stevenl

A common trick in Thailand where there is a saying that if ones smells shi_t, then walk away. I'd sever all contacts with people of this kind and worry less. Life is too short.

So when a friend needs you, and I'm not talking financially, you cut all ties? Am I glad you're not my friend.

Think DB was referring to money stuff. And l agree.

What money stuff, there seems to be no money stuff involved for the TS.

A common trick in Thailand where there is a saying that if ones smells shi_t, then walk away. I'd sever all contacts with people of this kind and worry less. Life is too short.

So when a friend needs you, and I'm not talking financially, you cut all ties? Am I glad you're not my friend.

its clear that the maffia wants and gets what it wants : no public transport as that would damage the image of the tuk tuk / jet ski maffia

This does not influence public transport, the same buses that would be departing and going to the new station are now doing the same at the old station.

It is much more that a decision was made to build a new terminal without giving it some real thought, and some very influential people don't like the decisions that were made then.

They have now erected a sign indicating a temporary change of motorbike parking.

Whatever happens here won't solve the problem.

Her mother has a big debt with loan sharks, that debt has to be paid off asap. And with the way things work here in Thailand, her daughter will have to do that, hopefully together with other siblings.

And after that they have to find a way to prevent their mother from incurring more debts, or this will keep going on and on.

Phuket does have its negatives, there is nothing wrong with pointing them out to newbies. We all give advice to our friends, who are here for their first time, to stay away from the jet skis, time share etc etc - is that Phuket bashing or sound advice?

Every place has it negatives. Your point of view though is very limited.

I see "the bigger picture" - you have a business here, and the conflict of interests is shown in your posts.

Sure, every place has it's negatives, but the systematic and entrenched collusion to defraud tourists here is unrivaled in any other tourist hotspot that I have been to, and I've been to a few.

We're going off topic here, but that accusation (conflict of interest) has no basis, I simply have a different, much more positive, view on Phuket in particular.

Phuket does have its negatives, there is nothing wrong with pointing them out to newbies. We all give advice to our friends, who are here for their first time, to stay away from the jet skis, time share etc etc - is that Phuket bashing or sound advice?

Every place has it negatives. Your point of view though is very limited.

Most of the Dive Shops will be able to order Perscription lenses for masks. There are a couple of makes that you can get them for. Saeko Dive and Mares being the two that i know. Saeko dive runner mask is the main one (i know) and can be fitted with posotive and negative lenses.

Price is also more expensive for the posotive lenses.

I know they definetly available in phuket.

Hope this is of some help.

These don't work for the TS.

I had decided to move my kid there as well, from K2 to their K3 program, but in the end decided to go for Palm House Primary school in Rawai.

So can't give you experiences, but after extensive research Darasamuth was my choice over Kajonkiet and Dawroong.

Seems we are saying the same thing, but in slightly different languages

I dunno, OP, with a photo like that as an avatar, and this topic...................................I'm calling TROLL !!!!!!!!!

Trolls need friends too.

Don't you worry, Trapflex, he's just showing off his intolerance and prejudice - for which our forum is rightfully, and proudly, famous!

Thats a load of BS and for how many posts you have, haven't seen you on the Phuket Forum enough for you to make that conclusion.

Looking at his post count not on Phuket forum, but he has been around on the other forums.

Monthy salary for a person who does massage is somewhere around 7-10Kbaht. That's about 300B/day and maybe 30B/hour. Tips excluded.

I think you'll find that many places pay up to 50% commissions to the staff for each massage. Yet other places also include accommodation for staff. The 7-10k is often just the base salary.

Unfortunately not, 7-10 K is the total. Base salary would be more like 3-4 K.

I dont believe that any shops pay a 'base salary' The ladies are on usually 50% commission so if they work 8 hours in a shop that charges 300 baht /hour..they lady gets 1200 baht....fine in the high season, but in the low they can often not have a customer days at a time...Sitting at the shop 12 hours and zero income..

To add insult to injury a lady i know here in C/M used to work in the downstairs massage shop in Christin Massage, told me that even tho you have no retainer/base salary. if you want to take an extra day off outside of your alloted 3 days per month..a "'fine"' of 2000 is taken out of your fortnightly payment!!!So they keep you there on no work-no income policy, but if you want a day off you are fined 2000 baht!!Disgusting IMO.

She also initially worked in some smaller shops and all staff are expected to on a roster system come in 2 hours early to clean and prep the shop...gratis!!

Well, that is called a base salary with commissions.

And they would love to work 8 hours a day, but normally just hang around. So all in all a salary of appx. 8,000 Baht is quite common. Not including tips and happy endings.

who, me

its an old design Ranger Wildtrack 4 door, and im afraid ABS/EBD only works if you push the brake pedal

its an old design Mazda Bt50 low end model

in this case, the Ranger is some 300-350Kg more heavy than the Mazda, PG you need to learn about cars to avoid stating the oppsosite

and Phuket gazette, do you really advice drivers to not stop at red lights cause there is a vehcile behind them? Shame on you

Maybe the Mazda was reinforced because of the heavy hauling.

How about the driver, was he properly trained?

^Steven:

^{It's good you were wise to the scam, but I don't see how the photo would help much and is circumstantial evidence at best.}

^{The only way to get these guys is to set up a sting with the local police and have the thiefs go through the whole crime on film, and then nab them.}

^{Otherwise, photographing people you think are criminals could be hazardous to your health.}

^{Be well,}

^TN

Good photo's would make them recognisable, on the ATM VDO they are never recognisable. And they really don't like that idea.

Wish i could get away with paying 3-4k per month. My girls for the last 3 months are making 12-15k per 2 weeks no extras but they are working 10h a day

And that is base?

So I just clicked the link to see if there had been any updates and noticed the Phuket Gazette version says she went to the hospital at 3:30pm whereas the copy in the OP says 3:30am!

If the gazette updated and is correct.

And the track record of accuracy in English language newspapers here is?

Very low. That together with their investigative journalism are other indications it may not be true at all.

Monthy salary for a person who does massage is somewhere around 7-10Kbaht. That's about 300B/day and maybe 30B/hour. Tips excluded.

I think you'll find that many places pay up to 50% commissions to the staff for each massage. Yet other places also include accommodation for staff. The 7-10k is often just the base salary.

Unfortunately not, 7-10 K is the total. Base salary would be more like 3-4 K.

Thank you!

But still, the last murder here I remember was August 2010 when the Brit Lee Aldhouse laid in wait to attack and stabbed to death an American named Longfellow at his bungalow in Ya Nui. Then ran home to his nanny state to protect him from the inhumane Thai prison.

Nothing to do with 'nanny state'. The UK, as with many other countries, will not extradite anyone who's charge is punishable by death in the country requesting extradition. It's not rocket science, it only requires the Thai authorities to come up with a charge for which the maximum punishment is life in prison (such as manslaughter?). To be honest, I doubt very much that the Thai authorities are particularly motivated anymore, as the offences involved 2 farangs, one of whom is dead, the other no longer in the country. Apologies for going further off topic........

Yes, off topic and not applicable, since the Thais have declared not to ask for capital punishment. The issue at the moment is what jimi indicated, are Thai prisons good enough for British murderers.

And all this because 1 person, a 19 year old, claims something has happened. No mention of it elsewhere, not even in the most sensational of news websites we have.

So are you saying it didn't happen???

I'm not saying it didn't happen, I'm saying I think it didn't happen.

I wonder if the Ford Ranger had ABS, EBD, new tires and a driver properly trained to use these devices at speed!

Maybe our local expert can look at the photo and inform us.

www.phiketinvitational.com

Former GOMS Rally,bigger and better..Sunday March 11 2012 look at link for more info..

I would guess the 'phiket' in the link has to be 'phuket'? That makes the correct link: http://www.phuketinvitational.com/

I agree. You shouldn't have to worry about being rammed when stopping for a red light ! The same goes for pedestrian crossings ;-) or killing zones as we call them!

Of course you have to worry about that. I was already taught that for my DL back home, a long time ago now.

And all this because 1 person, a 19 year old, claims something has happened. No mention of it elsewhere, not even in the most sensational of news websites we have.

I have a Road map that shows a ferry service leaving from

Satun in Thailand going to Langkawi, Has anyone one used

this ferry and is it a car ferry or just passengers, you

could drive there in one day

Yeah there is a ferry but I have never used it and don't know anyone that has. It looks cool though, stops at pretty much all the andaman islands...it's like a hop on/hop off boat.

http://www.tigerlinetravel.com/

Not sure what this has to do with Vietnam though

Pedestrians only on that ferry.

So you can drive safely and others can not at 160 km/h because your tires are from 2009 or later and you practiced an emergency stop from 100 km/h last week.

I guess that is not what you mean, but that is what you just answered to this question.