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Well, maybe mongers aren't the only ones who have been to Thailand... http://www.internetslang.com/555-meaning-definition.asp http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_555_mean

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Not in line with the OPs question, but 100 pipers Scotch Whiskey was the cheapest whiskey I saw at Big C last year..less that half of cost in OZ, aussiechic take note if you like a tipple.

AIDS from monkeys, mad cows disease from...mad cows, in 10 years we will all be tracing the new foot rottting disease from mutating marine diseases in pattaya foot nibbling tanks. sent from my JD phone using 40% by volume

I did buy one high end Canon L lens from World Cameras in Tukcom last April: http://shop.worldcamera.co.th/index.php (scroll down the page, there are english links to prices.) The price was better than in Melbourne, but this was just after the tsunami and all the discounting had stopped in Melbourne with prices shooting right up. Be wary with camera warranties, I did confirm with Canon Australia that they do honour L lens warranties bought overseas (as long as you have the receipt), but apparently they DON'T honour O/S warranties on camera bodies (some story about different bod

Hi Pete, I used a place called dentist@beach (that's the name, not their email) in central festival: http://www.dentistbeach.com/ Got a post and crown done in Feb 2010, about $380AUD all up. They specialise (as a number of others do) in catering to the 2 week type of tourist. I broke my crown the day before I was leaving on my prebooked holiday and they were excellent with immediate attention. Their receptionaist spoke excellent english and her first question was 'When do you leave?' Regards SSS

Well, Attached is the form I used. Make of it what you will. Apparently, there are a bunch of visa types where you can have 'Other'... This form looks nothing like the current form used by the Sydney consulate which is more like the arrangement CT is talking about. My point is still the same (as I came to realise last year), visas can and are set up differently according to that visa office needs. Visaapplicationform.pdf

Hi Cheshire Tom, For the record, Type 'O' can have another category, simply called 'Other'. When I approached the Thai consulate in Melbourne last year for a 3 month holiday and got tangled up with discussions of visa runs etc, he said just use Type 'O' and use the 'Other' category on their form...which I did. My reason on the visa was long service leave. Without upsetting the Thai experts, could it be a matter of (1) all english visa forms are interpretations of thai language, so it can be interpreted differently, and , more importantly, (2) offices in different locations in Asia

I like everybody else have seen the law in operation, but I'm pretty sure on those nights i wandered back to the loom after 12am and decided i needed in the loom that I was able to get a bottle at the local little grocery mart. I'm talking about those places on beach road down at the soi 2 end. What I'm saying is you can always TRY IT ON and see how go... PS being a booze artist I was amazed at the cheapness of some of the whisky...100 pipers was super cheap in the supermarket and almost exactley the same price in the local mart at (what I think was) 1am... Hiccup.

The BJ Holiday Lodge in Soi 3 gets my vote. Stayed there 3 times in the last 18 months (total of 14 weeks!!). Clean, pool, quiet, and currently 1000 baht per night: http://www.bjpattaya.com/02_room.htm

I'd agree with Wato. Bangkok and Phuket feature in all the thai travel advertising, don't think I've ever seen advertising for Pattaya at all.

The British, coming from the rainy Isles, are unused to the sun and so do get in a dither a little too quickly. American tourists are a little better behaved because they cannot travel with their sidearms, so they tend to be at a loss as to what to do when something goes awry. We in Australia will continue to set the example in good behaviour for our american and english friends.

I like Mekong too, but the best rum for a rum and coke you will ever find is aussie Bundaberg rum...

I'm a cheap charlie who likes a drink of thai whiskey in the loom. Mekong has not been available in Big C for the 5 weeks I have been here, but when I first asked about it Big C just said "No more...can try 7-11' Haven't tried to buy at 7-11 as Samson (98 baht 700ml, fuck the spelling :-) works ok....but happily getting Mekong at bar beers. (Which reminds me, I'm out of....)

Hi, FYI.................................................. Having worried about visa questions and posted questions in the past and heard all about 60 day stays and double entries and visa runs et al... My 12 week holiday stay in LOS in July: Applied for Non immigrant type 'O' visa on Monday (fill in form, supply passport, 2 passport size photos, copy of air ticket, $90) to consulate office. Picked up passport with 90 day visa stamp yesterday. YEEHA............................................................................................... ..........................

As a flollow up up to the discussion, I have a booking with BJ's in Soi 3 made last Feb for the 12 week stay. Rate is their standard long stay rate of 24,000baht as on their web site. I was happy with my stay there and 24000 was a good as I could find at that time with the right mixture of location/room size/quality/pool/girl friendly/no joiner fee (no, I tried negotiating at the time but they gently declined changing their price...maybe if I was only booking now I could negotiate a lower price, but hard to renegiate now after having committing to booking since last Feb) I considered apa

Sorry, just noticed you were talking about the Sabai Inn, but my comments still accurate for Sabai lodge.

When I stayed at the Sabai lodge last Nov (Dolphin cottage rooms) I saw the 8oo baht signs. So when I decided to go back in Feb I enquired about the cheap rate. I just assumed this would be for their lowest priced room in their room rate table. WRONG. A few emails went back and forth and I came to understand that these rooms are NOT on their rate table or even mentioned in their room specs. They are in fact the rooms by the walkway next to the carpark. The carpark is a busy place day and night I I suspect you would hear car doors slamming all night. The rooms are along the bree

The 800/700 baht rooms at Sabai lodge are for rooms by the car park with a walkway outside that is used 24 hours a day by staff and guests. It would be a crummy location I think. (They do not show these rooms in their room desciptions) I have stayed at their Dolphin pool cottage rooms at 2250baht last Nov. (It is currently 1850baht low season) To test low season/riot price I emailed them on the 23 May and explained I wanted a 12 week stay low season stay in dolphin cottage room (12 july-1Oct), I offered 900baht inc breakfast. Their response? They offered the room for 1800 baht in

Hi Cicero, I stayed there for 2 weeks in Feb this year. Rooms are plain but clean. Open shower in bathroom means toilet gets wet every shower, but what the hell. Girl friendly (no joiner fee) but girls will need ID to stay and they will charge a fee if you bring in 2+ girls (I think 200baht....it wasn't charged on the night but at the end of my stay, I think I was pissed that night. But I did ask for, and was supplied with extra towels, so ok in my books). Pool is ok, but overshadowed by next door hotel, so not much sun. Didn't bother me, I couldn't give a shit about a tan. Pool is

Why doesn't she ask her brother (who is actually there?) to find a hotel? Is it a surprise visit? She might get a big surprise herself if she fronts his hotel room and finds him doing a pair of ladyboys :-)

Well, I have no particular axe to grind here about the RG, but I will point out one thing for the OP, rooms with kitchens, seperate bedrooms etc are usually at least twice the price elswhere............ OP, why do you think the price is half what you pay for similar quality elswhere? FLB rate (some), BOONIES mostly! Anyway, make your decision, and have a good holiday :-)

Hi wonder, Not sure if you just need 60+30 or need to keep extending... I am planning a 3 month visit next July (LSL) so have started investigating on the net. I got lots of different views of what is possible, but some seem dated and conflicting (not having a go at anybody here). Also some implication on a stickman page that re-entry visas were not as simple or safe anymore BUT NOT TRYING TO START AN ARGUMENT WITH ALL THE EXPERTS WHO ARE DOING IT RIGHT NOW :-) What I want to point out is 3 weeks ago I rang the thai consulate in Melbourne and explained I wanted 3 months holiday a

Bigbad, Have you been to pattaya before, and how long are you going for now? If no to forst, and few weeks for second, my comments about the in your face exoerience stands. Sta in north or south pattaya, but stay in a hotel where you can immerse yorself. Give us some details of your mongering experience and get some guidance...

So, no one is actually disputing anything I've said, just my choice of words. Well, boonies I sez and boonies I meenz!