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TukCom Pattaya Tai - indeed the best place to get things done.
My favorite shop : GALAXY , as you go up  2nd floor from the street entrance ,
look to your left in the corner , the repair guy has a HUGE screen to do 
diagnostic, save data, etc. Price has been very accceptable and quality :
simply the BEST.  Of course you can bargain .
Bought a used iPad and sold my old one , very satisfied !!  Cheers. 

Canada Pension , reporting if you're still kicking or resting underground

7 minutes ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

my new condo in jomtien has underground parking. am now wondering if i should use it or not during the rainy season.

If you car is  1/ Amphibious   2/ Waterproof   3/ Watertight  .... No Ploplem.

 Maybe you're expecting a MIRACLE . 

it's been better than before , but there's a new team in charge at

City Hall - supervised by the NAVY .  Maybe a visit to the HQ in

Sattahip could do wonders . most sidewalks are a disgrace -

ANYWHERE , not just beach road / coconut bar .

Pattaya Baht Bus is still the best deal around Thailand , compared

to Phuket , Koh Samui , Koh Samet , other BIG cities like Chiang Mai .

Other good deals in Khon Kaen 06:00am to 18:00pm and Korat .

The rest - you're at the mercy of Moto Taxi , Tuk-Tuk , official Taxi 

whose meter is : NO WORK ... , etc.

Amazing Thailand .....  indeed ......  keep posting please !!

stay away from them , especially if you're First Timer to Pattaya.

7 hours ago, JAG said:

£600 (ThB27000) a week for an English teacher in Vietnam? I rather doubt it. Not only cock roaches,  but some large very pungent rats are involved in this story!

 

my Vietnamese girlfriend was quoted last year : 1 hr/day, 30 hrs/mo.

private English lesson in pronounciation only for a total of

VND 8,000,000.- ( around USD 400.- )  

1 hour ago, IAMHERE said:

Where is the free wifi on Jomtien beach? I'd like to sit there.

Dongtan beach .... check for sign : Free WiFi ...

Of course NANA is : NO PROBLEMO .....

What prostitution ?  My complaint : BAR FINE is TOO HIGH  !!

many girlfriends from here - when I was still a young man ,

know many of the players then and the bosses / enforcers .

play the GAME and you assured full safety .

just avoid them , stay in a hotel - near the places you want

to hang out or visit , then move on using Free Shuttle from

each hotel .... 

Good for ya - go for it  Harold  !!

the jeers are just from those who can't catch a jewel like you.

That's what these part of the world is made for for all kinds

of people ...... Enjoy , just be careful about that 50/50  !!

It's a vicious trap .....

Thank you elgordo38 ,

so based upon your opinion : Gold lower than $ 1,200.- is a BUY up to $ 2,000.- is a HOLD

beyond $ 2,500.- is a SELL ?? Physical delivery has a premium as I understand, don't kbow by how much.

SO - when push come to shove ..... anybody who wants delivery has to go to SHANGHAI , CHINA. and

PAY - whatever price they want to get your hand on 1 kilo Bars . something like that ??

As long as the price of real GOLD is set by fraudulent paper future contracts , the forecast is a high pressure on prices with a 100 % chance of manipulation.

Or when the west is completely out of Gold (and Silver) to sell to large buyers like India , China & Russia, prices will go up 'till some are willing to sell.

This poster is right on the money. The fraudulent paper future contracts are manipulating the market. If push ever comes to shove and they start to try to redeem the paper in a big way for physical gold look out the sky is the limit. The big money boys are manipulating every thing. Earnings are lousing employment numbers suck wages are stagnant 18 trillion dollar debt, 35% of adults under 35 are living in their parents basement, Europe is in trouble flooded with immigrants that they must borrow money to take care of, Japan is stagnating, China produces phantom numbers and the market seems to go straight up like a rocket go figure. The banks are dumping workers by the bucketful and their earnings suck to. I think a lot of medium size players tried to short the market using common sense and history and the really big boys caught them with their pants down. Would not surprise me to see gold test 1,000 an ounce before taking off. Harry Dent talks of 750 gold. Before gold takes off there must be blood in the streets its the same in every cycle. All this Fed funny money has everyone mesmerized. Canadians borrowed to the hilt again this year and personal spending went up a staggering 6% all borrowed cheap money. In all of my years I would never have thought I would have to pay a bank to store my money but it looks like its coming. Crazy world nothing makes sense.

It's just some guys who are trying to get even for those Thai women who did it to them.

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As the saying goes, "There is a sucker born every minute"......and apparently some of them are female.

Those girls / ladies looking for a more comfortable life , but without the skill to weed out scammers -

are unfortunately victims to these " Nigerian Schemes " in many varieties .

Please advertise the " Scam Clearing House " phone number or website for these ladies .

I understand these ladies are NOT from the LOWER rung of this society because they are

capable of mastering a foreign language at a more advance level .

A simple " poor girl " will never be so stupid as to send MILLIONS of Baht to a "potential lover "

because she DOES NOT have the money .

It's just some guys who are trying to get even for those Thai women who did it to them.

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As the saying goes, "There is a sucker born every minute"......and apparently some of them are female.

Those girls / ladies looking for a more comfortable life , but without the skill to weed out scammers -

are unfortunately victims to these " Nigerian Schemes " in many varieties .

Please advertise the " Scam Clearing House " phone number or website for these ladies .

I understand these ladies are NOT from the LOWER rung of this society because they are

capable of mastering a foreign language at a more advance level .

A simple " poor girl " will never be so stupid as to send MILLIONS of Baht to a "potential lover "

because she DOES NOT have the money .

Stick with VISA and MASTER CARD , can't go wrong .

my regular bank in Canada is adding 2 percent FEE for any cash withdrawal ,

so it's like this : at Thailand ATM each cash withdrawal cost THB 180.- max.

withdr. THB 20,000.- plus regular ( standard ) Bank Charge of CAD 5.00

posted to my Canadian account ( debit )......

and since Sept. 01/2015 additional 2 percent fee over the amount of cash

withdrawal . so: CAD 800.- or roughly THB 20,000.- you pay CAD 16.00

on top . So the bank are really raking it in , like it or not .......

my bank is : COAST CAPITAL SAVINGS & CREDIT UNION based in BC.

Any ideas about ALTERNATIVE CASH WITHDRAWAL methods ??

Pay VND - always .... NO Go-Go dancers in VN , not allowed by authorities ....

Excellent posting ....

re: VND - you can buy in BKK at Sukhumvit Soi 7 " VASU" excellent rate buy / sell .

in District 1 , look for Citibank ATM lowest fee , around Ben Thanh market any Jewellry Store

can change THB ( rate July 2015 THB - VND 640.-- )

Question : Bus 152 does it stop along Pham Ngu Lao Str ?? (drop off & pick up) ??

my taxi cost : between 180K - 200K .

So people only go to Pattaya beach to go on the jet ski,what useless reporting.

Indeed NOT THE MAIN REASON , it's LOW season and those so called " quality" tourists

from India Subcontinent and Mainland China - are definitely NO BIG SPENDERS .....

CHECK IT OUT YOURSELF .

Went to a place in soi-7 , the street is dead , but the ladydrink is 170.- baht , YES that's right !!

looks like when business is SLOW , RISE THE PRICE . Just kill another potential customer .

because: Although living on low pension - I HAVE THE CHOICE : To Join ( the parade ). OR

NOT To Join ( the madness ) - .. that is called Pattaya the Sewer. by some of my friends .....

Living right in the CENTER , I can WALK EVERYWHERE IN ALL DIRECTION , Therefore

NOT a victim of the NO METER TAXI MAFIA plus during daytime / evening PLENTY OF

songthaews at B. 10.- to. 20.- p/person. Cheap food at the Markets , not forgetting Soi-6

when a certain type of hunger exists ....

By putting UP hurdles ( bureaucratic & financial requirements ) they might as well just

ALLOW CRIMINALS to have " easy access " because THEY HAVE PLENTY OF MONEY

and can AFFORD IT . Pensioners need to budget & live accordingly .

Alternatives : Singapore is BEST but EXPENSIVE to live in .

MALAYSIA is a Moslem country , so is Indonesia. Except for Malaysia, the hurdles in

other countries are just as restricted , so who needs that .

Notice : THAILAND ELITE cost & privilege .

Depend on how much you are willing to spend.

To learn "basics" and in an accelerated manner you need a PRIVATE TEACHER.

Look into FB Page: Items for sale in Pattaya, there's a lady doing "private lessons"

English & Thai at a rate of THB 350.- p/hr . I think if you can afford - do it this way.

In 3 months and depending on how many hours p/day , you can see result.

Good luck. you're NOT the only one facing this problem , having Thai partner

we all have faced this problem one way or another .

RENT. must have gone up SKYHIGH , Just like at NANA PLAZA - and one day they all

must close and make way for another 7 Star Development , as if there's NOT ENOUGH

high end spots . Best location for " people watching " , you can VOTE with your

wallet & feet against greedy landlord.