happylarry

Hearing all you lucky people quoting 5 and 6 baht per unit....I wish...I own a house on one of these projects where they put the cables under the ground so we cant get our own metres from the main electric board. We get ripped off to the tune of 8 baht and cant do a dam_n thing about it. Also get charged 900 baht each per month for water, that comes out of our own well.

The odd occasion when I have had something of value sent to me, including a replacement credit card, it has never arrived. Also most envelopes that do reach me have been opened at one end where someone in the postal service has checked out the contents. I would'nt trust the thai post office in Samui with anything any more.

Last week my wife had three rye of Isaan land transferred into her name from her family. My signature not required at all even though she has adopted my surname. However the land is not chanote titled, in actual fact once you get out of the main cities you are lucky to find land that is titled. We are going to get it titled but she has to wait a year first and pay the annual tax in her own name, she is told.

This topic is the first time I have ever posted anything on this forum, and I guess I was just doing it for a laugh.....BUT.....I have been amazed at the response. All the happy stories that have come out and the good wishes that have come forth, and not one derogatory comment to spoil it. Thank you all for your time and efforts. I will now have to try and think of something else to post to get you all smiling again.

Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you all.

Thanks for all the good wishes contained in the many positive replies this topic has received.

To answer the question about where Nong Ki is....about 45 minutes south of Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) in Bururam province. Very quiet place. I dont know if there are any other expats living there already.

Keep the replies coming please...I'm enjoying reading them.

Larry

sbk....I posted it on here because this is where I saw the original topic about the man losing his house.

I will leave it up to you if you want to move it. thanks.

I was wondering if my post was going to get laughed out of town Maestro, but I wanna thank you for a positive and nicely put answer. cheers

happy larry

While reading a sad topic about "farang man marrying a working girl and losing house and land" I noticed an input from "manchester" drawing attention to the fact that we only ever see the disaster stories.

So I thought I would start this topic and see where it goes.

July 2004 I retired to the island of Koh Samui, then unfortunately in August 2004 I became very ill with an extremely bad chest infection. I booked myself into one of the local international hospitals for a couple of nights until I got over the worst. Anyway I had the most gorgeous nurse to look after me on the first day and I could not stop thinking about her the rest of the time I was in there, so much so that when I was discharged I went looking for her and asked her out, not expecting her to say yes, but she did.

We ended up living together for two and a half years and then got married in Febuary this year.

The term "soul mates" does not come close. We enjoy life together so much, like all the same things ie...food...films...music...dancing...and laugh...we cry because we laugh so long sometimes. We have a house in Samui but are moving up to Nong Ki in Isaan next year, where my wife already has three rye of land that we are going to build a small house on.

When I got divorced after 28 years of a reasonably happy marriage in UK I never dreamed that I could find happiness like this, and for those of you that look for the worst....She was not married before, has no kids and has made it clear to all her family that they are not in for a free ride.

I truly believe that I could not find anyone that I would rather spend the rest of my life with.

If there are any residents of Nong Ki reading this and want to get together some time for a drink after I move up there then get in touch.

Apologies for such a long topic. Happy Larry