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😮 I nearly had a heart attack reading this. His Lordship doesn't do e-hailing. The hotel limousine picked him up. Are you flying from Singapore? My guess is the delay with Thai Airways is caused by the flight originating from Bangkok whereas SIA and Scoot are departing from Singapore as its point of origin. There's bound to be some hiccups at Suwannaphum (for eg with catering services, maintenance, etc) with the floods. Safe flight and enjoy your trip to Bangkok!

Hiii @jimmie50 ! I'm so happy and relieved to hear from you. Many of us here have been quite concerned about you. I was just thinking this morning that if I didn't hear from you by tomorrow - which would be a week from the time the Line message was sent - I'd get them to ping you again. How are you keeping generally? How's Khmer food? Have you gained/lost weight? How's the weather; has it been raining like in other parts of SE Asia? Have you learned any Khmer swear words yet? 😏 How's Cam doing? Has the family built a little love hut for you and him on the grounds? I get it now; the house and the farm are in separate locations and there's cell service in the former but not the latter. Nothing much going on here other than what you've read on the forum. Bad weather in Bangkok and Pattaya. @Keithambrose was just in your neck of the woods and @bkkmfj2648 is moving to the Philippines in search of love. I'll be going to Bangkok and Pattaya at the end of the year. Please stay in touch as much as you're able to. Meanwhile, keep safe and best wishes to you both. 🫶🙏🏻

You'd know best. Thanks. 🫡

I hear this is the time of year when the Pattaya Flying Club does its full dress rehearsals for the holiday season when susceptible folks are at their most vulnerable. Is this true @bkkmfj2648? It's all very sad and I wish there is a better way for them to manage their mental health other than drink, run or jump.

Jack Dawson? Perhaps he was waiting for Rose to get herself ready before they would jump ship together.

Now, now...

Did you try Thai Airways? They're usually quite reliable.

Another orgy in the suite opposite? Did you go to Silom Soi 4? I saw footage of mild flooding in and around Banana Room at about 9 PM Thai time.

I'll PM you. 😉

Strange; shouldn't it predict "bottom" instead?

A good friend of mine from Victoria travelled around Australia for six months in a rented campervan. This was about 15 years ago; I hear it's harder now due to restrictions on the parking of campervans? Anyway, I'm sure a-447 would be able to help you find a suitable trailer park in Western Australia if you decide to go that route. Ten years ago, my cousin, our mutual friend and I went on a month's road trip from Auckland to Dunedin. It was the best road trip that I've ever been on (not that I've been on many). We hired a car in Auckland and drove south, staying in motels and B&Bs. And you know what struck me the most - not the gorgeous scenery, not the friendliness of the people, not the strong winds, all of which were true - but how unafraid the animals were of humans. Every cat, dog, bird, horse and frog we ran into at the B&Bs, motels, etc didn't run away from us and were extremely docile and friendly. This suggested to me that the locals must have been really kind to them and indeed we saw this for ourselves. I felt that they were at one with nature and people who are kind to animals win in my book, every time.

See one of my previous posts in this thread. Finding inner peace is important otherwise you'll just keep running - in circles. A change of environment may only help for a while if there are still unresolved issues deep down. You forget one very important activity - CHURCH. You'll be in one of the most Christian/Catholic countries in the world. The good news is that you won't have any problems kneeling at the altar having had all that practice in Pattaya... In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Ah-men.

To you and I perhaps but that could be the way Olddaddy and his colleagues speak in their world. 🤷 Broadly speaking, the farang I've met in Thailand are very different from the ones with whom I went to school and in my own social and professional circles and they can be quite fun in small doses.

It usually subsides quickly if the rain stops and the flood waters aren't too deep but workers living in areas which have been badly flooded may have to skip a day of work or two. Glad to hear you got in safe and sound and without much hassle. I hope you're feeling better too. Six hours?! 😮 Driving from KL to Singapore takes a shorter time than that.

He probably had comorbidities made worse by the lack of rest.