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Possibly toe nails 555

I did my own extension of stay at Jomtien on 8 September. The immigration officer took my photo on his mobile, as another IO did last year & the year before that. So it's not new but I don't know what it's for.

The way the crane is lying its highly likely that he was trying to lift something that was too heavy with insufficient counter weights (Shown in the second photograph.

My wife (Thai) & I ( Australian) have two sons, neither look Thai. Our eldest, 9 yo, attends Maryvit School in Pattaya & has not trouble with other children at school. Many Thai people want touch our 2 you when we go out, supposedly for good luck.

I am told we already spend A$95.3B a tear on Abiriginal Affairs, etc. Which for the 400,000 true Aboriginals equal to over A$75,000 per year per individual. For a family of 4 that A$300,000 per year. Yet the Aboriginal people who are in need and have been for a long time are no better off. We don't need a Voice referendum we need a Royal Commission to find out where all this money is being wasted!!!

That my opinion too!!!

Depending upon where you are going to live, we sent our 3 year old to Maryvit Education Cente in Na Kluae. He is now 9 & still there. We are very happy with the education & care of their students.

Not my experience of living in Australia for 48 years

Talking of Certificate of Residence, we wanted to sell one of our cars to another family in our housing estate. They are Chinese & told us that Immigration told them that they will no longer issue said certicates to Chinese citizens!?? They ended up using an 'agent' who charged 1,500 baht instead of the 300 baht that immigration normally charge, apparently (it used to be FOC). This is a blatant example of racial discrimination IMHO!!!

As a retired commercial builder from Aust your ropsed construction methods appear to be sound. My major concern would be with 1.5M of filling material. We gave filled land in Khon Kaen about that depth with good fine grained soil. We propose to leave it at least three wet seasons before building anything on it. It appears that Thais rely on the rain to compact the earth as opposed to mechanical compaction in 300mm layers which is normal in WA. Your proposed construction will be in vain if you don't have a sound foundation.

It would seem to me that you didn't fully understand the article. It is the restaurant at the front of the night club that is for sale & in the photograph.

And of course the old Thai adage " it is always Farangs fault as if they come to Thailand accident not happen" 555

That should read "soi Siam"

They have another store on Soo So Country Club opposite the markets as well as one behind Num Chai on Sukumvit. Good staff, speak English

Shadey!!!

Our electricity bill in May was approx. 3,300. In June it was 6,400. This month (July) it was 4,600. I just can't work it out!!!

I agree with you. I think some people Lohengrin to be negative about their surroundings in whichever country they live in. I myself am also a very lucky man. I have a wonderful wife & two great young boys (total of four great sons). I moved from Australia to Thailand six years ago & have thoroughly enjoyed my time here.

That is good for you as you can use Wise as I do & get a lot better rate than an Oz bank

But that's their buying rate which is always lower than their selling rate

And the food in MK Gold isn't as good as it is in normal MK restaurants in Pattaya

My Wife & I love Durian & we've been eating a lot of it. Her more me, but I have made the mistake of eating it after a beer & also tonic water. Anything fizzy & it plays havoc with my stomach for many hours afterwards.

No thank you! The best thing about BKK is the road south back to Pattaya. BKK is far too busy for me thank you

It is "ISNT" it? 555

It's taken me awhile to work out that a lot of promotional products are displayed with signs that say "FROM" 299 Baht in Thai but there are also a lot of product in the same display that are a lot more expensive than the displayed price.

I don't find the smell offensive not like in Singapore and the taste is delicious