Phuket

domifletch · #36 15-07-2005, 02:27

Hi LivinLOS,

I understand so much your anger and your sadness. Time is not for hate now... I know it's really difficult, but I think it's the best way to help your friend right now. Don't take me wrong please. My message is only "pray for Alexandra, her parents, her family, and her friends family"

From all my heart, all my condolences for evreyone involved in this so sad story.

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Originally Posted by LivinLOS

This has come up on a major Thai Forum now.. And the usual peanut gallery are saying things about what was the family doing allowing clidren out at night etc..

Its got my blood up and I have already pitched in... and laid some fact out there (they were linking 2 different incedents).. Its fairly mild currently but I hate the way that people always look to find fault.. especially if it my mates concerned..

If anyone is a TV member look here and keep them in line through the night.. Been up since 6 on a visa run after having Gee here until 1 or so.. Am too tired now..

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index....ic=39504&st=30

void · #37 15-07-2005, 02:30

geespot, please accept my deepest condolences also. My prayers and thoughts go to you and your family for this untimely loss.

tintin · #38 15-07-2005, 15:50

LIL,

Sad to say, but how long you have lived there, you will always be a "farang"!

We go to Phuket, to escape some burden of every day life. It looks like Disney-land at first glance, but it isn't!

Simply, because it is not Disneyworld for the Thais! To give us joy, and spend our money, their, sometimes hard life goes on! We get a lot of contact with people, who are in the tourist-industry. Some contacts for them are good, a lot of them are bad! Not every farang behave well!

But if you get the symphathy of these people, because you understand them more, because you are behaving in a way they understand better, you do get a lot of symphaty from them. They have a little bit adapted to our farang way of thinking...

But...not everybody working in Phuket have nice contacts with some farangs!
A lot of Thais see us, coming to their island behaving like fools! Getting drunk, being rude, making *****s from Thai girls and abusing them!

In this every day wilderness, a farang girl being killed by a drunk driver, is not so bad as the oposite way. The people you are in contact with on such a dramatic occasion, are not the ones to give you support, they have seen quite some other things...

On the other hand, non officials, simple people with a good heart, can give you nevertheless a lot of warmth and symphaty. This has been proven by the recent tsunami -drama, where locals, who lost everything , were still feeding and helping the tourists!

In this case, the officials, care more about their "own boy", then the horrible tragedy happened to this nice girl!

You choose to live in Los, where live can be good tou you. This attitude, and
the difficulty in general, when something goes wrong in a country with a very different culture, way of thinking, is the reason I choose NOT to move to Asia!

But then even at home you have insensitive people, the only difference is that comunication is a bit easier, and you can always defend yourself better in your own language.

My thoughts are with the family all the time, although I met G, only once.
It is hard to cope with, a tragedy like that, and at least, let us all stand together as one behind them!

river · #39 15-07-2005, 15:56

Only just read this, sorry about your loss G deepest sympathies to you and your family.

IRISH JONNY · #40 15-07-2005, 17:27

My Deepest Thoughts Are With G And His Family..............i Met Him Last Nite And He Is Still Hurting..............i Just Hope The Pain Goes Away Very Quick...........life Is Precious And One Just Has To Make The Most Of What Is Given To You............ij

beuk · #41 15-07-2005, 20:31

Our deepest condolences to G and his family from Beuk and Lek. I saw it today on my inbox.

marc26 · #42 16-07-2005, 04:40

i just got to bkk. i couldnt get a flight to pjuket, will head out in the morning. when this 1st happened, i couldnt even talk to gail, she was hurting too much, but i think more mentally. the last couple dzays she is definitely getting better. i think she was just really worried that graham was mad at her. but hes been great, stopping by to make sure shes ok and i think that has made her spirits lift. utherman also stopped by and she was happy to see him

Kgirl · #43 16-07-2005, 11:27

Sorry to hear this sad news...

You guys are great looking out for G keep it up as he and his family will need continuing support..

My heart goes out to you G in this sad time

me123 · #44 16-07-2005, 12:22

another wave of sadness in paradise....stay strong and be strong..god bless..

wylos · #45 17-07-2005, 14:33

very sorry to hear the news ,my deepest thoughts and condolences are with u mate.

Diver69 · #46 18-07-2005, 20:12

Was not on the Forum for a couple of days............Sad sad news.
I hope time will close Your wounds G.
God bless You