PingandSingh

No updates on this? Would like to know what exactly happened after to this Germany guy.

Dozens of times non stop and dozens of times with a stop. With a stop outbound definitely in Nakhon Sawan. Plenty of reasonable hotels. Inbound take Tak and have a meal over the bridge on the other side of the river.. Both places I think "almost there, enjoy and rest a bit". Have a good trip.

I am talking officially registered condominium complexes. NOT talking land (with houses on it) which is, as you all know, illegal to acquire by foreigners in Thailand. I cannot recall ever hearing about the Land Office registering chanote's which were later considered being not clean titles. Please talk facts, explain and give some examples. I would like to know and learn. Thanks.

I would trust a good agent far over a lawyer. Many lawyer stories for the grab. Even in this topic (#10 simoh1490) . Remember, being a lawyer is not a protected profession. One can hang a lawyer name plate on his door and that's it; you're a lawyer sic. Same goes for notary public and so many other professions.

A few posters want to give advice but don't know what the're talking about. For the good order: two important documents are needed. Buyer needs to show the Land Office a bankdocument that the funds were transferred from outside the country in to Thailand. Seller needs to show the Land Office a condo managers document that the condo is in foreign or Thai quota and that all condo fees etc. have been paid in full. Calculation of the 51/49 rule with all condo units and owner names is attached.

Land Office has a double of the chanote and if there is any claim on the property it will be attached on that chanote and it will be in their system. Land Office delivers always a clean title. The one having the chanote with his name on it, is the legal owner.

Check your name in Thai in advance (phonetic translation) and discuss this Thai name with them. Upon receiving the chanote ask any Thai to read your name on the deed for you. If a mistake, tell the Land Office and they will correct. You will need your father and mother's name as well to make sure it is indeed you who is buying / selling.

Thai people will always pay all in cash at the Land Office and without signing prior contract. They come to the Land Office, transfer and pay. Finish. Seen some big envelopes there.

It has been repeated endlessly: no need for a lawyer purchasing a condo. It is throwing away money and pay for someone who will do absolutely NOTHING. There is nothing to do! The only thing he/she will do is preparing you a heavy bill. Land office will NEVER transfer a "chanote" if any mortgages, liens, bills etc are open. You will receive a clean "chanote" with your (Thai) name on it. A good agent and and the Land Office will do. You are NOT in a Western Country so not think western standards apply. Easy to understand / accept for most, very difficult for a few.

It is not even 'wine'. Just ordinary fruit wine. Extremely cheap in foreign countries.

Yes, ECC is bankrupt since late April.

http://drimble.nl/bedrijf/eindhoven/17793572/ecc-investment-management-bv.html

http://drimble.nl/faillissementen/noord-brabant/eindhoven/39099591/ecc-investment-management-bv.html

in Dutch only.

OK, and how can one be sure they were teaching English in China??????? Among them a German and Dutch national operating from Thailand? Hope the cops will check the computers and calls they made. Many boiler rooms in Thailand even in Chiang Mai. There is a nice movie on youtube about a heavely duped Aussie who followed all links he could find and arrived in...... well Chiang Mai. A CM rented room was the starting point to find victims all over the world.

A while ago I bought a condo in a condo complex with parking lots in the shade and in the sun.

The man who sold the condo to me (SELLER) bought it directly from the builder who was also the JP manager at the same time back in 2009. The builder (JP manager) granted the SELLER a parking lot in the shade written on company paper and signed by him. This agreement describes that the parking lot will be provided free of charges and marked with the condo number.

The current JP manager (new one) however, doesn't allow me to park in the shade. He argues the agreement was not between myself and the previous JP manager. In western countries this would have been described in the deed by the Notary Public but in Thailand a chanote is just a chanote giving you the ownership of the condo only and that's it.

Now who is right? The current manager who doesn't want to accept the original agreement as it was between different parties or I who thinks the granted parking lot stays attached to the condo even after a sale to a new owner.

Thank you.

A friend just bought a really nice studio here:

www.chiangmairiversidecondo.com

Pool and garden next to the Ping River.

They take vows of celibacy and not to hold property. There is no vow against having a little fun occasionally. A life of a monk is not one of gloom - it should be of happiness. Too many Christians think a monastic life is one of complete self-denial. Buddha, during his days of practicing astheticism, tried the way of beating his body through starvation, etc. As a result, he denied this as the way and instead preached the middle way as the way to Nirvana.

Khun Rama,

Why then so many monks own property? Own businesses? Even hotels? And Quite large hotels.

Proof allover of these facts.

I used to empty a few "The Pump" bottles a week also. It is Australian bottled so that gives me some sort of confidence. Contacted the exporters and they will negociate with the importers. To them, going from 285 to 660 Baht in a few months is not normal as their price did not increase. So let's hope it might go down soon.

Do you honestly believe that the exporter is going to contact the importer and negotiate a price reduction?

Go figure..

Some correspondence between the exporter and me.

Up to you what you think. I know who I am.

Up to you my friend.

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Are we even sure that they ferment the grape juice at all? The poster said pineapple alcohol was added to the mix. Not pineapple juice.

The original poster didn't quote a source, didn't show a label that even have the word pineapple in it, much less Vietnam.

And of course it's made just like any other wine is made, through fermenting to turn sugars into alcohol. Just that a percentage of other fruit is used in addition to the main grape variety. The whole purposes is to get to something that's just as good (if not better) than any cheap wine, but at a lower taxation, so lower price.

Anyone bothered by that should just stick to French wines. Which, by and large, don't even list the grape variety.

'Decadently rich, gloriously exuberant wine with rich ripe blueberry/darkchocolate/musky plum/meaty aromas. A very rich, sweet concentrated palate crammed with musky plum/mocha fruit and balanced with savoury, cedar oak and abundant ripe chocolaty tannins.'

Above are the tasting notes from Australia's most famous win Penfold's Grange Hermitage. Despite reference not a sliver of chocolate nor a musky plum was used in the making of this wine. I suspect the same applies to the OPs chardonnay - not a drop of pineapple in the blending, the reference just being the tasting notes.

Saan,

I can follow your comment but why should one put "fruit wine" in small letters on the rear label if it is indeed a chardonnay wine?

Not sure one can get away with this in any given western country.

On the back it says "fruit wine" and I do not see grapes as a ingredient. It is however promoted as wine..................

Bottle back label is attached.

Thanks Worgeordie,

Are you sure it is harmless? Can you know the snake by looking at the old skin?

If harmless I do not want to remove it. I just feel not comfortable with snakes on my balconies and even inside my house without knowing them. Do you think they can move (hide) in blue pvc drain pipes?

Thanks

Returning from Mae On this evening, I noticed 2 big Red Shirt parties. Hundreds of people and thousand of beer bottles. Big stage and security agents. Jatuporn is the leader now so prepare yourself for some stupid fireworks and other nice RS tactics like burning.

For some time I found old snake skins. Yesterday, I saw one in a glimpse on my balcony. About a meter long and green.

Who can help identify and inform if dangerous and on what to do to remove?

Thanks

to Greenside: This thread got revived as apparently "binjalin" has some interest in 103 #4. All threads about Skybreeze are frequented by him without leaving any good info.

Re; condo fees. No one could give me decent information, even not the some of the "best" lawyers in CM. I still don't know as I gave up searching.

to Rama: no, Khun R. is not. And that is all I can say.

Maestro,

Is it not:

Thanks for all the info.

Does that mean they can charge 20% over the unpaid balance including the 12%?

300.000 unpaid fees + 250.000 (let's say on 12% calculated over the years)= 550.000 total + 50.000 (250.000 x 20%) = 600.000.

or

Does that mean they can charge 20% instead 12% starting after 6 months?

Huge difference in both calculations.

Thanks

I would like to buy the 200+ sqm condo on the 11 th floor at 103 Skybreeze. It stands now at 1.8 M + unpaid condo fees of about 500.000 +

If I remember well the condo charges 20 % interest over unpaid condo fees.

I think 20% is far too much but where to check if they allowed to do that?