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Blue eyes

Bit late to reply to your post, I saw it before but I am not good with road name, anyway just check in Google and I know the ex-prison you talking about.

I go there nearly weekly the last few years, because it is opposite of Sapanlek, where you get something (who cannot be mention in this board)

They are a big park opposite the jail, only one side of the building still standing, and two shops on the road, one selling furniture made by prisoners and one having kind of library in it.

No sign of museum to me, the shops have been open and close often offering different concept, i never venture deep in the park, because me and my dog are not allowed in.

I will said not interesting to go there just for the museum, but perhaps if you go to Sapanlek to get something (who cannot be mention in this board) , you can stop to look at it

Be careful with antibiotic given by most doctors, if you cannot communicate with him, they have been the same around for long time and often ineffective.

Most Thai people do not follow treatment full course, microorganism became immune

If you feel you have something serious, go to the best doctor you know around, few times it happen to me with inefficient antibiotic and prolong pain!

Perhaps I should look at selling my house to buy yours?

For the one who suggest me Foxit reader, i find today a cool free download from

http://www.tucows.com

it is the doPDF 6.3.309

doPDF allows you to freely convert documents to PDF files, including emails, MS Office documents, web pages, text.

Perhaps you know it already !

Use to have a bundle of softwares in computer section, i check in downloads section but can not find them.

are they gone ?

Did you put a add in local papers ? 5 k baht rewward could bring gossip.

My pug & me, hope the best outcome for both of you.

last time i saw some was at verasu shop, here is the link

http://www.verasu.com

they have a E-catalogue and they are in bangkok

Hope you can find you friend soon, i have a pug myself

The OP obviously has a gripe with Jack Golf .

I was on that same bus and no one complained about the brief wait for the passport return or the wait for the bus.

The OP has tried to discredit Jack GOLF for no real apparent reason and therefore the post should be considered as trolling.

OMG , you had to wait 15 min for the bus to return so you could board.

Your in Thailand , and of coarse the staff would take insult on the request for a taxi. You obviously do not understand thai culture and you expect everything to be exactly to your liking.

Well , guess what, it ain't gunna happen.

As a thaivisa administrator , I would delete your post as you are trying to discredit the company based on non-factual information.

Please take another bus next time and see how it goes.

I do not have a gripe with Jack Golf, i use his service a number of time in the pass

you can delect my post, that must be thai way off washing problems, you do not like someone to put the fact on a web board

Many people did complaint about the one hour delay to have the passport return to them! standing in the front lobby in the hotel for 1 hour

Arriving at the car park, the staffs announce no more VIP bus and will have a mini vans instead, when i ask when, no one could tell me, already one hour let + not definite plan to go back to Bangkok.. Off course i will look at different alternative.

Is three or four posts here i am sure made by close acquaintance of Jack golf, i will not back up

I presume you must be a staff member, and sure I will not use your service again!

Sorry to offend the staffs when i decide to take a taxi home, without asking you if it was ok & your permission......

Using any of the other well known visa run services, like the ones which goes to the Ban Laem border

The person who runs Jack’s Golf (Song Ji Hoon; Mr. Jack) is certainly no stranger to the ‘visa run’ service.

I’d certainly call his number or show up in “Little Korea” on the corner of Soi 12 and see what complaining gets you. Maybe you’ll get a discount on your next trip, maybe you’ll be unceremoniously thrown off the 3rd level of “Little Korea” where their office is; I dunno.

It is nice to see I have supporters, instead of people to tell me to get a life! Or people with a first post calling me poor dear, talking about green bus, no standing room and a cup of tea, all along with nice music! But I let them using this type transport, I do not personally !

I am sure Jack Golf’s owner knows about this web board, some posts must be via them anyway

Voucher / discount are not the point, honesty / transparently are, yes the link you give is the one I have in mind! Just did like the early departure.

I try many companies during my 12 years in Thailand, Jack Golf use to ok, when they running the two bus into Poipet, time have change!

If you are fed up with the visa run companies then why not take one of the many private buses that work in conjunction with the Casinos?

The one i used stopped to pick up passengers at various shopping places (mainly carrefours) around BK and stops on the Thai side at the markets. Its easy enough to have the immigration papers ready and do it yourself..

The only hassle is getting to and from the Camb imm office (at the large roundabout in town) without getting swarmed on by touts.

Watch for the guys in fake uniforms (they even have fake ID with photo) trying to tell you they work for immigration. They buzz around you like flies and will follow you around all the way from the bus door.

Best to just ignore them and smile and make out you cant understand them. On my first time I made the mistake of letting one of the bast€rds fill in my entry card and they then tell you that you need to pay them an extra 500 baht tax because you are getting a 1 day visa..

The good news is the trip costs 300 baht and includes an all you can eat meal voucher at a casino.

If you stay the whole day and get the same bus back there is no extra charge.

Ive found it best to invite a thai friend to make a few calls and organise the pickup point and shout them for the day

Next time I will try another visa run company, but they live later in the day.

I am strongly against gambling and offcourse will not take offer for a free ride or low cost ride from one of this casino, many place to go in Asia, just need to plan bit better next time.

I can see you done your home work for Cambodia; they are a top post from someone with clear detail explanation and picture regarding visa run Cambodia, but i do not have time to look a search now.

I must wholeheartedly agree with the o.p. and have the utmost empathy for the poor dear. Why, only last week, upon boarding the number 2 bus at Sanam Luang I discovered only too late that all the seats were taken and yet the lady conductor was still allowing people to board! How one is supposed to reach soi nana in such discomfort Heaven only knows and to top it all the driver could not even tune the blasted radio in order to catch the cricket results. Had the afore mentioned conductor offered me a cup of Darjeeling to ease the discomfort I certainly would not have felt so hard done by but it is too late now, for I plan to complain to the Ministry about this, oh yes.

Next time book a minibus from the same company as the op.......you will travel in style......and apparently have plenty of time for many cups of your favourite Darjeeling......I guess he will pass on the contact number.....just ask..

espresso for me, why i like to go to vietnam to buy my coffee beans

I must wholeheartedly agree with the o.p. and have the utmost empathy for the poor dear. Why, only last week, upon boarding the number 2 bus at Sanam Luang I discovered only too late that all the seats were taken and yet the lady conductor was still allowing people to board! How one is supposed to reach soi nana in such discomfort Heaven only knows and to top it all the driver could not even tune the blasted radio in order to catch the cricket results. Had the afore mentioned conductor offered me a cup of Darjeeling to ease the discomfort I certainly would not have felt so hard done by but it is too late now, for I plan to complain to the Ministry about this, oh yes.

Smell like jack golf on the lookout, you post is your first! You must have a good knowledge with Thailand and life here, i do not take bus or motorbike in Bangkok, if you like to have a stroll in sanam luang / balhumpu it is good, bit of fresh air there.

Soi nana, i do not patronage this place as well, your cup of tea, not mine.

And the rest of your post are plain stupid

Sounds to me like the OP is not pissed with a broken down van but the fact that the staff couldn't or wouldn't just be honest about the problem. I'm sure if the staff had said we are sorry but the van has broken down and another will be here in an hour then he would of been happy.

That is what I will like to see, it is a Saturday but emigration were no busy, we wait one hour extra waiting to be call. when i got my passport (i have the old passport with the 1 year visa and the new one I done two month ago), Jack golf did mix a different passport in my folder, correction where done after 5 minutes.

When we arrive at car park, now we heard the news about the broken bus, no clear solution and time frame where given.

taxis were available and i took this solution, if people like jack golf i do not stop them using this company.

it is not the first time i see them lying. 3 years ago, they mention to have special connection on the border, when the imigration got a kick in the ass, jack golf custumers where doing all the queue for stamps / visa / cambodia and thailand ! why they went to Ban Leam

Im So Happy i Have My ED VISA no more border run just everry 3 months go to immigration lol

Be a good student, it was some posts few weeks ago to say student has to attend class and achieve target!

That'll set the cat among the pigeons, Dunc!!

Not a cat, but someone judging people without any knowledge, for me it is a proof of arrogance and stupidity

Sorry but GROW UP!!!!

This is Thailand. Things like this HAPPEN. I would suggest if you cannot spare the time to wait then you obviously have the wrong visa as a tourist has no real commitments ?GET A PROPER VISA before complaining

you made a funny post, what visa should i get ?

do you think i am a backpaker doing a visa run for 1 month ? well that do not happen in Poipet, people who go there have a visa.

Proper visa? off course I have a proper visa, I have a 1 year O multi entry every year for the last 12 years, but that do not stop the 90 days visa run, last time I went to Singapore, the time before to Vietnam.

I think you bit rude to tell me what I should do, and what I am doing is not right.

I have a good relationship with my Thai consulate, and only showing my financial asset liability permit me to get a 1 year O at the age of 40 when I did retired until now.

Anything else you want to tell me about Thailand? And how i need to behave myself? I know very well the company doing visa run and not afraid to pinpoint a bad service.

Jack Golf, did not do the right thing today, and it is knowledge the VIP bus breaking down often

time to wait, hahaha, no i did have a friend at home looking after my dog and plan for dinner, do not truth a minivan out the blue !

Done a visa run today (6 February) with Jack Golf, departure at around 5 am, arrival around 8.45am to Poipet.

We went to have something to eat at the Tropicana and at 10 am everyone ready for departure.

We wait over 45 minutes and I hear from two sources the problem come from a very busy emigration, at 11 am we got back passports, pass in front of the emigration where all was quiet, then we went to the car park.

At this time the staff told us the Super Express VIP bus at broken down, after waiting for 15 minutes with no clear & definitive answer, supposedly we will get back with minivans, no time was given when I ask how long approximate. I ask if anyone will share a taxi with me for Bangkok & 2 peoples said ok and the three of us left.

What I did not like from this company are

.The emigration where no busy and you put the blame on them for the first delay.

.If we know this problem early it will have save us some time back to Bangkok (me with the taxi)

.It is not the first time it happen

.No excuse was given and a bad look from the lady staff when I call for a taxi ride!

.Very evasive reply about the delay for the minivans

.I will like to hear from other people how long they did wait and what was the quality of the trip back.

Will try another company next time

"Physical Gold bars in the USA or most of the World is selling at a premium. $100 over "spot" is quite common."

that is generalised rubbish because it applies only to tiny bars or one ounce coins. only a brain-amputated investor would pay a premium of 3,000 dollars when he buys a 1kg gold bar.

This quote was made by Sunbelt ASIA when gold were shortage many months ago, you want it 'will have to grease the deal time.'

Not everyone can afford to buy kilos of gold when they enter the gold fever market, when much younger, I did not have this facility too.

If you buy gold now in Thailand you are buying gold lower than its "true selling price."

not really because any gold below content of .999 is sold at a small discount. that is also the explanation why coins fetch different prices although the total gold content is exactly one ounce.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Advantage-Se....html&st=25

Sorry for whatever raison the precedent link do not work, here is the total post made by Sunbelt ASIA for the formula

old post

• The formula for calculation:

= USA Gold price x (15.244/31.1035) x (0.965/0.995) x (THB/USD)

Note:

1 troy ounce = 31.1035 grams

1 Thai gold Baht Bar = 15.244 grams

USA gold price is based on 0.995 gold

Thai gold is 0.965 gold

As an example

905.30 x (15.244/31.1035) x (0.965/0.995) x 34.89 = 15,013.68 Baht

If you buy gold now in Thailand you are buying gold lower than its "true selling price."

Physical Gold bars in the USA or most of the World is selling at a premium. $100 over "spot" is quite common. The key is to sell to someone looking to buy rather than selling to a dealer to get near the spot price.

http://www.goldprice.org/ebay-gold-prices/

Average price today is $988.41 with prices selling as high as $1,076 and as low as $942 for one ounce bullion

988.41 x (15.244/31.1035) x (0.965/0.995) x 34.89 = 16,392

If you had a buyer that is looking to save money, you can arbitrage gold bars. Otherwise it would be easy to lose money. If you sold it to a refiner or pawnshop in the USA and the price was the same you would lose lots.

www.sunbeltasiagroup.com

Sunbelt Asia put a nice formula to calculate price of your chain. POST 36

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Advantage-Se....html&st=25

• The formula for calculation:

= USA Gold price x (15.244/31.1035) x (0.965/0.995) x (THB/USD)

Note:

1 troy ounce = 31.1035 grams

1 Thai gold Baht Bar = 15.244 grams

USA gold price is based on 0.995 gold

Thai gold is 0.965 gold

As an example

905.30 x (15.244/31.1035) x (0.965/0.995) x 34.89 = 15,013.68 Baht

If you buy gold now in Thailand you are buying gold lower than its "true selling price."

What malware is the op using? Maybe that is stopping installing s/ware? An old ver of McAfee I had did that.

i disable anti virus and firewall, able to run other progarms

http://forum.thewindowsclub.com/windows-ti...rs-windows.html

Thk webfact i follow the link plus I download grantadminfullcontrol.zip and the takeownership.zip but I still cannot run opera and adobe on my notebook.

Soon I will get a desktop and buy windows 7 pro, i will see if i have same problem.

I am running Foxit reader now

How about just uninstalling Adobe Reader and installing one of the many free, much lighter replacements such as Foxit Reader

Thank you Phil Conners

I just download the FoxyReader, it can open my pdf, thank for the link.

I will like still to fix my problem, i cannot run the Opera as well, i try other browner but prefer opera.