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The school went downhill in my view after a good first decade. It has become a corporate monster that sucks a staggering 30% of parents' fees off to support other Harrows in Asia. They also turned me down last year to run a Scrabble club because I was a resident not a foreigner with a work permit. I now intend to never darken their doors again.

I didn't ask him too much as I know he did not wish to slag off his former employer on camera 🙏

Srihaburanukit Road Soi 3, Minburi Market. If you look on Google Maps, WooJoo Chicken is on the same soi but the cinema is unmarked. The only problem is, I went past it yesterday and the side entrance was sealed off with metal - it looked like a construction company. I didn't look at the main entrance but it may be sealed too. I will pass it in the next day or two and I'll let you know.

@@JBWanders73 thank you so much! Ohh that's a shame, probably getting demolished for a flashy condo or another shopping mall :(

I'm Gerry. Niran Court Soi 39? I'm sorry but I do not recall a Todd (I'm ancient and in my dotage). Were you a friend of a friend?

I wouldn't dream of playing him. You're a brave man 😂🙏

I'm Gerry. That is exactly the book I used in conjunction with the forty lesson Linguaphone course that I did about four times. To be honest my Thai written language stagnated in the 90s and noughties until 2016 when I started translating at Thai Visa....then it went thru the roof especially in terms of vocabulary.

To me, reading a Thai novel is pretty impressive! Do you ever dream in Thai?

@@gerrycarter1107I used some of the AUA textbooks for self-study when I was back in the States. I'd study the text in the evening and practice with the cassette tapes on the drive to and from work. When I returned to Thailand after three years in the US, my Thai friends were shocked that I could speak with some fluency. My reading skills peaked in the 90s when I was working as a translator. I used to start the day by reading Muay Siam daily for at least an hour. I need to get back in the habit of starting the day off with a good read. One tip I'd recommend to anyone who's reached a high level is to start using a Thai language only dictionary. SE-ED books has an excellent one. The appendices cover just about anything you can think of. Another good book is คลังคำ. It's similar to a thesaurus, but the words are grouped by category. BTW, I used to teach ESL to Japanese in the Sukhumvit area myself in the 90s. I was working for a small agency until the owner was killed in a motorcycle accident. After that I worked mostly on my own. You must remember John Moriarty. He was well-known in those days.

@@JBWanders73 All the time. A few weeks ago I fell asleep listening to a livestream where a man from Esarn was talking to a couple of Lao women. I had a dream that I was on a bus somewhere in Thailand, but I couldn't figure out where. I started to panic because I had no idea how I was going to get back to Bangkok. The bus stopped at a station and I was trying to ask people where we were, but no one would answer. Everyone was staring at me because my phone was on speakerphone and it was getting louder and louder. When I got my phone out of my pocket I tried to turn down the volume but the button wouldn't work. People were starting to get angry with me which made me panic more. I heard the voice on my speakerphone mention Laos, and I realized that's where I was. I was in Laos not Thailand! I then woke up suddenly to realize that the sound on my phone was the livestream I'd fallen asleep listening to. 🤣 I could actually follow the conversation in my dream. The following week I had a similar experience. I woke up mid sentence to hear the same voice that I'd heard in my dream.

Actually, nor am I 🙄😂, and I completely agree mate.

I'm Gerry. I'd love to.....although it's perhaps not too bad to admit I understand so little after all those hours, but I'd love to meet someone who could help me get even the basics.

@@gerrycarter1107 Local realism is false, that means that nothing actually exists until you look at it. This is proved by the double slit experiment.

I'm playing him soon. It will be his first game in many years. I'm not sure he is ready for Whirlwind Wallis!

I have a very unusual statistic. My high break is 50 exactly that I have achieved four of five times. Hardly any forties and nothing above 50.

@@gerrycarter1107 My highest is 38 Sir, so we should have a good game.

@@JBWanders73 HAH Let me know how it goes!

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I'm Gerry. Yes, it does sound like a bit of an oxymoron but I am very proud of the work I did there. I tried to use my experience of Thailand to raise the standards of all that I did. I quit last year in a disagreement about the use of AI. That for me lowered standards.

Luvvly jubbly!

I'm Gerry. I remember the labour law at the time limited me as I had not been there a full four years. It was nice to get one over on them for stopping Thai. The person I refer to in the video was Graham Sullivan. He employed me as his personal Thai teacher in the early days. On day one I was checking his vocab and said "you obviously know Rong Rian" he said no, what is this Rong Rian I keep hearing about. That Wat A Thing(acronym).

If you can speak Thai already it literally takes a a few weeks to learn

@@passportbroasia Thar's good to know sir!

I'm Gerry. Yes it was my Thai teaching mantra for decades, few listened either children or adults. One or two did however. One was a German/Thai teenager who'd been brought up in Europe who learned writing in two terms and transformed her time in Thailand. Another was a year six Australian at Patana whose Thai went through the roof just because of my inspiring him and his hard work. I was well regarded at Patana but seen as a bit of an anomaly. I was very well respected at Harrow, however, until the founding greats I that school were replaced by corporate knobheads. Hence the ample use of my middle finger....

I'm Gerry. Thanks. I should also have said how proud I am of my wives, for being great mums and somehow putting up with me without putting something untoward in my coffee.

Thanks a lot mate! Yeah, most English people prefer the middle finger to the old-fashioned two fingers. The Americanisation of the world is not to be underestimated. Yes, totally agree with that Bruce 🙏

@@JBWanders73 ✌. You are inching towards that 4k subs Jimmy, 👍

@@gerrycarter1107 or putting you as you say in a boiling pot of oil

Thanks Paul, really glad you enjoyed it mate 🙏✌

. Thanks mate. Eckythump is the word you dream of playing I suspect 🙏✌🤓

@@JBWanders73 the most famous Yorkshire man is Willie Heckerslike

Household of one😂

@antech555 😂😂😂

Wow, it's almost like you and him swapped lives. That's pretty cool. Have you visited Thailand often over the years? 🙏🙏

'Senior', your comment - espousing simple 'information' that everybody has known for many years already - activated my sleep mechanism zzz. I would hazard a guess you don't get invited to many parties. I suggest you aim your outrage at somebody or something a tad more deserving of it, perhaps at something actually happening this century, and may I suggest that people would take you more seriously if you refrained from name-calling when attempting to make a point. I merely visited a scrapyard in Bangkok, was surprised to see such stuff and filmed it. Should I also not film Hellfire Pass? Without bothering to look, I'm going to guess you are American!? Bless you my child. Have a wonderful, self righteous day, wherever you may be dearest Daniel ❤

OK, thanks. I don't even remember what Russell and I even discussed here haha. For me, I remember a Thai guy with long hair named Piyak DJ-ing in Woodstock, but that was years later in the 90s. As for Russell, his cousin told him off for remembering a few things wrong in this video. He is 73 and has smoked a LOT of pot over the years so I think that's OK haha 🙏

It's a Gopro 11 mate. Thanks a lot 🙏

Vanakham. Thank you very much! Nandri 🙏

Canoes? Cool! Maybe I should try and buy one, and do that.

Bless you mate. I wish you the very best of luck - fight, fight, fight with all your might!! ✌🙏

Cheers mate. That's just round the corner. I drove through yesterday to visit my mate in Bangkapi. Have you been there long?

@@JBWanders73 Morning JB, only 1 year mate but probably going to extend as the Pink line is up & running and there just finishing a new 7/11 near us and several new food vendors have opened up, so seems to be up & coming 🤷‍♂️

It's a great area to live. Fantastic food and markets around too. I will check out the new 'wetlands' area near Seri Thai Park in Beung Kum maybe today or tomorrow. I don't think it's open yet but I'll see if they will let me wander through.

I agree with you completely regarding the alcohol and the UK mate. I've only ever tried krathom on a few occasions (always in a tea). I'm a Jamaican woodbine man myself, without the baccy haha. You'd have to ask Paul but if pushed, I would say that he is addicted to krathom. I'm not sure if he's ever tried to stop. Thanks for the warning mate 🙏✌

I guess everyone is different. I married into a middle class family and all the borrowing over the years has been by me from them. I went back to England for almost four years, 2005-2009, before returning. As my old mate Dirty Jim said, go wild here in your 20s, go home to make real money and then come back for retirement. For me, it's been a bit different as I've been able to educate my son in a prestigious British school (through my wife's job) with a huge discount. My son's education has beaten everything over the years for me. The time we may have returned was during the Global shitshow. However, my son has just about finished his A-levels so I must find a new chapter now. Financially, your way is the right way for most deffo mate. I am skint but happy as a pig in sh*te 🙏✌

Agreed. In my opinion, this man should have won awards and been rewarded by the government. I think it is genius!

Most of the tourist areas are like that... people become jaded with a plethora of rude tourists. That's why I rarely visit such areas. For example, I always found the people on Khao San to be very rude, particularly if you tried to speak Thai, so I last visited there in 2001. 'Tis the same in Spain and other places. Luckily, the tourist areas are tiny in comparison to the rest of the country.

That reminds me of an old Minder episode, where Arthur is hypnotised, after which all cigars tasted of burning rubber. However, Paul needs no encouragement - I'm sure he would chomp them straight down 🙏✌

Got a few shirts - love them, thanks! I was going to visit Aurum Gallery anyway that morning but I had no idea Goldie was in town (he lives in Phuket). It was quite a shock! My only regret is that I have the mask on in the picture - it was very much expected at the time.

That's good mate... not everybody has a problem with alcohol... You are like me in that respect; it never got a grip on me.

Facebook - Jimmy Byrne, e-mail: jimmybyrne36@yahoo.com or Line: jimmyindica

Thanks for this. I've heard of Patara but never been. I've been to Bua (great!) but I will try Savoey - thanks for the suggestion. For chain restaurants, I also like Laem Charoen

Thanks mate

Agreed mate... Thanks