Phuket

khon kaen boy · #1 18-06-2005, 14:51

Hello all,
this is my first time posting here, a little bit about myself...
Currently living in Khon Kaen for the last three years, legally married on Feb 14th this year, the romantic in me...although the Thai civil ceremony does take the romance out of it a bit.
I first started coming to Phuket about 15 years ago from Bonnie Scotland and was also where I met my wife and spent many enjoyable trips there as in oil & gas biz so equal time off was spent in LOS
At the moment stationed in Egypt for 3 weeks then back home for 4 weeks before a month in Angola

Look forward to having many chats as this job gives me plenty of free time

S1MON · #2 18-06-2005, 15:05

Welcome to the board

Fellow scot here also in the oil business, not so far away from you in Equatorial Guinea, this rotation lark is definatly the key to enjoying life, i tried permanent over here and lasted about 2 years, then i realised that money was not everything and needed to enjoy myself more, now i am 4 and 4 rotating out of phuket.
Where about in scotland are you from and do you plan on visiting patong at all??

Simon

khon kaen boy · #3 18-06-2005, 15:13

Hi Simon,
from Hamilton originally but long time ago, been working away here & there since I was 22, I was down in Phuket about 6 weeks ago for a weeks holiday with the family & my friend my England who also lives in Khon Kaen...It was the first time I had been there for about 1 and a half years and did notice the differences, not Tsunami inflicted...I was in a bar in Soi Sea Dragon and it was about 10pm and looking down the Soi there were about 8 or 9 other felangs, still had a ball and the kids were never out the swimming pool and was good to catch up with a lot of old friends from Claret's ( previously Scottish owned )

khon kaen boy · #4 18-06-2005, 16:07

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Originally Posted by butterflyblonde

Welcome to the board.

Plenty of us on this board have visited Khon Kaen including myself, really enjoyed my stay there.

Thanks for the welcome, yeah Khon Kaen is quite a popular place for BG's to come from, it's getting more felangs visiting every time I go home and not unusual to meet a guy who has come up to see the village (with donations) of course, that sick water buffalo that he has heard of so much ( and spent vast amounts of baht in it's recuperation )
It's definetly on the up and land prices are rocketing up here and the amount of new estates springing up is unbelievable, I just hope that it doesn't mean that the Issan BG supply train will dry up to Phuket as more bars are opening here all the time...

JayBee · #5 18-06-2005, 17:16

Hi KK Boy!! Welcome to the Board! Good to have you aboard! Never been to KK yet, but I think I will go there my next trip. Have to see it before too much money spoils the place!

river · #6 18-06-2005, 17:22

Welcome to the board kk boy.

Allybabba22 · #7 18-06-2005, 19:00

Welcome to the board KKBoy

IRISH JONNY · #8 18-06-2005, 21:41

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Originally Posted by dizbusta

As Sir David Frost would say.."Hello, good evening and welcome".

Cheers
Diz

SAME SAME FROM IJ..WELCOME................

butterflyblonde · #9 19-06-2005, 01:59

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Originally Posted by khon kaen boy

that sick water buffalo that he has heard of so much ( and spent vast amounts of baht in it's recuperation )

It was an emotional moment the day I met my sponsored buffalo in Nongbualumpo, he looked pleased to see me too

Jonas · #10 20-06-2005, 01:09

Welcome to the board khon kaen boy

Me come to Khon Kaen on this friday 24 june , where are you living in that area ??? me should go to a small village just outside Kalasin for 1 week .

Mayby we can meet up one day somewhere ?

Dodger · #11 20-06-2005, 01:59

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Originally Posted by butterflyblonde

It was an emotional moment the day I met my sponsored buffalo in Nongbualumpo, he looked pleased to see me too

Heh bb you do not have a picture of your buffalo as I am starting to worry that it might be the same one I was sponsoring, he told me that he loved me and that i was the only one and that with my money he wouldn't have to work in the fields anymore.

IreMark · #12 20-06-2005, 03:09

How does one go about getting into this rotational oil and gas business ?

wakeboycam · #13 20-06-2005, 16:48

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Originally Posted by IreMark

How does one go about getting into this rotational oil and gas business ?

That is someting i like to know as well. I am a system engineer in Holland but i know i don't wanna do this for ever. My parents are still alive so i am not planning on leaving Holland soon but i do wanna go life abroad in the future and this Oil business sounds pretty interresting.

khon kaen boy · #14 20-06-2005, 16:54

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Originally Posted by Jonas

Welcome to the board khon kaen boy

Me come to Khon Kaen on this friday 24 june , where are you living in that area ??? me should go to a small village just outside Kalasin for 1 week .

Mayby we can meet up one day somewhere ?

Hey Jonas, I live in Khon Kaen city about 2km from the airport, unfortunately I don't get back to KK until 12/07/05 as currently working in Egypt at the moment..maybe next time man

Mark I don't know what your technical background is so hard for me to say who to contact, but a few years in the N.Sea would help to obtain overseas job

Wbc, what type of systems do you mean ?

Jonas · #15 20-06-2005, 17:35

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Originally Posted by khon kaen boy

Hey Jonas, I live in Khon Kaen city about 2km from the airport, unfortunately I don't get back to KK until 12/07/05 as currently working in Egypt at the moment..maybe next time man

Ok ! no problems , 12 july i will already be down to Phuket .
But i´m sure there gonna be more times to KK in future .

wakeboycam · #16 20-06-2005, 19:52

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Originally Posted by khon kaen boy

Wbc, what type of systems do you mean ?

Microsoft , i am a MCSE in Windows NT and momentarilly studying to be one in Windows 2003 as well.