CHFarang
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It's been a year again since the last post, any new inputs on the school?
Thanks.
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You probably need a overall financial advisor rather than just looking at the various funds. I know of only one SEC registered financial investor advisor in Thailand. The SEC is the USA government agency regulating the financial industry and their registration requires a multi-day examination and regular audits for compliance. You would do well to visit www.freemancapital.net.
I Just checked this website, looks promising.Do you have first hand experience with this company? Or do you work for them??
thanks.
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To all who would like to quit, i found someone who helped me making quitting so easy! having tried to quit many times without success, i finally got this guy recommended who makes you quit in 4 minutes...
He quickly explains you what he does and then somehow makes your body belief you never smoked just by touching you... I know it sounds strange but it worked, and it worked for my sister and some friends of her as well... You still know you somked of course, but you will not have any cravings, no anxiety, nothing... I am smoke free for over 2 weeks now and feel great.
It's a guy in Appenzell, Switzerland called Bader...
If anyone comes across this area, i definitely recommend it.
Cheers.
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The number that is usually banded around with regards to the number of deaths by traffic incidents is about 40 per day, so,no, I am not buying it either.
agree, the average over the last 15 years or so is at around 35 death from road accidents per day. That would mean with only 30 per day so far during songkran, it's actually saver to drive during songkran period than on a normal day?????
Interesting...
Happy Thai New Year to all of you!
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One way to get some reasonalbe priced wines is to go for the special offers of wine suppliers, they often want to get rid of some discontinued wines and sell them for up to 50% discount. the advantage of it is that you do not have to drink the same wine all the time, but actually get the chance to try different wines all the time...
Or buy your winescheap near the border, especially Hat Yai is good for this, lots of small shops who forget to declare the wines when they bring them in from Malaysaia...
My personal way to cope with the wine prices here is to to add soda to my white wine; nice wine spritzer, that doubles the quantity and fits perfectly to the climate here.
Cheers.
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Hello to all thai food lovers,
i have been working in hospitality industry over 6 years now here in Thailand, running many different hotel restaurant operations. one thing that really bothers me is that constant comment from foreigners (and sometimes Thais) that the hotel thai food is not really thai... now what is it, that makes "real" thai food in their eyes? Is it the excessive use of glutomat in all local restaurants that makes it "real"? i doubt, this is more likely is a sign of degradation of thai food for me... is it that many do not see the difference between thai fast food on the street and (my understanding) of real thai food anymore and start to compare "fois gras & burges"...
Or is it the incopetence of the mostly farang executive chef that tries to put his style into the thai recipes (i doubt this, since i have worked with many farang chefs here in Thailand who really got into Thai cuisine and actaully know what it's all about) ? is it that we serve the beef tender and not chewy and the chicken without soft bones?
Or is it at the end really the case that all these highly experiences and well trained and paid thai chefs just forget how to properly cook thai food the moment they walk into a 5 star hotel??
Let me know what you think makes the difference.
culinary greetings.
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Trang also just opened a Robinson with a Mac Shop inthere. is propably closer and definitely not the traffic you have going to Phuket.
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Your comments on (Thai) kids are a bit strange... there are kids everywhere in Thailand, which is great, you might want to go somewhere else in the world where kids are locked up in caches, i believe that would please you...
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Xmas Dinner
in Krabi
Try Centara, great Christmas buffet, costs a bit more than others but worth it...
Merry XMAS
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Thanks lalinda, i'll have a look at those places. I know about swimming lessions here in Ao Nang, but Teakwondo seems like a good start.
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i am wondering if there is anything such as sports clubs, music classes or music teachers or any other kids activities which they can join after school?
Anyone who knows something?
Thanks.
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It actually is sinking 2 - 5 cm a year as reported also on cnn:
A report published by the United Nations' IRIN magazine today says that flooding in Bangkok is likely to get so severe by the middle of this century that parts of the Thai capital may have to be abandoned.
"Subsidence and poor urban planning have resulted in Bangkok gradually sinking between 2cm and 5cm a year," the report quotes researchers in Thailand.
It's well known by city residents that Bangkok is sinking, with experts first documenting the problem in the early 1980s. But now scientists say there are added factors that are fast-tracking the city's immersion.
"For decades we have known that the city was sinking because of sediment compression, but recent research has shown that the crust of the earth itself is also depressing here, caused by tectonic events that are totally outside our control. It is a combination of factors," Anond Snidvongs, the Southeast Asia regional research director for multi-national non-governmental agency START, says in the report.
"Much of the problem was caused by water for industry being extracted from underground aquifers faster than it could be replaced, causing the soil to compress," IRIN explained. "Another issue is that many of Bangkok's canals, which once drew comparisons with those of Venice, have been concreted over and turned into roads, while houses and factories have been built on the natural floodplains surrounding the capital."
In addition to the obvious humanitarian issues, Bangkok's sinking woes are a scary thought for those that are investing big bucks in the city's real estate sector. Among the more radical proposals being suggested to fix the situation is the construction of a massive 100 kilometer dike right across the Gulf of Thailand from Hua Hin to Pattaya
Read more: Bangkok sinking, warn scientists | CNNGo.com http://www.cnngo.com...3#ixzz15Ro5Y2JR
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Hi grumpy old men...
there is, not made for farangs in particular, but there are a few nice thai style beer gardens, often having bands playing. most of them are along the Maharaj road, the main road through krabi town, just a few 100 meters out from the center (Vouge shopping center) towards the airport. Also a club called "room 69", really local, no farangs, good fun...
Have fun!
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busy like hel_l in our hotel, amazing february so far, april also looks like a good month, just march seems not to pick up. cheers.
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Following my earlier post, I've realised I forgot to include an important option for transferring funds out of the country.
I repeat that there are no exchange controls for Thais. Money can be sent anywhere.
Therefore, my wife and I have a joint bank account here, and we also have a joint bank account in UK. As a Thai, she can send money anywhere. So, she (and consequently "we") can send money from her (our) joint account here, to her (our) joint account overseas without problem.
@ Lannatyne; can you confirm that this worked? I read the regulations from the bank which stated that thai nationals can only send money out of Thailand to either support relatives, support children studying abroad or for holidays... And all of it need paperwork to prove this...
CHFarang
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hi tim,
You cant own commercial land in thailand, forget it lol.
I am kinda dutch too and the certificates you have dont mean anything in thailand.
Everything you'll do here is somewhere illegal.
It is also true that just about nobody makes money in thailand so if you purpose is to hang out with the girls and drink beer hole day you better just come here on holidays and dont loose as much money ass all the others.
Dont get me wrong i am thinking the same thing ( starting a guesthouse there) but it seems a long shot if you dont spend a lot ( really a lot) and then it still wouldnt be a good businessdeal.
Pm me maybe we could exchange ideas and knowledge.
good luck
@ aras; funny statement that "just about nobody makes money in thailand". living in the south, i am surrounded by farangs doing business and most of them are pretty successfull with their own business...
cheers, CHFarang
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Hi,
Just went through the same, took me 4 months and i almost gave up... finally, after everybody told me that it's not possible to get money out of thailand without a sh**load of paperwork, i applied for international transfers on my scb ebanking account without much effort (passport, working permit and salary slip) and can now do international transfers up to 20'000 USD per day...
hope that helps.
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I have seen this ...
This house is very poor quality, the staircase is rusting already, the finishing looks like it was done by a blind man. How the project manager can try to sell this is beyond me.
But hey what do i know.
I wouldn't pay a single baht for this house.
There are some good projects in Krabi, but IMO this isn't one of them
Nattymatt,
I was hoping to hear from you...and others.
That's worth alot, I would be very interested in other projects that may be an income/investment. I will come to Krabi if I can do some homework first. Do you know of fair Property management people? Are you laughing?????
Thanks again
Jim
Hi Jim,
I am working with some good reliable agents here snce a while. PM me if you want more info.
Regards from ao nang
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try "somewhere else" on Long beach, basic, but the nicest spot for me on Lanta. directly on the beach, cheap rooms and cheap and excellent food. Run by Daeng and Tom, and their families, very friendly and welcoming.
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had a 'head's up' from long term friend and orbortor official saying there're widespread plans afoot to seek out all foreigners' investment property here and 'remedy' anything looking slightly dodgy. between the lines from aforesaid, they want all foreign investment to cease immediately (in light of no outside investment here, they seem to think that foreigners have grabbed the lion's share of land - notwithstanding the fact the locals themselves have profited from the many sales in the past), quickly followed by an 'ousting' of any foreigners 'deemed' to have been in breach of any and all thai based property laws.
Living in Thailand since 5 years, working leagally, married, owning land and house (wife of course), i am trying again and again to find someone who reallly knows the facts on this matter. again in this posts, there are so many different explantations, disagreeing with each other... why is it so hard???? i have some good investment options on hand (land and development) and i certaintly trust my wife (as someone called it a "Genuine marriage") that i wouldn't want to get into any company ltd, but i still hesitate because of all these posts about land being taked away, etc... Is there a any "official" government department who can give proper advice on this matter?
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Again, i am amazed by the support i am getting here. the thing is; i really do not think of this land as mine, but rather as a support to the family to help them selves instead of waiting for monthly payments from there kids. her mother will sign the contract so it's going to be her land anyway. As for the comments that they might not be able to work the land, just claiming to have the knowledge, this i can defenitely say it's not the case sinc they have been farmers all there lifes and uncles and cousins are all working in sugar cane as well.
For me it hopefully helps to get my FIL a better income and maybe a better idea of possibilities with farming in Issan, i don't want to work in Hotels until i die, so it might be an option to really invest in Issan farming land and settle down there in a couple years. Still trying to find out what amount of investment is needed to ensure a decent life up in issan. but i guess from what i read so far one needs at least 200 rai and around 2 milion baht for other investments and the first year or 2 to live from, not even talking about the house yet. That brings me to around 6++ Mio, depending on the land prices. Guess i'll have to work a bit longer yet.
correct me if i calculated completely wrong:)
CHF
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Hi Marvo,
Just had land filled a couple months back, a truck load cost me about 600 baht, i belief the truck was aprox 35 - 40 cu M. hope that helps. we are located on an island, so prices might be a bit lower on the main land.
CHF
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thanks for all the inputs. I am looking forward to this project and will defenitely keep you guys posted if all goes well...
I know my FIL for 4 years now and living and working in the south (where people tend to be a bit lazier than up north), tought me something about how to handle things and people, i am responsable for over 100 thai staff here at the the moment... so i still belief we can get it right, i bit of optimism can't be wrong:)
Cheers
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Thanks Issan Aussie,
They want to grow sugar cane as this is what some others are doing as well and what they know best. there are uncles, cousins, etc who will be working the land, so besides the fertilizer and initial investment there shouldn't be too much.
Cost of living; well, that's what i take care of now already and what i am trying to reduce / stop by giving them this land...
What are you doing up there? And what area are you living?
Cheers,
Koh Ngai/Koh Mook/Koh Kradan
in Krabi
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Hi there,
Been to all these islands many times, my personal favorite is Ko Kradan, there's a small resort in the middle of the island, run by a Hawaiian named wally, beautiful, absolute Robinson Crusoe feeling with spectacular beaches. There's a second resort now, more high priced, called seven seas...
Great for snorkeling right off the beach.
Ko Mook is nice, quite a few back packer resort on Charlie beach, one upper class resort on the other (east) coast. Must see here is the emerald cove!
Ko Ngai nice as well, couple resorts on the east coast, medium priced, one nice back packer bungalow place on the west coast, great place to spot horn bills and snorkeling right off the beach.
And of course one day in Pak Meng for a lunch or dinner on the beach is a must, either at the beginning or end of the trip..
Have fun.