LennyW

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 <deleted>#king blanket.'

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

The End

I got one from Robert Mugabe's brother yesterday saying Robert was looking for a discreet apartment in this country!!!!! How could that ugly bugger ever be discreet!!!

On the Pattaya One news story it says Tuesday night, showing a picture of the same dude in the white T shirt, has someone got their days wrong or was he inside Sunday night, processed and back out to rob again Tuesday????

And what has this got to do with Thailand....

America has historically violated many free trade agreements and imposes many protectionist type systems to prevent the propagation of the economic system they profess is one of the corner stones of their so-called democratic country...Capitalism....

While working in the US, a senior manager at an engineering company said to me that ISO 9001 was a worldwide conspiracy against the US to prevent US exports to Europe....at which point they had to pick me up off the floor because I was laughing so much...

Thats a belter!!!!

All the days are the same but it can be quieter later in the afternoon.

I just returned from the Jomtien Immigration office. I went in yesterday in the morning to find a huge crowd. After an hour I was sitting at dest #8...the woman said "up to you" when I asked about a marriage visa. I opted to get the retirement renewed and will go into the office come September and go after the marriage extension. When I picked up my passport this afternoon there was another huge crowd...what is going on?

It is like that all day every day!!!

I have noticed that the availability of quality English sausage has diminished somewhat in Pattaya. in the old days I used to get good fresh quality sausage in Friendship Supermarket actually labelled 'English pork sausage'.

Any recommendations of where I might purchase some quality sausage in Pattaya/Jomtien?

Yorkies on Jomtien beach road just past Chaiyapruek junction or Western Wholesale Food Group on Chaiyapruek 2 - he has excellent burgers and sausages and bacon mmmmm!

I know where Yorkies is, but does he actually sell his fresh sausages direct from his restaurant?

Yes Yes, full butchery department within the resturant!

Many herbal medicines in Thailand come in powder form and you can go to the market in South Pattaya and buy the capsule cases for 25 bt / 100 and make your own, looks like what it is?

I have noticed that the availability of quality English sausage has diminished somewhat in Pattaya. in the old days I used to get good fresh quality sausage in Friendship Supermarket actually labelled 'English pork sausage'.

Any recommendations of where I might purchase some quality sausage in Pattaya/Jomtien?

Yorkies on Jomtien beach road just past Chaiyapruek junction or Western Wholesale Food Group on Chaiyapruek 2 - he has excellent burgers and sausages and bacon mmmmm!

If you mean the one next to Tesco on Sukhumvit, yes it is busy, the second phase is now open too at the back - access from Theprasit road.

I say it is better value than royal garden, mikes etc. and in my opinion better quality goods.

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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, Johnweena 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.

- Shug

Long term durability of plastic? and more importantly the "O" rings inside joints? Ive seen a lot of pvc go crappy in 20 years are they made of pvc? easier to manouevre though and lightweight.

No O rings in the joints here, and the pvc will last a long time if not exposed to direct sunlight, long term exposure to sunlight tends to make it brittle. Most domestic pumps are set at 2.5 bar or less, provided you dont exceed that you will be fine.

I find the name of this new shopping mall totally (stupid) ridiculous. You would think someone would have had the intelligence to give it a unique name to distinguish it from the other Central Festival shopping centre. Something short but catchy would have been the way to go, but of course, as seems to be the tradition in Thailand, they give it a stupid, confusing name.

Hi,

I do not understand your problem with mall's names ??

The new one is "Central Festival" (short and easy name)

The other one is "Central Center" but everybody call it "Big C"

I can't see anything confusing in these names.

That is completely wrong.

The old one is "Central Festival Center"

The New one is "Central Festival Pattaya Beach"

Absolutely spot on Meg, the fact that the new one is on the beach should give some clue as to its name??

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.

Twisting laws, truths etc to fit your requirements. Sounds like a lawyer or real estate agent in Thailand.

The biggest nonsense i have ever seen written down.

Because nobody on Thai Visa (what percentage does own via a company, 1%, 5%?) has been caught, therefore it is save to own via a company.

Nobody is saying it is "safe" Kuhn Jean, but buy the same token, nobody is coming forward to say they have had property taken away from them via the company route. People have been asking the question for years, and no examples have been given, or can be found as Naam stated.

Thai Visa member or not - can you give us an Actual and Factual confirmed, "non hearsay" example of anyone actually falling foul of the "law" on this one????

Funniest post this month for sure!!!

Little Johnnie's neighbour had a baby...

...Unfortunately, the baby was born without ears.

When mother and new baby came home from the hospital, Johnnie's family were invited over to see the baby.

Before they left their house, Little Johnnie's dad had a talk with him and explained that the baby had no ears.

His dad also told him that if he so much mentioned anything about the baby's missing ears or even said the word ears, he would get the smacking of his life when they came back home.

Little Johnnie told his dad he understood completely.

When Johnnie looked in the crib he said, 'What a beautiful baby.'

The mother said, 'Why, thank you, Johnnie.

Johnnie said, 'He has beautiful little feet and beautiful little hands, a cute little nose and really beautiful eyes. Can he see alright?'

'Yes', the mother replied, 'we are so thankful; the Doctor said he will have 20/20 vision.'

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'That's great', said Little Johnnie,'coz he'd be f****d if he needed glasses'.[/size]

mmm I've been thinking of taking up golf again so started searching golf things in Pattaya - where I now live.

Didn't know what to think when I read the headline .. thought maybe he shot an under par round.

As it turns out nothing to do with golf .. or is it?

You are right!! Just the usual Pattaya sensational headline brigade in overdrive!