Issanraider

As stated above the photo reveals that they were not doing sit-ups but squats and not very well by the looks of it. Too much gai tord in the BIB’s diet methinks! 😂😂

Sympathy not your thing I assume!

Thankfully we are a bit too rural for that to happen!😂

I I recently cleared an overgrown area in front of our house in Khon Kaen and laid grey gravel on it which was delivered by a small pickup truck from a local sand and aggregate company but first laid a black pvc liner on the soil as if I hadn’t grass and weeds would eventually grow through the gravel. Was very happy with the result but not sure if the gravel I used would be suitable for you. The whole job cost about 4,000 baht plus a couple of days graft by myself!

I have just returned to the tranquility of Khon Kaen after a 3 night visit to Pattaya to see the fireworks festival which was spectacular beyond belief. The city was mobbed and I’m sure that fortunes were made by everyone from the beach chair operatives up to the hotels who seem to treble their nightly rates. Can’t believe the transformation of Pattaya since my first visit in 2001 however nothing has changed with the infrastructure with constant gridlock on most roads although to be fair there was an exceptional amount of additional traffic due to the fireworks festival. It must be an age thing because I happily lived in Jomtien for 7 years from 2005 but after just a couple of hours in Soi Diana last Thursday I concluded that I no longer want to be in the company of masses of pissed up farangs anymore. 😂

After spending over 30 years in the legal profession in England, I was employed in 2005 by a law firm on Kho Samui. My Job entailed explaining to English speaking clients the procedure of purchasing land in Thailand by way of setting up a Thai majority shareholder company which was the accepted practice at the time. The nominee shareholders were all employees of the law firm and the foreigner held 49% shares in the company and the Thais 51% The foreigner controlled the company by virtue of the fact that their shares were preferential shares with a voting power of 10 votes per share and and the Thai held shares were ordinary shares with a voting power of one per share. This was the accepted practice for numerous years and all foreigners, including myself as an employee of the law firm, had no reason to believe that it was illegal. The momentous event that caused this practice to become scrutinised by the Thai authorities was Thakin’s involvement in a huge telecommunications company in which nominee shareholders had been used and millions of baht of tax had been avoided. As we know that eventually led to Thaksin’s exile but it over night stopped the accepted practice of foreigners using the law firm’s employees as shareholders and the clients I was dealing with were told that they had to provide their own shareholders which needless to say led to immense problems. The point I am making here is that the French lady who is the subject of this article was probably unaware that her companies had been set up illegally and it is the unsuspecting maid that will be the loser. I am interested to know the name of the law firm involved here as it would not surprise me if it is the one I was employed by.

And they say romance is dead!😂

Religion in all its different forms has been responsible for the death and suffering of millions of people throughout history and will continue to do so. What right does anyone have to think that because one person doesn’t believe in what he or she believes in they have the right to kill or harm them? No there is no god and religious beliefs have only been invented by those that are scared of the fact that when you are dead you are dead with no form of afterlife.

I haven’t lived in Thailand for 12 years but have made regular visits during that period. I haven’t been looking for gold shops in the past but good to know that there are some although take the point that it may be better to buy elsewhere but wanted to give my wife a surprise present. Looking forward to my retirement in October in LOS before Mr Starmer announces his “painful “ budget! Thanks to everyone for their helpful replies here.

Upon my return to Thailand in October I want to buy my wife a gift of either a bracelet or necklace. Could someone please tell me the current cost of a 1 baht item or a half baht alternative based on current gold prices. Also does anyone know if there is a gold shop at Bangkok airport?

Never ceases to amaze me how a simple question on any online forum seems to generate vitriolic comments by certain people. Apologies to brianthainess for posting what you consider to be a pointless post but I merely asked the question due to the fact that I fully expect to die before my wife who is 15 years younger than me and presumed it would save her the bother of changing the registration document when I do expire. This point seems to have been appreciated by those who have posted more positive replies for which i thank you. My wife and I have been together for over 20 years and apart from a 23 year old daughter who has a fantastic job in Bangkok, my wife has no relatives who would be a priorityover me. The matter of insurance has been clarified by some and again I thank you for your replies on this point.

I will be moving back to Thailand soon to live out the remainder of my life which hopefully will be for a good while. I have just turned 73. I have all the visa/extension of stay bases covered. I will be living in Khon Kaen and will be buying a car for between 400k to 500k baht. If I register the car in my wife’s name will I still be able to insure it for myself to drive as I seem to recall that insurance goes on the car rather than the individual, or will it be best to register it and insure it in my name assuming that I am wrong on this point? My wife doesn’t drive although I am hoping to change that after I get back and arrange proper lessons for her. I would appreciate your advices on this proposal and if any has a particular insurance company they can recommend I would greatly appreciate it

Thanks DrJack Apolgies if I missed an earlier clarification but as you can tell I want to make sure I have all the bases covered. If only the solicitors dealing with my property sale here in England were as quick as members here to reply to my queries !!😡

Thanks for the advice. No I won’t be touching it once it is deposited. One further point however. Does the 2 month rule apply for the non O application or just the retirement extension of stay?

Thanks for your replies. Good to know that KK immigration seem to be helpful on visa matters. When I arrive I want to transfer 800k baht from my savings account into a dedicated deposit account which I will leave untouched for the annual extension of stay applications. When I do that will the 2 month requirement start on the date of that or from the date the money arrived in my savings account?