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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by beer monkey » August 2, 2009, 5:04 pm

Marmite the dog wrote:I went there a couple of months ago with the family. The owners wife got **** because my son was laughing whilst having fun in the pool.

There was one other resident around the pool who seemed to be relaxed and about 3 or 4 other older local kids who were also using the pool, but were certainly not misbehaving.

Shame really, as I would've been a frequent visitor.


Didn't you see the sign..."No Larffing When In Pool".... #-o
.if that happened to my Mrs she would never set foot anywhere near a place again....neither would i actually.



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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by cali4995 » August 2, 2009, 6:56 pm

I must say, the landscaping appears very attractive. We are in the tropics after all
when some of these places take even minor pains with the gardening it looks wonderful. :-s

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by pompui » August 4, 2009, 8:49 am

beer monkey wrote:
Marmite the dog wrote:I went there a couple of months ago with the family. The owners wife got **** because my son was laughing whilst having fun in the pool.

There was one other resident around the pool who seemed to be relaxed and about 3 or 4 other older local kids who were also using the pool, but were certainly not misbehaving.

Shame really, as I would've been a frequent visitor.


Didn't you see the sign..."No Larffing When In Pool".... #-o
.if that happened to my Mrs she would never set foot anywhere near a place again....neither would i actually.
Personally I find that quite bizarre Marmite,the son laughing or making the usual Thai screaming noises :-k
I do know the owners and am seeing them soon so can bring this to their attention.

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by jimboLV » August 4, 2009, 9:22 am

Good idea Pompui. There's always another side to the story. A long time ago (in a land far away) I had a similar incident with my son, who was about 7 or 8 at the time. We lived in a posh development in Colorado with a beautiful swimming pool, which was the main recreational activity in this otherwise boring existence. On a holiday, my son came home in tears, saying the life guard had told him he was banned from the pool and could never go there again. I took him back and confronted the lifeguard, who somewhat sheepishly told me that a whole bunch of kids were creating a disturbance, fighting, dunking other kids, even pulling down the suits of some unwilling little girls :shock: , so she told them all to "get out and don't come back". My kid just happened to be in the middle of the fray. In fact the lifeguard (a pretty little college student in a bikini, by the way), didn't even remember my kid, he certainly wasn't "banned for life" and was welcome to get back into the pool as long as he behaved himself.

Much later when I had a pool at my house, I frequently had to yell at the children of my guests for excessive horseplay, diving into the shallow end risking permanent paralysis, etc. There is something about a pool and kids that brings out the terrorist instinct in them and one has to assume the demeanor of a prison warden :fryingpan: to keep them under control before somebody gets hurt, and an expensive lawsuit follows.

Not saying that's what happened here, but it bears looking into.

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by BKKSTAN » August 4, 2009, 9:45 am

Good point jimbo!
pompui,I would be interested in your report as I have considered spending some short school holidays there as a getaway,if the pool is sanitary and they don't object to our well mannered and closely supervised,at all times, little dog in my avatar.No screaming children! :lol:

Any info you can give would be appreciated,if positive ,might try a weekend shortly!

Who would we contact ?

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by pompui » August 4, 2009, 10:00 am

Stan,the uptodate contact mobile number and email for Frank are in their business for sale classified on udonmap.The only small point with regard to your little dog is that they have a resident mother cat and her 3 kittens so you never know how protective a mother cat might become.
Pool is 1.70 at the deep end.Will be there friday this week for a couple of small shandies with Frank. 8)

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Post by BKKSTAN » August 4, 2009, 10:12 am

pompui wrote:Stan,the uptodate contact mobile number and email for Frank are in their business for sale classified on udonmap.The only small point with regard to your little dog is that they have a resident mother cat and her 3 kittens so you never know how protective a mother cat might become.
Pool is 1.70 at the deep end.Will be there friday this week for a couple of small shandies with Frank. 8)
We have no problem with the other animals ,as we keep her close all the time.The only possibility is that she might bark at night once or twice is she hears cats howling.We have a cat that she sleeps with on our bed,they play together,but some neigborhood cats come tomcatting around at night,and when they howl or quarrel,she will give out and couple of barks and get excited!

Will be interested in your report,we will be in Udon Saturday for shopping,dog grooming and the NM get together.Might drop by the the BG then!Thanks again!

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by pompui » August 4, 2009, 10:53 am

Have passed on a message to Frank for you Stan that you might be calling in.Otherwise contact him direct.Chalet at the end of the garden by the pool should be far enough away from the cats 8)

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by BKKSTAN » August 4, 2009, 11:09 am

Thanks! We will stop by Sat. to introduce ourselves!Probably about 4-5 PM,if you are around we can have a ''shanty '' together,my treat! \:D/

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by Marmite The Dog » August 4, 2009, 11:59 am

pompui wrote:
beer monkey wrote:
Marmite the dog wrote:I went there a couple of months ago with the family. The owners wife got **** because my son was laughing whilst having fun in the pool.

There was one other resident around the pool who seemed to be relaxed and about 3 or 4 other older local kids who were also using the pool, but were certainly not misbehaving.

Shame really, as I would've been a frequent visitor.


Didn't you see the sign..."No Larffing When In Pool".... #-o
.if that happened to my Mrs she would never set foot anywhere near a place again....neither would i actually.
Personally I find that quite bizarre Marmite,the son laughing or making the usual Thai screaming noises :-k
I do know the owners and am seeing them soon so can bring this to their attention.
The first time I went there, I did make a point of asking the owners if it was OK for my family to go there, and they said it was fine, so I was surprised at their attitude when I did take the family there. At no point was my son unsupervised (I was with him 100% of the time as he was under 2 at the time) and as soon as he started to get a bit whiney, we headed home, as I hate putting up with other people's whiney kids.

Saying that, the owner's wife might have just had an off day.

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by BKKSTAN » August 9, 2009, 9:08 am

I visited there yesterday afternoon and Marmite,I think another visit would would be warranted if you wanted some clarification!It is hard for me to fathom the behavior you reported from the couple I spent the afternoon with! :D

Frank and his wife Neeum(sic) were fantastic hosts and I thoroughly enjoyed their company.

LA and REE,plus myself and my family spent the late afternoon ,early evening there and I will definitely be going back!

Thank you pompui for the recommendation and the ''beer on ice'',hope to meet you and yours in the future!

Frank has a large sail boat charting business out of Koh Chang that I think is reasonably priced at 11,000 baht per day for a large group!So far ,I have talked to some members about doing it after the rainy season is over,Ralph,LA,saint have indicated some interest.

I'll be collecting my fee from you guys and from Frank,I just haven't decided on how much I can gouge you all for :lol: :lol:

Anyway,for any of you that want to avoid my ''fee'',are interested in the exact precise details OR are interested in meeting a super nice and social couple,drop down to Bang Sung and toss a couple with Frank and his wife!Take your swimsuit,if you dare :lol:

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by jetdoc » August 9, 2009, 11:10 am

"Frank has a large sail boat charting business out of Koh Chang"

How large?

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Post by Marmite The Dog » August 9, 2009, 11:44 am

BKKSTAN wrote:I visited there yesterday afternoon and Marmite,I think another visit would would be warranted if you wanted some clarification!It is hard for me to fathom the behavior you reported from the couple I spent the afternoon with! :D
I agree. The first time I went there, I thought this would be a great place to spend a few sunny afternoons, and Frank seemed a lovely guy.

I guess they don't like kids who laugh when they're having fun. No worries.

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by laphanphon » August 9, 2009, 3:49 pm

can't add much to Stan's comments, a very pleasant afternoon chatting and sipping beer with Frank and his wife. nice to know they are back to running things. would highly recommend a stay there if wanting a little close R&R out of the city in quiet settle with pool to relax in. pool has been well maintained every time i popped in for a peek. now that Frank and wife are there, kitchen and food is available, and menu seemed will priced, along with beer. pool side bungalows looking comfy, w/new mattress, all agreeing quite comfy for a nights snooze.

if playing tourist, the baht bus is a short walk to main road if wanting to explore udon city, but remember to return before nightfall, as they stop running. enjoy.

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by parrot » August 9, 2009, 4:29 pm

If Frank is the original owner (I was there moons ago but don't remember the owner's name), he built the pool himself. And at that time, he was one of the few private citizens in Udon with a pool. I was sitting in his gazebo near the pool and asked him how he ensured he had an adequate supply of water. He said, "you're sitting on it" and sure enough, the seats lifted up and he had built a huge holding tank for the city water. I walked away from his place that day with the idea to build an accessible 2000 liter cement tank under the raised portion of our house. I've never regretted it as it keeps the water cool all day......especially nice for my outdoor showers a few times a day. Beats having a tank that sits in the sun all day.

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by BKKSTAN » August 9, 2009, 4:44 pm

Correction:A large sailboat for charter!I am not sure of the size as I am not familiar with sailboats.If I heard him right,no problem with 8-10 people and the picture looked like ,guessing,40+ feet long.

You could call him at 0818337673.

Whoops,there goes my ''fee''!! :lol: :lol:

yes he is the owner/builder of the resort!

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Re: The Bamboo Garden

Post by Fang » September 12, 2009, 1:07 pm

Thanks for taking the time to help, I really apprciate it.

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