On 2/17/2024 at 12:21 PM, advancebooking said:

The guys in the band were Irish Christians. I thought maybe I should go undercover in a 'special mongering operation' and follow them to see if any end up in one of the bars later on paying any fines. In the end I was too lazy and bored to hang around. 

 

 

Do these Irish guys have a work permit?

1 minute ago, PremiumLane said:

 

Dudes with views like you always seem to jack-off to trans porn, funny that 🙂 

Only you do that buddy. Thanks for sharing something with the forum that nobody wants to know about.

8 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

Chick? that speaks volumes.

 

 

When you marry someone with kids, you are most definitely taking on the commitment of raising the kids.

 

In my case, when I dated someone with a daughter and allowed them to move in, when that relationship finished 4 months later, I still had the moral obligation to look after her and continue sending her to an international school, and subsequently university 15 years later. Adopting her too.

 

There is always the right thing to do and the wrong thing to do, I would never make a morally bankrupt decision, it's not hard to see what is the right thing to do.

I'm sure the mother appreciates you being her human ATM forever after 4 months of dating her and breaking up with her.

16 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

So what? If you marry someone you are responsible for the children too.

Never make the mistake of marrying a chick with kids to another man. Thai men are smarter than farangs as Thai men won't touch a woman that has a kid to another man. Lots of farangs seem to love to take on that job.

19 hours ago, ripstanley said:

If it is land it will not be in your name unless you are Thai. If it will be in your wife's name you will have to sign a document saying that no money has come from you  

OP still didn't confirm if he is Thai or not. I'm guessing he's Thai, because he said that he's going to be buying the land & as we all know, foreigners can't own land.

I don't get why the OP, being Thai, didn't ask his question on a Thai forum rather than asking a bunch of non-Thai people on this forum. Surely a Thai forum with Thais who know Thai law and have experience carrying large sums of cash for property deals would've been better imo.

21 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

Cashiers cheque sounds good but check carefully how quickly it would clear. 

 

From my actual experience selling a townhouse in Pattaya:  Buyer (Thai lady) insisted she pay whole amount by local cashiers cheque issued by her bank (not same bank as the bank I use).

 

At Land Office she handed over the cashiers cheque. My Thai adult son took the cashiers cheque quickly to our local K Bank, after some inspection of the cheque and a long phone call to the issuing bank, our K Bank manager said:

 

- We will accept the cheque and it appears to in order and the issuing bank confirmed (in the phone call the details, cheque number etc.), for deposit to your account but we will not cash the cheque instantly.

 

- It will take about 5 to 7 days to clear then we will give you the cash. At the same time it became clear that the cheque had been issued by another bank (not the bank indicated earlier by the buyer) and the other bank branch was in the upper corner of Essan on the border. 

 

My son had by this stage, at the lands title office indicated he would not hand over the original chanue or the keys to the property until he had full payment in cash in his hands. B

 

Buyer lady went into a hissy screaming fit and insisted 'you can't tell me what to do, I want the chanut today / now.'

 

Son had also called an old police buddy and a snr police office from Pattaya station appeared at the LTO. Police guy was quick to get the full story and suggested we all move to the local big branch, in Pattaya, of the bank that had issued the cashiers cheque upcounty.

 

Local Pattaya manager of the bank which had issued the cheque upcountry said, I have one possible solution and he then spoke to my Thai son and myself and the snr. cop: "if you open a new account at my branch (in Pattaya) right now (take 10 minutes of less) then I can accept the cashiers cheque into your new account, clear if instantly and give you cash immediately. 

 

10 minutes later my son had the full payment in cash in his hands.

 

Them the snr Pattaya cop said to my son, I will go with you to K Bank now to ensure the cash gets into your K Bank quickly (now) and with no issues.

 

Then the snr Pattaya cop said to to buyer lady 'Why did you change the agreed bank details, I don't trust you and I will have an officer immediately check your name for any previous issues with you.  By 5.00 pm tomorrow I will call the seller to inform him of the result of our check'. 

 

Buyer lady then gave snr. cop a mouthful of abuse.

 

Cop responded by asking my son 'do you have all the documents needed to change the name on the electricity, telephone and water bills?

 

Son responded 'Yes I have them all ready'. Snr cop replied 'one of my men will go with you and the buyer tomorrow morning to the 3 utility offices to ensure the name change is smooth and fully completed'. 

 

Son whispered to me and the snr cop 'but her name is not yet on the chanut'.

 

Snr cop whispered "I understand, I will take care of that as needed.'

 

Next morning about 10.00 am name change on all utilities completed.

 

Then back to the LTO and smooth sailing to get the name change on the chanut completed.  

 

 

 

How much did your son have to pay the two cops for the handholding to make sure everything went smoothly?

On 2/15/2024 at 2:43 PM, Woof999 said:

I need to fly from Bangkok (probably DMK) to the North sometime in the next 2 weeks. I'll be buying some property and the sellers (a group of farmers) are insisting that I pay them in cash. The sum is 5M baht. I don't want the hassle of trying to withdraw that amount in cash from a branch far from where I live, so the only real option is to carry the cash with me (no option for bank transfer, cashiers cheque or anything else).

 

Am I likely to have any issues during security carrying this amount of cash? Driving is another option, but it's a 10 hour drive which, although I've done many times, I hate doing.

 

Thanks.

Group of farmers? Are you Thai or a foreigner? You do realise foreigners can't own land, right?

On 2/16/2024 at 11:50 AM, FritsSikkink said:

Why on earth do you did you leave your 15 years old alone in another country?

It isn't his 15 year old. He said stepson. Not his blood & not his sperm to create the human being.

Apparently lots of Thais have gambling problems. Seems like it's in their blood for many of them. Money lenders business makes a mint of these Thais who are addicted to throwing money down the drain    .

6 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Two years ago, a young friend of mine married an Israeli Arab she met on Tinder, about four years ago.

 

She is Thai.

He is an Arab born in Israel.

 

So, I am just wondering.

 

What, might we imagine, from a cultural perspective, might be their chances for future happiness in this divisive world of ours?

 

All men are equal.

 

However, this is not the point.

 

There is such a thing as....

 

TRADITION

 

And, I sometimes wonder....

What this Thai uni student has to look forward to.

 

Will everything be coming up ROSES?

 

Speaking of The War of the Roses?

 

Tradition is more important than most young people realize, until they realize that TRADITION is more important than they had originally imagined.

 

I mean....

 

Even Mostel knew this.

So why don't young people listen to Zero, anyway?

 

Will these two Tinder lovebirds beat all odds, and be happy, in the Middle East?

You think so?

 

A hard row to hoe, maybe....

 

 

TRADITION!

 

TRADITION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Traditionally, yours.....

Gamma

 

 

 

Had a bit too much to drink last night, correct? lol

On 2/15/2024 at 4:35 PM, Pattaya57 said:

No it hasn't. It used to be 800,000 was decided that's what's required to live off as a retired person so 800k needed in bank to last the year. Then all the agents started bypassing the rules with fake 800k deposits immediately withdrawn so they made it 800k for 3 months after, 400k for 7 months and 800k for 2 moths before extension.

 

Funny how the reason for the change was to stop agent fake 800k deposits but now agents don't even do that, it's now a paid for fake 800k deposit letter from the bank that says it's been deposited for 3 months.  

 

So it's the bank staff which are producing fake bank statements? Isn't that considered fraud and a serious criminal offence?

23 hours ago, oldcpu said:

As to why it must be hand drawn?  I don't know.  

They want to see if people have the intellect to draws a map of their house. If they've lost that intellect, then immigration won't renew your stay.

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

Moo Yorng’s grandmother recounted that the altercation began when her grandson went to get a haircut and encountered the group from Nong Phak Sai, eventually leading to a violent confrontation.

 

Is that the "grandmother" on the right in the photo? I thought it was his mother. They sure like to have their kids while in their teens over in Isan.

10 minutes ago, itsari said:

Your opinion on owning property is noted , however it is comforting to own the property and not be surprised with an eviction notice. 

I think you'd need to do something pretty bad to get an eviction notice in Thailand. I rented a place for 6 years. Never once got an eviction notice. Never once had a rent increase. Never once had an agent pop by for an inspection of the property. 

1 minute ago, wisemonkey said:

So you are under 50 and consider youself doing ok, that your online complainging about microwave repairs, when you can by a new microwave for 2k baht. Im sure your doing real real well buddy, keep giving out your advice about where to own significant value items, Im sure you got a lot of experience. Hows that microwave going now? You managed to get your landlord to make the 200 baht repairs for you? Clever cookie you are

Yep, all working now. Thanks for your concern.

28 minutes ago, wisemonkey said:

 

 

I present to you the man who is too clever to own anything of significant value in Thailand:

 

 

 

Great mate, I hope to be as clever as you to not own anything, so I can complain about microwave repairs online, a microwave that isnt even mine! And you have to nerve to come on here and talk about others investments?! haha

In the country I come from, it's the landlord's responsibility to fix broken appliances which were working on move-in date. Considering the microwave is listed in my rental lease, as has been confirmed by others, it's the owner's responsibility to fix it too. 

I don't need to own anything in Thailand. I have other stuff of significant value overseas.

36 minutes ago, wisemonkey said:

 

Just only stupid enough to choose this spot on the planet to live? Thats just why you live here right? lol. You own nothing of value anywhere. 

I can afford to live here without working and have for so many years already, yet I'm sooooooooo far away from reaching the ripe old age of 50 for a retirement visa, which many old folks here can't even afford to qualify for and need to do the dodgy dodgy bribes to agents just because they can't afford to follow the law. I think I'm managing ok considering lots of old folks can't even afford to follow the law.

10 minutes ago, wisemonkey said:

Doesnt seem like you will ever have to worry about owning anything of significant value.

Not in Thailand, nope, never. I'm not stupid ;)

On 2/14/2024 at 7:40 AM, Thonburi-tales said:

The German and his hooker ' girlfriend'  should have moved on. You dont argue with  soi thugs anywhere in Thailand. Lucky he wasnt shot . Loads of farangs have been shot for doing less in bar towns and in the provinces.

No mention of gogo bar name ??

Might have strong police connections which could be more trouble for the Hun and his skank.

Stuoid German & his hooker, they should know better not to park in front of a business if they are not going inside to be customers of that business. Especially if the guards went to stand there and told him he can't park there. What a dumbass.

1 hour ago, john donson said:

another point for just renting, never buying here

This man understands well. Smart man. Never ever own anything in Thailand of significant value.

2 hours ago, wisemonkey said:

Would probably agree with you at this point with me, although Im sure there are others with good management that had the opposite experience to me, maybe few and far between. If I was going to do it again I would just do the company and buy land and house not have to deal with management, or just buy in my sons name. 

Oversupply of properties & rents in Thailand never ever going up on over 10 years is another benefit to being a renter but a big downside for any landlords out there. On the other hand rents in the West have skyrocketted.