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Thaivisa is far and away the biggest ...

Virtually every farang in the country with an Internet connection, ... checks out the threads now and again. (They may pretend they don’t ;-)

yeah, I remember the time, befor thaivisa, there was only the ajarn forum, and some travel boards.

thaivisa did a good job, thks to the unpaid moderator in these times.

so, keep it on

the main issue, who often the car is in the garage ?

Many times, a damaged cabel from an accident repair is causing + going to -

but also a new radio with an uncareful installation can cause the same effect, and is bringing the battery to its end.

One way, to avoid it,

cut it off every time, the car is standing for more than 3 days.

every week, I get my vegetarian dish there,

its the first dish at the left side, in front of the cashier, 100 Baht with bred and rice,

and every time, I know, I will come back.

I do the same. I think the food is very good quality and well priced.

I live across the street from The Blue Elephant on Sathorn Road in Bangkok and eat there from time to time. Their prices are very high and the service not always good, more a place "to see and be seen" than a quality restaurant.

But the Carrefour on Rama IV in Bkk has a Blue Elephant outlet inside the store where take-away can be ordered. After 5 or 6 p.m. they cut the prices in half, a genuine bargain.

But the stall here in Pattaya is a regular stop for me. Worst is the noise from the rug-rats game machines, but I buy my food and take it to the other end of the court.

ok, the noise is one thing,

since yesterday, the rice is no longer included, but ok,

high season,

every week, I get my vegetarian dish there,

its the first dish at the left side, in front of the cashier, 100 Baht with bred and rice,

and every time, I know, I will come back.

while places, like Pattaya and Betong are not in the first places, that might lead to the conclusion, that this has nothing to do, with sex tourism industry, but more with the normal sexual behavior of the thai workers, who came from the poor regions, to build up Phuket, after the tsunami.

These workers get infected in a scene, where western tourist never even think about, of joining these places;

so we should accept, that the problem had left the western red light places in Thailand.

So the good news is, Pattaya is back no normal, and you can see it like Amsterdam, Prag, Hamburg and all the other places, with a huge redlight scene.

my latest deal,

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MONTHLY RATE FOR SELF DRIVE RENTAL/ BAHT

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(Per month)

Toyota Vios or similar 1.5 Manual 14,999

Toyota Vios or similar 1.5 Automatic 17,999

Honda Jazz or similar 1.5 Automatic 17,999

Toyota Altis or similar 1.6 Automatic 23,113

Toyota Altis or similar 1.8 Automatic 27,285

New Toyota Camry 2.0 Automatic 44,940

Toyota Innova or similar 2.0 Automatic 41,730

Toyota Fortuner 2.7 Automatic 43,335

Toyota Vigo Double Cab 3.0 Automatic 27,285

New Honda CRV 2.0 Automatic 44,940

RATE INCLUDES:

Rental Charge (Time & Mileage).

Unlimited kilometer usage in Thailand.

Collision Damage Waiver (CDW).

Value Added Tax (Currently VAT 7%).

I think, its OK

Hi

There is a Thai man named Wee-Chi out of Sattahib that does boreholes. I know he comes to Bang Sare area & Ban Ampur is just down the road apiece. I have not used him so I cannot give a recommendation based on performance.

He does not speak English. If you have a Thai companion have her ask the questions. 083-5979713

Cheers.

this is a good one,

http://thai-robert.de/galerie/categories.p...d=46&page=8

its all a question, whats in the chanot,

have you done your homework first,

like

http://www.thailandlawonline.com/superficies_thailand.html

http://www.thailandlawonline.com/superficies_law_text.html

http://www.thailandlawonline.com/sample_te...uperficies.html

if you manage, that nobody is using the garden,

you can put some traps there, and listen to the sound, during the night.

well, for young travellers, the film THE BEACH, and a lot of confuse information can cause the wrong perspective.

but in these times, also cambodia is changing

http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2008...n-cambodia.html

Pattaya is not over priced at present,

compare the price development with phuket or koh samui,

Pattaya has still big potential.

look to these people, investing big bucks in their homes,

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/10/pro...es/rephuket.php

Pattaya has still a very modest price segment

its not only a problem for farangs in Thailand

http://www.pattayaone.net/news_03_07_51.html

dont know, if she is playing with her tax,

anyway, you should make some authorized copies of your contract,

and place it in your banks deposit box.

yes, this one, at the fish lake;

great place, very useful, you can park your commuter easy,

ok, its not for upperclass thai, no aircon,

but for normal thai people

the change of the oil price, every year 30 % increase, this year, we will hit the 200 $ mark,

will lead to a new type of holiday, people will spend the time in thailand, to avoid the winter period, just on the energy prices.

to bring the car 2 malaysia,

you need a carnet des passages

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnet_de_Passage

from malaysia 2 thailand

http://www.thaivisa.com/car_malaysia_border.0.html

bring it to Malaysia. entering the border of thailand, and get a permit, for a 6 month period, will work with a reasonable price

http://www.qcon.co.th/company_pro-e.php

http://phuketvalley.com/products.htm

i dont personally know any builders in the samui area but some good advise given to me was to use a construction firm from the north of thailand. They stay on the site and are cheap and reliable.

you can use free plans :

http://www.plancivil.com/

you can use free plans without building permit, cause they have allready permit

http://www.crossy.co.uk/Thai_House_Plans/

http://subweb.dpt.go.th/pip/house_model/framehome.html

or plans for a small fee

http://www.thai-land-house.com/

http://www.freesplans.com/

or take a consulter for a big fee

จัดหาผู้รับเหมาก่อสร้างอาคาร และวิศวกรรมผู้ออกแบบ ใบอนุญาตก่อสร้าง ตลอดโครงการ

Build Construction and Architcet and license of building all your project

30,000.00

http://www.visasiam.com/index.php?lay=show...&Id=5368589

or rosegate, who is advertising on this board

in this subject, you have to know about, what you want, what are the problems, pp,

every working contract above 300.000 bt is fixed with a lawyer

but you have to learn about the problems,

therefor you have to read other buildingstories at

http://www.coolthaihouse.com/forum/viewtop...9bbac9d1ec46431

t.e.a.k.d.o.o.r.com/construction-in-thailand/17650-building-and-house-plans-help.html

http://www.coolthaihouse.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=460

http://freebeerforyorky.com/houseentry.html

t.e.a.k.d.o.o.r.com/blog/?cat=2&paged=2

(for t.e.a.k.d.o.o.r.com, you have to remove the dots, don`t know, why its blocked)

hope,

this helps for the first steps

shure, papers are not ready yet, the land was devided by the land department,

next week someone is coming along, for placing the new landmarks,

this is a very good price, others want the land too,

but you where first,

so, if you want, you pay 20 % deposit, to make it shure.

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yes, thats the bullshit blues

when you rent, you are only a paying slave for the owner,

but if you are the house owner, you can connect with the house spirit on a higher level,

(something like this ...)

http://www.home2do.com/v2005/home.php

http://www.freesplans.com/

http://www.homedd.com/HomeddWeb/homedd/fw_homedd_index.jsp

"Villa" implies quite a large house. If you do not want a large place, check out Yorkie's site for a 3 bed/2 bath place.

Building a house in Thailand

thats nice, looks pretty much, like "house type 8",

http://www.crossy.co.uk/Thai_House_Plans/

btw

A big collection of houseplans 4 sell,

http://smilehomes.com/

i thought i knew the answer to this one, now not so sure. however, my understanding is.. if the constuction is of free standing concrete posts as opposed to cast insitu posts, just get on with it, no plans needed. if cast and ring beam, plans required. ive had a finger in four thai houses, ie free standing posts,, no plans, permission and house books issued to boot, fairly crewd or basic dwellings. a stuctural dwelling you,ll need engieering plans, veiw and plan, back front, detail, foul water, waste water. hope this helps rather than confuses.oh plus gov approval stamp.

May be, there is a regional factor, that makes the difference.

Another boardmember, crozzy, mentioned on his website,

pre-approved drawings, ready to give to your builder.

http://www.crossy.co.uk/Thai_House_Plans/

so, I wasn`t shure, if pre-approved means, you don`t need a building permit,

cause you have allready the gov approval stamp.

3a. concerning tee-money, you give the envelope after you have your building permit, or before ?

Who told you this?

Is it golf money for someone?

I like this description,

It isn't him in his official capacity in the city offices, but is his construction company right across the road.

http://www.coolthaihouse.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=101

so, the offer is the best way, to get a quick approval,