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It's 3 month "after permission is granted", which can be later than application date; at the immigration office I use it takes about a week or little more to have the "permission granted".

Before moving to Thailand, I was self-employed within the music industry for 30 years, before I've saved enough for an early retirement. I kept the publishing part of the business. I was educated in navigation and have a commercial pilot theory, worked for 10 years with operational planning for a major airline. Before that I played rock music, was a DJ and stage manager in a theatre. I also toured one summer with a larger circus, doing advertising.

I've been living like that for many years. Normally the talk is about an 8-hour eating window within 24 hours. I can for example eat some fruit one a day besides my major dinner-meal or a piece of cheese with a cracker later, if I didn't had fruit. However, diet alone is not the solution, you both need some level of exercise and the stuff you eat at your major meal of course need to be kind of healthy; i.e., mainly variated food. My BMI is 19.1. Another point of view is that it's important to fully enjoy your daily major meal. Personally I make a variety of mainly Mediterranean dishes for dinner and drinks a glass of wine of two with it. Whenever weather allows it – which is luckily often – I'll sit outdoor for a cosy candlelight dinner...

I presume most customers pay 80 baht...

September 13th to 15th, Samui Summer Jazz Festival 2024 SKÅL International Koh Samui, in collaboration with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), has announced the dates for its annual ‘Samui Summer Jazz Festival 2024.’ This year’s festival, titled ‘Late Summer Groove,’ will run for three events from Friday to Sunday, September 13-15, 2024, at three luxurious 5-star venues. Now in its 4th year since its reinstatement in 2021, the Samui Summer Jazz Festival brings together a world-class lineup of international jazz artists from Europe and the Americas, alongside the crème de la crème of Thailand’s local jazz talent. The festival features a superb program of jazz and world music hosted at three of the island’s premier 5-star resorts: Six Senses Samui, SALA Samui Chaweng Beach, and Kimpton Kitalay. Each of these venues promises a sublime seafront setting, offering a stunning event of gourmet dining, socializing, and music that caters to all tastes in jazz, all performed under the stars. Leading the event will once again be the internationally renowned Dutch tenor saxophonist, Alexander Beets, supported by a fantastic group of musicians and vocalists. They will perform a diverse range of jazz music, including Brazilian bossa nova, blues, soul, and swinging ‘big band’ jazz classics. As they say in the jazz world, “When the name Beets is mentioned, jazz lovers listen.” Programme: September 13th [Friday] at Six Senses Samui – ‘BRAZILIAN VIBES’ Kick off the Samui Summer Jazz Festival at Six Senses Samui with Brazilian Vibes, featuring the renowned Fleurine. A vocalist, composer, and lyricist, Fleurine is an authority on Brazilian music, celebrated for her “warm, enveloping sound and gentle rhythmic drive” (Los Angeles Times) and her “cunning brand of vocal wizardry.” •Doors open: 6:00 pm •Show starts: 7:30 pm •Options: Sit-down dinner or casual cocktail-style September 14th [Saturday] at SALA Samui Chaweng Beach – ‘JAZZ UNDER THE STARS’ Experience an unforgettable evening in the beachside garden of SALA Samui Chaweng Beach with Jazz Under the Stars. Enjoy Blues & Soul with Baer Traa, a multi-award-winning vocalist and pianist from Maastricht, alongside Thailand’s leading jazz saxophonist, Koh Mr. Saxman, and his band. •Doors open: 6:00 pm •Show starts: 7:30 pm •Options: Sit-down dinner September 15th [Sunday] at Kimpton Kitalay – ‘GRAND FINALE JAZZ BRUNCH WITH SWINGING CLASSICS’ Join tenor sax supremo Alexander Beets, the festival director, as he leads an ensemble of international jazz musicians in a spectacular Grand Finale Jazz Brunch at Kimpton Kitalay. Special guests include Charlie Philips (Netherlands), Fabio Lannino (Italy), Chukiat Srisakul ‘Pui’ (Thailand), Jihee (South Korea), and Miguel Rodrigues (Spain). Enjoy an extraordinary afternoon of live jazz while overlooking Samui’s stunning Choeng Mon Beach. •Doors open: 12:30 pm •Concert starts: 1:00 pm •Options: Full-grazing buffet brunch or casual lounge area Ticket Information: All three events offer a choice of Dinner & Show Tickets at THB 2,500 or Entry Only Tickets at THB 1,000. (Advanced booking seems to be needed)

In Thailand it's depending of El Nino and La Nina. La Nina brings cooler and wetter weather. This year was El Nino, the coming period is expected to be La Nina, according to the Thai met-experts.

Probably a wedding party or other kind of important party, things like that happens now and then in Thailand and especially quite often on Samui. Always look on the bright side of life: Be happy you don't live in a villa at Chaweng Noi-hills...👍

Not any more, to my experience and knowledge. Both when I has visitor visa for my girlfriend and later when she had tourist visa, she needed to show her own funds. There is a specific amount per day, depending on type of visa. You normally need to show ticket, insurance and accommodation details when the applicant picks up the visa; however, it might be slightly different rules from country to country. I can only speak for my Danish home country, where accommodation had to pre prepaid, if not private. In the latter case the host needs to provide further details upon request, which also extend the time for approval of visa.

Yes, as mentioned above, totally different procedure. You need to apply from homeland – i.e., Thailand – and it likely has to be for a tourist visa, when no one is living in Schengen and invites. Normally you shall apply Schengen visa for the country of longest stay or country of entry. When I applied for my Thai girlfriend – or rather, she applied, as I had already moved to Thailand – the requirements was a full agenda for the entire stay, booked tickets in and out, confirmed hotel reservations, travel insurance and that the applicant has own required funds for the trip (show bank account). However, check present requirements, as it's a few year ago we applied for Schengen visa.

Time has changed: In these online days you don't even need a buffalo...

His best friend is Turkish Sven. Yes a common Swedish name today...

I still see some few, for me attractive, young girls in the nightlife; but agree, most of them I see are also around 30 or more, and if not plump then with (way too) many tattoos. Unfortunately, it's much harder to get the few young girls around 20 to smile back, than it was 20-years ago...😟 –perhaps I've reached a stage, where I need to show my money, to be attractive "handsum"...

Likely not to do with tourists and their visa extension, as it's two different systems and counters.

Because you need to apply in person; the office downstairs just check that the needed documents are there and gives you a queue number.

Not likely at all in 2024, we are too close to year end...

However, it worked extremely well, so not as ridiculous as you try to state...

For a start, read the Double Taxation Agreement between US and Thailand. Income already taxed in US will not be double taxed; i.e., you'll often pay the highest tax rate, and if that is the one in US you will not also be taxed in Thailand. Income not taxed abroad and transferred to Thailand from 1st January 2024 will be income taxed in Thailand; savings proven to be from before 1st January are free from income tax. We are still lacking detail about how this shall be enforced in practise; so, keep good record of your transfer transactions.

When you contribute the agreed fee in your area, police will come by and check that the property looks like are in good order, within an agreed schedule, often once per day. There should be a little book or slip in the box, which police signs with date, time and name/signature when checking, so you can see they have been there.

The very cheap ones are, as you experienced, not very good. I have for several years used a 70mai dashcam I bought online from Lazada or Shopee... Present online prices are between little more than 2,000 baht and up to almost 4,000 baht.

Yes, that the one shown in my photo above...👍

To be honest, I presume that her father has already told her what she solely will decide – but that is of course purely my own speculation...

Yep, the rent is normally based on the construction price, which is the invested capital to pay interest from or gain interest from. Resale price is normally announced with a profit and often ends a bit lower. An actual example is my neighbour's construction of a villa for initial 25 million baht on a land-plot he bought for 9 million baht. It was offered for 69 million baht as asking price after 8 years ownership – double up of 34 million baht – and ended up being sold for 50 million baht. Trying to sell property at double up, or more, as announced price is quite normal. There will normally be an agent commission of 3% to be paid plus income tax of the sales price, depending on ownership time, and if the property has been used as primary home. Some resale prices are however so high that the property is not sold. The villa mentioned here has been up for sale again for a while, the new asking price $2.5 million As mentioned before, the example of my next door neighbour's 2-bed rental house, the long term rent is 60,000 baht per month. The house construction was little less than 3 million baht, not including the tiny 180 square meters land-plot under it, which at construction time, based on similar land would be in the value of 4 million baht – a 270 square meters plot almost besides it was sold for 5.5 million baht – all together an initial value of 9 million baht. So, 8% fits well to 60,000 baht per month for long term rent. However, that house is also for sale now for 25 million baht – 20 million baht, if the renter wish to buy it – the owner is dreaming of a nice profit for a 15 years old house.

The condo examples shown for Bangkok are indeed for long term if you check: Term of reservation : -1 year personal contract -3 months deposit -1 month rental in advance Also my mentioned next door neighbours house, which has been rented out for years, and I furthermore have an acquaintance that rents a condo here for 70k baht a month on long term...😉

Bangkok, for example... Source link HERE. Or Koh Samui, where it's easy to find a condo for 70k+ baht a month. And when looking at houses the prices are even higher, I snapped a photo – among others – of this 3-bed bargain the other day when passing a local real estate agent... My next door neighbour rents their small 2-bed pool-villa out for 60k baht per month on long term Covid-bargain agreement, for short term monthly basis the price was 125k baht. The house – excluding the land under it, which is only 180 square meters – only costed them little less than 3 million baht to build 15 years ago. If you think about interest as 6% – no matter if it's mortgage or interest gain from you own investment, like some condo-agents offer a 6% return when when the condo you invest in is rented out – 8%-10% in rent makes excellent sense...👍

On long term – like 15+ years – owning is better than renting, as a rent is based on a percentage of the property's value, often between 8% and 12%. Capital gain adjusted for inflation during owning-period might not be high in Thailand – of course depending on location and condition of the apartment building – perhaps one shall just be happy not to lose anything.