ASQ fun coming up....

[Saint Willy]

Yes I have. 1 time. Never again. Just like Durian. Ya gotta do it out of curiosity but..

i love durian, just saying

[Stumpy]

i love durian, just saying

Understand. Durian is one of those you either "Love it" or absolutely "hate it". I am the latter. Never met anyone who says...Its OK. For me its the horrific smell and terrible texture eating it. Same for me with Yogurt.

[Stumpy]

Pulled off a Mendy a bit, did some bird watching while I exercised at the window this morning. Normally at home, That flying carp would be in my gun sights. But today, its gets a free pass.

[Saint Willy]

Pulled off Mendy a bit

[Mendip]

^ I absolutely and categorically deny this.

I am on a boat and have 51 witnesses.

[katie23]

^heh.

Re: durian, when I was younger, I used to hate it. Now, I still don't like it but it's more acceptable, sp I'm just OK with it. Still don't like the smell. I prefer to eat it if processed as ice cream or candy bars.

Same with my sister - she used to hate it, but now it's ok with her. I guess taste & preference do change with age. My mom loves it. I go out of the house on the rare times that she buys it.

[Stumpy]

The Durian rule for us is, never in a car and never in the house. They respect and do not do either or even ask. I laughed one time. My wife offered a little piece of durian to one of our dogs. She sniffed it and walked away quick

[PAG]

The Durian rule for us is, never in a car and never in the house. They respect and do not do either or even ask. I laughed one time. My wife offered a little piece of durian to one of our dogs. She sniffed it and walked away quick

[Happy As Larry]

I really don't see the big deal with durian one way or the other.
I quite enjoy it but I wouldn't lose any sleep if it disappeared off the face of the earth.
The family enjoy it more than I do
As per JPPr2 never in the house and upon buying always in the back of the truck

[OhOh]

Never met anyone who says...Its OK.

a little piece of durian to one of our dogs. She sniffed it and walked away quick

Quite a few here on TD seem to enjoy Durian. Fresh, fried as crisps ice cream ....

A favorite of mine is, a 1/4 of a baggette fried smoky bacon with ripe gooey Durian. Our farm dogs enjoy Durian as well.

Luckily for the Thai farmers the world enjoys it.

"Major importers of Thai fruits include China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam. From January to April 2021, Thailand exported 213,328 tons of durian, worth 28,615 million baht. Out of this volume, 72 percent was exported to China, 13 percent to Hong King, and 12 percent to Vietnam."

Thai Durian Exports to China Continue to Grow Despite COVID-19

Some may of course process the fruit and ship it straight back.

[Headworx]

I really don't see the big deal with durian one way or the other.

Doesn't bother me either, not a fan of the taste and could name dozens of fruit I'd prefer to eat but the other half really likes Durian and brings it home when it's in season all the time. She's forever asking if the smell of it in the condo bothers me but after all these years she should know it's no problem, of course I can smell it the moment it comes in the door but I don't find it to be unpleasant or over-powering.

[aging one]

"Major importers of Thai fruits include China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam

Luckily for the Thai farmers the world enjoys it.

So China, Hong Kong, and Viet Nam make up the world?

[Stumpy]

unpleasant or over-powering.

Yikes. Man, If that stuff is in a small room it takes the room over to the point its almost nauseating...at least for me. This is why the rule exists of never inside the house. I am with a few others. if it stopped growing, no sweat, far better fruits to eat in Thailand. My wife loves the stuff. Her sister it damn near makes her puke. My wife picks some up in season and they go eat it way over by the outside kitchen area. I have a "No Durian" sign by the pool area like every hotel does, there is a reason for that I suspect.

Thankfully its not really in season and not allowed in the room during quarantine. A Win/Win for me

[aging one]

Different varieties of Durian have different smells. The wife and kids prefer one that has very little smell and is not wet at all. In fact it is eaten on the less ripe side and is a bit crunchy. Those are fine, but the big stinky ones, especially for me those grown in Malaysia are awful in the smell department.

[OhOh]

So China, Hong Kong, and Viet Nam make up the world?

You may find for some they actuly do.

Myself I've seen many other places, north, south, east and west, excluding the North and South poles.

Durian itself is exported to many corners. Not sure of South America or Pacific Islands.

[cyrille]

So China, Hong Kong, and Viet Nam make up the world?

He really is a happy Chinese clapper, isn't he?

You may find for some they actuly do.

But clearly...umm...oh, never mind.

[OhOh]

He really is a happy

Thank you.

我是一个非常快乐的人，

[Stumpy]

A few more things I suggest bringing to your quarantine time. Bring some Tylenol or Ibuprofen. In the event you encounter an illness during your quarantine time or just a headache from being in AC all the time, you are not supposed to self medicate as it will taint the daily temperature data they want. If you have to ask, they will coordinate a nurse to see you first(for a fee) and if a doc is needed it is another fee as its a "Specialty" visit. Thankfully we brought some back as we always do as both my wife and I have had some low grade headaches during our stay most likely from the constant AC.

We have turned it off during certain times of the day and had all the windows open but it still quickly gets stuffy in the room. I almost ordered a fan from Lazada. I could easily enjoy a fan. I asked the hotel if they had one, and they do not offer them.

We got an update today that we will be checking out Thursday morning. My driver will be here at 8am to pick us up. Then a 7 hour or so drive home and done.

[cyrille]

Home stretch now. Not long until Bourbon by the pool…

[Stumpy]

Home stretch now. Not long until Bourbon by the pool…

Indeed. All down hill from here. We will get this pretty certificate that we have done our time and contributed in a small way to the economy. We need that document to take to our local govt office to let them know we are back home and its also needed for me to update my Visa at immigration.

[armstrong]

Do you have to home quarantine when you get back home too?

[cyrille]

That’s right.

At least he doesn’t have to quarantine separate from his wife.

[Mendip]

^ Don't knock it...

We need that document to take to our local govt office to let them know we are back home and its also needed for me to update my Visa at immigration.

Good luck with that JP... when I returned back to Korat after ASQ back in January, I spent two days at government offices and medical places trying to find someone interested in my return to Korat and ASQ certificate but eventually gave up.

[cyrille]

Yeah, mine was glimpsed at on arrival at CM airport, but was of no interest to anyone at immigration when I extended my visa.

I did get busted for not having the TM30 though - the one when your wife is supposed to report the presence of an alien.

1,600 baht fine + 1,900 for the extension.

[Stumpy]

Do you have to home quarantine when you get back home too?

Yes, you are supposed to self quarantine which is a bit over the top being we just did 14 days, but so be it. I will be home and relaxing and have a TON of work to do around the place.

Good luck with that JP... when I returned back to Korat after ASQ back in January, I spent two days at government offices and medical places trying to find someone interested in my return to Korat and ASQ certificate but eventually gave up.

My wife has all that stuff figured out. I don't get involved. She says its just easier for her to do it. Same for my 90 day check ins. She does it for me. I only go on the annual Visa extension renewal. I used to go to the 90 day check ins and the immigration officer said it wasn't necessary that my wife can take care of it.