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I heard for years that there is a local "strongman" that stop development of all supermarkets in BC to save the "mom & pop" stores. Must have no interest in building supply stores though ????

7 hours ago, longball53098 said:

So now Rainbow and old Beaver bar locations are a Mini Big C and soon a Thaiwatsadu will open,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

Anyone know the open date for Thaiwatsadu? I need something and don't want to drive to Hardware House

May 24

Thanks

I went for the one next to the Outlet Mall. Lets see the result.

Found a big nice shop in Rayong but they can't (don't want) do anything but installing from Honda, Toyota etc.

Does anybody know a good car upholstery shop in Pattaya to Rayong area (including Sattahip and Banchang) that can work with both vinyl and leather.

There's still a big sign mentioning it's done for safety and property etc (too much to read all).

I found Methylated spirit in Global House Rayong a few years ago. Not sure if they still have it. Was in the paint section.

Remember the Electrolux group have a "few" more brands you might know.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolux

• AEG, high quality German appliances.
• Arthur Martin-Electrolux
• Atlas
• Beam, Electrolux's central vacuum brand^[23]
• Castor
• Chef
• Corberó
• Dito, professional food processing equipment^[24]
• Electrolux ICON, consumer kitchen appliances sold in the US^[25]
• Elektro Helios, acquired in 1962,^[9] consumer appliances under this brand are sold in Sweden^[26]
• Electrolux Laundry Systems
• Electrolux Professional
• Eureka, consumer vacuum cleaners^[27]
• Faure, French consumer appliances^[28]
• Fensa, Chilean domestic appliances brand, widely available in Latin America.
• Frigidaire, full range of major appliances sold in the United States and globally^[29]
• Gafa, Argentinean kitchen, freezers, washing machines, dryers and dishwashers manufacturer.
• Gibson, refrigerators and air conditioning^[30]
• Juno-Electrolux, premium consumer kitchen appliances^[31]
• Kelvinator, commercial refrigerators and freezers^[32]
• King, kitchen appliances sold exclusively in Israel^{[citation needed]}
• Lehel, appliances sold in Hungary, etc.
• Mademsa, Chilean home appliances.
• Marynen/Marijnen, consumer products sold in the Netherlands^[33]
• Molteni, professional stoves^[34]
• Olympic Group, all domestic appliances plus water heaters
• Parkinson Cowan, cooking appliances
• Philco
• Privileg, Home appliances sold in Germany
• Progress, vacuum cleaners sold in Germany and throughout Europe^[35]
• Prosdócimo, refrigerators, fridges and air conditioning sold in Brazil
• REX-Electrolux, appliances sold in Italy^[36]
• Rosenlew, consumer products in Finland and other Scandinavian countries^[37]
• Sanitaire
• Simpson, consumer appliances sold in Australia^[38]
• Somela, Chilean home appliances brand available in more than 20 countries ^[39]
• Tornado, vacuum cleaners and other consumer products^[40]
• Tappan
• Therma
• Tricity Bendix
• Volta, vacuums cleaners sold in Australia, Sweden and elsewhere^[41]
• Voss, premium consumer cooking appliances and equipment in Denmark and elsewhere^[42]
• Wascator
• Westinghouse
• White-Westinghouse
• Zanker, consumer kitchen appliances sold in central Europe^[43]
• Zanussi, became a part of Electrolux in 1984^[44]
• Zanussi Professional, professional food preparation, cooking, ventilation refrigeration, and dishwashing equipment^[45]
• Zoppas, consumer products sold in Italy^[46]

I really want my kids to attend international school however I worry they will not learn Thai proficiently. .

That's what I worry about my kids also if i put them in the International school. They are Thai after all (with European blood).

I think they painting a bit too dark picture. It is a Thai school after all so you can't expect them to speak English all the time, if you want that then there is GIS.

My kids had no problem learning English in REPS. Can't complain when the kids speak/read/write English and Thai when finishing Kindergarten (not perfect though)

Put it like this, If you are from an English speaking country and expect your kid to speak the queen’s English perfectly then forget REPS and go to an International school. If you like your kids to be good (not perfect) in English then REPS is the school for you.

And by the way. TiT, Somebody in uniform (or billionaire, or with a Mercedes) will always be higher ranking in Thai eyes.

I have my kids at REPS and can recommend it.

Believe most written here about REPS is still true.

Don't know the other schools so can't compare.

The same here I can afford to send them to GIS (or other international school) but don't see the point of it as i believe REPS is up to standard and most important the kids are happy there.

Emugirl

Rayong provence is fine if working at Hemaraj Eastern Industrial Estate its about 75km from Ban Chang used to take me 45min to and hour to get home.

Isn't Hemaraj Eastern Industrial Estate located in Mapthaput next to Banchang?

The other one is called Hemaraj Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate.

Eastern Star would be the best for you to live in the area and it is next to Garden International School.

There are several good houses available for rent in Vintage Home Village inside Eastern Star just a few hundred meters of the Golf course.

The Police station is close to the Electric office at the end of town when you are heading to Rayong (south side of Sukhumvit).

It's a bit off the road and there are usally a lot of car wrecks outside.

Are there any pollution issues in Ban Chang? From the MapTaPhut Industrial Estate, for instance?

Not much, the wind is usually from the sea. Rayong (town) is getting most of the pollution.

was it aliens?

No everybody know it was Cambodian black magic

I am in Bangkok now, leave on the 11th. Should I leave earlier than that?

You should run.

Cambodian army could enter in Bangkok within a couple of days.

Khmer fighters do not make any prisoner.

They used to rape and behead any girl and handsome man. Are you handsome?

That's how CNN and BBC will report it soon.

Better get out of Thailand fast

I ordered from them several times and never had any problems but you probably need to pay custom fees (not always TIT ). The customs fees are funny in Thailand when it comes with the normal mail because they seem to base the fee on the weight of the package. Expect to pay around 500 baht for a box with a few books.

I usually use Amazon UK if they have the same books available because the shipping is cheaper from UK.

I'm captain on a chemical tanker and recently called Mapthaput, after Argentina I think Thailand is the 2nd worst country in the world when it comes to customs. The port call cost me 12 bottles of whiskey and 2000 cigaretts just to get the ship cleared, not to mention all the several hundreds of papers needed, In other countries it is usually enough with 10-20 papers to clear the ship.

And if that wasn't enough the customs officer went into the galley to get a few bottles of instant coffee and creamer before he left.

What's the bite for a Suez passage these days?

You can go through Suez without giving any "gifts" but it isn't recommended because you are going to have problems the next time. Normally I would say around 2000 cigarettes to make most of them happy.

The big difference is the amount of papers needed for Thailand.

I'm captain on a chemical tanker and recently called Mapthaput, after Argentina I think Thailand is the 2nd worst country in the world when it comes to customs. The port call cost me 12 bottles of whiskey and 2000 cigaretts just to get the ship cleared, not to mention all the several hundreds of papers needed, In other countries it is usually enough with 10-20 papers to clear the ship.

And if that wasn't enough the customs officer went into the galley to get a few bottles of instant coffee and creamer before he left.

I can recommend World Air. They are not the cheepest but they are doing a good job.

They have a small shop in Sattahip and one in Pattaya but also do a lot of jobs in Banchang and Rayong.

They are doing all from small AC to big industrial installations (Doing a lot of jobs for Eastern Star).

The owner speaks good english and can be reached on mobile 081 9421999 or [email protected] for a quote.

Managed to rebook "cancelled" Thai flight to next week for my father without any fees.

Went to immigration and had the permit to stay extendeed 1 week at the normal fee of 1900 Baht.

After 1 week he have to leave Thailand.

Guess some bus companies are going to do good money if the airport stay closed for a week when everybody need to go over the border.

My father who has been in the airport since last night waiting for a flight with Thai Airways have finaly managed to leave the airport for a hotel in Bangkok.

Nothing has been arranged by Thai Airways, not even any information. The transport and hotel was arranged by a representative from Scandinavian Airlines but he have to pay the costs himself. Thai Airways doesn't give a s**t.

I don't think I will ever use Thai Airways again.

THAI flights diverted to Don Mueang, U-Tapao airports

Thai Airways International announced that its 16 flights initially scheduled to land at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport Wednesday were diverted to Don Mueang and U-Tapao airports.

It said in a press release that it 16 flights have been diverted to land in Don Mueang International Airport, while another three flights: TG508/Muscat-Karachi-Bangkok, TG520/Kuwait-Dubai-Bangkok and TG941/Milan-Bangkok, have been diverted to land in U-Tapao Airport.

All THAI's inbound and outbound flights from Suvarnabhumi International Airport are temporarily suspended until it resumes normal operations, the press statement said.

THAI's domestic flights, inbound and outbound from Don Mueang International Airport will remain in service.

For further information, passengers may contact THAI's Contact Center at tel. 0-2356-1111.

Source: The Nation - 26 November 2008

I live next to U-Tapao and haven't heard any planes. Not even the normal military activity.

Latest information from Thai Airways (on phone) is that none of their flights are cancelled, only delayed until further notice. Call back after 1200.

Thai passengers in the check in hall were told last night that they will get information at 0700. no information given until around 1030 when they said that they will try to arrange busses to hotels.

They were given some water and food around 0300. Nothing since then.

Big rally going on outside the doors.

My father is in the departure level supposed to fly after midnight.

No problem for him to get in to the airport using backroads.

All Airport personnel have left with no information to the thousands of travellers stranded there. TIT