martijn12345

I hate sonkran

Loads of fools throwing buckets of water over people on motorcycles.

The foreigners are the worst they just don't understand how to behave and when to stop.

I agree that foreigners can be total idiots, but nothing compares to what happened to me today. I had to go to Airport Mall to take care of something. No problem as it's a straight shot on the highways all the way from my house to the mall. But on the way home, I'm cranking along at 110kph on my CBR 150, in the far right late, and some stupid kid runs out ONTO THE HIGHWAY to try and throw water on me!!!! He missed because I hit the brake, downshifted, and went around the other side of him, and really had to resist the urge to kick him in the process. Fortunately, for both of us, there was no other traffic nearby.

Yeah... a fine example of a sensible foreigner and the stupidity of Thai children.

Lots of fun around the moat if ur in for being soaked in ice-water.

Ill be there tomorrow again

Is 25,000 baht a small difference to you? Must be nice.

If you have a good 2th hand bike, the difference is WAY less then 25k. If your looking at that, then ask urself why it is so cheap.

The difference between a 1-2 year old, low mileage bike and a new one is not even close to 25k normally.

My 2th hand wave was just 9 cheaper then a new one.

About the pricelist. Its the first hit when you google Pricelist+2010+Honda+Thailand... Life ain't that hard

http://www.motorcycle.in.th/staticpages/in...ycle_Price_List

that one near sat walking street is definately a chop shop, be careful. cheers for the advice guys, guess ill have to wait till after songkran to buy one now, oh well.

Just out of curiosity, what's your definition of a chop shop? Wouldn't it be hard to get the bike's green book and get it registered if it had been stolen?

I really dunno about that. But I bought my Honda Wave there, and was quite happy with it. Been to Sapathong market on Saturday twice and couldn't see a real difference in the price between this shop and the market. So then I def. prefer from the shop as you know where to take it as anything goes wrong. Like been said before the guy speaks good english and whenever I go there it's always busy with mostly Thai customers, I dunno but for me that's a reassuring thing.

I also found that the difference between a good 2th hand bike and a new one is rather small and its personal interpertation if it's worth the difference. If you wanna buy a new one, go to any Honda dealer in town. I had a look at their shop in the sunday walking street (Ratchadamnoen) but I was pissed off by the fact that all the prices of a new Honda bike in CM are like 3000 - 4000 k more then BKK (I downloaded the 2010 Honda pricelist) and they simply say that's for transport.

I obviously instantly applied for the job of transporting bikes from BKK to Chiang Mai, as you put 20 bikes on a truck to make quite a decent living so it seems .

Anyways, see if it is worth the small difference to actually buy a 2th hand.

EDIT: BTW had no problem with registring the bike or the check or the greenbook, all was well.

Lived in Lao for 3 months, its def. not cheaper then Chiang Mai. Unless you are willing to eat the local food from the market (which I am perfectly fine with in Thailand) where pork means: the bones and skin, where chicken means the bones, head and feet. If you need normal meat, you will have to go to restaurants that are not more cheap then here in CM. You will find out you need a lot of stuff that has to be imported cause Lao produces not much. Orange juice, cheese, etc. They all gotta import it from Thailand, making it even more expensive then here. Do have to agree that Vientiane and Luang Prabang are very nice places to visit.

@ dave2: The good man explains another option, for ppl interested. If you are not interested and just like me, go to the first ATM you see when in need of money, then just don't read it and don't reply

I once went cycling with my buddy in Luang Prabang, to a swimmingpool up a 5K hill that doesn't even compare to Doi Suthep...

Embarrassing moment, buddy is 15 years older then me. At the food of the hill he said ' You go ahead, I'll catch up' and he stopped for a smoke. About halfway up the hill he did catch up with me, another 1km further I knew I would have to trow up if i would continue... We went for a swim in a pool at the foot of the hill.

Good luck Julian

Hi, can anybody recommend me a shop where I could buy some plants. Normally you see these kinda big shops on the side of the road on the outskirts of any city selling wide variety of plants. Now just outside of the city, on the way to Hangdong, between Airport Plaza and Tesco Lotus. Anybody know a shop like that in this area?

I'm not sure if this is the right forum to put it, of not sorry 'bout that.

I've just moved into a house, and have some problems with mosquito's here. Luckily the house has mosquito nets in all the windows. The problem is that they form kinda like a gang in front of my house. They are hanging out there, waiting for me to open the door and every time I do one or two of the fuc_kers sneak inside and they buddy-up in the evening when I'm hanging in front of the TV .

The house has a small 1x0,5m pond in the front. And all the water used in the back of the house for washing will run in an open drain to the front of the house to the sewer. Not much I can change about that. And I figured I won't have to, if I just find a way to keep them away from my front door, they won't come inside.

So I would like to put some plants in front of the house, near the door. Heard Lemongrass will keep the mozzies away, but wanna check first for some other ideas. I wanted some plants around the house anyway, figured could kill to bugs at once

So which plants could I put near my frontdoor that repel the mosquitoes away from there?

ANY CHANCE THIS IS JUST A WELL PLAYED JOKE ON 1ST OF APRIL?

I agree that Sizzler makes quite good steaks and burgers. Used to go there like once a week when i stayed in BKK. Went a few times her in Chiang Mai and the food is not the same. Could have been a few unlucky evenings, but was not the same as BKK

It's pretty easy to find something. And what you get totally depends on the budget. Like has been said, you can find a studio room for as little as 2x00 baht per month. The adds here are the top end and they go as high as you want. Guessing you want to have a kind of decent room, aircon, hot shower, furniture, tv. I think you are looking at 4000-6000 baht depending on the location. If you really want a seperate bedroom or a kitchen or something like that, condo's are quite expensive and you are probably looking at 8000 baht and steep upwards.If you are planning to stay for a while, rent a guesthouseroom for a week and a motorbike and drive around and walk in any building that might interest you. You can use websites but my feeling is it takes time, and you end up paying more. Better drive around,see something you like, ask if you can see the room.

Going to BKK for 1 or 2 nights for a job interview. Want to be fresh before the interview so heading out a day earlier.

I checked the forum on cheap hotels near BTS (sukhumvit, Siam, Silom, Ratchatewi will all do) but mostly found topics 5 years old.

Like many people me and the GF enjoy playing badminton together. We've played in the park for a while. But the wind picked up last few weeks. And the air might not be the best at the moment for any outdoor activities, but that doesn't really bother me to be honest.

What does bother is, is the IN/OUT discussions. So can anybody tell me where we can find badminton courts in Chiang Mai. If possible a good indoor and a good outdoor location. When I lived in Lao PRD, there were free badminton courts all over the place. No idea of this exists in Thailand as well, or if you have to pay for it/ make a booking.

I'm currently looking for a house for rent in Chiang Mai, prefferably around Central Airport Plaza or a little more down the road to Hang Dong but not further then Big C supermarket.

Doesn't have to be a big house, but it needs to have aircon and it needs to be (fully) furnished. Budget 6k-8k baht.

If you have a house for rent, or you know something to help me out, it would be greatly appriciated

reach me at zero8606781727 or by PM

Interesting topic as this is something that we probably all see around us on a nearly daily basis.

One thing I thought about that hasn't been mentioned yet... I remember back in Europe many ppl got into trouble when their mortage turned out to be based on a stockmarket investment plan and when the stocks went down, they couldn't afford their houses anymore. Many of them had no idea what kind of product they had bought and how it all worked.

Makes me wonder, how many Thais will get themselfs into problem by simply having no real idea of how much it really costs to borrow money, not reading the small text on the bottom of the page, or not understanding the meaning of it. Indeed combine this with a more living in the moment attitude then most foreigners and less laws to protect the average Joe from getting himself in too deep, and you've got a serious problem on your hand.

Wow there is a staggering amount of posts in this topic. I am probably going to ask questions that have been asked a hunderd times already. But I hope somebody is still willing to help me out a bit.

I have a bachelor degree, but I am not a native speaker.

What would be my posibilities as a teacher in Chiang Mai? Would I be able to teach (with or without completing a course/training) English? I've studied tourism and have 5+ years experience working in it. Would that open any posibilities to teach other subjects then English, because of my work experience?

What would be the best way to approach this new carreer switch?

Thnx already for any help and suggestions

I had no problems opening an account at Bangkok Bank and Kasikorn Bank, no work permit needed.