So there's no guesses about what the funniest part of the day today was, outside of Jeff's shite posts?
So there's no guesses about what the funniest part of the day today was, outside of Jeff's shite posts?
You got pickpocketed on the way out of the airport?
On the way out of the airport is another story in it's self...I was gobsmacked...
Had to have a copy for the wife's paperwork and we had the original with us just in case.....
Now come on, what's the absolutely ironic thing that could have happened?
"I was a good student. I comprehend very well, OK, better than I think almost anybody," - President Trump comparing his legal knowledge to a Federal judge.
You bumped into Lu, went for a few beers and he date raped you?
Jeez, you had a really shit day Tops, How could that day get even worse?
Great thread though.
Here's how....
After buying an "onward travel" ticket to the PI for the wife to show immi while in Savannakhet, after getting the 4.5 million kip that I couldn't convert to baht to show immi....
The immigration official never asked to see either the onward ticket or the show money. Neither topic ever came up in conversation.
The plane ticket was a set up as a fully changeable refundable thing, so we can get the money back eventually but as AO said the proud holder of a bunch of literally worthless money.
Fuck me running...nothing is ever easy.
Great story, thanks for sharing. Government officials, banking services ..... such games we have played on us.
Just checked the Forum database and the username Lucky is free if you want to change your board name
@dill - topper could teach English online from PI, like what Simon43 does now in Laos. But I don't know if it would pay as much as what he's getting now.
Re: Dubai, if they decide to go - lots of Filipinos there. His wife will feel right at home.
And yes, we use the BastardiZed US version of English in PI. How unciviliZed, right?
https://laotiantimes.com/2019/10/18/...xU4leB0v8O7ecw.
No more VOA on arrival at savan airport.
Savannakhet...... A shithole on the banks of the mekong whos only redeeming feature is a couple of ok resto,s
and a Thai consulate. Now it seems its not only a pain in the ass to get out of it now seems they want to make it a pain in the ass to get into as well.
One would think that if you had a city like savannakhet with fuck all to see & do you would make tourist visas easier. Not harder. And BTW the E visa costs $15 more than the VOA.
can you expand on this Tops? I just don't see at your age and your job how you could really be golden. You are both foreigners here. Do you have a pulse on Thai life at all? Example if you had a Thai wife she would have figured out you were being scammed at the Lao airport with regard to the "show money" as she would have understood what was being said. But neither of you have a clue. You two don't know real Thai food or even the culture.
It just seems you would be better off back where you wife is from. Please comment as I am trying to be as polite as possible but also not understanding your situation at all.
That's exactly our mid term plan. Once I pop 60 years of age I can start drawing what little retirement funds and then later social security. We plan to fly to Bacolod in April to set up a bank account in both our names in which to deposit the money into to establish a "history" of reliable deposits and then use that money for a house loan.
I'm only 57 AO and fairly competent at what I do. I'm also fairly knowledgeable about "Farang Life In A Thai School" and am regularly booked to give lectures to new teachers during April and October.
The show money is a legal requirement, not a scam. We had to sign a ton of documents stating that we were responsible for whatever happened when we arrived at Thai immigration and I'm betting a basic google search would confirm it's not a scam, it be the rules.
I think from what I've repeatedly posted that both the wife and I agreed with you.
Good luck.
MANILA, Philippines – President Duterte has directed controversial police official Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido to “kill everybody” in Bacolod City, which he said is “badly hit” by illegal drugs.
“Bacolod is badly hit now and I placed Espenido there because he is the only police official feared the most. And I told him to go there and you are free to kill everybody. ‘Go, start killing them’,” Duterte said.
October 19, 2019
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2...rybody-bacolod
^ thanks!
Well, I'm guessing the purge will only lower property prices.
Always look on the bright side
You should write a book.
Hilarity is one of Sigmund Freud's 14 defense mechanisms. Use it myself sometimes. Like in the locker room. Yea I said it looks big in her hands.
Did I tell you about the time in Laos I told a school girl i had a roll of nickels in my pocket and if she squeezed it long enough it would turn into a roll of quarters.
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