DiamondKing

I have had my Vulcan up to 165 kph and I suggest you stick to 120-140 max

DK

When I enquired about working online via your computer, I was told that as long as you are not interfering with thai economy or doing anything online that has anything to do with Thailand then they dont care and it is a very grey area but for example if you are making website for thai business;s or making money from reviewing anything to do with Thailand you need a permit if you are working online lets say for a company overseas then its a very grey area but they dont really care.

Now of course all this is hearsay I am just saying what I was told and it was reiterated that it was a very grey area and most likely we would never know unless someone was reported for working online and actually being prosecuted for it as the above poster has said its very easy to register a domain and pay for privacy host it abroad and the chances of anyone getting into trouble is slim to none.

dk

I vouch for the Kawasaki 900 Vulcan and have rode from the top of Thailand (Chiang Mai) all the way down to Trang also Chiang Mai to Udon and many shorter trips and the Bike performed beautifully great ride no issues whatsover and will go all day at 120.

I know the Versy is well respected and is a nice choice I just prefer the look of the Vulcan and I have not been disappointed .

DK

Yeah, but how does it handle in the twisties? Does the thought of the fun you'll have doing a windy mountain road at top speed make your heart beat faster. Ever get off that cruiser high on adrenaline, sh*t-eating grin on your face - and it wasn't because you almost crashed and died?

The Versys - or ER6n - is much more fun.

And don't get me started on them Harley Hogs. There's a reason they call them hogs.

Matter of opinion dude

Rode to Pai many many times and it handles the twisties JUST FINE and I always get off with a smile on my face

DK

Thanks appreciate the responses

DK

Any restrictions or special procedures for transferring large amounts of money to Thailand and any specific way to be sure to get the best rate.

DK

Which is the best way to go about purchasing a home

1.) Pay Cash for it and then use the title to get a small Bank loan for improvements such as a Pool and enclosing the Large car port to make a Maids quarters and office

2.) Try to get a Mortgage putting 80% down and financing the last amount that I would keep in pocket and use for the improvements

Just wondering which is the most cost effective ie interest rates on a loan compared to a Mortgage

thanks for the input

DK

No need for the I cant own a home etc or I cant get a Mortgage etc I am married and have been for 7 years 2 kids and all honkey dorey its just time to get comfortable and get our own place after renting for 8 years.

Don't know enough facts here. Why were these dogs on the loose and able to get at each other. Quick fact checks on the breed find that both are friendly and not aggressive to humans or other dogs. Something happened that was not reported here. Dogs in Thailand are generally a nuisance. Especially loose dogs, they are unhealthy, dangerous and problematical.

Rottweilers are friendly you say? Why are they employed as guard dogs then?

DUDE if you know absolutely nothing about dogs best to keep quiet you just make yourself look ignorant

Rotties are EXCELLENT and very intelligent and used not only as guard dogs but companions and family pets I had one for many years as my son grew up from a toddler to teenager and she was excellent not only as a protector but as an intelligent smart family companion.

The problems occur when IDIOTS get dogs like Rotties and Pitbulls for all the wrong reasons. SIMPLE AS THAT

DK

Just seen this posted by someone on my facebook page

Sonic Playground will be launching in 2013 in Chiang Mai. With four music venues covering over 4,000 square meters, its the largest entertainment complex in Northern Thailand. Sonic Club, Echo Restaurant, Sound Wave Dayclub and CNX Live Concert Hall.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQfJaW9YBKA

Sounds like an Ambitious project but also sounds pretty good Chiang Mai needs something NEW

Day Club sounds like a nice idea if it takes off

DK

Yeah.

If you want a nice and legal cruiser with some power, kawa vulcan is the choice but custom one.

Sent from my GT-N7100 using Thaivisa Connect App

I prefer the Classic which I have, I just can't get over that skinny front wheel on the custom but seems the custom is the more popular model but I still think the classic looks better

Not sure if the OP went ahead with his Vulcan Purchase but I have had one for the pas 3 years and its a great bike travelled the length of Thailand Chiang Mai to Trang and back then to Udon and back plus many of the loops and the bike performed flawlessly.

Nothing but good to say about the bike and I still have it.

DK

I vouch for the Kawasaki 900 Vulcan and have rode from the top of Thailand (Chiang Mai) all the way down to Trang also Chiang Mai to Udon and many shorter trips and the Bike performed beautifully great ride no issues whatsover and will go all day at 120.

I know the Versy is well respected and is a nice choice I just prefer the look of the Vulcan and I have not been disappointed .

DK

Sounds to me like it probably is her son else why would the guy take just 2000 and then 1500 baht sounds like a normal ATM transaction nothing suspicious about those other than his Mom thinks he is missing

I quite like your implication that it was some how his fault for having the gall to go outside.

Like the army have no responsibility for discharging their weapons................

Nice try.

It's not so much that he had the gall to go outside. It's just unfortunate that he chose a time when the soldiers were dealing with a van that was speeding towards them.

LOL and what about the other 89

Speeding vans too

FINALLY

Only another 89 indicments to go

DK

Nobody even comes close to Sausage King these days the value he provides at his new retaurant is CRAAAAAZY I had a massive breakfast for just 99 baht and there is absolutely knowhere you can get a plate of food that size anywhere in Chiang Mai and as for the Curries again AMAZING VALUE and you dont have to search for the chicken in his either.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND you visit robs Garden restaurant the food is piled high on the plate and the cost is RIDICULOUSLY LOW and quality, top knotch.

DK

Hi

Looking for a place (preferably Chiang mai) to get an embossed Company seal made at worst case I can make do with an ink one but need one fast

any ideas

cheers

DK

Wow one every hours !!! That is 12 people every day or 4380 a year, and they call that an epidemic !!!! As a ratio of a Thai population of about 60 million, that is then 60,000,000 / 4380 or a 1 in 13698 chance of any one person catching it each year (and remember the population changes with births and deaths each year too). Hardly an epidemic surely. Also those that do catch HIV generally take far more risks than most of us (and no I do not just mean unprotected normal heterosexual sex) so a normal persons chance of catching HIV is extremely low and in fact far less than getting killed or maimed crossing a busy street here in Thailand or say riding a motorbike here.

Remember that the figure of one every hour is still massively a statistic that is biased heavily to gay sex and intravenous drug users. No I do not have the figures to hand so don't ask, nor the time to look it up to back that statement up, but I am pretty sure that is the case, so feel free to Google some hard facts from an objective and sensible site (no not say the highly biased and restrictive catholic church science laboratory site or whatever). So should we stop crossing the road or stop riding motorbikes which are far far more dangerous to our health, as well as stop unprotected normal hetero sex?? Sure if you do engage in gay sex or even hetero anal sex or inject drugs then sure you should really change your lifestyle and at least ensure you then take protection if you care about yourself. As for the majority of us then take care for sure but do not be frightened into not being able to have an enjoyable fulfilling sex life if say you are one of those who truly cannot use condoms. But scare mongering of a virus that is extremely very difficult to catch and highly unlikely for a normal person to catch should be considered in true honest perspective and not blown out of all reasonable proportions. So just use your head and if you can avoid taking unnecessary high risks of course.

Sure I know every case of HIV is a personal disaster and extremely sad for the poor souls who catch it, and indeed nobody deserves to catch such an infection, even a drug addict for goodness sake as they are still frail human beings like the rest of us. Be great when there is a vaccine against it that we can all get cheaply and of course when there is a total and affordable cure. No I am not advocating an orgy of unprotected sex (fun though that must be !!), but conversely if you are sensible and careful about your partners and like many who find protected sex unfulfilling or even impossible then this is no reason to lower your and your partners' enjoyment of pleasurable sex life. So if sex with a condom is perfectly okay for you and workable, then sure carry on using them as it makes perfect sense of course. However if you are like many and just cannot use condoms with any success then just be careful and use your head and either lead a life of abstinence from more than one partner sex or know and keep the level of risk to a very low and tolerably acceptable level for you and your partners.. If you do take even such a very very low risk then it is still of course possible to get infected, just always be aware of that but keep it in factual perspective and be aware that you should be far more concerned and put far more priority into carefully crossing the road or riding a motorbike here. Far far more risk of sexually transmitted Hepatitis than HIV too, but you CAN at least sensibly get vaccinated against that.

I heard from a knowledgeable STD senior doctor some 10 years ago that statistically if you had totally unprotected normal genital sex with a fully blown AIDS victim, it is so hard to get infected from normal hetero sex that it would take having such sex 1000 times on average for a male to catch HIV from such an infected woman or 500 times for a woman to catch it off of a fully infected male AIDS victim. But he responsibly added that it is purely a statistical average and it could happen the very first time of course, though you would or should generally know from all external signs if a person has full blown AIDS or not. If they have only HIV at that stage of their illness then you may not know that for sure, but then again the chances of getting infected from them with normal unprotected sex is then massively decreased to a much less than the average stated of once every 1000 (or 500) times.

So please no silly flaming as I am not being irresponsible or selfish or even stupid but just trying to present the facts in a completely open minded and honest way from all I have learned and deducted about this subject (though by no means an expert of course), and to try to put things into a less media sensationalistic perspective.. Sure HIV is a real factual problem and not a myth and something we should all be fully aware of and make our decisions accordingly and responsibly. But it is not anything like an epidemic as is sensationally claimed, even in Thailand, and indeed the published figures themselves do not add up to it being so. Sure even 1 person infected in a year is one too many of course and an intolerable disaster for that person's life. Positive feedback and factual comments to add to our communal real knowledge are welcomed,of course, but crappy self opinionated flaming will, as it should, just be rightfully ignored as always. This is NOT about morals and religions and myths but about facts and truth so lets sensibly keep it that way.

Finally. remember it is down to each person whether or not to take risks, and only for others to educate them on the unexaggerated true risks, not the over sensationalist rhetoric that we all have to endure, It takes both partners (or maybe more individuals if you like more adventurous sex ) to agree willingly to have unprotected sex, so it is entirely up to them to know and accept the risks. if you personally want to be remain virtually 100% safe and sure then that is rightfully down to you to decide to always use good protection, like a condom, and never have unprotected sex. That is your decision and yours alone to make such a judgement call, or not of course.

AGREE COMPLETELY and exactly what I have researched and have come to the same conclusion

Makes you wonder what percentage of sex tourists take home a little extra after spending time with bargirls. One very good reason I won't be seen dead in the same room as a bargirl so to speak. I value my quality of life far to much.

I've slept with hundreds of bargirls here in SEA. At least half with no condoms. Last tests came back negative. That's all I know. Seems like this HIV disease is pretty hard to get or I would have gotten it.

And I know multiple other friends who do the exact same by having sex with bargirls some have been here close to 10 years and they are also clean and get regular checks so now we have a whole bunch of guys like meatballs who shag everything and many times without condoms and they are clean when the reality is if it was so prevalent they for sure would be in the highest risks and the fact is they have not caught anything in all those hundreds of women that they have tagged. however I also know of one guy who is HIV positive and caught it off his wife of 4 years then there is another case of a farang who married a thai and off they went to the USA where they lived happily for 6 years only for him to finally catch HIV after 5 years and it turned out she was infected when she met him but unlike in Thailand where she would be free she is now serving a sentence for knowingly infecting him in the US.

So I am another one who thinks based on my own experiences and research is its extremely hard for a straight person to catch HIV unless you are a Homosexual Gay Guy or a Bisexual Guy who has butt sex with guys or a drug user that shares needles since those are massive majority of cases.

DK

Makes you wonder what percentage of sex tourists take home a little extra after spending time with bargirls. One very good reason I won't be seen dead in the same room as a bargirl so to speak. I value my quality of life far to much.

If you read the report the Majority of infections are from the gays and they are at the highest risk because of there lifestyle next comes those guys that like Ladyboys since they are still having anal sex with men and then comes the druggies and sharing of needles and then comes the sex workers but the reality is its still a predominatly spread by gays and druggies who share needles

DK

Internet Marketing

Plenty of ways to make money online if you learn how.

DK

Do you mean Boiler room?

Nope and I thought Boiler room boys sold on the telephone but again you will have to let me know since I know nothing about that subject.

I am refering to creating softwares that solve a problem or create an e book for example showing you guys how to get started making money on the Internet and then selling it to you

Personally I have a Membership site with over 1000 members I also develop softwares (I have no idea how to do this but I know a man who does )

I also have a large email list of people that want to receive emails from me and I send them offers from my associates who pay me 50% commission

As to the OP's monthly target this is peanuts compared to what can be earned online each month once you learn how.

DK

I live in a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom bungalow for 8000 baht a month and its perfect im in hang dong

Internet Marketing

Plenty of ways to make money online if you learn how.

DK

A friend got caught with 23.5 grams for personal use, and the cops would not take a bribe (a considerable amount). He was sentenced to 7 years, then after 2.5 years in prison he was released on parol on the King's birthday, and deported out of the country. It cost him about bt3000 a month to stay healthy in prison.

7 years for a small bag of weed. That is really harsh. Very bad luck for him especially considering all the things that many people get away with here.

Not Harsh at all since WE ALL KNOW NOT TO DO DRUGS IN THAILAND because the sentences are extensive he knew it was Illegal so NO PITY HERE FOR THAT GUY OR THE OP'S FRIEND

Both deserve everything they get then maybe they will learn not to do drugs in Asia because you really have to be a dumb shit to do it knowing the consequences.

No good bitching after the fact

DK

If the Retriever owner was responsible and the dog was tethered or locked in then this would not of happened the guy reported it to the Police who as usual did nothing and eventually the guy got sick of it and took care of the situation, if the do is attacking people like that it could just as well of been a child THEN WHAT.

The dog in my next Soi that I HAVE TO PASS to exit the Moo Baan always charges me on my bike like a rabid animal my wife is terrified and scared to take the kids out unless its in the car maybe this dog is NEXT

Anyone got this guys Cell phone number

Be Responsible and keep your dog under control and this won't happen.

DK