jingjoe

Did you have a win at the casino too?

wasn't me!

Hotel industry = 14 days (give or take).

After a year that may increase. It is less than likely that an employee will be able to get their preferred dates for leave unless it also suits their employer.

It's little wonder some nationalities think they've scored the jackpot when they get a Public Service position in Australia... 5 weeks annual leave, 10 days sick leave, 3 days bereavement leave, 11 or 12 public holidays, 36-38 hour week, maternity/paternity leave, banked time, overtime, shift loading 25% - 29%. 12 hour shifts here, so 3 day weeks.

A good deal of hotel employee's in Thailand work 6 day weeks, 9 hour days (plus unpaid overtime more often than not).

What a bloody joy it must be to own a hotel chain, with assets in Thailand.

Edit: forgot to mention the 12 weeks on full pay, sabbatical accumulated each 10 years.

Yes. I now have 6 or so "thai mates" (built up over 10 years or more) that I can truly count on, if I'm ever in trouble, lost, or need an instant over the phone interpreter.

My bad.... 500 grammes = 1.10231 pounds (be they feathers, cigars, or dickheads.)

Sum num na!

Can't you take a hint mate? Build a bridge <deleted>.

Been pulled over dozens of times at road blocks and never any suggestion that they were after a quid. Totally different story if they catch you without a licence or doing something wrong; often your choice, proper fine or tea money.

Agreed, and even if you ARE doing something wrong (for me it was 140 in a 90 zone), a little polite patience, and having appropriate licence, got me a verbal "caution" and sent on my way.

The OP is old hat.

Yes, I dare say, "the horse has bolted".

For this kind of offense in the down under land, what is the punishment?

Too many variables.

First Offence + compelling mitigation (for need, not for greed etc.) = 2 years actual imprisonment.

7 years would be about average.

I'm quite prepared to be corrected.

Oh my!! I work for an airline in reservations and if we, a large full-service carrier, make a boo-boo with fair BEFORE travel and BEFORE ticketing occurs, then we call and ask the passenger if it's ok to take extra from their card. If they say no, then we have no choice but to suck it up and it goes on the centre's charge card.

Some of you may be unaware, that with workers rights such as they are in LOS, these type of errors are NOT "worn" by the company/airline/hotel etc.

These short falls will come out of an employees pocket, not anyone up high that might be able to wear a 500-5000 THB deduction in salary, but instead kicked ALL the way to the BOTTOM, and then deducted out of the lowest employee on the ladder's salary.

Slightly off-topic, but if the people who think they're clever by not paying their mini-bar or other extra hotel charges, think that they've had a win because the hotel will just wear it, think again... You've just robbed some poor bugga of 1, 2 , 3? days pay.

I can find no mention of how much, if any, wine I can bring through the airport, has anyone got any idea?

Wine is alcohol, ONE litre is your limit.

What about cigars...is the limit basically 1 box of 20/25 sticks?

It was always 250g, but according to the OP's document it's now 500g (if true, that's a pound of cigars).

Cheap deals from Kuala Lumpur to the Gold Coast available at www.airasia.com.

Use www.bestflights.com.au and www.jetabroad.com to search out other options.

at 2230 hrs, likewise I often get into Swampy similarly late.

I go and find the padded seats on level 2 near the info counter.

I have already bought a paper and sit and read there and watch till a set of 3 seats becomes vacant.

Bag them, and stretch out and have a few hours kip if tired, usually the case.

You will not be alone, mite get cool tho'.

About 0830 hrs check in approaches.

The really sad thing is, that a tight R's like yourself, too cheap to leave the airport for a 10 hour layover, wants to argue with me over the price I paid for MY tickets.

You're an idiot, and now that's on record here for everyone else to see.

You're not the brightest crayon in the packet are ya?

Surprised to see 500g of tobacco listed. It's been 250g for as long as I can remember...

Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia (Bali), and Laos is too from memory. All the members of ASEAN have reciprocal rights I believe. (30 day visa exempt).

Thai Visa's own;

http://flowers.thaivisa.com

Can give you what you're asking for.

You're wrong,

book and pay online through the airasia site for my return tickets on my chosen days (1 transaction) = $1090

To use the website and book each leg separately (2 transactions) = $1003

To get a connecting flight to BKK for MY arrival in KUL costs $100 with air asia one way.

OOL-KUL = $557

KUL-OOL = 1288 MYR ($445)

Get ya facts right, or say nothing.

I do that trip regularly.

Get off your R's and check your own facts, it's quite obvious you trip regularly.

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Costs more to return to OZ

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Doesn't cost more if you buy 2, one way tickets. The return leg from KUL is calculated in MYR and works out a lot cheaper.

I got a flight on from KUL to BKK with air asia allowing about 4 hours (fingers crossed) in transit. It was $100 one way.

huh, never paid more than 1000AUD for BNE - BKK (return), so don't really get the deal?

The deal is, the economy sized seats are $500 return, add $150-200 for your KUL-BKK-KUL flight, and you're $300 ahead.

Sound like a deal now?

?? can get Thai Airways Melb-Bkk and Bkk-Melb approx $960 tax included

Not in a 20 inch wide seat with 40+ inch seat pitch... for me it's always about the personal space (plus the Gold Coast is a lot closer to me than Melbourne). I can live without "entertainment" on a flight if I'm comfortable.

What's their XL cabin like? Much legroom?

Well, reports so far are that the seats are wide and comfy, and the pitch is surprisingly generous (it couldn't be any more cramped than pox ridden Star Class on Jetstar).

But I promise to come back and let you know.

Just jumped onto their site this minute and grabbed myself one of their biz seat (XL) return tickets (saving about $80 by booking it as two, one-way fares).

$1000 Aussie dollars all up, that's gotta be a bargain!

SONGKRAN here I COME!!

Quick tip: Book OOL-KUL one way, then KUL-OOL one way, and cut another CHUNK off the all-up ticket price.