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Fanjita, hi, i don’t think you understood my post.

What I meant was that I hope that they accept a reservation for one guest, meaning me alone. I have often found in the past that some restaurants avoid taking reservations for  people dining alone. I want only one Christmas dinner, not eat all day. 

Looks wonderful, I’m hoping to be able to reserve for one guest ?

I would choose 

voluntary return under international supervision.

Seems sure that with the current exchange rates there won’t be a lot of sales. How on earth do they manage the thousands of condos laying empty ?Of course, lackof a good visa for people staying longer than a month or two doesn’t help. 

Good lord, all I can say is poor Cambodia, what a future , and let’s hope that this never arrives in Thailand ! 

Khunheineken , hi, no, Susaday was on Ocheatal beach road, opposite the beach where they also had beach chairs and a bar.Ive found out that they closed down and left , back to France. Was talking to a Cambodian friend and he said what’s happened in Sihanoukville is terrible. Over run with Chinese. 

Total rubbish article !

Lets hope they don’t knock down Rompo market, it’s the only one in that area. The fruit and veg is good and well priced. Also, there’s the Kiss restaurant which I’m sure a lot of locals would miss. 

Hi, Anyone know if it’s still ok to move around ( Jomtien to Bangkok etc) and not be  obliged to re do a TM30 ? I always do it when arriving from France and when I last asked, the officer at Jomtien said I didn’t have to again if I was going to Bangkok and back again to the same address. Also, can someone remind me what is needed ? The condo office will do their bit as usual. Thanks. 

The ones I’ve had in Indonesia are wonderful. Where do they come from there, and what’s their secret ? Quite big, flat skin.

Unfortunately for the markets and ordinary street side shops, malls are the way to go. It’s the same all over the world . Come rain or shine, heatwave or storm, the mall is a great place to hang out. Hard for small individual shops to pay the rent, so they usually attract the larger  stores and brand names. That they work or not depends on the brand, I’ve seen 50 + queuing to get into some shops like Vuitton or Chanel in Bangkok , and I doubt they wait that long not to buy. Lots of well off Chinese ,Japanese etc for these shops. Just take a look at Paragon and Central world. Central Festival Pattaya seems to be doing quite well 

KhunHeineken, had many a good night with great wine at reasonable prices in Susaday. Yes, I’m wondering where Bruno and family are, any news would be welcome. I’ll start looking myself. Last saw them two seasons ago,2016, and  all was fine then for them. 

How about the French restaurant/bar/ beach called SUSADAY , across from the beach , left side as you go down to Ocheatal beach ?? Great food, Bruno’s a real cook, great fun hangout, hope it hasn’t gone, but don’t think so as I would have heard on the grapevine.The Chinese are ruining everything everywhere.

From what I understand in this thread, it’s easier to enter Thailand with a second/ third  SETV  though a land border rather than an airport ?Am I understanding right ? And if so, which border is easiest ? Thanks. 

If a person has to pay rent in his home country, then obviously life will be quite expensive, and no way you can get by on 40 to 50 thousand baht a month and still enjoy yourself. Luckily, in Thailand, even if you rent a nice condo with pool ( I pay 18000B)  go out often for a meal in the local restaurants , have a drink etc, you can easily get by on another 20.000 B . ( excluding paying the ladies and men supporting families ) .Even if I wanted to spend more, I don’t see what on. What I do spend more on is holidays to Bangkok , a week on Koh  Chang , and  neighbouring  countries . The one thing that is not negligible, is health insurance, which I believe everyone should have, or a nest egg to cover surprises. 

Unfortunately, there are more and ore chain restaurants , everywhere. It’s hard to find proper individually owned restaurants, especially with a clean kitchen and staff. The lack of hygiene is often obvious and puts me right off. Also, many restaurants fail because they lack qualified staff/ cooks, it’s a here today , gone tomorrow attitude that can sink a good restaurant. Jomtien has a few “ good” restaurants, they are quite expensive too, considering , ok for now and again. One Indian restaurant there is very good, but the prices have rocketed, so there’s  lot less customers. 

Many I ask why cheese in Thailand has a very short sell by date ?

Once the wonder of working in Thailand has worn off, and reality sets in, I can’t see for the life for me why any person would work in Thailand for such small wages. 

No way  I would  ever take a mini van again !

Hi all, I will need to get an SETV in Vientiane between the 25 th (Tuesday) and 28 th ( Friday) of December. Is the embassy open ? I would prefer to apply on the 27 th ( Thursday) pick up Friday 28 th.  Also, when will they close for this coming New Year ? Thank you. 

Most restaurant workers earn small wages, yes, I always leave a tip for good service. Also, when taking a car or taxi longer distances, I also leave a tip for safe driving, I also mention this to the company when reserving a car. I also leave a tip to the lady who runs my condo rental perfectly and gets my papers done ( immigration needs) in a jiffy.