madmen

And extremely unhealthy. The last thing someone recovering from a serious illness wants.

I save my pension because I don't need it until the end of the financial year, when I transfer a lump sum. I don't know what relevance having your pension paid by the RBA has to the discussion. I know what I get and don't get too.
Perhaps the difference is I go back to Australia every six months for medical checks, whereas you state you are living permanently in Thailand.

I was my prefect fighting weight (12st - 168lb) when I came to live in Thailand. Now 15 1/2st - 220 lb.
 
My wife was the chef in a Thai restraunt when I moved here, excellent cook. She feeds me like a pig. The fatter I am the more kudos she gets from her friends/family for "taking good care of me".
 
Try explaining to a Thai about weight problems vis-à-vis health. Waste of time. Easier to keep shoving the food in my mouth.

Another nail in the tourist coffin if you can find a spot amongst the other 1000 nails [emoji23]

Daily rental is illegal in Thailand without proper hotel license so how can this be 'good' news?

Don't you need someone to manage it when you are not there?.... i.e. hand over keys, clean sheets etc?

I don't get it.
If you thought that the extension had reset your 90 day clock, why were you doing a 90 day report 2 weeks later?
 
btw, I was under the impression that an annual extension does reset the clock. at least it would seem logical.

Another great bonus for landlords. 

I have no interest in renting my condo on lower Sukhumvit all year but just for the high season when I travel for 3 months. Never have a problem finding guests on air bnb and the cash pays for my travels. 

Love it 

4 hours ago, HAKAPALITA said:

If hes A Sydney <deleted> they get stabed all the time.????


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I agree. I grew up in the Lebo invasion in the western suburbs of Sydney and they were bad news.. Arrogant and always looking for a fight 

I guess this Lebo will now pull his head in for the rest of his stay 

5 hours ago, hyku1147 said:

Any topless women?

Plenty hot topless Russian barbie dolls but they go to koh larn 

I was impressed by the new beach in south Pattaya. First noticed the board walk opposit Mikes mall was filled to the top with sand. Used to be a 5 foot drop. It's seriously improved the rat situation as no more places to hide. It's the same all the way down to walking street and the beach frontage is triple what it used to be. Shame they can't stop the sewerage going in. 

On Sunday, January 20, 2019 at 11:02 AM, Mooner said:

Samet has a new ferry. 150 baht. 10 mins

 

10 minutes by chopper? It would take you 20 mins just to board the ferry and then it's a long trip 

Koh larn is 30 minutes by ferry from Pattaya but make sure to get to the side that faces Pattaya and rent a motorbike and some nice quite clean little beaches to explore 

Do NOT! get the ferry to the far side that does Chinese day trips! 

The Q condo to buy start from 1 million to 5 million USA DOLLARS. 

The rent will be crazy high. Did you get any prices from Q 

 the hyde condo wich is a part of the newly opened hyat regency on the corner of soi 13 is a 3 minute walk to Nana bts and its 5 star. Have a mate who lives there 

Most  airlines are rip offs. Fly dubai cancelled their bangkok hub leaving me stranded with a fully paid for ticket 

Obviously I refund was a fair request but oh no they kept coming back with you can change to any departure airport from our routes 

How! The nearest departure airport is Dubai and I'm in bangkok!! You guys left me here without even a warning email 

After about 30 emails and face book shaming they finally refunded after 8 months unbelievable! 

Well “travellers you know”. That’s real confirmation then! [emoji2961]

Is there a sizzler near by? Skip breakfast and a couple eggs for lunch then go to town on the salad bar.. Tom yum chicken and the cheddar cheese which is super low carb and healthy salad only drizzled with olive oil and vinegar

Greta value at 150 baht?

Visiting Phuket, Patong for the first time. The place is like a ghost town, properties run down, scruffy, many for sale as many businesses closed due to the lack of visitors. The reason maybe is attitude, for example. I wanted to book a Grab taxi from Phuket airport to Patong, was quoted 1000tbht, high cost due to high demand, yet, my taxi would arrive in three minutes, clearly not so busy after all. It's a rip off plain and simple. Decided against a taxi at that extortionate price, went for the minibus option at 180tbht. 10 people boarded the minibus, which left one seat vacant. We were held captive at the airport for an hour while the driver waited to fill the one vacant seat. This was uncomfortable to say the least and extremely disrespectful to the ten customers already on the bus. Incidentally the eleventh seat was not taken after an hour, when we departed the airport.
Patong beach; strewn with plastic rubbish, no litter bins in evidence, no sign the beach is cleaned at all, sea water quite dirty too, not at all inviting. 
My hotel which is under 50% occupied is a basic Thai3 star, it's comfortable and friendly, located in a quiet soi, back street, that is until the bars start their open air shows at decibel levels deafeningly, desperately loud, in one supposes a vain attempt to lure non existent tourists in.
Thankfully local laws now demand bars must cease noise pollution at 23.00hours.
To give a reflection of the situation, Bangla Road bars capable of seating 500 people are virtually devoid of customers.
It would appear Patong has priced itself out of the market. 
Prices are now on a par with Europe, while the standards, hygiene, health and safety are most definitely not !
Phuket is not an island I would wish to return to.
 
 

Life would have gone on without a military dictatorship 

Which explains your post fully. Always suspected it was bar stool nonsense, you now provided proof.

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Cheap Plonk, inferior Thai steak (unless you are gone already) and a paper plate. Ho hum. Go see Opl for some class...

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Dont think this would do you or any of us any good, but i bet it tastes nice , thinking about it maybe not so much toast though!

10 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

Cardiologist said no keto. Balanced healthy diet. I feel like I'm withdrawing from drugs. the thought of stir fried Chinese broccoli and a piece of chicken breast for dinner tonight makes me want to fly off the balcony. maybe I'll go see if the fruit guy is outside and I'll gorge myself on papaya.

He said no keto? So low carb steamed Veges eg cauliflower and a chicken breast steamed or grilled is bad for the heart? 

30 people? There were more in the soi bukaho bar I just left