BjornAgain

Pish, as they say in Glasgow, aka Small fishing village on the Clyde. Guernica is a mere 3.5m by 7.8m, or 27.3m². If we're talking size, as some of the fine collaborators of this distinguished forum do, then I give you "Impossibility is a Myth", by 14 year old Nigerian autistic artist Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke. Painted on canvas measuring a whopping 12,381m², and confirmed by Guinness in April this year as the world's largest art canvas. For reference, the size of an American Football field is 5,390m². Whereas, a British or European International Football pitch is between 6400m² and 8250m² (Just discovered there is no fixed dimensions, all depends on the stadium). Might be a bit tricky to frame and hang.

Cooked over the Barbie with a honey and peanut glaze, quite crunchy.

Bonjour, Did visit last year as staying in Soi 24. Wasn't impressed, agreed masseur and time via Line, however when I arrived there was a different receptionist who didn't have my booking. Plus, despite selecting a masseur who had basic massage skills, he had been working in construction, so his hands were like sand paper. Okay, if you want a scrub, but I had booked a soothing oil massage. Plus there was a dead cockroach in the shower. I would recommend Dr. Bear 31, which is on Soi 34, off Soi 26. The proprietor, Stephan is French. Highly suggest his ObOon massage, which is a Taoist variant on Nuru.

Hit Grindr, you'll find plenty.

Thailand protects short-term rentals under the 2004 Thai Hotel Act, in short, all rentals less than 30 days can only be transacted by a licensed hotelier, which is an issue for any enterprising AirBnB owner. However, despite the name of the act, individual AirBnB owners can get a license for individual properties i.e. condo or house. If you look closely at the Thai edition of AirBnB there is a Hotel category which techically covers this. As @durian points out, the issue is with the Landlord, with current fines of 1600THB for failing to inform Immigration within 24 hours of arrival of any new guests, hence why Hotels in Thailand copy your Passport on arrival for exactly this legal requirement. Enforcement of laws in Thailand is a reactionary event, rather than upheld. Just think motorcycle helmets, adherence to traffic lights and one-way systems, driving on pavements, plus the fact from July 2023 it is illegal to carry passengers in the rear of an open backed vehicle, to name but a few.

Reminds me of the infamous 1989 Blue Diamond Affair.

From the cartoon series The Inspector which was part of The Pink Panther Show, when Sergeant Deux-Deux was talking to The Inspector, he always said the Spanish "Si", to which The Inspector always retaliated with, "Don't say Si, say Qui".

Si.

I'm quite sure The Sûreté is on the case, and dusting off their finest Chief Inspector to investigate with comic aplomb.

Can't find the actual quote, but asked in an interview whether he should be called a dictator, he replied his style was that of a patriarch, but with a very strong hand. Did meet him in early '66. Was collecting golf balls while my father was practicing walking the course early evening, as the Singapore golf course was a short distance from our house. LKY was doing something similar, but with a couple of minders in tow. My dad suggested I approach the man to see if he wanted to buy any of the balls I'd collected. Adopting my best 'Artful Dodger persona, approached and asked if he want to buy and golf balls. Ever the diplomat, he declined as I didn't have his type. The minders weren't best pleased. Only when I got home was I told who the person was.

And there's me thinking you were with Orville and Wilbur at the launch of The Wright Flyer.

Remember in February 1965 the Strolling Gnones were in town to play a couple of gigs. They were guests of the Tanglin Club, when they walked in, everyone stopped to stare, as no one had seen people with long hair before.

Yep, Zak from Glasgow (The Best Bar) still in town, spoke to him last Friday.

Sounds like that famous Nigerian Prince is in town, send me 200 THB for taxi fare as I only have 2 Billion in crisp 1000 THB notes I want to share with you.

One of the budget rooms I see, no gold faucets!

Not heard that expression in years, my mum use to use it, then again she could speak fluent German.

When it comes to Scotland and sewage, they don't have a good reputation. Currently Scotland is only serviced by the monopolistic utility company, Scottish Water. Interestingly enough, the Scottish Parliament has only mandated that Scottish Water need only report on 4% of it's own infrastructure. Unlike England which has 100% reporting. From a recent independent report by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), which reported on 6.7% of the Scottish network, they concluded there were 23,498 spills over 208,377 hours for 2024. Which when extrapolated over the whole network equates to 350,716 spills over 3,110,104 hours. Given that the 2024 Scottish population was 5,546,900, this gives a discharge figure of 6323 hours per 100k of population. Compare that to England, which had 3.6m hours and 445k spills with a perceived population of 56.6m, then this equates to 787 discharge hours per 100k of population. A big difference! Agree, all figures are disgusting, but Donald's little problem (if it exists) and the reporting of which, sounds more like selective journalism than putting it into context within the bigger picture. As to downsizing his investment, this was in the main, due to hostile local objection. His priority was the course, which happened, the rest in investment was Aberdeenshire's loss.

Here's Jim from Singapore recent video from a couple of months ago for reference. My FlightRadar app had him staying at The Pullman on SiLom Road midweek!

It's all the business meetings with commercial property agents and owners selling their bars in and around Jomtien.

I find it's a useful tool to cross reference against Grindr, clarity of their name, plus alternative photos.

Would also suggest ThaiFriendly.

Living out here as a kid, then always in and out of the pool all day long, never wore Sun tan lotion, despite the looks of someone of the Ayran race, and never got burnt. My dad on the other hand, used coconut oil and was, to coin an old British saying, as black as the ace of spades. However, noticed in my 20's taking European holidays, ie 2 weeks of as much sun as possible, then did get burnt, so started to use the old SPF 8 or 15 on the face. Only time I got seriously burnt was on my feet, as they were covered in sand, so assumed they were protected, couldn't walk for 3 days! Did some research into SPF's at the time (1980's), and longevity was based on 15 minutes, so SPF 8 was rated to protect for 2 hours. So came up with the theory of total exposure for 15 minutes, then spent the rest of the day under cover. Always got a good tan after the 2 weeks. Also added a good smothering of moisturiser to the face at the end of the day. Looking at the ingredients of today's Sun tan lotions, they contain half the contents of a pharmacist's laboratory. So wouldn't use them. Nowadays, adopted the Aussi mantra of "Slip,Slop,Slap", although without the Slop.

Immediately thought of this, for those old enough to remember:-

You'll have to walk further, and cross the road.

With your ex BBC hat on, you could don your John Motson sheepskin coat and stream a running commentary!