tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post5426535097393864501..comments2023-10-17T22:03:23.951+07:00Comments on Cooee: #2 You know you've left home when...Snaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15800305875871746333noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-76014946140658913782010-12-05T08:28:41.468+07:002010-12-05T08:28:41.468+07:00I think the motorbike seat and helmet is a *great*...I think the motorbike seat and helmet is a *great* idea. Oh dear. I've gone native...Theodorahttp://www.travelswithanineyearold.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-53168823079575585692010-11-28T12:25:18.864+07:002010-11-28T12:25:18.864+07:00Martyn, I buy myself a packet of dried bananas (wi...Martyn, I buy myself a packet of dried bananas (with a little honey) every week. But there's NO way I'll be asking (in Thai) where they are if I can't locate them in the store...I'll just go without.Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800305875871746333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-85849896106210848732010-11-28T04:47:26.092+07:002010-11-28T04:47:26.092+07:00Snap I assume when the scooter man upgrades to a c...Snap I assume when the scooter man upgrades to a car he'll saw the legs off the chair.<br /><br />Heaven knows if I tell Wilai she's beautiful or cursed, after seven years together I reckon she probably feels a bit of both.<br /><br />Ham....I forgot to ask the young one about that but luckily your reply to DanPloy holds the key. Thanks.Martynhttp://www.greatlifequotes.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-43241682382499997762010-11-26T11:35:51.955+07:002010-11-26T11:35:51.955+07:00Hi Jon...there is certainly something to behold al...Hi Jon...there is certainly something to behold almost on a daily basis, especially for first time visitors. I guess it is the differences are, initially, what draws many people to Thailand :)<br /><br />Love those banana rotis!Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800305875871746333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-22711499537500411762010-11-26T11:21:48.188+07:002010-11-26T11:21:48.188+07:00Great post - I was just thinking with sadness the ...Great post - I was just thinking with sadness the other day at how accustomed I've become with many of the quirky things in Thailand, particularly in the provinces. <br /><br />Is only when family/friends are here I realise that the 10 year old riding a Honda scooter, cows straying into my in-laws garden, Burmese guys with roti kitchens on wheels, local Thai markets and much more are really Jonhttp://www.jonnytheforeigner.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-48350990900458252372010-11-25T14:09:11.039+07:002010-11-25T14:09:11.039+07:00Lani, I hope so...I'm sure I'll get myself...Lani, I hope so...I'm sure I'll get myself into a knot trying though ;)Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800305875871746333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-82335877549497331822010-11-25T13:34:21.961+07:002010-11-25T13:34:21.961+07:00Before you know it dear, you'll be whipping of...Before you know it dear, you'll be whipping off those rubber bands like an expert ;)lanivcoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07027244192185901790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-79740572222655761482010-11-25T07:18:55.624+07:002010-11-25T07:18:55.624+07:00Philip, concquering rubber bands is the last thing...Philip, concquering rubber bands is the last thing on my mind. But one day, when I'm completely bored, I'll sit down and have a go at it.Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800305875871746333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-81846463835689455842010-11-24T20:04:29.201+07:002010-11-24T20:04:29.201+07:00Darn rubber bands- I was there 3 years and never g...Darn rubber bands- I was there 3 years and never got the hang of it...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16344432073636241854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-27673574394073590602010-11-24T11:38:58.416+07:002010-11-24T11:38:58.416+07:00Aaaagghhh! I searched for over half an hour for th...Aaaagghhh! I searched for over half an hour for that thing! I suppose it's pretty ignorant to think that rubber bands should be only used one way.<br /><br />You definitely won't starve...just do what I do and chew through them ;)<br /><br />I'll plonk the link up into the post later, thanks!Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800305875871746333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-82643759259892680042010-11-24T11:27:33.522+07:002010-11-24T11:27:33.522+07:00OMG just watched the video http://www.youtube.com/...OMG just watched the video http://www.youtube.com/v/6x-NvHl-1DQ&hl=en<br />on the rubber bands, I'd starve to death, I dont have fingernails..... like one of the comments - turn the bag upside down and cut one corner off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-71423482536426441062010-11-24T11:16:32.511+07:002010-11-24T11:16:32.511+07:00Knew you would miss dumplings.Knew you would miss dumplings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-5406563354417796342010-11-24T09:50:58.395+07:002010-11-24T09:50:58.395+07:00Dan, I litterally laughed out loud when I read tha...Dan, I litterally laughed out loud when I read that...the hotel staff in the hall way must think I'm crackers.<br /><br />I refrained earlier from mentioning a discussion about 'ham and 7/11s' on Martyn's blog recently. <br /><br />Your version of bananas is not in my dictionary. Slang perhaps?Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800305875871746333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-58425752714822835582010-11-24T09:35:00.750+07:002010-11-24T09:35:00.750+07:00Gluay sounds like the word for a small male append...Gluay sounds like the word for a small male appendage.<br /><br />The great thing about Thailand is if you accidentally order a kilo of them you would probably get it!DanPloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141529316324762686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-43042478866451531552010-11-24T09:13:47.397+07:002010-11-24T09:13:47.397+07:00So there IS an evil plot behind the Thai language!...So there IS an evil plot behind the Thai language! <br /><br />Someone was so intrigued/fustrated by the rubber band thing, they made a Youtube video about it, but I couldn't track it down for this post.<br /><br />I'm still pondering the bananas?Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15800305875871746333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5280676010616714093.post-83521657772481395782010-11-24T05:42:41.179+07:002010-11-24T05:42:41.179+07:00Ha Ha. Keeping you guessing with the 'suay'...Ha Ha. Keeping you guessing with the 'suay' is he.<br />Before I knew the difference I told the happy couple at a Thai wedding that they were cursed. Luckily everyone just laughed.<br />Thai is a language that has been deliberately engineered to cause maximum embarrassment to foreigners. I never order bananas anymore.<br /><br />p.s. I have to get Ploy to undo the plastic bags or by DanPloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15141529316324762686noreply@blogger.com