'Farangconnection' of Surin

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06-11-2009, 07:18 PM
superman

'Farangconnection' of Surin

'Farangconnection' of 'Thaivisa' fame has withdrawn his sponsorship on the said forum. What a fcuking blessing as the bloke gets right up my nose in his persuit for attention, personally or business wise. He's still working for sympathy with his cancer scare the other month. Okay he may have medical problem, and I feel for him, but don't we all at the end of the day ? Death for us all is just around the corner.
Sorry, I would have posted this on 'Thaivisa' in 'Isaan Forum', but they're being kind to Martin, alias 'farangconnection', so I couldn't post this there.:)
06-11-2009, 07:25 PM
Thetyim

Maybe now he has withdrawn his sponsorship some criticism will be allowed
06-11-2009, 07:31 PM
dirtydog

^Should tell scampy :)
06-11-2009, 08:03 PM
Begbie

Or you could star ta thread on TV by cutting and pasting Scampy's comments
06-11-2009, 09:39 PM
superman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Maybe now he has withdrawn his sponsorship some criticism will be allowed

Naw they wont. They in fact deleted a lot of posts and made threats about other postings regarding the said wanker. After that you had all his closet friends come out singing his praise. He's still allowed to use the nickname 'Farangconnection' so a little concession there by Thaivisa. Bless the mods.:kma:
06-11-2009, 09:41 PM
buriramboy

Met the bloke a couple of times, thought he was ok myself.
06-11-2009, 10:11 PM
DrAndy

he probably thought you were too
06-11-2009, 10:22 PM
daveboy

I've meet him his harmless just like most men his age just at bit grumpy at times, I do hope he recovers from illness can't be easy dealing with it mentally.
06-11-2009, 10:51 PM
buriramboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrAndy

he probably thought you were too

Most people do.:)
06-11-2009, 11:17 PM
Rural Surin

If you feel a FC/Martin promotional fix coming on, just dash on over to surinfarang. His influence is all over this little regional forum. A better chance that his withdrawal from TV was purely a financial one, less political. Outside of the draining expenses of ongoing treatment for his two-year battle with cancer, business at the beloved 'Farang Connection' isn't what it use to be. FC 2 never developed as it was expected to and his managerial absence has reflected towards the quality of the business. Regardless of his regaining or deminishing health, some expect him to sell lock, stock, and barrel.
06-11-2009, 11:46 PM
watterinja

Met the man once myself. He seemed to be a decent, affable sort. Food was reasonable.

Why is the OP so set against this person? Makes no sense, at all.
07-11-2009, 01:10 AM
English Noodles

^He probably has some hidden agenda.
07-11-2009, 04:46 PM
superman

Quote:

Originally Posted by watterinja

Why is the OP so set against this person? Makes no sense, at all.

It was just the manner in which he posted. He came/comes over somewhat arogant and full of his own self importance. In saying that you get them on other forums too.
'Rural Surin' explained it correctly regarding the "surinfarang" forum. He did like wise on the 'Isaan forum' on 'Thaivisa' in my opinion. I too believe that his choice not to sponsor TV was a business move. Not the 'I'm being picked on sympathy line he came down with on TV'.
07-11-2009, 05:04 PM
withnallstoke

Quote:

Originally Posted by superman

'Rural Surin' explained it correctly

Fluke.
07-11-2009, 09:00 PM
panama hat

Quote:

Originally Posted by superman

It was just the manner in which he posted. He came/comes over somewhat arogant and full of his own self importance. In saying that you get them on other forums too.

Don't know the guy, won't bother to . . .

. . . but that makes you play down his illness? Added to which . . . this is not TV

Have a red.
08-11-2009, 08:09 AM
superman

Quote:

Originally Posted by panama hat

this is not TV

Thanks for letting me know. Have a green
08-11-2009, 08:45 AM
mackayae

Nice guy. Food good. Good location.
08-11-2009, 09:06 AM
Andrew Hicks

Quote:

Originally Posted by daveboy

I've meet him his harmless just like most men his age just at bit grumpy at times, I do hope he recovers from illness can't be easy dealing with it mentally.

Martin is always an excellent host at the Farang Connection in Surin and that's why the place is succssful. He can also be very funny at times and I wish him well and that his sense of humour can survive what he's going through. He could do without sour comments made anonymously on web forums.

As to Thaivisa, it's just a very sharply run business. That's just the way it goes.

Andrew Hicks
08-11-2009, 12:05 PM
crazy dog

Been once and never again, he might be a 'nice guy' but seems hysterical when it comes to any honest negative comments about his poor food and service. Really got upset with me when I posted about how expensive his internet was (90 baht an hour) no wonder nobody used it. Mrs said his Tom Yam was the worst she had ever tasted, beans on toast were not up to much either.
08-11-2009, 02:48 PM
superman

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew Hicks

He could do without sour comments made anonymously on web forums.

When you deliberately put yourself in the public eye, for what ever reason, then you have to be prepared to be knocked. He could have just paid for his advertising box and signed in anonymously. But no, he took a nickname that highlighted his restaurant even more. Thus, more or less, creating an 'Isaan Forum' that is/was dominated by the 'Farangconnection' name. A thing that pissed me off, as it was too much. Every other post seemed to be like a neon display for the said restaurant.
08-11-2009, 02:53 PM
superman

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazy dog

Been once and never again, he might be a 'nice guy' but seems hysterical when it comes to any honest negative comments about his poor food and service.

Have a green. You are completely right.
08-11-2009, 04:21 PM
crazy dog

'It was just the manner in which he posted. He came/comes over somewhat arrogant and full of his own self importance. In saying that you get them on other forums too.'

Quite right superman, if such a guy wants to spew his crappy restaurant all over the web he has to accept the brickbats along with the positive experiences posted. No restaurant gets it right all of the time and an amateur set up like FC is likely to get it more wrong than right, so why bellyache when customers put up the occasional bad opinion? I don't buy the 'you should have told him privately' idea as sometimes it's just not possible, and why should you have to anyway.
08-11-2009, 04:34 PM
chitown

He probably does not have much time to live and when he goes the restaurant is finished. So why go on about it? He is very sick and I do not wish pain, suffering and death on anyone.

His food may not be good, he may be a wanker, he may not be able to accept criticism about his food or him being a wanker, but the fact is he has positioned his place well in the bus terminal and has masterfully marketed the place. If you do a Google search on Surin his site comes up on the first page, even above the Surin government site.

He does serve a variety of food and has a farang style store to cater to his customer's farang needs. He offers tours, motorbike and car rentals.

So his food or his wankerness really don't matter.

BTW, you guys that don't like him are giving him free publicity eight here on this thread.
08-11-2009, 05:05 PM
crazy dog

Quote:

Originally Posted by chitown

He probably does not have much time to live and when he goes the restaurant is finished. So why go on about it? He is very sick and I do not wish pain, suffering and death on anyone.

Is he sick? it has been reported here as he had a 'scare'. Anyway, the visit I made was four years ago and I have not gone on about it only having mentioned it twice when other people have brought the subject of the place up. Mentioning the guy or the FC does not mean posters are wishing the guy to suffer or die, that's a bit of a silly suggestion.
08-11-2009, 05:16 PM
chitown

Quote:

Originally Posted by chitown

.So why go on about it? He is very sick and I do not wish pain, suffering and death on anyone.

Never said that it was - see the one letter word "I" :)
08-11-2009, 07:13 PM
terry57

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Originally Posted by buriramboy

Met the bloke a couple of times, thought he was ok myself.

I've also met the fella, seemed Ok at the time and his staff made me a cracker breakfast. :)

I did feel a tad sorry for him as he was a rotund Pommy bastard. :rolleyes: :sorry1:
09-11-2009, 03:17 PM
panama hat

Quote:

Originally Posted by terry57

I did feel a tad sorry for him as he was a rotund Pommy bastard.

Yes, the pommy bit is a bit rough to see someone saddled with
09-11-2009, 06:44 PM
Seekingasylum

Whatever one may say about Martin personally or about the quality of his food the fact remains his establishment is the only venue in Surin where farang can attend sure in the knowledge they will find some company. Admittedly, many of the bush denizens who congregate there are probably beyond reason and the conversation can lapse accordingly but at least it is a place to meet and booze is booze wherever one goes.

He is to be commended for lasting the course where others have failed miserably.

Anyway, what do people expect in the depths of Isaan. If you want faux cordon bleu cuisine served up by a bisexual Antipodean stick to Bangers and the venues haunted by Fatima Twat and his nancy boyfriends from Adelaide.
09-11-2009, 07:15 PM
chitown

Actually, Norbies in Surin serves a lovely pork cordon bleu with roasted potatoes. :chitown:
09-11-2009, 07:17 PM
Rural Surin

Quote:

Originally Posted by thegent

Whatever one may say about Martin personally or about the quality of his food the fact remains his establishment is the only venue in Surin where farang can attend sure in the knowledge they will find some company. Admittedly, many of the bush denizens who congregate there are probably beyond reason and the conversation can lapse accordingly but at least it is a place to meet and booze is booze wherever one goes.

He is to be commended for lasting the course where others have failed miserably.

Anyway, what do people expect in the depths of Isaan. If you want faux cordon bleu cuisine served up by a bisexual Antipodean stick to Bangers and the venues haunted by Fatima Twat and his nancy boyfriends from Adelaide.

There is plenty of company to be found in Surin without the 'aid' of Farang Connection as a 'must' to connect. You'll also find that an overwhelming percentage of his foreign business are travellers and passers-by, as FC is well established and long promoted throughout the expected conduits. The four or five bush residents that make up some sort of regular local market would never allow Martin to stay afloat in a immediate local Farang market that is minimal. The place has always been empty whenever we happen by.
09-11-2009, 07:25 PM
crazy dog

Quote:

Originally Posted by thegent

Admittedly, many of the bush denizens who congregate there are probably beyond reason and the conversation can lapse accordingly

Are you thinking of fat Mike from Boston who fancies himself as a writer by any chance?
09-11-2009, 10:27 PM
daveboy

Quote:

Originally Posted by thegent

is the only venue in Surin where farang can attend sure in the knowledge they will find some company.

Not true