Thread: Christmas in Bangkok

Originally Posted by cyrille

I was in the branch near us a couple of days ago, and you might need some glitter and glue to liven up a few sponges or summat.

They've normally got a seasonal aisle. But even Big C's selection was a lot smaller than past years yesterday.

Originally Posted by armstrong

But even Big C's selection was a lot smaller than past years yesterday

...move upmarket a little: Central Chidlom has a nice selection of Christmas schlock on the 4th floor...the basement supermarket has aisles of panettone, Waitrose holiday products and an enormous selection of other goodies...

Originally Posted by Bonecollector

Fuck me that's pang for the mince pies.

M&S are doing 2 packs of 6 all butter mince pies for 3squid. I've bought 6 for family and neighbors.

plus 100quid each for the airfare to fly to Thailand makes them M&S one really really fucking pang.

Fuck It shits me stupid fucks comparing thai prices to those back home.

As for Xmas, work stocktake 24th and 25th, prolly have fish head soup and rice for lunch.

Originally Posted by tomcat

Waitrose holiday products.

tc planning to pull a christmas cracker.

UK to the rescue!

Dee Mak!

Originally Posted by Fondles

Fuck It shits me stupid fucks comparing thai prices to those back home.

A pet hate too on the local food groups who think the products they're comparing shipped or flew to Thailand, cleared one of the most corrupt customs departments in existence with no duty, and got distributed around the country for free. The same people will happily pay the equivalent of 500 Baht for a 45 Baht Pad Thai though, without seeing the irony.

...a selection of ornaments from our tree this year, including a float of Jim Thompson angels and a gay Santa:

What makes that santa gay TC?

Armstrong are you planning on giving the fat pug a makeover and is she making a new years resolution to shed some weight and be able to jump the 8 inches up onto the settee?

Xmas is not just for small kids

There were two families in the village that started a thing outdoing each other to decorate their houses, got ridiculous toward the end, like Blackpool but not so subtle. It stopped when people complained the lights were keeping them up at night

Oooops

...Buddha decked out for the holidays...

Originally Posted by armstrong

Xmas is no time for a diet Malmö.

Shopping trip with the kid for some more decorations this afternoon. Classy stuff, obviously.

Feel a bit like I'm in a dodgy karaoke bar, not that I know what they're like.

Daughter decorated her bedroom first.



Karaoke bar



Daughter's still learning online



The tree

Nice thread and youve made the effort here and for your kids.

P.S. I think there may be a failed aslumpeme seeker concealed on your sofa look like one of the Blackfoot tribe from my part of Montana, could just be teh famous Bangna Bigfoot at large, lock up your pigs in wankettes.

Has your daughter ever had a "proper" Christmas at home in Norwich with the family, armstrong?

^ Marks deducted for not 'quoting' all five pics there.

up late Cyrille

Up early

Up late - body clock aint on Thai time yet

Originally Posted by hallelujah

Has your daughter ever had a "proper" Christmas at home in Norwich with the family, armstrong?

Nope. She's never been to the UK yet. She's desperate to though.

I've only been back twice in 12 years.

And who’d want to be back there now?

Originally Posted by malmomike77

Up late - body clock aint on Thai time yet

After over four months?

Up to watch the footie.

Originally Posted by armstrong

Nope. She's never been to the UK yet. She's desperate to though.

I've only been back twice in 12 years.

It's never quite the same when you're not at home for Christmas IMO; I bet she'd love it with the cold weather and general Christmassy atmosphere.

Whenever I'm there for the big day, which I still love, I know I've got a flight out of there though before the horrors of January, February and March arrive.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

It's never quite the same when you're not at home for Christmas IMO

Agreed. Seafood and cold beer, wearing boardshorts on the beach, where it's a perfect 20 degrees.

Nothing like the UK.

There was one time when I was in that situation but then swiftly wishing I was back in the UK.

It was when the tsunami hit.