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Just had two calls with Bangkok air - both times their staff used world airports.

What is wrong with P and in pneumonia and K as in Knight?

Someone meantioned that the cost of building a concrete condo is very different from a house.

Anyone know the current cost of building say a 10 story concrete condo with no fittings etc? For our building insurance we are working on about 8,000 Baht per sq metre but do not know if this is reasonable.

Amorn are now in the first computer plaza after Huay Kaew Moat junction. That is the last plaza build but looks a mess. Amorn only has a small space and lots of stuff is missing - including fridge parts.

Incidentally the ferry requires Malaysian currency, but there is no ATM or currency exchange in the station. Unless things have changed.

Index did have a free standing fan for 35,000 Baht last year.

I kid you not. At that price it must be good.

I agree with KittenKong except it is my understanding that compound interest is not allowed.

Maximum interest is 20% (after 6 months) and that is simple interest. I believe there was a case in Riverside where they charged compound interest and an owner objected. The owner won the case.

On another point I would be careful about listing non-payers. The laws of libel in Thailand are quite draconian.

If a unit is totally abandoned then it is possible for the condo to get control of the unit, sell it and recover their money. The balance is held for the legitimate owner. But it is time consuming.

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Use Skype, as previously said, no charge, it is free for free phone numbers.

Maybe I do something wrong, but using skype it rings twice then hangs up, and I have credit in my skype account.

From the Skype website

The following countries and number ranges are supported and are free of charge to all users. We're working on the rest of the world.

France: +33 800, +33 805, +33 809
Poland: +48 800
UK: +44 500, +44 800, +44 808
USA: +1 800, +1 866, +1 877, +1 888
Taiwan: +886 80

So in fact just another useless comment.,

The number you quoted in the first post appears to be a US toll free number number 001 800.

Your quote from Skype says calls to the US are free.

I have called US toll free numbers from Thailand using Skype for free.

Maybe Element 14 is a useless firm but that does not mean you can not call a US toll free number using Skype from Thailand.

Magnetic rings etc have no proven medical effect.

BUT if they work for you then use them, my wife does and it made a big improvement for her.

And we bought from Billy the tree, excellent service turned up very quickly and no tax on delivery.

This was after searching Chiang Mai for a source of magnetic stuff and finding nothing.

Use Skype, as previously said, no charge, it is free for free phone numbers.

As a comparison what is the price of a Honda Dream motorcycle in Australia?

The equivalent of a dream in the UK is nearly 3 times the price and I can not see any difference in the specifications.

But cars, the pricing is the other way around. One I was looking at 600,000 Baht in the UK, just over 1 million in Thailand.

Thanks Daoyai, went to their website and the Promenade but nothing about 2015 - but they are not very good at advance publicity!

Over the last three years Earth Wind and Fire had had concerts in March April, first at 3 Kings then at Promenade.

Anyone heard anything about a concert this year?

(Sorry about the title - couldn't resist)

I put 35 in the front and 37 in the back - I normally carry a non-Thai pillion hence a little more than many other people.

What I have found is I lose 10 psi from front and back between fills of petrol - ie about once a week.

If I keep the pressure up I do not get as many punctures.

Confusion!!!!

The organic market used to be on Thanon Chaing Rai aka Thanon 'photocopy' going from the university entrance on canal road going to Niman road.

It was on Saturday and Wednesday 6am to noon.

The Saturday part moved some way down canal road last year.

A few weeks ago the Wednesday part moved into the university just beside Doi Kham, on the corner of Canal and Suthep. There have been a few (4) stalls outside Doi Kham for a couple of years but the organic market is Wednesday 6am to noon. For those that know of the monthly market, used to be first Friday and Saturday of the month, it is in the same place.

Not Tuesday, it is on Wednesday.

I needed the letter last November to do the same thing in Chiang Mai.

I got it from the consulate, took best part of 10 minutes and cost all of nothing.

But I am aware things change.

Edited to add, why the rush? You must do the change before doing an extension, probably before getting a re-entry permit. Otherwise there doesn't seem to be any deadline.

Sent mine off by normal 1st class post on Thursday, Monday was a public holiday. Returned by courier on Saturday morning. Excellent service and all trackable on line.

We looked at a number of offerings from a number of companies about 3 or 4 years ago.

All failed to do what we wanted.

All offered to 'fix' so they would do what we wanted.

All were incredibly expensive, cost of the basic program, cost of amendments to the program, cost of training.

In the end we wrote our own simple program that does just what our Condo wants.

I am not sure if people are complaining that there is no overt checking of documents and no linking between UK government departments or not?

Personally I am happy with not having to queue and be checked to get permission to leave the country - it makes me feel that I am a free agent and can move in and out of the UK as I wish. But I am also pleased (and know) that checks are carried out quietly in the background.

In the same way I do not want the government to have one big file listing everything I do - like the Stasie (sp?) in East Germany. Rather each department just has the information they need.

Probably my one complaint would be the lack of trust these days. In the past people believed I was Fred of Dunroamin but now I have to produce paper to prove it.

And the law is clear on taxes, if you earn money in Thailand you pay income tax on it (after deductions) whether it is from extra mural teaching or renting out a condo.

The wonderful thing about forums - you get what you paid for.

I carefully did not say the OP was wrong, I suspect there were no slots for a re-entry permit after they had done their extension. And it is not possible to do a re-entry until after your extension since you do not yet have the stamp in your passport.

I also suspect that the OP was given the information by their agent and not directly by the immigration staff.

Of course I could be wrong in all these suspicions - it wouldn't be the first time!

Not a new rule.

I have just done a renewal of retirement and got a re-entry permit. Both on the same day (one in the morning and one at 1pm)

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One benefit of the graduation --

Far fewer flights taking off to the North.

Air Asia to Macau just gone to the south as has a Lion air that had to do a sharp turn to miss Thai air coming in.

Starts at 6am - well the announcements.