BlackWolf

I picked up my passport yesterday after replying for 1 year non-emm. O  visa.  I asked one of the staff if it was their  demands that we had to have X-ray and blood test. And the answer was no, so the idea must come from Bandon Hospital in order to  squeese us farnangs for more money.

I went to Bandom Hospital last week to do my medical  check for extension on my Non-Imm O visa. This time they took a bloodtest for syfelis and an X-ray on my lungs. And I had to pay 990 Bath for this.

The "good old days" at the upper picture must be 3 decades ago, and how many cars could you see in the streets at that time  and how many today.  I have said iy before, the roads in Samui is the worst in Thailand when you look at the traffic

I think you have pointed out tg¨he real problems for the trafic jam on Samui, But dont expect that the authorities are going to do somthing about it.

4 hours ago, wilcopops said:

Roads on Samui are small, relatively narrow, and poorly maintained. They are also very poorly designed, signed and engineered - couple this with unrestricted access to motor vehicles from the mainland and the preponderance of holiday maker/foreign drivers especially on 2 wheeled transport you have a perfect storm for RTIs and traffic jams.

It  would help if vehicles were required to have a permit to be on the island in order to cut down the number of vehicles and a blanket island speed limit might help.

However, true to form, these measures in Thailand are virtually unenforceable.

the conclusion that the local authorities have given scant consideration to the real probes of traffic on the island is unavoidable. 

One just has to look at the conflicting and over-supplies of public transport on the island.....taxis, Song Teaws, minivans and tour buses have now been joined by a public bus service. More and more vehicles are being poured onto the roads without any consideration for need or function......add to this a rudimentary unplanned road system and you have a recipe for chaos and disaster.

 

I agree that there is a bright side and a dark side of Samui. I was at a party last night at Chong Mon beach and it was so beatiful and quite, then I had to drive home and that was the dark side of the moon

There have been lot of traffic jams this month. Exspressly between 18.00 to 20.00 in the evening.  And I wonder when will they repair the surface of the road on Samui.  The roads here must be the worst in Thailand.

I had the same experiense 1 year ago here in Samui. so I think this is normal all over. But I received a receipt

Khun Per.  You must remenber that in Thailand a minimum or normal income is 300 bath  a day, So 1400 bath  for 10 kilometer you talk about is nearly 5 days workpay for a Thai person.  In your country this will  probebly be less than 2 hours workpay. Think of that,

They should also demand that the local government  to repair the very bad roads outside   the ring road on the Island. It contribute to lot of accidents. 

I think 0 bath.

You have to have a proof of resident and a 1 year retirement visa

You can have  it on Suvarnabhumi Airpor i Bangkok

What about fixing the roads  around the island: After the rainy season there are big holes in the surface in every roads here. The roads in Samui must be the worst roads in Thailand

To day I visited the immigration office i Nathon in order to have my 1 year visa renewed. From the moment I opened the door to the office and to I had my passport given back by a smiling officer, took only 20 minutes It was a very pleasant experience. I hope all of you out there will have the same good service..

What date is today???

There is one Club in Walking Street in Menam and they play every Wednesday from 14.00 Please kontakt Tlf.No. +66863129370

I have had the same problems with TOT for many years. 3 months ago I switched to 3BB and it has been perfekt all the time.

She can have access to the beach if she go down on a just a small passage opposite Tara hotel. Many beach vendors go that way

Lots of maintenance work on the high voltage cable during the last couple of weeks.

That's probably why you had some power cuts.

I do not belive they make maintenance in the middel of the nights.

If you rememer 4 years ago the central goverment granted 900 millions bath to make asphalt on the roads in Samui. And what has happened? Half of the Ring road is been taken care of, The other half from Nathon- Maenam and to Fishermen Village is still in very bad condition. And the down part of Gost Road must be the absolut worst road in Thailand. Did you say IMPROVEMENT?

A strong local hoteliers association along with positive input from expats and locals would help..

I totally agree. The question is who have the balls to take the first step to set up this association and who would like to joine it. So come out sombody, I will give my full respect and partisipate .