Thread: A drive into town.

Originally Posted by Propagator

Great thread and photos JJ

Thanks Prop.

You obviously live and enjoy a very rural lifestyle.

Can I be rude and ask what your vocation was before you came to Thailand and whether you were a city or country dweller?

I ask because I am thinking of moving from Pattaya where I have a job and a good circle of friends, to my house in Chonabot which is a fairly rural town just south of Khon Kaen.

Not sure if I could make the transition though.

In education for years. Lived in remote Aus for a few years. Bit of this and that over the years. Never much of a city person.

Originally Posted by racefan

Not sure if I could make the transition though.

I don't think previous background should enter the equation.

I was born on Clapham Common so I'm almost a cockney.
Was brought up in exotic south London locations such as Brixton and Croydon but always longed to escape into the countryside.
I now live in a tiny village up in the hills of Phrae and love it.

Give it a try for one year.
Then you will know whether it's your cuppa tea or not.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Originally Posted by racefan

Not sure if I could make the transition though.

I don't think previous background should enter the equation.

I was born on Clapham Common so I'm almost a cockney.
Was brought up in exotic south London locations such as Brixton and Croydon but always longed to escape into the countryside.
I now live in a tiny village up in the hills of Phrae and love it.

Give it a try for one year.
Then you will know whether it's your cuppa tea or not.

I lived in Gravesend in Kent for 54 years so I know the area you came from.

I take on board what you say. I think it will be early next year when I move up country for the next adventure in my life.

Before I moved to Thailand and was going through the shall I, shan't I dilemmas I read a very profound statement somewhere and I can't remember who it was by, but he/she said "I would rather regret the things I have done in life, rather than regret the things I have not done".

I have only been here 3 years but have loved every minute of it.

Originally Posted by Mathos

Nice thread and photographs Jandajoy. I like the area myself, very much.

Thanks Mathos. Means a lot given the superb quality of your threads. Thanks.

This you JJ?



Oh, how lovely you are!!

No mate I'm afraid not. That's my ugly cousin. good bloke mind, just not blessed in the looks department.

Here's an original one "beauty is in the eye....." Wouldn't say he's ugly, just like the other 99% of us who fail to look like Brad Pitt.

I have to say Deck I don't think I've ever spent any time appraising his physical beauty or otherwise. If you like I can put him in touch (ooh eer Misses ) with you. If you're keen.

Very nice country JJ, and enjoying this thread. More to come?

Have you got a close up of him.

Originally Posted by sabang

Very nice country JJ, and enjoying this thread. More to come?

Thanks mate. Yup, more to come as and when. Cheers.

Originally Posted by Nawty

Have you got a close up of him.

For you?

No mate, sorry. You see he's my cousin and I get on real well with him and he's hetro-sexual and I'd rather he not get in with wrong crowd and, well you know, get errr, what's the word, "turned"?

Nothing personal mate.

Nawty I think that's his way of saying that JJ's got the market cornered on "cutie cousin".

Think that "ugly cousin" remark was on of those clever tricks to throw you off his man-scent.

Damn you caught me out..............

The shame the shame of it all...........................

Originally Posted by El Gibbon

Sooner or later we'll get the "Drive Back from Town"....

I was thinking along the lines of "Then we drove home but got lost" or someat like that.

Thanks mate. Yes the rain can get a bit boring but now we've fixed the shed roof it's not too bad.

Yes, the Giant catfish are rarely seen. I believe they're only meant to catch them in April. Pretty sure it's an all year thing though. Certainly lots of smaller ones around the markets. I shouldn't think they get a chance to grow too big.

Great photos --some people think that Pattaya is Thailand --they miss a lot

Originally Posted by donald36

Great photos --some people think that Pattaya is Thailand --they miss a lot

Thanks a lot.

About 30 minutes drive from us is a bit of a mountain.

So you drive up this long and winding road (good title for as song) 'till you get to this place.

Damn. I seem to have lost loads of photos. Arrrg
Will search for 'em and if they don't shop I'll do so more. Post 'em later. Sorry.

A couple of shots of Thailand.