LennyW

They have Songkran in Bang Saray too you know??

If anyone has had a normal domestic cat shred or bite your hand when it is suddenly spooked when you are carrying it They will no way get in a cage with baby tigers, their teeth are like needles and their claws like razors. Stupid idea hope they got lots of insurance.

If it is like any other such "attraction" your entry ticket may be an insurance waiver, at the tiger temple you have to sign your entry ticket, basically to say if you get bitten or mauled you are "on your own"!!

Take care!

They probably will not wanr the house photo's, but always atake just in case.

They have always asked for them at Pattaya, but some offices are different, incase you missed it.........

This is exactly what was required from me at Pattaya for an application for extension made in December 2008 and granted mid January 2009 for one year.

Not all immigration offices require as much, some require more, but this was what was required and was successful for me at Pattaya. Good luck.

Immigration December 2008, for Foriegeners Married to a Thai .

Requirements;

1) Form TM7 – Temporary Stay, completed both sides, 2 sets, photocopies of this form not allowed, must be 2 original forms.

2) 2 of, 6cm x 4cm Passport style photos, one attached to each of the TM7 forms.

3) Evidence photos, Evidence of together, in Bedroom, in Living room, in Kitchen, Outside house showing house number, 2 sets.

4) Bank book, front page showing account holders name – NO JOINT ACCOUNTS ANYMORE, plus last 2 or 3 pages, 2 sets.

Must show a minimum of 400,000 baht deposited for a minimum of 2 months prior to application, or certified evidence of a minimum of 40,000 Baht / month income – NOT A COMBINATION OF BOTH.

5) Bank letter – confirming your account status above, dated as near as possible to the same day of application, and must correspond to what the book says. 2 copies.

6) Passport – Front page with photo

All stamped pages

TM card

Non IMM Visa

Again 2 copies of all.

7) Marriage certificate, if not in Thai, must have certified Thai translation, certified by the Ministry of foreign affairs in BKK, 2 Copies

8) House book (blue book) showing Wife as resident of that property. 2 Copies

9) Wife's ID card. 2 Copies

10)Map of house location. 2 copies.

Hope this helps.

And yes, the procedure must be carried out each year, but watch out for slight variations year on year.

A lot of people say using a baht bus is the best way to get from one side of second road to the other!!

The Thai government could not give monkey's about intellectual rights.

This is just sucking up to the USA.

See here for the real picture.

Yes indeed....just what i was thinking!

I agree but there are a lot of idiots who walk in/into/on the road and do not care that traffic is coming down a small soi/main road they think that the car should move out of their way, which is a bit difficult if you are doing 15-20km and there is nowhere for the car to move to because there is a motorbike on the outside of the car or a another car coming head on. There are many people who think that as they are on holiday they can forget common sense and do whatever they please. Some of it is city halls fault for not leaving the pavements free and not haveing bridges but a lot is the F*#@%* idiots walking around drunk or with their head in the sky/a*se

2 good points you made :-

1. yes stop the business of motor bikes using pavements and clear the bloody way

so people can actually use them to WALK on

and

2. " lot is the F*#@%* idiots walking around drunk or with their head in the sky/a*se " yes - these are excluded from this discussion

You would hardly believe it, but it is not against the law in Thailand for motorcycles to use the pavement????

There are many many accidents not reported in the media, just look at the white spray paint markings on the roads each morning!!

I was very interested in a very nice wooded parcel of land. The price was right and it was exactly what I wanted. My wife thought everything was in order and all that remained was to close the deal. My wife's brother heard what we were going to do and came rushing over. He was quite excited and said that there were restrictions on the land. Not even one tree could be cut and that the land was in essence useless for anything except picnics.

There's laws about cutting down trees on private land in Thailand? The mind boggles...

Were they old teak trees?

There is some very serious laws about cutting down trees in Thailand - particularly Teak!!, not only about which trees can be cut down, but who can cut them down / transport them etc....serious business indeed!

Relevance to Real Estate? and Thailand for that matter???

My roof of 400 sqm had been leaking for 3 years, 5 different contractors tried everything they could, with no succes. Now, since SprayMe sealed my roof tiles from the inside, my roof is water tight and cool for over 2 years now. I´ve never read so much rubbish on a product as in the postings above. For honest info, just 'google' roof leaks and check out the facts for yourselves. I feel lots of people who cope with everlasting roof leaks in Thailand should know that a treatment with sprayed pur foam is the only solution that will make an end to sleepless nights, as well as damaged ceilings. I know it did that for me!

Whats the phone number for them, i will need to use them in a few days time.

then i will report back. thanks.

No point, they never answer the phone....

Their function is to "prove" that Bangkok style taxi meters cannot work in Pattaya. They are a show fully owned by the baht bus mafia which hopes to have a stranglehold on Pattaya public transport for another 100 year reich. Competition (REAL Bangkok style taxi meters) from another company is not allowed. They have put on a grand show of trying out a taxi meter system that to the untrained eye appears like a taxi meter system, but it is nothing of the kind. What is needed is some Thai people with some balls to change this. Maybe in 100 years.

The drivers that do exist as said will never use the meters (and yes they have meters) but are only waiting for tourist suckers. They are happy to sit most of the day in their shiny unused cars. I wonder how long it takes for a meter to break from lack of use.

Because the meters would show a traceable income on which the lazy <snip> would have to pay a tax on.

Any police officer with a "set" could stop any of them at any time for a number of violations, most prominently Drinking and Driving, but guess what??? TIT !!

"Pattaya's economy may suffer with less Russians"

I guess it would, as it would with less of any nationality, but right now there are not less, there's more if anything.

Ive heard of some people having serious condensation problems after "sealing" up their roof with this foam type insulation, far better to repair the leak properly and have adequate ventilation through your roof space.

So these HUGE signs in the middle of Sukhumvit in Pattaya advertising Singha / Leo etc, are not there to appeal to drivers then??

After a bad blowout three oilfield workers; a Toollpusher, a Company man,

and a Driller; were walking around the rigsite.

As they're walking along the edge of the pad, they saw a naked foot

sticking out of a bush. When they investigated, they found the nud_e body

of the young female geologist. Her clothing had been blown off of her body

by the explosion.

Out of respect and propriety, the Toolpusher immediately took off his hard

hat and placed it over her left breast.

Quickly following suit, the Driller took off his hardhat and placed it over

her right breast.

They looked over at the Company man.. After much complaining and grumbling,

the Company man placed his hardhat over the young woman's private parts.

The county Medical Examiner showed up to check the body. He lifted the

Toolpusher's hardhat and then put it back down and hastily scribbled some

notes on his report. Then he lifted the Drillers hardhat and put it back

down and took some more notes.

Finally he lifted the Company man's hardhat and set it back down.

Hesitating, he bent back over, lifted it up and looked again, then set it

down. Still unsure of what to do, he looked a third time underneath the

Company man's hardhat.

Annoyed, the Company man asked him, "What's wrong with you? Are you some

kind of pervert?''

"Well," said the Medical Examiner, "I am just simply surprised. Normally,

when you look under a Company man's hat... you find an asshol_e."

'Involuntary Muscular Contractions'

A professor at Glasgow University was giving a lecture on 'Involuntary Muscular Contractions' to his first year medical students.

Realising this was not the most riveting subject, the professor decided to lighten the mood slightly. He pointed to a young woman in the front row and said,

'Do you know what your ass hole is doing while you're having an orgasm?'

She replied,

"He's at Ibrox watching Rangers "!

It took 45 minutes to restore order in the classroom.........

The Golden Telephone

An American decided to write a book about famous churches around the world.

He bought a plane ticket and took a trip to Orlando , thinking that he would start by working his way across the USA from South to North .

On his first day he was inside a church taking photographs when he noticed a golden telephone mounted on the wall with a sign that read '$10,000 per call' .

The American, being intrigued, asked a priest who was strolling by what the telephone was used for .

The priest replied that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 you could talk to God .

The American thanked the priest and went along his way .

Next stop was in Atlanta . There, at a very large cathedral, he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same sign under it.

He wondered if this was the same kind of telephone he saw in Orlando and he asked a nearby nun what its purpose was .

She told him that it was a direct line to heaven and that for $10,000 he could talk to God .

'O.K., thank you,' said the American .

He then travelled all across America , Africa, England , Japan , New Zealand . In every church he saw the same looking golden telephone with the same '$US10,000 per call' sign under it. .

The American decided to travel to Scotland to see if Scots had the same phone .

He arrived in Scotland and again, in the first church he entered, there was the same looking golden telephone, but this time the sign under it read '40 pence per call.'

The American was surprised so he asked the priest about the sign .

'Father, I've travelled all over the world and I've seen this same golden telephone in many churches . I'm told that it is a direct line to Heaven, but in all of them price was $10,000 per call . Why is it so cheap here?'......

..The priest smiled and answered, 'You're in Scotland now, son - it's a local call' . !!!

Kao Keow Open Zoo has a big student learning programme, quite a lot of students go there as part of their education.

Did you never go to the zoo as a kid?

Best always say or do nothing until your insurance rep arrives, thet them handle it!

Hi everyone,

I had a look at the Suan Sawarn condos and they look really nice. How much return a month could you expect from the double (2.8m) and how much for the single (1.4m)? I'm just asking for a rough estimate---a ball park figure. Also does the company find tenants for you or do they have to be found by the owner of the condo. Is it good location for an investment? Or could it be difficult to occupy? Just a bit of friendly feedback from anyone..

Cheers.

As a very "general rule of thumb" divide your cost by 150, this will give an indication of acheivable rent. Ball park as you have asked for.

Could be an uphill task as you will find that 90% of them were snapped up with the same idea in mind!

"Up to you" as they say.....!

Look Mum I'm Scottish...

A young English boy finds a kilt and wears it for a laugh. He goes to his mum and says "Look mum I'm Scottish".

She freaks and slaps him across the head. "I can't believe you just said that, go and tell your gran what you just said"

The boy goes to his gran and says "Look gran I'm Scottish! ".

She freaks and slaps him across the head. "I can't believe you just said that, go tell your dad what you just said"

The boy goes to his dad and says "Look dad - I'm Scottish.

His dad goes ballistic - takes off his belt and gives him a good thrashing. Then he says to him - "I can't believe you just said that, now how do you feel"?

The boy says - "I've only been Scottish for 5 minutes and I hate you English b&stards already".

Twice in the "report" it says they have no way of knowing exactly how many people are departing?????

What kind of airport / immigration are they running? all sounds a bit suss to me?

My Doctor told me not to eat seafood...

I asked why......

He said "because it is too bloody expensive"!!

It was early Saturday morning, God and St. Peter was sitting talking over an early morning cup of coffee. St. Peter said "Well God what's on for today? ".

"Well Peter " God said, "I have toiled the last five days creating a world full of diversity , climates and people and countries that are at opposite ends of this whole new world and in the last five days I have made mistakes some big, some small, but today is my last day as tomorrow I must rest, but I have taken note of my mistakes and I have learned by them and so today this will be my last project , my last country ,I will mould it to perfection having learned by my past mistakes , I will give it lush green valleys , beautiful towering mountains and ancient woodlands stocked with an abundance of all manner of game and fowl , mountain streams and rivers filled with fish, food a plenty to feed its people and not one predator neither of animal or snake or any beast of the field to endanger its people whom I will endow with the most kindly good nature and with a compassion to their fellow man and with a stature and a handsome appearance most pleasing to the eye, this country I will make perfect".

"What will you call this last piece of work that you have thought about so deeply to perfect?" said Peter.

" In the words of their own language which will be Gallic I will call it Albinnach but to the rest of the world it will be known as Scotland", said God.

" Come now " said Peter " you cant do that , every one needs a nemesis to keep them on there toes every one needs a bit of imperfection to remind them that you are the one almighty".

After some thought God turned to St.Peter and said "Ok, Ok, you are right, so to keep them on their toes............................................................................

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..............................I will stick them with neighbours that will annoy the shit out of them for the rest of eternity"

A man and a woman who had never met before,

but who were both married to other people,

found themselves assigned to the same sleeping room on a trans-continental train.

Though initially embarrassed and uneasy over sharing a room,

they were both very tired and fell asleep quickly, he in the upper berth and she in the lower.

At 1:00 AM, the man leaned down and gently woke the woman saying,.......... 'Ma'am,

I'm sorry to bother you, but would you be willing to reach into the closet to get me a second blanket? I'm awfully cold.'

'I have a better idea,' she replied 'Just for tonight,...... let's pretend that we're married.'

'Wow!...................... That's a great idea!', he exclaimed.

'Good,' she replied. .............'Now get your own &lt;deleted&gt;#king blanket.'

After a moment of silence, ......................he farted.

The End