jaideedave

Good luck with growing outside here.Tried it a couple times. The heat,bugs and humidity all work against you. If you grew up here and have knowledge in growing outdoors then you'll have a better chance. It only took the 'leaf miners" a couple days to infest my plants...Moved to inside tent etc but now must run air con most of the day to keep the temp below 31c. No easy fix..

Yes indeed.I've been living in Patts since "04" and it surprised the sh_t out of me. Used to only get it from moto drivers and <deleted> stuff expensive. The product at Candyland ain't cheap but its legit IMHO. Welcome to the new Pattaya...theres another shop across from Friendship albeit a bit more expensive. Probably more coming..

When I retired I bought my 1st HD in 2012. It was 2nd hand but kept its value. I upgraded to a bagger and kept riding until I turned 67. Myself and a buddy rode all thru Tland, about half on Cambodia and up into Laos. We also rode with a group from Pattaya to KL for a Formula 1 race. Fortunately no accidents worth mentioning..555. I really miss owning that machine. Each and every rider/s we met on the road were friendly and helpful with no exceptions.

Get rid of those stupid face diapers for good. Inside a shop maybe but now its just bullying and not necessary. My own Thai family are wearing them inside our car when we venture out. I try to reason with them how silly they look but the "sheep" do it anyway?

Yes I did that for years. I was living here in Tland and filing my income tax online using a friends address. As soon as I found out about the CRA/CBS connection I filed for non-resident status.I dodged that bullet. All above board now actually glad I did. Anyone moving here must get some medical insurance. My CPP/OAS are deposited dirctly into my local bank account before the end of each month.

There is no Canadian forum, only USA/Canada forum...

I'm a Cdn expat in Pattaya since 2004. To leave Cda permenantly you must sever all/most ties with Canada and declare yourself a non-resident. Look up this form:NR73- DETERMINATION OF RESIDENCY STATUS (LEAVING CANADA) If you meet the requirements then you become a non-resident of Canada. (If you wish to remain outside Canada) Your Cdn income is subjected to a 25% withtholding tax. Not done yet...then you can look up form Form NR5, application by a non-resident of Canada for a reduction in the amount of non-resident tax required to be withheld. My OAS/CPP and union pension are now tax free with 34k income. There's a lot of stuff to cover so do your homework. I've done all this with no outside help and it pays off.Your medical will expire in 6 months so get a policy in Thailand or you won't be covered. Contact me if you like..Dave

That's less than 100$/day. I don't know any expats that would work for that except a teacher.. When I worked in O&G the entry level was about 200$ /day. Chevron paid me 750$/day back in the day. I think most of those jobs dried up now. I know several expats here in TL who worked out of Thailand mostly in the middle east..myself included.The good old days.

If a sub was stood end to end it would protrude the water by several meters..Put that in your pipe..

I've been locked out of my Lazada acct. for a week. Unable to contact anyone..The phone hotline gives a recorded message and hangs up. Chat is also useless. Does anyone have an email contact? The one that worked before has been cancelled. This is my pet peave with them. Shopee responds right away and fixes issues pronto. customer@Lazada???

35,000 baht for the privilige of sitting on a seat that thousands of people before you have been farting on for years...where can I get one? 555

Scholls has a product for wart removal available at some pharmacies. Works great...only a couple days for it to work.

I retired from a pulp mill on the west coast of Canada. We switched over to the "compressed work week" way back in the 80s.The old timers didn't like it but eventually it was implemented and still doing it today. 4 days on 4 days off @ 12 hour shifts. The RCMP and nurses unions were doing the same. No extra staff required.Admittedly not much manual labor these days. I liked it because I didn't need to use my vaca time and saved it for Tland every winter. I had lots of seniority and benefits. With banked OT I could stay here for up to 10 weeks paid leave . PS: I still couldn't wait to get out and left as soon as I turned 55 to get a reduced pension and move here.

A childhood buddy of mine probably had the same sort of life as your pals in the UK. We were both just about 18, he got a job at a GM car plant and retired there 40 years later.I joined the Navy and never looked back. I got out after 6 years and it opened a lot of doors. I got to work overseas and travel the world and am now pleasantly retired here in LOS. I doubt I'd change anything if I could..

Henry, Don't forget about the charges of "leaving the scene of an accident" his bike was 150 meters away from the car. Book him Danno !

399>Correct, turdo just declared a 'State of Emergency " and cancelled several bank accounts of donators to the Truckers. Its the beginning of communism.. Klaus Schulz declared " ve haf penetrated haf de canadian cabinet. ouch. I left there in 2004 not knowing this would be happening. Am I going back you say? NEVAH.. As you say theres more freedom here, or at least the illusion of it.

Yes Klaus Schulz said that they have "penetrated" most of the Canadian cabinet. That does not bode well for Canada's future.