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They have 2 sections one ladies only where you can natter about waxing and perms in a 'safe' place

R U a lady or a man hiding behind an attractive avatar?

no guards probably means nobody pays service charge and no services. I would not consider without myself as they are better than nothing and at least know who comes and goes.

Excellent point about the non-pays. I wouldn't consider going to a mooban w/o security. As you say, better than nothing and you know who's entered.

The Naked Gun is chock full of gags that are goofy, unapologetically crass, and ultimately hilarious. I loved it and have watched it about 10 times.

Here's my favourite scene:-

Had never seen this. Absolutely classic!!

Years ago my wife got talked into an insurance plan where you invest X amount for 7 years, leave the funds on with them and, if one does not die, you get your money back with no interest after 15 years. Worst deal ever! And half the time the bank employee cannot even explain the terms. It's always "please help me" and "trust me, it's a good program".

Are some people really still this stupid to believe that you can get such insanely high returns on one's investment.

Apparently at least 400 of them are.

Anybody claiming returns above between 7% and 10% are nothing more than scammers.

These days anything above even 5% is a scam &/or be ready to read the fine print.

I love photographs of Vietnamese ducks.

That's what I thought also; not Thailand but VN or Cambodia.

I think you have too much time on your hands.

"smacking each other on the butt is even more bizzare(American)"---are you for real? Where have you been hanging out?

Tend to agree and the prices are high. Chic Republic is now our go to shop for goo, unique stuff.

I'm Interested in some nice steaks I can cook at home. Apart from Makro mentioned above where can you get them?

Tops Market has very good selection of Aussie beef.

Went to St. P for 2 days while on a cruise a few years ago.

Would highly recommend Anna Artyushina at www.petersburgguide.com. This was a great tour. They pick you up with a comfortable van---no more that 10 or 14 people as I recall. On our tour there were only 7. She has standard tourist places but these can be adjusted according to the passengers requests.

I would add that she takes care of all the visa requirements.

Went to St. P for 2 days while on a cruise a few years ago.

Would highly recommend Anna Artyushina at www.petersburgguide.com. This was a great tour. They pick you up with a comfortable van---no more that 10 or 14 people as I recall. On our tour there were only 7. She has standard tourist places but these can be adjusted according to the passengers requests.

Transfer??? How about fired??

Everyone's healthy until they're not. Your choice for your level of risk.

I guess infulential people don't have names.

You must be either trolling or insane! Never never never go into business with a Thai person!

If you can't contribute and only troll, please don't respond.

While the comment could be considered overly harsh and negative. any prospective investor/partner-seeker would be wise to be on the highest alert!

When arriving at Swampy airport, they ought to put a 'victim' sticker on tourists' foreheads.

Red Bull heir and Lady Kai----let's see how this one works out.

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try citadines sukhumvit soi 16 but be sure to get rooms nowhere near the 4th floor which is entirely smoking. Other than that, it's a great little hotel a short walk to Asoke BTS, Foodland, etc, - http://www2.citadines.com/en/thailand/bangkok/sukhumvit16.html

My guess is that Standard Charter, like Citibank, would only be enthusiastic about a large account.

Only wondering...is there a place/site to sell your gold peer to peer?

Would that be legal?

Can you post it on TV's classified site? ...buyer and seller each do better

Just like Craig's list, you could be giving thieves a personal invitation.

I did, using the OneWorld airline group on a 7 month around the world trip last July to this February. I went with OneWorld because I'm a 2 million miler on American Airlines. They call it RTW, Round The World. Given the vast number of carriers in the group it's pretty easy to get where you want to go.

I went Bangkok->Manila->Auckland->Sydney->Vancouver->Los Angeles->St. Louis->Miami->Glasgow->Copenhagen->Istanbul->Bangkok. I needed a couple of intermediate stops and a land segment in Europe.

The web site to plan your trip is here: https://rtw.oneworld.com/rtw/ You can select Economy, Business or First. If you pick Economy you cannot upgrade specific flight segments.

There are a few rules, like a maximum of 16 flight segments (even if you need a stopover at B to get from A to C counts as 2), a land segment between two airports counts as one flight segment, there are limits to the number of stops in each continent. The web site is good because it allows you to build your itinerary and it will keep applying the rules to let you know if you're in compliance.

Once you purchase the ticket, the airports are locked and not changeable. But before you leave or when you're on the trip you can make changes to dates, times, flights and carriers with *no* change fee and *no* flight cost differential fee. I used this twice and it was absolutely painless, just an email, with an acknowledgement of the change the next day. This gave me peace of mind to be able to stay later or leave earlier with no penalty.

Once you click to purchase the ticket, it goes to a human agent who will work with you to select specific flights, complete the itinerary, calculate costs and make payment. I worked with a lady at American Airlines in Dallas who works exclusively on the RTW desk so she knows the system inside out and personally takes care of everyone on an RTW trip. She booked all the flights and explained I could pay her over the phone with a credit card and be charged fees and taxes as if I was standing in Dallas, or I could go up to Bangkok and pay at a local office here. I asked for both pricings and it turned out I saved about USD $1000 by going up to Bangkok. Total cost was about USD $5000.

If I were to do another extensive trip like this, I would absolutely do the RTW again. If you have any specific questions, I'm happy to help.

Thanks & kudos to you MW for this. Have almost 3 million on AA and have thought about a trip like yours but never did anything about it. You've given me the impetus to get going before it's too late.

What do we know? Ask the bank.

I googled peter van dermark v. bangkok bank and the only thing that came up was your question on TV. I would think a public record would come up. Are you sure the class action suit has been filed or is BBL getting to you before the lawsuit?