happyfish88

China tobacco - PRIDE

with a panda logo in e centre

My preference is e white packing with e word X at e side. 7mg/0.7mg/0.7mg

Do they sell in phuket??........here in china shandong area selling 8rmb 1 pack....i think about 45thb.

the limit is 1 box of 200..any more and you can get fined..its around 5000 a box fine...so 4boxes amkes you pay.20000 thai baht..

and yes they look out for ciggies so much..easy money for them

And they confiscate the cigs too.

Thanx for e tips guys......i guess i juz bring 1 cartoon in for own consumption.

Hi everyone,

Check with you guys...........if i'm alright to bring china ciggie into phuket for own use..

Ciggie is cheap in china, they sold 1 brand that is low in tar&nicotine which i liked.

4 cartoon. Any problems with it?

Pls advise, thanx.

I have lived in Hua Hin, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pattaya, Ao Nang Krabi, Koh Lanta and now Phuket. Can confirm that Phuket is the most expensive of all these places.

I have lived in Hua Hin, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pattaya, Ao Nang Krabi, Koh Lanta and now Phuket. Can confirm that Phuket is the most expensive of all these places.

I agree. Phuket is the most expensive.

You pay top dollar to live/holiday here, and get second rate facilities, that seem to be getting worse, in return.

Phuket is fast losing what little value for money it had.

Certainly, your quality of life/holiday is effected by the lack of infastructure and the corruption.

Hi all veterans of phuket,

Which place in thailand have equally nice beaches and lower cost of living, i would like to learn from you guys.

Please kindly share....i'm interested to know.

A Simple guy looking for nice beaches.....for some snorkerling, fishing catch&release, lazing by e beach, cheap thai food.

Can PM me.....can treat you guys simple lunch/dinner, coffee, ciggie no problem.

Never done Phuket to BKK but have done Phuket to Surat Thani for 2500 (private van) and then we take a train from Surat in the 2-bed sleeper compartments.

Thanx for sharing.

You have a very nice bike there........is it honda steed 400cc??

It's a Honda Phantom 175cc 2 stroke. I bought it for 30,000 baht over a year ago. Would not sell it at the price I got it for. Thats what I mean about "frugal".

Nice bike......good price also.

I think is 150cc honda phantom my fren used to ride when giving me a lift back to camp about 12yrs back.

He mentioned this bike can go about 350km before e next refill at a crusing speed 70km/h.

Nice backrest and comfy seat.

We are a family of 3. Son is almost 3.

Current spending:

Rent, electric, internet, water 20,000

Car payment and gas 10,000

Kindergarten 11,000

Groceries 7000

Eating out 7500

Insurance 6000

other stuff 5000

minimum spending is 70,000 per month, could not live on less than that.

Try cutting down on groceries/other staff and gas ....i think you can shave another 10,000thb.

You might consider modifying your car to run on LPG gas instead of gasoline, KL taxi driver mentioned total savings of about 40%

compared to normal gasoline after conversion.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jul/13/petrol-lpg-fuel-cost-savings

There has been quite a few serios incidents with LPG tanks blowing up in Thailand, faulty fittings and shoddy workmanship are the main reasons, I wont be risking my life with LPG to save a few satangs

Thanx for sharing.

Interesting topic. It might be more interesting to see how much you can save in the bank, at the end of each month. For me, I my savings average 30,000 baht. I think that is pretty dam_n good. It is the challenge of frugal (but not low-class) living that makes my life more interesting. Yes, I take my gal out to dinner once a day, and "do the town" about 4 times a month (discos, dancing, live music). We rent a large old house and have not credit payments. Also fly to the Philippines 3 times a year and once a year to the States. After settling in (took a year or two) I can now relax and have enough in the bank for emergencies. In about 3 years I could pay up front for a new car. (Now have second hand truck and bike). Its a good life so far.

You have a very nice bike there........is it honda steed 400cc??

Air tickets is a drain especially if you like travelling........yes hopping around from country to country does make your life more interesting and fun.

All this talk is about Russian tourists.

Excuse me if I'm guilty of thread-drift here but there are more and more Russians moving to Phuket.

My wife works for a family of them and so does 3 of her friends. (Same family)

So, there's one family supporting 4 Thai people right there.

She tells me they shop at Central, Villa Market, and sometimes Tesco.

I know these are mostly foreign owned places, but, aren't we all a little guilty of shopping there?

Leave them alone folks.

They were brought up different than you or I.

Ok, they don't smile a lot, and are a bit rude. But hopefully they are learning about respecting other cultures.

Something many of us could do more of also.

And, their women look pretty good in a bathing suit. (been to the beach lately?)

I find them quite friendly at my karon condo estate, they speak some english.

One of them even taught me ways to strengthen my abs muscle.

I think it is e langauge barrier and culture differences, once you get to know them....i would say they are more outspoken and fun loving.

http://www.youtube.com/embed/8EiJHmHPVig

We are a family of 3. Son is almost 3.

Current spending:

Rent, electric, internet, water 20,000

Car payment and gas 10,000

Kindergarten 11,000

Groceries 7000

Eating out 7500

Insurance 6000

other stuff 5000

minimum spending is 70,000 per month, could not live on less than that.

Try cutting down on groceries/other staff and gas ....i think you can shave another 10,000thb.

You might consider modifying your car to run on LPG gas instead of gasoline, KL taxi driver mentioned total savings of about 40%

compared to normal gasoline after conversion.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jul/13/petrol-lpg-fuel-cost-savings

Cutting down on 7,000 Baht per month groceries for a family of 3?

groceries and others total = 12,000thb

I think it is easy to shave at least 40% of that amount......no?

On other areas thaibutty did a very good job

We are a family of 3. Son is almost 3.

Current spending:

Rent, electric, internet, water 20,000

Car payment and gas 10,000

Kindergarten 11,000

Groceries 7000

Eating out 7500

Insurance 6000

other stuff 5000

minimum spending is 70,000 per month, could not live on less than that.

Try cutting down on groceries/other staff and gas ....i think you can shave another 10,000thb.

You might consider modifying your car to run on LPG gas instead of gasoline, KL taxi driver mentioned total savings of about 40%

compared to normal gasoline after conversion.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jul/13/petrol-lpg-fuel-cost-savings

Quote " The cheapest tourists we get are Singaporean, Hong Kong-Chinese, and Indian. You cannot compare the Russians with them in terms of spending."

Simply put thailand don provide e place we chinese love to spend on.Try building casinos, race course track in phuket...........you will see billions of sgd,hkd,ringgit,rmb gushing into thailand yearly.

Take a trip to casinos in singapore, macau ,malaysia, observe what is the total stake on e baccarat table per game.

20,000thb is alot??...........to me is an insult to e thai waiters.

I would rather e thai waiters dump back e money into his face.................and ask him to get lost.

I donated easily 8 times tad amt buying rice, cooking oil, biscuits, pampers....etc to old folks home, orphanage in my home country yearly.

When this happen?

I'm having 2nd thoughts going back to phuket after viewing the clip..........the thought of me staying in phuket town juz 8 months back sends shivers down my spine.Scary indeed.

RIP.

Thanx for this post........... he is the guy who charged me 300thb for 100m ride .

I thought this is e norm for tuk-tuk drivers in phuket.

I find those motorbike taxi charge cheaper though for e same distance 120thb.

Thanx for sharing........How much is the coffee?

I buy whole fresh roasted beans at Hock Hoe Lee. It 195 Baht for 250 grams. Good stuff!

Thanx for sharing..........where is it located?

Phuket town?

195 baht is nothing compared to freshly brewed coffee early in e morning together with a ciggie........ best combo.

I dont mind Thai or western food, whatever I am craving at the time. But I am careful to study the cleanliness of a lot of Thai run restaurants, the hong nam is a key indicator, no soap and a squat toilet with a plastic sauspan and I am out the door after my first beer

Not true, i grew up in a kampong setting in malaysia since young. The above mentioned settings is a norm.....at least there is a flushing system. which is good.

I went china shandong weihai......next to Qingdao to visit a fren........... he mentioned he grew up in a kampong settings - the toilet does not even have flushing system .....Can you imagine e stench coming out from e shithole??

I visited them during last yr winter time......... so i can say is smelly, cold n shitty. ......the toilet sux.

However, e mum cook very nice seafood and make very nice dumplings..........weihai is famous for seafood as it is near to e coast.

I can have live small abalone for $2.....bigger abalone for $10...scallop, daizi,

$20 1kg praying mantis prawn, stir fry with chili........e taste is best.

75% thai

15%% chinese

5% korean

5% western

Looking for japanese restaurants for some authentic japanese food.

Anyone care to share?

Oishi in index is pretty good for an all you can eat buffet, I think it might be out of your price range at 600thb/head

Thanx for sharing....600thb is indeed out of my range.

I guess i have to turn to home-made meal.

Saw this site .....look interesting

http://www.justhungry.com/2003/12/obento.html

2 meals a day for me in thailand@2 thai street stall....if phuket town is 35thb a meal, in karon 40thb a meal.

1 in the morning and another one dinner.....or

1 lunch and 1 supper

about 130thb on meals + supercheap coffee home + ciggie if stay put in karon condo...swimming and gym free.

I find it is more of individual preferences.......if you are used to spending 50,000thb a mth, you would spend around tad amt naturally without you realising.

If you are used to spending 12,000thb a mth, you too would spend around tad amt naturally without you realising.

I'm more interested in knowing how to spend 6000thb a mth in phuket per mth.

Patong ist not Phuket/Thailand.

Living on 50.000/month was quite easy 5 years ago. Now it more near 70.000 these days.

Plus insurances and visaruns every 3 month aprox. 20.000/month.

Thai Food/fruits 3500 and gym?

You mean too high??

It can be lesser but tad will be forgoing one of my fav fruits durain.

I know alot of local thai spend lesser than i did....cause they share accommodation cost, split water&electric bills, hm cook ...ride bike to work....etc.

Single guy - beach, swimming, snorkerling, gym, thai food, surfing net,

Phuket

Rent nil-- ( bought lease-hold studio unit)

Water well 100

TV/Internet 850

Electric 2.600-3500 = avg 3000

Smokes 1800

Thai Food/fruits 3500

Car Gasoline 1300

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about 12,000 monthly

Shandong china( convert to thai baht) hiking, chinese food, surfing net

Rent 5100-- ( 3rm apt)

Water well 100

TV/Internet 600

Water&Electric 2200

Smokes 1200

Chinese Food/fruits 2000

Bike Gasoline 200

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about 8,000 thb monthly

Phuket still win hands down for access to nice beach, swimming pool, snorkerling, gym.

Gym fees??

Gym is included in the condo in karon hill, comes with swimming pool & gym.

I need acess to gym & swimming pool.........though i saved more in china can go down to 6000thb a month but is boring, i'm looking forward to my trip back in phuket nov this yr.

Swimming is available up on MT taishan but the water quality is bad, chinaman seems fine with it diving in...swimming around with ease.

i always find it amusing that Mansion is Phuket for shit hole. i haven't noticed that anywhere else.

Chung King Mansions Hong Kong!

I stayed there last yr 2012 for 10 days.

I got cockroaches climbling out from the disused wall socket......after pushing in e luggages you can hardly walk.

However for that price in HK about $100 per nite for 4 pax and good location......not much complaints.

HK is a expensive place to play, spent about 6k 4pax in 10 days simple HK street food and minimal shopping.

75% thai

15%% chinese

5% korean

5% western

Looking for japanese restaurants for some authentic japanese food.

Anyone care to share?

Thanx for sharing........How much is the coffee?

I'm more interested in knowing where to buy it cheap in bulk and cooked it when needed.

Bacon and eggs are very simple dish to cook, juz dump into e pan and fry......4mins done

Sinaep Mansion

72/9 Soi Sermsuk 2,

Wiset Road, Rawai,

The price there is 3500/month, for a fan room.

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