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9 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Those are Lotus flowers,if the lake does not belong to you

you would need to consult the other owners in the Moo Bahn,

as Lotus flowers have special meaning for Buddhists,and they

might not take kindly to you for destroying them.

regards worgeordie

thanks WorGeordie.  one house on the lake hates them and wants them out.  The owner of the lake says he will get the gardner to remove them, but he lives back from the lake and hasnt been around much of late, and so maybe is unaware of how quickly they are spreading.  i am just worried that we are passing a point of no return soon, where the roots will have spread throughout the lake, and we will be eating lotus seeds for breakfast for ever ????

sorry, they are not being farmed for "edibles".  they were put in purely for decoration.  they have just grown much faster than the lady expected, and now encroach on everyone else's properties too

hey guys - we live on a moo baan that is around a 4 rai lake.  the lake is about 1 - 2 metres deep.

one of the neighbours put a few water lillies into the lake in front of her house, and now they are spreading rapidly.  in about 6 months they have covered about a rai of the lake (see pictures)

they are the water lillie type that has the big pink flower, that only lasts one day, and all the petals fall off.  and also the type that people sometimes eat the seeds out of.  not exactly sure if they are called "water lillies" but hopefully you know the type i mean

anyway, we are worried that the whole lake is soon covered in these lillies, and will become a permanent (ugly IMO) feature.  the water in the area of the lillies is no longer visible, as the lillies are so densely packed ????

does anyone know an easy way to either confine them to one area of the lake (not easy i feel, as they are spreading so rapidly), or to remove them / kill them?

if i go in with a blade and remove them all, will they simply just grow back the following week?

hope you can help...... 

i think a fishing park from near me in hua hin gets them from ratchaburi fish village, or fish world, or something similar

google it - i have been there and it is much better than JJ market for fish and plants and much cheaper too.  i saw him get about 4 big, 20 - 30 kg plus arapaima's delivered in the back of a pick up, and total was 20 or 30 k i believe

they probably 80 kg now ????

hua hin bar on soi 80, or bokey bar on soi 80, or bar 80 opposite bokey bar will show it too.  all open until 2am and will have english commentary.  

which game is it you are wanting?

1 hour ago, gamini said:

I have been using Dee money a lot recently. It's extremely easy to use. You don't need credit card accounts. It simply deducts the money from my Thai bank account and send the money in whatever currency I like. I am told I can send up to £15,000 to anyone in the UK, no questions asked. 

But although their fees are very small. They make their money on the exchange rate. It's very good for making small payments because banks usually charge a fixed fee for payments of any size. I think here It's about 1500, so if you want to send a large amount doing it through a bank would probably be cheaper. Because the exchange rate that Dee money is not very favourable. In order to send money to the UK you would have to pay them about 44 bt per GBP , whereas banks and credit cards charge, probably about 42-43. And at the moment. The GP pound is selling at about 40BT.

in the advert it says it gives you the interbank exchange rate.... as found on xe.com etc

so is that infact not true you say?

https://www.bot.or.th/english/statistics/_layouts/application/interest_rate/in_rate.aspx

best i see is 1.85 %.......  where do you see 3.5% ?!

anything that he writes to you acknowledging that he owes you money, make sure you keep, as you may need as evidence in the future if he doesnt pay in full

also, ask him now how long these installemnts will take and make sure he knows you are not happy that he has taken this long already

we lost a load of money to a shady farang builder.  we tried through the courts but it was slow, and we were unsuccessful.

wife and i went to local police shop.  offered them 5,000 to help (i was willing to pay a lot more, but wife was smart), and sure enough the builder was dragged down the cop shop next morning, and a repayment plan was negotiated, signed, and later enforced

ours was 300,000b .... yours is 1.2 million

you need to be over here though, with all your evidence, plus a mate or two to back you up when you go to the swedes office (count me in for 10k) ????

i went to the farm shop and bought my own poison with guidance.  i then googled it to see how dangerous it was.

easy to apply with a spray bottle.  plus it gets applied just when i need it, not every month like the company would do.

also saves 300 baht a month

i sold mine to a mate for 3000 baht. he was happy as got a company cheap, as was i

the only thing is, is that you need a mate who trusts you, as a company may have some hidden debts i was told, and so it is buyer beware

game changer indeed.....  will anyone else stand?

we sold ours using the local forums on facebook, thus avoiding any agents fees.  easy to list, and here in hua hin there are at least 5 hua hin sections / groups in english, and more than that in thai.  once the groups have been joined, one advert can be posted to all the groups in one easy process

get advert translated to thai, and bingo, half the population has easy access to your ad

41 minutes ago, DavidHouston said:

I agree with Digbeth. Read "ช้างในชีวิตของผม" (Elephants in My Life) by คึกฤทธิ์ ปราโมช (Khukrit Pramote). This is a series of short stories aimed as young readers, but these are not "children's" stories. Another wonderful set of short stories by the same author is "เพื่อนนอน".

Have a wonderful reading experience with these books and stories!

See: http://www.chulabook.com/description.asp?barcode=9789746905145
http://www.chulabook.com/speedsearch.asp?keyword=เพื่อนนอน&Option1=alltitle&x=31&y=13

our class is only at a beginner / intermediate level at the minute, so we would not have the ability or the vocabulary to read stories yet.  We still need study books to help us practice very basic reading, and learn structure and vocabulary.  

If and when we get to advanced reading abilty though, i will be sure to look up these books you both recommend.  thank you

still no book recommended guys......  there must be someone on here who is / has studied at an beginner / intermediate level, where the students can read a little bit, but have not been doing it for so long, in a classroom environment, that could recommend the book that their class used..... ?

we dont want novels or story books, but a study book / study aid type book

it would be great if someone could help, as our current book is dull and dated

2 hours ago, digbeth said:

Just to clarify you are looking for Thai language books for class that studies Thai as a second language right?

 

 

yes, we are all students on education visa's, at a thai language school.  we have all learnt basic reading and writing in the last few months.  or speaking is beginner to intermediate i would say

The class are looking for a book aimed at students, that is up to date, and relevant, plus maybe fun to learn with too would be a bonus

Even the teacher said the other day "a lot of these ways of speaking are not really used any more" and that our current book is "boring".

Just wondered if anyone else was studying in a classroom environment, or studying alone using a school learning type book, and could recommend their book to us.

At a previous school we used Thai For Beginners, by Benjawan Poomsan Becker, and i thought that was good.  We are now at intermediate level though, with some ablity to read and write, so will have maybe outgrown this book now.............

Hi Guys, we are studying at present, but the book we are using is dated, and a lot of the language is formal, or no longer used.  Could anyone recommend a good book that we could use, that is more modern and relevant to today's language.

We have typically been studying for 18 months or so, and can read and write at a basic level.

Thanks in advance guys and good luck with your learning ????

Does anyone know if it is possible for a UK citizen to get a double entry tourist visa in one of the neighbouring countries to Thailand?

I know there was speak of it before, but i was not sure if it had been introduced yet.  If it is possible, where are the best places to go?  Vientienne still a good option?  Anywhere else?  

I am based in Hua Hin

 

Exactly where is the 'True Arena'

 

Location please not a pointer to the Faceache page!

it is under that huge condo at the start of soi 112, hua hin

i was in VTN not long ago, and we left the consulate about 4, and the guy i was with missed his flight to chiang mai which was 6.30 i think.  plus he ws worried the whole time before, so not pleasant for him.

i would try and be away from the consulate by 3 pm, then it should be no dramas.  join the queue early when applying, then you will be nearer the front when collecting your visa.

applying on tuesday and wednesday are the quietest i seem to remember ubonjoe telling me