Banzai

Hi all.

Just wondering if anyone else gets as annoyed as me by the never ending stream of loudspeaker trucks thumping round the island.

You can hear (in some cases actually feel) them coming in the distance and nowadays there seem to be more than ever, usually advertising Muay Thai, Full Moon/Half Moon etc., or the latest night club opening.

My house is a good 100 meters back from the road but that offers no protection - God knows what it's like for the poor buggers right next to the road.

I know this may be a good form of advertising as far as they're concerned, (i.e. local Thai businessmen no doubt who won't give a damn about the row they make), but do they have to be so loud?

Is there really no local authority to complain to? (I know the answer to that one, been here a long time:)

Before anyone says ear plugs, I've got 'em and sure that helps a bit but you know, I'm really getting to the end of my tether with this place and been wanting to have a moan about this for a while.

Aaah - that's better.

Cheers.

This guy is extremely well known in Koh Samui for failing to complete projects. Buriram deserves better I promise you.

There's a very good reasons why they don't show their address and I'm shocked he's at it again - but a leopard never changes it's spots does it?

I'll be surprised if this message is left on the forum, but it shold be - WARNING is correct.

But your mention of work ending waves a red flag - are you on a 90 day visa entry or an extension of stay? If an extension of stay it expired the day your work ended and needs to be canceled with a letter from employer and visit to Immigration. If a 90 day visa entry the stay will end as indicated on stamp.

I'm just at the end of a 90 day visa entry, but see what you mean by the 'red flag'. Must happen all the time though with people leaving work and wanting to stay a bit longer.

Thanks.

Normally no tourist visa is given if one has already a lot of tourist visas or visa exempt entries, as they want to discourage people to stay in Thailand for a long time on that basis.

In your situation it should not be a problem to get a single entry tourist visa, especially not when you use an agent a double should be possible.

Have been on Non-Immigration B for years and only a few tourist ones from years ago when I frist came here and got 'Samuied'.

Thanks.

Cambodia seems to be the best now if you have visas in your passport; but you may have to use a pay service (but that speeds things up also).

Many thanks for the info but could you elaborate a little please?

What do you mean by 'visas in my passport'? I've got lots of expired ones!

Will I have to go to Phnom Penh or is there an embassy closer to the Thai border?

My position is that I've just finishing working here and my non-immigration B expires soon. I just want another 2 or 3 months here

to decide whether to stay in Thailand or not - hence the tourist visa.

Cheers.

Hi. Bit of an old 'chestnut' I guess, but can anyone tell me the current rules regarding tourist visas? Is it possible to get the multi-entry one still?Where is the best place to go now? Thanks

Odds on I won't find exactly what I'm looking for so may well have to get it specially made - you never know. Thanks

Many thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll take a trip around this weekend.

Cheers.

Does anybody know where I can buy shop and office equipment on Koh Samui. New or 2nd hand; counters, display shelves, dividers, desks. No electronic stuff, just the furniture. Thanks.