Samui Coconut

8.00am to be on safe side.

First time I hear that a blood test is needed to renew work permit....

Needed to confirm that you don't have syphilis.

Exactly, and some places even actually do it before issuing a certification letter for the labour department. That started about 2 years ago -- all WP holders every year.

As for being given pills for a blood test or X-ray --- LMAO. No! Have had many X-rays and several blood tests but never been given pills for either.

All WP holders, every year ?.......not think so.......

First time I hear that a blood test is needed to renew work permit....

And why would you need to take pills afterwards and why x-ray....something is not right there....surely more to the story.

1km before Nathon coming from maenam left side.

That would be Samui Aksorn, usually pretty good, need to follow up and check as their work load can put smaller jobs on the back burner, Siam Map is another alternative, excellent quality but also a bit more expensive.

Today will be an official Marmite hunt on Samui. I will post my findings later.

Am I correct in thinking there are 3 Tescos on Samui - all on the ring road, Lamai, Chaweng and Nathon?

Tesco Express in Bangrak.

Samui Coconut, I do this all the day on the forex... Can I be in contact with your friend?

Sure, can make even more....he is doing it just on the side.....

Sure Super Rich is better.. but it is in BKK...

AUS rate... I don t know but should be better than others exchange shops..

Better than the banks? thats financial suicide!

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I know people who make 5,000-10,000 profit a month just by exchanging foreign currency back and forth. Yes, Super Rich is in BKK only, so if you just want to exchange some Baht, then of cause the Samui option is much better.

Thanks, but I stay with Super Rich in BKK, nobody I know has better rates. Will check them out and compare. Hope they change Thai Baht to foreign currency as well.

A wheel fell off??? Or the tyre (practically impossible!)?

Suspect the tyre burst. Not at all uncommon but I guess it doesn't grab eyeballs quite like "fell off" does.

Probably the tyre burst on touch down, thus the loud bang and trembling of aircraft and needing full runway length to stop the plane.

Chaweng is hot & cold.Was OK for a wile, but now back to the same old ways, same as yours.

Chaweng has a lot of new staff, thus plenty of delays, complaint to chief already...he is aware of this.

Problem is even if a friend books with his credit card and you pay him cash, you need to present the card upon check in....you could try Thai Airways at the airport if you wish to fly Thai (direct flight).

Haven't used a travel agent in donkey years, not sure if there is one left in Bagrak.

Somnamna...

Popular coz I have 3 friends or coz I pay ?

Actually I have more than 3 people I am happy to spend money with/on and on other occasions they are paying....

Yes, Nikki Beach includes wine, 2-3 bottles and a few G&T's to start with. Cigars are around Baht 2,000 a stick and even cigarettes are 3 times of what 7/11 charges....like I said, its easy to reach 20,000 for lunch and I know people who spend this and more regularly.....

So did I but most of them left when the the price of an investment visa went from 2 to 10 million. The time of people in the late 30's - 40's coming to Thailand to blow their money has long gone and Cambodia has picked up the mantel.

Still plenty around

It might be easier/cheaper to ask someone from Surin rather than someone in Samui!

Yeah well the fah thai bangkok airways ad the prices run 30,000 baht for 1 page, and per month. So dont think they will go out of business anytime soon.

As for other publications im not sure this is fair to say but it seems they only target people who could only read English and were placed in areas of low volume distribution. Also many of these so called magazines were put in many hotels but I hardly ever saw anyone bother to read them or even pick them up.

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Fah Thai is about 65,000 for a full page per month or 130,000 per issue. (2 month) Essential has folded a while ago and the guy who ran it ran as well......

tee ni wave bar?

it is on the chaweng beach road, coming from the Bangkok Samui Hospital on the right before the one way system kicks in.

Chaweng Beach Road yes, but its right before Burirasa Hotel on the left between the 2 entrances of the new Ozo Resort.

70K in restaurants? And thats you paying just for yourself? Are you, you know, on the large side?

I said for 4 people. This month it won't be that much. I am not on the large side at all, and considering what these places cost, it is really no difficult. Intercon BBQ dinner is Baht 2,900++ per person, just figure 4 of us plus drinks, Nikki Beach on a Sunday easy 20,000 and Six Sense a decent set menu cost 5,000 per person with wines. Not bragging, but really not difficult to spend, try it

Ah, ok - 4 of you. You must be popular.

Nikki beach, 20k .... does that also inclue wine? Just out of interest, like....

Popular coz I have 3 friends or coz I pay ?

Actually I have more than 3 people I am happy to spend money with/on and on other occasions they are paying....

Yes, Nikki Beach includes wine, 2-3 bottles and a few G&T's to start with. Cigars are around Baht 2,000 a stick and even cigarettes are 3 times of what 7/11 charges....like I said, its easy to reach 20,000 for lunch and I know people who spend this and more regularly.....

70K in restaurants? And thats you paying just for yourself? Are you, you know, on the large side?

I said for 4 people. This month it won't be that much. I am not on the large side at all, and considering what these places cost, it is really no difficult. Intercon BBQ dinner is Baht 2,900++ per person, just figure 4 of us plus drinks, Nikki Beach on a Sunday easy 20,000 and Six Sense a decent set menu cost 5,000 per person with wines. Not bragging, but really not difficult to spend, try it

50000 p/m is a reasonable figure that will easily include the necessities; those being rent, electric, health insurance (for a single person), food and transport. Still plenty left for a few beers.

You could live here on less but i wouldn't want to.

for me i have 50 k just in bills with finance electric accounting fees, kids take another 22,000 per month gasoline. sometimes if i have a bad month i have a big land and house tax bill which sets me back a further 20k or car tax or inssuerance which cripples me financially for the rest of the month hence i dont have any money for beer which is why i cannot drink.

Plus mia noi's giks and what not..

It is true the more money u make the more your expenses climb

Agree, 50,000 does not seem enough, incl. giks can easily reach 100K......I just calculated I spent 70,000 on restaurants last month (no giks), just with friends.....and that wasn't really difficult. Intercon, Nikki Beach, Six Senses...... 4 people.....easy !

Another thread that is more than 2 1/2 years old, that really has nothing to do with the current topic which is Bangkok Airways May 2013 flyer bonus offer.

Yeah...would have been nice if could have actually stayed on that other thread.

Anyway............2 days now and it still wont let me redeem my points!!!!

Flight is available...click on "NEXT" and nothing happens!!!!!!!

Still no response from the airline as to why it will not accept my request................so.........now what ???

Have you called them?

YES.............guess what?? Cant even get through to speak to anyone....will keep trying.

They are all at the PG party already may be

Most (and I am not speking for myself) are renting single houses (usually as part of a compund) with either 1,2 or 3 bedrooms at a price of Baht 5,000 -15,000 Baht. Some compounds have pools, electricity is usually seperate, so is water.

Qualified GM of what ? You could get a work permit by working in a hotel, may be not full time and not for the big money, but at least enough to qualify for a work permit and to keep you "busy" .......

Very good question

My budget is approx... FOR TWO :

20kTHB for comfortable house, included electricity, water, ...

30k food, gasoline, few shopping, drinks

always approx 10k more extra needed each month... for misc... visa, buy mask+snorkel, bottle of wine, cheese, gift, appliance for home, motobike repair, ...

I don't count flights tickets to France... 80000thb for 2, round trip, that's why I don t go often.

50,000 for food/drinks/petrol/electric/internet/cigarettes (no rent as have own) plus 30,000 for going out and/or gadgets/computer whatever I fancy.

The airport authority could be waiting for the next accident to happen before being forced to install this type of equipment. Have the result's of the last accident been published if so I didn't see.

http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=1137755&c=setreg&region=4

Apparently Wind Shear!!!

http://www.thenational.ae/news/world/asia-pacific/airports-at-top-asian-tourist-destinations-lack-detection-systems-for-deadly-winds