mark131v

The real key is diet... getting in shape is 70 percent diet and 30 percent exercise and remember you will lose weight simply through diet but not through exercise alone unless of course you are hiking twelve hours per day. It takes two hours of solid exercise to work off a McDonald's meal.

Stay away from sugar, artificial sweetners and simple carbs as they will spike your blood sugar, store fat and make you hungrier. If you can do it you will never get fat again once you've lost the weight.

Absolute cobblers!! exercise is the key not diet throughout history humans have pretty much eaten whatever they can without having an obesity problem it is only since we have moved to a sedentary lifestyle that the obesity thing has become an issue

If you are burning calories you can pretty much eat what you want without putting on weight, really simple more calories burned through work or exercise than calories taken in through what you eat and you will lose weight, eating a low fat diet but burning no calories through work or exercise and you will still gain flab

Guys are you this daft in real life (tactfully put !)

These forums are monitored 24/7 in particular by the British home office and you have just told/suggested you're going to fabricate information in reference to a British passport ??

And before anyone suggests its not traceable I can assure you it is !!!

Mate are you a knob in real life?

Sometimes in this country the information is impossible to obtain, this is no exaggeration, if you have gone through all the issues in getting the visas, ILR, citizenship and all the other time money and aggravation you would know this, nobody is telling the OP to wing anything but if you cannot find exact dates sometimes you have to go with a best guess

We did the same a few years ago and we did the old best guess really, try to get it as accurate as you can but I wouldn't worry about it like you said it is impossible for them to check and we had no problems with that bit, after all the other hoops that youve jumped that bit is a doddle

Hi, not sure about that Malanil,, but to increase your search options I use Malerone when travelling to Africa and it appears fairly mild with little if any side effects, but I don't have to source it in LOS since I bring enough home with me for my return trips so sorry other than alternatives I can't help you much there,, one to be careful with I would suggest is Larium, since I believe there are many side effects with that.

Malanil is just another trade name for Malarone and they contain exactly the same ingredients

Cant help with the Triton but we have had a 2WD Wildtrak since March this year and we have not had any issues with the vehicle at all as should be expected I guess. The truck is no slouch (for a diesel pickup truck!)and the 5 speed automatic box is really slick, the engine is powerful and has been around long enough for all the glitches to have been sorted and all in all I am glad we got it rather than the Triton which was the other vehicle we considered. I get a bit bored looking at a constant stream of Vigos and the like and it is nice not to blindly follow the herd. I really would have liked to wait for the new Ranger but we needed a vehicle and I reckoned, maybe naively, that we should get a good PX from Ford when we swap it but to be honest I am not in any rush to change now, cant help with the vehicle weight other than to say you wouldn't want it to run over your foot

One day you will come across some locals who don't appreciate being shouted at and the outcome could be pretty nasty.

I am wondering if some of you people ever leave your homes? it seems apparent that a lot of you are terrified of Thais and live your lives in fear, right is right and wrong is wrong, doesn't matter where you are bending over and taking it because you are frightened seems like a depressing way to live your lives

Cheers Darrel and Bartender will give them a try

vmt

Mark

Just be happy with whatever you get....

Good one Cloggie, couldn't agree more!

Why should I be happy with whatever I get?

Have you read my post ?????

No mate I had not seen your other post but I have had a look and can completely emphasize with you now I have, they are a complete shambles from my experience and I think I will just bite the bullet an go with 3BB and see if they are any better, I am sure they cant be any worse

As mentioned by SuperNova, the 54Mb connection is just the sync speed connection between your router and computer. Normally with a good TOT 6Mb connection, the 6Mb sync speed is between your TOT modem/router and the TOT DSLAM at their central station; the actual "data" rate will only be around 5.2Mb...the remaining Mb's are used as ADSL control bits.

Ok, you also said you are using StrongVPN...even with a good TOT connection the VPN server is going to determine the download speed you get and it's most likely going to be in the 500Kb to 2Mb range. Still more than enough to stream video "if" a smooth/consistent flow of internet electrons was occurring; but most likely you are not getting a consistent flow...you are getting bursts of speed...then a big slow down....then a burst...then a slowdown, etc. Non-pausing streaming video requires consistent/smooth data flow.

I've had the TOT 2, 4, and 6Mb plans....the 2Mb plan could not stream video worth a durn, the 4Mb plan did a little better but not much, and the 6Mb plan still gives a lot of video pausing. Can't speak to their higher speed TOT packages. But as mentioned, if your StrongVPN server is slowing things down, you could have a TOT 20Mb plan, but it's the StrongVPN server that's you ckokepoint. Or, the StrongVPN server may be able to provide smooth/consistent flow, but your TOT plan is not. One or both could be our chokepoint(s). My guess is it's the TOT plan. You can check the speed of different StrongVPN servers on the StrongVPN web site. Good luck.

Note: just a few days ago I got aTrue Cable Internet 20Mb plan installed; up to then I was stuck with the TOT 6Mb ADSL plan. Until True came to our moobaan, we were all a captive audience of TOT and 6Mb was the fastest plan they had to our moobaan. With TOT in most cases I could not stream video's such as YouTube videos without a LOT of pausing..so much pausing I just gave up looking at most streaming video; but now with the True 20Mb plan I can even stream High Definition YouTube videos without pausing.

Cheers PIB

I have tried to load you tube with and without the VPN and you are correct, even though it is still crap without the VPN it is impossible without it....back to the drawing board

vmt Mark

Just be happy with whatever you get....

Good one Cloggie, couldn't agree more!

Why should I be happy with whatever I get?

I am paying for a service that I am not receiving, do you continue to pay for stuff you are not getting or do you try to sort it out or move on?

As for what the neighbors are using there is a selection as I have seen 3BB wifi but most people are on TOT, there is also a TOT server on the estate, I think 3BB has only arrived fairly recently

I can put up with crap service but what really gets me is the constant excuses and hanging around waiting for engineers who are often pretty useless when they bother to turn up when they say they will

My computer is new and Hi spec and says I am getting 54.0 mbts

54Mbps is the connection speed between you and your wireless router. It has nothing to do with your Internet connection.

Thanks for the reply, a friend has just told me the same thing but it doesn't help me with is the 3-6 mbt package sufficient to watch live or online TV or am I going to have to upgrade or change providers, are there others with this package that are able to watch live or online TV?

I have TOT internet 3-6 meg package and use strong VPN

I am a bit of a techno bif and I am hoping somebody could enlighten me on what I should be getting for this package

When I try to watch live TV or stuff on BBC i player or seesaw it is pretty much useless and I was wondering is this situation normal on the 3-6 meg package?

My computer is new and Hi spec and says I am getting 54.0 mbts but when i check my line with pingnet.com it says my line is a grade D and that explains why it is crap for TV etc

Is it worth my upgrading my package to sort this out?

I have been really unimpressed with TOT as their customer service has been none existent and the only thing they have been good at is finding excuses and fob offs, i wish I had gone with 3BB and still may cut my losses and do that but are they any better?

cheers

Mark

their website seems down now too.

Working fine for me.

Maybe that is because it's on your own server

Did you actually try it? Website is working for me too, and I do not have any connection to this Company.

Yes the website is working, I wanted information about an house and that prompted my question,the website will probably continue to run until someone pulls the plug or whatever but there is nothing behind it no office no phones nobody answering inquiries etc etc......you get my drift

Their office has been closed up for months now .

Strange that they miss out on such a flourishing Pattaya real estate market.

Strange indeed, but perhaps something is not flourishing And I think you are aware of it

Cheers Guys I suspected that but good to get it confirmed

cheers

Mark

Title says it all really,

does anybody know if Fair Properties are still in business, have been trying to get some information off them but nothing has come back and I am beginning to think maybe they have gone bust rather than just being rubbish at answering emails. No phone number on their website and I am not back in Thailand till next week so cant check the office myself

any assistance gratefully accepted

Mark

Whoever is in charge of clearing and delivering your goods in Thailand most likely has a warehouse...unless you have used dodgy removals, in which case you may be taken for a ride when it arrives

Agreed. When I had my stuff shipped over from the States about 1 1/2years ago, the shipping company could have provided either storage or delivery to us, as we are in the Surin area. Fortunately we were ready for everything so I picked everything up at the docks and that was that.

Probably your shipment will go to a freight forwarder in KlongToey upon arrival, and you will need to deal with them. Ask about storage. Good luck!

mario299

Cheers

will get the missus to ring the shipping office in Bang Na tomorrow as everything is in her name and see what they suggest, Yep it would appear that there is definite scope for being shafted for a few baht more but what can you do? life in Thailand I guess

many thanks

Mark

Not sure, but I think people normally store their belongings in their home country first, then ship them over at the appropriate time.

I think if you risked storing anything here. Most of it would have disappeared by the time you wanted it?

jb1

You may be right JB but I still think someone is missing an opportunity here, will have a chat with the shipping company before the container arrives and see what they suggest, worst case is we will have a very full house for a while!

vmt

Mark

Blimey,

I cant believe I am the only person who has moved over to LOS and has had this problem before, somebody must have done this before and it was either sorted out or not, either way any pointers would be nice

If this is the case that there is nobody doing this service then I reckon somebody is missing a business opportunity!!

Cheers

Mark

Good evening Ladies and Gents,

me and the family have recently moved over to Thailand in April and we have rented an house to live for the next 6 months or so before we buy or build our own.

Does anybody have any ideas or recommendations for storage companies as all our worldly goods are arriving from the UK later this month and we don't really want to unload everything into the rented house, if possible we would prefer to keep everything containerized until we are in somewhere a bit more long term any help or advice gratefully accepted

many thanks Mark

ps anywhere within a 2 hour drive of Pattaya will be good, Phuket or Chiang Mai not so good!!!

He is, obviously you are not so who would you think knows more about immigration practices at LHR?

Probably come back to argue that one!

People on here have too much time to try to argue about information that are not invloved with. Get a life pal.

I'm sorry but my experience with UKBA staff at Heathrow is at odds with your brother in laws advice, just hope I don't get in his queue next time then, assuming he is an IO.

Egg12345 : Since some many boardmembers have gone through the UK line with their Thai spouses and kids though your BiL says cannot, could it be that your brother-in-law is a pompous prick ?

Mate

I have a feeling the pompous prick thing could be a family trait they both sound a barrel of laughs

Mark

Very true, excellent advice, If you or your Thai other half have only left Thailand for a weeks holiday that wont work, then again I don't think most people really need the obvious pointing out to them, or maybe that's just me

Mark

On the contrary.. I have the complete opposite experience..

Remiss,

really sorry to hear that mate, must be quite difficult if you miss the obvious on a regular basis and need someone else to point it out to you, still just goes to prove we are all different anyway chin up fella maybe the obvious will become more apparent over time

Mark

It is also much better to put everything in a Thai name if possible as then no tax is payable and that is something all the companies agree on.

That is only true if the Thai in question is returning to Thailand after having lived abroad for a while. The OP didn't mention whether the Thai he was thinking about had been living abroad with him or is living in Thailand. If the latter there is no tax exemption.

Sophon

Very true, excellent advice, If you or your Thai other half have only left Thailand for a weeks holiday that wont work, then again I don't think most people really need the obvious pointing out to them, or maybe that's just me

Mark

20ft container will be shipped from the UK & it will be pretty full...

It was shipped to the UK from Oman & that was about $8000 USD ( company paid ).

This will be shipped with me personally fitting the bill so would like to keep the costs down.

Is it better if i ship in a Thai nationals name? as this is possible for me

JH

JH

We have just gone through all of this and it is a nightmare and frusting. The companies tell you what you want to hear to lure you in then mess you about. The company we were initially talking to Eagle relocations gave us a really good quote of 1700 pound for our stuff. They worked this price out after I spent ages going round and house and counting up everything we had for there online quote thing.

I was really honest and in fact aired on the side of caution and over estimated everything. When there guy came round he literally did a quick 5 minute around the house but could not give me an idea of the price but said he would get back. Eventually after me ringing they sent me a quote for 3200 pound, suffice to say we didnt use them

The company we have used is called Remner International Removals for a price of 2600 pounds and I think we could have got a cheaper price but I got sick of being messed around by people who appeared to be out to fleece as much as they could out of me. You can send your information request to a few different companies in a oner by using some of the companies on the web (really moving .com)but I would say that you really need someone to come around and measure up your stuff as we have managed to get a full 2 bedroom house of stuff into 538cu ft

It is also much better to put everything in a Thai name if possible as then no tax is payable and that is something all the companies agree on. we had a serious clean out and decided to only take the stuff we really need and stuff that is very expensive in LOS, range cooker good pans cuttlery etc and that too cuts down space. Up to you really but my advice is get rid of any company that does not get in touch promptly or when they say they will, the company we are using have been straight and that counts for a lot

good luck

Mark

I have a ATM account with Bangkok Bank. I transfer money from my Barclays account in UK every few months. Barclays charge me £25. Bangkok bank charge me something, but the interbank exchange is usually not too bad.

Unless you are going to bring cash over...I don't know of a cheaper way. Anyone more clued up?

Halifax Bank; £7.50 to £9.50.

Is that a swift transfer?

Yes it is,

whats more you can do it online, so if for instance you had a pension or whatever being paid into your UK acct and was in LOS you can transfer money at I think £9.50 to your Thai account without having to be in the UK. I found this and started doing it because I got p$^ssed off with having to go into my Nat West bank everytime I make a foreign transfer and paying through the bleeding nose for the honour. Just set up an acct and make sure you sign up for online banking. Ps if you pay your wages into the Halifax bank account they will pay £5 per month intrest to you, if you also take out a Halifax clarity credit card as well and use that as well after setting it up to pay off in full each month you can earn £5 per month for using that as well as getting the best card for overseas usage. No I dont work for Halifax but I hate being ripped off by the other thieving bunch of b...........

Mark

check out money saving expert for more info if you dont believe me

Yea, everyday there seems to be fewer and fewer credit and debit cards that don't charge a foreign transaction fee/reimburse ATM withdrawal fees. I beginning to think we need to update that old saying that Nothing is certain other than taxes and death, to Nothing is certain other than taxes, bank fees, and death.

Pib,

you are already doing the right thing. The Halifax Clarity is about the best of all the UK cards for spending overseas, you have it set up to pay in full so you will not get hit with the intrest. There is a charge for getting money out of ATMs but the charge is far less than a debit card and by all accounts the exchange rate is good as well. It will not make a difference with you topping it up because you have already said you have set it up to pay in full. Other than bringing in a big bag of cash your doing the best thing, unfortunatly getting money overseas aint free. Google money saving expert that should give you a more informed view than mine

Mark

Bloody hell take 2

sorry Pib should have sent to MarkyM3