Let's Build A Hut On No Man's Land In Los

[nokia]

There are many slums or illegal squatter settlements on the fringes on BKK.

If an expat squat by building a hut in the capital or in the forest of any province,

would he be singled out & evicted ASAP because he's a foreigner and not a local/tribal,

or would they say "Mai Pen Rai"?

Let's say an expat wishes to stretch his limited retirement monies of 800K for a period of 30 years with no pension, and at the same time, practise meditation by living in the forest.

[N&M]

800k what ??

I think your arse would be hauled out pretty quickly, but if not you could charge a small fee for the curious to come and look at the farang in the bush.

Why not just use a tent instead and then you could move from jungle to jungle, or for a change jungle to beach to jungle to city etc etc.

[Heng]

There are many slums or illegal squatter settlements on the fringes on BKK.

A lot of these settlements are on land owned by the Dept. of Railroads (likely the largest land holder in the LOS behind the CPB) and aren't really illegal as in the railroad folks know that they are there and have no reason to evict, not to mention a lot of "squatters" are actually low level gov't workers (and more like rent-free tenants) like street cleaners, garbage collectors, railroad workers, misc. labor, etc.

[GuestHouse]

Nokia,

My advice to you when next you pass one of these slums is to pause for the thought that 'There but by the grace of god go I'.

[chownah]

If you tried to build something the police would find out for sure and wonder what the heck you were up to....you would be a neighborhood celebrity for sure no matter where you did this....and....once the police come by if you understood that they like to drink tea you could probably offer them some funds to help keep them in tea.....but....if you moved to a small village you could probably rent a hut for next to nothing. I knew a man who rented a one bedroom cottage in Nong Khai for 1300 baht per month and it was very liveable...he installed his own air con and it was great. I'm sure that there are places even cheaper if you look. If you really want to meditate in the forest then maybe you should check out becoming a monk...if you were a monk you could live in a wat for the cost of toothpaste, toilet paper, and razor blades!

[johnnyk]

Police are not considered necessary to settle disputes in Thailand.

Long before the police ever got wind of you, the locals would have you out on your keester and your hut would be firewood.

The "owner" of the land would then appear with "family and friends" and demand rent for the time you occupied "their" land.

800K baht should be about what it takes to settle the rental arrears.

[Donz]

There are many slums or illegal squatter settlements on the fringes on BKK.

If an expat squat by building a hut in the capital or in the forest of any province,

would he be singled out & evicted ASAP because he's a foreigner and not a local/tribal,

or would they say "Mai Pen Rai"?

Let's say an expat wishes to stretch his limited retirement monies of 800K for a period of 30 years with no pension, and at the same time, practise meditation by living in the forest.

This is a weird question.

[p_brownstone]

There are many slums or illegal squatter settlements on the fringes on BKK.

If an expat squat by building a hut in the capital or in the forest of any province,

would he be singled out & evicted ASAP because he's a foreigner and not a local/tribal,

or would they say "Mai Pen Rai"?

Let's say an expat wishes to stretch his limited retirement monies of 800K for a period of 30 years with no pension, and at the same time, practise meditation by living in the forest.

Become a "Phra Tu Dong" a "forest Monk" .

This is entirely possible and you would not need your savings and would have no bother from the authorities (assuming you have the correct documents and permissions).

You could meditate to your (souls') content and would also be an object of some reverence to the Thai populace - after a time anyway.

Patrick

[nokia]

Yes, it's a weird question/idea. Just wondering about different possibilities in LOS.

Like what Guesthouse said, we are all fortunate to have a permanent shelter over our heads,

but fortunes do change, laws do change, and people do change.

"there is nothing permanent, all things are constantly changing."

We can make the best long term planning, calculate the best returns from our share portfolio, deposits, pensions but shouldnt we be prepared for any eventuality? Like what they say

"Hope for the Best, but prepare for the Worst"

I have learnt that nature can wreck havoc on the wisest plans of humans. eg New Orleans, Tsunami etc.

Why not just use a tent instead and then you could move from jungle to jungle, or for a change jungle to beach to jungle to city etc etc.

Since camping is legal in LOS, provided you pay 200 baht fee for nat parks, it sounds practical.

If you tried to build something the police would find out for sure and wonder what the heck you were up to....you would be a neighborhood celebrity for sure no matter where you did this....and....once the police come by if you understood that they like to drink tea you could probably offer them some funds to help keep them in tea.....but....if you moved to a small village you could probably rent a hut for next to nothing. I knew a man who rented a one bedroom cottage in Nong Khai for 1300 baht per month and it was very liveable...he installed his own air con and it was great. I'm sure that there are places even cheaper if you look. If you really want to meditate in the forest then maybe you should check out becoming a monk...if you were a monk you could live in a wat for the cost of toothpaste, toilet paper, and razor blades!

Yup, it's possible to rent a flimsy mud hut for 500b per month at the Thai-Myanmar border from the KMT chinese. Unfortunately, wats do not accept couples so unless someone wishes to consider permanent celibacy like a "Phra Tu Dong".

[astral]

If you want to practice meditation become a monk.

No money needed, free accommodation and food.

Free visa extension I believe.

Edited February 14, 2006 by astral

[nokia]

If you want to practice meditation become a monk.

No money needed, free accommodation and food.

Free visa extension I believe.

Sounds good, but how about a happy family practising meditation together?

Papa, mama, sonnie & daughter?

Just a fictitious scenario. Is it too far fetched?

[johnnyk]

If you want to practice meditation become a monk.

No money needed, free accommodation and food.

Free visa extension I believe.

Sounds good, but how about a happy family practising meditation together?

Papa, mama, sonnie & daughter?

Just a fictitious scenario. Is it too far fetched?

just do it.

[chownah]

If you have a Thai partner or some Thai person that you trust you could buy a small tract of land for probably 50,000 baht or maybe even less if you will settle for something really remote. Then you could build whatever you want....this probably wouldn't bust your budget.