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Sorry my mistake. I did not realize their was so many stuffed shirts and everything has to be prim and proper. I was here just to relax and enjoy life.

Hahaha aw come on now phaykk, may not have to be prim and proper but it has to be understandable mate.

until someone else mentioned "farang" I didnt associate "flung" with that, and the only time I have ever heard the word "homestead" was in cowboy and indian films.

lol

HL

Thanks for your replies, so I guess the answer to my question is that the rumor was correct and there are no longer any pool comps. Oh well, times change, don't they.

HL

Thanks for your reply Virt but I never play killer....I like playing pool whether 8 ball or 9 ball but killer is not pool!! Lol

HL

When I lived on Samui I used to play the pool comps at the Islander and Tropical Murphy's.

I'm coming back for a holiday in February and have heard a rumor that one night pool comps are no more because pool leagues have taken over.

Can anyone confirm this or let me know which bars on which nights where I can get a game please.

Thanks

HL

The only thing I will add here, is yes, the park fee, is 200 baht per person.... but some companies provide the opportunity to rent a kayak.

You have a choice, of doing that or walking up to a view point or seeing some caves..(no extra once park fee is paid .... depending on which Island they stop for lunch) ...or may include that in the initial price perhaps that is where the 500 baht comes in?.... (kayak rental) Both provide snorkeling equipment too..

The two main companies providing this are Lomlahk and Grandsea... Grandsea provides pop or water during trip and sea sick pills, if you think you need! (One has to take before leaving!) .. all these companies, provide pick up and drop off service to from Hotel in price.

Lomlahk has two terminals, one near Maenam Lomprayah ferry terminal, the other at Ban Rak, Grand Sea only in Ban Rak,... now....

There is another company in Nathon too, but I have not used, and don't know the name or anything about them...

Jimmy I only go on the big boats that carry their own kayaks, wouldn't dream of bumping along on a speed boat. Anyway my wife was looking on the Thai web sites and said that most were quoting the 200 baht price but one site actually stated 500 baht for farangs. Nothing to do with renting kayaks I'm afraid.

We lived on Samui for four years and have been to the marine park a number of times before but when checking if prices had gone up she saw this and I just wanted to check it out.

Thanks for all your comments though.

HL

My wife and I are coming to Samui in three weeks for a short holiday and she has been looking on the net for trips to the marine park. Anyway some say that the national park fee is 200 baht but others say 500 baht, perhaps someone can confirm for me which is the correct price please.

HL

Try the Check Inn Pub on a friday or saturday night when they have the live bands on. It is dead opposite the Sri Pattana Hotel.

HL

If you are staying for 3 months then why stay in one place.......move around a bit and enjoy them all !!!

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I think the Rajabhats are better than their reputation implies. Pretty solid institutions, producing skilled grads

Reputation is everything in Thailand, so it doesnt matter how you personally view the grades, if future employers etc. view the Rajabhat Universitys as second rate then thats what counts surely.

HL

^{Just a little something for you to consider......I bought a 2000 litre s.s.tank but one of the taller thinner ones, however in the dry season when the water starts to get low and they turn the pressure down on the government water then it wont reach any higher than 3/4 therefore the tank wont fill, so I had to buy a second tank which is only half the height, which I am pleased about because I know whatever happens I will always have water on tap from one or the other.}

^{Anyway I suggest you think about getting a fatter lower 2000 litre tank just in case, of course it depends on the space you have available.}

^HL

Have you ever noticed the abundance of calculators used by these minimart owners? Let's say the bill for two beers comes to 90 baht. You hand the guy / girl 100 baht and they will immediately whip out the calculator to do the subtraction and give the correct change. Amazing math skills.

Lighten up Pecker!

Don't criticize the math skills!

This is done as a courtesy for those uneducated in the Thai language.

Bash, bash, bash away!

It is you "willyumiii" that should LIGHTEN UP. and grow some skin.

It seems you have taken the liberty to edit my post Munger. You omitted the part where I explain why the calculator is used and why it is a good thing.

Uncle Pecker even agreed that the point I made was a good one.

I don't see that I need to lighten up.

Now, "grow some skin" ,is that a British or Ausie saying?

Could you please translate it to English for me?

I translated the original post to be referring to the assistants inability to take 90 away from 100 and make a 10 baht amount of change without using a calculator. It didnt mention using the calculator to pass on the amount of money required so I dont see where you are all coming from really.

I agree with the poster that calculators are used far too often for such simple arithmetic that its unbelievable but its either because they are unable to think and work out 100 - 90 = 10.....or they are just not trusted to come up with the correct answer.

HL

In addition to the above post....just a thought in case you are not aware, when looking, if you want a property within Korat city then look for where it says "Naimuang", otherwise it will be quoting properties somewhere else in Korat province, which covers a very big area.

HL

"DD Property" have a web site, it has properties all over Thai

Land for sale or rent and is an excellent way to get a feel of the property situation here.

HL

Edited out commercial URL - SlyAnimal

Buy a spray from one of the big stores and do it yourself.

i had a contract with a Korat company and i was never satisfied....they used to do a skimpy job outside and concentrated on spraying loads around the inside of the house especially upstairs. Well i would rather the insects were stopped before getting into the house so I just started doing it myself and now the place is insect free. when i spray i go round the perimeter wall, inside and out and then all around the outside of the house walls. only every two or three months and no probs whatsoever.

Buy the liquid in do-home or global house and mix it with water.

HL

If you look at the reply box in which you wrote your reply, just below is an option "more reply options", press this and you are then given the optio to upload files.

Hope this helps.

HL

Hey Phil I'm not doubting you mate, just relating the process for a Brit boy as happened to us.

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That is what my son was told prior to applying to the British Embassy , and when you look at the web site it's like a minefield . It's probably for ensuring he is legally entitled when the parents are not British citizens by birth, but when he applied he simply submitted the form as I said before and the citizenship was automatic and they issued the passport with no problems. The only difficulty was I (the grandfather ) had to apply for a copy of my birth certificate to prove my parents names, which wasn't really difficult just time consuming.

Anyway providing all papers are in order then he should have no trouble.

HL

My son got the grandson a British passport last year. Lots of worries about how to do and also costs and yet when it came to doing it, it was easy as pie. Literally just applying for a first passport with the application form and birth certificate and the mothers ok, etc.etc. but no problems whatsoever.

I imagine that so long as you are on the child's birth certificate as the father then OZ would be the same. As MeMock said get the OZ passport first because I think it will ask whether the child has any other passports to his name and it will be easier to just answer no rather than going into details about when and where's.

Then when you travel he leaves on his Thai passport and enters and leaves OZ on his OZ passport, no visa worries then.

HL

just wondering why you have your businesses in Singapore and Malaysia when you say Thailand is such a good country to make money in????

As most people say " to make a small fortune in Thailand you have to start off with a big one!!!! "

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"Thailand is a great country to not only live but also make good money.

I have now a baby boy of almost one year old, have a successful company in Singapore and Malaysia which is valued at a good amount. Build a house in a village near Sakon Nakhon, have great parents in laws and live has been great to me."

HL

I have to admit I hadnt noticed that the OP had not put his location down and I just had in my mind he was in Korat....well he knows where to come if he cant get his requirements in his local district.

HL

I have been to the pharmacy next to the V1 Hotel many many times and I have never known the Pharmacist NOT to have been there.

If you go to a hospital then you will be paying the doctors fee, the hospital fee and also double or triple the actual cost of the meds.

Of course if you dont know whats wrong with you then you need proper medical advice, but, if its just to top up whatever you are already taking then cut out all the middle men and get straight from the pharmacy.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

HL

You don't need a prescription, just go into a pharmacy and ask for what you want. There are a few meds that they won't sell but not many and you can definitely buy BP tablets. If you have any trouble finding what you want then try the pharmacy next door to the V1 Hotel, that's where I go for mine.

HL