songhklasid

A simple & life saving measure for the population of thailand ?cut the carnage on the countries road network? Save millions of baht annually in accident costs?

THE ANSWER IS ENFORCE BIKE HELMET LAWS ! manufacture cool thai design ones that the populace will like to wear.

NEXT STEP A T.V. ADD CAMPAIGN DEMONSTRATING SAFE DRIVING/RIDING HABITS ALSO GRAPHIC COMMERCIALS SHOWING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU DONT WEAR A HELMET (WATERMELON HEADED DUMMY WOULD DO THE TRICK)

NEXT STEP OVERLOADED TRUCKS /OVERWORKED BUS DRIVERS, ANOTHER T.V. COMMERCIAL CAMPAIGN TARGETTING THIS AREA TO RAISE AWARENESS, COMPANY RESPONSIBILITIES. If a leader could implement these sweeping changes for the better & show results, his/ her voter karma would skyrocket.

regards songhklasid.

Thanks for all your comments, It looks like a 3 month visa is going to be less hassle, & thats what i want, I'll make enquiries her in australia if I can do it from aust,It's a problem not being able to book airticket for him because I'm not 100% sure it will be ready for my return ticket in oct.

rgds songhklasid

I had 2 week last saturday, sap e-lee

rgds guys I,m back @ work in Aus. songhklasid.

G'day again, Nan is 31 years old,I am currently back in aus, plan to go to our house sankhaemphang in september apply visa in C.M. I'll duck off for a holiday, & all going well, I can take him back with me late october, he can return with the wife in april, thats our plan @ this stage.

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G,day all , I would like to bring my thai nephew to australia for a extended holiday over xmas then accompany my wife & son back to thailand in april, I will be sponsoring, sheltering him, I just got him a passport, he's never been outside thailand before, so I'm hoping it's gonna be straight forward, Now we are based in chaing-mai, can I do everything there? where is consulate in C.M.? can or do I need to use an agency ? any tips appreciated.

thanking you songhklasid.

I would be handing the parents 10000 baht as goodwill, then take your little princess on a months holiday & get to know each other, No shitholes like phuket, pattaya were she will be exposed to the scum of western society, but around isaan area or laos where she is familiar with language & food & you're both comfortable together, & go from there, sounds promising if you play you're cards right, keep in calm control of situation, bearing in mind on return to the village some sort of decision moving forward will be expected by all concerned, you could leave a bit of money & return later & do same thing if you need time to think it out.

regards songhklasid.

I fare say that seeing thai airways arne't travelling to flash @ the moment (revenue wise) the last thing they would want is to see A.A. expand to don muang.

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Yeah it's only talk @ this stage,but if your'e been to the LCC terminal @ kuala lumpar, It's all air asia international & domestic, I do remember interest from A.A. last year on moving to don muang before the flood issues & goverment woo's to relocate, Don't get me wrong, I don't particually like A.A. (I would rather fly nok ) but the convenience of it all seem's a no-brainer.

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G'day all the regulars @ K.C. kitchen, Phil & jaa here, we'll be in ubon 27 april till early may,few days in pakse, Laos to extend visa, How's lance & Tom, all's well I hope, I should be there for sat kebab nite,anyway keep them Leo,s yen yen, see you soon.

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I read in todays bangkok post that's just what there looking at, spend big dollars on don muang to bring it up to scratch, lower fees to attract more airlines, all u need is a designated express bus shuttle between the 2 airports, if you flew in from another country on air asia you woudn't have to transfer, bring it on.

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Have I haven't been in one yet,(A380) but from past expierience the 777 is my choice especially an emariates flight with the entertainment system, & genorous full service.

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To me , it is all too simple, you hear swampy is to congested, so why not make D.M. home to all L.C.C. Air ASia could do short hop international, same for nok-air, bangkok airways & orient thai could all easily manage from don muang, leaving thai airways with tourist spot domestic transfers such as phuket, chaing-mai from swampy.Probably makes to much common sense for thai authorities.

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Songhklasid again, further to that, I built a house in the wife's village, (east of Chaing Mai) luv the village life, have a 21 speed pushbike for exercise laps around the village, early morning when it,s cool, the afternoon laps have beer pitstops @ porn's shop, you can live cheaply & eat well, last trip I included a 2 burner flat plate BBQ in my booked in luggage,What I'm saying you can westernize your base station then travel around, & I wouldn't rent or drive a car, transport is cheap & conveniant. Sometimes I spend the week in the village, then catch a 20baht bus to Chaing-mai city for the weekend & indulge in a sunday roast.

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I would consider keeping a residence in Aus, whether it be a small unit or something economical, & have extended long visits to L.O.S. travelling to different provinces or neighbouring countries,this way you don,t get bogged down, or bored with 1 spot & still have your exit plan (residence in Aus) I have been doing this on a smaller scale for 5 years now, there ain,t too many places in thai I haven.t been, bring on semi-retirement.

P.S. Down load the events calender & go from there.

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G'day all,My young bloke wants to go on a snorkelling holiday, (based in chiang-mai) Airfares & accom costs make koh kood expensive, I was thinking of khao lak,We can fly direct to phuket from chiang-mai, then bus/taxi to KL, any body holidayed in this area, recommend any hotels, dive / tour services etc,I have never been myself so is new to me.

thanking you all in advance.

regards songhklasid. B)

Yes, Koh Kood is pricey indeed and I think Koh Chang to stay and doing some day trips is quite a good idea. oo.

You do not need to go to Koh Kood for snorkeling, there is great places in shorter reach on the way to Koh Maak, too but a day trip to Koh Kood

is an excellent idea since the island is a real natural paradise, explore the beautiful waterfalls a other points of interest. If deciding to stay on Koh Chang,

let me know, I live here for many years and may be of help with info and tips.

If you are in Facebook, look out for Koh Chang Ticker, a great source run by a friend... Plenty of insider tips...

Thankyou for info, last time i was on koh chang was about 8 yrs ago, I stayed @ kai bae beach, kb resort, I liked that part & further south of island, but kb want 2000 baht/nite in april, any alternatives?

rgds songhklasid. B)

G,Day all, I was thinking of a few days @ koh kood mid april, but according to agoda,hotels2 thailand website they are pretty pricey, whats the best beaches on KK, any resort recomondations,my son wants to go snorkelling, I am thinking we can stay on koh chang & do a day boat trip snorkelling, any comments welcome.

thanking you songhklasid B)

My pet hate is people who walk on with bulky backpacks & huge carry on bags ( if i owned airline i would delight in refusing them boarding) you all know the ones, bigger bags than I have for a month's travelling, & then twist & squeeze past everyone because they didn't board at correct time, next second bags bumping into your head.

anyway regards songhklasid B)B)

actually some part of bkk is flooding right now, now the water has arrives to Ratchayothin soon come to ladprao :(and soon at sutthisan where i'm living right now in like 20-30 hours or something

I got caught on 26, Don Muang flooded, by the time nok messaged me ,2100hrs on 25th, everything booked 4 next day, managed to get buissness class last thai airways flt on the 27th thru nana hotel travel agent wasn't cheap,I only hope swampy doesn't go the same way, as I am travelling to ubon on the 02/11, at least I won't have to change airports, I'm outin the village now, any updates appreciated.

regards songhklasid

Both airports are u and running with no floods as of now

Suk around Nana dry as of now

As of now, no issues getting around the Bkk core

ther than usual traffic issues

Thanks 4 that, hope it recedes 4 anybodys sake.

rgds songhklasid B)

G,day all I arrive early hours mon 24/oct emarites flight from AUS, 2 days R/R in BKK, thence on to CNX via nok air @ don Muang, How is it getting to & from both airports to lower sukumnvit (stay @ nana hotel) in the flood conditions, or recommend a hotel near airport ?thanking you all for info.

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Raindancer, unlike yourself, I didn,t come down with the last rains, READ MY POST, anyway I'm gunna buy a 2 burner flat plate on legs @ bunnings for $89 aus. thats 2759baht & it will last a lifetime, it weighs 16 kilos (boxed) maybe 500baht excess baggage fee and done, thanks anyway guys, I'll put an invitation to come for BBQ & cleansing ales when I finally retire.

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G'day all, I thought I read a post before, but could not find again, Anyway I'll be in C.M.nov 26/27 onroute to my house in sankhaemphang, I would like to purchase a simple flat plate steel BBQ, like I can buy in bunnings or k-mart back home in aus for $150, not your restaurant class stainless model for a small fortune, if anyone can direct to a store it would be appreciated,

thanking you regards songhklasid B)

G'day guys, no I don't have a ipod, I'am flat out with a steam powered XP, and can't book nothing on AA website from australia, if you check travel forum, talk is flts not avaiable to mid november, so maybe it's via Bkk for me on nov2

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Ah well,thats xxxx it, I thought the new service was gunna start oct 31, but not so according to latest posts, can someone tell me for sure, I will have to go via BKK on nov 2, never mind , still be balls up in afternoon. B)