I was diagnosed with hypertension some years ago, sought treatment at AEK Udon, pills included Amlodipine. iT wasn't until I happened to get some treatment in OZ for something unrelated the Doc said I should check your BP. It was high despite taking the AEK prescription, so he triad 2 different type...

Download it BB, excellent race and looked like a great venue, pristine air quality after the Indian race where you could barely see thru the haze.

Mike, I brought a Merida crossway bike, 700 road tires, had terrible problems with punctures, tossed the original tire & tubes and put on Italian ( veulta) brand, better but still a problem although tho much less so. I tend to ride off the extreme LH side now days. where did you get the tire you now...

Re Panicks post the only thing that makes sense is Tip 1 .... Always wear a crash helmet. The rest is a load of Bollocks: I have had cops chase me in pick up going thru a red light (unintentionally). I have seen a cop try and shoot tires out on a Thai chaps VFR 400 on a ride to kao yai. many years a...

I ride a Merida cross Bike, ideal for for the taller rider, plenty of tire clearance in case yr caught in mud and as comfortable as a bike can be, Uses standards road tires( 28 in) so you don't have to drag heavily treaded Mountain bike tires. Had the bike for 3 yrs and apart from the tendency to pi...

Always wear my cycling helmet, 3 years ago a mate lost his life because he didn't bother.
Ridden MC's for 40 years and always wore decent helmet, I wouldn't ever put those Plastic local things on my head.
Locals thinks its cool to go helmet less and sadly a few farangs too.

Got my 5th non o extension yesterday. served promptly with a very pleasant man, God! how there attitude has improved and more efficient as well. only one s,all problem s I had the Letter from the Bank dated yesterday but my pass book update was 2 weeks old, went down & got a new letter dated yesterd...

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Are you sure it's not your reflexes that stops you being first away. :D Further along the road towards town, the police, has been busy issuing tickets for traffic light offences. Nothing wrong with my reflexes Lepidopey, I was at one time the Thailand Wave 100 drag racing champ. \:D/ whereas as you...

I'm skeptical of the 7468 fatalities mentioned.. I am never the first away from those lights, let someone else test the the water before me. One thing to bear i mind re figures, Thailand only counts fatalities at the scene so if you croak on the way to, or in the hospital, you are not in official t...

Leppers,
It sounds like an invitation then? I will bring my own beer

Your absolutely right KP, I have always had the highest respect for the police in my own and other countries I have lived in, but here my personal experience has been they are merely an organized bunch of criminals stooping to the lowest tactics to extort and intimidate the population. while I have ...

Its always saddening to hear of a needless death BUT, if you don't have the advanced skills to ride a MC, even a low powered one as is the phantom, you shouldn't contemplate riding one. Partic in low light conditions and ill equipped in terms of safety ( protective ) gear. I have ridden and raced he...

Agree, he ran the biggest pimping business in BKK for many years and then sent the bully boys and bull dozers to evict the tenants in soi 10.
The guys a complete A Hole now standing on his soap box moralizing against the system that he used to make millions.

Have both, a top loader whirlpool and a front loader Zanussi, wife prefers the top loader, easier to mange and bigger capacity. Looked thru the Appliance store by Makro, plenty of stock but more expensive than most other stores, like for like most stock was 1000 Bt more expensive than big c. e,g Loo...

pienmash wrote: stood on my table urinating in the plant pot ,

Mash ...... Ilikes real plants NOW

Are you familiar with the female anatomy Mr Mash,? I just ask because girls that I know, sit to perform the task, maybe it was one of those girls of indeterminate gender?

Good luck with TOT, you will probably needs it.

Vegemite is or was on the list of products that were blocked for importation because of the beef fat offal content of the product No beef as one well informed poster has mentioned. I would have thought the VEG part would have given a clue. :razz: Yeast extract, salt, malt extract, colour (caramel),...

I will be leaving after 18 yrs at the end of this yr, only reason is education for my children, even the best schools are barely adequate and rate poorly with the state system schools in Aust or NZ. In addition, what do they do when they finish their education ? limited and very poorly paid options ...

Wifey had a few rai in the country, thought was to build a weekend retreat there so filled the land and put in elect and water, Before we started proper, a large area right opposite was developed as Pig slaughter house, The sounds of screaming pigs bringing dispatched wasn't conducive to a lie in in...