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I live just 30kms up the road from you in prakhonchai, so costs are likely to be similar
Until 6 months ago my wife and I raised pigs, but we got out just in time when the prices fell from 50bt/kilo to around 30/35bt.
A 100kg pig is the optimum weight, and this usually takes 5/6 months.For the first 5/6 weeks they suckle the mother. then they need to be fed.
For the first 3 months, we fed them twice a day and the cost was about 15bt/pig/day. Once over about 70kg, price dropped to nearer 11/12bt/day with 1 feed a day, and less specialised pig food. We bought rice dust from the rice wholesaler.
We also gave them a big bag of "pak boong" and other grasses every day which they enjoyed eating.10bt to a local who went and cut it for us
With the cost of buying a piglet at 1000bt/1300bt + food for 5 months total outlay is around 3000bt. Must also factor in possible sickness and medicines. To make it worthwhjile you need to be able to sell minimum 100kg pig at 45bt.
If she tells you it costs significantly more, she is milking you
best of luck
Nick
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Martin,
Never met you and never been to your bar, but will put that right later today. In the meantime Happy Birthday. 60 is not the end of the world! I've been there and there is still light at the end of the tunnell!
Nick
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New Hardware Store in Buriram. Ruengsuk (Construction) Korsang.
Many thanks for the info. I will take a look in there shortly and compare prices with IQ in Surin. Has anyone noticed that since they opened last year. IQ have brought in many more cheaper items. previously they were very up-market.
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A few weeks ago someone said that the new IQ store in Buriram was about to open. Can anyone confirm whether it has yet opened. When I asked staff in IQ Surin last week, nobody was even aware that they were building a store in Buriram!
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INVITATION TO SURIN BBQ Party
You are cordially invited to the ThaiVisa BBQ party at The Farang Connection, Surin, on Saturday, 19 May 2007 at 7.00pm until late.
For your eating and drinking pleasure, we have:
- Buckwheats famous Mesquite smoked BBQ Ribs and a variety of snacks.
- Free local Beer
- Thaivisa T-shirt lucky draw
Come and enjoy some BBQ and "meet the faces" behind the avatars!
Please sign up here as soon as possible so we get a good idea of the numbers of attendees for catering purposes.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Welcome!
Thaivisa.com Administration @ The Farang Connection
PS!
It's also Martin at Farang Connections 95th Birthday!!
Come and offer condolences to him!
(It's also FA Cup Final on Big Screen for the football fanatics).
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PS2:
Thaivisa recommends the following hotels in Surin:
I will be delighted to accept your invite.
Will journey over from Prakhonchai next saturday
Thank you
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Big C, Makro Buriram- What else?
Have just returned home from a morning in Buriram, and was delighted to see Big C and Makro abuilding. Who will win the race, and will it be before New Year?
However, on my return to Prakhonchai, I turned left at the lights after passing the 2 new stores, and about halfway from the first lights to the next set on the Buriram - Prakhonchai road, there is further construction taking place, This is a huge site, (looks bigger than either Makro or Big C), and the main building is set further back from the road than the other 2 stores. Could this be Lotus, Carrefour of something else?
As an aside, can anyone in the Buriram area advise whether there are any farang get-togethers on a regular basis in Buriram. There is a monday meeting in Ban Kruat and every friday a few farangs meet in the market at Prakhonchai. Anything else on offer?
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It sems the accident was at 3pm when the bus was out of control and overturned and caught fire immediately. this followed a stop for brake problems.
With Songkran looming on the horizon, it is high time steps were taken to enforce bus speed limits especially. and to enforce all other traffic laws with top priority to motorcycles and the thousands of children let loose on them.
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[quote name=topfield' date='2007-03-17 19:18:33'
I'd give my right arm were Nationwide UK to introduce such a service.
You can always check the likely nationwide withdrawal rate each day, by checking the Visa web site.
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I had a stone 2 years ago. Was taken to a private hospital in Buriram. where a correct diagnosis was made, and I was kept in for several days, before they decided I needed to see a urologist (a kidney stone expert).
After a days delay they told me the Urologist who worked occasionally at the government hospital would not visit me so I was discharged and told to visit him. The reason given was that their hospital did not have the equipment to operate on me (no suggestion of ultrasound or laser)
I duly visited the government hospital only to find 50 people (yes 50) waiting to see him in the hour that he was there.
Decided I would not entrust my health to a Doctor who could give me only a minute of his time
Took myself off to Bangkok Pattaya Hospital, was seen immediately, and one look at the x rays I had taken with me confirmed it was only a small stone that would pass on its own. Doctors fee with some medicine only 500bt.
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Hi there
On my next trip (July) am planning on staying at the Korat Resort just outside Chocchai and was wandering if anyone had any feedback on the resort.
Looks nice from the internet but doesnt everywhere?
I stayed there last July with the wife and 2 kids
We had an extra large corner room = massive for 1200bt. No extra charge for the kids breakfast.
The pool is good
Only downside is there is no bar. Can drink in the restaurant, but I did not want the kids in there when i took a beer or 2. And won't allow you to buy a beer to take outsied in the gardens.
Wife said the food was all very sweet. Ok for me though.
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You can marry at 14, enlist in the armed forces at 18 and die for your country, sell your pussy at 18 but you cannot buy a bloody drink!
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Quote from Bangkok Post 3rd March 2007 "According to police, Anuchit has committed numerous crimes, mainly robbery and mugging of foreign tourists in Pattaya.
He was temporarily released after allegedly shooting a South Korean tourist in January"
Why oh why are people granted bail when they have been arrested for serious crimes AND have a hiostory of such crimes?
Do the Police not oppose bail? Are the Judges being paid off (don't answer that because I have been reliably told that in many cases they are)
These 2 Russian women would still be alive today if the law was enforced and the judiciary acted in a responsible manner.
Khun Seri should breathe fear into every policeman throughout the country, and in his expected tenure of 1 year should and can rid the Police pof most of its corrupt officers.
As an aside, since the Thais do not like to complain, but the farangs are happy to shop all the corrupt police, there should be an e-mail hotline for farangs ti report misedemeanours
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The Pattaya expats Club have inclusive insurance for 11000bt a year. Excellent cover, and same price to all as long as you are under 65.
However if you want to have cover indefinitely (100+) suggest you try Exeter friendly Society in the UK. Your ris NOT age related but fixed at the age you are when you first buy.
I have been with them for 20 years and can thoroughly recommend them
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Leaving a sinking ship!
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It's certainly looking good for using Nationwide debit card. Visa rate quoted is better than that offered for telex transfers, and without the £20/£35 fee charged by Barclays
One final question.
How soon after I use the debit card is the transaction processed in pounds?
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Many thanks for all the feedback, but it seems nobody really has a definitive answer. I would have thought "wholesale rates" meant offshore rates.
One way of finding out for sure I suppose would be making a 500bt withdrawal using the debit card. Even if the lower rate applies, the loss is unlikely to be more than 25bt
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Indian Food
Can't really expect to find any indian restaurants in the Surin or Buriram areas, but does anyone know of any Indian families in the locality who might be prepared to cook some bulk freezer supplies of vindaloos and assorted currries, for a reasonable rate. Never noticed any Indians whilst out shopping, but there may be some
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The current exchange rates in Thailand for the £ are around 69++. However International exchange rates for baht/£ are in the region of 65. It has been like this since the government introduced currency restrictions.
When I use my nation wide debit card in kasikorn ATM, which exchange rate is used?
Have just received my Nationwide debit card and do not want to end up getting the lower rate
Any info please
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I have had EXETER health insurance from Exeter friendly Society in the UK for the past 20 years.
In one word - Excellent.
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On the subject of national insurance numbers, regardless of settlement. a Thai wife needs a NI number when her husband dies to claim widowed mothers/old age pension. She needs this even if she has never set foot in the UK.
Since I am getting on a bit, I have explored the UK NI websites, but can find nothing on how to obtain a number. It seems one has to actually be in the UK to get one.
Anybody got any info
Thanks
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Hi all
have seen references to Monday evening meets at Dangs in Ban Kruat, but unable to find out where exactly dangs is
Can someone please advise asap
thanks
nick
The Constitutional Tribunal Disbands Thai Rak Thai - Election cheating
in Thailand News
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Transparency International clearly never set foot in Isan. The vast majority of TRT voters came from this area, and voted TRT simply because they were in receipt of 300bt/500bt per head to do so. I know -I live here! Most have not the slightest interest in politics -only money! Money for cards, money for lao cow and money for the underground lottery!
If vote buying had been stopped (and it could have been with prosecutions and heavy penalties) we would never have been in the position we are today. TRT would never have had an overall majority .