YoungBrit

1 hour ago, elektrified said:

I know two people hospitalized last week with what they are calling "influenza virus A" if that makes sense to anyone. Severe respiratory symptoms, both on oxygen and respiratory therapy, very high fever....

 

O.K. I just looked up virus A and I guess it is what they refer to as "bird flu". Type A influenza infection can be serious and cause widespread outbreaks and disease.

Yeah, know of another person this week too. 

1 hour ago, ChrisBurn said:

Update:

Good news ???? Arrived at the hospital today and dad is much better. Much more himself and can walk and talk well.
He had the plasma this morning and says it instantly made him feel better. Thank you to all who helped especially to Benjamin who came to the hospital to donate blood. We are incredibly thankful to you and all who donate their blood and time. Also to those who participate in this forum and help each other out. This is a great resource. 

Kindest regards.

Chris and family. 

Glad to hear that. Thanks for the update.

Yeah, no problems parking and thought it was great. 

2 hours ago, jeffandgop said:

I’m a member at Maejo, which is a fine course used for professional tournaments. I play twice a week and walk the course. 
 

If I played 3x a week and “with cart, green fee, caddy fee, caddy tip” the cost per month would be less than 18,000 per month (inclusive of the membership cost amortized over 144 rounds per year). 
 

So if one plays semi-frequently a membership could reduce your overall cost. 

I will send you a PM if that's ok. 

Thanks everyone for all the replies. 

1 hour ago, AussieBob18 said:

Ooops - Chiang Mai Forum - dooh !!

 

My recommendation is this (lived there for a few years):

Go to the Stardome golf club - stick to the driving range for a while (1-2 months).

Pick a couple of the golf club suppliers that have shops in there on the driving range (ther are many of them).

Ask for a price for a fitout for a basic set of golf clubs and some lessons.

There is a shop about half way along to the left when entering that has lots of shafts on display - I used them a bit.

Get lessons and practice hitting only on the driving range - they have automatic machines (no bending over to set balls).

After a month or so (seriously) and only when you are hittinjg all of your clubs OK with a decent swing, then come one day and hit a few balls to warm up - and then go have 9 holes practice.

Dont extend to 18 holes until you are comfortable and able to do 9 OK.

Over the years I have seen many guys try to 'come back' to golf by playing - big mistake - the range is far far better.

 

Thanks for the advice, I will check those shops. Yes, happy to book some lessons again, any idea how much roughly?

47 minutes ago, Thailand said:

Some shops opposite Lanna Golf Club a few at M-Sport driving range,Stardome driving range.

Thanks very much.

17 minutes ago, AussieBob18 said:

Where are you? 

Hang Dong, happy to travel anywhere in CM if there is a better choice or price. 

Looking to take up golf again after many years, where is the best place to go and look at clubs to buy? 

Thanks in advance.

YB

3 hours ago, Pilotman said:

ask the OP if he paid an agent.  I would lay a bet that he did. 

I would bet he didn't. The commission for finding the tenant comes from the owner to the agent. There are the "broker" in this deal and the contract is between the owner and tenant. 

Bikes can too, had mine for a few years. 

1 hour ago, ChakaKhan said:

Only cars can get these?  I did try to ride y bicycle thru one day  555

15 hours ago, amykat said:

And how do you tell which ones are the PROPER ones??  Back then there was not a lot on the Internet.  There was however a major magazine in Chiang Mai and few places advertised there regularly.  My agent was one of them.  They also had a big office on Nimman.  That should have been enough to be “proper”.

Yes, fair point, back in 2005 more difficult. Much easier nowadays, whenever I use a new business I always check the Google reviews. Will always be the odd bad one but you very quickly get a feel for the business and how professional they are by checking the number of reviews they have and the average rating. I then have a quick read through some of them too. 

11 hours ago, NancyL said:

It's only 20,000 baht, right?  Ours was a little higher but not much.

 

When we recently vacated our rental condo, our landlord came by a month or so before we planned to move to check over the place after I'd sent him an email advising that some routine maintenance needed to be done after we'd been in the place for 8 years.  (Like re-grouting the floor tiles, modernizing the bathroom, splashing on a new coat of wall paint, fixing some damage our cats had done, etc). 

 

As he was looking around, one of our cats started to sharpen her claws on a window screen and I stopped her, saying "you're the reason we're not getting our deposit back".  Which truly we didn't think we'd ever see after eight years of wear and tear.  The landlord looked surprised that I'd say that in front of him.

 

Imagine our shock when he showed up at our new place a couple months later with an envelope and itemized statement of the work that had been done in our old place with a refund of about half our deposit. 

Yep, certainly a lot of fair ones out there too.

1 hour ago, ThomasThBKK said:

 

In 99% of these cases the reasons are either

1) She would just like to keep it to buy a new handbag

2) She would just like to keep it because she already bought a new handbag and has no money or simply does not want to use her own money to repay you

 

 

 

In that case, assistance from the police would help. 

What is her reason for not returning it within the 15days of you vacating the apartment?

Thailand, yes. CM, yes. 

10 hours ago, Chazar said:

Funny, Wife  rented out a  room yesterday for 10k a  month she bought it for 1.65million about 7% return, shoeboxes  actually  doing quite  well  now, anything  over 15k is harder, renter was Chinese who has business here owns a restaurant she brought  along her Thai translator who she employs whilst  she is in Thailand. Nice  looking girl the Chinese one. Shoebox  close to the BTS is not too hard to still rent out shoebox =30-40m2

Still fairly common in Chiang Mai too. 

5 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

Joint bank account for saving your money ?,or for something else ? 

you can open a joint account if's for making savings,but if involving

Immigration they don't accept joint accounts.

regards worgeordie

I want to put to money into Long Term Funds. Won't be anything to do with Immigration. 

Thanks

Looking to start a fund, through one of the banks where by myself and my wife contribute to it. Possible it can be in both our names or is it a case of two separate funds, one in my name, one in her name?

If joint is possible, would we need to make a joint bank account first?

Thanks in advance for any advice. 

Your landlord is correct, you should not get it back, you are in breach of contract after 14 days and he will then be able to keep the deposit. 

Very few, if any owners will allow you to sublet. The contract, unless the owner allows will state no subletting. 

Did you receive your deposit back? If you did, you would only have done so if you had completed the contract, ie paid all of the rent required.