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I would say, That's a given.

I have an idea. If there aren't enough virgins to go around. Maybe they could take ex-wives instead. Maybe we could even give them a two for one special. Two ex-wives in place of one virgin Anyone else willing to send the ex to spend eternity with a dead suicide bomber?

Second thoughts? Does that mean that you are going to start supporting your president?

You took the words right out of my mouth.

I had two cards that would not work in Thailand last year. When I tried to make my first purchase the card companies called my contact number to see if the transactions were authorized. Of course, I was in Thailand, not home, and the cards were blocked. I called the banks and asked what the problem was. Thailand, like Ukraine, and Nigeria are high on the fraud list. Had I informed the bank of going to Thailand before going, the cards would have worked. As it was, over the phone worked, I just had to give them a Thailand contact number. They did call to confirm. Never had a problem afte

You don't want sophon either. I've had it for 6 months, there are several english news channels, and a few movie, network type channels. Two less that when I got it. I'm moving to true. Dropping two channels tells me that they don't want my business. They sould change the name to "all reruns, all the time" In one day, you can see everything that's going to be shown in the next week or two. Sophon sucks big time.

Sorry to hear that you are going to waste 10 days of your life. Are you being forced to go?

Probably why the Bush girls are such sluts. If you recognize them, they will give you a blow job not to tell anyone who their dad is.

Just don't ever take your lady into FLB. Keep it all to yourself. This comes from experience my friend.

Checking flights to Guam now.

As I said, ask another successful hotel / guest house owner, maybe even ask two or three. I don't know if the 70% would be an average all year, or for each month. During high season, many hotels are at 95-100% I've talked with several people that had to go with their second or third choice lately. It seems like there were a couple of post on this board that mentioned full hotels also.

An option if the owner is a stickler for the % that he wants for key money would be something like a 5 year lease, with an option for 5 more. Key money would drop to 2.5 million. Keep in mind that at the end of 5 years, he will want another 2.5 million key money. Have that in the contract also, you don't want him to increase it to 3 or 4 million. Honestly though, unless you seriously think that you could raise occupancy above 50% It's not a good investment. With the numbers that you listed, and it doesn't include everything. It's not that much income. It would just about pay my bar bill

Hehehe Funny

Damn, and I complain about the amount I give the lady that stays with me full time. Am I cheap, or are you overly generous? Both maybe?

That is a tough question. The only pizza in Thailand that I've found was in Phuket. In my home town, there is a locally famous parlor, known for the best pizza in town. I think it is. However when I took my friend from New York, he hated it. He likes a crust that is paper thin, and taste more like cardboard to me, and just one topping. When I took my in-laws that are Italian, they were not impressed either. Our answers on the best pizza would be completely different. Now add, being cooked by a Thai that had probably never even seen a pizza until they started work. Tough question. Wha

Looks like MM explained it better than I did. The lease sometimes can be sold to another party, if you have that clause put into the lease agreement. The lease terms are negotiable just as is the rent / key money amounts. I had a place that I was extremely interested in. The landlord agreed to a transferable lease, however she had to approve of the person taking over the lease. I thought I could end run around this by having the lease in a company name, and if things went bad, or it became very successful, I could just sell the company, then they got the lease with out having to be approv

It sounds like you catch on quick The term key money is correct in that it's what the Thai's call it. I call it what it is, nonrefundable rent paid in advance.

First rule of business. Location, location, location. The place in question is not a good location. It is hard to find, and inconvenient for tourists. Just to go to walking street for example, your customer will have to get on a motorbike taxi, or flag down a baht buss. Many farang are uncomfortable on motorbike taxi's. That will give them a 100 bht ride on a baht bus each way just to go see walking street. Take that 200 bht, add it to your 600 bht a night, that is 800bht that they could use to find a hotel with in walking distance of walking street, beach road, or second road that has

First off, key money is rent paid in advance that is non refundable. Take the 5m and divide it by 120 months and you get 41666 bht per month. Now add that to your rent and re calculate known costs. Costs are as follows: All Utilities : 25000 p/m Staff : 22000 p/m Rent 106666 p/m Accountant: 2000p/m ? Key money p/m 41666 Total of : 155666 p/m 198000 -155666 ----------- 42334 Bht per month Not big money for the investment, it doesn't add in incidentals as maintenance, replacing sheets, towels and such. How about toilet paper, cleaning supplies, loss from theft, advertising,

I agree with you. The Honey lodge has a nice pool, parking for motorbikes, friendly staff, air-con, easy to get to and from anywhere, and it's very reasonably priced. The only thing I didn't like was that the doors are not solid and secure feeling. Also they must be locked manually, they are not locked whenever the door closes.

Stinky I will jump in on this one. I did not read the statement that you are referring to. I have no idea what was said. However I was in FLB that night. The place was full with no seats available when I walked in. Frosty offered to let us sit at his table. It was one of those on the back wall. So we had Frosty, his girlfriend, a computer, me and my girlfriend all on a sliver of a table. Then I bought some lady drinks, so there were four more drinks all on this little table with a running lap top on it. No place for the ladies to sit, just stand. Frosty was taking pictures 1/2 the t

Wow, it looks like real fries (chips for the English) Not those frozen and reheated things sold all over Pattaya. Please tell me that you use American catchup not that foul tasting Thai stuff. There is a place in Jomtien "Just burgers" that makes a very good burger, but the frozen fries and Thai catchup ruin the whole experience.

Buddy, you have a lot of damn gall. MM owns the program that makes this forum work, he owns the computer that runs it, and pays for the bandwidth. He puts in countless hours as an administrator. He has every right to delete anything that he deems inappropriate. Membership in this forum is free, you paid nothing to be part owner, nor did other members. He is under no obligation to ask anyone about his decisions. Point two. To ask a question like that in public is out right stupid, as would be any person that gave out that information in Public. Guaranteed, law enforcement would be

Humor is good. My friends and myself have lots of good laughs when we compare notes and how similar our relationships are. Even between those that have been here a month, and those that have been married several years. The language barrier causes lots of laughs all in it's self. Just a minute ago my GF got off the phone and in a very serious tone said "Mama say she sleep with my uncle" I say What? her: Mama sleep with my uncle. You know my uncle mi? me: Yes, I know uncle, why would he sleep with your mama? her: Mama not see uncle for long time. me: yea, but, I don't understand, uncle

Your first post ever, and it's an advertisement LOL. No problem, up to you. Having read a couple of the "must read" books on Thai ladies, and Thai farang relationships. I found one reacquiring theme in all of them. It's all information I learned in my first week in Pattaya. How is yours any different?