[LivinLOS]

Hi G,

I did not want that comment 95% of people not doing things 100% right to sound like an accusation... Personally doing things 100% right in Thailand is often counter productive to profits or an easy life.. The tea money / Jonny Walker passport is often the easist and sometimes only way to get what you need done here.

Also as someone involved in bars yourself I am sure you would agree that there are a lot of bar room barristers and chang wielding expats that are plain miss informed and wrong on the accurate details. If you want real accurate legal advice Phuket Int Law, Indo-Siam, Sunbelt etc are all well known reputable places for sober advice. Bar owners and local businesmen often can show you some of the shortcuts but I take a huge pinch of salt with every 'fact' I am told in a bar, especially if it comes from this side of it.

Dont know if I publically said about bar owners being pimps (but I am sure I may have said it somewhere) but I usually would preface it with a 'no judgement' or similar caveat.. Anyway personally I dont give a hoot what other people do and dont judge anyone, my comments if I made them relate to me. I would not make be happy to derive my money from a business that collects money in exchange for sex (barfines however its classified) its just the way I am wired. I am no prude and am enough of a realist to know that these little bouncing bunnies from Buri Ram and not going to go home and pick rice etc but its a simple fact of my yardstick. Just for reference I have made my money in lots of illicit ways where the risk of incarceration or worse was constant, so it has nothing to do with legality or common practice just my position.

As to what I do I consider myself retired but as you have noticed, I always know of a biz or 3 that needs selling.. Houses on the market that are priced to move.. Development land that has scope to make money.. Hotels that need filling.. Bars that could do with a group being toured through.. Stuff like that I do more for the fun of the hustle than the money but a 5% commission on a 13m baht villa provides some beer tokens for while.

I will drop into the Love bar some day and we will get to have a handshake..