In search of Chang

[katie23]

^I think pumpkin pie is a staple during their Thanksgiving holiday.

Re: the cold, I'm similar to your wife. If the office A/C is at 22 degrees, I'll get a hoodie/ sweater. Re: I liked the 1st snow but didn't like the rest of the winter - long, dark & dreary days.

[malmomike77]

Broad American, with a Filipino twang and a hint of Singaporean thrown in, would you believe.

Christ, i'd have ripped her out of there for that alone

[aging one]

Christ, i'd have ripped her out of there for that alone

I bet you would. Thankfully Mendy has not. Having met the young lady my wife says she is easier to understand than her dad.

[malmomike77]

I bet you would

well actually i would but they didn't end up an such an educational establishment in their time abroad, thankfully

Thankfully Mendy has not. Having met the young lady my wife says she is easier to understand than her dad

you cant resist mentioning you met up with them, you should get that read out at your wake

[BLD]

@mendip - how does your daughter deal with the cold/ snow? I think you've brought her to England during Christmas break? How did she fare during winter?

As for Perth, as I understand there's winter too but doesn't reach 0 degrees and no snow. Also, I think TH to Perth is nearer than TH to UK? (cost for airfare, etc). An advantage of Perth is that "Uncles" BLD and Terry can watch over her sometimes. I think the younger son of BLD is similar in age to your daughter.

@BLD - have your sons lost their Filipino accent? You said before that your sons were developing a Filipino accent due to the teachers in the Int'l School in Laos. Are they now saying "G'day mate. Let's have shrimp on the barbie!"

Ha ha yeah , now they talk in aussie slang. Confuses the hell out of Mrs bld . She looks at them.like there speaking Swahili or some shit. I can understand em.though. yesterday my young bloke told me I was a bit of a fucking wombat. Yes. There into.profanity to. They didn't get that from me. Probably youtubesteak. Or all those games they play? Fucknose. I've tried to point out that Profanity is the linguistic crutch of the inarticulate motherfucker. Hope they take that advice on board,

[BLD]

well actually i would but they didn't end up an such an educational establishment in their time abroad, thankfully



you cant resist mentioning you met up with them, you should get that read out at your wake

Billy No mates? 2 good blokes posting on a forum meet up for a natter, what's wrong with that?. Just met up with switch in sanur for the second time. Great guy. With a great sense of humour.

[malmomike77]

Billy No mates?

yep, if only there was a way to meet people without them being TD members

2 good blokes posting on a forum meet up for a natter, what's wrong with that?. Just met up with switch in sanur for the second time. Great guy. With a great sense of humour.

i know English is your second language so i'll help you, i am not criticising him for meeting up, i am just finding it funny that he's so made up he did that he's mentioned it half a dozen times since

[Mendip]

Having met the young lady my wife says she is easier to understand than her dad.

Yeah, my wife doesn't understand me either mate.

Oh, she understands my words, but just not me, it seems.

Edit: Mike, we must meet up some time as well. My daughter certainly wants to thank you for the many gifts you have sent... well, the ones that made it through Quality Control anyway.

[Edmond]

There into.profanity to. They didn't get that from me. Probably youtubesteak. Or all those games they play? Fucknose. I've tried to point out that Profanity is the linguistic crutch of the inarticulate motherfucker. Hope they take that advice on board,

[armstrong]

The kids laugh at the end did me in

[helge]

Good one

Daughter started with her "Oh Crap !" some six month ago.

Wife never raised an eyebrow until a couple of weeks ago, when I told her that it was..swearing.


She mistook it for some of her favorite seafood.

Fair enough, I'd say

[baldrick]

BLD , how many times has he called you a champ ?

It means cnut has a mental problem in young cnuts speak

[aging one]

Billy No mates? 2 good blokes posting on a forum meet up for a natter, what's wrong with that?. Just met up with switch in sanur for the second time. Great guy. With a great sense of humour.

NPT is simply pitiful. No other way to put it.

[Edmond]

NPT is simply pitiful. No other way to put it.

Abhors shitfesting and shitflinging at posters, 'e does. It's what's ruined TD for him, 'e says.

[aging one]

Abhors shitfesting and shitflinging at posters, 'e does. It's what's ruined TD for him, 'e says.

Nothing like eddy/lu, the village gossip. Fills that role fairly well.

[Edmond]

the village gossip.

No group PMs today?

Wife never raised an eyebrow until a couple of weeks ago, when I told her that it was..swearing.

It's one of the cute things about Thailand, go into a fast food branch or whatever and they've got songs with shit and fuck on the sound system.

[Shutree]

Apologies for the Shutree-esque photo quality.

You flatter me! That's better than most of mine.

[aging one]

the village gossip.
No group PMs today?

Like I said...

[malmomike77]

NPT is simply pitiful. No other way to put it.

i will not let such a spiteful vitriolic attack upset my good humour today, the first Eng Test of 2024 and in India - i'm sure my good start to the day will soon dissipate when Eng are down 3 wickets inside ten overs but i'll not let a little poisonous Mercan who spent most of his life pigeonholed in "Rangsit!!!!" upset me.

[Edmond]

the first Eng Test of 2024 and in India

I've got a feeling that the best thing to come from that is the inspiration to go for a curry for lunch.

[Shutree]

i will not let such a spiteful vitriolic attack upset my good humour today, the first Eng Test of 2024 and in India - i'm sure my good start to the day will soon dissipate when Eng are down 3 wickets inside ten overs but i'll not let a little poisonous Mercan who spent most of his life pigeonholed in "Rangsit!!!!" upset me.

You called it. From 55 for no wicket to 60 for 3.

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[BLD]

BLD , how many times has he called you a champ ?

It means cnut has a mental problem in young cnuts speak

Not so far , but if he starts that shit I'm gonna sell the fooker to some arabs

[helge]

BLD

NPT

PM

TD

No group PMs today?

Come on, Edmond

Rap about it !



(did you know that 2/3 of BLD is......LD ?)

[Edmond]

(did you know that 2/3 of BLD is......LD ?)

Wasn't there previous Edm0nd and Ant Robinson niks on here. Some obsessed-oddballs out there with too much time on their hands for sure!!

[Mendip]

This thread seems to have gone a bit wayward, so to bring it back on track until our next elephant expedition here's my second Pak Chong pumpkin.

I'm going to make pumpkin pie... never even tried it before but 340 million Americans can't all be wrong.

For a free Green, guess how much the pumpkin cost?

Nah, I'm not going through that again.



Chopped up and peeled. I've saved seeds to grow in the veggie plot.



Boiled up and blended.



And a bowl of pumpkin sludge, otherwise known as pumpkin puree. It does look a bit sloppy but will maybe firm up a bit in the oven.



I've run out of time now, but I think that tomorrow I'll be stirring in eggs, milk and sugar, and making pastry for a delicious Saturday night pumpkin pie.