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Chair Huxtable posted:Last night in Hua Hin was such a bust. I ended up getting stupidly overdressed...
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Jun 22, 2014 14:20
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There is no such thing as overdressed, just sometimes other people feel bad because they're underdressed. Although this is coming from a guy who was drunkenly watching Iran/Argentina this morning in a red waistcoat.
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Jun 22, 2014 14:20
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Sometimes girls just like to feel pretty, okay? Even in Southeast Asia.
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Jun 22, 2014 15:08
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Haven't been to the Hua Hin floating market, but it looks suspiciously identical to Plern Wan
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Jun 22, 2014 18:02
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Alan_Shore posted:So I'm now living in Phnom Penh. If there's any goons around let me know! It would be good to have some local knowledge and tips. Can't wait for the Aeon mall to open. Hey cool, another PP goon! I've been stupidly busy recently but can probably go for a bite to eat or something if you're about at the weekend? Shoot me a PM if you fancy it. duckmaster posted:There is a Burger King at the airport in PP, only one in Cambodia! I highly do not recommend the mushroom burger. There is another one in BKK1 now. Mike's burger house is still better though.
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Jun 23, 2014 02:43
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Chair Huxtable posted:
I was in Hua Hin with ~•my girlfriend•~ on the weekend. Went to the concert in the park thing and to the farang bar area by the Hilton. I cleverly got into an argument and ended up alone at 1am eating onion rings at Burger King. Felt just like home. After convincing her to let me in the car the next day, I missed my Sunday night flight. Roadworks are apparently the Thai national pastime. Protip: if you think 3.5 hours is enough time add more time because this is Bangkok, gently caress you, I'm out like $600. Oh and teerak lost her phone. Hua Hin 10/10 would go again 55555
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Jun 23, 2014 03:56
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCHKo2cBuLw At about eight seconds in she starts speaking Thai the way Americans speak Thai. Like when we type kaaaaaaaaaaaaa 55555 in the forums (that work)
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Jun 26, 2014 04:43
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http://bit.ly/1lraSTu I assume you'll all be there.
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Jun 26, 2014 08:19
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Well, drop me an email and the next time you come to hua hin and pick a fight with your girlfriend, you can call me. If it is a weekend, I can guarantee I am still drinking somewhere, unless it's already past 3, and then it's a 50/50 shot.
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Jun 26, 2014 08:35
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Quick question for anyone familiar with Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Do passengers travelling with Malaysia Airlines to some other country, but with a layover in KLIA have to go through immigration etc while changing flights? Or is there a transfer desk before that? Normally I transit through Changi, but my TigerAir flight got cancelled after TigerAir Mandala shut down, so had to book MH flights.
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Jun 26, 2014 09:30
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ReindeerF posted:http://bit.ly/1lraSTu why are they saying +1 and not 'me missus'
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Jun 26, 2014 09:38
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Anarkii posted:Quick question for anyone familiar with Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Do passengers travelling with Malaysia Airlines to some other country, but with a layover in KLIA have to go through immigration etc while changing flights? Or is there a transfer desk before that? As far as I know, you shouldn't go through immigration unless you're leaving the main terminal.
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Jun 26, 2014 11:08
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kru posted:why are they saying +1 and not 'me missus' FYI: Apparently, at the moment anyway, they're checking tourists at at least the Malaysia border crossings for cash on hand (or provable via ATM slip from outside immigration) to the tune of 10K for stamp, 20K for tourist visas or 40K for others. Sounds loony, but there have been multiple internet people reports. I'll post again if I hear more one way or the other. ReindeerF fucked around with this message at 13:01 on Jun 26, 2014 |
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Jun 26, 2014 12:56
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ReindeerF posted:FYI: Apparently, at the moment anyway, they're checking tourists at at least the Malaysia border crossings for cash on hand (or provable via ATM slip from outside immigration) to the tune of 10K for stamp, 20K for tourist visas or 40K for others. Sounds loony, but there have been multiple internet people reports. I'll post again if I hear more one way or the other. I've heard the same. The various Koh Tao groups on Facebook are going nuts with it.
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Jun 26, 2014 13:19
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ReindeerF posted:I'm hoping it's because I've been ridiculing the concept for so long in forums and on facebook in the community that they've finally become embarrassed, but the real reason is probably that it takes less mashed keys to type out. THB?
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Jun 26, 2014 15:43
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Sheep-Goats posted:THB? Bonus points for the first person to bring in the equivalent in kip or riel or dong.
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Jun 26, 2014 15:57
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Christ that's good to know. I don't have an account accessible by ATM. I guess I'll need cash on hand the next time I come through. Edit: Is this land crossing or at airports?
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Jun 26, 2014 16:09
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Just as an anecdote, I crossed from Malaysia to Thailand about a week ago or so and didn't have to show anything. This was a flight from KL to Phuket.
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Jun 26, 2014 16:14
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ReindeerF posted:Reportedly - or equivalent in another currency. How the gently caress can someone fail to have 40k THB in a bank account somewhere. Or are people upset because immigration is dinging them while not letting them go to the ATM that's right over there (which would be dumb but immigration is usually dumb so eh).  Saw that today without any explanation intact. It's Malaysia, anyone know the story? raton fucked around with this message at 16:23 on Jun 26, 2014 |
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Jun 26, 2014 16:20
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Sheep-Goats posted:How the gently caress can someone fail to have 40k THB in a bank account somewhere. Or are people upset because immigration is dinging them while not letting them go to the ATM that's right over there (which would be dumb but immigration is usually dumb so eh). Saw that today without any explanation intact. It's Malaysia. Nothing special, just a bus that fell into a monsoon drain. Happened in Penang today. More photos here:  
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Jun 26, 2014 16:28
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What would the 40k be? People who don't qualify for a landing visa but didn't get a tourist visa ahead of time?
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Jun 26, 2014 16:30
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Atlas Hugged posted:What would the 40k be? People who don't qualify for a landing visa but didn't get a tourist visa ahead of time? Business or non-b visa?
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Jun 26, 2014 17:00
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Chair Huxtable posted:Well, drop me an email and the next time you come to hua hin and pick a fight with your girlfriend, you can call me. If it is a weekend, I can guarantee I am still drinking somewhere, unless it's already past 3, and then it's a 50/50 shot. Should I be worried about your custom title?
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Jun 26, 2014 17:54
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Sheep-Goats posted:How the gently caress can someone fail to have 40k THB in a bank account somewhere. Or are people upset because immigration is dinging them while not letting them go to the ATM that's right over there (which would be dumb but immigration is usually dumb so eh). How can something like this even happen unless the driver was unconscious? I don't want to leave Siem Reap but flight out to Japan on the 18th so gotta get a move on  . The 50c beers, $1 whiskeys and cigars lifestyle is too addictive.
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Jun 27, 2014 10:06
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I'm concerned for the driver in that photo. I couldn't see any nearby bushes for him to run off into.
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Jun 27, 2014 10:31
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5 bucks says he swam away in the filthy water.
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Jun 27, 2014 13:15
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In the vein of "it's Malaysia" - today got to witness a bit of logging. Fellows beside a minor road cutting a tree. Just stopped to watch out of curiosity, stood where someone pointed us to, well out of the way. Plenty of motor bikes going past but figured, oh they will warn them when the tree is about to fall. Nope, tree falls directly towards us and the Malaysian folks. We sprint out of the way and turn around to see the tree crash down on the road, clipping a motor bike. If they had been a foot back it would have been the crown of the tree slamming into driver and passengers head. Great experience, Cameron Highlands super recommend! (Seriously, 70 degrees and beautiful hikes)
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Jun 27, 2014 14:20
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cent0r posted:How can something like this even happen unless the driver was unconscious? Were you out last night? If you saw some idiot suffering from food poisoning and drunkeness wearing a tshirt explaining the Khmer alphabet that was me. Also my face was painted as the American flag, that was probably the most distinctive thing.
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Jun 27, 2014 16:24
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hogg_wsEMJ0&t=140s
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Jun 28, 2014 02:06
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Well it looks like I got a job at a hostel in Ao Nang completely out of the blue so I'll be in Thailand for the next 3 months or so. If any of you make it down here send me a PM or something.
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Jun 28, 2014 02:12
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Ragaduffin posted:In the vein of "it's Malaysia" - today got to witness a bit of logging. Fellows beside a minor road cutting a tree. Just stopped to watch out of curiosity, stood where someone pointed us to, well out of the way. Plenty of motor bikes going past but figured, oh they will warn them when the tree is about to fall. If they didn't cut that tree down it could've fallen on someone...
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Jun 28, 2014 03:40
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When I lived in Malaysia, our house was on a hill underneath an orphanage or something with a massive retaining wall holding the rest of the hill up above us. During some heavy rains in the summer, a good quarter of the wall collapsed into our backyard bringing down dirt, trees, and general rubble. Fortunately this was the end segment of the wall and not the middle. That would have collapsed directly into our house. Instead, we had a good debris field in the backyard for a few days until someone came out to clean it up. For the rest of the time we lived there, they never rebuilt the section that collapsed nor reinforced the section that remained. This occurred in the same neighborhood that had a pair of abandoned apartment buildings. When asked why there were two abandoned apartment buildings, we were told, "There used to be three." Edit: Holy poo poo the apartment story actually has a Wikipedia page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Towers_collapse Edit2: That whole area keeps collapsing. I wonder if the house I lived in is even still there of it eventually got swept away? Atlas Hugged fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Jun 28, 2014 |
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Jun 28, 2014 04:13
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That Wiki article is hilarious. I love that it includes "The Highland Towers were notorious in the 1980s and early 1990s for being a popular spot for the wealthy people to hide their mistresses." Southeastasia.txt. A friend of mine, American, was born and raised overseas in Africa as his parents were involved in NGOs. He met his wife there and married her and they lived overseas in various places like Bhutan, Malaysia, Thailand and several other places and he basically consults with developing governments in improving services and things. He's a super-nice guy. He just finished a multi-year contract down in the Malay archipelago and returned to Bangkok. I asked him about working Malaysia and he said, "Most Westerners who have worked in Southeast Asia first assume it's actually fantastic, because it appears really orderly and people speak pretty good English. Especially coming from Thailand you think, 'Wow this place really is so functional.' then you actually have to work there for a while and you realize how incredibly crippling the corruption is and it's astounding to you that a place that seems to work so much better actually works worse." I haven't spent much time in Malaysia, a month or so in total, but I found it an interesting take. This isn't a guy who just sits in a condo in KL either, he's all over the country on different aspects of projects and he's a legit fascinating and open-minded guy.
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Jun 28, 2014 10:07
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AirAsia always have really cheap flights to KL but I can't see it ever becoming much of a holiday destination. The best time I had in the three days I was there was when I went to Bukit Bintang with a bottle of Chivas I got at the airport.
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Jun 28, 2014 12:32
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ReindeerF posted:That Wiki article is hilarious. I love that it includes "The Highland Towers were notorious in the 1980s and early 1990s for being a popular spot for the wealthy people to hide their mistresses." Southeastasia.txt. As a Malaysian I can confirm that this is so true especially if you are dealing with government. The level of corruption when dealing with the govt here is mind boggling. Every senior govt official have their "preferred" vendor and you have to use them or get into a "partnership" with them where you do all the work and they get a cut of the profit.
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Jun 28, 2014 14:03
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Isn't it like that everywhere in SEA though?
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Jun 28, 2014 14:57
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Senso posted:Isn't it like that everywhere in SEA though?
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Jun 28, 2014 16:08
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ReindeerF posted:Yeah, in much the same way that all Westerners everywhere are fat. You're comparing something that has visible statistics to endemic corruption in Asia? Granted though, corruption at the government level is generalized to the entire planet IMO.
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Jun 28, 2014 16:36
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You're saying, "Well if one country is corrupt then they're all equally corrupt?" See my point? Singapore is corrupt as gently caress in its own special way, but manages a Hell of a lot of transparency and effective governance in other ways without infringing too harshly on freedoms. Is it the same as Cambodia because they're both in Southeast Asia? No, of course not. Malaysia and Thailand are both hilariously corrupt and I currently live under a plutocratic monarchy-military junta dictatorship, I have no illusions, but that doesn't mean it's all identical. also vietnam sux lol 555 gb2ca
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Jun 28, 2014 17:48
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I'm not saying they're all the same, I'm saying all governments are corrupt in some way. Also, Vietnam owns and I miss it so much. I'm moving to the Cayman Islands in three weeks though. One day... One day I'll go back to 'Nam.
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