Thread: Early travels in Asia circa 1980's

Tod ThongDee

Todd Lavelle

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Tod ThongDee

Todd Lavelle

Oh the irony ! The man with the hidden repo gets the green !!
I bet AO is kicking himself .......

Still, there's one more to go for the person who can identify the location of the flying saucer picture .

God damn it. I just woke up the fresh princess to show her the clue picture and she said.

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

David something...?

Then I said Todd Lavelle to her her and she said "Oh yeah thats his name"

Now she's awake.

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

God damn it. I just woke up the fresh princess to show her the clue picture and she said.

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

David something...?

Then I said Todd Lavelle to her her and she said "Oh yeah thats his name"

Now she's awake.

Life is so unfair sometimes. Ah well, apparently I can't green you anyway as I have to spread it around a bit.....as if I havn't done enough of that over the years.

^ I think the show is still running on the weekend. It's called ' Oh Prajow ' ( oh my god ).
The big star on the show is Teng ( second from left ) who is a well known Thai comedian as is the Thai bloke on the right whose name I've forgotten.

Yes....Todds come a long way since he was a tefler. Good luck to him.

Hoi looks like a little cracker.

Good on ya.

Originally Posted by Bangyai

After all, nobody would be interested in a ' Bangyais Babes ' thread ........................... would they ?

I've got the tissues at hand mate, get 'em up.

Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

Hoi looks like a little cracker.

Good on ya.

She was. Unfortunately, the last time we ' dated ' she was so pissed , she fell asleep on the job. Some blokes would feel insulted but it turned out pretty good anyway.
( cue Vincent Price sinister laugh )

As for the babes thread....have to wait for my next U.K. trip and I'll sort the wheat from the chaff and post some up ... so save your kleenex for 2013.
( Mayan end of the world in December not wihstanding )

Great photos Bangyai, lots of memories for me, I was living in the Philippines in the early eighties, remember Fields Ave in Angeles and Puerto Galero well, sadly all my pictures from that era disappeared with a previous relationship...

I dug out some old photos taken with a cheap 16mm cartridge compact camera from back in the early 80's.

Terrible quality

Great pics in my view. Wish I were around to see those days! Thanks for sharing.

Nice photo's Bangyai.I live a few mins from Nai Harn and it is a bit different now.
Still one of the best beaches on the Island though as there are not many restaurants
touts and NO jet ski's.I first visited Phuket in 1983 but did not get down as far as Rawai, Nai Harn.
I will try to get a photo from the point you did and post it for you.

Thailand must have been great back then but I'm glad I did not come here, it would have made it that much more difficult to return home, and back then I would have needed to return home.

^

Jesus, I nearly fell into that trap myself. First trip to Thailand in 1987 and thought I'd found Nirvana.

Was going to chuck my career and go full time into the diving industry.

Thank fok I didn't. Be fuked Now.

Originally Posted by Bangyai

the Thai bloke on the right whose name I've forgotten.

Thongchai Prasongsanti

Fantastic thread Bangyai, love the story that came with it

Yep. Better to make a load of dosh and just visit once a year until you can retire comfortably.

Originally Posted by Bangyai

The big star on the show is Teng Terdterng( second from left )

Yes, him and fat Nong are on "Thai Ting Tong TV" Channel 3 soon, 3pm. They crease my Missus up

Originally Posted by terry57

Thank fok I didn't. Be fuked Now.

I dunno ........ live for the moment ...thats me. I chucked up a good job and it hasn't worked out so bad. Not as rich as I might have been but I've had a lot of good years put under my belt. Besides , one door closes and another opens.

Unfortunately , I do know one or two people that did the ' right thing 'and waited for a good retirement package only to kick the bucket not long after.

Back in those days I used to think the following about Thailand:

" This cannot possibly last as it is now ..... "

Looking at the way Thailand is today , I think that at least for myself, I made the right decision. The girls were cheap and friendly and I was young and strong.
Nowadays I can relax and not worry about what the Pattaya zimmerman mob are up to. Been there....done that.

Originally Posted by Kwang

Originally Posted by Bangyai

The big star on the show is Teng Terdterng( second from left )

Yes, him and fat Nong are on "Thai Ting Tong TV" Channel 3 soon, 3pm. They crease my Missus up

Then she probably also watches Ching Roi Ching Lahn where they team up with Mam to do a weekly skit. Pretty funny stuff. A lot of it is beyond me but some of the gags are simple enough to follow.

Here's their take on ' The 300 ' ( starts at 1.50 minutes in )

The picture you took at Nai Harn beach. was it from the Sunset Bungalows?

awesome stuff mate, really enjoyed the pics you posted

Originally Posted by Attilla the Hen

The picture you took at Nai Harn beach. was it from the Sunset Bungalows?

No. At that time there were no bungalows or buildings up there at all. There wasn't even a proper road , just a dirt track.

Originally Posted by Bangyai

As for the babes thread....have to wait for my next U.K. trip and I'll sort the wheat from the chaff and post some up

More of Alma please

Great pics and narrative.. nice to see what 'back in the day' really looked like.