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I have had good luck with the Najomtien Animal Hospital on Sukumvit near Lotus. 083-615-8881.

Took my dog there for about a year, when she was a pup. Good care, however I was put off on their pricing.

There's a very good veterinary clinic on Sukhumvit, heading towards Bangkok- just before Tesco Lotus (which is just before Theprasit Rd., Jomtien). I believe there's a vet on duty 24 hrs. there, too. Sorry, forgot the name.

That's Muang Ake, looks like we have another recommendation for this place.

Not exactly your area, but if you have transport I would recommend Siam Country Pet Hospital on SSCC. Been taking my dog there for the last 5 years. If you want something closer, I've seen some recommendations for Muang Ake on Sukhumvit just south of Lotus, never been there myself though.

Regarding Mitsubishi A/C units, it's important to note if it was a "Mr. Slim" model or a "Heavy Duty" model. I have found the latter to be of lesser quality than the former. I would highly recommend a Mitsubishi Mr. Slim in the 18,000 BTU size. I have a unit just like that in my bedroom and it has performed great. It's very efficient and very quiet. I also had a Mitsubishi Heavy Duty model and would never buy another one. It didn't last very long and I did perform proper maintenance every six months.

Sorry to hear that you had a problem with your Mitsu. I have a completely different opinion about the Mitsubishi "Heavy Duty" models. I have one of those in my bedroom, 13k BTU for a room size of about 24 sqm, (~60m³). Bought it in March of 2007, haven't had a single problem with it, just regular cleaning. Runs great, efficient and very quiet.

Is it enough with a tourist visa to apply for a Thai drivers license or do you need a non immigrant visa?

I think you're located in Pattaya, if so then there is no problem acquiring a residence certificate nor a one year temporary license on a tourist visa. Other immigration offices/LTOs might have stricter rules.

Are you referring to the Standard Morgan Investment Fund?

It's kind of a pyramid scheme where investors recruit others for higher investment returns. It has been going on for a while now here in Pattaya, the rest of Thailand as well as in addition to some other countries. Not much news in English to be found about it. There is a blurb at the bottom of an article posted last month by a BKK news source we're not allowed to quote here, however that blurb is basically a summary of this DSI report, (unfortunately only in Thai).

Just checked mine too as it arrived today. The reading was done two days earlier and therefore payments are due two days earlier than last year , so not much of a change.

If they avoided arrest, who are those in the picture with the police?

read the full story in the link, they got 4 of the "attendants"

The ''report'' does say THEY made a hasty retreat.

Not sure if you've paid attention to that news articles here are almost never quoted in full. This is according to the forum rules.

If you do read the full story on pattayaone, the article ends with:

"Four of the attendants were arrested and taken to Pattaya Police Station where they were held pending further investigations."

Where is this station?

I was curious about that too, think this might be it.

Saen Suk Police Station,

My guess is that the good colonel redecorated his own house and found a way to get rid of his old furnishings at a profit.

There are tons of little shops along Sukhumvit that does odd repairs and aircon maintenance. Just look for the thai writing แอร์ on the car mechanic shops.

I've used the shop two townhouses down from the Esso station just north of Pattaya tai, however this is quite a few years ago, so not sure if it's the same god service as back then. After I bough a new car I've had the dealer do the all service. Dealers don't usually repair parts though, they replace with new parts, had to replace my compressor once and that wasn't cheap. The smaller shops will give you the option of refurbished parts if you want to save some monies.

I've always considered the 344 route farther, however since you though the OP's GPS defaulted to this route due to it being shorter, I had to plug it into Google maps to confirm my believes. It turns out the 344 route is 20 Km farther than using 36, it also comes out about 15 minutes longer, if you're to believe their time calculations.

Like you're idea about taking 36 there and 344 back for comparison, and some different scenery.

When I did these trips myself, I would always take 36 to Rayong, Kleang, Chantaburi and then north to Pong Nam Ron on 317. The visa run mini busses also takes this route.

344 takes you into Kleang, not Chantaburi. That route is longer and parts of it would be more heavily trafficked as well.

Been a while since I did one last, different visa these days. However I would always go to Prum instead of Pailin, lot less people there and slightly closer.

When you go to renew the tax, the late fee is 1% per month. So for a small bike that will be about 1 baht/month.

You will need an inspection of a bike that's 5 years or older.

As for the testing station at the LTO close to the Regents in Pattaya, they were closed for a while, supposedly for renovation, but has been open again for at least 1 year.

Reading this story made me think of a great movie I saw a few years ago about a faithful dog, Hachi: A Dog's Tale (2009).

R.I.P.

Used to be no problem obtaining a one year license on just a visa exempt entry in Pattaya.

However I recently saw this disconcerting post. Maybe you can go to the DLT and make an appointment ahead of you sons arrival, to speed things up.

Thanks for posting that info. I will check into making an appointment if that is all that was needed. I was afraid that they would not provide a license without a Visa. Still wondering if they will on just a 30 day stay.

You shouldn't have any problems with your son being on a visa exempt entry. He can use your address for the residency letter. Do a search on the forum as to what's required. The LTO here has so far not required a visa for the one year temporary license.

Used to be no problem obtaining a one year license on just a visa exempt entry in Pattaya.

However I recently saw this disconcerting post. Maybe you can go to the DLT and make an appointment ahead of you sons arrival, to speed things up.

Yes the two money exchanges in Soi Diana - always higher than TT by a fraction

Location:

Opposite Areca Lodge and next to LK Renaissance and the other one is directly opposite same side as Areca

Others talk about the money exchange in Tops Supermarket - corner of Pattaya Klang and 2nd Road BR side - depends on your location

Hello thanks for that. I walked from Pattaya Klang and checked out Tops before heading off and can confirm the best rate was the money changer up soi Diana. The Areca Lodge side one near the Family Mart beat the lot. It also beat the Chinese looking money changer next door to Meeting Point bar on 2nd road, good advice thank you.

At Tops don't rely on what you see on board you need to talk to them and try and bargain the rate.

They often give a lower rate than listed on the board.

Good point, It would be nice to know if Ling Kae actually went up to the second floor of Tops, or just checked the exchange on the main floor.

I haven't exchanged currencies in Pattaya for years, but previously Bank Gold on Soi Rungland, Yengjit on Walking Street and lately second floor of Tops have been know to have the best rates in town. However it's quite possible that TT has better rates these days.

That's as far south as I've seen these found. Has their ever been any sightings in Bangkok? Bangkok seems to most have white lip green vipers which are less toxic.

I'm surprised you'd state that, as from the sources I've seen on the internet, they'd be found way more south as well.

From Wikipedia:

Geographic range [edit]

Found in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, northern West Malaysia and on the Indonesian island of Java. The type locality is listed as "Java".^[1] There are unconfirmed, but credible reports from southern Myanmar (Burma), northern Sumatra and northern Borneo.

Other sources: Source1 Source2.

Any updates on where the Aeon ATM's are? Still only 4 locations?

Dongtan (somewhere?)

Tesco on Nua

Big C on Klang

Homeworks near Tai

the dongtan one was an urban myth

the others are still in the same location

was at Homeworks ATM today

still quiet

It's often offline.

I'm really surprised to hear that.

Granted I haven't used it since June last year, but before then, it used to be my preferred spot to withdraw monies, and I've never seen it out of commission. The one in Carrefour, or nowadays Big C Extra, has quite often been out of monies though. Never used the one in north Tesco, so can't comment on that one.

Lately I've just been transferring straight to my BKK bank account with a minor loss compared to withdrawing from the ATM. But that's another story.

Regarding the Dongtan location, it's just a TV myth.

Where did you see the Malayian Pit Viper? aka Finger Rotter?

I live on the dark side of Pattaya/Jomtien, or actually in a moo bahn just east of Sukhumit, slightly past the railroad tracks, not that far from civilization.

i like this dude... he knows what he's talking about......

Wow great vid! Man that's a fast striking snake. Not sure if this guy is a bit crazy, or what he's wearing for protection, but this reminds me of the late Steve Irvin.

I'd never put myself in this kind of situation without proper gear, and that does not comprise of just a tree branch. Then again, I'm a wimp when it comes to snakes.

Are they common here? we seem to get a lot of snakes in the garden but never seen this one,

This is the first one I've seen. They are supposedly quite widespread, and according to a few sources on the internet, the Malayan Pit Viper kills more people in Thailand than any other snake.

yes... that is a malayan pit viper!

the deadliest snake in Thailand.

One more confirmation, Thank you. Guess I'll have to watch my feet in the garden nowadays.

May I ask what kind of dog you have?

I plan to get myself a cute beagle (sorry if I write it wrong, it's a small white one with black and brown areas), but I wonder if my "future" can catch a snake or is so slow it will never has a chance to grab (and kill) a snake?

It's a Thai dog, some kind of mutt, we adopted her from a village up in Isaan a bit over 5 years ago. She's a great family and watch dog, but she gets into trouble, as she tries to kill pretty much any other animal she encounters, even tried to go for a pig once. She gets along with most other dogs, but they soon get tired of her rough play. Think overherebc answered your question about how a beagle would fare if it encountered a snake. Very lovely dogs though.

Looks like it is a MPV.

Must be a quick dog you've got.

Yeah, looks like it, doesn't it? That's a nice picture.

She's a little speed racer with fast reflexes, killed quite a few snakes before, but nothing this dangerous.