Thailand Expats

perky · #1 20-03-2008, 14:33

Well apparently Phuket gets a Finnish celebrity resident (part-time, anyway)... Kimi Räikkönen has bought an apartment at the Serenity Terraces development near Friendship Beach. I wonder if he's seen the beach at low tide?

Kimi Räikkönen osti luksuskodin Thaimaasta - HS.fi - Viihde

Sorry no English link yet...

K2 · #2 20-03-2008, 14:56

Hope your not planning to stalk him Perky

.... just kidding

perky · #3 20-03-2008, 15:17

Wasn't planning to K2

They do make a big point in the story about the development being secure and private, maybe to discourage such ideas...

Crustasian · #4 20-03-2008, 17:22

That project is not even built yet!!

steve w · #5 20-03-2008, 17:29

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Originally Posted by perky

Well apparently Phuket gets a Finnish celebrity resident (part-time, anyway)... Kimi Räikkönen has bought an apartment at the Serenity Terraces development near Friendship Beach. I wonder if he's seen the beach at low tide?

Kimi Räikkönen osti luksuskodin Thaimaasta - HS.fi - Viihde

Sorry no English link yet...

can you tell me what is pinkys view of this news,

snakebite911 · #6 20-03-2008, 17:30

If I understood parts of that right, he's spending 32 million baht on the apartment. oh my, knew I should have taken up racing

perky · #7 20-03-2008, 18:14

Yep, 32 million baht. And Crusty I know, last time I drove past it it was just a cleared-up strip of land, I don't know if they've even started construction yet. The story also describes it as a "hideaway" which I think is a bit of a stretch considering the location... I do wonder if Kimi has seen more than the promo pics of the project

perky · #8 20-03-2008, 18:16

Oh and pinky agrees with me on every word.

OldMan · #9 20-03-2008, 23:12

So we'll be neighbours- I live 100yds from there. Beach is ugly at low tide-not exactly Monte Carlo, Kimmi

Denver · #10 21-03-2008, 03:54

That ginger bird out of Girls Aloud lives here at the Club in Kamalalala!

elayjones · #11 23-03-2008, 22:24

hey guys....I actually think he made a great buy...and it is definatly not just a stip of land. Check out their site (Beachfront Apartments, Phuket | Serenity Terraces) and look at the construction pictures as well as the show unit. I actually passed their today and poped in to take a look! "wow" is all i have to say....sure the low tide is not the best in the world. But I bet you he got one of the units with a private pool !!!! I am looking forward to having him in the neighborhood. I hope to catch a glimps of him every so often......!!!!

Tarzan · #12 23-03-2008, 23:47

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Originally Posted by elayjones

hey guys....I actually think he made a great buy...and it is definatly not just a stip of land. Check out their site (Beachfront Apartments, Phuket | Serenity Terraces) and look at the construction pictures as well as the show unit. I actually passed their today and poped in to take a look! "wow" is all i have to say....sure the low tide is not the best in the world. But I bet you he got one of the units with a private pool !!!! I am looking forward to having him in the neighborhood. I hope to catch a glimps of him every so often......!!!!

And do what? Stare at him or????

visa2003 · #13 24-03-2008, 17:37

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Originally Posted by snakebite911

If I understood parts of that right, he's spending 32 million baht on the apartment. oh my, knew I should have taken up racing

Well, his last win in Malaysia would have covered the cost of the apartment!!!!
Nice to have talent!!!!

Denver · #14 24-03-2008, 22:25

Word must be out I am staying at 'The Club' - The SugarBabes and all the female cast members of Hollyoaks have just turned up in a minibus!

Bit packed in this pool............I'll impress them with my 'Bomber' dive.

nelsonone · #15 25-03-2008, 09:51

who's next.....Jason + Kylie!!!!

hagler · #16 25-03-2008, 11:35

Dear oh dear me. How can people be so uninformed. I will let you in on a little secret.

When we have a development here in Aussie that is selling a little bit slowly off we toddle and find some celebrity with whom a deal is done with to "buy" one of the units. And low and behold it then manages to make it into the press ( via a well worded press release of course) and off the circus goes. The punters then start getting interested and the free publicity is invaluable snf sales start coming in. Does the celebrity actually buy one of the units? Most times not. Either they get it at a much reduced price and it is "on-sold" prior to completion to another punter or they do indeed buy the place but are paid for their endorsement of the property. Either way it isnt what it sounds like in the resultant publicity but who cares, I dont have a lot of respect for people who buy something just because some celebrity has bought one anyway.

One thing we would never do is do blindingly obvious and crude follow up stuff like joining a forum board and making first and only posts that continue to try and keep the hype up.

Sparkle · #17 25-03-2008, 15:24

nicely explained Hagler....glad i was not the only one who cringed when i saw that first and last post ....including a link.....would have killed our PR guys if they had ever let something like that out....very rough.

Simbo · #18 30-03-2008, 21:04

I think Elay stopped me the other week, asked if I spoke English and offered me a scratch card 5555555555555555

Denver · #19 31-03-2008, 20:22

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Originally Posted by nelsonone

who's next.....Jason + Kylie!!!!

Not sure who they are Nels, but would appear to be Swedish girls! Tall, blond, slim and tossing a Volleyball backwards and forwards in the pool.............Topless! I dunno, it never rains, it just pours here at the Club!

...........I best pop a thong on and get down there and investigate and offer them my extensive massage menu!

Now they are giggling..............Girlishly..........Tch!

Laters!!!!!