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grand president is pretty cozy if you do nto care about the internet for a few days.
Close to everything and a 24hrs dinner place.
then u have the german beer house downstairs that have a great american breakfast all day long.
Would certainely not recomand staying there a month like me. esp for 1050$

theres always the place im staying at right now which is housebythepond.com
if you talk to the receptionist aom(oom) and tell her about me(max) she will give you a rebate.

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grand president is pretty cozy if you do nto care about the internet for a few days.


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I'm staying there for my first 10 nights in BKK. Whats the matter with the internet there?

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try playing poker you'll see.

im pretty glad i am back on a 4mbps stable connect now

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if anyone wants to grind tonight the 06
ima grind all night long and i have someone over. ima play untill 2 at least so u can call me and bring your laptop. great internet. soi 22
0876861633
need motivation!

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what r u sick degens gonna do tomorrow? I might want to chk out beerpong [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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no we went tonight.
i wanna die.
most disgusting overpriced [censored] ever.
ew
ew
ew
ew

bonus picture of jappe after we ate
mcdonalds

tv dinner set + 10 mcnugget
8 drumstick
4-5 chicken wings
2 hamburgers
1 sandwich
fries
coke
small [censored].
+ a full pasta meal from me 5mins before

http://www.rewket.com/rewket/mcd/step6.jpg
if u wanna know why he looks like [censored] www.rewket.com

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http://www.rewket.com/rewket/gf.JPG
my rich gf.
thai women owns all.
http://www.rewket.com/rewket/gamble/gamble3.jpg

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this thread makes me a sad panda. I may quit my job and hop a plain tomorrow

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This picture sums up the advantages and disadvantages of Thai women.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6043/newgftw5.jpg

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This picture sums up the advantages and disadvantages of Thai women.
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/6043/newgftw5.jpg

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i must respectfully disagree. while i will admit a like a nice rack as much as the next guy. a wise man once said more than a mouth full is a waste...lol

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how much money do I need for 2.5 weeks in Thailand? Where's the best place to exchange money?

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how much money do I need for 2.5 weeks in Thailand? Where's the best place to exchange money?

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Really depends on what you like to do. You could use everything between 10K baht and 200K baht.

I just use the ATMs to get money out, far from optimal, but dont really know what else to do...

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how much money do I need for 2.5 weeks in Thailand? Where's the best place to exchange money?

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There are exchange places EVERYWHERE. Little booths run by banks that are more common than Starbucks locations in any major city in North America.

There are also ATMs EVERYWHERE. Look for the "PLUS" symbol:

http://www.peoplefirstcu.org/plus.jpg

At any one of them, and make sure your debit card is on the network. You could also withdraw money from your credit card, but seriously, why?

For under a month, I'd say $1000 (US) would keep you very comfortable as long as you don't need to stay at high end chain hotels and don't plan on doing a lot of shopping.

One of my my last trips I spent almost $1000 on clothing and shoes alone, whereas on another visit I spent that on accommodation, transport AND food for an entire month. You can be extremely flexible with your budget.

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how much cash do you usually carry around with you?

is there any sense in getting traveller's cheques?

is it safe to use your credit card in places, and will they give you cash back on credit card purchases? they did this in greece for an additional 5%, which is probably about the same amount a bank would charge you for an interac withdrawal, ya?

thanks

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i pocket 25K, per withdrawl
And ever pay with your card, always ALWAYS in cash, ore some sort of sexual favor but NEVER with your creditcard

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is there any sense in getting traveller's cheques?

[/ QUOTE ] I used to think these were stupid and outdated, but it would make sense to get a couple hundred dollars worth in case your credit cards are locked/lost/stolen. I learned this the hard way.

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how much cash do you usually carry around with you?

is there any sense in getting traveller's cheques?

is it safe to use your credit card in places, and will they give you cash back on credit card purchases? they did this in greece for an additional 5%, which is probably about the same amount a bank would charge you for an interac withdrawal, ya?

thanks

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usually have 3000THB on me.. and I don't keep debit card and CC on me when I'm out, would be too much of a pain if I loose it.

withdrawal are cheaper than paying with CC for me. also if you pay with CC they'll charge your card with THB so you'll still have fees to pay.

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how much money do I need for 2.5 weeks in Thailand? Where's the best place to exchange money?

[/ QUOTE ]Change everywhere in BKK at bank booth. Airport might have a worse rate than in the city so only change enough for taxi at the airport. The rate is 33.6 THB per USD for $50 and $100 banknotes. Really, the only rule is don't change your money before coming to Thailand because the offshore rate is like 5% worse than the inshore rate, current offshore rate is 31.6.

how much u need...600 Baht/day not counting accomodation and alcohol. ymmv

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Would you people live in Thailand if the cost of living was the same as in the developed world?

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hmm.
cost me more to live here than in canada.
this country is developed, its not friggin india.


we dont all live in huts like those backpackers
http://www.rewket.com/rewket/gamble/gamble2.jpg

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Would you people live in Thailand if the cost of living was the same as in the developed world?

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If you change one thing, everything changes. So basicly you cant ask this question in a vacuum.

And as pumpui Ive used more or around the same as at home, which is a lot, Im from Denmark which has a high cost of living compared to almost any other place in the world. But the money is just spend on other stuff.

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hmm.
cost me more to live here than in canada.
this country is developed, its not friggin india.


we dont all live in huts like those backpackers
http://www.rewket.com/rewket/gamble/gamble2.jpg

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WOW!!!!! Uninspiring architecture!!! I've gotta get on the next plane to Bangkok.

How much do you spend a month? Do things cost the same or do you buy more and live in a place you couldn't really afford in Canada?

Why would anyone live in a dirty, smelly, heavily polluted city when you can live in the developed world? Any Thai would happily swap places and live in Canada.

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whats the best way to book a flight from bkk to macau?

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airasia is basically your only choice among cheap airlines. will be like $150 for a round-trip ticket.

btw, airasia has a "free" flight promotion for booking right now until sunday on some routes: http://www.airasia.com/site/th/en/pr...ence=bkk071147

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wow id only 4k baht, thats amazing. thx for the link

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Great thread guys. I'm looking to move out to Bangkok by the start of January. Can anyone recommend any nice 1 bedroom apartments? My rent budget is about 30k baht/month.

manylevels, I'm pretty sure that hardly any casinos in macau offer poker (apart from chinese poker and the like), so if you're going there looking for some live action, it may not be easy to find

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alexswan
do u mind noise when u sleep?
housebythepond.com is great but right now they have construsction on their street of their seceond building so its very noisy.
i recomand living here if u dont. or live uin the cheaper buiolding where its SICK calm(japenese calm)
intenret is great.
theres no poker in bangkok but me and some 2+2r's are ready to play some 150/300 or under in baht.
(nl)

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Great thread guys. I'm looking to move out to Bangkok by the start of January. Can anyone recommend any nice 1 bedroom apartments? My rent budget is about 30k baht/month.

manylevels, I'm pretty sure that hardly any casinos in macau offer poker (apart from chinese poker and the like), so if you're going there looking for some live action, it may not be easy to find

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You can get a sweet suite for that. Check out Centre Point Serviced apartments. I couldn't get past all the hotel brokers, but google it and ye shall find. There are better recommendations, but I just can't think of them right now...I'll back to you on that.

There is an online speed dating party at my bar this saturday (cheezy, but lots of single chicks).

http://www.thailandfriends.com/index...me=Events#1306

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[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Great thread guys. I'm looking to move out to Bangkok by the start of January. Can anyone recommend any nice 1 bedroom apartments? My rent budget is about 30k baht/month.

manylevels, I'm pretty sure that hardly any casinos in macau offer poker (apart from chinese poker and the like), so if you're going there looking for some live action, it may not be easy to find

[/ QUOTE ]

You can get a sweet suite for that. Check out Centre Point Serviced apartments. I couldn't get past all the hotel brokers, but google it and ye shall find. There are better recommendations, but I just can't think of them right now...I'll back to you on that.

There is an online speed dating party at my bar this saturday (cheezy, but lots of single chicks).

http://www.thailandfriends.com/index...me=Events#1306

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There are plenty of home games in Bangkok...just don't get invited to them by shady German dudes on the internet. Trust me... [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Great thread guys. I'm looking to move out to Bangkok by the start of January. Can anyone recommend any nice 1 bedroom apartments? My rent budget is about 30k baht/month.

manylevels, I'm pretty sure that hardly any casinos in macau offer poker (apart from chinese poker and the like), so if you're going there looking for some live action, it may not be easy to find

[/ QUOTE ]

You can get a sweet suite for that. Check out Centre Point Serviced apartments. I couldn't get past all the hotel brokers, but google it and ye shall find. There are better recommendations, but I just can't think of them right now...I'll back to you on that.

There is an online speed dating party at my bar this saturday (cheezy, but lots of single chicks).

http://www.thailandfriends.com/index...me=Events#1306

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lol
ill be there
just to see how many more gf i could get.
god im so [censored] wasted
12 years old chiva.. is awesome

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Me and some other poker buddies are looking to go to Thailand for a month looking to do the BKK thing for 2 weeks and possibly 1 week in another city and 1 week in Chiang muai.

Which city would you recommen and can you recommends hotels for each place.

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I got diaréa. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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manylevels, I'm pretty sure that hardly any casinos in macau offer poker (apart from chinese poker and the like), so if you're going there looking for some live action, it may not be easy to find

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There is an APPT Event starting on 22th Buy in 2,5K$

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Me and some other poker buddies are looking to go to Thailand for a month looking to do the BKK thing for 2 weeks and possibly 1 week in another city and 1 week in Chiang muai.

Which city would you recommen and can you recommends hotels for each place.

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The Riverside Hotel is Chiang Mai does the job, though I've only been to Chiang Mai a couple of times. It's centrally located, price is affordable, and its uh...by the river.

I know Bangkok a lot better, so whats your price range?

Instead of another city, I would go to one/some of the islands. Phuket, Krabi, Samui are all nice, especially over the next few months.

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hrm just noticed
i gave 2000 baht to a waiter yesterday for a drinkl thinking it was 200 when he came back i did not even get the change i would of had for 200.
[censored] [censored] [censored].

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http://www.vikdavid.com/blog/pics/nelson-haha.gif

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ill be there
just to see how many more gf i could get.
god im so [censored] wasted
12 years old chiva.. is awesome

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I agree chivas is the nuts

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Could someone tell me the best areas/districts to live in Bangkok and why please. I have some exp. of Thailand but none of Bangkok.

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Do you guys who are in Thailand, or have been in Thailand take stuff for malaria?

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Do you guys who are in Thailand, or have been in Thailand take stuff for malaria?

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nope, and its only recommended to take malaria pills if you are going to be close to the cambodian border or the border of laos.
ive got vacines for hep. a + b, jap. brain something. and some other i dont know english name for...