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tormenting the muse

bottles empty on a floor

littered pauses each

Tatoosh

Posterlion,

Heh, I must be getting crabby in my old age. Anyway, there's a number of things that always ruffle my fur when it comes to writing (screen/novel/whatever). Silenced revolvers is one,...

Geeze! I love it when I make the most obvious mistake in front of the world at large. Effing Humilation with a capital aitch.

"Over" means end of my transmission. Awaiting your reply.

"Out"...

PosterLion,

Please stifle your urge to use the phrase "over and out". It makes anyone that has ever actually used radio protocol to cringe. "Over" and "Out" are two different commands, only...

Dana,

Foreigners owning property in Thailand is problematic. Basically you can't. Exception is a condo and then there is a rule where Farang can only own one if the majority of condo's are owned...

PosterLion,

Excellent report on your situation. I'm curious about the Japanese guy, as you must be too. How is he going to get back into Thailand? They usually blacklist folks with drug busts. ...

His friend should be happy to pay $50 under current market .. or words to that effect.

Hey, maybe so, but most of my friends would rather pay as little as they could. No they don't want to stiff...

Jing Jung,

Thank you for the insight. I'll open an account when I get to LOS. And do I need to visit Hong Kong to open account with HSBC? Not a biggie when the time comes. But if I can do it...

rabagast

Hey, I appreciate the insight! I completely agree with you (and others) about coming over and seeing how it works before getting too grandiose in my planning. I will do just that...

Thanks for the pointer LittleBigMan! Some good info there. I guess I'd better order a Thai langauge cd and start learning a bit of the lingo before I visit.

Tatoosh

samus aran

thanks for your input. maybe i should have stated my original post in terms like: i'll be coming to thailand at some point with an eye toward living there.

my initial trip(s) will...

gettingtang

i hear you! i'm not carving anything in stone here. i plan to visit in the near future, next year probably, but only for a week or so, due to vacation time limits. when i retire, i...

Hi, noobie (translation "newbie"') on the board here. I've been perusing this and other sites to get a feel for "living" in Thailand. I've yet to visit, but plan to in the future. I qualify as a...