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Does anyone have first hand experience with this company or have a relative who joined? They are an MLM group which could possibly be disguised as a pyramid operation. My understanding is that in Thailand, as in Malaysia, they recruit people to recruit other people. Cost to join is Baht 204,000 which can be borrowed from the company but has to be paid back at 46,000 per month. I am not sure how much they get paid for each person they get to join but I would imagine they would need to turn quite a few people.

I am not interested in anyone telling me it is a scam as I have my own thoughts on that plus the web is full of bad stories about this company. I did read from another forum about a guy who's wife/gf dropped everything to go join this company in Korat. As is normal with these types of companies they have a grand promotion with lots of rosy promises & testaments from people who are supposedly believable. I think Thailand is ripe for this as once the $ signs start spinning in ones eyes then they are blind to any rhyme or reason. One only has to look at the vast sums of money spent on the get rich quick scheme in the form of the black lottery.

If it is such a good deal & an ethical company why do they have to get people to pay to work for them. They do have products to sell, lampe berger, estebel, ed pinaud (you can google these), but my feeling is they make the big bucks from joining fees. Any related experiences will be much appreciated & yes I have someone who is close to me who attended the promotion in Bangkok over the past two days but with my earnest pleading she did not sign up yet although she has not given up on the idea. A couple of her relatives did sign up though.

This has not appeared in any local rag but could be of interest to some
andrew-drummond.com/2012/05/17/avoid-this-penguin-at-all-costs-fishy-brits-use-phuket-as-scam-central

I have a Samsung GT-i9001 smart phone aka Galaxy Plus which seems to lose connection on occasion while talking & sometimes the volume seems to drop off as the other person complains they cannot hear me. Both could be due to the way I use the phone but after reading the article about network providers service deteriorating it made me wonder. Anyone else out there having similar problems?

I know that Vachira has one but long waiting list. Bangkok Phuket hospital used to have one quite a few years back which is where I was diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. I use a cpap machine to aid sleep but I need a specialist to download & evaluate the information & see if any adjustments are needed. Any information helpful as I would also like to find a local agent for cpap machines & accessories.

BTW if any of you suffer from OSA I highly recommend you get diagnosed & select proper treatment. If you snore, have to get up & pee 2 or 3 times a night (this happens because you actually start choking & it is a brain/body defense mechanism), not feeling refreshed in the morning when you wake up, get really sleepy throughout the day, these are all classic symptoms of OSA which can be deadly to your well being if not attended to.

I was driving along the back road in Karon & near the northern end I noticed a sign "Daddy's Fish n Chips, Eat in or Takeaway". Wanted to know if anyone has tried this place as it is not often I travel in those parts but a good recommendation might tempt me to make a special trip. Prices, opening times would be helpful. I just saw it out of the corner of my eye as I went past & as I was late for an appointment did not have time to stop & check.