timberpond

Why must you keep affirming my opinion of you? 

Well at least he got TE Visa lifetime for free...

I just causally asked krungthai for the 3 millions baht loan at 2% interest for 24 months promotion to help SMEs. Got down right rejected because my warehouse is rented rather than owned. I asked how about my 40 millions worth of machinery assets? They said no, only allow for land property assets for collateral. I smelled a massive scam trying to buy lands for 3 millions baht. Anyway, many thais borrowed it using houses and business shops as collateral. Advance Congratulations Krungthai! Good marketing speech you have there... thai kung thai!

Become a custom officer approving work visa... 

3 hours ago, quake said:

Would you move to Thailand.

 

Knowing what i know now about Thailand,  no way.

Don't do it. its just one big disappointment after another. 

 

I ever responded negativity to a post like that 3 years ago and after 3 years here, I'm starting to agree with this... 

I'm sorry about my comment to the previous naysayers due to my naive(ness).

2 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

I don't have a loan and am not going back to my home country.

Then I don’t see why you are participating on a car financing topics. Anyway thanks for your input. Have a good evening.

2 hours ago, Don Mega said:

Yeah from memory both cars I financed it took about a month to get the books, I asked them though when I decided I would sell them so was able to forewarn any buyers.

 

But if the business cashed out why did it not payout the vehicles then and there instead of waiting for the buyer to stump up the cash ?

As explained earlier, the car came back for a few days and customer is driving a standby car. Someone saw it, look at the mileage, test drive a bit and made an offer which is very fair. Since our contract is ending soon and car financing left not much I figured let the customer continue with the standby car for few more months while we sell this car. 

2 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

So after 2.5 years in business you were able to find out that the blue book takes a month, why not ask when you take the loan.

The first 7-8 cars we paid cash and there after then we started loan. This is the first car that we decided to early settlement since buyer show up with good offer. So you mean you did ask how long to get the blue book in case you settled early in your home country?

We own a small fleet of rental cars and mostly financed by Toyota. After 2.5 years the business finally is cashing out on its investment.

Today I cleared the first financed car with a balance of 6 installments and learnt that I have to wait 30 days for the blue book.

Buyer had been setup and now I can't sell it because Toyota thinks it's right to hold on to our property(blue book) for another 30 days.

The car have a monthly installment of 11,941 baht per month and the full settlement is 71,342 after interest rebate of 2.4% p.a. The interest rebate is only 304 baht 555.

They proudly told me that Toyota does not take early settlement fee but there's a administrative fee of 1,500 baht LMFAO.

Lastly, the staff came to my office to collect paper work to start the process of releasing blue book. Last year we made some adjustment of company shareholder's percentage, and now they are saying that I have to go DBD to get new paperwork(Ngan Se Lap Long) done. We are not applying for new loan for god sake. The car is now fully paid and fully own by us. Can I call the police? Joking...

By the end of this year, I have another 8 cars selling and this is the first LOL. Luckily we had already stop expending our car rental business and ventured into Machinery rental.

2 years of torture until the last car is back in 2021 August. Anyone's car is under financing and planning to sell, do know that you need the blue book to make transfer to new owner and that will take you 30 days. Good luck to finding a buyer that is willing to wait 30 days. THAILAND 4.0!!!   

His Visa is ending in May so I believed it doesn't have anything to do with his work permit application right? Just change the work permit and May just apply for new Visa... am I right?

He's on non B just like me. 

Dear all, 

My friend(falang) is holding a work permit with his own company. Lately the cost of doing business in Thailand is ever increasing and he is thinking to close his business and work for my company. Since I engaged his service on a monthly basis and I think why not. He's a machinery electrician (the best so far I could find here).  

My question is, his own work permit expired around 6th March and are we allowed to start applying his new work permit from my company now? Must we wait till his work permit expired before applying? Because the first 2 weeks of March nobody is free to run to labor office.

TIA

Having experienced people in this forum is really a blessing...

Thank you for all the valuable information guys!

55 minutes ago, William72 said:

No worries. They do a basic checkup, quite laughable actually. Check you for Elephantitis - really - this disease still exists?? They request your blood type and over past few years they asked for Tertiary Syphilis test which is also a blood test. They don’t check for drug use. You should be ok. 

I don't know what is Elephantitis and I did a search... dude it's scary!  

You guys really made me feel better... after the enjoyable night I was worried the whole day.

I drink and smoke but I don't do drugs... this episode is a nightmare after the high is gone...

But 1 thing I have to admit... damn it feel good! 

No... I'm not trying it again... eerrrrmmmm.... maybe if I'm in Amsterdam or something when its legal. 

Just now, OneMoreFarang said:

Did you ever have such a checkup? It's almost laughable. 

Yes, when I apply for work permit I was told to undergo a medical checkup although I don't really know what they test about... maybe HIV, STD etc... and I'm due for renewal in 2 weeks.

No Sir, I'm the GM of the company with less than 20 employees. We do not conduct annual drug test like those big companies with 200 employees. Will the labour dept order random drug test? I just don't want to be the unlucky goat.

Hi Guys, I need advise on medical checkup. Last night without knowing I took a puff of cigarette with marijuana in it.

Only 1 puff but I could feel the effect. I'm up for medical checkup next 2 weeks to renew my work permit.

Now I'm quite worried that it would show up in my report. What should I do? My friend say drink a lot of milk for the next few days. It really helps?

32 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

That is the same crossing. The spelling for the actual checkpoint seems to vary. I have seen it spelled Ban Pakad and on the map the coordinates you posted leads to it is spelled Banpuggard. Palin is the name of the Cambodian province you cross to.

Yes, the driver called it pailin so I assumed that was it. The car parked at the open area carpark just beside the checkpoint and I walked across the border. Visited the first casino and played few hands of sicbo. Cross the road and bought a bottle of Jack Daniel's No.27 Gold (1,800 Baht) and a carton of Dunhill (350 Baht). Walk back the same way and back in the car just under 1 hour. 

Oh yes, I paid 300 baht at cam checkpoint for not staying the night.  

On 2/23/2019 at 10:42 AM, JackThompson said:

Just for clarity - Pallin is not on the border - is the nearest significant town on the Cambodian side within 30 mins or so of two different crossing-points, Ban Packard and Ban Laem.  Reports seem to indicate Ban Packard is likely have a faster queue.

Just to be sure, this is the check point I'm talking about - 12.926497, 102.493307

Yes, just taxi alone. Using a toyota vios/altis with a driver that speak almost zero english. Actually it's a car rental company at Rayong thapma and car rental is 1,300 baht per day. With driver to send and fetch you to/from pailin is 2,000 all in including VAT/petrol. 

2,000 baht for a driver to send you from Rayong to Pailin, wait an hour for you and send you back to Rayong.

You walk across the border yourself and back to the car waiting at Thai side.

Remember to buy a bottle of whiskey and a carton of cigarette on your way back from Pailin.

Fetch you at 9am and you will be back about 3pm.