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Oh One thing I forgot to mention, in the criminal hearing her lawyer requested to see my passport, obviously for visa reasons, I used my right and refused his request but allowed him to call Immigration as a witness to check out my paperwork. Immigration verified that I am here on a non-imm B visa and have paid not only my own taxes but also my employees Social Security, I am 100% legitimate businessman (farking good agent I use) so I now have a certified court judgement stating I have legal right to live here. Is this all she can try against me?

Well I sent you all four secttions of the Thai Civil and Commercial plus a full document on Thai Criminal Code and you backed down. WHY? Thai Courts are great, it's the lawyers who can lose you the case, never trust a lawyer toninvestigate, you have to do it yourself, I just counted tonight I have 96 court orders against her, this means getting.a judge to accept ones request, deliver to the recipient then take signed part of document back to issuing court, attached to form 40 as required. Bloody hard work when 3 courts involved. For some reason this tune is in my head, and I have just sent the translator mad playing it 4 times at home Led Zep. Your Time http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qZVsGxa_Vzk

I apologies if I post too many YouTube links, but anyone who knows me recognizes me as a failed musician who went into engineering, my guitar follows me all over the world. I just pick up on tunes that fit my mood the document she submitted is now worth to me over 5 Million Baht, hence why I call her "Stupid Girl" This may get very interesting over the next few weeks, her lawyer dropped her and now we are entering Family and Civil cases I am now allowed to present my own cases, a farang lawyer is not allowed to take on a criminal case that's all, now I can start to play with her. Stay tuned for further updates, or even a slight musical moment that passes my mind I confess that I am 95% sure I may lose, how many freaking farangs take on hiso Thai families and win? But even if I do lose I go down fighting, I won't back down. So far it's looking 65% in my favour, my lawyer first stated 90% I was like fuck off man I pay you for truth not bullshit so he told me Straight eventually. I answered 97.5 correct but the 2.5% you missed out may be critical, good point, I have a lot more reading to do. Even when I act as my own plaintiff attorney in the civil cases I am not allowed notes since I will be on the stand, but I can use my translator to ask me questions, we have over a dozen pages already and we have only just started. It's going to be an interesting few weeks coming up, and I will try to keep you all updated so long as i make no libelous statements PS My translator has lived with me for more than a year now! Stay tuned guys, welcome back my friends to the show that never ends!

I have just finished analysing a document I alledgedly signed in 2004. I went through it with a Thai Contracts Lawyer even though I primarily work in contract law myself, I wanted back up to my opinion and I was spot on, he will only charge me 2K baht for his time today and to testify on my behalf in court. I don't know why her lawyer submitted the document , only one tune came to mind was http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9-7VCSYJkdw

WF We have met up in Bangkok and Madrid and i hope you enjoyed our time together as much as I did. As you can confirm I am probably one of the most laid back guys going, unless some bitch stomps on my rice bowl, But I am a fighter if someone pisses me off, long haul nearing completion Thanks for the wishes

Ratchada, Glad to have revived your greying memory cells I saw the Karn Evil 9 set in the UK before they took it stateside and it blew me away, I suppose it is one of those "you had to have been there" moments that stay with us throughout life. As Passingthrough stated the first four lines say it all Welcome back my friend, To the show that never ends So glad you could attend Come inside come inside! Legal update, she offered me 5 million Baht cash today in front of the judge, I laughed in her face, I agreed to allow her to use Sin Somros (joint) assets for her 10 million baht bail on the condition that if she fails to comply with terms and conditions of bail the money is void and handed to me and also any court ruling that puts me in excess of 10 Million the bail money is awarded to me before I have to sequester her assets. She has spent 3 nights in jail now and accepted my terms just to get out of the shithole. I am never one to count my chickens before the eggs have hatched but I reckon that within the next few weeks and three court cases against her she will crack. Wish me luck guys, it's been an 18 month struggle often placing a strain on my current relationship, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel now, just hope it's in my advantage and not a goods train she hits me with. Time will tell!

HH if and when I win the case I am going to relax for a couple of years, Royal Dutch Shell who I have worked for on contract numerous times in the past are negotiating with me about a position in Iraq 28 days on 28 days off in Basra seem more appealing to me right now. The hearing was last Friday and since Monday was a holiday here I heard nothing until Tuesday, the court "Mah thini Mah Thini now" you need to apply for her arrest warrant, so off I trotted out to Talin Chan again. damn I was in my 90's ripped jeans my Technics T-Shirt and a pair of trainers, who do I see the freaking judge, he couldn't have cared less and then proceeded to show me his trial notes. A few things that stood out for me were:- The plaintiff was asked if he could read and write Thai, which he denied but stated he could speak a little. The only time he used his translator was to have Thai documents read to him in Thai. I was like "Holy Fuck" I spent 3.5 hours getting grilled on Thai Law in Thai? The next one was when I said the equivalent to " Why the fuck is her lawyer taking so long to look at evidence that by law had to have been submitted 7 days before the hearing, could he not of come before and looked? His trial notes said " The Plaintiff asked the defense attorney why he was taking so long to review evidence, I agreed and just warned Khun M Jai Yen na khrup. The last one was when he threw in a piece of evidence, a document I had signed in 2547 (2004) of course I said "I have never seen it before" with a few choice words, the court record stated "The defense offered new evidence to the Plaintiff and the Plaintiff within his right stated he would reply in 7 days time to the validity of said document" Anyway fast forward to Wednesday evening, I got a phone call from her brother "You Bastard, You have a warrant out against my sister" I did war him that communications between plaintiff and defense were illegal and I was recording his call, I also told him that if he checked the last email I sent him it said "Tell your sister to play ball or face the consequences' That was Feb 2554 (2011) no reply. He sent me an email later,"My Sister has been arrested and you won't let her post bail" of course I ignored it but now I know she has at least 10 Million Baht of mine. Is it cheap? Selective comment, I have probably shelled put approx. 1.2 Million over the past 12 months, plus my loss of earnings, but no way is she getting away with this, I set up Thai Company for a Non-Imm B pay all my taxes and insurance payments for my employees, rent on home and office on time, TOT, AIS, True Vision, MEA, I am a perfect citizen as far as credit is concerned. No way would I ever consider myself as a Rich Man, but it does take a fair bit of baht and balls to see it through To end on musical note, which I often do, My "Translator" let me go out early on the premise that I met her at 10PM at a local bar of ours that has an open mike night. When I arrived at 10;20 (Thai Traffic great excuse) i was a little shocked to see my Gibson J-200 there, this is 15000 Euro of Guitar but she just told me to play. This is the Eddie Vedder / Pearl Jam version from 2006, I was playing it like this in 1999, Eddie Vedder does Mekongs take on Neil Young http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wkxAmQo-Vw&list=FLFWZpKEX7DM6XenySpZylTw&index=1&feature=plpp_video PT I hope she does make you wear headphones for this, listen to the words man

You have never listened to the full version then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwTAXVcK1JA

Come on Coss I am one of the most mellow guys you have ever met, just don't break the law against me or my employees

OK, I admit that my secondary degree is in law hence the reason I am a bit of an asshole

On the Criminal Case three charges Section 137 Whoever, giving any false information to any official, and is likely to cause injury to any person or the public, shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding six months or fine not exceeding one thousand Baht, or both. Section 267 Whoever, notifying the official doing oneself's duty to make any false entry in the public or official document for the aims to be used as evidence, shall be imprisoned not out of three years or fined not out of six thousand Baht, or both. Section 352 Whoever, being in possession of a property belonging to the other person, or of which the other person is a co-owner, dishonestly convert s such property to himself or a third person, is said to commit misappropriation, and shall be punished with imprisonment not exceeding three years or fined not exceeding six thousand Baht, or both. If such property comes under the possession of the offender on account of being delivered to him by the other person by mistake by any means whatever, or being a lost property found by him, the offender shall be liable to one-half of the punishment. My Family case (divorce case) in 5 weeks and my Civil Infringement case a week later

She cannot shell out herself, all monies in question are "Sin Somros" (Married assets) and as such she needs my permission to use the assets to make her own bail. Fleeing is not possible her passport was proffered as security yesterday and is now held by the the court Most probably a member of her family will put up the monies to keep her arse out of jail for now, Good tune though wasn't it!

Round one to Mekong. Had the preliminary criminal hearing at Dusit Kwaeng court today and blew her defense to pieces. Brief synopsis, her family lawyer for over 25 years resigned from the defense and she now has 7 days to post bail. Judge S asked me if I wished for the public prosecutor to peruse her or if I wanted to do it myself (wink wink) I will take out a warrant for her arrest next week and bail is set at 10 Million Baht. It has been a long hard battle lasting for over a year now but I am finally seeing results, let the show go on, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeQsZOQqO6I

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Guitar amp pioneer Jim Marshall dies aged 88 Guitar amp innovator Jim Marshall, dubbed "the Father of Loud" for creating kit used by some of rock's biggest names, has died aged 88. Mr Marshall, who originally owned a music shop in London, founded Marshall Amplification 50 years ago. He had suffered several strokes in recent years, and developed cancer at the end of 2011, his son said. A statement posted on the company's website called him a "legendary man" who led a "truly remarkable life". Jimi Hendrix and Kurt Cobain are among the musicians who used Marshall amps. Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash tweeted: "The news of Jim Marshall passing is deeply saddening. R & R will never be the same w/out him. But, his amps will live on FOREVER!" Motley Crue bass player Nikki Sixx also paid tribute on Twitter, saying Marshall was "responsible for some of the greatest audio moments in music's history - and 50% responsible of all our hearing loss." Speaking to Radio Four's Front Row programme on Thursday, musician Paul Weller said he used a Marshall amp that was "at least 40 years old and still sounds fantastic". "For me it's the exactly right amp for the job," said the former Jam and Style Council frontman. "I don't know if anyone's particularly improved on it, to be honest." Jim Marshall began building amplifiers in the early 1960s, using the Fender Bassman amp as a model, creating what later became known as "the Marshall sound". After talking to Pete Townshend and Ritchie Blackmore, who were customers at the shop, he realised there was a gap in the market to make a cheaper alternative to the other models available at the time. It took him six attempts to create an amp he was happy with. As the company grew, Mr Marshall expanded his product range, unveiling the Master Volume Marshall amps and the classic JCM800 split channel amps. "Jim rose to become one of the forefathers responsible for creating the tools that allowed rock guitar, as we know and love it today, to be born," the statement said. "In addition to the creation of the amps, chosen by countless guitar heroes and game changing bands, Jim was also an incredibly humble and generous man who, over the past several decades, has quietly donated many millions of pounds to worthy causes." Marshall amplifiers were such a fixture of the rock scene that they featured prominently in the spoof documentary This is Spinal Tap. In a famous scene from the film, guitarist Nigel Tufnel proudly showed off his Marshall stack which went up to 11. He explained it was "one louder" than usual amplifiers. In 2003, Marshall he was given the OBE for his services to music and charity. He was a regular supporter of Macmillan and the Willen Hospice. He also donated money to the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in Stanmore, where he was treated for tuberculosis as a child. The Marshall Amps company, which is now based in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a tribute concert at Wembley Arena. Iron Maiden, Slipknot, Whitesnake and The Cult are among the bands who have been lined up to play at the September event. Mr Marshall will be remembered alongside guitarmakers Leo Fender and Les Paul for shaping the sound of the modern electric guitar. He is survived by his children Terry and Victoria and step-children Paul and Dawn.

Stevie Wonder is playing his 1st gig in China and the place is packed to the rafters. In a bid to break the ice he asks if anyone has a request. One chap jumps out of his seat in the 1st row and shouts at the top of his voice "Play a jazz chord ! play a jazz chord!" Amazed that this guy knows about the jazz influences in Stevie's career, the blind impresario starts to play an E minor scale and then goes into a difficult jazz melody for about 10 minutes.When he finishes the whole place goes wild. The chap jumps out of his seat again and shouts "No, no, play a jazz chord, play a jazz chord". A bit cheesed off by this, Stevie, being the professional he is, dives straight in to a jazz improvisation with his band around the B flat minor chord and really tears the place apart. The crowd go ballistic with this impromptu show of his musical expertise. But, still the little Chinese man jumps up again and shouts "No, no. Play a jazz chord, play a jazz chord". Stevie is really pissed off now that this chap doesnt seem to appreciate his playing ability and shouts to him from the stage " OK smart arse, you get up here and do it". The little bloke climbs onto the stage,takes hold of the mike and starts to sing........ .... "A jazz chord to say , I luv you..."

Last count she had 14 times to show up at 3 courts, no show but the court records show I have been there every time. Tomorrow is her "Drop dead date" show up or criminal charges are going all the way, mind the doors. Stupid woman, she knows I have BSe and MSe ENG as well as LLB in Law (hence the reason I am a twat) and she wants to contest me? As much as I may "Joo Jee" the Thai Judicial system it is actually quite good, I have been able to present my witness list to the courts and the Judge has given me Court Orders to get her bank records etc, can't wait to see her face when she realizes I have them. Game on!

I can also use a keyboard. Everything is Thai way Cha Cha Maak, Mediation hearing tomorrow if she shows up.

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No Valentines Card for your Mrs this year then BB?

Saw a Documentary on "Rimming" last night ...... All very much Tongue in Cheek.

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Physical retribution on a day to day is not a major concern of mine, but I am watching my back as far as being "Set Up" for some criminal offense or another that could discredit me. I have been warned to expect some form of assault at / close to the court if she is found guilty and if it happens just cover self up and not retaliate, I will have someone close by to defend me it if does happen. If I retaliate it is a simple fight, if someone else defends me it is then assault. She, and her family do not know where I live and I am now very careful of places I go to especially of an evening / night time and rarely go out alone except for the local 7-11 or Family Mart, so basically just being careful.

Interesting thought dean. Thai Courts have been making available details of similar cases online as case studies for the past 5 years or so now and in the majority of cases have ruled in the plaintiffs favour. As I mentioned earlier, plaintiff lawyer will not pursue private prosecutions unless they are pretty sure of the evidence. Unfortunately all the case studies are only published in Thai and need to be googled in for in Thai, so unless you are 100% fluent in Thai you will probably need the help of a good "Translator" to find and translate them. Coss, Thanks for the support mate, would be interesting to see what happens first, me finalising these cases once or for all or you getting your first BJ from MLG.