Goldfish Stopped At Thailand Custom Options

[desireless]

First, you made a judgement that only "newbie" asked about buying from Thailand and oldies don't...Are stereotyping people here in the forum?

Indeed from what I observe in this forum, only newbies would ask of the procedure of going thailand to buy fish for personal collection. Have you seen any oldbirds asking this here? If you find it here, please quote it.

You also said that they don't know how to select a ranchu and a good laugh at them...Is this an encouragement for new hobbist?

You did not understand Allan's point. He is not jeering at newbie's lousy selection skills but rather, trying to bring out the point that "being a newbie in selecting ranchus, why take the trouble of going to Thailand only to bring back 2 or 3 ugly ones?" This "can be done" in SG, so why leave your money there and get the same things?

And what "encouragement" are you referring to? We DO NOT ENCOURAGE "go thailand buy fish" at all what.

... but alamak, want to grab also must respect other people's rules and regulations lor -- kenna confiscated and actually expect sympathy ah?  Got sala boh?   

I have to agree FULL-HEARTEDLY with Allan on this. When at overseas, DON'T TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED. You must respect their LAW. It's illegal to bring fish out of Thailand, WITHOUT first declaring. Do you expect to be sympathised if you're caught at the custom with possession of chewing gums? And let's not forget, this gentleman has been informed of this before he left for his trip.

[desireless]

"Kiasu" is a remark at someone's behaviour and it is not a positive word, agree? Someone may be hurt so best to avoid.

Rgds
CH Leong

Kiasu is of course not a positve word, I agree. But a Singaporean getting very hurt and upset being called "kiasu"? You mean, you will?

This word being commonly used at us, I have not much feeling for it anymore although I do still know the meaning to it.

[mountain]

I have actually hand carry a pair of ranchu from HK to Singapore on an SQ flight.

hehehe.. okay lor .. try to bring the same fish to australia and walk thru the green door. they offer free fish and chips, rather then fried rice in singapore.

hk, like singapore .. are still fairly liberal with import of aqurium fishes.

[CHLeong]

Indeed from what I observe in this forum, only newbies would ask of the procedure of going thailand to buy fish for personal collection. Have you seen any oldbirds asking this here? If you find it here, please quote it.
You did not understand Allan's point. He is not jeering at newbie's lousy selection skills but rather, trying to bring out the point that "being a newbie in selecting ranchus, why take the trouble of going to Thailand only to bring back 2 or 3 ugly ones?" This "can be done" in SG, so why leave your money there and get the same things?

And what "encouragement" are you referring to? We DO NOT ENCOURAGE "go thailand buy fish" at all what. 
I have to agree FULL-HEARTEDLY with Allan on this. When at overseas, DON'T TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED. You must respect their LAW. It's illegal to bring fish out of Thailand, WITHOUT first declaring. And let's not forget, this gentleman has been informed of this before he left for his trip.

Please state how do you qualify "newbies" and "oldbirds" as I want to know where I stand?
If I have misinterpret Allan statements, I am sorry. Guess I read it differently and that is why I wrote in to clarify. Its not a challenge.

Ok, pepsi was adviced by this forum...and he took the risk. But at least he wrote it to share with us his misfortune. Should we add salt to injuries?

Rgds
CH Leong

[CHLeong]

Kiasu is of course not a positve word, I agree. But a Singaporean getting very hurt and upset being called "kiasu"? You mean, you will?

This word being commonly used at us, I have not much feeling for it anymore although I do still know the meaning to it.

Oh, yes I will. Initially I find it amusing and explained to overseas guest what this term meant. We laughed and they learned to express it on us. However, I realised this is not too good a reflection upon us. Its a mockery created by ourselves.

We should learn from this "mockery" and change it. It is nothing to be proud of or accepted.

This is my view.

Rgds
CH Leong

[desireless]

Please state how do you qualify "newbies" and "oldbirds" as I want to know where I stand?

It depends on where this "oldbird" is... in this forum or in fish keeping?

If you mean by fish keeping, it will quite ambiguous. I would take "experience" and "knowledge" as fruit of these yrs of keeping. But there're some people who have been keeping ranchus for 4 years and still don't know how to treat White Spots (again, some oldbirds will know who ). Some people have been in this for only 2 years and their knowledge as good as those in this for 5 yrs and above. (But the "Mr White Spot" case study is a remote one, so let's just take yrs of goldfish keeping as default.)

If you mean in this forum, it's not easy to define too. As you know RG is only one yr plus. I would consider a person an old bird if he's been ACTIVE (by post counts) in RG for more than 6 months. (For Post Count, the admin are stricly against people from making nonsensical 1-or-2-worded post like "swee ah" just to add number)
Or you can make reference to their "Member ID number".

[The Matrix]

发生啥事。俺没玩玩那是俺的作风。

老鸟菜鸟，都是鸟。只要会养鱼的鸟，就是好鸟。

怕输原是世人的本性，不管是黑的白的黄的，有哪个不怕输。

此地乃是个小小金鱼天堂，彼此在养鱼方面尽心的讨论，交流， 沟通。这不象某个讨论网站，互不相识，有大部分成员都在这一年，对养鱼得到不少的心得。

[Seacucumber]

for example, i am a new bird....
my id number is 51....
and i dunno how to treat white spot....
becos i never kenna before!! muahahahahahaha

[mountain]

i am ID 22 .. swee swee 22 but i don't have a fish that won any competition wor ..

[domho7]

for example, i am a new bird....
my id number is 51....
and i dunno how to treat white spot....
becos i never kenna before!! muahahahahahaha

eh my ID 110, I OLDER BIRD THAN U AH!!

OK LISTEN AH!! Why go THAILAND BUY KIM HEE AH!!

S'PORE BOH MEI AH!!!

Eh ok relax everyone have a herbal drink, cool down dah!!! Eh relax dah!!!

[Allan]

Er... this topic going quite a bit off track leow hor.

Stoppit before the oldest bird (in every sense) comes back and show your his bird.

Imo, almost everyone understand each other's points leow so.... maybe we can quit here.

Dom ah dommmmm, no more liang teh for you leow lah; later your bird cannot fly how? Eat more durian good ah.

[domho7]

Er... this topic going quite a bit off track leow hor.

Stoppit before the oldest bird (in every sense) comes back and show your his bird.

Imo, almost everyone understand each other's points leow so.... maybe we can quit here.

Dom ah dommmmm, no more liang teh for you leow lah; later your bird cannot fly how?    Eat more durian good ah. 

yeah whether u v new bird or v old bird, everyone can buy fr anywhere they like, be it Thailand, africa, India, happy enough liao ah!!
Its your $$$ spend it as u like ah!!

I cut down on herbal tea, my lians/huay complain my 'bird bird' not tha powerderful like las time.
Gd idea I whack durian later.

[The Matrix]

ID#3 say something liao ... I far far behind one better tiam tiam.
toto bo kanna ... tio liao fly to South Africa buy oranda. I dun think a lot of pple in Singapore knows there are goldfish breeder in that part of the world. hahahahaha. Fly Canada look for Canakin ...

[marc9]

i noe this has been mentioned before..but i cant find the thread..for those bros who been to thailand and bought ranchu from there..how do u guys bring it back?on the day before u guys leave for sg?and do the thai custom allow us to bring back and sg custom allow?lastly,the fishes can tahan the flight duration meh?
pls enlighten...thanks