Every time you come back from a long trip. Trying to catch up on things becomes stressful. I can't imagine the stress you're dealing with trying to get a visa for Mina. Harriet and I praying that the outcome is a positive one. And Mina's school, wow . I don't remember ever seeing a private school so well equipped . Harriet and I enjoyed the Recon Tour. What a trip. All the best Mate ! Jim and Harriet
Another cracking video there Mr Todd. I don't envy the gardening as the summer 24 hour daylight growth here is a nightmare, luckily summer is coming to a close and the Autumn fall begins. Thanks for updating us subscribers on Mina's visa status and hoping that it will be resolved before your intended trip down-under. Wishing you, NeeNee and Mina a very nice day. 🌞
Thank you so much for the things you do and the great videos. It's awesome watching what you get up to. I'm following your adorable child. Truly wholesome and brings a smile to my face every time I watch these videos
We've been getting hit with rain here too (Minnesota) and winds, trees down and power outs... I've been lucky... only thing out here yesterday was my internet.
I don't think the school would have as big an impact on her language as you & Nee Nee speaking to her in English. Unless the school only uses English, I'd credit you two for doing a great job making her a true bilingual! cheers! ron:)
@@NowinLao been hot here (hot for California:) aside from complaining about the weather, I been good! The hand/wrist doing better? The videos look great:) cheers
When I first came to Lao the old morning market was there a just a fun place to go and look through all the stuff for sales. Everything from fossils to opium weights . All gone so sad. We were going to call you but I caught dengue fever and that killed a week in the hospital. It could have been worse. didn't hit me too hard. Have to go back to Staes next week. Will be back mid Dec. Have fun.
As Mina is adopted, you may have to provide signatures from her blood parents as release forms... having sponsored a Lao partner and two daughters for PR to Australia, I can tell you it's a long drawn out process, be patient and persistent, wishing you a fair outcome guys
Grew up in Seattle 70s... worked at Nintendo US mid 90s and some of the young kids said that the Bellevue High School Cafeteria had a McDonalds, Starbucks and maybe even a Pizza Hut... shocking ... 😱😢
Great vlog... you have the rainy season...we have the Westerly wind system in New Zealand for a couple of months.... best of luck with Minas Visa 🙏🙏🙏.. don't let immigration do your head in mate...
What happened to the big boat estaurant that usually sits on the sand bottom a little further up the river, when the Mekong river is low, does it float ? Cheers Todd and family !
Mina has not only learnt so very quickly, her understanding and placement of the worst is so very good, good girl Mina. So far she hasn't come out with some Aussie slang words....were waiting Todd😅😅😅😅😅
I miss those car wash places so much Todd was a weekly event in Thailand and such a great job for the little cost. Agree about throwing money around Thailand has suffered from it in many areas. Mina and her backpack she knows what she wants and definitely not a boys.. lol. Bushyboy Oz.
I am pretty confident you'll obtain Mina's travel visa mate, with all the formal paperwork submitted, adoption, banking, marriage license, residency papers police record etc etc.. BTW the block pathing sure needs a good pressure wash eh..
How many mm/hour of rain are you getting when it's coming down? Have you got a vid with a list of what you think is worth taking with you? Postage NZ to Siem Reap is rough but on the other hand it seems silly to sell good tools and other gear for next to nothing then buy them again and I'm guessing it wouldn't be cheap to get top quality European brands over in that part of the world. Do you go on walks in the trees? Did you take snake bite puttys/gatters & boots?
@@keithhowell4138 Beef us about $5 US/kg.. but you very rarely see any of those good cuts. I'm sure most of it is snapped up by the restaurants before it even makes it to the market. From what I've seen it's mostly only forequarter cuts.. the only hindquarter beef I've seen is silverside (which we would normally make corned beef out of in the west) Yet to see a rump, scotch, Tbone or eye fillet at the market. Even round steak or topside are rare to see... That's why I'm always going for the best cuts of pork 😉
We only own the premises, another family is leasing it and running things now. You'll find a location on their facebook page... facebook.com/Bansuan.R Cheers 👍
Hope she gets the visa good countries getting the visa is very difficult.i admire your country but failed to come there .I will try USA where my sister stays , traveling out of 3rd world countries is difficult unless it's a diplomatic passport.i have been invited to Dubai before but visa formalities just put you off.
I like your daily life videos! However your reference to Thailand and costs, not completely correct. Yes in some locations but not all and not consistently. Plenty of cheap services here still mate!
Howdy Todd. We can identify with your life there, you and NeeNee and Mina. Over on Cebu we had a kid lived with us plus her Mum, from a baby up until 7 yo. We came back to NZ then in 2015. We grew close to our girl, Alexa, she's like ours and we love her. Alexa is now 16yo living with her Dad on Bohol, waiting for us to come back next year. She plans to be a Doctor, and we will help her with that when the time comes. As for the car wash guys, i took our SUV to a car wash near our place a few years ago and waited while they did the job. A couple of days later i discovered someone at the car wash had stolen a CD from my car. I went back, but they all denied it. Stupid pricks, don't realise by doing that they had lost a customer. This attitude is very common there, they don't realise the future consequences for their business if they rip you off. I tell them what will happen, and i don't go back, ever. No second chances from me. Great video Todd,, regards to you and NeeNee. Bob and Lina. Lower Hutt.
Common sense ain't so common after seeing that market getting flooded.... i totally agreed..wasted resources on unnecessary things like that market goes to waste.. lost of business.. them idiots there didn't really think of that flood.
Last time I was in that gold shop section of the market it cost me $10k and 2 hours I’ll never get back. Not to mention, I reckon they ripped Nit off nearly $1000 on one her trade ins because she wanted to pay in AUD and they wouldn’t do a fare conversion rate. Melt all the gold jewellery down and give me the cash I say.
regarding the visa, i guess an issue is the actual legal relationship under lao law between mina and you, which goes beyond having compelling reasons to depart australia after a visit and veers into concerns over child trafficking. im absolutely not suggesting that mina is being trafficked but one must consider the australian consul’s perspective, who is likely bombarded with concerns and rules from canberra.
I’d bet the guys who built that new market are sitting pretty on top of all those brown envelopes 😉 Why listen to what the people want when others have a completely different agenda 💰
Howdy Todd,,it wasn't the teacher at all! It's entirely my smart,,intelligent,,brainiac,,,brilliant,,genius of a cute as a bug ,niece! She's so smart,,its mind boggling! She has fun in everything she does. I lmao at how she try's to work you,,for extras 😂😅. The news from Aus emigration is some ridiculous,,foolish,,dumb as hell,,stinkin ass shit! She NEEDS that trip to meet everyone. I hope they get it worked out correctly. Maybe the new stuff will help. The way things are going,,Mina will grow up,,graduate from law school and fight her own case. That downpour was sickening to see. Forces of nature are unbeatable. Hang in there ,brother! Autumn is close,,its been 7 or 8 c at night,,a bit chilly ,,great sleeping weather though. Ttyl,,,Marlon tell my Niece her Uncle loves her ❤❤❤ and to learn alot this year.
@@mtnmandeluxe5429 Yep, I think you're right mate.. it's all her 😉👍 Wow.. 7 or 8c is about as cold it's gets here in Vientiane during the winter. Lol 😆
Hahaha Well, in there defence... they just dismantled it and moved it, but yeah, know what ya mean. Neenee's smiling.. that's where the Fortuna come from 😆👍
From being a regular viewer, Mina has been a lightning rod with her educational progress. I'm excited for her future. Thanks again, Todd!
Every time you come back from a long trip. Trying to catch up on things becomes stressful. I can't imagine the stress you're dealing with trying to get a visa for Mina. Harriet and I praying
that the outcome is a positive one. And Mina's school, wow . I don't remember ever seeing a private school so well equipped . Harriet and I enjoyed the Recon Tour. What a trip.
All the best Mate ! Jim and Harriet
Another cracking video there Mr Todd. I don't envy the gardening as the summer 24 hour daylight growth here is a nightmare, luckily summer is coming to a close and the Autumn fall begins. Thanks for updating us subscribers on Mina's visa status and hoping that it will be resolved before your intended trip down-under. Wishing you, NeeNee and Mina a very nice day. 🌞
Great to see that you are back from your big trip. Can't wait to see the videos. 😊
Thanks Asia.. starting on the first vid now 😁
Thank you so much for the things you do and the great videos. It's awesome watching what you get up to. I'm following your adorable child. Truly wholesome and brings a smile to my face every time I watch these videos
You are so welcome! Thank you
love the wet season, the Mekong River is looking good together with the Tonle Sap lake in Cambodia
Hi Todd and Nee Nee, hope too much shower in Vientiane huh!
Well done Craig , thank you !!!!!
We've been getting hit with rain here too (Minnesota) and winds, trees down and power outs... I've been lucky... only thing out here yesterday was my internet.
🤗🙏🏼!
Enjoyed it, as always. Thank you. Hope everything works out with the visa 🤞
Take care.
Thanks Téo 👍
Todd cheers hope your doing great
Nice videos
Thanks Todd, happy to help the kids 😅❤🎉
I don't think the school would have as big an impact on her language as you & Nee Nee speaking to her in English. Unless the school only uses English, I'd credit you two for doing a great job making her a true bilingual!
cheers!
ron:)
Cheers Ron.. How ya been mate?
@@NowinLao been hot here (hot for California:) aside from complaining about the weather, I been good! The hand/wrist doing better? The videos look great:)
cheers
Love that surround overhead look when I’m trying to back my car up.
100% spot on with tipping mate
Absolutely amazing how fast Mina has picked up English. Very awesome Todd.👍
Good one.👍
When I first came to Lao the old morning market was there a just a fun place to go and look through all the stuff for sales. Everything from fossils to opium weights . All gone so sad. We were going to call you but I caught dengue fever and that killed a week in the hospital. It could have been worse. didn't hit me too hard. Have to go back to Staes next week. Will be back mid Dec. Have fun.
Dropping trou at 2:57 . Awesome 🤣
Its good to see the Mighty Mekong , mighty again
@@johnmills9360 Yes, the way it should be 👍
Tuck shop at school had to Wright name on the front of a brown paper bag etc 1 pie with sauce big m etc bring back memories mate
@@ThePonderosa72 Yeaaah.. that's right 👍
Never heard of Chokito but now I'd like to try one. I guess I'll see if the World Market has them.
@@MaryAustin-cx7dm make sure you do! You can thank me later 👌😋
Always love your videos 👍🙂
@@scotbownes5627 ...and you always comment. Thanks mate 👌
Hardcore farang stuff , pies and sausage rolls lol .
As Mina is adopted, you may have to provide signatures from her blood parents as release forms... having sponsored a Lao partner and two daughters for PR to Australia, I can tell you it's a long drawn out process, be patient and persistent, wishing you a fair outcome guys
Yes, those we did have 😕
Grew up in Seattle 70s... worked at Nintendo US mid 90s and some of the young kids said that the Bellevue High School Cafeteria had a McDonalds, Starbucks and maybe even a Pizza Hut... shocking ... 😱😢
The journey is the destination
Yeah
Sure when I get back to Laos, in December. Hit me up! I will come by.
Todd, how about a buttered Milo sandwich or a Twisties Roll, cheese or Chicken?
@@adriancoates3455 Wasn't really a Milo sanga guy.. salt & vinegar sangas were my go-to 😋
Those river have been so dry lately I’m glad it got all the rain it needed 😂
Great vlog... you have the rainy season...we have the Westerly wind system in New Zealand for a couple of months.... best of luck with Minas Visa 🙏🙏🙏.. don't let immigration do your head in mate...
Thanks Jordi
What happened to the big boat
estaurant that usually sits on the sand bottom a little further up the river, when the Mekong river is low, does it float ? Cheers Todd and family !
Will be coming up in a video soon 😉👍
What kind of big building are they building in front of your home?
It's just house..
Hey Todd, What happened to your B&W photos at the end of your videos? I really look forward to seeing you capture real life in Lao. 😊👍
I only capture images when travelling, not daily life vlogs 😉
Time pressure washing the drive....
We get our water bottles refilled for about $0.25 USD. They are 5 gallon bottles.
@@BobMelsimpleliving. Faark! That's a bargain 👌
Not watched for awhile. Her English has come on so much. Well done mate!
Mina has not only learnt so very quickly, her understanding and placement of the worst is so very good, good girl Mina.
So far she hasn't come out with some Aussie slang words....were waiting Todd😅😅😅😅😅
@@wayneappleby5763 be funny that mate😃
Mate , Tell the Australian visa Department , that Mina is originally from Gaza , and she supports, Hamas , it’s a No Brainer,
I thought similar, unvetted Palestinians are free to enter 😧
I miss those car wash places so much Todd was a weekly event in Thailand and such a great job for the little cost. Agree about throwing money around Thailand has suffered from it in many areas. Mina and her backpack she knows what she wants and definitely not a boys.. lol. Bushyboy Oz.
Its amazing the amount of rain that region gets , California can't get a years worth what you get in a week !
Did you get that mower imported from Oz??? I not seen one in Vietnam in 10 years of being here.
@@anaussieinvietnam No, you can buy them here. Not very common, but there are dealers. It's a Honda👌
Best of luck tod
Those blue plates are always going to get you the best service. Even I know that lol.
Anything with refrigerant you don’t want to lay down. Probably why they loaded it like that
I was gonna say that. Your supposed to let it stay still for several hours before plugging it in
I am pretty confident you'll obtain Mina's travel visa mate, with all the formal paperwork submitted, adoption, banking, marriage license, residency papers police record etc etc.. BTW the block pathing sure needs a good pressure wash eh..
Police record for a 7 year old 🤔 lol
@@NowinLaoCome to the UK, we have an 11 year old charged with rioting.
@@Murph945 😆
How many mm/hour of rain are you getting when it's coming down?
Have you got a vid with a list of what you think is worth taking with you?
Postage NZ to Siem Reap is rough but on the other hand it seems silly to sell good tools and other gear for next to nothing then buy them again and I'm guessing it wouldn't be cheap to get top quality European brands over in that part of the world.
Do you go on walks in the trees? Did you take snake bite puttys/gatters & boots?
It seems like it is the same everywhere about getting visas you have to grease a few hands.
@@vgshwk How do you do that when you can only apply online🤔
@@NowinLao usually hire a lawyer or visa agent they know who to grease.
What is the price of fresh beef there and is it always available ?
Love my scotch fillet ,,
@@keithhowell4138 Beef us about $5 US/kg.. but you very rarely see any of those good cuts. I'm sure most of it is snapped up by the restaurants before it even makes it to the market. From what I've seen it's mostly only forequarter cuts.. the only hindquarter beef I've seen is silverside (which we would normally make corned beef out of in the west) Yet to see a rump, scotch, Tbone or eye fillet at the market. Even round steak or topside are rare to see... That's why I'm always going for the best cuts of pork 😉
That’s a bummer,,,,but thanks for the reply.
I am coming to Vientiane on the 21st October. Whereabouts is your restaurant?
We only own the premises, another family is leasing it and running things now. You'll find a location on their facebook page... facebook.com/Bansuan.R
Cheers 👍
Yes don't spoil them get a fare price, costumer service
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💯🔥💙👍
Do they charge extra for the flies that were all over the pork ?
😂😅😂😅
Only if those fly's are on the meat when she's weighing it 😉
@@NowinLao 🤣🤣🤣
Hope she gets the visa good countries getting the visa is very difficult.i admire your country but failed to come there .I will try USA where my sister stays , traveling out of 3rd world countries is difficult unless it's a diplomatic passport.i have been invited to Dubai before but visa formalities just put you off.
Even in Africa visa free countries are not that good like central African republic.
I can’t believe it…not even buttered hot dog rolls and chicken twisties….
hi guys
Hi mate 👋
How was that pizza? Grandma style , square pizza with cold grated cheese is so good.
👍👍👈
I like your daily life videos! However your reference to Thailand and costs, not completely correct. Yes in some locations but not all and not consistently. Plenty of cheap services here still mate!
Not completely correct, but far more prevalent in Thailand than here.
Howdy Todd. We can identify with your life there, you and NeeNee and Mina. Over on Cebu we had a kid lived with us plus her Mum, from a baby up until 7 yo. We came back to NZ then in 2015. We grew close to our girl, Alexa, she's like ours and we love her. Alexa is now 16yo living with her Dad on Bohol, waiting for us to come back next year. She plans to be a Doctor, and we will help her with that when the time comes. As for the car wash guys, i took our SUV to a car wash near our place a few years ago and waited while they did the job. A couple of days later i discovered someone at the car wash had stolen a CD from my car. I went back, but they all denied it. Stupid pricks, don't realise by doing that they had lost a customer. This attitude is very common there, they don't realise the future consequences for their business if they rip you off. I tell them what will happen, and i don't go back, ever. No second chances from me. Great video Todd,, regards to you and NeeNee. Bob and Lina. Lower Hutt.
❤👍👍👍🙏
Your driveway would look nicer with pressure washer.
Are you offering? 😉
Common sense ain't so common after seeing that market getting flooded.... i totally agreed..wasted resources on unnecessary things like that market goes to waste.. lost of business.. them idiots there didn't really think of that flood.
Last time I was in that gold shop section of the market it cost me $10k and 2 hours I’ll never get back. Not to mention, I reckon they ripped Nit off nearly $1000 on one her trade ins because she wanted to pay in AUD and they wouldn’t do a fare conversion rate.
Melt all the gold jewellery down and give me the cash I say.
Cost you $10k US!? How'd that happen?
better than first world brother?
Much less bullshit here.. yes. It's not for everyone though 😉
Your drive way needs a serious power washing. 😊
@@Bobwa2008 Let me know when you can do it 👌
@@NowinLao if you get me a round trip ticket I will come and do it and even do all the lawn work 😁👍
mother nature is power washing.
regarding the visa, i guess an issue is the actual legal relationship under lao law between mina and you, which goes beyond having compelling reasons to depart australia after a visit and veers into concerns over child trafficking. im absolutely not suggesting that mina is being trafficked but one must consider the australian consul’s perspective, who is likely bombarded with concerns and rules from canberra.
You trying too moon us 😂
Spider bit me.. twice 😕
I’d bet the guys who built that new market are sitting pretty on top of all those brown envelopes 😉
Why listen to what the people want when others have a completely different agenda 💰
Howdy Todd,,it wasn't the teacher at all! It's entirely my smart,,intelligent,,brainiac,,,brilliant,,genius of a cute as a bug ,niece! She's so smart,,its mind boggling! She has fun in everything she does. I lmao at how she try's to work you,,for extras 😂😅. The news from Aus emigration is some ridiculous,,foolish,,dumb as hell,,stinkin ass shit! She NEEDS that trip to meet everyone. I hope they get it worked out correctly. Maybe the new stuff will help. The way things are going,,Mina will grow up,,graduate from law school and fight her own case. That downpour was sickening to see. Forces of nature are unbeatable. Hang in there ,brother! Autumn is close,,its been 7 or 8 c at night,,a bit chilly ,,great sleeping weather though. Ttyl,,,Marlon tell my Niece her Uncle loves her ❤❤❤ and to learn alot this year.
@@mtnmandeluxe5429 Yep, I think you're right mate.. it's all her 😉👍
Wow.. 7 or 8c is about as cold it's gets here in Vientiane during the winter. Lol 😆
Rich people build wall just to knock it down just to build new one couple months later😅 thats how u know ur rich. 😂
Hahaha Well, in there defence... they just dismantled it and moved it, but yeah, know what ya mean. Neenee's smiling.. that's where the Fortuna come from 😆👍
Ain't there any of your followers that have "connections" ?
A refusal decision can't be overturned. The only option is to apply again.. and pay again 😏
You need someone in the govt that watches your channel, or Ni,s
@@DAVIDALD49 Mate.. it blows me away they don't watch them when parliament is sitting 😕
What! No Beer??? :)
that would be, by far the most anti-woke if they did have beer (available for adults only of course)
Developing country is the politically correct term these days , no such thing as a 3rd world country anymord 😊