Thread: Loy Toy's adventures over the last month.

No, not a tour of the bars on the Darkside or Washington Square but my travels around 3 countries for work and pleasure.

I was considering doing 3 threads (Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam) but thought it better to stick it in the lounge so you lot can stick it up me (and if it bores you).......

Anyway, I may have in the past mentioned I am doing a project in Johor Baru, which is in South Malaysia right on the coast-line just across the pond from Singapore.

The place is quite beautiful with a lot of open space and lush tropical plantations (mainly Palm Oil) and business is really booming there.

The infrastructure is good with the roads and other public amenities being first class.

Firstly I arrived in Kuala Lumpur,a place I really enjoy and here's a few pics from my hotel room window.





Then off to a small little suburb in Johor Baru which has everything one could want. Clean, nice roads with plenty of parking, great restaurants and bars and a huge shopping centre. Quite cheap also and on par with Thailand prices but without the traffic jams.






And plenty of places for the kids to run around.

Whilst I was there they were having the Malaysian National Day and some Chinese festival so these types of decoration lights were set up everywhere.

2nd pic from your hotel room looks like it was taken from The Crown Princess Hotel at the junction of Jalan Tun Razak and the expressway to Ampang

Looks like the same view I had from my office in the same building as the hotel !!!

Now I am a big fan of real Chinese Seafood (without the MSG) and this Restaurant is quite famous for the fish and crab. And I can confirm it was delicious along with a number of cold beers.

Originally Posted by Happyman

2nd pic from your hotel room looks like it was taken from The Crown Princess Hotel at the junction of Jalan Tun Razak and the expressway to Ampang

To be honest mate I cannot remember the name of the hotel as my accommodation was arranged and paid for by my customer.

Bloody nice rooms and a terrific Japanese Restaurant downstairs and we only stayed there for one night.

Loy Toy's adventures over the last month.


I ve had a few myself mate.

Well it was off to work and I am lucky enough to have a real great company as a customer.

This company presently producers both steel and plastic packaging for the food and Industrial markets.

I have included some pictures of their production process and very possibly many would not have seen the way things are made and may be interested.

Firstly the factory which covers about 10 acres of land.HUGE........





One of their main lines of business is the plastic Jerry Can (20 litres) and is produced by the extrusion blow moulding process.



As you can see from the photo above the molten plastic is extuded in the form of a hollow tube and then the mould closes around the tube and an air blow pin then inflates the tube to form the shape of the can.

The mould then opens with the blown can conveyed out with another tube ready for the next production cycle.

The can is then trimmed top and bottom and there you have a happy trouper with lots of product.

How is the whoring in malaysia LT?

Originally Posted by Blake7

How is the whoring in malaysia LT?

From past experiences mate, bloody terrific but these days its all buckets and no slipping and sliding. Sorry..............

Originally Posted by Smug Farang Bore

I ve had a few myself mate.

I can see that by the pain on your face mate..........

This companies main line of business for many years has been tin plate packaging which I am trying to covert to plastic.

The production process is quite complicated with first the tin being cut to shape and then off-set printed.



Then the tin plate is formed and transported to a seam welder at a very high speed.





The base plates are then spun and crimped onto the welded main body and you then have an open can ready to be filled and capped at the paint company.

My main reason for going down to Malaysia was to modify the existing moulds I supplied and they assured me the local factory had good machines.

You can see by the look on this blokes face that he was not impressed because I was not impressed when I first arrived. You can see the two moulds on the floor.



And then he showed me the machine I had to work on and I have not seen this type of machine let alone worked on one for more then 20 years.



Anyway head down and arse up and this is the part I had to work on first.



Job done and putting the 20 litre bucket Injection Mould back together and ready for trials.



By the way this piece of equipment is over 2.5 tons and to turn it is a bloody nightmare but all the Malaysian lads were brilliant and I could not have done the jog without them.

Interesting stuff LT. Looking forward to seeing more.

^ Thanks mate and nearly through with Malaysia.

The Thailand and Vietnam trips were far more interesting.

Originally Posted by astasinim

Interesting stuff LT. Looking forward to seeing more.

I agree, chop chop LT!

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

My main reason for going down to Malaysia was to modify the existing moulds I supplied and they assured me the local factory had good machines.

You can see by the look on this blokes face that he was not impressed because I was not impressed when I first arrived. You can see the two moulds on the floor.

Poor fella is about ready to cry, looks like you tore him a huge new one

Very intresting thread LT, thanks for posting it

no wonder hes unhappy ,thats blue shirt looks radio active
and check out that guy behind him ,the one with the little handbag ....

very enjoyable and interesting read LT... remindes me of the days when I was conducting capability assessments and first article testing of companies in Korea. fun and interesting stuff. always nice to be the one being hosted. would be enjoyable to be back in the mix of things.

Originally Posted by jizzybloke

I agree, chop chop LT!

Originally Posted by Sdigit

Very intresting thread LT, thanks for posting it

Originally Posted by SEA Traveler

very enjoyable and interesting read LT

Thanks fellas, not quite sure how the engineeering pictures would go down but at least a few are interested.

Originally Posted by blue

and check out that guy behind him ,the one with the little handbag

, Thats actually a permanent magnet that can pick-up over 1 ton in weight and which come in very handy.

Now to clean up this thread here is the soap I was offered at the factory and it was probably the best industrial strength soap I have ever used.........A mixture of wood clippings and saw dust and a little powdered soap mixed through it.

Cheap and nasty but worked a charm.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

A mixture of wood clippings and saw dust and a little powdered soap mixed through it.

might be a bit rough for my delicate hands
just kiddin good stuff mate keep it comin.

Well I arrived back in LOS and the wife informed me that she had won her case with the land office and we had to go back to her home town and re-claim her land.

So off the Pichai/ Utteradit and straight to the land office.



And the land which is on the banks of the Nan River.



And the family fish farm where they produce fish and frogs for Restaurants all over Thailand.







They say that they make around 12,000 Baht clear profit per pod per 3 months which isn't bad when you consider the product is pre-sold and picked up by the customer.
I started to wonder how much we could make if we had our own Restaurant selling the produce.

Originally Posted by bobo746

might be a bit rough for my delicate hands just kiddin good stuff mate keep it comin.

Ah you big softy and thanks for your kind words.

Pichai is about 40 minutes drive from Phitsanalok and I actually like the place and the people who live there. It of course is very low pace regarding lifestyle and everyone seems to not only take care of the place but each other.

This vehicle represents the most popular mode of transport both for work or just plain getting around.



The streets are clean and this picture was taken looking back towards the train station.



Pichai is named after a very famous Thai soldier who they say almost single-handedly fought back the Burmese about 600 years ago. The locals built a very lovely Wat in his honour and actually this is the first time my wife has visited it.



The man Pichai and in his rested glory.



In full battle gear.



And they had this huge chime which when correctly rubbed on the centre dome gave off an almost eardrum splitting hum

My daughter tried hard but couldn't get a sound out of it, along with me.



And my two youngest girls paying respect to who I believe is a legendary Thai Warrior.

Well mission accomplished in Pichai and now the drive back to Phitsanulok and a Hotel. Norton had very kindly found Hillbilies contact number and after a call he arranged for his wife to guide us into his resort.





After some U-Turns and crossing Klongs and driving through remote villages we finally found the D&G Resort.



Unfortunately both Hilly and his wife were not at the resort and as there was no pool and room service I got voted out about staying there but we have arranged to go back when the bosses are around and for a ball breaking Barbeque and piss-up.
The resort is really beautiful and quite and not to far from downtown Phitsanulok and will be better when the jetty on the Nan river is fixed after it was damaged by the recent floods.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Originally Posted by jizzybloke

I agree, chop chop LT!

Originally Posted by Sdigit

Very intresting thread LT, thanks for posting it

Originally Posted by SEA Traveler

very enjoyable and interesting read LT

Thanks fellas, not quite sure how the engineeering pictures would go down but at least a few are interested.

Facinating thread LT, it's nice to get some insight into what you get up to on your bucket trips

Thanks again Stinky...........It also feels nice to share.

Well we found a nice Hotel and the room was huge and clean and with 2 extra beds was 950 Baht for the night. You can find this hotel on the main road, after you cross the bridge adjacent to the main Wat and driving towards Big C on the right.



Now off to find a good traditional restaurant positioned along the Nan River.

The main town bridge leading into the heart of the city.



Phitsanulok's main Wat with the Town's biggest hotel in the background.



I just love these type of ramshakle restaurants that look like they are just about to slide into the river but serve up the best food and for absolutely no price. Cheap as chips and thoroughly enjoyable evening.





About the only person not enjoying himself was this water taxi driver........with no customers.