Chicken Man RANT RANT

Farmers keep chickens. People who used to be farmers but now drive a flash 4x4 and no longer have to farm their land and who STILL insist on keeping keep chickens are missing the point entirely.


To the persistent chicken farmers:

1. YOU NO LONGER NEED TO KEEP CHICKENS!!! YOU SOLD 0.3% OF YOU LAND AND MADE 65,434,223 US$ PROFIT. YOU ARE NOW RICH, EVEN RICHER THAN A FARANG!!!
2. KILL YOUR CHICKENS AND REPLACE YOUR PLASTIC FURNITURE WITH NEW, FANGLED, 'WOODEN' FURNITURE (like they have on Channel 1)
3. FINALLY, STOP WATCHING CHANNEL 1 AND GET DISCOVERY CHANNEL. THAT WAY YOU MAY ACTUALLY 'DISCOVER' SOMETHING TO DO WITH LIFE OUTSIDE OF WOK TUM.

It's an unfair cop gov...

This one goes out to the one of the laziest, scariest and most corruptible police stations in Thailand.

Koh Phangan Police Station is an experience in itself. By simply walking through the doors of the place as an innocent and legal member of planet Earth, you feel like you're walking into a trap, scam or otherwise not very nice place.
The offices on duty don't even bother looking up from their newspaper unless you're someone of standing (criminal) or you owe them (or are about to) owe them a lot of money.

I lost a wallet recently and tried to report it. The shiny, plastic looking cop on duty looked at me like I'd just shot his dog when I asked if anybody had handed it in and absolutely refused to write anything down or even acknowledge my problem.

Funny how they can't be arsed to investigate the murder of an ex Island Poo-Yan-Baan (elected 'Mayor') because they claim to be under resourced, yet they always seem to find the time at least twice a month (or when the 'tea' money' runs short perhaps...) to have the entire squad setting up roadblocks and fining terrified Foreigners for not wearing motorbike helmets.

Suggestions: Pay them a proper wage so they don't have to subsidise their salaries by stealing off the people/dealing drugs/providing protection services, and make the penalty for corruption a jail sentence and NOT a transfere. Twats.

Taxi to Haad Rin

These cost 50 THB per trip, not 100 THB, regardless of the time of the month.
Always ask how much before you get in the taxi, especially if it is one of those pirates who park up outside the corner of Soi Farang or outside Yellow Cafe.
If the price is not right, counter price and if this fails just walk away, don't bother arguing for more than 10 seconds. Often they will try to get your suitcase/rucksack on the roof of the sawng tao before telling you the price. Make sure they can't get their hands on your stuff until you've agreed.

Rude lady at Pier

To the fat sweating pig who sells tickets for the Lompraya ferry at the end of the pier, go fuck yourself you ignorant mound of uneducated street trash. Next time you scream in my face for asking for the proper price of a ticket you're going over the edge of the pier with my boot up your fat arse.

Sri Thanu Island Family Shop

Double charging classics.

Location: On the corner of the main Sri Thanu road opposite the entrance to Moon Beach Bungalows AND opposite the 7'11 in Sri Thanu.

Even though these family run business are stones throw from 7'11 they still overcharge foreigners by as much as 200% for everyday items such as soap, drinks and water.
They are also incredibly rude to tourists.

If your local shop is obviously double charging you, ask for a Thai price (they still make money on this), If they refuse, go to 7'11.

DO NOT SUPPORT DOUBLE CHARGING ON KOH PHANGAN!!! IT IS A FALSE ECONOMY FOR THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND UPON THE ARRIVAL OF TESCO AND MACRO FOOD STORES, IT WILL BANKRUPT THEM.

EDUCATE THEM INTO THE FUTURE!