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Trace them back to a hole - they'll be coming from somewhere in the masonry or woodwork. Get one of the sprays with a fine tube to attach and spray into and soak the hole. That's the best spray as it goes in the hole and you don't have lots of chemical residue hanging around outside. (Try Shelldrite in the orange can - works well)

If you don't want any chemicals get a raw bone from the butchers (big one) leave overnight and plunge into boiling water in the morning(by which time covered with entire ant population of condo hopefully)!!

My husband has never been asked to prove income or savings. We did however provide a copy of our business license when first applying for visa (don't remember if it was necessary or just another piece of paperwork to throw inas a safeguard).

Otherwise just the normal ID card, house registration, passport etc.

WETV covers most of the city and somebody told me went out to Koolpuntville moo bahn 6 -7.

Try checking at their office on Huay Kaew Rd

Would go for CM Plaza, Empress or Mae Ping

Seem to give best value and service for money

At that time of year you will be hit with gala dinners, high season surcharges etc.

Very minimum would be a dinner (compulsory) at Xmas & New Year. Depends on hotel but approx 1000Bt/person upwards.

Most hotels are going to be over your range at that time of year.

I would think Suriwong about 1200-1300Bt.

You could try the Duangtawan next door?

If you find batter doesn't stick to vegetable dip in flour before and then in batter.

Cooking oil has to be very hot when you put them in, otherwise blobs of batter come as a side dish to the vegetables!

Used to cook with only soya oil but then read that soya oil bad for you when cooked at v. high temperatures (ie. deep frying). So now use rice kernel oil for deep frying . Don't use palm oil - terrible stuff, almost as bad as naman moo!!

Always found AIA very good. NEVER heard of having to pay before passing medicals etc.

Sometimes heard of having to pay for certain blood tests for other companies (not over a 1,000Bt)

As far as I know you only hand over the money when joining and accepted in the program.

One word of warning though when paying, deal directly through the company or at least sign a cheque made out to the company and crossed. Never hand over cash or cheques

that can be cashed to the agents. I speak from experience!! They "rotate the money"!!

Was the sum of money you paid, for a bill you received directly from AIA??

If a problem with the agent don't panic - there is a central governing body where they (the agents) renew their licenses every year.

Same dentist that Ban For Fan recommends for implants.

Heard only good things about both places.

A friend of mine had a bad hair loss problem starting a few years ago.

She tried about everything, nothing worked.

She found an article in a magazine about applying kaffir lime and som boi ?? (its the pod thing you put in scented water and pour over Buddha images- from a kind of acacia tree I believe). She started applying this about 4 months ago and she says it has worked unbelievably well. I won't see the evidence until end of year as she is back in USA until then but she seems ecstatic.

Must be pretty good as she is 58yrs old and in perfect health so her hair loss seemed to be maybe a mixture of genes (Asian descent - seems common for many women of Chinese descent to suffer the same) and hormones.

For a renewal I only needed my passport, old license and 2 photos. (Photocopies and photos can all be done outside at the back). My very first renewal I was given only 1 year, after that I received 5 yrs. Not receiving 5 yrs might have something to do with putting down a different address than you originally applied with - not sure only an idea.

Although it didn't apply for the first renewal as I still had same address - apparently most/all first renewals only get one year. Didn't have any problems last time, even though license expired already for 3 months.

Ban For Fan at Chiang Mai Gate (inside the gate - to the left of the market as you face it). Its a clinic run by 3 dentists who are all the same standard. Between them I believe they have received extra training in Japan and USA and also teach dentistry here.

Have sent at least 20 visiting friends there and no one can fault them. My family have visited 10+ yrs.

They don't do implants but will recommend a dentist behind CM Uni for that. 1 friend followed that recommendation and found that dentist also very good. Much cheaper than the dental hospital mentioned.