CanadaSam

6 hours ago, topt said:

This "fellow" has posted regularly over many, many years in the Pattaya forum

I wasn't aware, but TBH I did not check.  Just was a little frustrated, because I thought finally, a topic that can be of help to me, but there was not a single recommendation to be seen, only that message about "PM"! 

Sorry.

OP, if you mentioned Terminal 21 because you want to have meals there, it would be wise to stay close by.

On booking.com and also agoda.com etc., there is a facility for you to view hotels in "map view" so you can see which hotels are really close to Terminal 21. 

You can choose which one you like according to price, etc.

If you are having the hernia repair by "mesh" placement, it is not a minor operation (IMO) and you should really be in the best hospital possible.

For others, I have recently research costs for this operation, and was shocked to find the average rate in Thailand for hernia repair with mesh is close to $4000 and in India is only around $1000!

22 hours ago, Guderian said:

PM sent

Suspicious.  Why a PM, on a topic that many are probably interested in? 

OP, I would be careful, this fellow seems to not want the rest of us to see whatever he/she suggests to you. 

Vancouver was LITERALLY PARADISE before the World Expo in '86 I believe, I grew up there.

From water skiing to snow skiing in just under 10 minutes!

The cleanest, most beautiful city in world, IMHO!

Then the Chinese takeover of Hong Kong took place, and (rich) Hong Kong citizens realized that a Canadian citizenship was available for an affordable price, and many of them went for it, choosing Vancouver to invest in real estate mainly.

Property prices went through the roof, and remain there, increasing to well beyond a "regular" Canadian's affordability.

It still is, one of the most beautiful cities in the world, but there are many alternatives in Canada, smaller cities, many small towns, where things especially housing is much more affordable.

Vancouver is now exclusively to be enjoyed by the mega-rich, excepting those that chose to remain in their owned homes, my family being one, who did not pay much attention to the rapidly increasing housing rates, because they owned their own, prior to the price explosion and chose to remain there.

For newcomers, please note that even a modest home is now available at a minimum of a million dollars. 

Regarding weather, Vancouver is the most temperate, with snow only in winter, for a few short months, rest of the year is quite comfortable, unlike most other places in Canada.

One would think that infecting another with HIV would be even more serious than rape?

Does anyone know the charge that applies here in Thailand?

A lower piece of <deleted> guy I don't think exists.

I would not eat them raw, just boil them, or for something really delicious, make an Indian style "dal" with them.

It seems that you do not need to incorporate in Thailand because the only benefits are here you could buy land/house and also possibly get a work permit.

IMO, Thailand is the least desirable of countries to form a limited company, due to constantly changing rules, high taxation, and stict scrutiny by the authorities.

Almost any other should be better for you, I would research neighbors and other options first.

I know you can form a company in Delaware, USA without even being present there, and get the most favourable tax rates out of all the states in the USA.

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

You're saying that the video that actually showed the three British morons walking away isn't genuine?

No, I'm saying it does not have a time or date stamp on it, so it could have been taken while they were on their way to the bar, or even on a different day.  I find it EXTREMELY difficult to believe they are walking hale and hearty, after the beatdown that we all watched, Lou.

Lou, give it up already! 

Do you even realize you are trying to defend a bunch (yes, a bunch) of morons ganging up to repeatedly kick tourists in the head, some apparently with deadly force?

And then, pointing to a video of them "walking" home after this encounter as a fact, knowing that it would be humanly impossible to do so???

Give it up, please.  Have some sympathy, for at least the guy in the coma, and please don't show videos of him walking home, whilst in said coma, please!

BTW, I recently ordered both powder and tablets for cleaning washing machines, from Lazada, and they work quite well!

Attempting to repair a complicated piece of machinery having never done it before.

Either way too much time on your hands, or your choice of forum name is appropriate (joking). 

12 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

You have no idea whether it is fake, use common sense, fella. 

I'd like to see you take a beatdown similar to what happened to these guys and then see if you can walk home like they are apparently doing in this video, in daylight, in the wrong direction, it was obviously taken before the brawl, you seem to lack even a modicum of common sense, Lou.

I was told long ago to recognize dehydration by "pinching" a part of your skin.

If it does not revert back into it's normal shape immediately, get help!

From the various articles on this subject, it seems the pump guy refused to pump petrol unless the falang removed the filling cap by himself.  Strange, never seen this happen in Thailand before, maybe I should get out and around more?

39 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

wouldn't He. It would be a violation of His parole

Wasn't putting references to anybody in CAPITALS only reserved for God?

Inquire at LH (Land & Housing) Bank.

In some recent research, they had the lowest interest rates, and other factors that made them easier to deal with.