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Well I hope they have more discussion with the Airlines this time,as the last time they tried to invent Hua Hin as as International Airport they just went ahead and took it for granted that their idea was going to be a guaranteed success.
They upgraded the Control Tower,the interior new Shops etc,then the splendor Of lengthingning the Runway to accomdate the larger Aircraft that were going to arrive,but forgot to set up a Service Area for the Maintenance of all these larger Aircraft,besides not getting a guarantee that the International Airways would be interested in moving parts of their Fleets to Hua Hin.
After wasting all this money what did they get,I believe it was 2 Test Flights and nothing more only the Tunnel over the main Road that carries The lengthened Runway and somehow we lost our favorite evening Flight to Bangkok.
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6 minutes ago, malathione said:
May I ask how long after the first shot you got your second? I'm due to get my first Pfizer from them on the 21st. I truly hope they have some left!
I had my second Pfizer shot 20 days after my first one,at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital
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Not a list of Books but very popular Authers Stephen Leather, Danial Silva,Lee Child,James Patterson they have done a load of Books just google them and take your pick, James Patterson has done a Series called Private very good,but my favorite out of these is Danial Silva his theme is the Mossad,
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21 hours ago, bkk6060 said:
Pattaya area keeps rising. I have regular girls I date who keep contacting me. No way Jose, not worth the risk at this point will stick to the internet for my fun.
And where do you think the girls who are providing the fun are getting their customers from,Line,timeline,TF,IG,Instagram,the girls are all over the internet.
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3 hours ago, greenmonkey said:
what was the website address?
The website was developed by my friend just for me it wasn’t a website for further Sales
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When I Sold my last Home I contacted a number of Real Estate Agents and overall there were lots of Agents obviously a number of them were Advertising the same Properties,the average charge in Commission was6-7%.
Wasnt to happy with the ones who came to my Home and I was talking to a friend about it,he told me he would develope a website for me and put it online which he did and he charged me 5,000baht.
It had only been online for 2 days and had my first enquiry,in the next 2-3 weeks I had a number of positive enquiries,when I eventually Sold it I had 4 couples all trying to buy it so my 5,000baht Investment worked well for me.
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1 hour ago, Albert Zweistein said:
Did you have kids with her ?
1 hour ago, Albert Zweistein said:Did you have kids with her ?
No we didn’t have children but she had a daughter from her previous relationship a Thai guy.
I was surprised it went so smoothly and very surprised when it all went my way,the only hitch if you like was I could only stay in the House for a Year and it had to be Sold or put in a Thai name,as I was going to Sell anyway this wasn’t a problem, I have advised a number of guys to take a chance and not to give up,it payed off for me and considering the time it took and the Travel to the Courts for the Solicitor and myself when needed the Costs were a bargain 200,000baht.
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Contrary to what’s been posted and to what most people I knew told me to forget about it and write it off, I chose to ignore what people were saying and decided to fight with a Court Case.
Now my House was in her name yet I kicked her out,due to her gambling whilst I was out of the Country working.
I found a Solicitor,well the Thai Manager of our Village did, I spoke to him via the Manager a number of times and attended Court also 3 / 4 times and barely uttered a word,it took just under a Year to resolve I got the House and all the contents and she never got 1 baht,so you see you don’t have to write it off or give in, give it a try,consult a Solicitor and take his advice,I did and I received over 4 million baht when I Sold it.
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I have lived in Thailand 25 Years and Cambodia was my bolt hole when I needed a change , I visited many many times,usually for 1-2 weeks and always enjoyed my time there,the biggest mistake I made was moving over to Phnom Penh Full time.Looking for what I call a decent Condo/Apartment to Rent the ones I viewed were in the 450 600US,I had looked at what Barang were calling good Condos at 300-350US and they were shocking couldn’t believe how some Barang were living. I settled on a playyyce just over 2klms from the City Center,a brand new Building Furnished,they were looking for 650US I offered to pay 550US 6Months in advance and got it for that.
I didn’t find the food to bad(except the street food)plenty of Euro Restaurants prices decent,but really missed Thai Food.
what surprises me are that most of the comments by people who have lived there or have visited regularly is they nearly all say cheap beer,cheap and ready available drugs,I often wonder what kind of life they lead when they are the first 2 things they mention.
After about 6Months I was getting bored,relief was my Work as I was Working all around Asia,so at about 9-10 Months I decided I had had enough and moved back to Thailand.
Most of my friends I had there have also departed,some to Thailand,Vietnam and some back to Europe, I am told by people I still know there that they are also considering leaving,they are fed up with the usual things,dirty,attitude,Crime more prevalent and far to many Chinese now with there bad attitude,and of course getting more expensive.
Did I enjoy my long stay there no,did I enjoy my frequent visits prior to moving there most definitely,but my experience living there and the stories I am being told, I am glad I left when I did, I made a big mistake moving there and as such I have never been back.
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I have been Shipping Vitamins and Supplements from the UK for Years and never had a problem,my last Order was for just over 100GBP a little over 4,000baht, no problems as the Order was not shipped complete as I bought off eBay and there were different Retailers involved so each Delivery was under 20GBP,a warning for those who aren’t aware of Shipping costs from the UK dont use Amazon because they stiff you for Postage.
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I have owned 5Houses in Thailand plus Land,all Sold at a profit but that was at the time a lot of Farang were coming here to live in Wonderland,now there is a dearth in the Housing market.
when I Sold my last House I transferred the Money I received plus more as I had quite a bit of cash at hand,I invested the money and now I rent over here,the interest I receive more than pays for my rent and utilities bills would I buy again in Thailand?not on your life, I know lots of people who would love to Sell but they can’t shift their Condos or Houses, the Development I Rent my Condo is full of guys who want to Sell they bought the Condos as a Rental Investment,if they are lucky they are getting let’s via Air B&B the Days of Long Term renters has gone at present I am paying 8,000baht less than what I was paying when I first came in and no deposit, I feel much happier Renting a quick way to leave if I wish.
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I lived with a Thai girl for quite a few Years it was a good relationship for most of the time but as a lot of people (Farang)know it doesn’t always last.
I was working outside of Thailand on a regular basis and things started to change in our relationship and then I found out she has started gambling losing and borrowing money to feed her gambling habit.
Coming Home one time she had asked me to go to a Wedding in Bangkok which I refused due to what had happened at the previous one we went to,after paying for the Whisky and Beer I was “one of the boys”after refusing to buy anymore they all(Thai guys) left the table,so I refused to go to this one.
So she went off to Bangkok with the daughter for 3 Days,I went round to friends of ours to see why they hadn’t been round to our House as they always came round,then the news came to me from them as they wouldn’t come round as my girl wanted them to lie to me about her playing cards,they wouldn’t do that but told me what she had been up to and now had problems with the mafia as she had borrowed from them.
Confronting her when she came back home from Bangkok she eventually told me some of the things she had done to get money to gamble.so with what she told me I kicked her out of the House and next Day started Legal proceedings to get the House back.
I was confronted by all the Bar Beer Lawyers and the neigh sayers all telling me I was an idiot for trying to get the House back as everything was in her name.
I took no notice of the doom sayers and pressed on, I hired a Thai Lawyer,it took just under a Year to finalize the Case which I won and got the House back,it cost me 200,000baht but I was very happy the way that the Lawyer performed and thought his Costs were very reasonable,obviously this is a wartered down version of events but if anyone is interested in knowing ask and I will try to help.
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To survive in HH at all never mind the Low Season,you have to compete with the well established Italian Restaurants,the most popular are(or were) Enricos Place opposite the Hilton (I think the proper name is Lo Stavalle) and the 2 Italian Restaurants at the bottom of Soi Bintabaht opposite the Temple,these 3 have always been the most popular with Tourists and ex Pats,then you have the less popular but still have have a regular clientele plus you can get the basic Italian Food in many Thai Restaurants,then you have the real expensive one up just past Market Village if it’s still open,then you have a lot of the Farang places that have opened up down Soi 80 and other Sois in tha area,you are in a real competitive market, and another thought you have Pizza Hut which does a very good trade,I wish you well but do your Homework on this idea.
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2 hours ago, jesimps said:
Not trying to be funny here but the thread title should be "Land hers, house hers". I bought my place in the wife's name, but even if I hadn't, I know I'd have a hell of a job trying to sell up if it came to it. On the odd occasion I've mentioned it as a contingency plan, she just goes into ignore mode.
After splitting up with my girlfriend I started making moves to get my House back,the House and land were in her name.
After suffering from all the Doomsday know all’s that I had no chance of getting my House back I visited a Solicitor explained everything to him and he was happy to take the Case on.
To cut a long story short after just under a Year at our final Court appearance I was awarded the House but as in Thai Law I could not have the Land in my name,we retired to the Chambers the Judge,Solicitor,Translator and the Thai Manager of the Village I lived in,after discussing this for a while the Land was put in the Village Managers name and the House in my name and this ended in a satisfactory result for me.
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1 hour ago, MikeN said:
Re #1, if you have online banking already you should be able to do internet transfer to Thailand, but there is usually a $10,000 limit per transaction so you may have to do several transfers. I can do it through Westpac at $5 a time but some banks charge much more per transaction. You could also just go into the branch when you get home and do one transaction for the whole amount, from memory that cost $30 many years ago. Just make sure you have the correct SWIFT code and account numbers whichever way you do it !
Probably best to transfer it into an account here in your name, slightly less chance of questions being asked or flags raised in Aus because of anti money laundering and support of terrorism regulations. BUT that may involve jumping through hoops here depending on your visa status ?
Whatever you do, send it in Australian dollars not baht and let the bank here convert it.
As for #4, a friend lives on one of those gated communities in Hua Hin and he has put a “removable “ shed in his back yard, but cannot make any permanent alteration to the property.
When I bought my first House I transfered 30,000GBP in one go never had a problem.
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18 hours ago, kjun12 said:
They look like Thais to me.
You need to go to Specsavers
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Looking to buy a set of Kitchen Bar Stools but unfortunately I haven’t had any luck in locating any,seen 3-4 but not very good,wondering if anyone here can reccomend a Shop or Shops with a decent selection,thanks in anticipation of any help.
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If you want to spend a lot of money I agree with you my new Credit Card was delivered to my sisters as my Bank Nat West wont send anything to Thailand, so my Sister enquired with DHL to deliver it the cost 75GBP.