Samui Coconut

Why does it say 6.Jan 19 on the board he is carrying, or do I need glasses ?

Sorry, forgot to mention that Lotus is opening another branch in Nathon by early next year.....so no need to drive half way around the island to get bad service !

Agree ! Top's has a good variety of fresh fruit and vegetables, unfortunately supply is very inconsistent. Sometimes have rocket lettuce, sometimes not, sometimes have new potatoes (very good really), then sometimes not. Only let-down is the meat section. Fresh beef is never available when I want some and their pork needs to be checked before purchase. I always ask them if I can smell after I bought 5 chops the other day and discovered that they were rotten by the time I arrived at home......

If you get Kobe Beef or Waju Beef I fly up there and join. ....date please

Thieves in Pattaya kill police and injure three

Pattaya - A group of suspected thieves killed a police volunteer and seriously injured three other people including a local news reporter on Monday in Chon Buri's Pattaya City before fleeing, police said.

At 4.30am, local cable TV reporter Panupong Thongprem called police and told them he was attacked by three males aged about 18 to 20 while travelling towards Pattaya Police Station on a motorcycle.

He was on his way to the station to cover a story about thieves stealing clothes left on Jomthien Beach by tourists while they swam. Based on his knowledge of the case and the fact that they were running from the direction of the beach, the reporter believed his attackers were the beach theft suspects.

One of the suspects slashed Panupong's neck and left arm with a 30 centimetrelong knife, before they fled back towards Jomthien Beach on a motorcycle, said Pol Maj Anuchet Kardsomboon of Pattaya Police Station.

Superintendent Pol Colonel Noppadol Wongnom led police officers and volunteers in a search of the area for the suspects. Two police volunteers who caught up with the suspects, Ekkalak Meeso, 35, and Den Khajadpai, 33, were attacked and severely injured, as was security guard Ampol Jaikla, 15, near the Jomtien Pacific Hotel, before the suspects disappeared into Soi Watboonkanchanaram.

Den later died in hospital.

Noppadol said police would publish sketches of the suspects and ask the public to help in the hunt for them.

As Den died on duty, police would help pay his funeral expenses and provide his family with financial assistance and a plaque in his honour, Noppadol said. Police would also help pay the medical bills of the three who were injured, he said.

The Nation

I know there are a couple of Catholic Church's on the island but does anyone know if there are any other religions (Baptist, Protestant)?

Mafaso

Yes there is one before entering Nathon on the left side, I believe its called "Church of Hope"

Finally made it to Phrao, approx. 100 km from Chiang Mai, drive by mini bus takes 1.30 hours, .....nice sleepy village, no major happenings, Doi Farrang Bungalow is okay, a bit deserted and dark.....beautiful landscape in/around Phrao, people very friendly, alternative to Doi Farrang Bungalow is Khum Lanna (a homestay resort), but also much more expensive. Land prices start from approx. 80,000 - 300,000.- per Rai.....for long term investment okay.....I liked it and I'll be back.

Has anyone seen these cabs around, whats the going rate nowadays, has anyone driven/owned one, any feedback appreciated. Thanks

.......sorry, forgot to mention Koh Tao Cabana on Koh Tao. When you arrive by ferry its the one far to your left on the headland. Great rooms and good restaurant. Ask for rooms 16, 17 or 18 and you will have maximum privacy

Try Baan Panburi on Phangan, stayed there several times, next to Panviman. Great beach and great swimming.

weekend in an oyster farm & a bottle of champagne.

Following days on toilet or in hospital

How many of the local oysters can one eat ?

WOWWWW ! Wonder what the street value is ( was ) Good job !

Rent the sailing junk "Tangaroa" which belongs to Santiburi Resort (sister hotel of Bophut Resort) for a private cruise to Phangan, incl. on board BBQ , snorkeling etc.......and return when the sun sets.....

Nice one !!!

Never heard about it ! Which area should it be ? Chaweng, Bophut, Bangrak ???

Why not contact his parents ? Sure they will know where he lives.....

Rain has now reached Samui... Songkran continues......

If I was driving down (which I do regularly) I would drive any TV memebers down free of charge, h*ll I'm going anyway with a couple of spare seats!!

Same me, would offer a free ride in exchange for some pleasant conversation, and if I was passenger then lunch would be on me !

Anyone any ideas on prices of land in that region....I am getting more and more interested... , surely cheaper than Samui, and as Phrao doesn't have a beach, I guess I get a rai for less than 20 Mio

Even on Samui the road to the aiport is under siege....impossible to leave.....Chaeng Beach Road is a war zone, even female fighters are out in full force.....yesssss, and even children are forced to fight with guns larger than life .......

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g2...i-Ko_Samui.html

Hope it helps !

Your embassy is authorized to sign off on it if you have a police report which you must have....otherwise it will be very difficult, or get a lawyer on Samui. Must have been a farrang who purchased items.......

Good luck !

Would be interested to find out where and how you were robbed and also what time of day. Did you check already where transactions took place ? Guess it was a credit card ?!?. Do you have a police report ? Did you cancel your card after you have been robbed immediately ?

My friends living in BKK invited me now the xxx time to go with them and have a look at their house and land in Phrao and "strongly suggest" that I should consider buying some land there as well. I am aware that Pai is slowly waking up to the toursim but hardly heard about Phrao......have no money anyway so just wanted to check if anyone knows that area..... Am I missing something ?

Applied for ADSL last week and was told approx. 2 weeks, but sure it will be 3 weeks due to Songkran. Live in Bangrak and number is already open but not connected yet. Cost was Baht 3,000.- which includes a router, a telephone set and a Baht 500.- vocuher for free calls. Monthly fee is Baht 800.- . Need to subscribe a year at least otherwise have to return/buy the router.

Actually a Thai friend of mine applied for me and you need the house registration of the owner where you live to do so. Good Luck !