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I am not expecting any answers that may negatively affect prices..perhaps that pile of festering trash and rubble could be described as land available for expansion.

Yes I find mine easy to live with, and she only steps on her lower lip occasionally. Normally I bring this on...... hooking your little fingers together is a 'I want to be friends again' sign.

Drinks per outing only goes up to 6.....so I doubled my number of outings! Not sure if it includes buying beer, soft drinks and water for the house.... Although I pay all the bills I still have to give a monthly 'salary' to my live in, didn't see this included. So my result of 55K was low on what I actually spend.

Well of course I would expect it to be cheaper, and it certainly is for me! If you continue to pay her the equivalent of BF + LT per day it is still a hooker/client relationship. Most important is being very careful in your selection before committing.

Any clinic... if you go up the little street at the side of Bangkok Bank (soi Bangkok Bank strangely enough) on 2nd Rd, opposite soi 6... clinic about 40 metres up there, Dr Belem (I think) You need a residency letter from immigration too. Also another licence in English.

slightly personal.. but here is a quick answer. First met.. she is a bargirl, second time she is a shop cashier. Keen to join me after work. Still together... Both her sisters want farangs.....

Buy a couple of condos and rent them out.

Yes, especially if you go via a farang managed agency. I pay 15k for a 2br bungalow (furnished).... many farangs tell me I pay too much. Thais gasp in disbelief!

If you cross over the railway track on Soi Siam Country Club, now there is a 15m wide leveled track on both sides. There was certainly evidence of it in February, it has become the preferred route to the market! I don't expect it to be motorway standard...who said it was? Now does anybody recall the original question???????

I was looking at a house for sale just up SoI Nermplubwan (soi Muslim). As usual I took a stroll up and down the street to see if I was attacked by dogs, or the local pig farmer/slaughterer was set up in a neighbouring house. I saw a lot of houses advertised as for sale.... and from the look of them I sensed farang owners. At first I thought maybe recent 'poltical' changes had prompted a selling spree, or the fear that the house ownership via a shell company loophole may be closed. Then another thought, the new highway by the railway track, due to open in October. This will really cut

Good grief man......can't you put the toilet seat down. Great report on Secrets......

I got a bike so please don't waste any effort. Thx

What is the point of moving to Pattaya then?

The GF's brother wants his back, and I don't really want the other one being parked infront of where she goes to school. So anybody got one they want to sell off? About 120cc...15-20kbaht. You know the line, good runner, full service history, one lazy owner... sorry one lady owner! It's you or the auctions. Well the auctions were fun... although a bit hot and sweaty. They gave free water and food. I was outbid on the 5 I was interested in. Having since visited a few second hand dealers I should have bid higher!

Nope....and I regularly check my 'BULK' folder perchance my SPAM filter blocks it!

It would be an interesting thread continuation if people commented on whether the bank they are with is good, OK or crap. I would say good for my Bangkok bank.... Others here mention SCB, but for me I heard someone rant negatively about them so went elsewhere.....also the abbreviation for my UK bank is also SCB and I am a simple minded fellow who confuses easily!

And isn't that rather refreshing in the Pattaya environment!

Of course they do, they are in the business to make money, so why should they give away seats when there is a high demand. They also reduce the cheaper discounted economy class seats. Even if the airline 'claims' not to have blackout dates, they likely offer much reduced proportions of 'points' or 'mileage' seats. The booking software would automatically take care of this whenever a high demand for paying customers is seen. As you have enough mileage points for a return (nearly)....try booking a one way seat over the Christmas period. Try 2007, then 2008..etc etc. This will give you an

As you say the taxes are a part of it, the airlines can't discount those. For one the new BKK airport now incorporates the 700 baht departure charge into the ticket price. Also I think LHR must be one of the most expensive places to fly out of for charges and taxes. My one way mileage ticket MAN-LHR-BKK had charges and taxes of £150.

Well I picked up their flyer at the Expats club meeting thinking this would be useful if I got involved in a traffic accident. (The card I got with my insurance has loads of telephone numbers, but everything is writen in Thai???). They seem to get promoted at the Expats club a lot. I sent off an Email, 6 days later no reply...not so FAST so far. Would they respond quickly to a problem if they are so lapse with their mails?

You have a point, plenty of fresh fruit available (cold pineapple on the beach..lovely). Fresh vegetables, flash cooked, are common...I would say Thailand is the best place to get all your vitamins without pills and supplements.

I got a free wallclock and scrounged a couple of placemats! Transfers from my UK Jersey account are fast.(total of £30 charge)..money there next working day. THe exchange rate is comparable to cash exchange in LOS. Sadly the £ is down recently.

That insurance does sound like a good deal, but make sure what you have got is as stated, it does sound like the obligatory, government 3rd party insurance. This covers little. Either the insurance is good and you paid for it in the price of the bike, or it is not what you believe. I recently bought a Nouvo for 50,000 baht. They only included the government insurance.This does not cover the bail bond you will need if you are involved in an accident. So I went off and got better insurance, but, the extra to cover theft was over 4000 baht. The Yamaha dealer offered me theft insurance at about

I have an account with the Bangkok Bank, they just wanted my passport....but I believe you need to have a Non Imm visa in there rather than tourist or no visa. Quite pleased with the service and English abilities there, second Rd oposite Soi 6. Registering a motorcycle may be a little more complex than stated, not sure if you need a 'residence letter' I did for the driving license. Off to immigration with copies of all sorts of stuff....loads of photos..my house rental contract the most surprising one. This is a useful site.... Pattaya Expats Club

That's the word I was trying to remember Usufruct!