Pigdog474

Did these 38 former senators represent others rather than the Bangkok Rich and Elite?

Guess qualifications and experience count for nothing then - "ah my cousin has no qualifications or experience but I'll pay him

100k a month because he's family and all the other applicants that are qualified and have experience just send them letter ( if you type cousin ) saying they were not successful - oh you can't type - ok just line them"

Experience is a necessity, Cousin/son much experience, had jet boat rental business before joining police dept. Come from poor

family, quick learner, much desire to succeed. Now drive new Mercedes and have big house after only 1 year. Will fit in well with other family members.

Police are at something of a disadvantage in this corruption clean up. Difficult to raid army bases, investigate the payoffs to the top heavy brass whose numbers are legion and wealth vast, all on army pay. Do not be fooled into buying the line that this has to do with cleaning up corruption. It is about getting rid of army competition for fleecing rights.

I must agree, a friend of mine who recently obtained a contract to build something for the Thai Army told me he had to pay large amounts of money to Various Army personal/official's to get the job. Mr. Prime Minister, if as you say, corruption must be stopped, you should clean in-house first.

I've lost count of the many random hitchhikers I've picked up with a winning lotto ticket they are willing to sell for peanuts. Totally believable.

One of these days I'm expecting to hear one something like

I have lottery ticket worth $50,000,000.00 USD, much inconvenience to go to America and cash in lottery ticket. Will sell for 1/2 price only $25,000,000.00 USD. Not have at the moment, you give me down payment of $ 100,000.00 USD, pay me remainder later. I have much trust in you, I will let you hold ticket

In a nutshell they are bored. Twice a day daily walks to release all the energy would be a good start.

Big bones to chew ( raw) but not too often.

Toys, rawhide and discipline if you catch them chewing the house

Good luck, part of puppy ownership, they settle down by 4-5 years old

In addition you must show dominance and this can be done without hitting or being cruel to the animal. You have the opportune time to start as they are still pups. If you can't do this, move on to a different type of animal.

Nice job removing another drug kingpin. Where is all the money from the sale of drugs??? Maybe that is why the officers are laughing??

you can't get a haircut for 50 baht in Bkk these days, it's 60 baht, bloody outrageous

Hair cut 60 bath .. outrageous??? last hair cut in my home country, 650 baht. Many thing are cheaper here in Thailand but I find I spend about the same amount as I spend back home except here I don't get to go fishing, something that makes me return home yearly. I enjoy life in both countries and will remain coming here until my wife's mother passes away. I never really compared the actual differences but I would have to say depending on your situation. Here I pay about 15,000 baht auto ins and another 12000 fees/taxes for the house, and as for my home in Canada I'm paying yearly between house and toys over 3,500 (90,000 baht) insurance and another 2,500 ( 64,000) taxes. Looking at that I guess I could live a hell of a lot cheaper over here, but like they say you can't take it with you.

Lasted seven years, came back last fall.

Cost of living is cheaper here, better quality of life, and:

People smile without hoping for anything other than a smile back;

Haven't heard a single dog bark in three months, let alone been attacked by a pack of them;

No burning of plastic;

No loud music, caterwauling as the moon sets, or unbridled exhaust;

Haven't seen one person pick their nose. Nope, not even the person preparing my food ...

Were there good things about my time in Thailand? Sure, but no where near enough to consider living there any longer, let alone dying there.

My wife is joining me in April. We have a bucket list in the first month that includes:

The Grand Canyon- camping and rafting;

Las Vegas- attending a Cirque de Sol show, and, in the casinos, losing money;

Driving north from San Diego through Malibu, sailing to and about Catalina, then taking Hwy 1 up the coast into Washington State and eventually Victoria, B.C. We'll stop at wineries and cheese farms along the way, detouring for camping in Sequoia National Park, and Redwood National Forest. Then Yosemite and back over to the coast ….

Absolutely no way I would consider wasting another precious day of life in LOS.

If you stop at Victoria B.C. you'll miss out on some of the best scenery, if possible continue North up through central B.C. into the Yukon and Alaska. For me it was a worth while trip. Except for a small section, we didn't pass over the same stretch or road twice. Even made a detour and traveled the Dempster Hwy North to the Artic Ocean. If you travel the Dempster, make sure you have sufficient fuel, a reliable vehicle and good rubber as the Hwy is stone chip and hard on tires.

I pay 2200 THB a month for a 3 bedroom brick and tile, fully furnished home in Thailand.

That is 7.5% of my salary.

Where in the west will I do that. Tell me and I will go there.

Not sure where your living because my wife in addition to our home owns 2 condos, rents out the loft one for 2000 bath/month and the 2 bedroom one for 6,500 per month. Also sister-in-law rents out one of her 2 bedroom apt (17th floor) in Bangkok for 12,000 baht/month.

I checked and in Estonia we have triple tourist visa for 180 days. I'm guessing they didn't count the extensions.

So if I don't get triple or double or they run out, I can just get a new tourist visa from Laos or Malaysia depending on which side of Thailand I'm in?

By "onward ticket for next visa run" you mean a ticket that shows Thai customs officials that I'm actually planning to leave the country when my visa expires?

Thanks again guys.

Some times I find it hard to follow all the suggestions on here, I'm over 50, married to a Thai and maybe not doing it the easiest way but every year I apply for 3 x 60 day visas at the Thai Consulate in my home country and make border runs over here every 58 - 60 days as my visas expire. To get away from any tax problems etc., I spend 25 weeks here in Thailand and 27 in my home country. This also assures me of keeping residency in my home country.

Most times I give only 20 baht but the other day when I was bringing my mother-in-law to emergency at the Hospital in Nakhon Pathom, I gave the 2 attendants' 50 baht each as they moved some barricades enabling me to park close to the entrance. Maybe I didn't have to pay but I figure since the attendant went out of their way to help me out, I wanted them to know that I really appreciated their assistance. It never hurts to tip.

maybe it would help if the whole post and replies were in English and not Tinglish

It would also help if people chilled out a little and stopped splitting hairs... some of those being most critical of the incorrect use of the word Farang and wether its use in this topic is relevant are also making spelling and grammar errors... it would be pedantic to keep raising these issues and derail the thread.

It's easy enough to work out exactly what the Op meant... can some just pretend the Op meant 'Foreigner' and get back to the topic which may be useful for some when the time comes to sell their car / bike.

When scrolling through a useful topic such as this it's pain in the neck having to filter out the childish responses from those who's ego's outweigh common sense.

On Topic:

Has anyone else [who is a Foreigner to Thailand] managed to sell their vehicle recently without an Affirmation of Residence from either their Embassy or Immigration (if they are not holding a Work Permit or house book) ?

I also would like an answer to this as I may also be selling my car shortly

Why does the Australian Government have to stick their nose into another countries policies. They broke the law in Indonesia and their punishment as outlined is execution. Know the laws of the country your entering, If your a drug smuggler, its death in many countries. You should of known that before you went there, don't expect me to feel sorry for you. I'm really not into the death penalty unless 100 % sure

Well foreign or not and yes where has all the money gone and ofcourse he has spent it, but saying that these low lying Farlang, giving us all a very bad name. Look a bit closer and there are lots of genuine English Genntlemen and looking after their Thai Famiy and glad to do so.

Do not tell me that some Thais do not rip you off and my so called brother and sister in law still owe me 8000 pounds at 2006 rates 73 Bhat to the pound ie 584,000 + interest and yes given money to my niece and why the heck not given back to me. Yes they are all in it and a DISGRACE. Maybe not much money to most, but alot to me

I kind of understand where your coming from. Some Thai's like other Nationalities' are free loaders, some members of my Thai family are very trustworthy while others would take me for every cent I've got. I feel/believe there is a lot of BS in much of the reporting that goes on over here. My main concern over here is my wife and her parents. There are 3 of her children plus myself who all donate an equal amount for them to live comfortable in their home.

Crime against foreigners has become serious for all. Serious for foreigners who are targeted for obvious reasons. However, it has now become serious for Thai people and is becoming even more serious. The murders and other crimes on Koh Tao recently have grabbed the attention of the Western Press. Tourism is now seriously depleted to Thailand (hoteliers will confirm this) with many small businesses already folded, soon some of the bigger businesses will start to follow if the tourist and ex pat money does not start to flow again. Beware Thailand, you are only harming yourselves in the long run. There are plenty of other destinations around the world which welcome foreigners' money and afford the same protection to them as they afford to their own nationals.

You are so right. Every year for the past 5 - 6 we take off on a 10 day excursion when I need to do a boarder run. A few years back went to Koh Chang and it was extremely busy and we had a hard time getting a decent place to stay and tourist every where you looked. This year the Hotel/Resort prices increased by 10% but they were only filled to about 30% capacity and the streets were almost empty of Tourist. With all the bad publicity about Crime, Mafia's, Boat, Jet Ski, taxi, and the corrupt police along with the Junta, it's not helping Thailand as a place to visit. I always advise friends that are thinking about coming to Thailand for a visit that there is a dual pricing system here, one for Thai's and another that can go as high as 10 times that amount for rip of the farang, initiated by the Thai government to visit parks or other culture centers

All things considered, with the pay these people are getting, I think they would rather chat.

Ever owned a business in here and had to hire Thais? Trust me, they get what they are worth. On second thought, most of them are overpaid.

To be fair, here and there you do find a great employee, but you have to go through a lot of lazy, incompetent, no-show, sleeping on the job, watch the others do all the work types to get a single decent employee.

Things haven't changed ... Years ago if I was looking for say 2 new employees, would hire 5 or 6, after a couple of weeks, tell them the jobs been cut back and will have to lay some off. Keep the 2 good workers and let the remainder go. Only way to survive.

ires etc

did not realize it was illegal to have a small knife in the car.

It is in Melbourne Australia unless it is being used in connection of employment, sport and you are current engage in such an activity or on a direct route to or from such activity.

Maybe so but do you think the Aussie police would fine someone for having a something like this in the car? It's not a knife, it's an utility tool of which the penknife is just one of many tools.

yep they will and I have done so on a number of occasions, no ifs no butts. Still classed as a prohibited weapon. Not a fine but a court appearance

Good to know, I have a small penknife attached to my key chain with about a 1 inch blade, has come in handy numerous times over the past 50 years as a crew driver, baring wires etc. So I guess a visit Aussie land is out of the question. In my home country I carry a jackknife with me most all the time, not as a wepon but for multiple other uses.

Just 10 minutes ago I took a taxi to my uni. About 1.5 kilometres, traffic not too bad.

Normally 39Baht. Today 53Baht.

I mentioned that the meter was running fast, driver got abusive. Just after I got in he's talking to a friend on his phone, when I mentioned about the meter he abused me for interrupting his call.

This cab has the sticker to say it's passed inspection which is simply not possible, exhaust super loud, shockers completely failed, and the inside of the car is quite dirty.

He has stickers etc. for grab taxi - I called their number many times nobody answers.

I called 1111, eventually got someone speaking English 'sorry all staff gone to breakfast', then he hung up.

After reading all he negativity on here about taxi drivers and having one bad experience from the airport I was kind of nervous about needing to use this service but having no choice, I hopped into a Bangkok cab to take me through downtown Bangkok and to my complete surprise, the cab was spotless, even though it was rush hour and traffic was extremely slow, he drove with care and it took us nearly an hour to go the 9.9 km. The fare was 137 baht, not that much for an hours work, and since I was given 200 baht to cover my taxi fare. I gave the driver 11289 the full 200 as I felt the service he provided was second to none. My return ride wasn't as smooth but the cab was still spotless.

My thanks to the local Patong police force, job well done, Thank You

One in a million.

B.S. Your way off track or your not associating with the right people. A few years back, my camera fell out from the drivers side door and laid on the ground next to the car as I got out and went for a coffee break up on Hwy 33, close to the boarder. A young soldier picked up the camera , asked around and was told the car belonged to the farang, me. He came over to where I was sitting with my wife and said in broken English " think yours" I looked up in surprise and said thanks, thanks very much. He didn't wait around for a tip or anything else, he just nodded and left the coffee shop, hopped into the back of the army truck and they drove away. I've been coming here for a few years now and have met many, many honest hard working Thais. I'm not saying there aren't scammers here, they're all over the world, you just need to do what you can to avoid them, sometimes your not always successful.

I don't think half the people on here really knows what cold is. Just checked back home, -29 and with the wind -36. Yes the weather has thankfully cooled off but still along ways from cold.

. The best rewards

Better buy a pool table and play with friends at home.

Only desperate losers play with complete strangers anyway (no offence, it's just that I couldn't think of anything stranger than doing so).

I must be one of those desperate losers, played many a game in my time with strangers and found it very rewarding, learning their weaknesses, strengths, strategy. When you play with someone new, you watch, you learn and the best rewards from all this is I made many new friends and indeed improved my game.

The trouble with some giveaways, they're not really giveaways

10.000 plus participants

Sale of reusable flowers etc. plus donations $$$$$

Cost of IPhone and coin gifts 300,000

Successful day

Loan or not loan?

You will have a hard time to get a loan without a work permit.

But the rest (registration, insurance) is no reason.

At our Mazda dealer there were whining about "problem registering for farang".

They whined until I left the shop.

They walked after us and now: "boss knows how to".

Took an awful lot of papers/photocopies but in the end I got it done.

It was all just trying to avoid the work.

Insurance: no real problem, just some remark "it has to be sent to Bangkok, takes some days to get the policy".

No idea whats behind.

The above story is from a small upcountry district town.

I am sure that it will be much easier in Bangkok/Pattaya etc.

I fully agree with you, in 2012 I purchased a New Nissan from a dealer and he said it couldn't be in my name, must be in my wife's name but when I refused he said I had to get approval from various agencies etc. which most of was BS. Over the years I have at least learned one thing in life, If you buy something, make sure it's in you name.