Older and Wiser

2 hours ago, wmlc said:

Landlords with five or more residential properties will now fall under the Consumer Protection Bureau’s definition of a contract controlled business. The Contract Committee issued the“Notification of the Contract Committee Re: The Stipulation of Residential Property Leasing as a Contract-Controlled Business B.E. 2561 (2018)” and it was published in the Government Gazette on February 16, 2018. The new regulations will take effect on May 1, 2018. One of the new regulations is: 

• The lessee has the right to terminate the lease agreement early with a minimum of 30 days advance written notice given to the landlord.

Therefore, show your lease to a lawyer to confirm there is no clause about termination in your contract. Seems odd there is not. If the landlord has less than 5 properties for rent, it’s all down to your contract. Also how many months deposit did you give? These guys that have commented actually have no idea what they are talking about. Dangers of posting these types of legal questions in a forum. Speak to a lawyer unless the deposit amount is under 10,000 Baht, as that would not be worth fighting over and let’s take a look at what the termination clause  says in your contract. The lawyer can also confirm the landlord’s property status. 

Not all conditions are stated in the contract because they are the laws (contract law) governing the contract. Such as, you signed a binding contract to stay and pay for one year. Therefore, you must pay for one year, even if you decide to leave earlier.

The swastika, if that's what it was, has a long past. It was popular long before Hitler adopted it and it became a hated symbol. They appear in Budhist and Hindu religions. I remember when I lived in Japan about 30 odd years ago, that the locations of temples were indicated by a reversed swastika.

I would also add, as a Filipino resident of 25 years, that such incidents, killing a friend after drinking and getting into an argument, in the Philippines are quite common. I know personally of two cases. In one case, the brother of my now ex-wife (my b-in-l) was drinking heavily with friends. One of his friends pulled a ring off his finger and, horsing around, wouldn't return it. He went home came back with a gun and shot his friend dead. I was even asked to pay Php50k blood money to keep him out of jail.

4 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

1. Japs? What are we in 1943?

2. This might be a mistake by ANA.  A week in Japan(especially in the major cities) is comparable to three weeks in BKK. The cost differential between visiting LOS and the Land of the Rising Sun is huge.  The longest I have stayed in Japan was 4 days and it was expensive just for a decent hotel and food. A Taxi ride from NRT to central Tokyo was almost $80 dollars.,  I had a large suitcase and just did not feel like taking the train/metro.  Doubt I will go back to Japan but if I did I would take the train from the airport.  Of course now Haneda is the preferred airport which is closer to the city. 

Limousine bus from Narita to Tokyo is most convenient, or used to be when I lived there up till 1998.

19 hours ago, jwest10 said:

Hi
I tried to find a foum for this and keep seeing adverts for football and not sure can one viw without a box and obviously that would be an addition and any free sites
Thanks

I am based in the Philippines, though spend quite a lot of time Thailand. I subscribed to anzfootball.com in the Philippines, it also works in Thailand. All ads and pundits in Thai. Cost about $7/month and features all kinds of matches, including all top European leagues and beyond.

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Over 4 years, about 59k $ a year split how many ways 14 about 4,000 dollars a year if split equally which I doubt very much. Bar girls can easily earn that a year. So a friend told me.

800m Baht is 20m dollars, 5m dollars a year.

Lurch is probably here only for a holiday.

1 hour ago, CecilM said:

True, Borax works amazingly well. 

Yes and mix with peanut butter, they love it.

16 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Did you declare the income to the taxman ?

I sold mine 2021, it had been rented out to the same guy for 16 years, then he bought it. I had to do self-assessment for cap gains, paid around GBP2,300, it was my only property in UK.

16 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Meanwhile the director is buying another Benz and adding to their bank account and collection of gold.

B3000 Per semester? Doesn't that work out at around B30+ per day. Nuf said.

2 hours ago, PeachCH said:

Should you visit Manila in the next future, Grab highly recommended! 

Unless it's a busy time or busy location. I've tried for 3 hours or more for Grab in Ortigas.

On 4/19/2023 at 12:55 PM, dinsdale said:

Fair enough but surly immigratin can. Seems like TAT are looking for a way out for their always over inflated predictions. As for the reduction maybe part of that is as many Russians who have already got out of Russia has peaked. Just a thouight.

I don't know about other airlines, but if I book through PAL they always ask nationality.

14 minutes ago, nchuckle said:

At the bottom of the blurred picture ,just below waist height is a very large dark patch. It couldn’t be,could it…? ???? 

Yes, they're black panties. Never seen a beaver that big.

It said that Thais were 56% of visitors in 2022. Strange, of approx 750k visitors from Nov 1 to Jan 26, there were only 7k, or about 1%. If for whole of 2022 the number of visitors was 9.5m, or approx 800k per month, then Thais were around 525k a month. But for three months from Nov to Jan total 7200, or 2,400 per month. What happened to all the Thais?

How about those who have already bought a condo? Not eligible I assume. I have a 2 bed/2 bath apartment in Cha-Am cost 4m. So, I'll just sell that and get an 8m one instead if I want a Smart Visa, right? Not Smart for me though is it?

4 hours ago, Mak25 said:

However, Pinoy is a person of Filipino origin or descent. A Filipino. A female is called Pinay.

Hmmm, not sure you are quite correct. Firstly Pinoy appeared in the 1920's to refer to Filipinos that had emigrated to or lived in the US, being the end of Fili(pino) with Y added as a form of endearment? Also, isn't a Filipino with foreign blood (descendent), especially Spanish, called Tisoy from Mestizo, not Pinoy?

On 10/2/2020 at 10:23 AM, Sydebolle said:

The damage is done and the hotel is toast; the Thai tourism industry just got another very big blow and TripAdvisor might want to reconsider its entire system. And, if you're at it; get the big mop and do some proper spring cleaning on those ridiculous laws. 

Agoda or Booking.com; just to name two, opens a review window only once the product is 1) purchased and 2) after the departure of the guest. Hardly anyone buys a hotel room just to smear their reputation. 

Different with TripAdvisor; any Tom, Dick and Harry can leave a review on/about anything without even proving ever having been there. Reviews get posted without screening, any reaction by the venue operator though is screened. If it does not please TripAdvisors screening team, the venue operator's answer is not published. 

The boy will walk and leave Thailand with a nice compensation by the hotel, after all he got apparently fired over the incident and will not be able to find an adequate employ in Thailand anytime soon ...... 

Wondering if either party learnt anything from this most ridiculous embarrassing incident? 

TA reviews are screened. I had a dinner in a restaurant in a group of 7. Later I had diarrhea. Turned out there was one dish that only I ate. i mentioned this in my review, which other than the mention of diarrhea was actually positive. TA contacted me and asked if I really wanted to say this in my review. I decided not to. I was pretty damn sure it was the cause, but not 100%, so I removed it.

16 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

the article alluded to comments concerning health measures/covid. IMO this is the main impetus for the pursuit of charges, not the few dollars involved..  

Seems he said you should avoid the place like COVID-19. Seems the manager didn't understand the meaning.

20 hours ago, Bob A Kneale said:

Funny how so many people don't understand the concept of polls.

Some people don't understand rational thought. I know what polls are, but such a small number and using what demographic? it's not representative for the reasons I stated. Sorry if I used words that are too big for you. 

21 hours ago, Aussie Col said:

If Thailand doesn't want foreign tourists I'm sure other countries in the area will.

I'm sure if Thailand doesn't want all the tourism money Vietnam and the Philippines will.

Billions lost in foreign tourism money will cost millions of jobs in Thailand. Directly and indirectly

Arrive in the Philippines and you go into isolation for 2 weeks at your own expense and cannot travel domestically unless you have all documentation required by the LGU from where you depart and the LGU where you arrive, and there's plenty of it required.

I'm sure that a poll of 0.002% of the population will be truly representative of the views of the population, not.

Officially, 7% of the population are employed in tourism, add those which are not officially employed in tourism, boats, banana boats, bar girls, etc., etc., plus those dependants who are reliant on their income, say at least 20% of the population, who I presume cannot wait for foreigners to return. It would make nonsense of their figures.

Personally, I am not resident of Thailand but have an apartment in Cha-Am and go there several times a year,. At least, until Covid-19. Last time was January, but don't know when the next time is likely to be, but still have to pay 40k+ maintenance. Much worse for those locked out of Thailand but locked into a rental agreement or mortgage.

Anyway, I look forward to the date they can safely return to normal.

17 hours ago, daveAustin said:

The wai and bs figures. Hardly anyone was wearing them when it was spreading enmasse.

Not true everywhere then. I was in Hua Hin/Cha Am most of January and almost all Thais were wearing masks, but very few Chinese or westerners.