stumonster

not being an expert or anything... this is just an idea

what about getting an account with a bank which has branches everywhere... ie. australia and thailand

 the one that comes to mind is the HSBC I know they have branches in australia and in thailand...though I wouldn t suggest you open your account at the thai branch... I went to see them and found them to be a bit sad.... maybe fly to singapore and do it there......my dad worked around this area for 30 years..based in singapore..and he swears by the HSBC... he now lives on the gold coast and they have a local branch there

my vote for my favourite sandwich in bangkok is the club sandwich from woodstock in nana plaza, I enjoy getting a fix of wholemeal bread.. most of the bread I have tasted in thailand seems to have sugar added and is white..

If you get your sandwich shop up and running  goreilly, post the address..

  and most bread is not a very healthy thing for the body...if you want to make glue for your kids...you mix flour and water

ah,, job done..

passed through thai immigration.. make sure you have your departure card filled out...( though I had no overstay ).

then filled out the visa application at the cambodian waiting area,

had my photo stapled to the form, passed the form, passport and 1000baht through the window on the left and ten minutes later had the full page cambodian visa sticker in my passport, walked across to the to the cambodian entry point ( harassed by many small children asking for one baht and men offering all sorts of visa stuff ). at the entry point got a entry/departure card from a couple of uniforms sitting in the corner, filled both out then, went to the window, gave my passport, got the quick question asking if I was going straight back to thailand, paid him 100baht, got my passport back, walked straight acroos the road to the cambodian exit point, handed over my passport with the completed departure form in it, got stamped out no problems...

walked back to the thai entry point( more , please sir, one baht ), had to wait in line to get an entry/departure card from the window, filled that out, gave passport and card thru window, waited a couple of minutes and was on my way.....

all up it took about 40 minutes, but there was no tour groups..

for where I was stayiing in cambodia I just wrote poi pet, and for where I was staying in thailand I just wrote bangkok..

ok no worries

stu

hi,

I am an australian instrument technician looking for work in asia. thailand, malaysia, vietnam... I have experience in oil, gas, power generation, and mining.

can anybody point me in the right direction, or tell me where the expat workers in these areas hang out.

I was told to go to vung tao as there was work available there..is this correct or would I be wasting my time?

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  ok   I jumped the gun with my post.....

after reading a bit more on your site I found the answer to my question... when all else fails RTFM ( read the facking manual )

 I have my passport, photo , and US$20  and will post a detail of my excursion when I return...stu

hi ,

 I am going to do a visa run tomorrow to poi pet and what I wanted to know is if I can just pay US$20 at the cambodian border  

or do I have to get my visa from the embassy here in bangkok.... I am 34 from aust..

 I arrived on the 12th sept , got a 30 day visa at the airport, and on the 10th of october after parting with b1900 got a 14 day ext until 24th of oct in mukdahan...should have gone to laos.. would have only cost me B1500... you live and learn