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Quote: I brought my laptop first trip. I mean on the few occasions I got to use it, it was awesome. But most of the time its just an unnecessary massive piece of luggage, and you will pick up tons more luggage as you'll want to buy tons of clothes and stuff.

Ya I was thinking about this. Mainly wanting to have laptop with me if I want to get in some hands, but probably I wont get in any hands. I mean, how many hands did you get in the first trip you took, or where you even planning on playing any poker?

My plan was to play 30k hands but I guess that could be done at an internet cafÈ, but pretty grindish 4 tabling without my DB/PAhud and stuff?

I didn't have that big of a roll at the time so I had to play. I was grinding out $50 SNG's from internet cafe's for much of the trip.

I have to say that was quite an awesome experience.

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Quote: (thai is tonal so its hard to spell to how it sounds)

Do you mean like Chinese? Where a single word has four meanings depending on the intonation of your voice? Ugh. I've tried learning some mandarin, it's really really hard.

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Quote: (thai is tonal so its hard to spell to how it sounds)

Do you mean like Chinese? Where a single word has four meanings depending on the intonation of your voice? Ugh. I've tried learning some mandarin, it's really really hard.

ya same. probably the biggest reason i can't speak thai...i just can't get that [censored].

mai=mai=mai=mai=mai!!!!!!!!

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Quote: I didn't have that big of a roll at the time so I had to play. I was grinding out $50 SNG's from internet cafe's for much of the trip.

I have to say that was quite an awesome experience.

Awesome experience playing $50 SNGs from internet cafe¥s or just the trip in general? If the former you must have alot of fun playing SNGs and yeah.. the food, I crave the food now.

Am I wrong when I imagine grinding it out at internet cafe's to be boring?

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Dam all this talk about ThaiLand really makes me want to go there asap

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Quote: I didn't have that big of a roll at the time so I had to play. I was grinding out $50 SNG's from internet cafe's for much of the trip.

I have to say that was quite an awesome experience.

Awesome experience playing $50 SNGs from internet cafe¥s or just the trip in general? If the former you must have alot of fun playing SNGs and yeah.. the food, I crave the food now.

Am I wrong when I imagine grinding it out at internet cafe's to be boring?

I had put my company on hold (essentially quit my job) a couple months before. Playing for a living was something I really really loved at that time. Now its kinda meh and normal, but for me then, it was the best feeling in the world.

I remember sitting in a cafe on Koh Phi Phi overlooking the beach just grinning from ear to ear.

Ya it sucks playing that way...cafe's aren't 24 hours and internet can be crappy and computers worse (lotta places you can't use the laptop) etc, but it was still awesome.

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Quote: I had put my company on hold (essentially quit my job) a couple months before. Playing for a living was something I really really loved at that time. Now its kinda meh and normal, but for me then, it was the best feeling in the world.

Then it makes a little more sense

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Ya it sucks playing that way...cafe's aren't 24 hours and internet can be crappy and computers worse (lotta places you can't use the laptop) etc, but it was still awesome.

Mm, yeah. It sounds like if I want to go backpacking it's probably best to just take a month off poker and just enjoy Thailand. The alternative is to get some apartment/hotel with high-speed internet connection and grind away.

The best choice seems to be to go backpacking one month (without laptop) return to Sweden and return later on to the place you liked most with laptop in hand, agree?

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I get the satellite package "UBC" for TV, and I think its AWESOME. I get a bunch of movie channels, and they show lots of sports, and old american TV shows I never watched. There are a LOT less commercials t odeal with.

You can get DVD's for about $1.50 to $2.00 depending on where you go and how well you bargain.

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In my village we have a married couple that does security for our neighborhood of about 15 homes. The husband rides around on a bike at night, and makes sure everything is safe. These people are really nice, and they would do absolutely anything to help. The woman is the one who cooks my meals for me regularly. She is the best cook I've ever had. (My wife and I are currently debating whether to hire her permanently to be our chef/maid for $75/month.) .. Anyway, the interesting thing is that they are the most well liked people in the neighborhood, despite the fact that they would be considered lower class. It seems like all of the residents of the neighborhood are so busy trying to impress one another, and watch whatever they say cause Thai's are HUGE gossips, that when they're around the security people, they can just relax and enjoy their company... I go over to their little station and swill back a bunch of beers with them, and they love to try and get me drunk. I try and teach them engrish, and they try and teach me thai. Its definitely one of the better things going here for me.

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Hey I'm in Singapore now. Should I go to Thailand?
 * grunch*

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Quote: Degen and Co,

When in Thailand, what do you miss from America?

A good [censored] breakfast. Don't get me wrong, you can get scambled eggs and toast everyday, but I want a goddamn sasuage biscuit or gravy biscuits or a bagel with cream cheese that doesn't taste like ass.

quick question (if no one sees this within like 10 minute ignore it)

Where is the best place to buy an airline ticket from Chiang Mai to BKK? I'm about to go to a travel agent because the internet isn't helping me

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bangkokair.com

the first and last flights of the day are half price

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Quote: Degen and Co,

When in Thailand, what do you miss from America?

Missed this question.

Speaking english everyday. Mexican food. Large breasts. Infrastructure. Friends. Live poker. Fast internet. New York Times. Barnes and Noble.

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1,600 baht if you get the promo fair. 2,300 is the normal rate

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Quote: Degen and Co,

When in Thailand, what do you miss from America?

A good [censored] breakfast. Don't get me wrong, you can get scambled eggs and toast everyday, but I want a goddamn sasuage biscuit or gravy biscuits or a bagel with cream cheese that doesn't taste like ass.

quick question (if no one sees this within like 10 minute ignore it)

Where is the best place to buy an airline ticket from Chiang Mai to BKK? I'm about to go to a travel agent because the internet isn't helping me

Just go to the street travel agents. These are actually one of the few people in Thailand who are somewhat unlikely to overchage you.

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Seems like we need more videos in this thread

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2lJJ9kdslE (NSFW)

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Quote: Degen and Co,

Mexican food.

Miguel's in Chiang Mai

the rest of the list I agree with though

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Just go to the street travel agents. These are actually one of the few people in Thailand who are somewhat unlikely to overchage you.

Alright thanks

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More dancing girls (with wacky voiceover)

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There is a great mexican restaurant in BKK called Charley Browns. Its around sukhemvit 11 or so. [censored] bomb food

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well I might have to consider moving there afterall, stupid [censored] gov't

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Quote: well I might have to consider moving there afterall, stupid [censored] gov't

Bill Frist can suck a [censored]

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Do you mean like Chinese? Where a single word has four meanings depending on the intonation of your voice? Ugh. I've tried learning some mandarin, it's really really hard.

Yeah its similar to chinese (though i havent tried learning mandarin, my stepbrothers are taiwanese so i hear a fair amount of it) though it definitely isnt as complicated - reading and writing for eg is fairly simple if you know the alphabet and basic rules (for the tai that is commonly spoken, the thai they speak on thai new and the thai they use for political speeches is different but fairly easy to understand if you understand basic thai). overall i'd say its more gutteral than chinese..or less delicate...dont really know how to describe it. also, chaing mai thai probably sounds closer to chinese than thai from the south, which is more gutteral

-pug

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Pug where in Thailand are you located?

And just incase there are not enough reasons to move to thailand in this thread I will present you with one more: McDonalds delivers and you dont have to tip! I actually prefer subway (they deliver too) but there isnt a subway in samui.

Food is available everywhere in Thailand 24x7. I dont even have a full kitchen but I can go and grab some rice/meat/veggie/thai food/whatever. There are food stalls everywhere. They also have fruit carts everywhere which I really enjoy. I got this fuit man trained to come to my house everyday now (kinda out of the way) and bring me fresh juicy pineapple for 25 cents a slice. Thais have some amazing fruits too. My favorit is Monkut (Mangosteen)

When you live here its cool to goto the markets and pickup all kinds of food. My tastes have changed quite a bit since living here and now I can eat SUPER spicy food like the thais. I eat thai food everyday and enjoy it quite a bit.

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In the last two hours I have gotten at least 6 AIM's along the lines of 'dude do you want to move to Thailand like, right now?'

The answer is yes. [censored] America. [censored] it hard.

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Do places in thailand have basements or attics? If so can I live in yours?

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So what does that actually mean?

Are you planning to extend your 3 week trip here?

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No basements in Thailand. But if you are tight on cash you can rent a small studio for $75 a month. My girlfriends sister rents a small 1 bedroom setup for $75 a month in Samui. You can live like the thais if you need to.

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Quote: So what does that actually mean?

Are you planning to extend your 3 week trip here?

I'd imagine, will know more a bit later.

For now time to drown my sorrows in alcohol. I should be back to drunk post in a few hours.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnQAm1XPXc4

everyone needs atleast trip up to Isaan to catch some of this music live and get pissed on rice whiskey!

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Quote: No basements in Thailand. But if you are tight on cash you can rent a small studio for $75 a month. My girlfriends sister rents a small 1 bedroom setup for $75 a month in Samui. You can live like the thais if you need to.

seriously, do farang actually live like that? awesome.

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I think some farang live like that. Not me though.

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Quote: I think some farang live like that. Not me though.

Perhaps you have a shed I could live in?

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Quote: No basements in Thailand. But if you are tight on cash you can rent a small studio for $75 a month. My girlfriends sister rents a small 1 bedroom setup for $75 a month in Samui. You can live like the thais if you need to.

seriously, do farang actually live like that? awesome.

My wife and I did for a month. It was f'in brutal.

One thing I'm surprised is that no one has mentioned the fact that farang can't own property.

Golf has been discussed a little.. Lemme tell you what its like in Chiang Mai.. At the more expensive courses a round will cost you somewhere from $20-$40 ish. Driving ranges are ridiculously cheap. .50 for a tray of 40 balls. Whenever you play a round u HAVE to get a caddy. Caddies are of course female, but unfortunately not always cute.

KKF is right, for some reason, Pizza Hut girls are HOT!!! Like, ridiculously hot.

Also, asian people and they're stretching routines are pretty anoying. And, what's with them being so comfortable sitting in the catcher position?

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Quote: Degen:

Visiting soon, have some specific q's about Bangkok.

Spa: I want to send my parents to a great day spa. I don't know if you or your lady friend has ever been pampered at such a place, and I know there are cheaper places available, but I am looking for insight into either the Banyan Tree Spa or the Oriental's Spa. I know they are 'paeng mak' but this is a gift, so I'm not worried.

Dim Sum: Ever been? Can you recommend a place? I'm willing to go to Chinatown, but anywhere is alright.

Spa:

I'm sure any of the spa's in the big hotels like those you mention are very very nice. There are so many spa's and massage places in Bangkok, the big hotels have to go the extra mile to stand out. I haven't been to any high end spas, only some average ones when I was down in Phuket.

DimSum:

There is a good place on Sukumvit Soi 11 called "Joke Club". The dim sum is very good and cooked fresh to order. They have a bunch of big aquariums in the front where you can order your fish/seafood from. The broccoli and scallops is excellent too. That's my favorite for dimsum in Bangtown. There is also a cheap chain called "chokdee dimsum" with branches around town. That's pretty good too but much cheaper and lower quality than Joke Club.

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There are hot girls working everywhere.

There are still legal loopholes for a farang to own property. You can setup a consulting comapny and do a miniscule amount of work, pay tiny tax each year etc etc. This is still available even after some of the latest crackdowns. Ive spoken extensivly to a lawyer and he asures me that it is still possible.

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Quote: Okay, a couple more questions:

How is the TV over there? Can you get any western shows? Do they have SKY? In the cheaper hotels you described, do they even have TV's?

I have a satellite package from UBC and it is decent. CNN international, BBC, Star Movies, HBO Asia etc. Also get shows like Survivor, Fear factor, Alias, 24, Lost, 4 sports channels (a lot of soccer). Here's a link to UBC Thailand:

http://www.ubctv.com

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Also, let's say I decided to take your advice and just fly there and play it by ear - what's the best way to find a cheap hotel for the first few nights?

I would book something online first. At least for the first night. That way you can go there direct from the airport and not have to worry about it. I haven't booked using this site before but maybe others can comment on this.

http://www.hotelthailand.com

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Quote: In the last two hours I have gotten at least 6 AIM's along the lines of 'dude do you want to move to Thailand like, right now?'

The answer is yes. [censored] America. [censored] it hard.

LOL Degen is starting a 2+2 Thailand Expat Wave!

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Be careful with OTC medicine. I got really sick yesterday so I went in the drug store and was like "I have a cold give me something" and whatever they gave me [censored] my head up. I thought I was going to puke all over the airplane, I was kinda seeing tracers (like when you are on drugs) and it was awful. I feel like I just went on a drug binge and can hardly move.

And I went to the wrong cafe and no poker here

PS Airplane ticket was 40 bucks and I flew into THE NEW AIRPORT. Cab fare on the meter from the new airport to Khao San is 211 baht + 65 baht in road tolls + 50 baht airport charge.

The airport is super sweet. Probably the best airport I've ever been in. I almost fell down the escalator because instead of it turning into stairs when it slopes down it stays flat like a ramp. Its hard to describe but I've never seen anything like that before and it almost made take out like 20 people. I'm sure the medicine didn't help

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OH HELLO THERE ANTI GAMBOOOLING LEGISLATION

looks like there will be a stampede of 2+2 posters next year or whenever this bill goes into effect

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Bring it.

Thailand [censored] RULES.

Tonight a manager of a fancy restaurant invited me to come eat for free at his restaurant. I [censored] pigged out on the nicest seafood I have seen in a long time. I washed that [censored] down with coctail after coctail after coctail after beer and here I stand at 9pm drunk as hell, full as hell and havent spend a single baht all day. Im in [censored] heaven. Thailand amazes me day after day/

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How early do I have to get to Hat Rin to lock down a room for the full moon party? I gotta do a visa run tomorrow but I think I'll head to Koh Samui the next day and then Hat Rin. I'll be straight if I get there 3 days early right?

I'm worried I'll still be sick and have to wait another day to travel.

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4 days early id say. But are you really planning on sleeping? And if so you wont be able to sleep in hadrin with all the [censored] music blasting all night.

Better off getting a room in another area and that way you wont have to worry about them all being full. But everything is pretty full. It is low season though so who knows...

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Quote: How early do I have to get to Hat Rin to lock down a room for the full moon party? I gotta do a visa run tomorrow but I think I'll head to Koh Samui the next day and then Hat Rin. I'll be straight if I get there 3 days early right?

I'm worried I'll still be sick and have to wait another day to travel.

Don't stay at Hat Rin. Every beach on the island AND Samui run boats all night (Take at your own risk. I was too drunk to care )

Anyhow Hat Rin fills up three days prior and becomes a garbage and broken glass filled [censored] hole after the party. Plus, hope you like people effing on your bungalow patio. Yikes.

I stayed at Broken Bottle beach on the north side. It was full two days prior to the party. If you want a decent place try to arrive three days or more ahead of time. Have fun. I enjoyed myself but doubt I would do it again.

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Has anyone ever done commercials while in Bangkok? I know there are a few companies that use farang and non farang; just wondering what I should watch out for if I send in a headshot and get picked.

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Quote: Has anyone ever done commercials while in Bangkok? I know there are a few companies that use farang and non farang; just wondering what I should watch out for if I send in a headshot and get picked.

I have done 6 commercials in Bangkok. I am half Japanese/American though so I fit into the half-asian "look" that is popular in some advertisements. In the last year and a half I did TV commercials for Honda, True, Sony, Mama Noodles, Swensens, and Thairung (Thai Izuzu). I had an agent that handled both Thai and Farang model/actors, but mostly Thai girls. It was funny seeing myself on TV eating noodles! Interestingly enough, my "girlfriend" in the noodle commercial was a model from the czech republic.

If you get picked for a commercial, you will probably go to a "fitting" to take some pics and try on wardrobe and make up the day before. If you get an agent, he/she will call you when casting auditions are open and you can go to various studios and do your thing. I never spoke any thai. Payment usually takes about 1-2 months though. TV Commercials for me were about 50,000 baht/day 80-100k if they do print ads too. The agency will take 25-35%.

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Quote: A good [censored] breakfast. Don't get me wrong, you can get scambled eggs and toast everyday, but I want a goddamn sasuage biscuit or gravy biscuits or a bagel with cream cheese that doesn't taste like ass.

What if you know how to cook, can you get your western meals that way?

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Damn thats pretty good money if you can get a few gigs a month.

I wisH i was in the mama soup comercial.

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well obviously if you can cook you can make whatever the [censored] you want

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Comon guys, this thread should be at 50 pages by now. Ask some questions.

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Quote: well obviously if you can cook you can make whatever the [censored] you want

Not if you can't get good ingredients.

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YOu can buy almost anything.

Especially in bkk, there are food stores that import everything you have back home.

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Quote: Comon guys, this thread should be at 50 pages by now. Ask some questions.

Ever had a medical condition serious enough to warrant a hospital stay? Do you have health insurance? If so, how much do you pay?

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No I have not had a medical issue. I also dont have insurace. Im will be getting some kind of coverage over the next few months though,

THe hospitals are pretty good here so I dont worry.

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Are rats and/or cockroaches an issue at all in houses or apartment buildings?

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The only place I have seen rats in Thailand is when I was walking down soi nana in bkk.

I have seen cockroaches in dirty ass houses before as well. Not really a problem though cause ive never seen them in my place.

Geckos are everywhere, inside your house as well, and they eat all the bugs and [censored] that might wander in. They are great

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Does anyone have pics of their house/apartment?

I hear numbers thrown around a lot, but it would be cool to see exactly how 2+2ers are living, and have a more concrete idea of what's possible for X amount of money.

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Quote: 2. It was mentioned earlier drugs such as paxil are common, do you need a prescription from a local or are they otc? Does this include adderall or other amphetamines?

You don't need a prescription. Not sure of the law but it is very common to just buy them and not be asked for one.

There are many things you cannot get, any kind of amphetamine is one.

Could I bring my prescription from the US to a doctor there to get amphetamines? Are they completely illegal? How risky would it be to bring my current refill into the country?

From my searching, it seems Phuket and Koh Sumai are the two main islands, is this right? How would you compare the two, beaches, expenses, nightlife, etc? What other islands would you consider for an extended stay? Internet access appears to be the major downside, but a lot of the hotels/rentals advertise they have wifi, it's just not that reliable?

Are there many bars that are just 'bars' or pubs and not populated by working girls? I saw mention there is a club scene but didn't see any talk of regular bars. What about places to watch football on the weekends?

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Is there anyway to get DirecTV or something to watch NFL games?

How hard is it to get a job doing commercials? That's some pretty good money. I'm not half-asian or anything but I'm a good looking guy.

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Quote: Is there anyway to get DirecTV or something to watch NFL games?

How hard is it to get a job doing commercials? That's some pretty good money. I'm not half-asian or anything but I'm a good looking guy.

I had some friends that were using slingbox to get all kinds of channels. Unfortunately that is all I know about the subject. They said they were watching any channels they wanted with it. I think they had someone in the states working together with them. I just download whatever I can't see on tv here. High Stakes Poker, WSOP shows, The Colbert Report etc.

I was "discovered" when I was looking for apartments here. There was a model agency in the lobby of the building and they guy came out and asked me if I wanted to take some pics and could I drive a car in a commercial etc. I said, let me check my schedule haha.. I never did any acting or anything like that in my life, but after a while you just do what the director tells you. It was interesting to say the least. Sometimes waiting around doing casting sucked, but at least there were always cute thai girls around casting for other parts or ads.

I have heard there is an agency here that works mostly with foreigners as they are often needed as extras and in Thai shows where they want to pretend they are on location in another country. (put a bunch of white people in the background and call it London) A friend told me it was on soi nana actually. I never checked it out because I had plenty of auditions to go to thru my agent and he had been good to me.

You might have to go to a bunch of auditions and see how it goes. It's hard to say what they are looking for. The Honda ad I did was with a American dude from texas. He was 22, good enough looking guy but not like runway model style or anything. They pick the "model" types for hip heineken ads and stuff like that. (big pay for big brands like that). If you want my agency info PM me.

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can do commercials if you are halfie, otherwise its gotta be alot harder.

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Quote: Does anyone have pics of their house/apartment?

I hear numbers thrown around a lot, but it would be cool to see exactly how 2+2ers are living, and have a more concrete idea of what's possible for X amount of money.

First I stayed at this hotel. I have stayed there every year I visited in the past too.

Grand President Topaz Suite, Bangkok: Oct 2004 it was $750/monthly rate (prices may vary depending on season)

The Hotel is on Sukumvit Soi 11

After that I moved into a studio apt. ($450/month)

View from 8th floor

It's not as ballin as Degen's pad I'm sure, but it works for me and my budget. It is very centrally located and has gym, sauna, pool etc.

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Wow, awesome place. Little bigger than my brother's place in Manhattan, and he pays...well... many times what you pay.

Can you get high-end electronics really cheap in Thailand? Like how much would a $2000 (at BestBuy) plasma TV cost?

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Quote: How early do I have to get to Hat Rin to lock down a room for the full moon party? I gotta do a visa run tomorrow but I think I'll head to Koh Samui the next day and then Hat Rin. I'll be straight if I get there 3 days early right?

I'm worried I'll still be sick and have to wait another day to travel.

Don't stay at Hat Rin. Every beach on the island AND Samui run boats all night (Take at your own risk. I was too drunk to care )

Anyhow Hat Rin fills up three days prior and becomes a garbage and broken glass filled [censored] hole after the party. Plus, hope you like people effing on your bungalow patio. Yikes.

I stayed at Broken Bottle beach on the north side. It was full two days prior to the party. If you want a decent place try to arrive three days or more ahead of time. Have fun. I enjoyed myself but doubt I would do it again.

What??? I would recommend staying on had rin or somewhere where you can walk to had rin. The partying the week before the full moon party is [censored] awesome too. Though, I'm not sure if 3 days is enough time in advance.

Did anyone else constantly find themselves at chicken corner in the middle of the night?

damn, this thread makes me miss thailand/SE asia even more.

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is that a serviced apartment? if so, you can get a big discount if you rent a regular place and sign 6mo lease.

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Quote: No basements in Thailand. But if you are tight on cash you can rent a small studio for $75 a month. My girlfriends sister rents a small 1 bedroom setup for $75 a month in Samui. You can live like the thais if you need to.

seriously, do farang actually live like that? awesome.

I think lots of them do. Why do you think they are having this crack down? They're trying to clear out the farang lower class that has been developing. Check Ajarn/ThaiVisa, big treads on it.

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Quote: Be careful with OTC medicine. I got really sick yesterday so I went in the drug store and was like "I have a cold give me something" and whatever they gave me [censored] my head up. I thought I was going to puke all over the airplane, I was kinda seeing tracers (like when you are on drugs) and it was awful. I feel like I just went on a drug binge and can hardly move.

And I went to the wrong cafe and no poker here

PS Airplane ticket was 40 bucks and I flew into THE NEW AIRPORT. Cab fare on the meter from the new airport to Khao San is 211 baht + 65 baht in road tolls + 50 baht airport charge.

The airport is super sweet. Probably the best airport I've ever been in. I almost fell down the escalator because instead of it turning into stairs when it slopes down it stays flat like a ramp. Its hard to describe but I've never seen anything like that before and it almost made take out like 20 people. I'm sure the medicine didn't help

very cool man, keep posting about your trip here...i'm sure we can all give you some great places to go see

elephant riding in chiang mai was pertty sweet and the Montri Hotel was also awesome. great internet, flat panel's and restaurant. clean and cheap.

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Quote: How early do I have to get to Hat Rin to lock down a room for the full moon party? I gotta do a visa run tomorrow but I think I'll head to Koh Samui the next day and then Hat Rin. I'll be straight if I get there 3 days early right?

I'm worried I'll still be sick and have to wait another day to travel.

haha, this my friend, is a nightmare. maybe we can talk jacob into going over there a week before and locking up a sick bungalow on the beach.

the few days before full moon all of southern thailand (or at least all of the young farang ) descend on Koh Pha Ngan and Hat Rin. It is not a big island nor a particularly large beach. The place just gets PACKED with people. It is an amazing envirnment, very festive etc....but there are just NO rooms at any bungalows unless you show up a few days beforehand.

Last year we locked our room up about a week before and then went to Koh Tao for a few days, then came back.

The other option is to go to Koh Samui to get your room and take one of the booze cruises over to the party, then take another ferry back in the morning.

http://grindblog.blogspot.com/2005/10/going-pro-week-13-best-party-on-earth.html

That is the blog post I made on the Party after going last year.

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Quote: I stayed at Broken Bottle beach

Hi Oct,

How was that? I've heard some great things but still haven't made it over there. How long did it take to get to Hat Rin? Can you get bungalows in the sand right on the beach? Any bars or anything over there?

Thanks!

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Quote: Comon guys, this thread should be at 50 pages by now. Ask some questions.

Ever had a medical condition serious enough to warrant a hospital stay? Do you have health insurance? If so, how much do you pay?

no, no

medical care is cheap and is known to be of high quality. lots of people go to thailand for operations, expensive procedures etc.

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Quote: Are rats and/or cockroaches an issue at all in houses or apartment buildings?

i stayed in a pretty nice and fairly expensive (for BKK standards) apartment, they fumigated once a month and we had maids who cleaned the place constantly...so we didn't have any issues with this.

if you stay in a cheap/old place that doesn't constantly fumigate and isn't kept clean, you will likely have some nasty cockroach and bug issues.

i've heard people having centipedes in their house as well as monster cockroaches (like huge). in a kinda expensive hotel i stayed at on Koh Samet we had a spider thats body (not legs) was at least an inch wide. scared the [censored] out of me.

my girlfriend started laughing at me and grabbed a little broom and shooed it out the door, didn't want to kill it.

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I used to make American breakfast once in a while. You can get everything but good bread. But it will cost you the equivalent of 5 plates of fried rice.

KJS

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Quote: I used to make American breakfast once in a while. You can get everything but good bread. But it will cost you the equivalent of 5 plates of fried rice.

KJS

fried rice sounds good

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Quote: I stayed at Broken Bottle beach

Hi Oct,

How was that? I've heard some great things but still haven't made it over there. How long did it take to get to Hat Rin? Can you get bungalows in the sand right on the beach? Any bars or anything over there?

Thanks!

It was gorgeous, if overfilled. While I enjoyed my stay, I think I would have preferred going at another time. There were good food options. Getting there was a baht bus from the ferry dock or a longtail. The roads were all washed out, it was 6am and places were filling up (this was four days prior to the party) Instead of waiting for the roads to improve like everyone else we (people I met on the hellish night ferry) 'risked' it and got the longtail, which was a bit pricey.

I do NOT remember where I stayed. It was nice, decent electricity coverage. A bit more than other places I stayed in Thailand and they had the Net. I stayed next to a French couple in their late 30s with a 10 year old daughter. I saw them swimming naked at Haad Rin during the party

Anyhow, on the way out I took the bahtbus and it was a terrible ride (by western standards. my next leg of the trip was Cambodia and the roads on Phangan were silk in comparison. i think there is an actual asphalt road now, but check on that...)

Overall, the bottle beach was nice (one of the nicest on the island,i think), but not worth the cost for arriving early. I also like activities during down time; all I remember was hiking to the next beach over and lots of drinking.

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Quote: 2. It was mentioned earlier drugs such as paxil are common, do you need a prescription from a local or are they otc? Does this include adderall or other amphetamines?

You usually don't need a srip, but i'm sure it doesn't hurt. it is really hard to find amphetamines and you def wont get them w/out a scrip, and they'll likely need to order them from a nearby country.

Quote: Could I bring my prescription from the US to a doctor there to get amphetamines? Are they completely illegal? How risky would it be to bring my current refill into the country?

i had a friend visit who takes ritalin and he was able to get it into the country by showing them his prescription at the the airport.

Quote: From my searching, it seems Phuket and Koh Sumai are the two main islands, is this right? How would you compare the two, beaches, expenses, nightlife, etc? What other islands would you consider for an extended stay? Internet access appears to be the major downside, but a lot of the hotels/rentals advertise they have wifi, it's just not that reliable?

Phuket is by far the largest island. Koh Chang might actually be larger, land-wise, than koh samui but its not nearly as populated. koh samui is getting into some of the problems that phuket has with overcrowding, industrialization, sewage, garbage etc etc.

I don't really like the concrete, flashing lights, smog etc. That was my impression of phuket. others have had better impressions.

Koh Pha Ngan is much smaller, less developed and meets pretty well the idyllic island stereotype. koh tao is even smaller, doesn't have as much nightlife and shopping but is even more serene and peaceful etc.

koh samet is pretty crowded, but it is very nice and 2 hours from bangkok.

koh chang is like a huge rainforest and if you want the outdoors island experience, thats your spot.

koh phi phi was absolutely amazing. http://grindblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/koh-phi-phi.html

Thats a blog post I did after I visited there. I was actually considering living there but couldn't get good internet.

Quote: Are there many bars that are just 'bars' or pubs and not populated by working girls? I saw mention there is a club scene but didn't see any talk of regular bars. What about places to watch football on the weekends?

The regular bars have 'bar girls' too but the focus is not on taking them home, as in in the go-go bars. There are lots of places to go and play pool, listen to live music, watch TV and sports games etc.

Some friends of mine own a bar on Sukumvit Soi 11 in Bangkok, stop by and check it out. The Funhouse, right between Q Bar and Bed Supper Club. They a pool table, couple TV's and cute coctail waitresses.

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Any good tailor recommendations? Mostly looking for replica items or stuff off of pictures, none of this "forty dresses in twenty four hours" business.

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: beats] #7490408 - 09/30/06 07:37 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Hey beats,

Nice pad. Actually looks very similar to the one I had. I paid $1k a month but it was a 2br. Same wood floors and stuff and furniture built into the walls.

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: octopi] #7490421 - 09/30/06 07:38 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Quote: Any good tailor recommendations? Mostly looking for replica items or stuff off of pictures, none of this "forty dresses in twenty four hours" business.

PM me in early November, we're going right to our Tailor when we get there. I dont have his contact info yet but he's come highly reccomended.

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: PokerFink] #7490444 - 09/30/06 07:42 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

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Can you get high-end electronics really cheap in Thailand? Like how much would a $2000 (at BestBuy) plasma TV cost?

You can get them but they aren't any cheaper and some stuff (like Apple products) is actually more expensive.

I bought a 32" plasma for about $1,300.

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: skier_5] #7490452 - 09/30/06 07:43 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

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Did anyone else constantly find themselves at chicken corner in the middle of the night?

hahaha ya, every night

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Reged: 01/29/06 Posts: 196 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Degen] #7490561 - 09/30/06 07:56 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Quote: The one caveat to that is that some don't like black ppl

So if your black the chances of [censored] beautiful thai girls goes down significantly? Or is it something else? For example a Black guy goes to thailand with lots of money to blow, he'll still have a great time right?

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Lothario] #7490778 - 09/30/06 08:21 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

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Quote: The one caveat to that is that some don't like black ppl

So if your black the chances of [censored] beautiful thai girls goes down significantly? Or is it something else? For example a Black guy goes to thailand with lots of money to blow, he'll still have a great time right?

Black people in Thailand are pretty rare. I was just saying that some girls had told me they don't like/date black guys.

Thai people are very accepting and nice so I can't imagine many problems.

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Reged: 06/29/04 Posts: 1325 Loc: Now with a blog Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Degen] #7490842 - 09/30/06 08:28 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Ok dude, so i'm arriving around Nov 10. And i'll be backpacking for a month (unless I find some awesome place). You recommend staying first night at that backpackers mecca place then just go out and do whatever?

I think a FAQ would be nice at this stage, on a website, in your blog or anywhere (it's going to be a PITA to do though).

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: wuarhg] #7491093 - 09/30/06 09:02 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Quote: Ok dude, so i'm arriving around Nov 10. And i'll be backpacking for a month (unless I find some awesome place). You recommend staying first night at that backpackers mecca place then just go out and do whatever?

I think a FAQ would be nice at this stage, on a website, in your blog or anywhere (it's going to be a PITA to do though).

Good idea. If anybody would care to assist with this, we can host it on the rakereport.net forum...for anybody who hasn't seen it, lotta posting going on in there. Check it out

http://www.rakereport.net/forum/index.php?board=1.0

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Reged: 07/16/03 Posts: 1148 Loc: Andy B. '08 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: crubfrush] #7491376 - 09/30/06 09:36 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Quote: Does anyone have pics of their house/apartment?

I hear numbers thrown around a lot, but it would be cool to see exactly how 2+2ers are living, and have a more concrete idea of what's possible for X amount of money.

I have pictures, but don't know how to post them. If someone sends me an email address, I can send it to them.

Also, I have servants quarters in my house if any of you are looking to rent a room. LOL

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: southerndog] #7491406 - 09/30/06 09:40 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

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Quote: Does anyone have pics of their house/apartment?

I hear numbers thrown around a lot, but it would be cool to see exactly how 2+2ers are living, and have a more concrete idea of what's possible for X amount of money.

I have pictures, but don't know how to post them. If someone sends me an email address, I can send it to them.

Also, I have servants quarters in my house if any of you are looking to rent a room. LOL

www.imageshack.us

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Reged: 07/28/04 Posts: 657 Loc: MA Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: southerndog] #7491411 - 09/30/06 09:40 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

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One thing I'm surprised is that no one has mentioned the fact that farang can't own property.

So if you lived there you have to rent? That does sound like a bummer. Whats the point of an investor visa (or whatever that was called)?

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Reged: 07/16/03 Posts: 1148 Loc: Andy B. '08 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Degen] #7491544 - 09/30/06 09:57 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Also, as a brag, I'm including a picture of my puppy, Panang.

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Reged: 07/16/03 Posts: 1148 Loc: Andy B. '08 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Slappz] #7491571 - 09/30/06 10:00 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

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One thing I'm surprised is that no one has mentioned the fact that farang can't own property.

So if you lived there you have to rent? That does sound like a bummer. Whats the point of an investor visa (or whatever that was called)?

I guess its been pointed out that there are ways around it. For example, our house is in my wifes name.

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Slappz] #7491576 - 09/30/06 10:01 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

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One thing I'm surprised is that no one has mentioned the fact that farang can't own property.

So if you lived there you have to rent? That does sound like a bummer. Whats the point of an investor visa (or whatever that was called)?

You can buy property, you just have to jump through some hoops first. An investor visa is for those who are/may be buying property.

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Reged: 09/02/02 Posts: 1617 Loc: Seattle, WA Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: shag] #7491610 - 09/30/06 10:06 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

There are farang in prison. My friend was penpals with one, in addition to going to one every once in a while just to visit people and try to give them a lift. All were in for drug crimes that I heard him talk about.

KJS

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Reged: 08/04/04 Posts: 5947 Loc: mackin the bitches, smackin th... Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Degen] #7491615 - 09/30/06 10:07 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

How do they view Persians?

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Reged: 08/21/06 Posts: 3718 Loc: Indeed. Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: southerndog] #7491620 - 09/30/06 10:07 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

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One thing I'm surprised is that no one has mentioned the fact that farang can't own property.

So if you lived there you have to rent? That does sound like a bummer. Whats the point of an investor visa (or whatever that was called)?

I guess its been pointed out that there are ways around it. For example, our house is in my wifes name.

that isnt a way around it.

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Reged: 02/27/06 Posts: 627 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: southerndog] #7491624 - 09/30/06 10:08 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Nice house.

Where is it? Rent or own? How much?

And degen, you are mistaken when you say thai people are accepting. Thai people are raciest. Its in their blood and has been that way forever. Skin color determines social status. Dark skin means you are poor and have to work slave jobs in rice fields while white skin means you are rich and can shop in bangkok all day hiding from the sun. Its sad but thats the way it is. For the most part it is correct though but unfortanitly the thais sometimes transfer these views over to black people and assume they are poor, etc.

But again, there are not many blacks in Thailand. There are some areas in bangkok with a lot but you dont really see to many. Honestly I think you will still have a great time and not run into the things I described. I wouldnt worry too much.

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: kurosh] #7491642 - 09/30/06 10:11 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Quote: How do they view Persians?

Depends if you are from Iran or America. If you are from American and speak fluent english, just like any other Farang.

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Reged: 07/16/03 Posts: 1148 Loc: Andy B. '08 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: kurosh] #7491652 - 09/30/06 10:12 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Quote: How do they view Persians?

I think the important part here is that you're American. In the southern part of thailand, there are violent muslims. But if you're wearing regular clothes, etc, I don't think you'd be bunched in with them..

I was shopping at the Thai version of wal-mart yesterday, and I saw a muslim family. The mother was wearing the tent thing that they wear with the slit in the eyes. It was really weird to see this in person, and it really opened my eyes to that religion.

I think women suck in a lot of cases, but making someone walk around in this thing is just bogus.

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Reged: 03/15/05 Posts: 6291 Loc: Krung Thep, Siam Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: farang0] #7491670 - 09/30/06 10:14 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

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And degen, you are mistaken when you say thai people are accepting

From Thai to Thai, I agree with you.

I meant of foreigners, particularly those who are there to spend money.

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Reged: 07/16/03 Posts: 1148 Loc: Andy B. '08 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: xxThe_Lebowskixx] #7491681 - 09/30/06 10:15 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

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One thing I'm surprised is that no one has mentioned the fact that farang can't own property.

So if you lived there you have to rent? That does sound like a bummer. Whats the point of an investor visa (or whatever that was called)?

I guess its been pointed out that there are ways around it. For example, our house is in my wifes name.

that isnt a way around it.

You are right, that was poorly phrased. I should have just said what my situation was.

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Reged: 08/21/06 Posts: 3718 Loc: Indeed. Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: southerndog] #7491691 - 09/30/06 10:16 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Deg means they will smile at him and say Yes Sir!

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I still need to find some [censored] dim sum here in Samui.

Looks like I will just have to settle for MK or Fuji today

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Quote: Nice house.

Where is it? Rent or own? How much?

Chiang Mai. (Actually Hang Dong, lol)

We own it.

Tao rai?? Wow, you're becoming Thai.

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And degen, you are mistaken when you say thai people are accepting. Thai people are raciest. Its in their blood and has been that way forever. Skin color determines social status. Dark skin means you are poor and have to work slave jobs in rice fields while white skin means you are rich and can shop in bangkok all day hiding from the sun. Its sad but thats the way it is. For the most part it is correct though but unfortanitly the thais sometimes transfer these views over to black people and assume they are poor, etc.

But again, there are not many blacks in Thailand. There are some areas in bangkok with a lot but you dont really see to many. Honestly I think you will still have a great time and not run into the things I described. I wouldnt worry too much.

Farang, I agree with this. And, I think it should be said that we are all just speculating when we're trying to express thai people's views, etc.. We are getting their opinions from them, and often they suck at english, etc.

something I'd like to say about poker...

The thai's would be dumb to try and stop farang from playing. People doing this are bringing A LOT of money into their country. Why would they want to stop this. I think if anyone ever got in trouble, explaining this point of view my be very helpful to them.

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"Tao rai?? Wow, you're becoming Thai."

If it was a rental I was curious as to how much it was

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Reged: 07/16/03 Posts: 1148 Loc: Andy B. '08 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: southerndog] #7491808 - 09/30/06 10:30 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

The girls will love you the most when you go to a more remote area of Thailand. When you're in BKK or Chiang Mai, the thais are used to Farang. But if you go to a small town like Lampang or whatever, people will really be going out of their way to get your attention, say hello, shake your hand, etc.. I went to a coffee shop with my wife and her friend, and the waitress was basically drooling over me. She was smiling and giggling uncontrollably. I've never experienced this in my life. She was VERY hot too. If I wasn't married, I prolly woulda married her right there..

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Quote: "Tao rai?? Wow, you're becoming Thai."

If it was a rental I was curious as to how much it was

Ya man, i was just playing.. But, similar houses rent for $500. They don't have much furniture in them, though.

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Reged: 02/27/06 Posts: 627 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: southerndog] #7491836 - 09/30/06 10:35 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

20,000 baht for a house like that isnt bad at all.

I think the CM area has some good deals. Im thinking I should spend 3 months somewhere in the area for a change of pace sometime.

Not too many farang up there huh?

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Reged: 09/27/04 Posts: 827 Loc: Chicago Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Klompy] #7491847 - 09/30/06 10:36 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Quote: farang0,

I'm not planning on moving to thailand, I'm saying I think I'll take a 2 week-1month vacation/poker trip there.

These pics of the man/women scare me though, because I see a chance of myself getting drunk enough where I don't know the difference.

They aren't all that hard to spot. This is a friend of mine with some bar "girls."

Speaking of, does anyone have any funny stories or experiences with kathoey? I feel like there could be some great stories out there.

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CM has plenty of Farang. You can rent the homes in my neighborhood by the day, so three months would be fine too.

Obviously, lemme know when you plan on being up here.

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Reged: 02/27/06 Posts: 627 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: southerndog] #7492048 - 09/30/06 11:05 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

thankfully I dont have any experiences to share about katoeys.

You gotta watch out for them though. They are huge pick pockets around lower sukhumvit. They try and grab your balls but snatch your wallet at the same time. Whenever I have to be in that area I walk in the street to avoid them.

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Reged: 08/19/05 Posts: 324 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: farang0] #7492238 - 09/30/06 11:33 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

with the recent crackdowns, is it still possible to get a visa at the airport for 30 days? can you still drive/fly out of the country and renew it indefinitely?

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Quote: with the recent crackdowns, is it still possible to get a visa at the airport for 30 days? can you still drive/fly out of the country and renew it indefinitely?

You can do this to a total of 90 days, then you cannot return for 90 days.

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this thread is insane

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This thread is goot

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Quote: with the recent crackdowns, is it still possible to get a visa at the airport for 30 days? can you still drive/fly out of the country and renew it indefinitely?

You can do this to a total of 90 days, then you cannot return for 90 days.

So where do you go for 90 days?

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You can avoid this by getting a multi entry visa. You can get a one year visa or even just a 3 month single entry visa.

So you land in thailand, stay for 30 days. Go on a visa run and stay for 30 more days. Go on a visa run and stay for 30 more days. Now you can fly to Singapore or Austrailia or China and get a 3 month Single entry visa. You come back with this visa and you can stay for 90 days with no visa run. After these 90 days are uo you cant do 3 more 30 day visits in thailand with visa runs and start the cycle over again.

Alternativly you can visit a Thai embassy in USA or whereever and get a 1 year visa. This visa is actually good for 15 months going for visa runs every 90 days. You can get a new one each year and never have to leave thailand (except breifly every 90 days for a visa run)

We are in the process of starting a thailand website that will answer everyones questions. It will also allow you to interact with other travelers who are in Thailand and everyone can learn from each others experiences. We should have something going in about a month.

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Quote: You can avoid this by getting a multi entry visa. You can get a one year visa or even just a 3 month single entry visa.

So you land in thailand, stay for 30 days. Go on a visa run and stay for 30 more days. Go on a visa run and stay for 30 more days. Now you can fly to Singapore or Austrailia or China and get a 3 month Single entry visa. You come back with this visa and you can stay for 90 days with no visa run. After these 90 days are uo you cant do 3 more 30 day visits in thailand with visa runs and start the cycle over again.

Alternativly you can visit a Thai embassy in USA or whereever and get a 1 year visa. This visa is actually good for 15 months going for visa runs every 90 days. You can get a new one each year and never have to leave thailand (except breifly every 90 days for a visa run)

We are in the process of starting a thailand website that will answer everyones questions. It will also allow you to interact with other travelers who are in Thailand and everyone can learn from each others experiences. We should have something going in about a month.

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Reged: 11/03/02 Posts: 2744 Loc: USA Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: Degen] #7494093 - 10/01/06 04:11 AM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Can you drive with your normal U.S. drivers lic? Motorcycles too? Are scooters/motorcycles common or feasible there? What about auto or motorcycle insurance? Thanks a lot for all of the information!

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn Catfish4u

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Any recommendations on who to go with for a visa run on Khao San road? I have to do it by Wen.

I know I could just walk down the [censored]' road and find 200 places but I figured if one of you guys knew a good place I'd cut out the time.

PS

HEY WHERE YOU FROM? USA? CALIFORNIA? NEW YORK? TUK TUK? HEY WHERE YOU GO? TUK TUK? SIGHTSEEING 10 BHAT ALL DAY

oh how I missed bangkok

thanks

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Quote: is that a serviced apartment? if so, you can get a big discount if you rent a regular place and sign 6mo lease.

No it is with a signed lease. I got it through an agent though so I am probably being overcharged 2000 baht. I looked at about 11 different places before settling on this one. Decent view and the location works really well for me. 3 mins from sky train platform. The interior furnishings were more my style than other places.

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For visa runs in Bangkok the price is about 1800-2000 baht. They leave from around the sukhemvit area early in the morning and get back from Cambodia around 3pm if I remember correctly.

There are a few companies. Check how much they agents want because they might offer you the same price and leave right from your hotel. If they want more then 2000 baht then goto 7/11 buy the bangkok post and look in the classifieds to find several phone numbers of visa runs. I have used Jack Gold visa runs several times.

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Quote: Any recommendations on who to go with for a visa run on Khao San road? I have to do it by Wen.

I know I could just walk down the [censored]' road and find 200 places but I figured if one of you guys knew a good place I'd cut out the time.

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HEY WHERE YOU FROM? USA? CALIFORNIA? NEW YORK? TUK TUK? HEY WHERE YOU GO? TUK TUK? SIGHTSEEING 10 BHAT ALL DAY

oh how I missed bangkok

thanks

i think jacob means Jacks Golf

They are good. Just ask for one with AC bus and a movie.

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Quote: Any recommendations on who to go with for a visa run on Khao San road? I have to do it by Wen.

I know I could just walk down the [censored]' road and find 200 places but I figured if one of you guys knew a good place I'd cut out the time.

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HEY WHERE YOU FROM? USA? CALIFORNIA? NEW YORK? TUK TUK? HEY WHERE YOU GO? TUK TUK? SIGHTSEEING 10 BHAT ALL DAY

oh how I missed bangkok

thanks

you missed bangkok? wow I hated that place.Since you are heading in that direction, I would recommend checking out cambodia and angkor wat.

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Yeah, Jack GOLF,I cant type.

What did you hate about bangkok? I mean, yeah its got bad traffic and smog but its a pretty fun city and I really enjoyed my time there. Were you there for just a short trip or something?

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Quote: Yeah, Jack GOLF,I cant type.

What did you hate about bangkok? I mean, yeah its got bad traffic and smog but its a pretty fun city and I really enjoyed my time there. Were you there for just a short trip or something?

Just travelled around thailand and was in and out of bangkok for, well pretty much everywhere we went. I'm sure you know what I mean. We were on a pretty tight budget so we were staying in places w/o AC and it was hot and dare I say, there wasn't much to do during the day? I mean we went to mbk, on the skytrain, hung out on top of the d & d a lot (didn't stay there usually though) or played pool. So basically, when i say bangkok i mean koh san road. I guess it just didn't compare to the islands or beaches.

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Well if you sit on KSR all day then ya bangkok sucks.

KSR sucks.

But its a whole different game when you are actually living in Thailand so I can def understand.

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Quote: Yeah, Jack GOLF,I cant type.

What did you hate about bangkok? I mean, yeah its got bad traffic and smog but its a pretty fun city and I really enjoyed my time there. Were you there for just a short trip or something?

Just travelled around thailand and was in and out of bangkok for, well pretty much everywhere we went. I'm sure you know what I mean. We were on a pretty tight budget so we were staying in places w/o AC and it was hot and dare I say, there wasn't much to do during the day? I mean we went to mbk, on the skytrain, hung out on top of the d & d a lot (didn't stay there usually though) or played pool. So basically, when i say bangkok i mean koh san road. I guess it just didn't compare to the islands or beaches.

The islands and beaches of thailand are heaven. Kinda hard to beat that. Bangkok can be pretty awesome though, day and night.

Go see the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Or go to Nana plaza, bars there open at like noon

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nana plaza at noon? Holy [censored]

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I was in BKK a few months ago, I'll probably go again soon. I am pretty used to the 'negotiating for everything' type of culture that is there (been to BKK and other similar places many times). There was one thing I was stuck on however. When I wanted to take a taxi for a relatively long distance (e.g. Sukumvit to Chatuchak market or Chinatown) I could never get a taxi to do it for the metered fares, they would always try to negotiate a set price (they'd start at 250-300 and I'd negotiate it to about half). Sometimes I'd try four or five cabs, but no luck. I know the difference I'm talking about is not a lot of money, I just hate getting ripped off.

Anyway, did I just suck at negotiating or is what I encountered (i.e.,it being impossible sometimes to get a metered fare) standard?

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...does anyone have any funny stories or experiences with kathoey? I feel like there could be some great stories out there.

My friend and I made up a bunch of these stickers and bombed BKK about a year ago. We got chased by a katoey down in Silom one night putting the stickers up. LOL

PS. This is one of the most convincing Katoeys I ever saw. Doing an impromptu striptease in front of the Coffee World on Sukumvit. Be careful out there boys...

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Quote: Any recommendations on who to go with for a visa run on Khao San road? I have to do it by Wen.

I know I could just walk down the [censored]' road and find 200 places but I figured if one of you guys knew a good place I'd cut out the time.

thanks

i think jacob means Jacks Golf

They are good. Just ask for one with AC bus and a movie.

I have used jack golf visa runs in the past and they are ok, but there is a newer (better) one in my opinion. They leave Bangkok later (9:30am) and arrive back at the same time as the jack golf bus (which leaves at 7:30am!)

Here is the info. The bus is brand new and they played better movies than Jack golf too.

www.thaivisarun.com

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Refuse all taxis that wont put the meter on. If you are insistant then they will turn it on.

It helps if you know a little thai. When they try that [censored] with me I put them in their place and tell them I know whats up and the meter either goes right on or I get in the next one.

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The islands and beaches of thailand are heaven. Kinda hard to beat that. Bangkok can be pretty awesome though, day and night.

Go see the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. Or go to Nana plaza, bars there open at like noon

Speaking of Buddha, when in Bangkok, you have to see the Wat Trimit Golden Buddha in person. 3 meters tall - Solid Gold. It is sick. It's in Chinatown.

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Great picture. What are your other favorite spots in bangkok

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Quote: Great picture. What are your other favorite spots in bangkok

Lumpinee Park, Golf Courses, Ball in Hand Pool Halls (either one), Qbar and Bed Club (back when I was clubbin).

The view from State Tower (Sirocco Sky Bar) is also pretty sweet.

Short Shorts at the pool hall:

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Sirrocco [censored] ROCKS! My favorite bar in Bangkok. Shhhhh, keep this place quiet!

Which pool hall is that? The old Brunswick zone on Soi nana?

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I agree with you about racism in Thailand.

Thais are, in general, very nationalist also and don't have much respect for any foreigner, american, german or whatever. You are just a guest here, nothing more ...

I think a lot of people get fooled by the "smiling" nature of thai people, the reality is that they have their dark sides too but it can be difficult to spot them for us, westerners.

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Quote: I agree with you about racism in Thailand.

Thais are, in general, very nationalist also and don't have much respect for any foreigner, american, german or whatever. You are just a guest here, not more ...

I think a lot of people get fooled by the "smiling" nature of thai people, the reality is that they have their dark sides too but it can be difficult to spot them for us, westerners.

Sounds like Koreans.

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Quote: Sirrocco [censored] ROCKS! My favorite bar in Bangkok. Shhhhh, keep this place quiet!

Which pool hall is that? The old Brunswick zone on Soi nana?

It is the "Ball in Hand" at the original location off of soi nana. Down nana about 500 meters on the right above/behind the 7-11.

Ball in Hand 2 is near the Asok BTS. Both have great tables and are the best pool halls in Bangkok. I liked the old Brunswick, too bad it closed. (that's what I heard at least)

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Quote: Hey beats,

Nice pad. Actually looks very similar to the one I had. I paid $1k a month but it was a 2br. Same wood floors and stuff and furniture built into the walls.

Thanks man, where were you staying? Chaidee mansion? I thought I recognized something in a pic I saw on your blog. Some of the furnished apts I looked at were really cool but there would be one really wack thing that ruined it! One was nice, had stainless fridge, black granite counters in kitchen, modern style and then... a big ass stained glass divider between the bedroom and living room. WTF! It looked like the Church lady's house.

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Last I saw they were renovating brunswick. Or maybe they were making it into a hotel and ditching the tables.

I usually play at 'The Factory' between soi 3-5. Gotta love the sexy little skirts they wear in there.

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i know someone mentioned something about dec ñ feb being the most bearable months, in terms of temperature. is it still hot? can you still enjoy beaches? what temps are we talking about?

is A/C pretty much everywhere you go in the major cities and islands?

during the rest of the year, does everyone just sweat?

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Quote: i know someone mentioned something about dec ñ feb being the most bearable months, in terms of temperature. is it still hot? can you still enjoy beaches? what temps are we talking about?

is A/C pretty much everywhere you go in the major cities and islands?

during the rest of the year, does everyone just sweat?

It is pretty much always hot. It just gets really really hot in march-april. That coincides with the world's biggest waterfight (songkran festival) so that keeps the heat down for that week.

Today it is the rainy season and no rain today but it was probably around 88. Yesterday I golfed and it rained a bit in the morning but by afternoon it was over 90 degrees. In the hottest part of the year it is always over 90. Over 100 on some days. Yeah, you just go from A/C to A/C on those days or hangout in the pool.

A/C is pretty much everywhere in the city. On islands if you want a bungalow, you will pay more for one with A/C. Others probably have a fan, but I never stayed in the non A/C ones.

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Quote: i know someone mentioned something about dec ñ feb being the most bearable months, in terms of temperature. is it still hot? can you still enjoy beaches? what temps are we talking about?

is A/C pretty much everywhere you go in the major cities and islands?

during the rest of the year, does everyone just sweat?

It is pretty much always hot. It just gets really really hot in march-april. That coincides with the world's biggest waterfight (songkran festival) so that keeps the heat down for that week.

Today it is the rainy season and no rain today but it was probably around 88. Yesterday I golfed and it rained a bit in the morning but by afternoon it was over 90 degrees. In the hottest part of the year it is always over 90. Over 100 on some days. Yeah, you just go from A/C to A/C on those days or hangout in the pool.

A/C is pretty much everywhere in the city. On islands if you want a bungalow, you will pay more for one with A/C. Others probably have a fan, but I never stayed in the non A/C ones.

what's the temperature during the cool seasons? comfortable at least?

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PS. This is one of the most convincing Katoeys I ever saw. Doing an impromptu striptease in front of the Coffee World on Sukumvit. Be careful out there boys...

OMG, I would've hit that!!!!

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PS. This is one of the most convincing Katoeys I ever saw. Doing an impromptu striptease in front of the Coffee World on Sukumvit. Be careful out there boys...

OMG, that would've hit you!!!!

FYP

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Quote: Refuse all taxis that wont put the meter on. If you are insistant then they will turn it on.

It helps if you know a little thai. When they try that [censored] with me I put them in their place and tell them I know whats up and the meter either goes right on or I get in the next one.

that pretty much sums it up lol

i've gotten out of many cabs cuz they wont turn on the meter

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Beats,

Your contributions in this thread have been awesome, thanks man. That place is called Sin Bar now, my favorite pool hall in all of Bangkok (the one on Soi Nana).

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Quote: Refuse all taxis that wont put the meter on. If you are insistant then they will turn it on.

It helps if you know a little thai. When they try that [censored] with me I put them in their place and tell them I know whats up and the meter either goes right on or I get in the next one.

that pretty much sums it up lol

i've gotten out of many cabs cuz they wont turn on the meter

I don't know if this has been mentioned, but at the airport and at the bus station (if you take government buses) there is a line up specifically for taxi-meters that always turn on the meter.

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dont leave your hotel and get into the taxi/tuktuk sitting outside. just walk away a bit and flag when down.

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great thread guys I just spent about 2 1/2 hours reading this whole thing...adding Thailand to my list of to do after I graduate this Spring

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wait a minute, you're telling me this is a dude? Does it make me gay that even after I read that I continued checking her/him out?

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Quote: wait a minute, you're telling me this is a dude? Does it make me gay that even after I read that I continued checking her/him out?

i see normal looking guys walking around with those things constantly. i mean it isn't a guy now, that used to be a dude.

anybody who has gone out a significant amount in thailand has been attracted to one of those, started talking to it, only to realize he is talking to a former dude. it happens.

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Quote: Great picture. What are your other favorite spots in bangkok

Ever go to the horseraces? There are 2 tracks, Royal Bangkok Sports Club and Royal Turf Club. Cabbies always know which one the races are that week. Pretty sure it alternates every Saturday. Might be at one of them on Saturday and the other on Sunday. The races are pretty certainly fixed but I always enjoyed going in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. In Chaing Mai, the best place to have kanoom jeeb was the track. Mmmmmm.

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Quote: wait a minute, you're telling me this is a dude? Does it make me gay that even after I read that I continued checking her/him out?

i see normal looking guys walking around with those things constantly. i mean it isn't a guy now, that used to be a dude.

anybody who has gone out a significant amount in thailand has been attracted to one of those, started talking to it, only to realize he is talking to a former dude. it happens.

Bad beat.

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I think I'd still rather hit this former boy rather than some of the crater-faced broads you guys have been posting.

Hot chicks have been few and far between. I'll get you guys started

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This one lives in Vegas, I'd hit it.

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Ladyboy? You may choose only one Yes No

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(edit) I will leave my answer out so we can see what others say.

- I used to watch the horse races from my balcony every sunday when I lived in BKK. Damn I miss that condo

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I might be a homophobe, but these ladyboys pretty much preclude me from trying to bang anyone in Thailand.

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the voice will usually give them away.

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Quote: I might be a homophobe, but these ladyboys pretty much preclude me from trying to bang anyone in Thailand.

Yeah, this bothered me at first but then I thought about it. If I don't ever find out that it used to be a man does it really matter to me? I wouldn't ever do one of these ladyboys knowing that they're a ladyboy but if I don't find out what harm does it do?

Also, wouldn't you be able to tell that it's a ladyboy if you get a good look at the equipment?

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^haha. That still makes you gay. Just cause you dont care enough to investiage the situation.

Why is everyone so worried about [censored] a ladyboy. Are you intentions to come to Thailand and take a bar girl home every night?

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Quote: ^haha. That still makes you gay. Just cause you dont care enough to investiage the situation.

Why is everyone so worried about [censored] a ladyboy. Are you intentions to come to Thailand and take a bar girl home every night?

haha, easy bro

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so far these two threads have made me happy that I am going to China and not Thailand.

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Anybody ever visit the island of Koh Chang Lek (not the big Koh Chang) This one is on the phuket side. Very small and not so beautiful but very quiet and peaceful because its not in the guidebooks so not many people come.

I ended up staying there for over a month and had a great time. Its right next to Ranong

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Guys, don't forget that your penis size will increase its z-score by one.

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Just setup a date with this girl for when I get back to Thailand.

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Nice. Where is she located

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Quote: Nice. Where is she located

She lives in bangkhae and works in her families shop near MBK.

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I just setup a date with this chick:

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Quote: so far these two threads have made me happy that I am going to China and not Thailand.

Things are going to be sooo much different there...

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maybe KJS took home a ladyboy

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10/10

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when you guys got to thailand, was it strange for you that they didnt shave their legs? you cant tell from far away, but when you get close you see all these thin little hairs. god, i love thai girl legs. i want to be reincarnated as a university skirt.

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hahahaha.

I think we need some pictures of university chicks

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thai women

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so wait....they really dont shave their legs?

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Quote: Guys, don't forget that your penis size will increase its z-score by one.

Ahhhhh, the real reason thai girls dig farang.

Edit: By the way, I like the way you phrased that.

Edited by PokerFink (10/02/06 02:26 AM)

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Quote: Beats,

Your contributions in this thread have been awesome, thanks man. That place is called Sin Bar now, my favorite pool hall in all of Bangkok (the one on Soi Nana).

No problem man! This thread is nothing but fun. Oh, the pool hall (ball in hand) is the second floor. Sin Bar opened a year or two after and is the top floor. Sin bar is pretty sweet. Good late night spot. Sin Bar has a few tables up there too. Here is a blurry picture of the Ball in Hand Pool hall from the stairs going up to Sin Bar.

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ya i knew what you meant, i just always thought that was sin bar. i've logged long hours in that place.

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Quote:

Quote: Great picture. What are your other favorite spots in bangkok

Ever go to the horseraces? There are 2 tracks, Royal Bangkok Sports Club and Royal Turf Club. Cabbies always know which one the races are that week. Pretty sure it alternates every Saturday. Might be at one of them on Saturday and the other on Sunday. The races are pretty certainly fixed but I always enjoyed going in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. In Chaing Mai, the best place to have kanoom jeeb was the track. Mmmmmm.

KJS

I live right across from the Royal Bangkok Sports Club right by the Rachadamri BTS station, but I haven't been in there to see the races. I was more of a pool hall junkie. I wanted to play on that golf course in there too, but it is private!

Another place I like is lounging in the plush Gold Class Theater at EGV Cinema. Remote control massive recliner, pillows, ahhh....

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Quote: thai women

NICE.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BalLrSG-xIU

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Quote: ya i knew what you meant, i just always thought that was sin bar. i've logged long hours in that place.

hehe, i practically lived in there when i first moved to bkk. we called it the "office" My friend would be like "see you down at the office around 4?"

The newer Ball in Hand in the Times Square building near Asok BTS is pretty cool too, but i still like the vibe of the original better. it was also more fun walking up and down soi nana all the time.

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Quote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BalLrSG-xIU

wrong thread dude

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Quote:

Quote: thai women

NICE.

Wow, really? Second from the right might get a look back, but pretty much a big meh as a whole.

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Quote:

Quote:

Quote: thai women

NICE.

Wow, really? Second from the right might get a look back, but pretty much a big meh as a whole.

ask them to turn around

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Quote:

Wow, really? Second from the right might get a look back, but pretty much a big meh as a whole.

I agree, those girls are not amazing, but on the other hand, they're all doable and very typical of what thai female college students look like.

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Beats: I used to live right by you.

I lived in Royal Regant building on soi mahadlek 1. Beautiful view facing the horse track and the business district.

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In my experience most Uni girls are pretty atractive. That picture doesnt do them justice though

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i just watched all of that dudes video's.

sad story.

it is all about the money though. kkf if you went busto, do you think your girl would stay with you?

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he met a girl on the internet and maried her 2 months later LOL

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"kkf if you went busto, do you think your girl would stay with you?"

yeah. she is a good one. (atleast i hope)

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Quote: so wait....they really dont shave their legs?

Am I going to have to bring a suitcase full of Nair?

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Nope never took one home or had any sex with any.

Did party with some one night after a Da Jim (Thai rapper) concert in Chiang Mai. They were all cooking up Special K in the kitchen and tripping like crazy. Pretty fun night.

KJS

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My girl friend doesnt shave her legs and they stay hairless so dont worry.

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Quote: Beats: I used to live right by you.

I lived in Royal Regant building on soi mahadlek 1. Beautiful view facing the horse track and the business district.

Small Farang world eh? I'm on mahadlek 2.

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Quote: In my experience most Uni girls are pretty atractive. That picture doesnt do them justice though

I agree, second from the right is the only one worth a second look. I was saying "NICE" in general to University girls

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I have lived in Jomthien (near Pattaya) for about 4 months and love it here. For you players in Thailand, how do you think the U.S. law will affect the games? I had been using my U.S. bank account for the transactions, but now I guess I will open an account in Malaysia or Singapore.

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Quote: I have lived in Jomthien (near Pattaya) for about 4 months and love it here. For you players in Thailand, how do you think the U.S. law will affect the games? I had been using my U.S. bank account for the transactions, but now I guess I will open an account in Malaysia or Singapore.

this remains to be seen, my fingers are crossed.

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This question is for any of the thai experienced.With the thai people making like $500 a year,there must be times when you make $5000 in 15 minutes playing online that you feel like making your girl or some random thais day and dropping a years salary on them as a tip.From people who have visited thailand ,I know this is very frowned upon, but have never gotten an adequate explanation as to why.I imagine that it would have something to do with throwing off the whole balance, and generally over time, making it more expensive for anyone visiting.Is this the reason,and if not,why is it frowned upon?And have you ever done it anyways?I know I would really struggle making 20K on a good night and knowing someone I like is struggling on $500 a year.By the way I am not trying to sound overly generous but can occasionally do something nice for someone besides myself(rarely)

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So yeah about that thing thats goin on right now with poker and stuff yikes.

Any idea about the banking situation in Laos, Malaysia, etc? Links? My searches have been useless, then again I have performed exactly zero sober actions in four days.

It hurts, it hurts so bad

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banking situation in laos is quite interesting being that there are no atms.

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Thailand just keeps looking better and better as this BS keeps getting closer to being enacted.

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Quote: This question is for any of the thai experienced.With the thai people making like $500 a year,there must be times when you make $5000 in 15 minutes playing online that you feel like making your girl or some random thais day and dropping a years salary on them as a tip.From people who have visited thailand ,I know this is very frowned upon, but have never gotten an adequate explanation as to why.I imagine that it would have something to do with throwing off the whole balance, and generally over time, making it more expensive for anyone visiting.Is this the reason,and if not,why is it frowned upon?And have you ever done it anyways?I know I would really struggle making 20K on a good night and knowing someone I like is struggling on $500 a year.By the way I am not trying to sound overly generous but can occasionally do something nice for someone besides myself(rarely)

Ya I am very loose with money over there on this type of stuff. I buy people lots of stuff and give rather large amounts of money (to them) to homeless people from time to time. Not the beggars on the street as they are likely giving a cut to somebody else or being paid/forced to stand/lay there, but to people I see getting food from trash cans or sleeping on the street at night etc. $10 is fairly little to me but is a fortune to them (probably about the same as $50 to a US homeless person...maybe more when you consider they don't have medicare/social services these people can access).

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Quote: Thailand just keeps looking better and better as this BS keeps getting closer to being enacted.

Seriously.

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Quote: banking situation in laos is quite interesting being that there are no atms.

you gotta be f'n crazy to bank in SE asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos et al).

Singapore and Hong Kong are the two closest places I'd consider (am considering) housing my moniez.

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Can you drive with your normal U.S. drivers lic? Motorcycles too? Are scooters/motorcycles common or feasible there? What about auto or motorcycle insurance? What about owning auto or motorcycles? Thanks a lot for all of the information!

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn Catfish4u

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Can you drive with your normal U.S. drivers lic? Motorcycles too? Are scooters/motorcycles common or feasible there? What about auto or motorcycle insurance? What about owning auto or motorcycles? Thanks a lot for all of the information!

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn Catfish4u

cruise back a couple hundred posts, we covered this

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I'm proctoring a test with my wife right now.. LOL!

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"you gotta be f'n crazy to bank in SE asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos et al)."

Why? With the Gov't change do you think there is a chance they would confiscate the funds? Or is it something else?

I am a U.S. citizen (unfortunately) but I married a Thai woman and bought a condo here in my name and I keep a large amount in the bank so I could get the 1 year non-immigrant visa.

How safe is the Siam Commercial Bank in your opinion?

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Quote: "you gotta be f'n crazy to bank in SE asia (Thailand, Cambodia, Laos et al)."

Why? With the Gov't change do you think there is a chance they would confiscate the funds? Or is it something else?

I am a U.S. citizen (unfortunately) but I married a Thai woman and bought a condo here in my name and I keep a large amount in the bank so I could get the 1 year non-immigrant visa.

How safe is the Siam Commercial Bank in your opinion?

odds of them stealing your money is a lot less than the baht plummeting in value against the dollar over some random event. it is just an unstable currency and an unstable country.

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I just received my non-immigrant visa 2 days ago so I guess I could pull the money out until a month or two before I need to renew it.

My wife has family in Singapore so I'm going to look into opening a bank account there to be able to keep playing.

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Did anyone in this thread mention how hot it is when a uni student rides on the back of a motorcycle yet?

cause if not let me be the first

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kik,

if you r married, all u need is 400k baht in the bank.

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Quote: Did anyone in this thread mention how hot it is when a uni student rides on the back of a motorcycle yet?

cause if not let me be the first

$1 on pokerstars for anybody who can find a pic of this

SO sexy

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I think that 10k is the minimum, but since we have a daughter and no verifiable source of income she thought it would be a good idea to show more.

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SHIIIIIIIIPPPP IT

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good effort, no dice

needs to be in bangkok on a motorcycle taxi. preferably w/ a little underwear showing, and lots of leg

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in the mean time you can look at this

Edited by farang0 (10/03/06 02:50 AM)

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ok ive missed out on this thread but ill try and post some thoughts as i read. the hospitals are quite good in thailand (i mean did you see those ladyboys?!), but particularly in BKK...if its anything serious i would go there or to one in chaing mai, but for anything save a triple bypass the hospitals are clean and safe.

i too have never had a problem with rats, though cockroaches do come round. not any more often then they do in australia though. ants would probably be the most annoying thing.

you can buy any groceries you need in bkk, and most of the other bigger cities, though it may take some looking around/asking expats to find the quality places. infact the only place i wasnt able to get some of the stuff i needed when i was there last year was in hua hin/cha am, but even that changed *they opened a new supermarket as i was leaving*

-pug

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And we have a winner!

4 chicks

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Have you ever been to any trade shows or confrences in Thailand or car shows or anything?

Its ALL hot chicks. These companies hire the hotest chicks every and they wear very little clothing. Its amazing.

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Quote: Did party with some one night after a Da Jim (Thai rapper)

just wanted to say i love thai rap:P..well and rock like LOSO as well..i actually found out last time i went back that a friend of mine had become something of an underground rap star, who may or may not have signed with Thaitanium (most popular rap group in thailand), which i thought was cool. he had a group called south-side crew *they were based in phuket but did their recording in BKK if i recall*. he was thai/italian who spoke very good english, so his raps were pretty solid.

oh someone asked about quality/price of high end electronics in thailand. i would recommend hoping on a flight to singapore, but thats just me. its somewhat cheaper there, and the quality wont come into question.

also i propose that Jim Khun change his name to Khun Jim.

-pug

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Thai tay!

Pug are you going to see Jay Z on the 18th in bkk?

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i wish! im currently in australia, and ill only be there for 2-3 days at the end of november/early december, and for a week in early febuary.

-pug

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Quote: Thai tay!

Pug are you going to see Jay Z on the 18th in bkk?

Funny. I just saw an ad for this on the street and was thinking about going. By thinking I mean if there is any possible way I can get there I will. I saw Jay Z in 2000 in North Carolina and it was much better than 99.9% of rap shows. By that I mean he is one of the few rappers who doesn't let 20 people in his posse on stage to scream every other line out.

2 hours until I head to Ko Samui. Hopefully I can lock a room down somewhere on the full moon party island.

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Quote: Thai tay!

Pug are you going to see Jay Z on the 18th in bkk?

Funny. I just saw an ad for this on the street and was thinking about going. By thinking I mean if there is any possible way I can get there I will. I saw Jay Z in 2000 in North Carolina and it was much better than 99.9% of rap shows. By that I mean he is one of the few rappers who doesn't let 20 people in his posse on stage to scream every other line out.

2 hours until I head to Ko Samui. Hopefully I can lock a room down somewhere on the full moon party island.

I finally found a website for this:

ttp://www.thailandguidebook.com/hotels/kohphangan.php

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Oh [censored], is the full moon tonight?

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Its the 7th.

Anyways, I'm about to get en route down there. I'll be arriving on Koh Samui I think at 10am tomorrow.

Degen any place on that site you would recommend? Hopefully I can lock down a room somewhere near the party site instead of having to take a boat over from Koh Samui

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Oct 7th.

Here is the schedule http://fullmoonparty-thailand.com/schedules.html

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Just pass out on the beach like 1000 other people will do.

Where are you staying in koh samui?

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Quote: Its the 7th.

Anyways, I'm about to get en route down there. I'll be arriving on Koh Samui I think at 10am tomorrow.

Degen any place on that site you would recommend? Hopefully I can lock down a room somewhere near the party site instead of having to take a boat over from Koh Samui

We stayed at Tommy resort, which is all the way to the left side of Hat Rin (when facing the ocean). It was like 500 baht per night. Might be booked up though. If you really need a place to stay you can stay other places on the island, which IMO is a better option than taking the Samui ferry.

Trip report after the party please, I'm jealous. Fun times.

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Quote: Okay, a couple more questions:

How is the TV over there? Can you get any western shows? Do they have SKY? In the cheaper hotels you described, do they even have TV's?

This may have been covered, already, but if you are worried about TV, buy a slingbox. I live in Seoul, and have my slingbox hooked up to a cable box (with DVR) at my parents house in NY. I watch Cablevision over the internet in Seoul.

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You cannot 'move' there really, at least not so far as the gov't is concerned. You'll be a tourist there forever.

What about through marriage? It should be easy to get married right? Then can you stay more permanently?

Also awesome thread, I think I'm coming over in a few months.

haha ya www.stickmanbangkok.com and other sites have been saying there are gonnna be a bunch of marriages now because of the new tighter visa rules.

dunno i just take a mandatory vacation every three months and its not a big deal.

you can pay $25k and become a member of Thailand Elite and get a 5 year visa and conceirge service from the airport.

it all comes down to money, if you have it, you can do whatever you want. if you don't, things might be harder.

Degen, you know that you can get around the 90 day absence requirement by getting a new 60-day entry visa from a foreign embassy, right? At least, that was the case as of a few weeks ago, according to Stickman and the Thai Visa site. If you know that that has changed, please let me know...

-Brass

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You cannot 'move' there really, at least not so far as the gov't is concerned. You'll be a tourist there forever.

What about through marriage? It should be easy to get married right? Then can you stay more permanently?

Also awesome thread, I think I'm coming over in a few months.

haha ya www.stickmanbangkok.com and other sites have been saying there are gonnna be a bunch of marriages now because of the new tighter visa rules.

dunno i just take a mandatory vacation every three months and its not a big deal.

you can pay $25k and become a member of Thailand Elite and get a 5 year visa and conceirge service from the airport.

it all comes down to money, if you have it, you can do whatever you want. if you don't, things might be harder.

Degen, you know that you can get around the 90 day absence requirement by getting a new 60-day entry visa from a foreign embassy, right? At least, that was the case as of a few weeks ago, according to Stickman and the Thai Visa site. If you know that that has changed, please let me know...

-Brass

I am 99.9% certain you are wrong. Can you link us to what you are referring to?

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Degen, you know that you can get around the 90 day absence requirement by getting a new 60-day entry visa from a foreign embassy, right? At least, that was the case as of a few weeks ago, according to Stickman and the Thai Visa site. If you know that that has changed, please let me know...

-Brass

I am 99.9% certain you are wrong. Can you link us to what you are referring to?

From what I saw on Stickman last week and on the ThaiVisa forum, I think brass is correct about the tourist visa and border stamp combination. This is basically what I have been doing for the last 2 years and it looks like it will still be allowed.

If you were only doing border runs with 30 day stamps, you would be limited to 3 in 90 days and then you would have to leave the country for 90 days before continuing with 30 day stamps. If you have a tourist visa in the mix, it changes everything. You can do 3 border runs at 30 days each, then get a tourist visa from a foreign embassy and keep going.

In my understanding, the best thing to do from California is to get a double entry tourist visa from the los angeles embassy. Go to Thailand and you'll be good to go for 90 days before you have to leave the country. At that point, you leave and come back on your second entry of the tourist visa. Another 90 days then you can do 3 border crossings getting 30 day stamps each time. At that point you have to get a new tourist visa from outside of Thailand or stay out for 90 days.

Quote from stickman (page link below)

"Following on from the opening piece in last week's column about the changing times and the current visa situation, I can pass on a few more rumours that have slipped through. The first is some clarification of the rule regarding entry into Thailand on what is termed anything from an entry permit to a visa on arrival to a standard 30 day visa. Call it what you will, I am referring to the 30 day stamp in our passport that we get if we arrive at the border without having got a visa from a Thai embassy or consulate abroad beforehand. Rumour has it that once you have had three entries into Thailand (of ANY duration) in a six month period, you cannot re-enter Thailand again for a period of 90 days on that type of 30 day visa stamp. Essentially you would either have to wait out the 90 days before returning, or go to a Thai consulate or embassy abroad and apply for a tourist or non-immigrant visa. Some officials from within the Immigration Department have said that they will happily allow people to come and go on tourist visas issued at Thai embassies and consulates abroad ad infinitum."

http://www.stickmanbangkok.com/Weekly2006/weekly280.htm

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Degen probably doesn't have a Thai Bank account. That would require a work permit, etc.

Actually, you can get a Thai bank account as a tourist with Bangkok Bank. Hopefully nobody said this before - I haven't gotten all the way through the thread yet.

-Brass

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Quote: Comon guys, this thread should be at 50 pages by now. Ask some questions.

Ever had a medical condition serious enough to warrant a hospital stay? Do you have health insurance? If so, how much do you pay?

no, no

medical care is cheap and is known to be of high quality. lots of people go to thailand for operations, expensive procedures etc.

If you're looking into some good short-stay health care, BUPA Blue Cross (http://www.bupathailand.com/) offers very affordable health insurance for short-term (and long-term) stays to Thailand. I got platinum care before my last trip to Thailand for six months, and found the customer service to be outstanding.

-Brass

Edited by BrassMonkey (10/03/06 06:16 PM)

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I have one account at Bangkok Bank and Ayutaya Bank and I am only a tourist here. By the way, the banks and all the financial services here are alot more efficient and inexpensive than the ones in my country, in France.

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Degen, you know that you can get around the 90 day absence requirement by getting a new 60-day entry visa from a foreign embassy, right? At least, that was the case as of a few weeks ago, according to Stickman and the Thai Visa site. If you know that that has changed, please let me know...

-Brass

I am 99.9% certain you are wrong. Can you link us to what you are referring to?

From what I saw on Stickman last week and on the ThaiVisa forum, I think brass is correct about the tourist visa and border stamp combination. This is basically what I have been doing for the last 2 years and it looks like it will still be allowed.

If you were only doing border runs with 30 day stamps, you would be limited to 3 in 90 days and then you would have to leave the country for 90 days before continuing with 30 day stamps. If you have a tourist visa in the mix, it changes everything. You can do 3 border runs at 30 days each, then get a tourist visa from a foreign embassy and keep going.

In my understanding, the best thing to do from California is to get a double entry tourist visa from the los angeles embassy. Go to Thailand and you'll be good to go for 90 days before you have to leave the country. At that point, you leave and come back on your second entry of the tourist visa. Another 90 days then you can do 3 border crossings getting 30 day stamps each time. At that point you have to get a new tourist visa from outside of Thailand or stay out for 90 days.

Quote from stickman (page link below)

"Following on from the opening piece in last week's column about the changing times and the current visa situation, I can pass on a few more rumours that have slipped through. The first is some clarification of the rule regarding entry into Thailand on what is termed anything from an entry permit to a visa on arrival to a standard 30 day visa. Call it what you will, I am referring to the 30 day stamp in our passport that we get if we arrive at the border without having got a visa from a Thai embassy or consulate abroad beforehand. Rumour has it that once you have had three entries into Thailand (of ANY duration) in a six month period, you cannot re-enter Thailand again for a period of 90 days on that type of 30 day visa stamp. Essentially you would either have to wait out the 90 days before returning, or go to a Thai consulate or embassy abroad and apply for a tourist or non-immigrant visa. Some officials from within the Immigration Department have said that they will happily allow people to come and go on tourist visas issued at Thai embassies and consulates abroad ad infinitum."

http://www.stickmanbangkok.com/Weekly2006/weekly280.htm

Perfect - thanks for the follow-up, beats.

Yea, I freaked out about the new immigration situation when I learned of the changes RIGHT (as in, one day) after buying a round-trip ticket to Bangkok with arrival and departure dates six months apart (November-May). When I found the Stickman information that beats mentioned, and then discovered corroboration on the Thai Visa site, I was pretty stoked.

If only poker prospects from Thailand were as reassuring...

-Brass

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You can fly from Thailand to poker in just a few hours.

I have 3 bank accounts in Thailand and I only have a tourist visa. 2 of the times I was told that it was not possible because of my visa, but I talked them into it. Must be my good looks...

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Quote: You can fly from Thailand to poker in just a few hours.

I have 3 bank accounts in Thailand and I only have a tourist visa. 2 of the times I was told that it was not possible because of my visa, but I talked them into it. Must be my good looks...

Haha. Yea, or a little palm grease. What you mean "you can fly from Thailand to poker in a few hours"? Man, if poker in Thailand becomes impossible, it's gonna be a rough six months. We gots to stay on top of ways around it...

-Brass

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One thing people may find interesting is how jobs are advertised: Finance officer, male between the ages of 25-33, etc.. Not that it will matter for you guys, but its just interesting.

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I love this fact.

If you own a company in Thailand and are looking for some hot chicks to staff it with, you plain out say it in the classifed ad.

Secertary Needed Age 21-25 Must be atractive and slim Send photo with resume to blah@blah.com

Its awesome. Its the way it should be.

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Guys: tips on buying a phone and bringing it back home? I drooled over the cabinets in the MBK last visit, thinking of bringing something home. Have a concept on unlocking and GSM access, but no idea on how to actually do it. Tips?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BalLrSG-xIU&NR

is this a common thing in thailand? just happened to stumble across this on youtube and remembered about this thread...

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Be carful about buying in thailand for usa. I spent $400 on a [censored] awesome samsung only to find out it wont work in usa. When I read the specs I got the impression that I could use it anywhere in the world but that was not the case.

Also, dont ask the seller. THey will tell you anything to get you to buy it. If you find a nice phone at MBK, goto the 7th floor all the way at the back, there in an internet cafe, spend 20 baht and go online and confirm anything you need.

Good questions guys. Keep them comming

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Quote: Guys: tips on buying a phone and bringing it back home? I drooled over the cabinets in the MBK last visit, thinking of bringing something home. Have a concept on unlocking and GSM access, but no idea on how to actually do it. Tips?

I'm not really sure about buying a phone in Thailand and bringing it back to use in the USA. I have used a new Thai Nokia that I bought in Bangkok and I tried using it on my last visit to the USA and it didn't work with a cingular sim card.

I also used an unlocked phone in Thailand that I had brought with me from the USA. I bought an unlocked phone on ebay and I could use the sim card from cingular in the US or the Thai sim card from 1-2 call (ais) in Thailand. I also used a different unlocked phone in the past that I had bought from mphone. It worked in both locations. Mphone has some sweet phones that are not available in the USA. Brand new and unlocked. Not cheap though. I think unlocked is the way to go if you want to use your phone in both places.

http://www.mphone.co.uk/acatalog/sim_free.html

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This thread has really gotten off track. More lurid details of sexual exploits please.

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Quote: This thread has really gotten off track. More lurid details of sexual exploits please.

With pics - don't forget the pics!

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Quote: This thread has really gotten off track. More lurid details of sexual exploits please.

At this rate I think this thread may still be around when I go back in a couple weeks. I'll see about producing some good copy

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yea this thread needs to keep going... trip reports... stories... whatever... my favorite thing after coming home at 7am after my B&M session is reading the 50 some odd posts of the day in this thread before passing out.

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Quote: Guys: tips on buying a phone and bringing it back home? I drooled over the cabinets in the MBK last visit, thinking of bringing something home. Have a concept on unlocking and GSM access, but no idea on how to actually do it. Tips?

This is fairly standard and easy. You can remove the sim card from your american phone and just pop it in there. Change the settings to english (they'll do this at MBK) and you are set.

No warranty and hard to get accessories for phones that haven't been released in the US yet are the two major concerns.

They are also pretty expensive, I paid $650 for mine but its like the most badass phone in history and isn't (or wasn't when i got it) available in the US yet.

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did you guys know joey boy's song i love you mean girl is written about 16 year old. my girl jut read me the article and the girls mother said she would always see him hanging around outside the international high school when school let out.

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Anyone been to the new airport lately? I've been reading reports on Stickman; looking classic Thai-style right now with lots of gawkers, bad signage and work still going on. t-minus nine days... hope my luggage doesn't go missing for long.

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Quote: did you guys know joey boy's song i love you mean girl is written about 16 year old. my girl jut read me the article and the girls mother said she would always see him hanging around outside the international high school when school let out.

isn't that legal in thailand?

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I've heard its been something of a disaster. Where you located Octopi?

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Drexah, That youtube vid is very accurate...if you marry a bargirl. If you met a Thai woman from a good family, then probably not. In any case getting married after only 2 months is stupid.

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there's atms in laos. well in the capital (can't remember the name), I remember there being like 1 or 2. Traveller's cheques (paid hefty fees) or cash advance on visa cards are probably the best way to go.

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ok, a sex story to get things back on track:

First time I went to Thailand I went with a friend of mine who is 51 and is pretty near-sighted. I met a friend of a woman I worked with in the U.S. and we hit it off immediately (she became my wife about 1 1/2 years later). My friend was involved back home so we didn't do anything other than flirt and get massages/dry humps, etc. from the bar girls during our first trip. 8 or 9 months later he breaks up with his girlfriend and decides to go back to Pattaya alone.

Also important to note is his taste in women. Instead of the soft featured, youngish looking girls that are much safer, he prefers a more "exotic" look with more pronounced bone structure and features. There are many beautiful Thai women who look like this...but unfortunately so do most of the katoeys. Most of them are easy to spot, but not all.

So my friend is at least 5-6 drinks into the evening and starts chatting with one of the bargirls and they really hit it off. After a few more drinks and a few games of Connect4 (very popular at the bars) he barfines her and takes her back to his room. They kiss and rub a bit then she goes to the bathroom to take a shower. She comes back wearing only a towel and they start kissing some more and my friend takes off the towel and she has a dick! My friend freaks out and tells him he has to leave. The katoey said that he thought that's what my friend liked and he still had to pay. Rather than getting in a fight, he pays the 500 baht (about $13).

I have to give my friend credit for telling me about it knowing all the [censored] I would give him. I might have kept it secret if I was him.

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Do asain girls taste like mango?

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Quote: Guys: tips on buying a phone and bringing it back home? I drooled over the cabinets in the MBK last visit, thinking of bringing something home. Have a concept on unlocking and GSM access, but no idea on how to actually do it. Tips?

This is fairly standard and easy. You can remove the sim card from your american phone and just pop it in there. Change the settings to english (they'll do this at MBK) and you are set.

No warranty and hard to get accessories for phones that haven't been released in the US yet are the two major concerns.

They are also pretty expensive, I paid $650 for mine but its like the most badass phone in history and isn't (or wasn't when i got it) available in the US yet.

I think this depends if the phone has GSM or not. If you buy a cheaper Nokia for example, it may not work in the USA. That was my experience at least. Depending if the phone has Tri-band, Quad-band, CDMA support etc, results could vary. Here's is some interesting related info on GSM and unlocked phones.

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Which companies have GSM in the USA?

There are two main companies that offer GSM service in the USA. AT&T and Cingular are now merged into one company, and the second company is T-Mobile.

If your service is with, eg, Sprint, Nextel, Verizon, or just about any other US wireless company, then you do not have GSM service and your phone can't be unlocked.

http://www.thetravelinsider.info/roadwarriorcontent/unlockingfaq.htm

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they taste like sticky rice

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Are there any basketball courts, indoor or outdoor? How is it trying to find any kind of pickup games? What other sports are popular?

What are the fees your US bank charges for using ATMs there?

Is tipping similar to the US? I have a feeling this was already discussed.

Connect4 in bars, now this is exciting news. Who needs poker, I can multigrid against four bargirls with my perfect strategy.

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Quote: Are there any basketball courts, indoor or outdoor? How is it trying to find any kind of pickup games? What other sports are popular?

Dude, its like 500 degrees here.

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shopping is the most popular sport in bkk.

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Tipping is a whole nother post. They dont really have a tipping system here but because so many forigners here are tipping some people kind of expect it. Thais almost never tip. If you do tip, 20 baht (50 cents) is standard and accepted.

The general rule of thumb is to leave all of the coins and take the bills when they bring you your change. Sometimes I leave a few bucks just to make someones day.

You can play basketball at schools. Some condos in bangkok have a hoop for their residents.

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Guys, I had just had this woman over my house to give me a massage. I actually got a boner cause she was getting in real close to my groin, and even touching my junk at times. She was like 50 years old and not hot, it kinda sucked cause i was all embarrassed.

Anyway, what kind of massage do you prefer,(aside from the naughty ones), the traditional thai massage that hurts like 50% of the time, or one that feels good most of the time and is more relaxing?

Farang, I pretty much follow your same tipping rules, unless I get awesome service, like a really good massage, for example.

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What are the fees your US bank charges for using ATMs there?

Wells Fargo charges me $5 if I withdraw from an ATM here. The exchange rates are pretty good though. If I go into the bank and do a cash advance using the same ATM/Debit card, they only charge $3. Amazingly, the Bank (siam commercial) does it for free.

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Is tipping similar to the US? I have a feeling this was already discussed.

I leave the small change and usually a small bill (20 baht) Depends on how much the total is. If it is a taxi, I don't really feel bad if I don't have enough small money on me for a tip. Tipping is pretty much expected in all the touristy areas. 10% ish is fine.

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Quote: ok, a sex story to get things back on track:

First time I went to Thailand I went with a friend of mine who is 51 and is pretty near-sighted. I met a friend of a woman I worked with in the U.S. and we hit it off immediately (she became my wife about 1 1/2 years later). My friend was involved back home so we didn't do anything other than flirt and get massages/dry humps, etc. from the bar girls during our first trip. 8 or 9 months later he breaks up with his girlfriend and decides to go back to Pattaya alone.

Also important to note is his taste in women. Instead of the soft featured, youngish looking girls that are much safer, he prefers a more "exotic" look with more pronounced bone structure and features. There are many beautiful Thai women who look like this...but unfortunately so do most of the katoeys. Most of them are easy to spot, but not all.

So my friend is at least 5-6 drinks into the evening and starts chatting with one of the bargirls and they really hit it off. After a few more drinks and a few games of Connect4 (very popular at the bars) he barfines her and takes her back to his room. They kiss and rub a bit then she goes to the bathroom to take a shower. She comes back wearing only a towel and they start kissing some more and my friend takes off the towel and she has a dick! My friend freaks out and tells him he has to leave. The katoey said that he thought that's what my friend liked and he still had to pay. Rather than getting in a fight, he pays the 500 baht (about $13).

I have to give my friend credit for telling me about it knowing all the [censored] I would give him. I might have kept it secret if I was him.

i really cannot recall a time in my life where i have laughed so hard and uncontrollably

Quote: and they start kissing some more and my friend takes off the towel and she has a dick!

like, i think once or twice i might have had that many tears in my eyes laughing so hard, though i can't recall ever having had them. though this:

Quote: The katoey said that he thought that's what my friend liked and he still had to pay

has got to be the single funniest thing I have ever read in my entire life.

hahahahhahahahahahahahhahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In all my time in Thailand, I have never heard a story about somebody actually seeing a penis on something they paid to [censored]. Awesomeness. vnh and I feel sorry for your friend, and I also think that katoey has some major balls, no pun intended

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Quote: This thread has really gotten off track. More lurid details of sexual exploits please.

With pics - don't forget the pics!

Here's a pic for you. Sorry no details.

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Quote: Do asain girls taste like mango?

yes.

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Are there any basketball courts, indoor or outdoor? How is it trying to find any kind of pickup games? What other sports are popular?

i usually play at my old school...we sometimes get random farangs, and some schools are cool with it some arent. i cant remember but i think there might be a few public bball courts in BKK - again, dont quote me. if you can get onto a court a ta a school, the quality of the players will vary. at big international schools like ISB there will likely be some very talented players, though as a whole, players will lack the fundamentals that guys from the states will have. those that do play take it as seriously as they can there though, so it can get quite competitive.

dont think that helps, but hey, i tried;)

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Quote: This thread has really gotten off track. More lurid details of sexual exploits please.

With pics - don't forget the pics!

Here's a pic for you. Sorry no details.

vnh

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There are b-ball courts. I hooped nearly every day at a school in Santitam when I lived in Chiang Mai. Played a bit in Bangkok near Sukumvit 31 where my friend lived. Some good competition there. Do drink tons of water; it does get super hot.

KJS

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Quote: There are b-ball courts. I hooped nearly every day at a school in Santitam when I lived in Chiang Mai. Played a bit in Bangkok near Sukumvit 31 where my friend lived. Some good competition there. Do drink tons of water; it does get super hot.

KJS

You took time to shoot hoops in between prostitutes?

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Quote: There are b-ball courts. I hooped nearly every day at a school in Santitam when I lived in Chiang Mai. Played a bit in Bangkok near Sukumvit 31 where my friend lived. Some good competition there. Do drink tons of water; it does get super hot.

KJS

You took time to shoot hoops in between prostitutes?

No, no, no. KJS moved to Thailand with His American wife. He would never have intimate relations with another woman, much less a THAI PROSTITUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Quote: No, no, no. KJS moved to Thailand with His American wife. He would never have intimate relations with another woman, much less a THAI PROSTITUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WELL, GOD BLESS AMERICA, THERE GOES ANOTHER THAI PROSTITUTE WITHOUT DINNER!

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Come on man, you can do better.

KJS

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Quote:

Quote: There are b-ball courts. I hooped nearly every day at a school in Santitam when I lived in Chiang Mai. Played a bit in Bangkok near Sukumvit 31 where my friend lived. Some good competition there. Do drink tons of water; it does get super hot.

KJS

You took time to shoot hoops in between prostitutes?

No, no, no. KJS moved to Thailand with His American wife. He would never have intimate relations with another woman, much less a THAI PROSTITUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paying for sex is just lame on so many levels, IMO. My friend getting Hepatitis C didn't help convince to start working the pros either.

KJS

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Major infectious diseases:

Degree of risk: high

Food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea and hepatitis A

Vectorborne diseases: Dengue fever, malaria, Japanese encephalitis, and plague are high risks in some locations

Animal contact disease: Rabies

Water contact disease: Leptospirosis

Note: At present, H5N1 avian influenza poses a minimal risk; during outbreaks among birds, rare cases could occur among US personnel who have close contact with infected birds or poultry (2005)

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Are there any basketball courts, indoor or outdoor? How is it trying to find any kind of pickup games? What other sports are popular?

i usually play at my old school...we sometimes get random farangs, and some schools are cool with it some arent. i cant remember but i think there might be a few public bball courts in BKK - again, dont quote me. if you can get onto a court a ta a school, the quality of the players will vary. at big international schools like ISB there will likely be some very talented players, though as a whole, players will lack the fundamentals that guys from the states will have. those that do play take it as seriously as they can there though, so it can get quite competitive.

dont think that helps, but hey, i tried;)

Your post helped more than you think. It didn't come to mind that there would be Thai's playing instead of Americans. Message board culture shock I guess

KJS, what were your experiences with the 'politics' on the court? Does the language barrier matter that much?

Is tennis popular at all?

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Quote: This thread has really gotten off track. More lurid details of sexual exploits please.

With pics - don't forget the pics!

Here's a pic for you. Sorry no details.

Now you're talking - more please. If I don't make it there by January, I might SCKM!

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Anyone been to the Foreign Correspondents Club? Do I have to buy a membership to get in? Dress code?

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"It didn't come to mind that there would be Thai's playing instead of Americans."

LOL, that reminds me of something: I was playing cards with a guy and he told me about his first trip to Thailand. He said his first thought was "I couldn't believe how many Asian people there were in the airport".

Degen...glad you liked the story!

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I just landed 2 days ago and the new airport look great and was simple to go trough for what I saw ( I was a little bit tired from my 30 hours trip from Montreal). Those flights are just a pain, especially with a 5 hours waiting in Narita. By the way I was not impressed by Japan Airlines, I liked Korean Airlines a lot more last year.

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30 hours, goddamn. Takes me 20-24 hours from Chicago. Its horrible. I think if it was like 8 hours or somthing I might come back to the USA more often but I just dont have the motivation to sit on a plane for a full [censored] day.

Everytime I have played basketball with Thais they hacked the [censored] out of my arms while playing. I think its because I am tall and unstopable to these little thais and that is the only way then can win.

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Reged: 08/21/06 Posts: 3718 Loc: Indeed. Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: farang0] #7562492 - 10/05/06 09:39 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

gotta upgrade and get LA/NY-BKK direct by THAI AIRWAYS

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Reged: 02/27/06 Posts: 627 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: xxThe_Lebowskixx] #7563430 - 10/05/06 11:00 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

What is the going rate these days?

Once I paid $850 round trip (2 stops) chicago-bkk.

Then I flew back to bkk (2 stops) for almost the same price one way.

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Quote: the quality of the players will vary. at big international schools like ISB there will likely be some very talented players, though as a whole, players will lack the fundamentals that guys from the states will have. those that do play take it as seriously as they can there though, so it can get quite competitive.

ISB's basketball team is pretty weak from what i remember :-)

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Reged: 08/21/06 Posts: 3718 Loc: Indeed. Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: farang0] #7563476 - 10/05/06 11:06 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

when i first came in Aug 04, i got a round trip ticket for <$600.. Since then, I guess it depends on price of oil. I think BKK_NY round trip for economy class is about 40K baht. Maybe less.

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$600 bucks, damn. Round trip from where?

They have good deal in the BKK Post if you dont mind stopping a few times.

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Quote: the quality of the players will vary. at big international schools like ISB there will likely be some very talented players, though as a whole, players will lack the fundamentals that guys from the states will have. those that do play take it as seriously as they can there though, so it can get quite competitive.

ISB's basketball team is pretty weak from what i remember :-)

' r u saying there i actually college/HS bball in BKK? gotta be kidding me...where can i see a schedule of games?

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Quote: $600 bucks, damn. Round trip from where?

They have good deal in the BKK Post if you dont mind stopping a few times.

orl-ny-jpn-bkk was $600 roundtrip in aug 04

last year, i paid about $800 for the same trip.

next time i am going to take the bkk-ny direct flight - you have to book EARLY though.

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Reged: 07/16/03 Posts: 1148 Loc: Andy B. '08 Re: Ask Degen Anything About Living In Thailand [Re: xxThe_Lebowskixx] #7563750 - 10/05/06 11:33 PM Edit post Edit  	Reply to this post Reply   	Reply to this post Quote   	Quick Reply Quick Reply

Yes, they have college teams.

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where i can i see a schedule of games online?

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Quote: where i can i see a schedule of games online?

It'd prolly be in Thai. I will have my wife look.

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What are the chances that you would go out partying, hook up with a bargirl, take her home and the next morning she screams RAPE while this was totally untrue. Being in a foreign country this would really scare me. It seems like they could blackmail Americans for a lot of money this way. Or worse, you could do a lot of time in a Thai prison!

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Quote: What are the chances that you would go out partying, hook up with a bargirl, take her home and the next morning she screams RAPE while this was totally untrue. Being in a foreign country this would really scare me. It seems like they could blackmail Americans for a lot of money this way. Or worse, you could do a lot of time in a Thai prison!

Thank you,

Jim Kuhn Catfish4u

White man >>>>>>>> bar girl on the thai hierarchy of life. they would likely beleive you over her. i've heard some crappy things happen to guys from bar girls, but this isn't one of them.