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  #11  
Old March 26th, 2007, 12:05 AM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
Tchiowa
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On Mar 25, 9:29 pm, "Chabon 19" wrote:
On Mar 25, 5:45 pm, "Tchiowa" wrote:

On Mar 25, 3:35 am, Markus Weiss wrote:


"Tchiowa" writes:
AOT needs to deal with the taxi tout situation. It's a whole bunch
worse than Don Muang. But other than that the experience at
Suvarnabhumi was actually better than it usually was at DM.


No problem at all.


There were a few touts at Don Muang, and there are a few at
Suvarnabhumi. Just ignore them, move to the ground floor and pick your
taxi from there.


There are more than "a few" at Suvarnabhumi. In a couple of spots it
was nearly impossible to wheel a luggage cart between them.


That is because you TCHIOWA are to fat for that - has nothing to do
with the luggage!
I had no problem you idiot and so had my wife!


You haven't flown international for years. The taxi tout problem is
much different at the international arrival gates.

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Old March 26th, 2007, 02:02 AM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
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I'll cut to the reading comprehension delight ;~)
"Tchiowa" wrote ...
"maxwell" wrote:

~
The additional walk and pushing a cart through to the center area is

simply unnecessary.

Poor dear.
I found that the FAR better access from parking than at Don Muang made

an easy short haul from the elevator (up to 4th level) and across to my
inlaws' auto when arriving internationally. Sorry (not) that no one meets
you when you arrive (who isn't needing money in hand for the experience),
but that's
not surprising.


I see. So now you are acknowledging using the departure area at DM for

arrivals in direct opposition to the laws and intent.

QUOTE FAR better access from parking than at Don Muang /Q
annnnnd:
QUOTE an easy short haul from the elevator (up to 4th level) and across to
my inlaws' auto when arriving internationally /Q

So, mind telling how that has anything to do with OTHER than Swanaboom?
LMAO!
You are SO desperate !

Is there a reason you don't just use the arrivals area? Or are you just one

of those who think you are too good for the rules?

Dig the hole deeper.

Also interesting that you have to rely on your wife's family to
provide you transportation.


Pay attention.
One arrival was international.
One arrival was domestic.

Or is that just something you made up?
After all you *DID* say that you used the free bus.


You're funny-almost.

As to the rest: yes, I employ a Thai driver. And a Thai maid. I *add* to

Thailand rather than being a parasite.

LOL ! You truly are pathetic.

AOT needs to deal with the taxi tout situation. It's a whole

bunch worse than Don Muang.

Don Muang was more annoyingly 'touted up' in my experience.


"Experience"? One visit every other year doesn't really add up to a

whole
lot of "experience".


I've previously offered the wager you've ignored.


I don't recall a wager but if you think you can prove it, give it a whirl.


Let's sort out the escrow banker, the terms, and the amount you'd like to
lose--and designate a legal venue.
Your claim is 'I visit every other year'
Let's give you a chance not to lose, LOL!
Period: 2002-2007.
How many BKK arrival stamps in my US passport and you'll cede defeat and pay
up?
Make it a rich enough bet--bare minimum $10K, though I'd prefer to put much
more at risk.
Got any nads or just mouth?

There's been a lot of recent press comment in Asia about the new

airport's problems ...cracks in the runways, taxiways and poor water
drainage etc and I believe it must be true, although I didn't

actually see
any of it when I landed domestically 16th Feb and left 20th Feb.


Apparently 'tchiowa' did not sit in the pilot's cabin ;~)


Cracks in the runway can be felt as you taxi over them.


Nonsense. LARGE cracks could be felt, as can ripples in the tarmac.


And you can feel those in Changi as you could in DM but not in
Suvarnabhumi.


So you say.

We saw (or rather, passed by) that coach (or a similar one--on

bottom level 1) on the way to the free shuttle to the public bus
terminal--it looked like a poor way to spend a large bus fare, especially as
the public buses are clean and spacious, and run frequently from the bus
terminal.

5555555555 "Free"? I guess that's why the taxi touts didn't go after

you.

You look like someone looking for something for "free".

A desperate thing, you, and one whose actual commingling with Thai is

apparently limited to those you hire for service.

And marry and work with and socialize with and live among.


So, other than your spouse, you have no family in BKK area?

Returning from Hat Yai (Air Asia) we enjoyed seeing my wife's niece off

on her bus from the public terminal,

I see. You arrived on a domestic flight and then when over to the
International gates to look at the signs?


Huh? You're rather confused here. Desperate, too.

and then took ours to Nonthaburi (the bus continues on to
Rangsit), from which we cabbed out to Bang Bua Thong. ALL of your inlaws

are up on the plateau, is that the deal?

Hmmm. I thought your inlaws picked you up in their car. You need to start

working on keeping your lies straight.

LOL ! Your desperation AND reading deficiency is transparent.
Take some time to think about:
1. When one goes through immigration.
2. Whether one goes through immigration when flying WITHIN LOS.

You're *almost* funny !

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Old March 26th, 2007, 03:44 AM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
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"maxwell" wrote in message
news:nYENh.5827$vI1.216@trnddc02...
I'll cut to the reading comprehension delight ;~)
"Tchiowa" wrote ...



snipped

Or are you just one of those who think you are too good for the rules?


This statement being written by Mr. Neilsson who has been claiming over and
over in several forums that "overstaying a visa was recommended and
advisable".





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Old March 26th, 2007, 01:05 PM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
Tchiowa
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On Mar 26, 8:02 am, "maxwell" wrote:
I'll cut to the reading comprehension delight ;~)


Gee, let's.

snip

So, mind telling how that has anything to do with OTHER than Swanaboom?


I see. So now you don't even know the name of the airport?

Even if you are trying to invent your own transliteration of the Thai,
you missed a syllable and a couple of letters.

Also interesting that you have to rely on your wife's family to
provide you transportation.


Pay attention.
One arrival was international.
One arrival was domestic.


I see. So when you're caught not knowing what you're talking about you
need to toss in new information and pretend you said that all along.

Or is that just something you made up?


After all you *DID* say that you used the free bus.


You're funny-almost.


Did you say it or not?

AOT needs to deal with the taxi tout situation. It's a whole
bunch worse than Don Muang.


Don Muang was more annoyingly 'touted up' in my experience.


"Experience"? One visit every other year doesn't really add up to a
whole lot of "experience".


I've previously offered the wager you've ignored.


I don't recall a wager but if you think you can prove it, give it a whirl.


Let's sort out the escrow banker, the terms, and the amount you'd like to
lose--and designate a legal venue.
Your claim is 'I visit every other year'
Let's give you a chance not to lose, LOL!
Period: 2002-2007.


5555555 How about 2006 and 2007?

How many BKK arrival stamps in my US passport and you'll cede defeat and pay up?


Half as many as mine or you lose. Fair enough? 2 to 1 odds.

Make it a rich enough bet--bare minimum $10K, though I'd prefer to put much
more at risk.
Got any nads or just mouth?


Why bother with a couple of weeks salary? Let's make it real. How
about 6 months salary? (Oops, you did that, didn't you? Sorry.)

OK. Let's make it easy. 1/3 as many as me during that period. Fair
enough now?

Nonsense. LARGE cracks could be felt, as can ripples in the tarmac.


And you can feel those in Changi as you could in DM but not in Suvarnabhumi.


So you say.


If you had actually landed at these airports you'd know.

snip

And marry and work with and socialize with and live among.


So, other than your spouse, you have no family in BKK area?


Family in Chaiyaphum. Friends and colleagues in Bangkok. And Hat Yai.
And Songkhla. And Rayong.

Returning from Hat Yai (Air Asia) we enjoyed seeing my wife's niece off
on her bus from the public terminal,


I see. You arrived on a domestic flight and then when over to the
International gates to look at the signs?


Huh? You're rather confused here. Desperate, too.


The discussion was about International. Quite specifically. Do you
find the difference between International and Domestic to be
confusing?

and then took ours to Nonthaburi (the bus continues on to
Rangsit), from which we cabbed out to Bang Bua Thong. ALL of your inlaws
are up on the plateau, is that the deal?


Hmmm. I thought your inlaws picked you up in their car. You need to start
working on keeping your lies straight.


LOL ! Your desperation AND reading deficiency is transparent.
Take some time to think about:
1. When one goes through immigration.
2. Whether one goes through immigration when flying WITHIN LOS.


The topic was specifically International. That means Immigration.

Further you still got caught lying. You said that your inlaws picked
you up in their car now you admit you took the bus.

So let me know when you're willing to make the bet. Is 1/4 as many
entries as I have 2002-2007 fair enough, Mr. "Experience"?

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Old March 26th, 2007, 03:37 PM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
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hummingbird wrote:

On 24 Mar 2007 03:19:09 -0700 'Tchiowa'
posted this onto rec.travel.air:

I've flown in and out of the new airport a couple of times
domestically. My wife and I just returned from my first international
trip using Suvarnabhumi instead of Don Muang.

First the good. All of the whining and complaining about the new
airport appears to be just the standard "growing pains". Check in on
departure was fast. The airport fee is now included in the ticket
price so that delay is gone. Immigration was standard for Thailand
(slow). I flew Singapore Air. They don't have their own lounge as they
did in Don Muang but the Thai Airways lounge is top drawer.

On arrival the landing was smooth. I didn't see the rough tarmac that
people had complained about. Taxiing was actually smoother than
Changi. 5 minute walk to Immigration (lucked out on that one). Only 4
people in front of me at the Immigration line so that only took a few
minutes. Checked luggage was a bit slow but not bad.

Then came the bad. There are so many taxi touts that it is difficult
to walk through the terminal. Several tried to escort us. A couple
tried to take our bags off the cart to "be helpful". Out the door and
the closest road is reserved for taxis and limos. We had to walk to
the center divider to the second road so that my driver could meet us.

AOT needs to deal with the taxi tout situation. It's a whole bunch
worse than Don Muang. But other than that the experience at
Suvarnabhumi was actually better than it usually was at DM.


There's been a lot of recent press comment in Asia about the new
airport's problems ...cracks in the runways,

snip snap

Actually I think the Thai Newspapers wrote Taxiways, not actually the
runways but the taxiways and parking areas, but that maybe has changed
since Feb?

/Nisse

--
Remove the obvious part before replying by mail please!
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Old March 29th, 2007, 12:53 AM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
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"Tchiowa" wrote in message
ps.com...
On Mar 26, 8:02 am, "maxwell" wrote:
I'll cut to the reading comprehension delight ;~)


Gee, let's.

snip

So, mind telling how that has anything to do with OTHER than Swanaboom?


Apparently not, since 'tchiowa' wrote a number of insults and slimey
innuendos, while slipping away from the wager I'd set against his false
claim that I visit LOS only "every other year."

Very oily, at the very least; does the particular corporation's culture
beget this trait?

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Old April 2nd, 2007, 02:42 AM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
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On Mar 29, 6:53 am, "maxwell" wrote:
"Tchiowa" wrote in message

ps.com...

On Mar 26, 8:02 am, "maxwell" wrote:
I'll cut to the reading comprehension delight ;~)


Gee, let's.


snip


So, mind telling how that has anything to do with OTHER thanSwanaboom?


Apparently not, since 'tchiowa' wrote a number of insults and slimey
innuendos, while slipping away from the wager I'd set against his false
claim that I visit LOS only "every other year."


You picked an odd range of years. Obviously attempting to include one
year that you came more than once that would skew your average.

I offered several different scenarios and you snipped them all.

You claim "experience" yet you have very little. How about this for a
wage? I bet I have more international arrivals at Suvarnabhumi *THIS
YEAR* than you do, and the year just barely started. Certainly you'll
take that bet for $10,000 US. That was you figure, was it not?

You also ducked the criticism of your absurd spelling of Suvarnabhumi.
I guess that also comes from your "experience".

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Old April 2nd, 2007, 03:31 AM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
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"Tchiowa" wrote ...
"maxwell" wrote:
"Tchiowa" wrote in message
"maxwell" wrote:
I'll cut to the reading comprehension delight ;~)


Gee, let's.


snip


So, mind telling how that has anything to do with OTHER

thanSwanaboom?

Apparently not, since 'tchiowa' wrote a number of insults and slimey

innuendos, while slipping away from the wager I'd set against his false
claim that I visit LOS only "every other year."

You picked an odd range of years.


Odd? LOL !

Obviously attempting to include one year that you came more than once that

would skew your average.

LOL! I included the first year I came to Thailand until the present.
Your false claim was open-ended, and NOW you want to insert yet another
escape stipulation?

I offered several different scenarios and you snipped them all.


You simply weaseled away from the false accusation you've repeatedly made.


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Old April 9th, 2007, 08:06 PM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
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Then came the bad. There are so many taxi touts that it is difficult
to walk through the terminal. Several tried to escort us. A couple
tried to take our bags off the cart to "be helpful". Out the door and
the closest road is reserved for taxis and limos. We had to walk to
the center divider to the second road so that my driver could meet us.


So let me ask - When I arrived 2 years ago at Don Muang, I was able to
ignore the taxi touts and proceed to the official taxi dispatch stand
outside. From there it was only $5.00 US equivalent to Sukhumvit
area. Is there an "official" taxi stand at the new airport - or not?
Also can someone explain how to pronounce the name of the new ariport?
Thanks

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Old April 9th, 2007, 10:37 PM posted to soc.culture.thai,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
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On Apr 9, 3:06 pm, "Romeo Raabe" wrote:
so that my driver could meet us.

So let me ask - When I arrived 2 years ago at Don Muang, I was able to
ignore thetaxitoutsand proceed to the officialtaxidispatch stand
outside. From there it was only $5.00 US equivalent to Sukhumvit
area. Is there an "official"taxistand at the new airport - or not?


But of course there is an official taxi stand. You just say no to the
usual touts, and head for that stand, or ask for "taxi meter", and
you'll be directed to it.

However, count on spending more than $5.00 for the fare. In early AM
hours, the fare to Sukhumvit was 180 Baht, but there is a service fee
at the airport of 50 Baht, plus two tolls, which you don't know what
they are (the driver pays them). At the end the driver pretends to do
some calculations in his head, and comes up with some arbitrary
number, which in my case was 360 Baht ($12.00). I gave him 400 Baht,
which was probably too much, but was very happy to be finally at my
destination after 30+ hours of travel.

Best, jrk


Also can someone explain how to pronounce the name of the new ariport?
Thanks



 




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