Chippen Dong

had to trim my mustache today because it was poking me in the eye.

<deleted>, 80+ posts! must be a record. time to change ID. see ya in my next life..

^ Re-read the OP. "A decent, secure Moo Ban", most likely meaning a commercial development. Not anywhere is that 7K / sq. wa. Outside a development: yeah, sure.

400 sq wa is a rai.. you rarely get that inside a commercial development unless you buy four plots. And then you're looking at a lot more than 900K.

As for a place, I would look at Ban Wang Tan off the Hang Dong road. It's large and spacious; if anywhere has larger sized plots it's there. Mostly up to 10K / sq. wa though.

BWT is now 12K and up.

can we have 15K for tomorrow, 15 K anyone.... yes 15K from the man in blue at the second back row...20, 20 K for next week anyone....

by T/T.

Just 2-3 days to wait

have yet to lose an money by t/t , but have had one or two delayed unreasonably for a few frustrating days. lost count of how many t/t i have done/had done. probably in the hundreds.

Our 2 companies have been using PayPal for several years. But since last week both of them have a Permanent Account Limitation. This means that we can not use our accounts. Also our customers can not transfer using PayPal.

We now have to wait 180 days to get our money, 172,000 THB and 499,600 THB on our 2 accounts. We contacted PayPal, we never had a dispute or whatsoever. They don't want to have businesses in Thailand using PayPal for doing business. There have been too many scams from Thailand. We contacted several lawyers, to solve this case. None of them is willing to take this case. There have been many cases here in Thailand. It is impossible to press charges against PayPal in any country.

A quote of an email send by PayPal:

"Any balance in your PayPal account will be held for up to 180 days (or longer as required and permitted by law). This balance will be used to offset any obligations that you have to PayPal or your buyers and to cover future refunds for claims or chargebacks that buyers may file against you.

After the 180 days hold period (or longer as required and permitted by law) has expired, if there is any balance remaining, we’ll send you an email letting you know when and how you can withdraw the money from your account."

End of quote.

We are currently searching for another reliable payment possibilty.

If any one has suggestions...

had this theft of cash in transit done by moneybookers now called skrill. my own money, transferring between my own accounts across international.

last i contacted them they say they have released the funds for transfer but they held them for 4-5 years without/refusing to paying interest. was denominated in a higher interest paying currency. principle would be about 50,000 baht. so you guessed right if you assumed i havent used any of these online payments systems at all in the interim not even visa debit card.

have considered the one where you pay directly into the receivers account at an atm or over the counter at the bank by havent actually gone through with it. all my transactions are cash in hand in person except for in person thai 7-11 cash card, and in person singapore cash card..

on a related note:

US judge approves swipe fee settlement

December 14, 2013 12:37PM

Story by AAP

A US federal judge has approved a $US7.25 billion ($A8.16 billion) settlement between merchants and Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc over credit card transaction fees.

A group of merchants and trade groups sued the two companies in 2005, alleging they conspired to fix fees charged to stores for handling credit card payments.

A settlement was reached last year but some retailers rejected it - objecting to a provision that barred future lawsuits.

The $US7.25 billion settlement figure does not reflect the companies that opted out.

The settlement also allows merchants to tack on surcharges for credit card transactions to help offset these fees.

Judge John Gleeson said the agreement has the "potential to unleash a new competitive force on interchange fees."

MasterCard of Purchase, New York, says the final approval marks an important milestone in putting the litigation behind it.

San Francisco-based Visa says the settlement is fair for all parties involved.

Not all retailers are pleased with the final approval though.

A number of the country's largest retailers, including Target Corp and Macy's Inc, were among those that rejected the settlement last year.

And the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade association, said on Friday that the settlement is "deeply flawed".

The group said it will do nothing to reduce swipe fees or keep them from rising of the future.

"A decision to approve it violates established law and common sense," NRF's general counsel Mallory Duncan said in a statement.

"We are reviewing the ruling and will take whatever steps are necessary to protect the rights of merchants and safeguard the pocketbooks of their customers."

physics no, Buddhist economics yes

PA= public address system

my content is now back from its brief holiday hope it had a nice time. very secretive wont tell me anything. i think it is having an affair with someone.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Sushi-Mat-Makeup-Holder/?ALLSTEPS

strange most of my posts have disappeared out of my profile content but they are still here on the board.

am just now starting to get a hint of this rabbits who have been shot at demeanor, and i am no where near bkk. but past pre-election periods have also seen a skittish demeanor. you know that look, all gloves are off, which they have every right to assume given past runs.

safest bet might be to skip across the border early new year till the dust settles. will closely monitor how it goes till then

this is what i meant. wont be the last before this election is over

Killing of a mayor candidate in Songkhla may link to political conflicts : police

December 13, 2013 6:37 pm

A candidate for a municipality mayor in Songkla was killed in front of a resteraunt yesterday.

The victim was identified as Matsala Senlimeen, 50. Initial investigation showed that he was driving on Ranote-Songkhla road when three men armed with AK-47 rifles on a pickup opened fires at him.

Police found his body and vehicle riddled with bullets. Fourteen cartridges were found at the scene.

Police linked the killing to possible political conflicts as the victim was running to be mayor of Singha Nakhorn municipality.

The election will be held next year February.

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Killing-of-a-mayor-candidate-in-Songkhla-may-link--30222065.html

This is a good one; someone who joined about ten days ago knows a poster who was banned several weeks ago.

This is about a prominent poster who was very active, but stop posting in late August!

Tip: a one liner is a short joke or pun. Emphasis short posts.

as with most ppl who have anything interesting to say, some days i get banned multiple times.

I am staying in bed till its through.

And your bed is safer than the rest of the world because ...?

because you are not there

as mentioned ais and dtac on riverside in Vientiane.

have laos telecom that amazes me when it is still viable on my infrequent visits but havent cracked getting it to internet connect, this despite achieving this internet feat on various sims through SEA. rang laos telecom and they were of no help. language barrier i guess.

by contrast maxis in malaysia stops your account if you switch off your phone to take a crap.<<exaggeration>

anyhow about the maps, i have various google maps screen shot of Vientiane that i took on my laptop and uploaded to my phone. these suffice when out and about . also up loaded are hobo maps as well http://hobomaps.com/

hmm make such an unmistakable impression i haven't got a clue who you are on about. blether?

I'm a bit OCD about fiber foods or anything that assists a daily healthy bowel movement...each day while evacuating I think pleasurably/appreciatively of the bran cereal, rye crackers, prunes and other fruits and vegetables that I ingested earlier that contributed to the present performance...

. i knew my life was missing something, could this be it, daily focused meditation!

The ladies forum. FOR ladies in Thailand not ABOUT ladies in Thailand.

Moved to pub.

Cheers

These "ladies" act as if they are under siege in a pub with no beer. perhaps they are. often wonder why they are here at all. plenty of beer and drugs in the west.

i am neurotic about drinking water, i do it every day, and it has to be good quality water or fresh coconut water if for some obscure reason i cant get good water somewhere.

i only go specifically looking for bananas when i get cramps in my legs. seems to solve the problem until next time i go too long without bananas.

so can you confirm that you never get muscle cramps with your high banana diet?

"do you have any bananas?"

"Yes, we have no bananas"

and you are the only one who ever does this and you have no access to the web to see how other people do, come on you need to upgrade you advertising a little.

“He accepted the charge and told the police that he only used it to show off. When the ladies saw it, they would think they'd be safe going out with him,” he added.

and this is how a thai thinks, so what chance have you as an individual farang got with the nice girls?

i've walked it a few times. these days i avoid the dilemma by catching an international bus instead. come to think of it i have never done anything other than walk it both ways even when one arrival was in the dark of evening.

there is a lot of crap that goes into the food and water in australia (and elsewhere) that is replaced by a different combo of crap here. pinning it down to one or even a combo will be difficult. but i am with you i have far less issue with the thai combo than with the elsewhere combos. that's even with the included deliberate random sabotage that appears all to frequently in the thai combo.

read somewhere that worms (threadworm i think) can cause some forms of intolerance.

that's today. you've made it this far, will you see in tomorrow!? me I am staying in bed till its through.