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phuketrichard

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Member Title Weary traveller
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Birthday March 15
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Phuket
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Travel, People, Asia

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Thailand

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Website URL http://phuket.zenfolio.com/, http://seacollectiv.wordpress.com/

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In Topic: Google'S Chrome Browser Now The Web'S Most Used Browser

2012-05-27 11:01:25

according to the stats i get for the various merchants i run affiliate programs for and my sites i would say this is a bold faced marketing lie,
IE comes out more than 60% firefox around 20% with chrome accounting for less than 10% of total

as far as mobile browsers , i would have no idea

In Topic: Police Arrest Three Foreigners For Bt30mn Jewelry Heist In Phuket

2012-05-15 11:06:28

what idiots> same person rents both cars!!!

If two separate people had rented two separate cars they would never have been caught.

and the police were not much better

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“While the police officers were questioning the suspects, one of the Malaysian woman, the large one, asked to use the bathroom at the police station.

“But she ended up running away from the station. We are now searching for her,” Col Jakkrapan said.

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According to Thongsak Jittakarnlerd, the diamond owner, the suspects broke into his car while he was having breakfast and snatched two suitcases containing gems, jewelry, and gold ornaments worth a total of 30 million baht.

This bothers me,  I have lived here over 25 years an never anything stolen out of my car and I never lock it  , so they must have know him or that he was carrying Jewelry or....

AS to Farang (ฝรั่ง) vs Foreigner vs Falang. (??)   Why nit pick.
ie they should just say  NOT THAI  and be done with it

In Topic: Phuket Immigration

2012-05-13 10:34:15

I never ever tip and have been using Phuket immigration for over 20 years
I got really pissed at a farang there last time that actually gave the guy 100 baht for his 90 day report, Told him he shouldn't do that an then immigration officer looked at me an smiled as he knows me.

couple of times for the 1 year extension they have not immediately given me back my 100 baht and i stand there with my hand out.

Note i have always been given good treatment and at times they have filed out my re entry permit application for me while i did the extension.

In Topic: Monthly Cost Of Living In Phuket

2012-04-29 09:57:11

petercallen, on 2012-04-24 14:09:57, said:

steelepulse, on 2012-04-24 13:54:41, said:

>>I'm in California right now though and gas, wine and many things are a lot cheaper than Thailand.

I was in KL a few weeks back and besides adult beverages, I found KL to be quite a bit cheaper than Phuket, not that I would live there, but Phuket is not the bargain it was years ago.

Phuket is probably the most expensive place to live in Thailand
How does KL compare to Bangkok

My vote goes for Samui, everything has to be taken in via the ferry
even krabi beach area is more. 7/11 prices are much higher there than Phuket

In Topic: Why Do They Take Up One Page On My Passport?

2012-04-29 09:42:39

tonititan, on 2012-04-27 11:48:06, said:

taxout, on 2012-04-27 11:39:59, said:

"I don't know where you are from, but for me, it wasn't too expensive to get more pages added to my passport."

Americans now pay US$82 for a set of extra pages.

I know.