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Brought something from invade IT. Used internet banking and they expressed it to my home

in the country no problem.

They had a bike I could use at the driving test. I failed the test a few times because there were more than one answer that

said the same thing. You have to answer using their wording.

Congratulations hopefully with a little PR from this event she can become a role model

Who did the feasibility study? In our area there are problems in putting culverts and road side ditches.

There are about 4 paved roads from Chumphon to Ranong. The Main one from Chumphon. If you go about 60 klics south there are two ways from Ko Pip and there is a main road from Laung Suan. The three southern ones

are prettier, but have some steeper grades..

There is not title to the land and the owner says there is twice as much land as there is I think saying be careful is an understatement

I have been banking at the TMB for ten years and haven't had any problems.

I get SWIFT money no problems from Canada, but haven't sent anything.

Internet banking is pretty simple once you get the hang of it. I pay bills, transfer

money to other accounts in TMB, and other banks. Might find the infor on their

web site.

Thank you very much for the comments. Have heard that people normally pass through without the check on the CC.

People have used scans as evidence.when asked for the card. People have been asked for the original card.

Sounds like verification at the airline office is the safest way to go.

I used my brother in laws credit card to book a flight with Cathay Pacific.

I have the e-mail ticket and booking. The policy is that the original Credit

card must be shown to CP before flight time. Does anyone know how this

works in Bangkok.

I have taken the AC train from Bangkok to Sawi just a few Klics south and the train was seldom more than 20 minutes late

so don't depend on it being 2 hrs. late unless you have a good book.

There are a lot of cases of Dengue(sp?) in the Chumphon area.

Canada and Australia have a lot of parents doing home schooling, and there are a lot of websites.

The teaching if done properly at home is more efficient and the kids learn more. The only concern

is social, and the kids social learning and interaction with others may or may not suffer depending on

the parents.

Just did my retirement visa Ranong and no such information was asked for. I just give a copy of my yellow book.

Directions sound easy. Will try again. Thank you!

I thought the 90 day thing was transferred to the office I am talking about.

They are still doing Visa's at Ranong if you want to go there.

I went to get my visa renewed in Ranong and the guy who prepared it said that they have been doing Visa's in Chumphon

for five days. Still haven't found the place yet in two trips. Have a friend who did there 90 days there. But didn't work real

hard at it.

I use TMB fairly often to do this. Just deposit a check to myself. Takes about four or five weeks.

Costs about 10 baht. Exchange rate normally is quite acceptable with internet exchange rates.

Probably better than going to money exchange in Bangkok.

Hard to get aspirin in Thailand. Thai's seem to feel aspirin is dangerous

Is normal in Ranong. Generally have to ask for slip.

Have not had any problems with the wine. It is a cheap wine that is acceptable to have a glass in

the evening or with my noodles. Do not have the money or background to require finer wines on

an everyday basis.

Fame restaurant generally has other Farangs traveling. Internet, wireless, shopping around, western

food. Farang Pub has much the same in the area if not the Pub. Shopping not quite as good I don't think. Easy to put in a few hours either place.

Having taught in the Thai system in Bangkok know class size is really a problem

Teaching the keen students isn't a problem. They have been groomed by

their parents to suck in all the information and knowledge they can get. 30%

of the students learn if you can hold their attention and the bottom 20% of the

students don't care, and their parents don't care. In rural schools around the

area I live in now their really isn't any accountability on the part of the teachers,

and they pretty well do what they want in elementary schools. Videos play a major

part in classroom time. Students get so far behind, although class numbers

are small, that when they go to the higher level schools which have a lot bigger

classes, the the material is meaningless and they mentally drop out. Why not

they will pass anyhow.

I have a relative going to the technical college in Chumphon.

Is a top student and all around good kid. Needs an apartment in

the 2000 - 3000 baht range.

Use internet banking TMB and haven't had any problems.

There are lots of road which do not have a border crossing I guess If they get used too much they will put one. How many businesses in the States depend on Canadian Customers coming across the border.

I guess the natural resources that Canada sends to the states should be put up for bid as China would love to access them.. With the greater need of the United states for Canada's natural

resources, it is had to understand why the United States would want to alienate Canada.