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Recently used this large travel agency

They forgot to confirm flight

Tried to blame this on the airline

Changed my flight to another airline without asking me

Changed back to original when I compained

Changed flight to another airline again without asking me, this time less than 24 hours before due to travel

This is normal practice anywhere but you should have been asked if you want to pay in baht or pounds

Just find the local UBC shop - customer services will tell you if necessary.

Buy a replacement - cannot remember how much but not too bad

The meaning of the electricity bill is simple - they are ripping you off big time or you are paying for someone elses electric as well

We recently had a missed flight due to UK departure going late - we were boarded up in the Movenpick Hotel Doha

We nearly had to change flight due to family bereavement and we were quoted a total of 60 GBP each to change

added into ticket price although why i should have to pay to leave the country is beyond me

I have only used agoda once and it wasnt until too late that I noticed that tax is added on AFTER their quoted price - sneaky trick

Now I am back using sawasdee.com - always cheaper, up front with prices and always very efficient

As an above post, my wife has ILR in UK (MALAYSIAN) AND AS WE UNDERSTAND IT YOU HAVE TO BE BACK TO UK AT LEAST EVERY 2 YEARS. WE GO BACK FOR 1ST TIME LATER THIS MONTH SO WILL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. aS FAR AS IMMIGRATION IN UK IS CONCERNED WE HAVE BEEN ON A 1 YEAR HOLIDAY - HAVE A HOLIDAY HOME HERE AS WE ALSO RETAINED A UK ADDRESS SO HOPEFULLY THE ILR WILL STAY OK. CANT AFFORD TO LIVE IN uk ANYWAY

FINGERS CROSSED !

As far as I am aware noon resident for tax purposes is different. I cannot find any advantages to being non resident completely but am interested if anyone knows about this.

I have just sent off R85 to reclaim tax so fingers crossed.

I talked at lenght to Nationwide before I left and they advised to have an address in UK for health etc purposes and they use that for correspondence but they will also use address here if that is what you want

add 009 before calling UK. The 44 then number (omit (0))

Hua Hin imimigration ( believe here is the only one) requires that all foreigners on any visa other than a tourist visa must report to immigration within 24 hours of arival back in Thailand

Failure to do so fine 800 baht

thank you for your valuable comments.

Have you seen a project that appeal to you more then this one?? if so, please let me know which one that was. thank you

I actually visited this place a couple of weeks back, or tried to. My wife asked security to allow us access to view what they had and he said no! No questions asking what we wanted, just 'no'. Amazing. We both laughed and drove off. I wonder if others have had similar experiences?

I'm sure their sales office is very good, but I will never know.

Many developments are abandoned as the property market falls. Make sure you see for yourself and check ALL services are connected etc. And above all use a reliable and trustwortthy estate agent - yes there are ones here I was told by estate agent today that 50% of estate agents in HH have packed in as supply has oustripped demand

At 1st glance that sounds like the way Islamic banks operate - the bank buys the property and the mortgagee pays the bank (at a determined rate which incorporates interest which mulims claim they cannot pay)

No ypu should be ok

Might be best to confirm no withdrawals from your bank though

OAIS gone bust !

Notice to Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Passengers

It is with regret that Oasis Hong Kong Airlines announces that the airline has applied to the Hong Kong Court to appoint a provisional liquidator on 9 April 2008. The Court has appointed Edward Middleton and Patrick Cowley of KPMG as the provisional liquidators, and they have assumed control of the airline with effect from 1400h the same day Hong Kong time.

Our flight operations have been cancelled until further notice. The Provisional Liquidators are liaising with other airlines in order to help customers make alternate travel arrangements as quickly as possible.

well I have an olympus e500 with extras for sale at good price

I am in Hua Hin

PM or whatever if you may be interested

You can register a Thai address with Nationwide and they post mail to you but will not send card due to Thai post losing them.

They will send a card reader to Thailand by registered post though.

Cards will need to be sent to a UK mailing address and then posted to you via registered mail thats the only option.

I was advised by Nationwide that each time I go to UK, request a new card and collect at branch

Declare on the swift form what the money is being sent for. Should not be any problems if you do this

90/10 of the 'high street' optical shops staff are only trained to use the eye testing machine and sell frames. They are NOT opticians.

Routine reading glassess / long distance glasses may be ok but any ye problem is not understood and they cannot give corrrect lenses in many cases. Use an optician not a sales shop if you have any unusual problem or one needing specialist knowledge

So there they were, two prawns – Julian and Christian swimming in the sea quite happily.

One day Julian met a magic squid who offered to grant him a wish.

“Hmmm” though Julain “I’m fed up with everyone chasing me trying to eat me, make me into a shark please”

:oK” says the magic squid – piff paff puff and Julian is a shark

So some time later Julian sees the magic squid. “Hello Julian, how’s it going” says the magic squid

“Well, I’m a bit fed up to be honest, it was great at first but nobody wants to talk to me, they think I’m gong to eat them, I wish I was a prawn again” says Julian

“No problem” says magic squid – piff paff puff and Julian is back to his old self

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“Great” he says “I’ll go visit my old mate Christian”. So off he goes, knocks on the door – “Hi it’s me, its Julian”

“Go away, you’ll eat me” says Christian

“No I won’t”

“Yes you will that’s all you ever so now”

“I promise I wont eat you” says Julian “ You’re safe now …………………

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I’m a prawn again Christian”

Olympus E-500 + loads of extras for sale, am in Hua Hin but can get to Bangkok if necessary

PM for full details

PMs seem not so good as I have full review of camera with sample pics so best if you use my email then I can reply with an attachment

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Olympus E-500 + loads of extras for sale, am in Hua Hin but can get to Bangkok if necessary

PM for full details.

Even if dormant the company still has to present annual accounts at the right time (late filing can result in hefty fine).

15000 seems the average price for a competent accountancy service

http://www.simpsons-uk.com/

Shipped 27 cases. Packed and wrapped by them, from Peak District Derbyshire door to door in Hua Hin 1400 pounds

2500 baht tea money

Excellent service thoroughly recommend them

You can own a car in own name - if its in company name the insurance will be more expensive,

You will need a certificate of residence from police