Henryford

It would help if you had made it clear. Your girlfriend is Thai and the condo is in Thai name?

12 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Not really worth trying to find a freelancer or bar girl in a mall, just go where they work.

 

Girls with proper jobs aren't looking for fat farang

fat old farang

Is it 1st April already?

Did CaMoron agree to uplift pensions for inflation for expats  in Thailand? thought not.

17 hours ago, Chongalulu said:

Yes I always wondered what significant benefits the ADV had over the Click . Click certainly better manoeuvrability in towns and assume adv better on longer runs but as you say the same engine 

I have the Click 160 ABS and it's great around town and gets 50 km/l. But if you intend to travel outside of town maybe the ADV160 is more suitable.

14 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

How does that work if >50% must be owned by Thais? 

40% are empty unsold, owned by the original developer. They don't pay their common fees either, until we take them to court. Which is stupid really because they have to pay eventually plus quite large interest and penalty fees.

On 3/18/2024 at 8:46 AM, Toby1947 said:

What's the point when the majority of Thais don't pay their maintenance. Always remember the nursery rhyme London bridge is falling down 

We only have about 10% of Thais in my condo and those are the ones who don't pay their common fees (until we take them to Court). If the building had 100% Thais there would be zero maintenance done.

On 3/19/2024 at 8:02 PM, sungod said:

 

David Beckham is one of the biggest role models for young kids/footballers there is, and such a decent person. Is he a mutton head, doesn't have a good job?

 

 

The guy's as thick as a short plank and his "good job" was kicking a ball around.  Proves the point.

I am a Committee member and i think it's worth it. After all this is my home and i want to have a say in how it is run/maintained.  It is not a big time commitment and hey i am retired i have plenty of time. Mostly farangs on our Committee which helps. Also important i think to keep on eye on the finances and who is not paying their common fee.

Or they could tell shops to let thieves just help themselves. Oh they already do that......

He could make an almost perfect Rolex for $500. A real one costs $50,000. Who is the real thief?

On 3/14/2024 at 10:23 PM, soi3eddie said:

 

Agreed. We just spent a week in the rural south at Nakhon Si Thammarat. So much cheaper than Pattaya (and that's what GF said).

 

I would be interested to know what is "so much cheaper". I can get a large beer in Pattaya 70 baht, a large chicken/rice dish for 60 baht, tuktuk 10 baht, farang meal 199 or even 99 baht etc. Same prices in 7/11.  I have travelled there and didn't notice any big differences in price.

The new rules are as clear as mud but i am assuming that i will need to submit a tax return next Jan - Mar 2025 on all monies remitted here during 2024. If i can prove they were subject to UK tax then there should be no Thai tax to pay.

16 hours ago, Espanol said:

 

For a procedure like this, I think I would take a taxi from the door of my house to the Immigration door. I wouldn't risk going out and doing the tour on foot or by songtaew.

 

You wouldn't get a taxi on the 19th, the roads are gridlocked. I remember making the mistake of get a van from Bangkok to Pattaya on the 19th. Once we hit the outskirts of town it took 5 hours to get home.

I bet they are all salivating at the thought of all those brown envelopes.

EV boom - is that when they burst into flames?

Early/late flights are useless because it ends up costing more with taxis or hotels. Plus they mess up 2 days of your holiday.

Good news. Fairly obvious that an ex security guard couldn't afford a 1 million baht a month villa unless there was something very dodgy with his business.