Hello, everyone.

I am now in Phoenix, Arizona.

Challenged to drive in USA for the first time.

I will find Thai keyboard to tell the story later.

C U

you are here in the usa! that is so cool!! i wish i had a load out to arizona so we could meet! where are you going? how long will you be here? i would love to finally meet you!!!!! are you going to go to a dog show here in the usa? i have so many questions i would like to ask you but it would take a life time on the computer! take care and remember dont talk to strangers! be safe on your journey! robin

The problem in Driving in USA is that handle is on the left hand and you have to keep to the right side of the road.

It is not difficult to drive on the interstate highway, because there is a space seperated you from the opposite direction.

But in some highway, there is no space between, you have to be alert not to keep to the left side of the road like in Thailand.

Most of the highway has  no space between, to be worse, some of them has only 2 lanes,  there will be many cars keep chasing you.  You will be the first car of the parade if you drive within the speed limit(like 65 or 75 mph).

You have to drive at 65+10 or 75+10 mph  or  let them go at the passing zone which has one more lane for you to keep right for a short time.

And you have to be careful  not to get caught by the highway patrol police.

You have to stop at the stop sign, you have to drive slowly at the school zone, etc.

Although I have read a lot of information from the book "driving in the the USA" written by backseat driver, and have got the real feeling from the pc game "need for speed" with wheel handle.

I must admit that  it is not easy to drive in the USA.

Thanks for the rest area along the highway that helps me lower my stress and tension.

Join the 16th year's memorial day of Wat Promkunaram, Arizona

Read the sad story of the temple at http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/forensics/buddhist_temple/index.html

Thanks for bangkaew webcam.

Pingpong is still with me.

Most American people travel with cars.

And they will take their dogs to travel with them.

i cant believe we are so close yet so far! the truck in the picture is my neighbor. he is from grand rapids, michigan where i work. i drive a truck bigger than his! where are you going next? i did not know that there are other thai people here in the usa. i will try to contact them soon. take care and be safe on your way. "happy trails"

p.s. "dont drink the water!"

I am back to Bakersfield from Phoenix.

The picture of the dog with its owner was taken today somewhere on I-40 and highway 58.

You can find Thai community by visiting Thai temples or Thai restaurants or Thai markets which are located in most of states.  But I don't think all of them know  Thai Bangkaew dog, I myself just came to know them when I bought Pingpong 5 years ago.

I don't understand why you are in such a hurry to register Thai Bangkaew Dog in your club. The information you need is not easily gathered.  Even the Thai Bangkaew Dog club here  took many years for Asian Kennel Union to finally approve  and will take a lot more years until  FCI registers them.

In my opinion, you shoud send someone here in Thailand to select and buy your favourite dogs and try to learn from them first.

ระวังเวลาผ่านไปทางชุมชนไอ้มืดด้วย ควรเติมน้ำมันและตรวจสอบลมยางให้ดี การเข้าห้องน้ำหรือไปทำกิจกรรมอื่น ๆ ควรมีคนเฝ้าที่รถสักหนึ่งคนเสมอ

ผมมีนวกรรมใหม่ แป้งโรยตัวเด็กทำมาจากแป้งข้าวเจ้าไร้สารพิษ เช่น แร่หิน แอสเบสโตส เพื่อรุ่นพี่เข้าทำเพื่อวางตลาด

แร่หินถ้าเราหายใจเข้ามากๆ ก็จะสะสม อาจทำให้ปอดมีปัญหาได้ในอนาคต ในอเมริกาเค้าหลีกเลี่ยงไปใช้แป้งข้าวโพดแทน แต่นี่เขาให้แป้งข้าวเจ้า  ผมจะให้น้องนำไปฝากให้ที่บ้านเร็ว ๆนี้ครับ

ส่วนของผมคงต้องทำให้ลูก เป็นโครงงานในการเรียน เรื่องโซดาไลม์ ในการผจญเพลิง ?????????????

  ขับรถดีๆนะครับถ้าจวนตัวจริงๆให้แจ้งว่าเราเป็นนักท่องเที่ยว ตำรวจที่นี่จะไม่ค่อยเข้มงวดกับนักท่องเที่ยวเหมือนกับคนพื้นที่

ที่ต้องระวังอีกที่คือในลานจอดรถครับ เพราะถ้าไปช่วงที่ไม่มีคนลานโล่งๆจะงงง่ายมากๆ

ไม่ทราบว่าใช้ใบขับขี่สากลหรือทำใบขับขี่ชั่วคราวที่โน่นครับ???

ข้างล่างขอเขียนระบายหน่อยนะครับ 555

Things that you gotta watchout.

1. Stop sign, Do a complete stop !!! not just slowing down or roll over, or else U got pull over.

2. Speed limit, depend on the area, most of the time you can go up to 5 Mph, more than what the sign tell you, or else U got pull over.

3. The head light, at night keep them on, or HELL they pull U over.

Most of the time I got pull over because I break one of the above rules. If you done all the things right, and they pull you over, the cop problemly get a little curious and wanna say hi.

Keep your driver licence and car registration in hand.

Good luck driving in USA.

Leng Da' Man (Leng148)

Ps. Miss you Florida

     Oh, and COP please do not say have a nice day after giving me a ticket, it piss me off.

I really appreciate your love towards our Thai Bangkaew Dog.

The problem is how you can get  your bangkaew dogs for the show.

The problem is not easy as Thai breeders are not acquainted with selling dogs online.

You can see how complicated it is to sell a dog as in http://www.bangkaewdog.com/puppies.htm

Mr.Jack in that website is a middleman and I am not sure he can help and satisfy you or not.

If you cannot come to Thailand to choose the dogs by yourself,  the best way, I think, is to visit Jill and Amanda in Texas as in

Barkarian Thai Bangkaew Dogs
Jill & Jonathan Wolens
Cypress, TX

Kyrie Thai Bangkaew Dogs
Amanda & Tim Gibney
Elgin, TX

http://tbdca.thai-bangkaew.com/BreederLinks.htm

I think  they should be glad to have an entusiatic member like you.

Thank Leng Da' MaN and Patchara and Robin for your kind advise.

Although I made a lot of mistake (driving much more over speed limit, run into the left side of the road, turning on the winshield washer handle instead of giving turn-left-right signal light , etc), luckily enough, I did not get pulled over and paid the costly ticket by the good guy(police) and did not meet any bad boy who will rob me or steal my car. It was an exciting experience to drive more than 2000 miles to vegas ,phoenix and back to la.

I have learned a lot to be a good driver and will utilize it to drive safely in Thailand. But maybe I have to switch my instint from right to left again.

พี่ pingpong,

 จะกลับอาทิตย์หน้าใช่หรือเปล่า มีเรื่องจะรบกวน คือ มีหนังสืออยู่เล่มหนึ่งผมสนใจมาก อยากจะซื้อมาอ่าน ผมได้สอบถามไปทางสำนักพิมพ์ในไทยแล้ว ราคา 1,280 บาท  แต่ใช้เวลากว่าหนังสือจะถึงก็ 1 เดือน พอดี ถ้า พี่พอจะมีเวลาหรือ พอจะฝากซื้อกลับมาให้ด้วย ก็จะขอบพระคุณอย่างมาก แต่ถ้าติดขัดอะไรก็ไม่เป็นไรครับ เดียวจะโพสท์ชื่อหนังสือให้ดู ... ถ้าซื้อได้ ช่วยบอกเบอร์บัญชี จะโอนเงินเข้าไปให้ . 

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Thank you, Dotcom is looking for his sweetheart, Dotnet.

Yesterday, I went for sight-seeing at the downtown of LA.

It is difficult for me to drive in a big city like LA, and the ticket from the police is very expensive.

So I played safe by using the Amtrak bus.

We bought the one day pass of Metro red line subway (5 $) so that we can use all day. Many interesting places is along the route of red line.

Interesting thing is that we need not buy ticket to get on the train.

The electronic gate doesn't work and there are no one to check the ticket in all stations.

But like ticket from the police, if you are unlucky, you will be fined 250 $

The train looks old and the station looks not as colorful as in Thailand or Japan.

Not so many poeple using the subway and there are no advertising board.

The first station we went is Hollywood western.

The name,Thai Town, is recently got a formal approval from the city of LA.

The street  has many Thai markets, Thai restaurants, Thai spa and massages,etc.

The next station is Hollywood Highland.

The Chinese Theather and Kodak Theater are the highlight of the place.

Next station is Hollywood Univeral City.

The universal studioo is big and the ticket is  expensive, it will take you all day long to see and play inside the studio.

Since we have not much time, we just walk around the city walk to buy some souvenior.

We went back to the union station again.

The are many communinities established around here since the history of LA.

Opposite the station is the Maxican Community.

They are joyful people.

Fortunately, there is a Japanese Dancing Festival to enjoy our memory.

The road is closed like Ginza or Shinjuku in Tokyo.

Apart from the exciting experience and enriching memories,

the long lasting thing I got from visiting downtown LA ,I think, might be the impression and inspiration from this monument, Ki-Bo.

One important thing my Dad forgot to say is that

In driving in USA, it is very easy to rent a car , you can pick up a car from one place and return it at other places.

My Dad showed the international driving permit and the passport to rent a car, but it was not accepted, so he had to drive on his friend's old car (Toyota Celica 1990) through the desert of Arizona, lucky enough, it did not break down  during the travel. It just broke down this morning when his friend drives to work, the main hose from radiator torn off and all the coolant water came out in steam. Thanks for http://www.aaa.com for emergency road service

In order to rent a car, apart from  the international driving permit and the passport,   you need to show you original Driving License and the authorized translation of it (by Land Transportation Department of Thailand)