LivinLOS

Tell your friend to go to The Walen School in Bangkok, Baht 29500 1 year ''ED VISA'' & as many Thai lessons as you can chew.

Its all greavy....

<unfounded allegation deleted> (and no 1 year extension only 90 days at a time).. If the OP is on Phuket its one hel_l of a commute !!!

Hardly 'greavy' ( LOL !!)

Really ?? a Thai legal statute being vague and unclear ???

I never would have believed it !!

Vegamite (which I have been known to use in 'make do situations'.. Vegamite is basically Marmite barrel scrapings !! ) is just that bit sweeter / less intense IMO.. And the NZ branded Marmite WAY sweeter.. I have a theory its just what you were given as a kid and you become branded for life !!

My buddy uses Marmite to make faux bovril drink ?!?!

Might even do Marmite toast with poached egg on top for breaker.. hmmm..

Re the roomfinder service..

Was actually talking to a TG about helping her do exactly this..

Both Marmite (proper UK not the NZ crud sold in foodland) and Vegamite are in Deli in Patong as of last week.. Down in the coffee row IIRC.

http://www.lyngsat.com/hd/index.html

Still trying to find this 'real HD' content..

Starting to look like theres some scrappy content in DVB-S..

Plenty of BG quality rooms for 6k ish.. My buddy just gace up a 10k 2 bed..

But your not going to find any prices like that checking the online rates..

One just on the Phisaat Karonee juntion by the wat in Patong..

I would guess thats closest to Kathu.

No but Sunset charges too..

Yet outside the end bars its 'customer parking'..

Well the PC card has been around since it came out..

I used a PC card laptop about 2 months ago.. It was slower than my ADSL and had a bit more ping lag but it certainly wasnt unusable, however any kind of streamin vid is a strain.. Youtube and other vid sites always have to rebuffer multiple times on my ADSL.

ADSL is very intermittent.. For your situation you would need to consider having 2 systems, one for backup..

Also highly dependant on line quality.. Its much (much) better than it was 2 - 3 years back but its still nothing like reliable...

I asked this before.. But are any of these days larger or more impressive (especially in the crazy / self mutilation side) than others.. If you were only to go to one or two which would you pick ??

High season.. Under 20k with a pool.. Your not picky are you ?!?!?

I know pool less guesthouses charging 2500 per night for normal rooms at peak season..

Then again those are the prices on the net !! Get out (fast before any more of the hordes arrive) and get something long stay booked tight, not a hotel type deal who are losing out on the massive nightly rates peak season offers.. I know a mate just took a small condo in sky in for 10k ish range, but give it a couple more weeks and those are rare as rocking horse shit. Network the expat bars ASAP.

Patong becomes ###### near impossible in high / peak season.

MMMmmmmm. I wonder? Trying not to be vain here but, I sent them an email about 10 days ago asking why Phuket (Rawai) hadn't seemed to be updated for at least 5 years although their website claims nothing should be more than 3 years old.

Well you and 100's opf other over many years..

WOW its really slowed down then...

Sign up 1000's of users but dont add any bandwidth !!

Thats why its slow then..

You have bought the old style CDMA equipment that only runs at a fraction of the max speeds.. You need to buy the 'CDMA 2000' equipment (it costs a lot more) think its 13k for the PC card (aircard) and 11k for the USB new one.

Rattana hill just there too.. Both very out of central tho..

Baan Ton Sai is cheap rooms... Lots of small places and not so busy by then. But advance booking is always awkward in that end of the market.

And are Samui immigration asking for any payment for this 'service' ??

Very strange if not..

Odd as I had heard of a case that didnt have the amount in the bank.. His case was a 'shaw your really supporting' kind of thing.. Must have been a very good day..

Has to be a flight and Indian Air would not let me even book a one way ticket without either a visa or proof of onward air ticket let alone board..

I find I am consistently asked for the return air or visa when travelling.. I dont know what airlines the guys who dont get asked fly on but its always the same for me, no visa no boarding.

The flip side of this is the growing number of people that I know that are just living here without any visa, they believe if they get caught they will simply pay a small fine and get deported, in the long run they may even be saving money

Someone I know just cleaned up 973 days overstay !!!

Couldnt he have waited for the round 1000 !!

He might be able to swing it on an child with ED and support issue.. specially if he gets that income verified and shows its been there for years..

My understanding is the 500k is a 'guide' and not a hard requirement. the requirement is that you must show yourself to be able to support the child, 500k is sure but a good fixed income might work if they are not having a bad day.

GE has upgraded its west coast images..

Been trying to date them, Jung Ceylon is built but not complete (no canvas roof, no side road) its at least 3 years old judging by some building projects I know to be started / complete.. Cant tell if its pre or post tsunami (should be easy I would have thought)..

Already found loads of off road trails to go have a ride round.. Superb toy !!

What connection methos are you using..

If its the 'fixed wireless terminal' thats a lot slower than the USB modem or the PC aircard..

Dave passed on in Feb of this year...