19 hours ago, mauRICE said:

Vinapu is old school. Only charcoal tablets for him.

Charcoal  tablets are excellent!

18 hours ago, vinapu said:

much older school than  you imagine and owing to that  in my travels  I almost never had that kind of issues , certainly not to a degree I need to resort to coal or pills. Shot of gin usually takes care  of those instead. And yes , I do eat street food and ice cream but avoid milk products in first three days I'm in new country. I don't drink water , raw or boiled at all  as I consider this preserve of animals.

I see that Vinapu has something in common with W C Fields, said he didn't drink water as fish fuck in it!

3 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

.... something in common with W C Fields, said he didn't drink water as fish fuck in it!

he deserved Noble Prize , not that Orange Overlord guy

29 minutes ago, vinapu said:

he deserved Noble Prize , not that Orange Overlord guy

Unfortunately,  there is no Nobel prize  for actors!

49 minutes ago, Keithambrose said:

Unfortunately,  there is no Nobel prize  for actors!

While technically true, also no known actor has won a Nobel prize. Having said that, Peter Handke won the prize for Literature in 2019 and has written a number of screenplays, plays, directed and produced a number of films.

2 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

Unfortunately,  there is no Nobel prize  for actors!

and equally no Oscars for Politicians. although some are quite accomplished actors.

A good trivial pursuit question, which Nobel Prize winner has also played first class cricket?

6 minutes ago, Keithambrose said:

A good trivial pursuit question, which Nobel Prize winner has also played first class cricket?

Samuel Beckett.

3 minutes ago, mauRICE said:

Samuel Beckett.

Well done! Internet search, or general knowledge?

11 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

Unfortunately,  there is no Nobel prize  for actors!

but actors still can get one. After all Churchill, politician got Nobel prize for literature, no ?

1 minute ago, vinapu said:

but actors still can get one. After all Churchill, politician got Nobel prize for literature, no ?

Kissinger?

42 minutes ago, Keithambrose said:

Well done! Internet search, or general knowledge?

A-level English lit.

14 minutes ago, mauRICE said:

A-level English lit.

In my syllabus we did not get anything  as exotic as Beckett!

56 minutes ago, Keithambrose said:

In my syllabus we did not get anything  as exotic as Beckett!

You probably had something more contemporaneous of your generation, like Chaucer. 🤣😂😅 

Just now, mauRICE said:

You probably had something more contemporaneous of your time, like Chaucer. 🤣😂😅 

Exactly, The Knight's Tale, I think. Conrad, Austen, Ben Jonsen, Keats, Pope, Shakespeare, naturally. Missed out on Beowolf!

46 minutes ago, Keithambrose said:

Exactly, The Knight's Tale, I think. Conrad, Austen, Ben Jonsen, Keats, Pope, Shakespeare, naturally. Missed out on Beowolf!

Oops, sorry, I had Waiting for Godot in Theatre and Drama Studies, not English lit. For English lit I had a Shakespeare history play (easy), James Joyce (hard) and Larkin and Hughes. For some reason Chaucer or any of the more "popular" or "fun" texts wasn't offered at my school that year.

Please delete.

I'm there now, in my head that is lol (reminiscing on past massage shops and the fun filled times there) but alas it still looks like late 2026 for the next fun trip to Bangkok. The surgery went well and now the recovery starts, in the meantime I will be doing a lot of lurking here and enjoying the posts and trip reports and want to say a big thanks to you guys for sharing your trip reports. 

On 11/20/2025 at 11:11 AM, mauRICE said:

Oops, sorry, I had Waiting for Godot in Theatre and Drama Studies, not English lit. For English lit I had a Shakespeare history play (easy), James Joyce (hard) and Larkin and Hughes. For some reason Chaucer or any of the more "popular" or "fun" texts wasn't offered at my school that year.

I was doing A levels a long-time ago, when Larkin and Hughes hadn't entered the curriculum!

On 11/6/2025 at 3:24 PM, emiel1981 said:

Perhaps we could use this thread now and in the future to announce upcoming visits to Thailand, if you'd enjoy meeting other forum members.

So, I'll start: I'm traveling to the Kingdom in less than two weeks!
Nov 19 - 25 Bangkok
Nov 25 - Dec 1 Pattaya
Dec 1 - 7 Bangkok

Let's see if there are any other forum members around those dates.

Pattaya 24 Nov - 9 Feb

Could this become a pinned post? It would be great for members planning to come next year and beyond

On 11/20/2025 at 2:41 AM, khaolakguy said:

and equally no Oscars for Politicians. although some are quite accomplished actors.

Didn't Glenda Jackson win two Oscars, before becoming an MP? Women in Love is one of my mum's favourite movies.

Does Clint Eastwood as mayor of Carmel count? He did run for office and has won several Oscars, although none for acting.

15 hours ago, TMax said:

The surgery went well and now the recovery starts

Glad the surgery went well and hope the recovery goes just as well.  

19 hours ago, TMax said:

I'm there now, in my head that is lol (reminiscing on past massage shops and the fun filled times there) but alas it still looks like late 2026 for the next fun trip to Bangkok. The surgery went well and now the recovery starts, in the meantime I will be doing a lot of lurking here and enjoying the posts and trip reports and want to say a big thanks to you guys for sharing your trip reports. 

Get well fast !

I understand what you’re going through TMaX.   I just went thru the same thing.  I had major surgery last year and finally finished with recovery.   My  doctors have given  me permission to travel on long trip.   They think I’m like normal tourist and will only be gone 2 weeks.   I didn’t tell them I’m staying 2 months.   Just keep thinking all good things Thailand, and reading the forum will help the time go by. 
Good luck with your recovery.