Mangosteen1

This article in Pattaya News Clippings might be of interest to you.

Hi Yeah I subscribed to that topic. thanx. I was there in January 2013. The water is comparable to Pattaya beach. But the sea view is long and nice.

I couldn't understand why people from BKK flooded here during weekends. perhaps it has been a nice beach once in the past. or its very close to BKK.

If I was from BKK and wanted to go for a swim I would go somewhere else. But The Bang Saen Car Race was really great to see

Hi. we decided to get a doggy, Pit-bull wasn't on the menu for my gf because its our doggy, not mine not hers. OURS.

Rotweiler. German Shepard, Boxer dog. If I get a Rotweiler her brother will never visit us she said. Tempting I don't know the guy get but it could come handy, Haha. Thailand has it all. But I have never been to a doggy farm before. I'm worried if it has become to much of a business Money, Money Money like everything else. And that the doggy's could be inbreed between sisters and brothers. Anyway I raised this topic to ask you guys with knowledge for help in this matter.

I think I will get a Boxer dog. I always liked them. but I think my gf will get one of those Chihuahuas during the same trip haha

During the week the place is as dead as a dodo.

Farang style bars dont exist.

What kind of visa will you be on?

Where is your girlfriend from?

If she is Thai will she be seeking employment, if not why not?

I go there regularly, too be honest there are better places to go, but you dont tell us what you want.

To me the place means nothing more than, sit on a deck chair and eat sea food then go home.

I will be on a tripple entry Tourist Visa to start with.

My gf is from South Thailand and will seek to work or start business in Bang Sean.

Yeah I know haha, Already done Monkey Hill and The Beach. And I get bored very easy.

I prefer the other beach coast side of BKK. but I'm OK With Bang Saen.

I kind of knew that this topic would be a "shout in the wildness" but If we are a couple of guys in the same Bang Saen dilemma, we could think of something to "overcome boredom"

Thanx for telling my, I guess I will be in Bang Saen and on the weekend´s head to BKK and Pattaya

Hi I'm into Low carbohydrate diet.

I now a lot about what foods in the west contains low carbohydrates, but regarding Thai Food its a new market for me.

I really want to know which Thai/Food/Dish(Vegetable/Fruit contains low calorie.

LCHF-Method. (Low Carbohydrates High Fat) combined with drinking a lot of water and training. jogging it really works. you will feel very tired in the beginning.

combining with jogging really was the key. no need for fast just keep going. and this Thai tea: Fitnea Tea, its very popular I'm sure you can find it.

Ive seen in in many shops in the West. check your weight everyday and you will not only lose weight, you will get FIT FIT

Fruits are high in fructose, fructose is processed in the liver, too much glucogen becomes to triglycerides and will be stored as fat, visceral. 15 gr. Should be the most of the day. Fructose has almost the same impact on the liver as alcohol. Not too much ripe mango or papaya a cup of for the fructose amount mentioned per day. Be aware that sugar which one ever, combines bad, it could easily destroy your achievements.

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Thanx Redhawk, that was a bit over course for me. but I really appreciate it and will keep that in mind

The current salary for picking field corn where I live is 2 baht/kilo. A good picker can make 500 baht in half a day. No golf courses or taxis here for a comparison! My wife charges 20 - 25 baht for a meal in her "restaurant".

I've just finished a project the single expert welder worker asked for 300 baht for himself and 200 for his wife. We agreed and he was very happy with the arrangement.

The project was about 4 months work for him. The one point was that it was about 50 meters from his house.

He was usually at work by 7am and finished about 5 or 6pm with about an hour for lunch. The job has turned out a very nice one though the time was a lot more than we expected

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Beautiful and Good Deal.

MY WAY-THAI WAY something between. after all I assume your wife/gf is Thai you live in Thailand our ways and their have to work together, especially if you live under the same roof

Hi. Im a noob here. I work for a company in Australia where 90% of our product comes from our factory in Chon Buri. I'll be moving over there for 12 months soon to better understand the intricacies of the factory operations and develop closer communications with our suppliers... all on my Australian salary Got a million questions to ask about living there, but ill try and see what i can find first before flooding anything with rehashed questions.

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Hi JhonnyQuid im a noob here too. moving to Chon Buri with my girl friend in the end of this year. I wish you all the best

Intro from Onemore,

Good evening to everyone on the Forum,

I have been looking here for the last couple of months, so thought it about time I introduced myself.

I work offshore and have been working around Asia for the last twenty years, give or take. After spending time touring Vietnam and Cambodia on my time off I reckon that Thailand is the best of the places I have visitited.

Am currently offshore so am spending my spare time looking for somewhere to call "home", so I reckon on my next time off I will just be looking around, trying to find somewhere.

After staying in Pattaya, Phuket, Hua Hin and a few out of the way places for extended periods of time I still haven't found what I am looking for, so will just keep looking.

Thanks in advance to you all for any information that you may give to me the "newbie".

Cheers,

Onemore

Check a place named: Cha Am, close to Hua Hin. I really liked it beautiful and nice feeling. not pushy people yet very relaxing. Good Luck and hope you find what you are looking for

Hello Sawadee Khrap.

I'm trying to follow this (LCHF-Method)- Low Carbohydrates High Fat - And it really works for me if I combine it with regular training.

No joke. Doctors in Northern Europe have gone as far saying that its the only proven method that really works.

If you would have told me even 1 year ago that avoiding eating much carbohydrates and eating fat combined with training would make you fit. I would have laugh in your face and bet all my money against it. But its true, makes me feel very tired sometimes. But I lost nearly 10 kg, I could lose way more but I even became too thin. now I'm not following an strictly.extreme-version. I'm doing it Mon-Friday and in the weekends enjoy a lot except soda and too much rice. Everything works fine as long as I am training. "Running really was the key" Anyway I'm a food and fruit lower. Do you know any Thai food/vegetable/dish and lovely fruits which contain low carbohydrates?

i just love the paranoia on TV. at OP: if this is your "minset" while living here it might be better to move, no? i've been here for quite a few years and have never had any unpleasant encounters with bib. not once. no tea-money, no fine, nothing of all that. been taken out for dinner twice by this copper neighbour (thx!) and afterwards offered XXX dvd's as desert (no thx!)...

+1

I been here for +10 years and also didn't have any problems, paid 200 baht now and again for speeding in my car and I was speeding, so cheap compared to EU.

A friend of mine living way out in the sticks North East have a real nasty cop in the area, he once came to his house and demaned a drug test for him and his wife. Drug test came out negative and he haven't bothered him since. Needless to say the cop was not invited inside the house and he didn't ask.

9 out of 10 cops are nice in my experience and if you don't shout at them and keep calm you will be ok.

Woow what a bad Karma to have that filthy cop against him. I really want to hear the latest new about your friend and that cop. what a dilemma. what to do about it?

I had the same when I first came here.

Yes, I do think it is ignorant to call you "FARANG" especially after 5 years. They are either rude or ignorant. I made the point after about 6 months - Just do not respond to Farang, tell your wife to tell them your name and if they are too ignorant to use it, then don't respond.

They will talk about you as if you are not in the room using the term Farang, this used to drive me nuts!

It sort of came to a head one day after listening to fat old mother in law talking about me using the word Farang all the time, she eventually got the message when I lost my temper and told that she could go and get fuc.ed!, I then proceeded to teach them that it was actually good manners to say "thank you" after getting a free ride in my car and that it wasn't a merit making exercise for me by taking them - Eventually they do learn, it takes a bit of time, but if you let them walk over you they will - The easiest way is to charge them financially everytime they disrespect you - either with petrol money or if you feed them, it is like training a pet, eventually it knows its place.

Woow Harsh but I like your experience. I guess it depends how close gfs family live. I don't think I could live to close to her parents. In the end It would drive me nuts, not sure but thats what I think. haha I havnt even met her parents yet I could be so wrong. is it really the easiest way to charge them financially. Did you figure it out by yourself or did you get a tip?

Hey Henry in case you still got the same problem! Thats so wrong by her family calling you Farang. I never liked that word and I will never get used to it. I never had to tell my gf that I don't like to be called that or even be compared with that, and she never did, I havnt met her family yet so perhaps I will be in the same situation time will tell. I am who I am and I want to be seen as who I am and be judged ONLY for what I do and don't do. not all that stereotyping... If you're a good and genuine man to her and family then its not fair to be called that. TRY Member"Jingjings" advice Posted (2013-04-22 09:21:27)

Try a test.

Adopt a Thai name like so many immigrants in America do by adopting an Americanized name.

Then announce that is your name in Thailand.

THEN see if they still call you f-rang.

Hello and Sawadee Khap Guys.

I'm a guy from Sweden moving to Bang Saen in the end of this year with my gf. She wants to live there and she had a few but strong arguments why we should:

Cheaper living cost then inside BKK. and not so polluted, good geographical location and that we can eat sea food every day haha(To be honest I'm more into barbecue Isaan food. Chicken and the meet that cant be mentioned laud: BEEF!!!)Haha(Since my first day when I tried Isaan-food it became my top favorite food)

What I really want to do is to try some place I havnt experienced before(not Pattaya, Phuket, Samui or BKK) and Bang Saen will do fine Ive been there once before as a tourist. Its not the same as living there thats why I started this topic. I want to hear more from you guys. your gfs also dragged you out here?Haha.

So we will all meet at Christmas in that Church opposite that shopping mall(forgot the name)But it was free food the 24th December and a nice atmosphere.

International Christian students from Indonesia and Malaysia, a couple of westerners. and friendly Thai locals. everybody mixed in to a gigantic happy family at Christmas.

Bang Saen got a nice feeling of calmness stretching from the sea into the community. I could feel it. making a fire partying some sleeping at the Beach nobody bothered you. Only Indian nut seller guys, BTW Very friendly and the nut mix with squeezed lime on top was "Aroi Mak".

Whenever you want to check if your heart still really beats, very short distance to BIG Pattaya, BKK and Airport.

I would like to know more about this place. any info about the place. activities, food, fun, gym, muay thai, bars, places to hang, places to hang when your gf is in a bad mood or when you want to let her be alone watching Thai-TV-Serie 10cm from the screen for an eternity, what kind of westerners living there, from which countries, atmosphere. closest visa run, rent houses, apartments(reasonable rate)what the area need. everything and anything?

When I was there I barely saw any westerners. haha except of Thais from BKK in the weekends. OK all Bang Saenis I started this Topic. now for you to fill in.

Lets keep in touch/JJ

To be honest I doubt its for the violence. I have seen more bloody fights from muay thai than of any MMA fight. but I somehow now after understand why they banned it. Muay Thai is growing as a sport and a type of brand of Thailand, Culture, History. In Northern Europe all the younger guys want to train MMA now. I hardly know anybody who trains Karate, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Kung-<deleted> or Judo anymore. Soon one day in the Olympics. A good Question is how Cambodia, Laos(Not sure about Burma) will take it. because if you travel to their countries and say: I want to train Muay thai they will probably tell you out of pride: So you want to train Khmer Boxing?Muay Lao?The Regions history is very old and back in the days Muay Thai was a martial art practiced in the region,The Word: Muay Thai comes from the Sanskrit bahu-yuddha meaning unarmed combat)

Sooner or later its going to happen. if not in Capital or central Burma then along the Thai borders probably.

I visited Burma Recently. in The Capital Rangoon, Yangoon(I read earlier in the Lonely Planet book that it probably is the safest city or capital in South East Asia.

It is as a Muslim guy in down town told me when we shared a pot of tea: Yangoon its safety but not freedom.

that just walking on the street at night. so safe by the way. Met many interesting people. a guy(Pimp) as me if I wanted girls. I said no.

He told me they are 16 years old like it would have better effect. it had the opposite on me. anyway the guy said that he didn't have any customers or work today. we started to chat a bit. I was a bit bored. and wanted to see the lake. he told me that he could show me. so the pimp became my guide haha. we went to the lake and he explain a lot from a criminal but honest mind. chewing that tobacco(I wasn't used to it I do not even smoke cigarettes)

Very very friendly and interesting people and such a diversity: The Union of Myanmar. I also traveled around with a Burmese friend living abroad.

Sex Tourism: Its coming. But The Burmese can not be compared to Thai or others. or lets say Burmese society or government whatever. not yet.

Even Massage is not allowed yet(By the Military-Junta) I think. I had been backpacking a lot and needed a massage(with my clothes on) that kind of massage.

But I couldn't find any. hmm what more. Major disco-clubs in Yangoon a guy told me: When you go inside the Disco you will see bar ladies.

I never went, I traveled around the Country seeing, Tempels and Beaches. and what Beaches(The Beach Movie style) Wide beaches, long. full of palm trees and rain-forest. coconuts. no roads yet, they are coming slowly. I drove my motorbike along the beaches for hours. no end just my gasoline ended but thats an other story

Maybe the pilot was distracted by the cabin crew ...

HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAH You just made my day with that video.

After watching it I want to fly with Nok all the time haha.

Hi Everybody.

I'm from Sweden. moving to Thailand ín December 2013.

I said that I would never be back here!

I usually visit every year and stay around 3 months.

during my last visit I didn't like Phuket, Pattaya and Samui(Talking about the most touristic areas, such as around Patong and Walking street)

I used to like those kind of places many years ago. But after a couple of visits it just became so artificial false. like you were a bionic-walking-ATM-machine(I guess we are )

I'm not talking about the girls only. 99% Thais in general who work in the areas I mentioned. Anyway I said to myself that I had enough of this. Thai food is good, but The World is big. No need to come back. But then I heard of a nice place outside Hua Hin named: "Cha Am" really nice and beautiful. really great atmosphere. The people there have not become that pushy yet.

97% of Tourists retired westerners, but I started to regain that lost Thai vacation feeling again. Renting motorbike driving around outside the fishing villages. see the boats, chatting with Burmese Fishermen, made fire relaxing at the beach with friendly people in the evening.

Around Cha Am(Motorbike distance) were a great fishing pool. huge pools. you could fish any kind of fish. fresh water, salt water fish, some huge as small dolphins.

A lot of things in this beautiful place: What I really mean is: everyone I met in this medium/smaller tourist places were friendly to me(from the 7-eleven girl, motorbike rent guy to the Isa-an restaurant guy. even invited me to Korat city after 2 times eating there(I never went)

I'm moving to Thailand this time. my GF wants to live in Chon Buri, Bang Saen. I visited that place last New Year. it was all right, you still get a true Thai Beach Society feeling.

I think it will change soon. many start to discover this place. I liked the Beach. But the water"Lets say if you want to live in that paradise blue postcard dream" in Bang Saen you will have the palm trees and sandy long beach vew. but the water is more like Pattays water.

I would rather live on the other side of BKK beach. But its OK, Geographical key spot. close to BKK and Airport and Pattaya.

Soon the highway from BKK to Rayong will be built.

Anybody Living around Chon Buri and Bang Saen who are open to meet new friends. Thai, Western, Eastern doesn't mater.

I'm not much of a drinker. I like muay thai, enjoy life, and adventures. I've reached a point in my life where it's the little things that matter.

Cheers

Mangosteen1

Hello!

Just bought a 1 bedroom suite Condo in Koh Samui near Fisherman's village.

Going on my second week here and loving it.

Sighed up for Thai Language classes, with ED visa.

Saving now for the Retirement Visa.

17 years on Japan

Fluent in reading writing speaking Japanese

7 years in Hong Kong

Infant level of speaking Cantonese and Mandarin.

Left American at the age of 28 in 1989 and have not gone back ever since.

Well, of course to visit family.

Now buying things for the place and exploring the Island.

Hope to meet friends here.

Cheers!

Man you had an very interesting life so far

Im also moving to Thailand in December 2013.

Good Luck in Samui

Needing us and wanting us are two different things. They need us but they don't want us....just our dosh....so you can come and leave your wallet and then leave immediately.

Wise Man. I had to write down your comment. Its was Harsh but TRUE