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1 hour ago, sandgroper2 said:

I brought a case of  kids clothes back and gave to an orphanage in Patts. They had been given to me by friends back in Oz. Next tme i went baqck to oz, this time , had no more free clothes so i went to the salvo op shop and paid $1 per item to make up a case full. Brought them back, was advised by the orphanage that the kids had enough clothes so the were sold off , by the kids at an open day for 10 Baht each. Not  complaining abut the orphanage just telling what happened.

That's an eye opener!

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

Get up to Mai hong son, go south on the 108 5 kilometers.

Turn left out towards the mountains, follow the road it then becomes a track.

18 ks you come to Hua hee village, no electric, running water bamboo huts for homes, no motorbikes nothing.

Carry on the track for another 11 ks Nong kao klang village, same conditions.

You can keep going all the way to Chiang mai (94 ks) every village the same conditions.

You want to help poor people these people are poor very poor.

 

 

Sounds exactly the type of place I have in mind. Have you been there ?

19 minutes ago, berybert said:

Take a walk along Pattaya beach road, you will find plenty of needy folk there.

19 minutes ago, berybert said:

Take a walk along Pattaya beach road, you will find plenty of needy folk there.

Not Exactly a ''Thai village''

        I spend half of the year in Thailand and half back in Ireland and last time home I started collecting old clothes from friends and family. I accumulated almost 300kilos of clothing that I had shipped out here and i want to visit a needy village to give them out to. I live in Pattaya when I'm here and my girlfriend works in a pharmacy with 2 girls who say that their village North of Chiang Rai is terribly poor and deserving of the donation. Seemed like a perfect spot but these two are too lazy to contact either the head man or a teacher in the school to be ready for our visit. That trip would take nearly 14 hours each way and as those two aren't bothered I've decided to look for an alternative location. I read that there are very poor slum areas around Bangkok and I guess even the migrant labourer camps around Pattaya would also prove worthy but I had it in my head to go to a village. I'm looking for nominations if any expats are living in or married into a poor village.Thanks.

We've heard it all before from those clowns. They couldn't predict the winner of a one horse race.

   I think I'd be gone too. Can't blame those two Koreans.

Set aside 30,000 yet every informant is going to get 30,000. They must be only expecting one informant?

No no it's OK in Thailand unless one or both are scantily clad and performing sexually provocative dancing like the models at the car show!

922 businesses officially closed down last month, most of which was lottery business, numbering 149 or 16 percent.

How is 16% most of? Who gave that <deleted> her job?

Maybe the van driver was reckless," preparing to do a u-turn''

So I guess you still went in?

An 83 year old friend of mine is having a bit of a problem at the moment about the funds in the bank for his retirement visa. He has 3 million baht in a Krubsri account. He produced the bankbook lately at Jontiem Immigration and they refused to accept it because it was in an investment account. The Immigration officer said that the funds must be in an account that he is using regularly obviously meaning a regular savings account. He is tied into a contract for another 2 months and cannot move his money. I can't find any reference to the type of account anywhere only that it has to be in a Thai bank.Any advice please.

The shirt off your back before they're finished with you.!!!

Like midtown Manhattan.

Manhattan is safer.

Why don't they train some falang monkey police volunteer to go in ''undercover'' as they are happy to do when trying to catch falangs working illegally. I smell kickback here though!

Lots of check points at night!

Yes, they can charge any amount they like. It's called a capitalist market. If you don't like the price, negotiate or walk. If you're one of those who's always complaining "how expensive Thailand is getting these days" then maybe you need to get a better job, go back home, or stop drinking/smoking/eating out/etc...

Quality Chinese tourist

The German Dentist Surgery near Pratumnak is second to none !

What about bus drivers ??

My G/F always watches the figures going up on the pump, always, as it's the only way to be really sure.

Well nobody came in with an Islamic State passport !!!!

Yea, where all the Thai haters now, stating Cambodia is the place to be... No hassle with visas, etc...........

If you read the story it says 90% are Vietnamese. so maybe you should ask in a Vietnamese forum.!

Please be aware that it's the usual racism getting into the park with Thai price being 50 thb and falang price 6 times higher at 300 thb. Funny enough the racism is worse for falang kids at 150 thb while Thai brats can get in for only 20 thb. In the case of kids its a 7 1/2 times higher. Another thing I'd like to point out is that entry into the park does not get you into the pagoda is a further 40 thb.

Thanks.

I'm looking for some advise please. While at home in Ireland my passport went missing (lost). I've applied for a new passport and should have it in 2 weeks in time for my return trip. My predicament is that the lost visa had a retirement visa stamp in it which was due to expire around February 2016 and I'm now wondering what steps I have to take when I go back to Thailand to get my retirement stamp put in my new passport? Any advise much appreciated?