ]]> World News WujouMao http://teakdoor.com/world-news/60481-transsexual-linked-italys-sex-scandal-found.html Jomtien Restaurant - Surf Kitchen http://teakdoor.com/food-and-drink/60479-jomtien-restaurant-surf-kitchen.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44:17 GMT Well I decided to have a quick breakfast in Jomtien this morning, at the time of morning I was up there aren't many Jomtien restaurants open and I couldn't be bothered going to Pattaya, so Surf kitchen was the lucky restaurant.

Now this isn't up to the standards of places like Jomtien Boathouse or Bruno's, nor is it in that sort of price range, just about everything on the menu is less than 300baht and the menu is a ridiculous 100 pages long, well, at a wild guess it seemed that long, also handy if you happen to be a Russian tourist as it is in Russian aswell.

They do all the normal Thai meals plus a large selection of Italian, German and French dishes so obviously I went for the spaghetti, pretty good for 99baht and comes with garlic bread, albeit one piece without much garlic taste to it, who needs garlic breath at 8am though.

Nice wooden furniture in the restaurant, outside for smokers and inside air con for reformed smokers.



Yes, they do hamburgers and sandwiches, from the photos on the menu I would say the bread is Thai made so would probably be a bit disappointing.



My spaghetti, not too bad and comes with the grated cheese.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhOTjJ1BrZ4 ]]> Food and Drink dirtydog http://teakdoor.com/food-and-drink/60479-jomtien-restaurant-surf-kitchen.html <![CDATA[Britain's New Draconian "Internet Law"]]> http://teakdoor.com/issues/60477-britains-new-draconian-internet-law.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:45:05 GMT Way to go ya limeys:

"The British government has brought down its long-awaited Digital Economy Bill, and it's perfectly useless and terrible.

-the "three-strikes" rule that allows your entire family to be cut off from the net if anyone who lives in your house is accused of copyright infringement, without proof or evidence or trial

-£50,000 fines if someone in your house is accused of filesharing.

- A duty on ISPs to spy on all their customers in case they find something that would help the record or film industry sue them (ISPs who refuse to cooperate can be fined £250,000"

Britain's new Internet law -- as bad as everyone's been saying, and worse. Much, much worse. ]]> Issues Bexar County Stud http://teakdoor.com/issues/60477-britains-new-draconian-internet-law.html human fat for cosmetics in Peru http://teakdoor.com/world-news/60476-human-fat-for-cosmetics-in-peru.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:44:31 GMT *Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe. ... Four people have been arrested in Peru on suspicion of killing dozens of people in order to sell their fat and tissue for cosmetic uses in Europe.


The gang allegedly targeted people on remote roads, luring them with fake job offers before killing them and extracting their fat.
The liquidised product fetched $15,000 (£9,000) a litre and police suspect it was sold on to companies in Europe.



At least five other suspects, including two Italian nationals, remain at large.
Police said the gang could be behind the disappearances of up to 60 people in Peru's Huanuco and Pasco regions.
One of those arrested told police the ringleader had been killing people for their fat for more than three decades.



The gang has been referred to as the Pishtacos, after an ancient Peruvian legend of killers who attack people on lonely roads and murder them for their fat.
Human tissue
At a news conference in the capital, police showed reporters two bottles containing human body fat and images of one of the alleged victims.



One of the alleged killings is reported to have taken place in mid-September, with the person's body tissue removed for sale.



Cmdr Angel Toledo told Reuters news agency some of the suspects had "declared and stated how they murdered people with the aim being to extract their fat in rudimentary labs and sell it".



Police said they suspect the fat was sold to cosmetics and pharmaceutical companies in Europe, but have not confirmed any such connection.

The group allegedly sold body fat to be used in cosmetics in Europe

Human fat is used in modern cosmetic procedures but in most cases it is the patient's own fat that is used and under strict legal guidelines.



Medical authorities have expressed scepticism about a black market for human fat, partly because of the wide availability of fat for use in surgical procedures.



'Detailed confession'

Gen Felix Burga, head of Peru's police criminal division, said there were indications that "an international network trafficking human fat" was operating from Peru.
The first person was arrested earlier this month in a bus station in Lima, carrying a shipment of the fat.



The Associated Press news agency quoted Col Jorge Mejia as saying one of the suspects had described to police in detail how the victims were killed and their fat removed.



The suspect said the fat was then sold to intermediaries in Lima and that the gang's leader, Hilario Cudena, had been carrying out such murders for decades, AP reported.



The alleged buyers of the fat are also being hunted by police.



Grim eh. £9,000 a litre! ]]> World News WujouMao http://teakdoor.com/world-news/60476-human-fat-for-cosmetics-in-peru.html Alternative toy stories http://teakdoor.com/the-teakdoor-lounge/60475-alternative-toy-stories.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:40:10 GMT Have just been watching James May tv show on toys from another era. Things such as Airfix models, lego, Meccano , Scalelextric and Pasticine. They... Have just been watching James May tv show on toys from another era.

Things such as Airfix models, lego, Meccano , Scalelextric and Pasticine.

They definitely figured in my childhood, but they cost a lot and whilst you could always afford the basic sets, improving them on a paper boys wages was not feasible.

The alternative for me and my brother was to play wars with marbles. Marbles could be won in the playground and we won loads, hundreds and hundreds of them. Generally they were multi-coloured, but pale and dark blue were in the majority.We had the plastic models of soldiers as well to add a touch of reality, but the essence of it was our own imaginations.
So I was the indians and took all the marbles that weren't blue against my brothers army of pale and dark blue cavalry.
Hours of inexpensive fun ensued, he always won because he was older than me.

Lets have your play with toy alternatives. ]]> The TeakDoor Lounge CharleyFarley http://teakdoor.com/the-teakdoor-lounge/60475-alternative-toy-stories.html Awesome Skater Dude http://teakdoor.com/the-sports-room/60474-awesome-skater-dude.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:32:46 GMT http://www.gamaniak.com/embed.swf?file=http://media.gamaniak.com/vid/descente-cote-buggy-rollin.mp4ℑ=http://www.gamaniak.com/pics/3625.jpg&showdigits=true&controlbar=over&link=http ://www.gamaniak.com/video-3625-descente-cote-buggyrollin.html&displayc ]]> The Sports Room Fondles http://teakdoor.com/the-sports-room/60474-awesome-skater-dude.html Pattaya - Northern Irish Man arrested during drugs bust in Soi Kow Tha Low. http://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asia-news/60473-pattaya-northern-irish-man-arrested-during.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:12:21 GMT
Northern Irish Man arrested during drugs bust in Soi Kow Tha Low.


Pattaya, November 20 [PATTAYA ONE NEWS] : On Friday Morning at Banglamung Police Station, Police Major General Tanaert, Commander of Chonburi Provincial Police led a press conference to announce the arrest of 5 people including a man from Northern Ireland, caught ingesting class 1 and class 2 drugs in a house located at Egmongkol Village 2/1 in Soi Kow Tha Low. Police received a tip-off that the drug party was taking place and conducted a raid of the house. 100 Ecstasy Tablets, 107 packets of Crystal Methamphetamine and 5 bottles of Ketamine were seized in the operation. Khun Griengai aged 25, Khun Suwidar aged 36, Khun Apinyar aged 36, Khun Jatupon aged 36 and Mr. Phillip Smackels aged 26 from Northern Ireland were charged with a variety of class 1 and class 2 drug offences and will be held on remand pending a court appearance next week.

]]> Thailand and Asia News dirtydog http://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asia-news/60473-pattaya-northern-irish-man-arrested-during.html Pattaya - THREE OMANI NATIONALS DRUGGED AND ROBBED ON BUS FROM BANGKOK http://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asia-news/60472-pattaya-three-omani-nationals-drugged-robbed.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:07:50 GMT *THREE OMANI NATIONALS DRUGGED AND ROBBED ON BUS FROM BANGKOK* During a minibus ride from Bangkok to Pattaya a group of three Omani nationals...
THREE OMANI NATIONALS DRUGGED AND ROBBED ON BUS FROM BANGKOK

During a minibus ride from Bangkok to Pattaya a group of three Omani nationals have been drugged and subsequently robbed by 2 unknown men from Monaco.

Pattaya, the 20th of November 2009 [PDN]: In the early hours of Friday morning police Lieutenant General Phatsa Detphakkul (inspector with the Pattaya police) received a report that 3 Omani nationals were in need of assistance at the Maine Yensabai condominium complex, South Pattaya. A team of police officers and members from the Sawang Boriboon Foundation attended the scene.

When officers arrived at the scene they found the 3 foreign men asleep in their room. Upon further investigation one of the men, now known to be a Mr Zahran Saud Salim age 28 awoke in a somewhat dazed state. Mr Zahran explained to police that the other two men were his brothers, a Mr Bader Saud Salim age 40, and Mr Hamed Saud Salim age 32. He further informed police that he believed that they had been drugged by 2 men from Monaco with which they shared a minibus from Bangkok the previous night.





After a brief interview with the still dazed man, police were able to assertain that the trio had caught a minibus from the Nana Inn Hotel in Bangkok sharing the fair with a pair of men from Monaco who were unknown to the brothers. During the journey the bus made a stop at a food center on the motorway in order for the men to get something to eat. At this time the 2 men from Monaco allegedly went to purchase some burgers for them all to enjoy, which the Omani brothers assumed was just a kind gesture. After the meal was consumed the trip continued, at which time the 3 brothers fell asleep in the bus, only awakening when the bus stoped out the front of the Marine Yensabai Condo, which they had pre-booked from Bangkok. At the time the 3 men thought that nothing untoward had occurred and put their dazed states down to suffering from a dose of travel sickness.

Mr Zahran explained that when he and his brothers arrived in their room they decided to get some more sleep as they all were still feeling very tired. Mr Zahran was the first to awake at which time he started to unpack his bags, discovering that almost all their money, an amount nearing 63,000 baht and their 3 mobile phones had gone missing. Suspecting the 2 men that had accompanied them on the journey Mr Zahran went to talk with the driver of the minibus who explained that the 2 other men had been dropped off at the Central Pattaya intersection on Sukhumvit Road. The police were then called to the scene to investigate the situation further.





Police asked the officers from the Sawang Boriboon foundation that were at the scene to take the three men to the Banglamung Hospital were they could undergo a blood test and recover from their ordeal. Mr Zahran’s 2 brothers had still not awoken yet, which was also a cause for concern. It was later discovered that the 3 brothers had been drugged with sleeping pills possibly inserted into the burgers that they had consumed the night before.

Police will now wait for the three men to fully recover before further questioning them. They will also be asked to describe the appearance of the 2 men from Monaco so that police may get a sketch drawn up of their faces. In light of this recent criminal activity police are urging all tourists to be careful who they befriend and to watch over their possessions with extreme vigilance. Officers believe that this was not the first time that these men had performed such a trick and that they will most probably do it again.

Pattaya Daily News

]]> Thailand and Asia News dirtydog http://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asia-news/60472-pattaya-three-omani-nationals-drugged-robbed.html Phuket murder suspect collared in coffin shop http://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asia-news/60471-phuket-murder-suspect-collared-coffin-shop.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:04:38 GMT *Phuket murder suspect collared in coffin shop* ...
Phuket murder suspect collared in coffin shop

Mr Kiattisak arrives at Chalong Police Station last night after his capture in Chumphon earlier that day.
The suspect poses in a group photo with arresting officers, together with a small arsenal of weapons seized as evidence in the case.
CHALONG, PHUKET: Police yesterday morning arrested two suspects for the November 4 shooting murder of 38-year-old Weerathep Kamchan inside a flower shop on Chao Fa East Road.

Police initially suspected romantic jealousy as the motive for the murder, as the victim was known to be having a relationship with 36-year-old Boonruen Buasi, a married woman.

Mrs Boonruen, who was with the victim at the time of the shooting, immediately reported his murder to police.

Chalong Police Inspector Jarun Bangprasert said Boonruen’s husband, 36-year-old Kiattisak Buasi, was picked up at the ‘Mai Coffin Shop’ in Chumphon’s Muang District at around 7:30am yesterday.

About half an hour earlier, police had arrested his alleged accomplice, 27-year-old Weerawat Sonsuwan.

Mr Weerawat was apprehended as he was arriving to work at the nearby Chumphon Hospital.

Inside Mr Weerawat’s red Isuzu pickup police found four shotguns of various calibers, ammunition and five cellphones, Maj Jarun said.

The nature of his work at the hospital has not been reported.

Both men have already confessed to charges of conspiracy to commit murder.

Mr Weerawat has also been charged with two arms violations.

Police have not yet determined which man actually pulled the trigger.

The key piece of evidence leading to the arrest was CCTV surveillance footage of the two men passing though the Tah Chat Chai checkpoint about an hour after the shooting, Maj Jarun said.

Phuket Gazette

]]> Thailand and Asia News dirtydog http://teakdoor.com/thailand-and-asia-news/60471-phuket-murder-suspect-collared-coffin-shop.html A walk through old Bangkok http://teakdoor.com/bangkok-forum/60468-a-walk-through-old-bangkok.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:35:47 GMT Well, not all of old Bangkok but one little bit of it. Here's a pleasant stroll you can take if you are at a loose end and want to go a little off the tourist trail. Firstly you will need to make your way to Rommaneerart Park. I usually get here by walking up Yaowarat Road from Hualumpong station which is at the end of the underground rail system.
When I first arrived in Bangkok , Rommaneerart Park was still a prison . In converting it to a park a few of the old prison buildings were saved from demolition. One houses an interesting museum about the former prison with many old photos and information on the old Thai penal system. As you enter the park at the South East corner you pass an old watchtower guarding the entrance :



This is a nice park with a laid back feel. They sometimes have free open air concerts here of old time music. Very atmospheric. There is a fitness corner and a childrens play area as well as plenty of shaded areas to enjoy a catnap. Get here early enough and watch the local Chinese residents working through their Tai Chi routines.






Leaving the park by the South West gate and heading directly west past a row of colonial era shops you need to look for a narrow canal with a paved walk running along its side that passes behind a row of these old shops. Tricky to find but worth the trouble. This is what you will see :



This is a nice looking building but I'm not sure if its a private home or something serving a public function.




At the end of this walk you will eventually arrive at Atsadang Road facing Saranrom Royal garden. If you are feeling a bit hungry , the ' Pathe " restaurant on the corner serves good Thai and western food at reasonable prices. This is in a well restored period building and worth a visit in itself.



Crossing this bridge you can carry on into Saranrom Royal Garden.




This garden has many Thai styled buildings to admire as well as several fountains and more shaded trees to lay under and let your lunch go down








To finish off your walk you can either continue west and visit Wat Pho or head north along Atsadang Road towards Sanam Luang passing a block of stores selling musical instruments, most notably , guitars.There is also a bus from here that goes to Sukhumvit Road. ]]> Bangkok Forum Bangyai http://teakdoor.com/bangkok-forum/60468-a-walk-through-old-bangkok.html Kiribati Islands, Central Pacific (10 years ago) http://teakdoor.com/pacific-islands-travel-forum/60461-kiribati-islands-central-pacific-10-years.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:46:05 GMT Been going through some old pics. I visited Kiribati a few years ago, a chain of coral atoll islands (used to be called the Gilbert islands) Roughly... Been going through some old pics. I visited Kiribati a few years ago, a chain of coral atoll islands (used to be called the Gilbert islands)

Roughly halfway between USA and Australia.

]]> Pacific Islands Travel Forum kingwilly http://teakdoor.com/pacific-islands-travel-forum/60461-kiribati-islands-central-pacific-10-years.html Cost to build my old house from back home? http://teakdoor.com/construction-in-thailand/60459-cost-build-my-old-house-back.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:32:16 GMT After my last divorce, the ex got the old house. I miss it and wondered what the cost would be to build something similar to it in Thailand. Any... After my last divorce, the ex got the old house. I miss it and wondered what the cost would be to build something similar to it in Thailand.

Any thoughts?

]]> Construction in Thailand chitown http://teakdoor.com/construction-in-thailand/60459-cost-build-my-old-house-back.html