Yep I know most of the rules but broke the major one in deciding to have a bit of fresh breeze while i slept.

I accept my stupidity and am just grateful that they were after just a quick haul and not into aggression or assault to get more.

my laptop is secured to the desk by a cable but did not look like it was touched.

I have been mugged on the street before and gave them what they wanted which was my phone and money. No phone or money is worth your life (they had a knife)

Who else is in the building. Well all the people who have the motor accessory shops live in the building and it is full of Khmer people. I am the only barang but I don't think anyone here did it. Others here have been robbed before. My place is the only one accessible through the ground floor door.

As I said I know this time of year is dodgy so should have been more on the ball.
I posted to remind people that even security conscious expats make mistakes and although I was robbed I was fortunate not to have my passport details and name on this site as another dead barang.

Take care all and be safe.

keep a good fighting length pole near ur bed, just in case

I thought about setting up a blank IED type of thing that would fire off a simulator but then I would have to explain the bang to cops when they turned up.
Same as electrifying the door handle but then have to get rid of the body/

Thanks I do have an "item" that will allow me to protect myself because they will have to make a fair bit of noise to get in again and I know they will come back sometime hoping I buy a new phone and have more money about.

Whats also disturbing is that someone you regularly make eye contact with would know the other side of the story!

Place an empty plastic water bottle horizontally on the door handle..difficult to see from outside, they turn the handle, the bottle drops, makes a hell of a noise

list of things ive had stolen from me over the years in SEA

-Ipod.

- samsung s6.

-all my clothes X2.

- lap top charger.

- phone chargers 7X

- 500$ canon video camera.

-portable DVD player.

- 60$ cash.

-samsung galaxy note 1

-nokia 3210 X2

-2 grams of weed.

- drivers licence and bank card.

- 60$ cash.

etc etc etc.

-1000 baht

-3000 baht



moral of the story is there is a lot of thieves in SEA.

Same happened to me in PP the very week the owner from Ginger Monkey was killed when he confronted such a thief (2005 maybe).
In my case I was stolen a wallet, phone and pair of shoes, next morning I found shited pants and a large box cutter on his balcony exit route.
Better not to wake up.

Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:19 pm list of things ive had stolen from me over the years in SEA



-all my clothes X2.

You got good stories about that?

Cam Nivag wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 11:38 pm

Beerinthemorning wrote: ↑Sat Mar 24, 2018 6:19 pm list of things ive had stolen from me over the years in SEA



-all my clothes X2.

You got good stories about that?

I cant remember exactly but I rememebr been strung out of valium and a ladyboy being involved.

all I had was a pair of shorts , not even flip flops left.

must have been khao sarn rd in 2010, what a shit hole.