stevenl

Phuket was leveled back then

This is a very big misconception. Phuket was not leveled, far from it. Only certain buildings directly on the beach were damaged.

I cerainly do not want a protitute as my wife/ partner in life

How Steven does that mean i do not have a positive

Sorry Peter, but this does not make any sense. Can you explain your last sentence please?

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Petercallen says: "I cerainly do not want a protitute as my wife/ partner in life, how Steven, does that mean i do not have a positive (outlook on life) ?"

Thanks for the explanation.

Peter, it doesn't. You're connecting 2 things that I never connected with eachother. I connected your statement that the vast majority of the bar girls is after ripping of tourists with your outlook on life.

I cerainly do not want a protitute as my wife/ partner in life

How Steven does that mean i do not have a positive

Sorry Peter, but this does not make any sense. Can you explain your last sentence please?

I thought the ferry was closed this time of the year . . .

No, possible year round.

What is the definition of "decent"?

Among other things a woman who will not sell her body for financial gain

Many of those women are just looking for a better life with a decent husband. If you open your eyes you will see that many of them are very decent human beings and loving wives and mothers.

A few are good decent people, the majority do it for the money and free drinks

and will bonk anyone who can afford to pay

You know from experience that there a few good ones and the majority is 'not decent'?

I can't prove this, never did any polling on this subject, but I think it is the other way round. But then again, I have a positive outlook on life.

Still surprised with the responses.

When an airline or any other commercial agency advertises from 790tb that means prices start from 790tb and up, It should include this low price and could include many other prices.

In my case, I received the mail this morning, tried to book it 30 minutes after receiving it. instructions said specifically book april 16th and on. couldn't book it any earlier.

even the agent i spoke to didn't pretend the price ever existed.

any lawyer would see it as a scam. sorry you all.

obviously the way they trade is not as ethical as it should be, i had a flight booked on a deal to connect with another flight. it got cancelled and put back 5 hours, hence i would miss my connecting flight. they did offer to refund the 100 baht + tax. you got to take them for what they are and thats a low cost airline opearting in South East Asia, not the western world.

This i can understand since they are really low budget and have to manage. I just don't accept misleading info to catch more people to travel with them. it's like having a store and you put a sign saying "products a b c d e sells for 10 bt and up" and actually nothing sells for this price. one thing or everything is same thing for that matter.

Agree, it is the same, and yes, agree those promotions and ads are sometimes ridiculous. But still, not a scam, before you pay you know exactly what you're going to get and how much you have to pay for that.

And if you think just a little bit, you also know before you start searching their website what they mean with the advertised prices.

The mentioned minimum age of 18 in that quote is not correct, should be 21 years old minimum.

I already corrected that

You were too fast with that correction

The mentioned minimum age of 18 in that quote is not correct, should be 21 years old minimum.

It's a combination: western wind higher waves than eastern wind, stronger wind higher waves than less wind. Also tide plays a role in this (wind different direction than tide tends to make the waves higher).

Windguru does also predict waveheight btw.

In Nai Harn the waves tend to be a bit higher.

Thanks stevenl. So basically I would most likely find waves if I go to the beach when it say waves above 0.5m? I think I tried that a few times and found still waters. Perhaps it was just an inaccurate prediction and I got unlucky?

It says on Friday after 16h it's going to be >0.7 and Saturday, Sunday, Monday it's just going to keep increasing. I guess I'll try then

For Friday after 16 hours: check the website Friday after 15.00 hours. Any forecast more than an hour away is worthless.

Many thanks for the info. My wife (Thai) is now coming with me so we have decided to find a hotel close to the bus station and catch the bus the following morning to Krabi Town. Staying with a mate in Ao Nang who will pick us up from there.

In that case I would take the ferry, will be more fun. Plus easier for your mate.

I think minimum 21, maybe somebody else will confirm this later.

Income tax payment yes or no does not matter.

But has to be first car buyer, so previously bought second hand car makes this person not eligible.

I didn't even touch on the fact that you are conveniently grouping the entire population of Thailand in your sweeping statements - "What the heck are the Thais..." "They have no clue...", Which is borderline racist.

The reality is that "Thai" opinion can't be conveniently rolled into a single point of view for you to berate, each Thai is an individual with their own thoughts and feelings on the matter. I guess you don't live in Phuket because it's pretty bloody obvious here that the vast majority of people aren't overreacting, but are getting on with life as normal, albeit wary of future developments.

Very politically correct.

I don't know about majority or not, did not do any polling, but life is going as normal, and I don't see anybody 'wary of future developments'.

Yes, residence certificate or work permit.

A Tabian Baan will do the job also.

Yes, of course it will, thanks, for got that one.

Yes, residence certificate or work permit.

What is the definition of "decent"?

Among other things a woman who will not sell her body for financial gain

Many of those women are just looking for a better life with a decent husband. If you open your eyes you will see that many of them are very decent human beings and loving wives and mothers.

It's a combination: western wind higher waves than eastern wind, stronger wind higher waves than less wind. Also tide plays a role in this (wind different direction than tide tends to make the waves higher).

Windguru does also predict waveheight btw.

In Nai Harn the waves tend to be a bit higher.

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Sorry, that's the second time i try to copy paste, but that's what it gives. So i can't really show the details. but believe me, i know how to read. the details are exactly as i stated in my first post.

What is says here, looking over the codes, is: from Bangkok to Nakhon Phanom, Chiang Mai, etc. etc., including Colombo, from 790 Baht.

And that is what they're offering as well.

Nowhere does it say: Colombo (singled out) for 790 Baht.

They could also say: from Bangkok to Nahon Phanom and Chiang Mai from 790 Baht, to Colombo from 1990 Baht, etc., but that would not look as nice to Air Asia. But that does not mean their promotion is not true and so a scam.

http://www.palmhouseprimaryschool.com/

I think linn3 means the nursery/kindergarten in Chalong, in the soi opposite Tesco. Started about 2? years ago as a Russian kindergarten, but has gone more international and seems to be expanding.

Don't know if Krabi is the final destination for the OP, but if heading to one of the beach destinations and having to spend one night in Phuket anyway he could also consider a ferry.

Why because the ladies tell you how handsome you are

Yes......but they're only speaking the truth.

When i first arrived here i new 2 ladies who had a beauty salon near

Bangla road where a lot of the bar girls went, they were quite open

in there discussions on how to rip of tourists, in 6 weeks i had learnt

all there schemes although i do not doubt there are new ones now and

i find there discussions boring

So what were you doing in that beauty salon Peter, having your nails done every day, meanwhile listening to Thai girls chatting in Thai, lots of Lao as well probably, and understanding it all?

If the dealer not have the blue book, then DON'T BUY! There is sometimes not only the car in the finance, there could be also a personal loan from the former owner "open", which the finance company not need to mention. i mean, you can pay of the dept of the car and maybe you still not get the blue book now, because there could be another dept (like personal loan) to pay. So in matter of fact you have to pay the outstanding balance ofthe car AND the personal loan as well, but the finance company sometime not mention this in advance. Buy only if you see the blue book and all the tranfer documents.

If the car is financed by a finance company, they have the blue book. Any other debts on the car really are of no importance to a prospective buyer, because as soon as the debt to the finance company is paid the blue book will be returned to the owner. What the owner does with the rest of the debt is up to him, but can not be on the car.

The response was made to how241's post where the key word was 'lately'.

To clarify for you, that doesn't mean today. The weather today has been marvellous - just like July, August and September which are my favourite months here.

Yes, and yesterday, so today when you wrote, was the day with 30 degrees centigrade and 94% humidity, so in your opinion "Danger - sunstroke, muscle cramps and / or heat exhaustion likely"

Very Hot and humid lately.

Hot, where are you?

With a temperature of 30 degrees, and humidity of 94%, that gives a heat index ('feels like') of 117. Guideline for this is; "Danger - sunstroke, muscle cramps and / or heat exhaustion likely".

Still think that's not hot?

No, does not feel hot at all.

Very Hot and humid lately.

Hot, where are you?