Javabear

Beware of the loan structure as well. Many are not simple interest loans and you pay the full load of interest regardless of when you pay off the loan.

My personal favorite is Rayong Resort. I had my mother stay there when she came for my wedding. Great place.

The city itelf is sinking, some of it is bound to sink faster than other parts.

Heck most of the DETROIT cars are made in Mexico or Canada, thanks unions for ruining another industry!

Unions can't take all the blame here. The corporations themselves put bean counters in charge instead of anyone that actually knew anything about the cars or the manufacturing process. Complete lack of innovation and massive cost cutting led to <deleted> quality but the short term profits were great and those in charge at the time got big bonuses. Then came NAFTA and everything went to Mexico.

Everyone likes to blame the unions for the downfall of the US auto industry but they are only part of the problem. In the 70's. 80's, and early 90's everything coming out of the big 3 was a piece of junk. They had foresaken quality for short term profits and lost much of their market share as a result.

There is a possibility that the dive master did not know. They can't be everywhere at once. If this guy was a certified diver then the responsibility is on him.

Bangkok Bank charges a 1% deposit fee for a US dollar account.

Last week I was in the Jomtien location and tried the Jalisco soup (I think that's what it was called). Awesome. It will be a regular item for me.

Are there any plans to expand further to the East like Rayong?

No Jalisco soup. Do you mean the tortilla soup? Yes, it's good. Also the birria (beef not goat) is quite tasty.

No it was't the Tortilla Soup. It was something red with beef. Very spicy with an excellent flavor.

Last week I was in the Jomtien location and tried the Jalisco soup (I think that's what it was called). Awesome. It will be a regular item for me.

Are there any plans to expand further to the East like Rayong?

Me, my wife, and our kids love ST. If the wife and I come to Jomtien the kids remind us to bring them some take out. We've been to Sam's and it seems to have gone somewhat downhill since it first opened. Perhaps it was just a bad day for them.

I've been using BoA with BKK Bank for years with no issues. I do an ACH transfer from BoA to BKK Bank NY, next business day is no charge. I haven't seen any fees on the BKK Bank side.

Win their hearts and minds. Put 2 in the heart and 1 in the mind. Problem solved.

I can sort of see the import tax for vehicles that compete with the vehicles that are made here but for crying out loud lower it for vehicles that don't. Thailand is the land if shiite cars.

There's got to be at least 500 tailor shops in Pattaya. I bought 2 suits there a few years ago for my wedding and the were both ready in 3-4 days. I don't remember what the shop was though.

Is this Saigon Bistro on the top floor of Central Festival? I've had the Pho their and I thought it was good but I've never had it anywhere else. I like the beef and onion sandwich. The wife and I make a point to visit whenever we are in Pattaya.

Are Rayong and Map tha phut one and the same, if so i went to Map tha phut, they coundn't help me, as i just live in Chon Buri, they were very helpful and pleasant, went to Sriracha, ( I was the only westerner there, all the rest were from surrounding countries) to get my 60 day visit wife extension, they were also friendly and helpful, it must just be Jomtien thats just too busy, to have a friendly feeling to it. sometimes i wish i lived just a few hundred yards further south/east.

Yes Rayong and Mapthaput are the same.

I am living in Thailand now. No problem logging in.

Mods, please move to the appropriate forum if neccesary.

I've gotten my Thai drivers licenses, my international license, and my US license. I've got a car and a motorcycle in my wife's name. I want to get the motorcycle into my name for runs to Cambodia or wherever else I feel like going. Does anyone know the process for this and what documentation is needed? I already have the residency certificate from immigration.

I would also need to know what documentation is needed to get the motorcycle across the borders and back. I've heard of something called a vehicle passport but I have no idea of how to go about getting one.

Thanks to all in advance!

I went to Rayong immigration today to get a residence certificate to put my motorcycle in my name. We got there just before lunch and I fully expected to be told to come back in an hour. Fortunately the woman remembered us from last week when I got the same paper in order to get my Thai drivers licenses. She was able to find the papers from last week and give us the new one we need with no fee. We were in and out in 10 minutes flat. Great job and many thanks to Rayong immigration!

I got caught up on the car loan contract too. I went to pay it off 2 years early and found there was no svings by doing so. I had the cash in hand and told them they could just wait for it for 2 more years. I wasn't going to give them the full amount for nothing.

Bank of America does mine next day for no fee. $5 million per day limit. Dollars not baht.

The Hard Rock had a house band doing shows 6 nights a week when I was there a couple of months ago. They were very good and the crowd was into it. All had a good time.

As Maestro said above, use your Thai passport to enter Thailand and no problem. Use your US passport to enter the US and they cannot legally turn you away there either.

There may also be some liability for you by letting her come back to work without the doctor stating that she is fit for duty. If she were to further injure herself while working that may be a problem. I'm not sure but TiT.

I got both of my licenses in Rayong yesterday. I had my US license, an international license, passport, visa, residency certificate from immigration. Each license was treated as a seperate case so I had to have 2 copies of everything. I had to do the vision test, the depth perception test (the 2 poles), and the brake test. I did not have to do any driving or riding tests or any written tests.