Patient skips ?town?

Post by **parrot** » May 28, 2008, 1:03 pm

John, the international rep at Paolo Hospital, mentioned a 31 year old British citizen who was admitted for multiple stab wounds on his arm and elsewhere. The rep said the fight was gang related. Unfortunately for Paolo, the patient skipped out before he paid his 71k Baht bill. John has a copy of the passport and reported the incident to Tourist Police. According to John, the TP said they are about to crack down on vagrant-foreigners in town who have been causing trouble.

Post by **Roy** » May 28, 2008, 1:23 pm

I don't claim to have ESP but I could have seen that a mile off

They should have put a guard on his door

Post by **BobHelm** » May 28, 2008, 1:51 pm

Parrot....British citizen....gang related...
What is going on here?? Seems to imply that he was in Udon to "do business" rather than just a holiday. Don't think Paolo will go bust over 71K - personally I am just glad he fled & hopefully long gone from Thailand never to return...

Post by **parrot** » May 28, 2008, 3:12 pm

Unfortunately, it's the rotten durian at the bottom of the bamboo basket that will make life more difficult for more law-abiding residents such as you and me.

I remember a thread not soooo long ago, I believe Ray23 instigated it, about the good-ole-days when you'd pass an unfamiliar foreigner in the Complex and strike up a conversation with him/her, well, just because he/she was a foreigner and there weren't so many around. Sigh (sic) of the times. Whatever became of Ray23?

Post by **saint** » May 28, 2008, 3:18 pm

what i heard whilst out on my monthly beano on sunday was this. ken at the lucky bar, which was my first port of call so dont think i was too moaw. ken told me that i think it was friday a guy called paul, small cockney guy with tatoos and a squeeky voice, was attacked outside his bar by about 3 young thai guys, one wieldind a machette. he (paul) was cut across the nose and under his left arm . ken took him across the road to the hospital and apparently he needed lots of stitches and suffered large blood loss, most of it in lucky bar, where he ran to escape the attack. the story goes that he had , had an argument with a girl , or refused to pay his bill in the orange bar earlier that evening, but i think nobody knows for sure. what worries me is how safe is it now to be out and about in udon alone at night. since living in thailand ive never felt intimidated or threatened in any way, even in the back steets of bangkok, i felt safer than i did in my home town. but this story has made me take stock a little bit.

Post by **Roy** » May 28, 2008, 4:48 pm

Saint don't worry to much.
I am not into flaming but if you know the guy in question its no big surprise.
Check under Falang Dream Team in the Thia press some time back.

Post by **papaguido** » May 28, 2008, 5:06 pm

or you can read it here:

http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/v ... ight=dream

Post by **aznyron** » May 28, 2008, 5:57 pm

I went to BKK Christian Hospital few years ago minor M/B accident I knock off my ankle from my foot had to pin it back on before that would admit me I had to give them 20K upfront and I was a patient there before and paid my bill before I left the hospital I guess things are changing for us expats like they say in N.Y. no ticki no shirtie

Post by **rickfarang** » May 28, 2008, 10:29 pm

Worry about being admitted without having a wad of cash in my pocket is why my wife and I now have health and accident insurance. What a pain.

Post by **Zidane** » May 29, 2008, 9:19 am

The previous thread shows these guys had been in trouble many times before October 2007.
That was nearly eight months ago ! What type of visa are they on ? Cant be Non Immigrant Multi entry O as they are only in their thirties.
Maybe they are doing 3 months in Thailand then 3 months in Cambodia or Laos ?
But the October post says they were living in Romyen........isnt that where our revered Sir Bob Helm lives ?
Do you know these guys,Bob ? Invited them round to your place for cocktails yet ?
Better lock up the TV,Video,Computer.....and the missus !

Zidane

Post by **38nholding** » May 29, 2008, 9:27 am

John at paulo should know that when a foreigner is admitted to hospital,he forfiets his passport .I have stayed in cheap hotels in Thailand that require this,I dont like it ,but the alternative is go somewhere else.I hope they catch him at a border trying to leave the country.
Even when renting a motorcycle,ya get it back when we get the bike back.Learn anything.?

Post by **BobHelm** » May 29, 2008, 10:16 am

Thankfully Zidane Romyen is quite a large site & so I have not had the (dubious) pleasure of meeting them here

However I do believe that I did see them in Soi Falang a couple of times. I thought I was told they were living in a hotel (at the cheaper end of the market) near the centre of Udon at that time. I believe that the one brother was living out here almost full time while the other just came out now & again.
You certainly can get a multiple entry non imm O in the UK (Purpose of visit - to visit family & friends) at any age. But the "Dream Team" thread was October 2006 so who knows??

Post by **Zidane** » May 29, 2008, 10:30 am

Sorry,Bob...your right October 2006 not 2007,as I thought.

Bloody hell thats 20 months ago and they are still around.Makes a bit of a mockery of the decent guys struggling to get a retirement or marriage visa !

I did think the Non Immigrant you had to be over 50,unless for business,but maybe that just applies to Retirement or Marriage if you see what I mean ?

I'll bow to your superior knowledge.Maybe I should stick to the Football Forum in the future !

Zidane

Post by **BobHelm** » May 29, 2008, 12:50 pm

Ha,ha, Zidane - I think Irish Alan would be happy if you stopped posting on the Football Forum

No I have a friend in Udon who is 40 & on a non imm O which is how I know. But, more to the point, I wonder if (after 20 months here) he is still on SS in the UK

- but I guess that was the subject of a previous post here which cause a bit of a controversy to say the least!!

Post by **Zidane** » May 29, 2008, 1:16 pm

[quote="BobHelm"]Ha,ha, Zidane - I think Irish Alan would be happy if you stopped posting on the Football Forum

747man back 1st June.....I think Alan will soon realise I gave him an easy time

Zidane

Post by **monkeyman** » May 29, 2008, 3:17 pm

saint wrote:what worries me is how safe is it now to be out and about in udon alone at night. since living in thailand ive never felt intimidated or threatened in any way, even in the back steets of bangkok, i felt safer than i did in my home town. but this story has made me take stock a little bit.

Saint, IMO Udon and Isaan is still one of the safest places in Thailand, In all the 20 years I have been here I have never has a problem with the Thais, if anything you would have to go out of your way to find trouble with them.

The young guy that literally had his nose cut off was up to his usual antics of not paying bills around the town including the hospital bill....Nose sewn back on again...ran off..

The Thai gang that attacked him got to him first, it was his massively built friend they were really after and still awaiting the opportunity, he severely slapped the 40 year old lady that runs the bar around the face black and blue in the orange moon, she told me she has damage to one of her eyes which might need surgery. He has not been seen since around town or in the bar he owns.

This information was from the horses mouth and the police protecting the orange moon...they are not happy chappies...

This post might get deleted because maybe too much information. but I will understand Lee

Post by **saint** » May 29, 2008, 3:35 pm

thanks monkey, what you say about the thais is what i always thought myself. so basically the guy was asking for it, big time. fair enough. now you got me wondering who his bar owning friend is, i can only think of one that likes to slap women about when hes p~ssed, but im sure ive seen him out since then. either way as i hate women beaters, whoever it is i hope he gets what he deserves soon. so thanks again , youve put my mind at rest.

Post by **Guns482** » June 9, 2008, 2:50 pm

Correct Paul the little cockney ( so he says) has been a pain in the neck with his brother for some time.
Immigration rules flouted, bills not paid and now this. What I cannot understand is why the police did not handcuff him to his bed.
They are aware of his previous, but I suppose the police do not want to be seen as anti farang, although in this case most of us would have applauded them for thgeir COMMON SENSE. ( sadly lacking ) shame so he is now free to raom and cause more mayhem. One day .............................. the Thais might finish what they started. No tears here though.

Post by **mortiboy** » June 9, 2008, 6:25 pm

Going off the topic slightly.I know this man John from Paolo hospital.They have a really good health insurance there.John runs this.I approached John and he came to see me.But It didnt end there.He wanted go out and about,see his wife kept wanting come to my house with his wife.I only wanted health insurance!
Shame really.I want this but his a bit pushy!

Post by **kevh** » June 10, 2008, 12:10 am

If the health insurance was really good then the "rep" would not have to try so hard to sell it.

Basic economics

Just my opinion, but it's not a bad one