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22-09-2007, 00:43
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"Phuket - Lets Just do it!"
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Well - we did it - after talking about it for years - we bought the tickets, packed the bags - and headed to Phuket to Live. Well - it wasn't exactly like that - it took a couple of trips home to get everything sorted - but are now officailly on a ME Visa that allows us to be in this country without getting whiplash from the 30 day yoyo - and looking forwrd to becoming locals, or expats anyway! Sounds like there is a bit of fun to be had, and some things to steer clear off (like this thing called the hash? are the Hash Bashers a vigilante group of concened citizens cleaning up the steets of hash-ish? or hash-ers?). We (me my wife and son) have rented a house, have borrowed a pickup, gsined a nanny - and lost a nanny, experienced the &^%$#@*&^! intermittent internet service (i still have to work - no internet - no work - hey wait a minute - that should be a good thing!!) , enjoyed the regular blackouts, oh so nearly cleaned a few motorbikers up, oh so nearly been cleaned up by crazy bus drivers on the trip to BKK, and a few other things that Australia definetly had on offer!! Looking forward to experiencing a whole lot more of LOS - any suggestion??? I was originally looking at doing some business in Thailand, but the longer I am here, the harder it looks. I take my hat off to you guys that are working here - and making it work  Whats the secret? In the meantime - I am still have a business back in oz, I am going to try to cut some cost by sourcing things in Thailand for it - I have already found "print sticker" is about 15% the price here as compared to oz. If any of you know a good printer who can do print sticker, brochures etc - i'd love to know. Same goes for website designers, promotional gear, computer programming and building design work. Oz is nuts when it comes to labour costs  BTW - any suggestions on BMs to steer clear off?  Any that like to :drink: to much  or maybe are a bit trigger happy  , maybe they whinge too much  , or they run through the jungle to check up on their hash-ish crops - and any other clues!!!!!Hope to put faces to usernames as i use this forum some more - it has been really useful when ever I have needed to check anything up - i would trust a debated thread on this forum way over a website trying to tell me that - sure - no worries - you can get reception service all over Phuket when I go to buy a 12,000 baht internet card - right! See you in the bars, in the jungles or where ever we meet.   
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22-09-2007, 01:17
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are you married to Sparkle?
anyways heres a chance of BM owned bars Faulty Towers- Crustasian owns it, on Soi Sunset; great food and beers, good for afternoon MTB-Nicke owns it and this forum, in Soi Eric; more for chilling between 10pm-1am before hititng the madness, most BM's go there to meet other BM's Dingo's-owned by Dingo, in Soi Croccidile; another Aussie bloke, along with his pos; great staff and alot of fun, Hell's Bell's-owned by Geir, in Soi Seadragon; long standing BM, mad Norweigan drinker, alot of fun Summer Breeze Hotel-owned by Billpay, in Spo Sansabai; its a nice small hotel but also good to have some food and drinks at night
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22-09-2007, 01:35
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welcome on board geared.hope you will soon get on well with your biz projects. tell sparkle that I just moved. big kiss to the kid, the joy of all parents.
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22-09-2007, 01:35
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I agree with marc26. head into any of the places he mentioned, introduce yourself to the owner and he'll introduce you around to any BMs who happen to be in. It won't be long before you're a mad drunken bastard like the rest of us.
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22-09-2007, 07:54
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Welcome Geared (husband of Sparkle) ... m26 has given you a run down of the BM bars - check these places out - your sure to make some good BM friends here.
As for internet - yes it sucks - IT hub of Thailand, Phuket is not.  Good luck to you and your family here. See you far a beer
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22-09-2007, 12:05
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Welcome aboard...
Whats a ME visa ?? Thats a new one on ME (groan)..
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22-09-2007, 12:18
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I think its Multiple Entry, year visa.
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22-09-2007, 12:22
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Ahhh ok.. I was thinking maybe the media visa (which can get a freelance WP.. Unusual one)..
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22-09-2007, 15:55
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Welcome Geared
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There is a young Irish guy with offices in Chalong area who has a company that specialize in Brocures and promo gear.His name is Willie and I think he is a BM.He is a friend of Gecko and Bill Pay.I will try and get you contact.He is the one who did the webs site on the right of the screen for Chalong Bay Project.  I just searched the members list.His Board Name is cyber_surfer so you can PM him.
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Last edited by Crustasian : 22-09-2007 at 16:06. Reason: New information
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22-09-2007, 19:46
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Percieved Expert
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Jeez- all that relying I did on your posts about Thai Visas - and your not jiggy with the shorthand...  - Multiple Entry it is. A Medical Visa hey? what does kit take to get one of them - I am pretty f*^cked up physically - maybe I am with a chance 
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22-09-2007, 19:53
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Thanks M26, sounds like a good way to get to know people. I am not sure if I need a new Mad Norwegian in my life again though - my transplant liver is about to run out of its Warranty  !!!! And one that owns a bar!!! It sounds like I have a few Sois to visit. Thanks for the tips.
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22-09-2007, 22:34
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Hi and welcome to the board. That was one of the best intros I've read for a long time. Look forward to hearing how things go.
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23-09-2007, 16:22
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Thanks Whuakito - I undertand you where on the recieving end of some of sparkles wit regarding your location ...?? I know understand your comment
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23-09-2007, 16:24
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..again..
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I tohught I had outgrown this phase --- do you mean it can be recurring???
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23-09-2007, 17:20
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hi and welcome...........ij
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23-09-2007, 20:07
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Thanks Cyber_n - and happy birthday!!! 
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24-09-2007, 04:38
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Hi Geared, enjoy your move from one paradise to another...but cheaper living in LOS.
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25-09-2007, 23:13
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Paradise?
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Thanks Maverick - However - I dont think Gympie qualifies for the hononory "Paradise"   The chances of having some one on the board from Gympie - 5that will take offence at that comment - zero!!!!
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