ricklev

There is really only one importer of foods here and they decide the prices and availability. Somebody at that company doesn't want me to eat canned refried beans. Once again Thailand is entering a bean drought.....

Hi,

I live at a condo on Rajadamri next to the Four Seasons Hotel, a short walk from Rajadamri BTS station, that has a squash court and I am looking for people to play with. The court is free and is OK (could use paint and a clean-up)with AC (that doesn't always work very well). There is a changing room with showers and lockers. I'm probably at a low intermediate/high beginner level.

Please send a message with your phone number and I'll give you a call.

Rick

Thanks for posting that.

I could be wrong but aren't the prices a little high? I see they are selling Don's Mexican sauces much higher than Foodland used to. I wonder if the mark-up is that high on all the products? Seems like I used to pay 50 baht per bottle. But it has been a long time since I bought it.

I bought some Psyllium at a health food store in Bangkok for about 25 percent of what they are selling it for, but maybe it is imported.

Cal Wow Pinklao is disgustingly filthy! They gave up cleaning the mold off the showers a year ago.

Fitness First in Central Pinklao office tower is the best in the area.

Are you a BBA or BE student?

As a weekly commuter on Air Asia and a veteran of hundreds of flights I can tell you this:

1. There is no contactable customer service department devoted to resolving problems. I'm not writing hyperbollicaly. There is quite simply no such thing at Air Asia.

2. They usually (90%) will not respond to complaint emails or emails rquesting refunds or information about refunds.

3. They sometimes do not do refunds on international credit cards even when they agree that a refund is due. After several years as a customer, I've developed a phone and email relationship with someone at Air Asia who has the authority to transfer the money due to my local bank account. That's what it takes!

4. All of the above said, it's possible that in a 6 months or a year from now the credit will pop up.

Now the next post is going to be from someone saying how great Air Asia is and how its a budget airline and you get what you pay for..... You can make your own decision.

As a regular user I include lost refunds (even when they agree that problem was a mistake on their part) as a part of doing business with them and I appreciate the low, low advance fares and the pretty staff!

Agree, it's possible, but hard to get. Business law is the easiest, but not so interesting for me. I've been teaching here for 10 years. Full-time where you become part of a law faculty is really difficult, but part-time opportunities come along if you work at it.

I just spent a couple of days in Pattaya. You folks that live there are blessed with the best selection of breads in Thailand by far. There are a bunch of bakeries supplying all the supermarkets that obviously really care about putting out a good product.

I can sort of get good bread in Bangkok, but I have to work at it and no single place has the kind of selection that the Farang supermarkets in Pattaya offer.

I have a few boxes and bags I need to move from Banglamphu to a condo close to the Four Seasons on Rajadamri this Saturday. Should take about an hour. I will pay 1000 baht. Any suggestions? I'm aware that there are trucks parked all over the place for just this purpose. Unfortunately none have turned up in my path recently....

Thanks!

Thanks innerspace! I think the phone was restored to factory settings and upgraded with the new OS. I'm still waiting on its arrival from the USA.

I think I'll just take it to MBK and see how that works out......

A friend that uses True for their iphone reports excellent speed and availability of 3g in Bangkok. Is this true of AIS also.

Unfortunately True's signal is pretty weak where I live.

Innerspace, thanks for the links. I might try it myself.

Try Wave Phone, 4th Floor, MBK Centre. Tel - Kung 0867555599 or Chai - 0813431500. Very good service, doesn't take long to get done so you can wait there. I had mine done last weekend and I'm very happy with the service I recieved.<BR>I wouldn't hesitate to use them again. I noticed many stalls now advertising unlocking but many just take them to this place by the looks of things. They will also add lots of stuff for you when they jailbreak the phone.<BR>Enjoy!

Excellent! How much did they charge?

I just got a used iphone 3g from the USA. Can anyone recommend a specific shop at MBK or elsewhere to get it unlocked and I guess jailbroken. Any other suggestions for me regarding the phone. I don't really know anything about them.

I see that True has a 5 gig limit on their 3g for customers who didn't buy the phone from them. Is that a reasonable amount? Any other ideas for service/sim?

Thanks for your advice!

Hi

Maybe UPS or DHL, but you could be taxed, you know there is a lot of older iphone for sale in Thailand now?, most unlocked, Iphone from USA is not unlocked so i hope its cheap

$100

A friend is selling me their old iphone and will ship it from the USA any way I suggest.

What do you think is the best way to get it here?

Thanks!

Thanks for the responses, even from the confused one

For those who haven't tried it during its free trial run, the train to the airport is fantastic and the exit to the terminal is located 10 meters from the Bell Travel Service pickup spot.

Thanks for the responses, even from the confused one

For those who haven't tried it during its free trial run, the train to the airport is fantastic and the exit to the terminal is located 10 meters from the Bell Travel Service pickup spot.

I live in Bangkok and have been thinking the best way of getting to Pattya during the week would be to take the train to the airport and then the Bell Travel Service bus.

I always buy two seets when I take the bus from Ekamai to avoid the possibility of an unpleasant seat mate.

Anybody know if the Bell buses are full these days? Should I book and pay for two seats or are they running empty anyway and it would be a waste of 200 baht?

Thanks!

Good story Greenside!

Thanks!

So its generally quicker to take the highway to get to BTS Morchit than going by Vibhivadi Rangsit?

He wanted to turn right after coming out of the semi circular immigration door driveway.

I got in a taxi at immigration the other day and he took off without starting the meter, so I was suspicious from the git go. Turned it right on when I pointed it out, so maybe he forgot.

I told him I was going to Morchit BTS and he asked me if I wanted to take the "highway" and prepared to turn right instead of left to Chang Wattana and Vibhivadi Rangsit Road as he pulled out of the immigration driveway.

I insisted he take Vibhivadi Rangsit since I had no idea if the highway thing was a scam or if there actually is a faster way to get to the BTS by the "highway"?

Just curious if its on the up and up or not?

My bank manager has several stamps that she is happy place next to my signature. One is a Garuda. Looks quite official, don't know what they mean. Anyway I've used these stamps for many USA documents which required notarization including insurance, US government stuff and legal stuff with never a problem and never a charge from the bank.

Thanks for the info!

Thanks! I'll do that.