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I doubt it, DGS1244, this could be true if walking bare foot, but with shoes?

well, I have transferred money to Thailand and earned from it twice: on the exchange rate (20% in one year) and on the interest rate (3,5% in one year), too

A similar syndrome appeared in Thai workers in Singpore about 20 years ago. It was never fully explained but many deaths ( unrelated to drugs though).

It was identified. It is a heart defect common in males from the Isan region. It is well know in Thailand but not discussed.

Do you have any more details about this defect?

...since the fella would have to be from Africa to accomplish this task :-)

It is a well known (Thai) restaurant scam that in case you do not check the menu, you can get charged virtually anything. Happened to me too often here in Thailand so I always make sure they show me a menu with prices to avoid this scam.

Are you drinking water from that (poison) white nalgene bottles sold for 5b at shops/40b for a 20liter refill tank? In that case you might have developed a hormonal disorder and in fact are changing into a woman, hence you are getting 'woman fat'.

http://nalgene.com/materials/ - which one is poisonous in your opinion?

The concern is the baht's appreciation against regional currencies.

So do not hope for a large fall against the dollar or pound.

If the baht falls in relation to regional currencies that means that the odds are overwhelming that it will also have fallen in relation to the dollar.

definitely, if it falls, if falls against all currencies / gold and everything else

If your resting pulse is 40 you suffer from bradycardia. See a doctor immediately and buy insurance on the way to the hospital.

forget about insurance since any preexisting conditions void it anyway, just read the fine print

Wow! It seems root-canal treatmentt is quite expensive in Thailand these days...

As for me, this is one of the things I like Thailand for. If someone really feels the need for a sports car with a huge engine and fuel consumption, he should pay a hefty premium for it. Still, I do not think Thai roads (quality or traffic wise) are made for sports cars, trucks are the way to go.

Koh Sichang has only one beach, and while it can be nice at low tide, it is often full of garbage on the shore and also floating in the water. It seems the many ships anchored around the island dump their trash directly into the water, and the same applies to the Thai inhabitants. Very dry and rocky island. Not much to do, OK for a one day trip.

Is there really a pattern recognition software in the coin machines?

500 coins x 10 Baht = 5000 Baht in Thailand but if used in the coin machines in Europe, 500 x 2 EUR = 1000 EUR which is about 37,000 Baht. Seems like a good business idea until busted

Just visit the immigration and explain what you need, I am sure they will be more than happy to help you with this kind of visa. Or even use an agent, if you prefer the more comfortable way and do not care spending some fee for this service, but I do not think this would be necessary.

Why everyone is saying the immigration is reluctant to issue this type of visa? Has anyone tried (I doubt it)? I am sure if one asks, it should be no problem. 10M is not small money and why would they refuse it? Thailand would profit from it much more than from any other type of visa and it is a guarantee that this person has much money and will spend much in here, too. I really do not see any reason why would not they issue one for someone under 50.

KuhnPaen, you should learn how to get rid of the annoying ads, ever heard of Google?

I suppose locking the door manually by the key does not activate the car alarm system.

VAT is paid by businesses only (not by private condo owners renting them out). If you use a management company to rent it out, however, this might be legit.

just put 10M in the bank, get a nice interest rate (compared with the western world) and live a happy life from the interest earned (around 400k Baht per year if you choose a good offer, like the one in KTB recently)

Do not rely on this extension until you have discussed it with Immigration. I have a condo, (over 10 million baht), and when I asked at CW if I could get an Investment Extension, they replied "no", because I hadn't purchased it from a government agency, etc., but from an existing owner. When I had to go to CW a few months later, I decide to ask again, (just in case there had been some communication misunderstanding), but this time I took all the purchase paperwork with me. Once again I got the same answer, for the same reasons.

well, this one is definitely your fault since the rules specifically say it can not be a second hand condo.... the reason is they need to support selling of new units

The rule that children under 15 do not need a visa is no longer valid? Last year, a friend of mine stayed here for one year with 2 children (10 and 11 yo) and no visa was needed for them.

Well, this forum is full of experts, as usual "The weak euro is damned, and the great great dollar is the king, long live the US dollar". Was not it vice versa a year or so ago? Yeah, who cares, now it is dollar and tomorrow? We will see.

Just another day in the paradise. Simple question: what is the age difference between you and your girlfriend and how much do you pay her for staying with you? If over 15-20 years and you pay less than 40 thousand a month, be realistic and stop dreaming handsome sexy man

Why would anyone pay anything near 40K for a girlfriend?

The answer is easy: why would a girl younger by more than 20 years stay with an old, probably fat and ugly man? Because he thinks he is a handsome man? It is a business, one side gets financial security, the other side gets young flesh. Works the same everywhere. Or do you think Thai girls simply like old men?