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I recently bought some in Mai Sai , they were from Myanmar. Good taste (similar to Haas avacado), ripened well and were cheap.

The land office doesnt make valuations on the house or its standard of finish. It is on the land and area that the land is located.

at Bangkok bank if you don't have a work visa they require a fixed deposit as a guarantee, this fixed account is "on hold" and you cannot withdraw from it or even change it to a promotional fixed account with out permission from head office. usually the guarantee amount is the same as the credit card limit. I keep a fixed 800k bt a/c which is not touched, a fixed 200kbt  a/c for the credit card guarantee and also a living money a/c so if immigration asks for evidence of money in, money out , I just show this living money a/c, never been a problem.  

I went to the tax office to check if I was required to pay any tax, they checked my retirement visa and just said "you retired, too old no tax to pay".

I tried it in an SCB ATM yesterday and it didn't work, luckily I have a SCB  debit card also.

I have a Be 1st Debit card with chip expires in 2019. To date I have no problems using this for purchases but can only get cash at a Bangkok Bank ATM.

You can buy a universal remote that will work with many different air condition units, they are available at most air con shops or Amorn Electric Stores.

For eighty baht and a chance to win 6 million bt,  I will occasionally buy a ticket. I have won 2 numbers probably 10 x out of 100 tickets and 3 numbers twice. Still probably up a little. I buy the same last 2 number every time.  

I have found that when Coke is on sale at Macro its cheaper than direct from coke. Only draw back is cash only.

One place I love is Khao Tao beach (about 30 mins south of Hua Hin), its quite, Khao Tao resort is good and right on the beach. It has bikes, canoes etc for guests also a house that sleeps 6 and other nicely decorated villa/rooms.

My understanding is that a group of people (usually well known to each other)agree to put a certain amount of cash into the share, they then call for bids of how much interest or fixed amount is to be put back by the one who bids the highest. A new bid is called each month. the last person collects the most interest, each person collects a part of the interest according to which hand in the share they win with their bid.

What hoops do you have to skip through to get a work permit for renting out a condo, without having a Thai company?

What would the requirements be?

I have a block of apartments with a total of 15 air com units. I have tried most brands but have found that Mitsubishi and Daikin are the least problem and easiest to get spares and service.

I have both curved and flat 55 inch TVs and I do find the curved TV slightly better to watch. FYI the curved 55 inch tv cost only 36,000bt 8 months ago. Both TVs are samsung

I have always registered my car in my name and have class 1 insurance selecting the anyone can drive option. Last price was 17,000 bt for a million baht cover on the car (3 years old). Have claimed a couple of times without any issue.

If a special by law was made giving him exclusive use of that area (for a fee) then it would take an AGM to repeal the by law but all affected lot owners would have to agree.

If you are the registered father or the children then you could apply for having dependant Thai children. This will give a 1 year stay and you do not have to show any money in the bank.

Most smaller apartments charge a slightly higher rate than the government rate but this covers electricity use in the common areas such as stair and hall ways, car parking area and it also helps cover the expense of replacement globes and repairs. Big condo buildings have a services fee each month that covers these costs.

Australia, smoking banned pretty well everywhere public, only your own home or back yard but don't smoke near food or the kids or you may have trouble from the DO GOODERS.

I've been waiting for 5 weeks for the new box and still don't have it, I was promised it would be delivered in one week, ha ha. Email from the call centre just states that it is in the process of being delivered. I don't know why they don't just tell you the truth and the customers would not get so upset. At least I glad to see that some of you have received a new box so I'll wait in hope!

I shop weekly at foodland for my deli products, the girls are always polite and friendly. They always ask me if over or under weight, some products they even slice it once or twice and ask what thickness would I like. They even short the bacon slices for me so I don't get the fatty slices.

I use a fixed term account and have done so for many years without a problem. To keep the best interest rate you need to close the account when the promotion is finishedand start a new fixed account. You can use the old bank book with the new bank book to confirm that you have had the 800k with the bank for 3 months.

600bt manicures and pedicure??? I get mine across the road from my home for only 150 bt for both.

This happened to me when these rules were first brought in. Instead of handing over the items I had, I took them and emptied the bottles in toilet, I then took the empty bottles back to the boarding gate and gave them to the unimpressed security staff.

Dont do it. I have 25years expirience in the restaurant trade, just retired last year. It has to be one of the hardest businesses to succeed in at the moment. We hhave a couple of buildings in great location but I would not consider opening a restaurant in the current economic climate, better just collecting the rent and let others do the long hours. No experience in hospiitality is a no no to start in this tough business.