moontang

Gotta be patient.  I signed up with AIS, then got a call saying FULL..then signed up for TRUE and day of install said 2400 for new line...then a week later, found a lesser known..been good..and seen AIS with a table set up in the lobby twice...so things change, and you will be restricted, but give it a week or two..and don't be afraid of the little guys.  I had good luck with 3bb and Sinet...two months free if you pay for a year..etc...don't listen to malcontents with trouble in the boonies...it is different in the cities, but there will always be outages... 

I sent a thumb back to the factory in ROC for about 20 THB....they actually repaired it ..had bought it in the US....have had good luck with the Kingston's..

Is the hot sauce called SCORCHIO or FIRE?

How about the area near the new extension from hualumphong?  Chitlom is crawling with tourist, period...having to be near there is a big constraints, and yes, very high rent...Consider canal boat areas...even the Democracy area/fringes of KSR...I am up the river near the end of the ferry but also can walk to MRT and scores of good busses...Chitlom twice a day in rush hour would suck big time, though.  Few Chinese up here, or farang, but the areas on the fringes of Chinatown, like Thewet and Bang pho are great and quite nice to walk and shop, but on the brink of being expensive.  

Do they still do these?  How about that three day unlimited MRT?  THX!

The B2 hotel chain is in that range ....

18 hours ago, mogandave said:

 

Why?

 

You just have to make 100% certain of how the maturity is handled.  If it automatically goes into savings, that would leave a hole in your fixed account..even for five minutes. If it renews, there is still two extra entries in your book during seasoning.  Caused a problem in CM....I like KIS...keep it simple, but still want the best rates.

CIMB is still profitable..even CIMB Thai.  How many of the largest EU Banks consistently make profit?  The whole financial sector is getting squeezed by people using technogy to avoid Bank fees, as well as what the ETFs have done to comissions.  The Thai banks almost simultaneously made a lot of transactions free, to stay competitive, last year, and that had to hurt them, but it is great for the consumer.

4 hours ago, sfokevin said:

I was thinking of doing this too!... The style I have now seem to allow a lot of air to enter... in my lounge alone the are are 12 of them in the ceiling!... Each letting in hot air and here in CM there is the pollution issue and I want to seal the room up a bit better...

 

Did you switch to LED?... what model?

I bought the Panasonic 12 watt...round...calls for a hold of 125 mm....my existing holes were 117..so I just scraped them a little and I got a perfect fit.  That equals a 19 watt CFL, 1080 lumens.  But I think you still save even if you don't use the lights much..because of the right seal.  Those are 279 each at homepro.  Put a square one in the bathroom, and will also replace the round fluorescent with the Panasonic, also 

I just replaced the old can type downlights and notice a difference for a small investment..I also noticed SCG makes 60 cm tile with four inches of insulation built in.., as well as ones with a radiant barrier built in.  I would start with venilation in the attic for a house..but would insulate too.

I would FSBO and post in the facebook groups, as well as www.bahtandsold.com...I sold last year by posting for free on www.ddproperty.com...which is very big in SEA.  Homes in that range can sit for years....by the time you price aggressively enough to get action, and allow for huge land office fees...the 3% commission becomes significant.  

When I do use an agent, it will be one with recent sales in the very immediate area, and if they live near, even better.  Many of the moo baans have a resident realtor in the front office...very important for people driving around looking. They might even have a few buyers in the wings, but be careful of them trying to arbitrage.  I have sold 9 homes over the years and did FSBO 4 times.  Escrow companies make it easier in the US, but you just have to be very specific about land office fees, or there will be drama.....and buyers may have their own schemes to get lower fees...Agree to pay the first x amount...maybe 5% of sale price...then write the sales price minus the 5%.....then the buyer will have less incentive to cheat.  But, the land office culture can vary widely..(but not as much as Immigration).

American? No. Portland Woman?  Could be....but no hairy armpits....likely wearing body odor like a badge of honor, though.  https://www.stucknut.com/takebox/?id=19bf

I got 2.0% on a 18 month...last month at CIMB..I plan on buying some 24 month FD in a few months..just don't want them maturing during seasoning.

1 hour ago, davehowden said:

CIMB reminds me of "Northern Rock" in the UK about 10 years ago. Why do you think they are offering such generous rates, out of love?

 

And should the poo hit the fan I would expect ex-pat accounts to be well down the pecking order.

 

"If it seems too good to be true then it probably is"

https://www.cimbthai.com/en/investor-relations/financial-information/credit-ratings.html

Great Grandma toked the corncob pipe the day she died at 102.

The lettuces at CMU Royal Project are in a league of their own...the outside markets at CMU are hit and miss.  Ton Payom is about 100 meters down Suthep, but is generally filthy, but the candies are good.  For a restaurant, I would go over by Us consulate, but still get my salad at RP.

Also, as a preferred client at CIMB, they claim they will help me in any ASEAN country...plus the 6500 ATMs they have...would consider KL for CIMB...

www.seaoflovemansion.com

14 hours ago, StevieAus said:

A few years ago when returning to Thailand from Australia flying with an Australian airline, the person checking me in tried to insist that I needed a return ticket to Australia.

After spending nearly 15 minutes explaining that I lived here had a retirement extension etc etc and showing the extensions from previous years I insisted she call a manager.

The guy had a quick look at my passport, gave her a demeaning look, shook his head, told her to check me in and walked away.

I put it down to lack of trainining or the person not being very smart.

 

Yeah, happened to me with American...you would think they would know, but I guess they can't realistically, but next door?  Sheesh.  Another UAL gorilla tried to tell me I needed a transit Visa for three hours at PEK....Not.

17 minutes ago, GeoMill said:

That heavy... they were ripping her off for a whole 16 baht? 

I wonder if they would discount for two....but even at 30...quite a bit less than they cost at the airport.

Sunday is 40...

3 hours ago, dpspike said:

No concept of customer rights or customer service in Thailand. But to be fair, the staff for the airlines in the USA are pretty rude and inconsiderate also. And don't even get me started about those TSA jerkwads. LAX is the worst.

ORD is pretty damn bad, too.  

One word:. Vietjet...

4 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Probably dicier for the OP's pocket if the agent knows he has been previously rejected.

Reminds me of a mechanics sign:

Labor Rates:. 40 per hour...you help 60 per hour...you worked on it first 80 per hour.