When i go back to Thailand

Now me and my girlfriend talked us up a bit. It is almost completely stamped that we going to Thailand during the period October 31 to January-31 2009-2010 if I can get holiday. Two months is not entirely wrong. Had intended to devote some time to check out the housing market in Bangkok (Krung Thep), and possibly excavation up some ground to begin HOUSE UNDER CONSTRACTION project. The fact is that the land must be secured from rain = floods. It usually takes one year for the ground to sit properly before you can pour a concrete plate. So it is perfectly likely, we will be able to afford to start the whole project then. We have no further budget but it will last very long considering what you get for your money. Have also looked up in any previous trips the potential cost. The key is to ask around and decide what you feel is reasonable. If you want to build a simple house without a lot of complex construction details so you can get away for a good price but then it is to monitor the construction. A tip to anyone who has plans to build in thailand is the building during the dry season. It tends to be plenty of construction workers seeking an extra push when. Since the majority of construction workers in thailand is rice mills in the rainy season what I have been told to me.

Land owner/house owner i Thailand

There are many who dream of living in Thailand and have their own accommodation there. Unfortunately, you can not own land as a foreigner in Thailand if you do not invest approximately 1 million dollar in the country and freeze the money for at least 3 years. If you have done this so you can get right to 1600 sq meters of land to build a house. But it may after all be a house or more in thailand, the problem is that you do not own the land it stands on. Many foreigners and English which, despite everything, buy house, what I have understood the stakes in a company which in turn owns the house that they pay for. They therefore owns shares that are tied to the house itself if I'm not totally out of my mind. Other solution is to rent the ground up to 30 years. In any case, it is a rather uneasy feeling for many to buy a house that is on land that they actually do own. If everything would go to hell and the person trusted so much would leave than and ignore that you actually have been behind the whole project, it is shit. There are many who have stepped in the leghold trap. But there are ways to go. After all, it is what I have heard not so easy to distinguish itself in thailand. Than friend of mine was actually paying her husband to sign the separation of the fair. You should always entertain respect for each other and if the day comes that you can no longer be together for some reason it is important to actually show respect for each other's achievements as long as it's been.

I personally feel that you have a stable relationship should not be afraid to buy a house with a thailand wife or husband. After all, it is a much bigger decision to marry or to divorce.

what to do in the countryside in Thailand

All are growers of rice (almost). When you do not grow rice you may sneak around and do some small things. Checking the neighbors, visit family. When I come down to my girl friends village the entire village committed to indulge me. After a few days, you feel lazy and you start to check what everybody else does. Even if no one speaks English iam going with the people and watching what they do. After having sat in a hammock in 3-4 days usually I do not have anything against going out in the jungle and become a piece of small creep as long as I do not just sit and wait out the time until I have to go home to Sweden. If you spend about 2-3 weeks in the Thai countryside, then it is in them daily chores. Even if you might as a pampered swedish find it a little uncomfortable to trudge around in ricefield in the end, nice to be a part of the village. Although all laugh at you, and think we are stupid we have at least made some people more happy. They come to remember you as a guy who helped them with there work and not as a fat tourist who eat and drink all the time, if it is something you need in thailand, it is friends. One must evaluate the friendship with people although it can not communicate verbally. Since it is so tied to the girl friend will translate from English-Swedish to Thai so you will be forced to learn Thai. And as soon as you speak the same language as everyone else so you are suddenly not just a guest, you can begin to feel involved in the everyday. One can spend time on the Thai conditions. It is different and I could call it affinity. Something that is rare in Sweden.

Thai rocket

An unparalleled experience especially after a few beers. When you see the rockets danger against the sky so you will be surprised at how cleverly built these rockets are. Them tools to use are simple and the material can be bought in the market at any time. Unfortunately it happens that the rockets explode during the manufacturing stage. In my girl friend's home village, so my brother-in-law produces these impresive rockets. On two occasions, the shop exploded and they've been forced to move it further away from the houses. because it is not so appropriate to manufacture rockets with explosive force when there are people around. Fortunately, no one died yet. I am looking to secure the workshop a little better, to avoid risking ans loved ones. The critical moment in the production is when to pack gunpowder. That is when gunpowder grains rub against each other and there could be friction. That is when it hit. Beware do not try to make home-made rockets. It can go very badly. I will hopefully post a recipe on how to mix gunpowder and a drawing when I can.

Elephant in Thailand

Would you like to have an elephant when you move down to Thailand, Stupid idea? I have never taken care of an elephant. It seems to be a rather large animals that have to do, and it must eat extreme quantities of food. We're not so popular if they crack around with an elephant on car. But although it seems complicated, it is a adorable animal. There are quite a few elephants in thailand. The families have an elephant as pets evaluate elephant as a family member. Unfortunately there is not enough food sometimes to educate the elephant in the right environment. Therefore, forced many families to take the elephant to the big cities. In the cities they can find food or pleased tourists can feed the elephants and pay for it. It is not to torment the animal. They have two options.


1. Kill the elephant.

2. Take the elephant to the nearest town to where there is a chance for them to work out food to the elephant.


Although it is against Thai law to drive the elephant in the densely populated, so do the risk that the love they have for these animals are stronger than the fear of facing Thai prison.

Chili peppars

For all fans of chili in the food. Yep if you can not cope with the spicy food in thailand, you can forget to blend in among ordinary Thais at the dinner table. People will see you as strange and find that you have missed an important foundation in their cooking. But you get used to it. I could not eat food that touched a small chili. But after a number of shocking taste experiences I had familiarized myself. It is a fact that if you have a Thai girlfriend / boyfriend, so will they sneak in a little chili in the food even if you say no .. When you finally have learned to eat chili, you may be thinking of growing chili in Sweden. In Sweden? is that going? Yep it goes. And it is fast for it to germinate. The following things need to be prepared for growing chili:






1. Find a south window where it will need much sun.



2. Buy a conservatory costing a dog ring around, and some planting soil.



3. Obtain dried chilli. It works best.



4. Plant.



5. Water now and then.



6. after a week it has begun to grow.



7. wait a few months you should see that you have your own chili.

Ghost stories of Thailand

They vast majority of Thailand that I have encountered is superstitious. They believe in ghosts and banshees. It is no coincidence that they very best horror films coming from Asia and later becomes hostile to an American version. It is not unusual for a Thai to see the signs or visions of what is to come. Like this:



-My friend drowned today when he was out fishing. Explanation as to why he drowned? I had pain in my left knee and had a dream about him last night, it always mean that something terrible will happen. Nor is it unusual for someone in the village or the family to say that they have smelled the smell of death just before any person related to the family has died. There are also rules. It is also common for parents and teachers persuade their children that it can happen terrible things if the kids do not show proper respect and care. In my girlfriend university so did rumors of a guy who had been crushed by a falling stone in the temple. During his study time he had always complained that it was boring to go on study visits to the temple. According to an ordinary Thais so everyone has a destiny, and fate determined on the basis of our action against the man. If we only think of ourselves as it could be sanctioned. Therefore, it is great shame if an accident suffered by the family or if it happens to family illness or other bad things. The basic rules are therefore:




Respect








1. always respect each other!




2. Never patronizing them dead!




3. Never talked about ghosts or other when you are in the jungle!




4. Please remember to treat them earlier with great respect!




5. Never make fun about ghosts




6. And some always reverence to the Buddha.

Visa rules Thailand

For all of you who want to obtain a visa to thailand visit this link http://www.thaiembassy.com/consular/visa.php the Thai Embassy. It is very easy to get tourist visas up to 3 months. Then you can search different types of visas. Depending on if you intend to study in thailand or if you have received a recommendation from a Thai company. If you are married to a Thai citizen or if you are over 50 + and has a pension, and saved a little money in your account so you can apply for a residence permit. residence permit can only apply if you have:



1. A pension of 65,000 baht and you should have 800,000 baht on the bank. You may not be punished or have syphilis or drug dependence. Residense visa 1 years, after 3 years you can apply permanent position.

2. If you are married to a Thai citizen. Residence 1 years at a time, after 3 years so you can apply permantent residence.

3. If you have a business or employment contract which shows that you have an income of 20,000 baht per month, only working visa. one year.


I hope that all the information is correct. It should also be possible to apply for Thai citizenship after 5 years residence. The requirements are that you can sing the national anthem in Thai and you have an income of 50,000 baht or 30,000 if you are married to a Thai citizen. It is expensive to apply for citizenship and it is very likely that it may be rejected because everything is done with quota = ruling takes only a few new citizens each year. Waiting time tends to be some 10 years, I have heard.

Good luck

The Wheel

The only thing that make me go to work is to be able to save the money so that I can escape this cold country. I yearn so terrible to sit around the table and eat with your hands together with my Thai family. I yearn to meet people who can not speak a word of English or Swedish. I miss not having anything to do. I yearn to leave Sweden. I am rather a rice farmer than loading bags. I will probably go to thailand in September or December, but no longer than 1-2 months. My main task will be in addition to seeing my family also to look at some properties in Bangkok or the option to begin the construction of a house in Si saket.


All advice and suggestions can be posted in the comments, issues were not afraid to ask.

Laos a country with a future

Thailand is today an extremely exploited country. Certainly, it is wonderful to be here as a tourist. But all possibilities to start business activities are in principle taken so I would probably recommend Laos to all dreamer. As the dream of a life in the tropics. Today there is not so much tourists in Laos and it will most probably never really be as attractive as Thailand because the lack of a beach.

But there are huge opportunities for those who want to focus on extreme sports cave diving and mountain climbing and more.

For those visitors who are already doing business in Laos, or looking to start something there, please feel free to post tips and suggestions or questions in the comment.

I little info about me

I am a workaholic with the goal to one day be able to settle down in thailand and together with my girlfriend take care of her aging parents. I work basically every day since I have two jobs. However, my two jobs are placed so close that I can go from one job to another in about 5 min. I hope that within one year save enough for a small condo in bangkok. Hopefully we will be able to rent the apartment out. About one year after we bought the apartment, me and my girlfriend wants to start the construction of a house in my girlfriend hometown Si saket .... As you may notice I have not written anything about my hobbies. A true workaholic has no hobbies. But if he is lucky he can HAVE a nice dinner with his girlfriend or throw in a party approximately once per month. before i become to be a workaholic I devoted much time to learn how to play guitar and I also hang out with my friends much more then I do today. I always liked music, and yes, I actually listen to some thai music.

Buying a condo in Thailand

Me and my girlfriend follows some apartment project in Bangkok. There is a chance that we would like to live in Bangkok permanent but it can always be good idea to buy a condo in Thailand. I became interested in buying a apartment becouse it is easy to rent out there are always rich students or companies who need somewhere to live.

Someone who has some suggestions on building projects of Condos in Bangkok?

Bank loans in thailand is not an option for me expensive rate and high mortage. It would be cheaper to take a private loan here in Sweden.

But I plan to cash a small one preferably newly built for around 1 million baht wait a bit and see how the housing market in Thailand artery itself.

How to earn a living in Thailand

First of all, how long will I stay in Thailand?

Maybe I can turn of living in Sweden in the summer?


If I move to thailand, I must first plan how to support myself in Thailand.

My hot tip for all of you who want to move to Thailand is to get a job in youre country and get a good income with a service you can manage from youre new home.

You should check with the various call centers or interview company. If you are English teachers in youre country or natve speaker then you have the chance to get a job as an English teacher in thailand provided you're willing to work full time with a salary of 25,000 baht. But if you could get a job in one of them more exclusive schools so you can come up in a teacher salary of about 50000-100000 baht.

But otherwise, I recommend not to invest money to start up a business in the tourism market is in decline in thailand. Starting up a little beach bar can be devastating, because you must be able to handle two things = whores, drugs and the police. Can you manage this without acting in trouble you can in 1 case out of 10 succeed.

As a foreigner, it is extremely difficult to work in Thailand. They want to keep all simple job for Thailand, so if you are not a brain surgeon, you can probably rule out all other professions except teaching. If you are not sufficiently attractive to become a model or actress ......

goodbye Sweden

After 23 years long life in Sweden it is time to change environment.

My girlfriend moved to Sweden from Thailand when she was 25 years (2008). She looked forward to coming to a new country. A rich country where she could get a job and do things that she has always dreamed of. Unfortunately, some things can not be explained them must be experienced.

After more than 1 year in Sweden, she has realized that Sweden is a shit country and it is time to move back to Thailand. I have given her my full support against that she can wait for me. So in 2 or 3 years we will have said goodbye to Sweden.

But what should I do in Thailand

Ronoh