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sell it because WHO do you trust to store the car and keep it in working condition whilst your away.

Boliden, seems to be better the standard batteries here. At work the in house motor gimp tells me they last twice as long as GS/3K/Panasonic

Phetkasem is terrible for traffic, i'd think about Pin klao and drive in on the 338 Boromaratchonani Road to Thawi Wattana / Salaya area

The Following

Ripper Street

Arrow

Grimm

Pays ya money take ya choice - Marks & Spencers in most of the Central Malls has decent stuff not cheap though but look out for promotions then the price is kind of in line with what you'd pay in the west

Pattaya Nua road next to the bus station - PornChai electric, very little English spoken but one of the best stocked and best priced outlets in the area

You can get a 7 year loan if your Police/Army/Navy/Civil service - My uncle in-Law got a fiesta on a 7 year deal with only 5% down payment as he's in the Thai Army. But if your just a average Joe then 6 years is the max AFAIK

Tops in any of the central malls has Jacobs & carrs + waitrose. Do check the sell by dates though as some are getting near the end of their shelf life

As the title says I am looking for a 1 bed room condo 40sqm+ in the Pinklao area, features / fittings expected:

Bedroom:

Double bed (i have my own bed linen)

Build in wardrobes / storage

AC

Kitchen:

Kitchen hob & extractor, fridge freezer, storage units, western oven would be a bonus

Sink

Living area

TV

Access to True visions (paid by me)

Large western size sofa

Coffee table

dinning table and chairs

AC

Bathroom:

Sink

Storage

Shower

Bath

Water heater

extractor fan

Misc

parking space

fast internet access (paid by me)

swimming pool / gym

good security

all utilities paid directly by me to condo management / government departments

move in date end of March 2013

contract 1 year

Please message me via this forum

I would of put the cop on commission as many locals would of..................

As the others have said HOT HOT HOT!

And local flour isn't great, try and get something imported and I always let the batter stand for 30-40 minutes before a final blast in the blender then into pre oiled & heated baking tray.

16mm would be good for 30A on 50 meters with a small voltage drop

http://www.doncastercables.com/technical/cable_calculator/index.html

who wants to live in Sweden? ;-)

ABBA

Entrance fee - key money for your kid!

At least its listed many of the private Thai schools do not advertise the fact.

It's all about the R value - I used a Global House brand because 2 years ago it gave the best R value to Baht.

The big other thing you should do is have some sort of venting on the roof space - plenty of posts here about that subject!

how much is cooking oil a liter ?

Where in Thailand are you - There's a few threads with names and directions of good shops in Pattaya otherwise I would go to global house

OR

You could try these guys, I have ordered industrial stuff from them before price is good:

http://www.seven-a.com/

You will need a Thai to talk to them though

you should think about the blanket style 'stay cool' or the like but cheaper from Global house

Green gel stuff in a green & white tin Thai's call it BUG - found everyway

http://www.bosny.com/lightreflector.html

Lots of cheap LED lights arpund you could use - even sold in Tesco Lotus!

And a couple of un playable CD's flapping around should help for real Thai look

Skechers - central world BKK

Pure system is OK and they have shops in most major places

Where / what area are you renting from?

It sound like to me there's a screw up in translation - you pay the first 5,000B of any claim that's your fault sound more likely!