patongphil

Patong Immigration office can only do the "easy" things, 90 Day reporting, 7/30 day extension, re-entry and some times Proof of Residence.

All others has to be done in Phuket.

That things are sometimes easier in Patong has I think nothing to do with the volunteers but more to the the fact that they only do the simple stuff.

Why do you have to be interrogated at Phuket before you get to see an IO for a 90 day report whereas in Patong they seem to operate more smoothly without such interrogation?

Come on man if you are really part of the system then PLEASE listen to your customers.

The fishing around Phuket has deteriorated considerably over the last 10 years or so and is now pretty pathetic if you are a serious fisherman.if you fancy spending all day chasing a couple of skipjack tuna then by all means pay your money and get on a charter boat. Very few real game fish around anymore.

A whole 8 grams.....this is some Miami Vice stuff right here.

The streets are clean! Well done corrupt Thai police!

A nice little farang trophy to make you look like you are doing something... now you can go back to extorting large cash bribes for far worse crimes committed by Thais.

Heroes.

I trust you have proof of your allegations about "corrupt Thai police." If so, please tell us all about it. If not, just keep your dumb-ass bigoted mouth shut.

I am getting very sick of people making these wild assertions when they are unable to back them up with PROOF. You sound like some sniveling Drug Dealer yourself, as you hide behind your idiotic mask. Just grow up and maybe even grow a half a brain.

Me thinks you are either a troll or very very naive - come on which is it?

Should be fine if its 4 years old, I believe 1 year is good. But if it was me, I would move it because of the creepiness of putting my well in an old septic field, haha.

Thanks for that and all others that heave replied. I too feel uneasy about putting the well there so will probably move it - unfortunately will require a bit of a change of design/positioning of the buildings.

If you decide to put a well in your septic system needs 30 meters from the well to keep it free of contaminates in the water supply otherwise your waste water can foul your bathing water , shower, sinks that you would use for drinking.

If you have room put it as far as you can from the well if it is temporary.While piss will go away quickly hard wastes take a lot longer to die out.

This is an old disused long drop type toilet which we uncovered when clearing the land, not any existing or proposed system.

Dig a well? Or a bore hole? Not sure I would want to dig a well for anything but watering the garden - which wouldn't really matter what it's close to.

There is no municipal water around here and every house, including my own, has its own well. The water is fine and abundant at about 8m. Our well is 15m deep.

Just found out there is an old toilet where I was intending to dig a well. It is one of those "long drop" types which are put up temporarily for the workers whilst building a house. This has been filled in and covered over for 4 years.

Is there any issue in still putting the well there or should I move it and if so how far?

Thanks for any replies.

If these blocks were really in the designated approach channel then with the couple of hundred docking and sailings every day I am surprised that so few have sunk.

We'll I gave it a go just now and all seems to be well. Flush water was clear so maybe the source water is not to bad after all as has not been flushed for the 3 months we have been here. Will give it another flush in a few months time, maybe with the dry season the well water may not be as clear.

If he isn't French it is time for France to return the titles they won with Zinedine Zidane. Or was he a real Frenchman?

Did not know they sold telephones at 7/11 BTW.

French football team photo

The corals died from bleaching due to high water temps a couple of years ago - not poo in the water. They died all along the coast line including the Similans.

Anyone have personal knowledge of this school through having kids there or having taught there and can give any insight into standards etc.

Have Luk Kreung daughters aged 3 and new born and looking for future schooling prospects.

Anyone have any knowledge/experience of this. I had my knee reconstructed in Singapore a few years ago and it looks like I may have done it again so am looking for any possibilities here without having to flog off to Singapore again.

Got a mate over for 6 months looking for accommodation around 10,000 a month Chalong area. Nothing flash just a single bedroom, aircon, cable and some form of cooking facilities.

Any ideas?

Its even worse when you go into a bar and ask for a cold one, and hear 'NO HEB'

That is what ice is for.

I my opinion your experience is 100% the opposite as mine.

For 1 person whose is not happy there are 99 people who are very happy with the new system.

And for stopping giving out tickets at 14:00 i think this very hard to believe as many times i received a ticket after 15:00 without any problem.

Yes you are right that the boss is most of the time back later then 13:00 but that is fact of live which you can except or not.

I have to do a marriage extension once a year and believe me i wish i was 50 so i could use the retirement as it is 100 x easier. ( i count the whole day for my extension)

You have always people who are not happy but i think it improved 100% compared to before.

merijn I did not post this op to tell everyone a bunch of lies, I don't know when you were last at

Phuket immigration office but I can assure you today the ticket guards stopped issuing tickets at

2 pm sharp and made sure everyone in the office knew about, if you were already in the system,

as I was today then you can get a second or third ticket after 2pm but you cannot get an initial

ticket after 2pm whether you believe it or not it's a fact.

Maybe there was something special and the office closed early ? Happened before.

As i was not there i don't it off-course but as i said before i never had any problems to get a ticket after 15:00 and i go to the office a few times a month.

Please don't take it as a offence as i don't know you but i noticed on several occasions that the volunteers where treated as garbage by the costumers.

Things like throwing the papers to them and demanding them to fill in the application forms as they are to lazy.

Or pretending to have all the paperwork ready and demanding a ticket only later to be send back to them by the officer as they don't have the correct paperwork or form.

I don't think that the volunteers are perfect but it is lot better as the mad house from before and in general i think that most are happy with them.

I am curious merijn why you would be going to the immigration office " a few times a month " regarding visa

issues??

And the office was not closing early today, they stop issueing initial tickets everyday at 2pm, not just today.

Maybe he "works" there!!

Have to say that my annual extension last month was the smoothest ever due to the ticketing system. For sure the volunteers need to have a rumage through your paperwork, but only to make sure you have all the paperwork and copies to prevent gumming up the works when you reach the officer. I for one was quite happy with the new system, not that it was any quicker, just saves the jostling to get the next vacant seat in front of the officer.

I,ll look out for a link to more information and post it here.

Again,you are correct it has not been passed by parliament,but they have outlined their plans,as i,ve posted today.

There is an unbelievably long thread running about UK pensions already, why not take a look?

Hey Mr OP this just about exactly mirrors my experience in mid Dec.

Watch out Chalong circle as the masses of salaeng riding farangs from Rawai descend on Phuket town upon hearing this news.

My personal opinion is that you would be doing your 9 year old a great disservice by pulling him of of school in the UK to attend a local school here in Thailand.

Many many discussions/arguments about this on various other threads. The overwhelming majority of posters with experience of teaching here and/or having kids here agree that local schooling other than private EP schools and International schools is pretty abysmal.

I personally feel honour bound to provide my kids with the best education possible and give them the best chance in life.

I wonder if the kids will be eligible for Thai citizenship?

Patong 500 baht last year.

If I were you, I would seriously look at learning to ride a bike (scooter). It will give you some freedom.

Couldn't agree more. I know lots of guys who had never ridden a motorbike before that have learnt over here. Pretty easy going around the village roads etc.

I remember many years ago when I learnt to ride and the first question my instructor asked me was "do you know what the best thing about riding a motorbike is?"

His answer was "riding a motorbike!!"

Never a truer word.

Personally I would ditch the aircon quick quick if I had to survive on such a budget.

Also a motorbike is worth it's weight in gold. Go where you want when you want, explore all the local roads, villages etc. many hours of fun for very little outlay.

Do you like fishing?