madmen

3 hours ago, Pedrogaz said:

This is great point. I am back in the US at the moment, leaving tomorrow to return home. The prices in the US have gone through the roof. I have sticker shock. Almost nothing is cheaper here than in Thailand despite steep discounts in discount stores...medicines are out of sight, even generics.....stores like CVS and Rite Aid no longer offer generic OTC meds....they have the original brand at a huge price and then their own brand at 5% less....omeprazole (generic for decades and costs 70 baht for 14 capsules, is over $28 for name brand and over $25 for the Rite Aid equivalent. Gas is over $3:00 a gallon ie around 25 baht a litre. Beer has gone to $10 bucks a six pack. I go tp the supermarket Shop Rite (brilliant election of foods) and walk out with a couple of bags of shopping for $70.....and then go back the next day for the same thing. I honestly don't know how folks manage on less than $150,000 a year.

The opposite in oz . We got it good, nearly all meds subsidized by the government if you have a pension card so they nearly free. Medicare is free, 1kg block of cheddar 350 baht, Table wine 250 baht minus the fruit juice. Beer is expensive but its not illegal to brew your own . I would have no problem returning and get back  to my favorite hobby of beach fishing and having a freezer full fish fillets

I shake my head when I see posts of ozzies complaining about Australia

Good but will it mean more trucks and better service and increased pay for the garbos? doubt it

How old are you/her?

11 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

Insist on getting it working. 

The AC guy is talking absolute BS

 

But it is about ⅓ the size it would need to be to be effective.

 

What is the size of the other AC?

 

You do realise that using an AC that is so underrated means that it will  be flat out all the time so it's a complete waste to use an inverter.

I dont think its The AC guy talking BS...

3 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

The party is expected to quickly form the next government since it needs only a few more votes in the elected House of Representatives to choose the prime minister under complicated new electoral rules written by the military regime.

 

    The new "complicated electoral rules written by the military regime is a sort of Adolf's "Mein Kampf." He's neither a real soldier nor a politician. 

 

  My dentist told me a year ago that this gentleman threw Thailand back for at least five years and especially the youth is suffering and of course the poor. She hates him, and I agree with her. 

 

    A week later, a student committed suicide by jumping off the highest building on our campus. Thais want a democracy, but not with these people as leaders.

 

    With wannabe soldiers in leading positions, the country's going down.

 

  The election was so fake, and some villages/towns had 200 % more voices than people living there. And of course, were they all in favor of the liar who uses a paragraph to keep people quiet. Can't you smell that smell?

 

  The attached photo says it all. The first photo shows what Thais want, the second what they don't want. 

 

   

    

   

"A week later, a student committed suicide by jumping off the highest building on our campus."

As if that wasn't mental illness. That pic shows 50 people that I can count. show a top down pic stretching down sukhumvit? no of course not they dont exist

My GF and her sales team are also happy with the result. what we have on TV is Big Bwana still even in 2019 believing they are superior to the natives and their view must be correct and respected even though they are crusty, ancient and irrelevant

Just now, baboon said:

Yes, thanks: Was the election and the conditions it was held under free and fair?

Dude seriously during the coup out of the 60 million Thais the only people protesting were 170 Uni students and 17 TV members although hiding behind a key board.

Who is protesting today?  zip zero nada

I appreciate your attempts at baiting but Im getting bored with it. You got your democracy so move along now nothing more to see here

11 minutes ago, baboon said:

Yes please: Was the election and the conditions it was held under free and fair?

If all the Thais voted No ...you still need help?

18k BTU for 80 sqm is way to small.  Although of course it should still work. 

I have 2 x 24k BTU for 2 rooms total 80sqm and they are struggling in this heat. Yea they get cold but reaching 21c aint gonna happen

38 minutes ago, baboon said:

It was rigged. Or are you saying otherwise?

I thought my post was pretty clear. You need help?

4 minutes ago, baboon said:

"The Thai people voted and the right people are now in charge." Not that one was to do with the other, but then you knew that. The rest of your flapdoodle I can't really be bothered with.

You guys were always having a bet each way. If things went your way it would be because you always knew the Thai people would do the right thing. Now that it hasnt it was rigged. cant have it both ways sunshine

If its happening a lot it could be your immune system is not functioning the way it should.  To many reasons why so a check up is needed

The Thai people voted and the right people are now in charge. Thais never said boo during the coup and they haven't marched in protest over " rigged election" 

farang sore losers need to step back and let democracy take its course

1 minute ago, YorkshireTyke said:

Wow, I agree !

 

Actually only just looked at the others you sent the link to and all seem reasonably priced. I didn't recognise any of the names though as I wrote down all the names recommended to me in this thread so I would need to check their locations as I don't know my way around.

 

I'm also running out of time to book as I will drive tomorrow and I noticed this one isn't available until 31st May. Looks like it's a low season discount hence the current price as it shows price as 24,000 discounted down to 11,815 for a month from 31st.

Just use the message tab in the add you like and message the owner. You can ask the name of the condo and look it up on google maps .Also inside each add is a map right at the bottom giving approx location

1 minute ago, KneeDeep said:

Friend rents a newish (2014) one bedroom 34 sq. m apartment for 8k per month. Low rise, building with seven floors and a rooftop pool.

Another has an Jomtien apartment of a similar age for rent, one hundred metres from the beach with gym, rooftop pool and sauna. Similar amount of floors. Though slightly over the OP's budget.

 

Can you imagine living in a tiny room of a building with over seven hundred units? ???? Sounds like a prison.

Staying in Hua Hin must be really bad for the OP. Especially if it is five years after the event.

Unlucky.

 

 

Agree about shoe boxes. For some reason farang like to downgrade when they get to Thailand instead of upgrading in 3rd world.

6 minutes ago, YorkshireTyke said:

Not necessarily, probably a house for long term stay but at the moment until I find my feet and decide my future I will take a condo for a month or so as they seem more readily available and advertised.

 

The house mentioned earlier seems a good deal as a 1 bed condo is going to be 15k minimum I think.

 

I've had 2 more agents say they don't deal in short term lets and one private owner who has removed his listing from AirBnB as in Thailand  or his condo association they also don't allow less than one month lets.

This one is a great deal 80sqm separate bedroom 11k/month

https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/32943793?location=Jomtien Pattaya Chon Buri Thailand&adults=1&check_in=2019-06-01&check_out=2019-06-30&guests=1&source_impression_id=p3_1557396687_5jj0fZZR7wH7tNZ9&s=-Yn3nyzd

6 minutes ago, tandor said:

...come and practice in my missus....if you can figure her out, you're a wizard.

I can do that but I still wanna get paid

For a Thousand baht fee I could say something like "If you encourage mr Tandor to go to the pub and have a Gik it will bring you great fortune" That work for you?

https://www.airbnb.com/s/Jomtien-Pattaya-Chon-Buri-Thailand/homes?refinement_paths[]=%2Fhomes&query=Jomtien Pattaya Chon Buri Thailand&place_id=ChIJO_oVdVuWAjEREfw807o3dU8&checkin=2019-06-01&checkout=2019-06-30&adults=1&search_type=FILTER_CHANGE&price_max=12103&room_types[]=Entire home%2Fapt&allow_override[]=&s_tag=RjwLpIcP

monthly but they rent weekly and nightly. Just adjust the parameters and you can see their star rating and reviews which help immensely

edit 

forget it I forgot you want house only

I tried it but couldn't get a single customer, Shame, I can create fantasy along with the best of them

7 minutes ago, Khaeng Mak said:

I speak fluent bahasa Indonesian and have spent a good deal of my life in that country.

 

The elephant in the room here is that no one has mentioned that if you marry an Indonesian national you are entitled to a 25 YEAR visa. No annual renewals, no money locked in the bank, no TM30s and no ridiculous 90 day reports.  

 

My other 10 cents worth:

 

• The airport at Bali is world class. Spacious, modern, and a breeze to navigate through even if you have 5 surfboards
• On my last trip I booked a taxi via my hotel (on Agoda). The driver was well dressed, had perfect English, and met me inside the terminal and lugged 4 of my 5 boards out to his van. The total fare was about $10. No BS scams, no (sorry not have change) and no asking for tips.
• Accommodation in Bali is much cheaper than Thailand. Just have a look at the rooms available on Agoda.com.
• Another poster on this topic has commented that Bali is floating on a sea of sewage.  That is entirely untrue.  A number of environmental initiatives (mostly driven by surfing groups and individuals, Kelly Slater is a relative example) have vastly improved the pollution situation.  I recently stayed at Pantai Sanur and I found the beach (and reef offshore) much cleaner and well managed than when I first stayed there about 4 decades ago. The same applies to roadside trash.  In Thailand it is a monumental problem.  But, in stark comparison, if you hire a bike and ride around Bali you will see that roadside trash has all but been eliminated.
• Yet another poster has identified that you need a local sponsor to apply for the 6 month Social visa.  That is a non issue because any of the agents in Singapore will provide a sponsors letter for a small extra fee.

The other elephant is you will need to convert to islam before marriage...no thanks !

I think she looks naturally beautiful in that pic, at age 50 now probably 45 in that pic and red hot and funny as hell in horrible bosses