hullmonkey1

Make sure you get to the pier or somewhere with a view of the beach for midnight, the fireworks are spectacular. Forget the olympics or world cup, if you get a good vantage point there will be more fireworks than you can shake a stick at in every direction.

Walking street is a nightmare though, as everyone is squeezed onto the pavements due to the foodstalls.

where do they let the fireworks off?

Avoid the middle men, buy in India before you leave.

Falang sized clothes can be a problem in Pattaya funny enough.

I am working up in the mountains in kashmir so no mens outfitter's around and I only have about 4 hours in delhi on the way out

Not another phase of the Uri hydro project?

I was promised Phase 1, but a mate of mine snuck in and stole it from under my bose, so I was sent to Hong Kong instead.

Life has it's hardships.

No HB I am on the pir panjal rail tunnel. Think yourself lucky that you didnt end up in Uri, my company is up there on a hydro project (not sure what phase) and its bloody cold for 6-8 months of the year and miles from anywhere. the only up-side of kashmir over HK is a healthier bank balance due to the lack anything to spend money on. Hows Vietnam anyway. Your project have anything to do with Cavico?

back on topic. I managed to get an early flight to delhi so took chang paarps advice.

Just for clarity.

There is no 'Education' visa - just as there is no 'retirement' or 'Thai wife' visa.

You need to enter the country with a 90-day non-immigrant category 'O' visa (obtained from a Thai Embassy or Consulate outside Thailand).

Near the end of the 90 days you apply for a 12 month extension. Extensions may be granted for 'retirement', 'settlement with a Thai Partner', 'education' ... etc.

So, a 90-day visa with a 12 month extension gets you the 15 months. I believe that further 'education' extensions can be added to the original visa, but I don't know how many.

Every 90 days you need to register your address with the immigration service - regardless of what visa extension you have.

I know this sounds pedantic, but sometimes it is helpful to know the difference.

Entirely wrong!

There is a Non immigrant ED visa.

To apply for this visa you have to enroll in a legitimate school. The school will apply for paperwork from the ministry of education confirming that you are enrolled.

With this paperwork you can get the non immigrant ED visa at a Thai embassy or consulate abroad.

This visa will give you 90 days of stay when entering Thailand, but every 90 days you can extend for a new 90 day stay at an immgration office ( at a cost of 1900 Baht). No need to leave Thailand.

You can do this for a year (=the validity of the non immigrant ED visa).

After the year is over you can leave Thailand and apply for a new visa, as long as you are still enrolled at school and they supplied you again with the ministry of education paperwork.

Some schools say this can be done 3 times, others say up to 5 times.

As a side note, this visa does not allow you to teach.

ANY work done in Thailand, paid or not, needs a work permit.

And the ED visa does not allow you to apply for a work permit!

It seems the OP either misunderstood the explanation of his friend, or his friend does not know the exact details of this type of visa.

As a reference, most schools charge between 25,000 and 30,000 Baht for a 1 year course (which is indeed 4 hours/week) including the assistance needed for getting the ministry of education paperwork. Do check out our sponsors, we have at least one school offering this service (both Bangkok and Pattaya)

Monty

You now have me worried. My 2 sons are attending an international school in Pattaya. The school arranged a 1-year ed visa once they were in Pattaya. They will also arrange further 1 year visa’s without my sons having to leave the country BUT there was no mention of 90 day reporting. They have been in Thailand for 7 months now. Should they have reported to immigration ?

Avoid the middle men, buy in India before you leave.

Falang sized clothes can be a problem in Pattaya funny enough.

I am working up in the mountains in kashmir so no mens outfitter's around and I only have about 4 hours in delhi on the way out

^ You could try the outlet mall next door to Tesco (south). Large shop on the top floor-south end have smart trousers and shirts and reasonable prices. Choice will be restricted if over 38" waist or 17" neck.

Also, the outlet store on Sukhumvit Road, past Naklua, near the Cholchan Hotel.

Thanks for the info CL I will give them a try

Due to putting on a few pounds I need to buy a decent pair of trousers and a shirt for a job interview. I wont have much time for shopping as I get home on wednesday morning from India and the interview is on thursday in singapore. can anyone put me onto a decent mens clothes shop (farang sizes) price not too much of an issue, although I am not looking for armani.

cheer's

have to do a day trip to singapore next week. Any info on cheap flights please??

Go to the websites for Jetstar Asia, Tiger and Air Asia and compare prices and schedules. One should have the cheapest flight (Wednesday is usually the cheapest day to fly). Sometimes you need to use a different return airline to get the cheapest round trip price. Tiger use the LCC terminal rather than Changi but if the price is right then it's not a problem as you can get to the main terminal easily with the shuttle bus if you want to use the MRT instead of a taxi for a trip into town. If prices are similar then my preference for airline is in the same order I've listed.

thanks Jeffer. I had tried opodo and got some stupid prices. Thanks also for the terminal info

HM

have to do a day trip to singapore next week. Any info on cheap flights please??

a full recovery

face like a bulldog chewing a wasp

Judgling by the direction this thread has taken, 'tut tutting' in Thailand is obviously a very dangerous activity. We should all take heed lest we come unstuck

And what about the express check-outs - supposedly for 10 items max ?

I normally find, especially at Big C, that there is someone ahead of me with a loaded trolley. Naturally the staff never seem to draw their attention to the sign - which would happen at the supermarkets I frequent back in the UK. Sometimes I wonder if the offenders can't read.

If that happened in the USA we would start by heckling them. Next we would pull out our 6" blade and slice them up a few times. After they started to bleed while lying on the floor we would probably whip out our Uzi and unload a clip or two into them. Then at last we would kick a few times while wearing our biker boots while they were down.......

......same as what we do when they cut in front of us on the freeway.

You just have to make sure you shoot them before they shoot you. In the supermarkets and the freeway.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

"wifebeater"...fully brewed so all the sugar turns to violence....just what the tattoed slapheads have been craving.

otherwise known as Stella 'I'll <deleted> her'

OP

its available all over the place.I cant wait to get home and stuff my face with fried pork sausage and onion sarnies with lashing's of english mustard..makes my mouth water just thinking about it.....all ingredients for said sarnies available at Villa market.

around 2500 bht for 50 rounds of 9mm or 2800 for 50 rounds of .45 cal is the average price around pattaya

wowza! thats more then a girl for a night in pattaya.....i guess you`d get more thrills from shooting.....

thanks mate

my girl costs quite a bit more overall as she is my wife I take my 2 teenage sons shooting, they are a bit too young for some of the other sport available in town

I didnt notice any other women ( apart from those on the soap operas!) for about a year (been together 2 years).

I do notice them now.

I think of it as a rooster type idea. The animal in you as a 'naked ape' wants to be dominant male, expand your genetic line.

Just look at it as another craving.. craving for money, health, happiness.

Accept it as just another chemical influence and get on with what matters - (and it isnt chasing tail)

I know what you mean about the UK though, coming to a hot country and seeing so many fit, and thinly clad women is a real shock, just as maybe going to californian beaches might be.

good luck.

The girls oop north in the UK wear a lot less than the average thai girl (not BG'S) on a saturday night out, even in winter when its <deleted> freezing

Strange that the GBP should take a nosedive as Europe announces a massive bailout for Georgia. Not to mention that Osbourne is being investigated for trying to solicit donations on the Russian front. To a certain extent has the rise of the Euro and GBP been pushed along by the Russians over the past years and have they now pulled the plug?

Not strange at all.

quote from BBC WEBSITE:

"UK recession likely, says Brown

Britain's economic downturn is likely to cause a recession, warns the PM"

the GBP has nosedived twice in the last few weeks. both times occuring after prats from the labour goverment mentioned deppression of the UK economy. Brown may be a decent 'bean counter' but his political skill is non-existant..unless of course his hidden agenda is to devalue the pound in a bid to boost our nonexistant export industry

If the labour prats back home can keep their mouths shut for a while we might be back up to 60bht -GBP before my wages are tranfered at the end of the month

I can see what your saying,but they might have got it right,own up to what is happening...your going into recession, buckle your belts and get ready for it. Hiding your head in the sand won't make it go away. Regardless of your political views the simple fact is that the official figures due later this month will confirm it.

Of course you could simply take the Thai gov attitude that everything about their economy is rosy, Thailand is an export led economy unlike our "non-existant export industry" , they are behind the curve, the problems will soon become apparrent as the demand for their goods collapses, sit and watch the amount of Thai business's go tits up in the next few months, watch as the tourist industry gets decimated by the high baht and global recession. Then watch as their futile efforts to prop up the baht run into trouble when they no longer have the reserves to do so.

If Thailand and the baht emerge from this unscathed then the worlds economists will be beating a path to their door wanting to learn the secrets behind it. Can't happen, won't happen.

Still possible that sterling has a little way to go though.

In a wobbly volatile world market I wouldnt expect leading member's of the goverment to be harping on about iminent UK recession (thats the job of the press) I would be much happier hearing about a 'hard road ahead' and 'a challenge for the brit economy' bla bla bla. My point is that the the UK economy is no worse state than most at the moment but the gbp has taken big hits due to comments made by our goverment.

I am amazed that the bht is holding up and pray that your forecast is correct

around 2500 bht for 50 rounds of 9mm or 2800 for 50 rounds of .45 cal is the average price around pattaya

Strange that the GBP should take a nosedive as Europe announces a massive bailout for Georgia. Not to mention that Osbourne is being investigated for trying to solicit donations on the Russian front. To a certain extent has the rise of the Euro and GBP been pushed along by the Russians over the past years and have they now pulled the plug?

Not strange at all.

quote from BBC WEBSITE:

"UK recession likely, says Brown

Britain's economic downturn is likely to cause a recession, warns the PM"

the GBP has nosedived twice in the last few weeks. both times occuring after prats from the labour goverment mentioned deppression of the UK economy. Brown may be a decent 'bean counter' but his political skill is non-existant..unless of course his hidden agenda is to devalue the pound in a bid to boost our nonexistant export industry

If the labour prats back home can keep their mouths shut for a while we might be back up to 60bht -GBP before my wages are tranfered at the end of the month

this one is a classic... maybe i shall try this next time Scammer scamed

That is just absolutely BRILLIANT!

top notch

I wouldn't pay a flat 3% to people to market a property. They can work on a sliding commission scale with stop limits or they can go jump. 5% is just potty.

I've seen contracts for some of the more prestigious condo blocks with hidden commissions and double prices as a sale through someone first to pocket a wedge. Some I know are good. Most are crooks.

A bit off topic but I have just read an article on the BBC's website. It states that the estate agents back in the uk are in big big trouble and many will go bust over the next 18 months.

One of the comments at the bottom of the pages creased me up

"Why the panic?! Estate agents don't have to worry if they lose their jobs as there are plenty of jobs out there stacking shelves and the qualifications required for these jobs are the same as for an estate agent."

I have been working in India for nearly 3 years and compared to India, thai driving standards are very good.

As for me, I'll just carry on working, making decent money, and buy the 'REAL THING' No

Aren't you the same guy who opened a topic yesterday that he had only 10.000 baht for the birth of his child.

Yes, I'm a bit short now as I'm saving for a decent F1 sim, priorities, priorities.......

Obviously the kind of quality parent all the locals are longing for - WNKR!!!!!

G0B5HITE would also fit the bill methinks

India?........... The third one is 100% Bradford.

BRAT-FUD..nay lad. mebe sum tarm int futur. gas larts will ave to do thee fur now

Simon's Fish Bar, Jomtien. Best fish and chips I've tasted!

I'ts on the right hand side heading towards the beach, about 100 meters before the arch.

I also disagree. Soggy overpriced junk. Unfortunately it seems almost all the places on Jomtien

are simply there to exploit their location.

I will give simons 10 out of 10 for the advert on the local radio station.... It enticed me to drive over from my home near the croc farm to give his place a try.

I give the fish and chips and mushy pea's 7 out of 10. thats a high score from a hull lad that knows his fish. I have had as good at tropical berts but have also had a soggy fish from berts as well. the pig and whistle are a pretty reliable 7 out 10 and a bigger portion of fish than simons or berts.

Dont get sucked into the atlantic cod <deleted>. Try the local white fish anywhere in the world, its bound to taste better than cod which is pretty tasteless. Cod only became popular with fish and chip shops because it was cheap! haddock, grupper,barrumundi, etc,etc, have a far better taste.

Ps The T Bone steak (medium rare) at cherry's is top notch for around 400bht (cant remember the exact price) I could have cut it with a spoon!!