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Does anyone know if the Thai Cat Palace really exists. I have heard it's in an old house on Boromarajajonani Road and they breed the rare Maeo Khao Mani cat. Anyone actually been there?

Is that some sort of Siamese cat ??

From wikopedia

Minimum wage ranges from 140 Thai baht to 184 baht per day, depending on the cost of living in various provinces; set by provincial wage committees that sometimes include only employer representatives

See also Thai visa forum link

Forum link

There was an item in a national paper a few weeks ago on the guys that abseil down the high rise buildings cleaning windows

Their wage was 400 baht per day which would be about 10.000 baht per month.

This is one of the higher paying manual jobs

The problem with Bio diesel is that much of it is manufactured from crops that are either grown on cleared forest resulting in increased global warming or on farm land previously used for food production resulting in food shortages.

Sounds nice and green but not effective.

If you want to save the planet restrict population growth

Robert Johnson Kindhearted Woman Blues

Robert Johnson Kindhearted Woman Blues

the Dirty Rat

Charter a small plane and parachute in.

I appreciate all the answers including the charter a small plane and parachute in one. I also get the point about why hurry since I am supposed to be on vacation

Seriously

If you do decide to stay for a night in Krabi if you want a 2 star hotel try the Krabi Seaview or the Krabi Riverview hotels. About 600 baht for an en suite room and about 300 metres walk from the old pier were you can sort out your transfer to Phi Phi.

Watched crippled father, mother and child arrive in a side Soi (Father on crutches) . They changed into dirty torn clothes and went out begging.

Later watched them come back, wash the grime off and change back into "normal" clothing.

Seemed to be making good money. Not just from naive falangs but also a lot of it from Thais.

Charter a small plane and parachute in.

Land of Smiles

In bed with me socks on!

I suspect that my wife will shoot me in about 20years time when she catches me in bed with a beautiful young Thai virgin girl. By then I will be in my mid 80's.

Of course the scenario may be the same but she may die laughing instead saving me the job of looking for a younger wife as she will be in her 60's by then.

:D

Reminds me of the time I was walking down the street and this old bloke about 80 stops me and says "Last night I shagged an 18 year old virgin"

"why are you telling me that!" I asked!!

"I'm telling everybody!!" he replied

:bah:

Later he went to the DR and told him how he was 80 and having sex with a beautiful 18 year old 3 times every night.

The Dr said "You should be more careful too much sex at that age could result in death"

The old man looked at him and and said " If she dies she dies"

UK Health System & Canadian Gov Health site both recommend Doxycyline in South East Asia problem areas(Not required in most parts of Thailand)

It is both a preventative and cure if pills proper course is taken.

Like any other drug some people experience side effects but I have never had a problem

Again like antibiotics it is important that the full course is completed (1 month after leaving the malarial area )

The Canadian Gov. link will turn up loads of information on use and possible side effects,( but remember malaria can kill )

Doxy can be purchased over the counter fom Boots and other pharmacists in Thailand very cheaply

Treat the mushrooms like a lot of big companies do their employees do

Keep 'em in the dark and then throw manure over 'em

orifice and deposit...

six hundred baht

Anyone know what the prices over the counter in Thailand are for the following?

Coversylplus ( Perindopril + Indapamide)

Felodipine

Lipitor

loads of chillies

Whenever the bird misbehaves, get a frozen chicken out of the fridge and put it in their cage for a few minutes. Some birds are quite intelligent and can make the connection between action and consequence.

A bowl of stuffing and a quick demonstration on how its used emphasises the consequences.

When you see a tear in the birds eye you know the message has been rammed home

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It's really bad that since you were travelling with 2 small children they did not go out of their way to help.

I'm glad to hear they do not give preference to children.

What are we single people , second class citizens?

Sounds like you live out in the sticks. In which case, you'd probably be suffocating clouds of mozzies if it weren't for your "pests". Have you considered sealing off any gaps and holes leading into the attic?

You are right I am in the sticks and I am sure they are eating some mozzies but there are plenty of things you can get to get rid of them or at least reduce them. After I have got someone to combat the pests I will certainly try to block the gaps but remember it was Thai built and it will be some job. Pobably cost as much as the house. Anyway thanks everyone for the input. Still nobody has actually suggested any pest control companies in the area

I would have thught the long term solution would be to chase the bats and sparrows out ans seal up the entry points

Smoking ban due soon

BANGKOK: -- Smoking will soon be banned in night entertainment venues, once a new Health Ministry regulation takes effect, a seminar in Bangkok was told yesterday.

But Dr Seri Hongyok, a deputy head of the Department of Disease Control, said patrons of karaoke bars, pubs, nightclubs and cafes would still be allowed to smoke in designated areas.

"Smoking will be barred only in air-conditioned areas or in other public places where non-smokers are."

The department would enforce a regulation under which violators would face fines up to Bt20,000.

He said there were now 10 countries that impose no-smoking rules in night entertainment venues.

Seri said the rule was needed to cope with new marketing strategies employed by tobacco companies to lure more young people to smoke, as there were about 200,000 new smokers every year.

A study by the department found the number of woman smokers aged 15-24 had risen to third place on a top-10 ranking of smokers in Thailand, he said.

The number of night entertainment venues, meanwhile, has risen to 6,853 last year from 5,249 in 2005.

Songsak Watthanaphoon, owner of a popular venue in Chiang Mai, said his premises imposed a ban on smoking three years ago and had won praise from customers with young friends or children. Smoking customers had suffered minimally, he said.

-- The Nation 2007-09-07

So Thailand is following the lead of other countries.

Will Dr Seri Hongyok, a deputy head of the Department of Disease Control be advocating following the UK 's proposal to pass legislation enabling the prosecution of men who pay for sex (Daily Telegraph 10th Sept)? . Could be a money spinner in the Land of Smiles