I hate Sunday's, I don't have a routine for them which bugs me. Stores not open or they close early,no mail,everyone off work so you don't want to go anywhere, because it'll be crowded,the rigmoral of Sunday dinner,no end of phone calls, because it's a cheap day to call.Who said Church? Nobody goes to Church in England-well except for a few fogies.Anyway my wife is a Buddist the most relaxing of all religions,she can do her little prays, anywhere,anytime. It is such a cool religion,if it were global, what a lovely world this would be.
So anyway, gave me a little bit of time to get on the net and search for a few things. Wanted to find out the current interest rates in Thailand.My last recollection was 10% but that was in the days before they floated the Baht on 2 July 1997. It's about 3% now it got as low as 1%, with inflation about the same.I was going to transfer all my money to a Thai bank, but I'll be better off leaving my money in England, at least I can keep track of it on my PC.
I also looked up estate agents in Pattaya where I'll be moving to.For a decent house it will cost me about 1.3million baht (£21.6k,$32.5k)You couldn't buy garage for that in England let alone a house.They are real nice houses too, all detached,have gardens,for a little bit extra can get a pool.But my wife says they can be more trouble than they are worth.If I want to use a swimming pool I can go into any hotel in Pattaya and then there are always the lovely beaches and even Pattaya water park.So I can do without a pool.The only problem with buying a house in Pattaya Thailand is that the authorities don't like you owning the land.But if you have a Thai wife then it smooths things out a bit.But only in the understanding that you agree for the wife to be the sole owner. Got me thinking well what if things don't work out.At all times I have to think of my daughter so at least she will always have a home.Besides if my wife wanted rid of me she could go to her home town and stay in the house that we've been building for the last 3 years. It's a lovely big bungalow 21 windows in all. She did all the designing I just footed the bill.But it is nice and well planned out and it will be a nice retreat when I want to cool down and take a break from the bustle of Pattaya or Bangkok. It gets really cool in N.East Thailand you don't need any air-conditioning during the night in the winter months and there are fewer mozzies.But I miss the creature comforts of home.You can't get the Bangkok Post newspaper,no chance of getting on the internet, not just yet, anyway. Fortunately, it's only 30 mins from Sakon Nakhon airport, so it is accessible, without the 12 hour bus journey, like you need to some of the more obscure towns in Thailand.
So what else did I do today,as I said it's Sunday and I didn't do anything productive - but I'm a day nearer going to Thailand. Where Sunday is like any other day when you are on permanent holiday.
So anyway, gave me a little bit of time to get on the net and search for a few things. Wanted to find out the current interest rates in Thailand.My last recollection was 10% but that was in the days before they floated the Baht on 2 July 1997. It's about 3% now it got as low as 1%, with inflation about the same.I was going to transfer all my money to a Thai bank, but I'll be better off leaving my money in England, at least I can keep track of it on my PC.
I also looked up estate agents in Pattaya where I'll be moving to.For a decent house it will cost me about 1.3million baht (£21.6k,$32.5k)You couldn't buy garage for that in England let alone a house.They are real nice houses too, all detached,have gardens,for a little bit extra can get a pool.But my wife says they can be more trouble than they are worth.If I want to use a swimming pool I can go into any hotel in Pattaya and then there are always the lovely beaches and even Pattaya water park.So I can do without a pool.The only problem with buying a house in Pattaya Thailand is that the authorities don't like you owning the land.But if you have a Thai wife then it smooths things out a bit.But only in the understanding that you agree for the wife to be the sole owner. Got me thinking well what if things don't work out.At all times I have to think of my daughter so at least she will always have a home.Besides if my wife wanted rid of me she could go to her home town and stay in the house that we've been building for the last 3 years. It's a lovely big bungalow 21 windows in all. She did all the designing I just footed the bill.But it is nice and well planned out and it will be a nice retreat when I want to cool down and take a break from the bustle of Pattaya or Bangkok. It gets really cool in N.East Thailand you don't need any air-conditioning during the night in the winter months and there are fewer mozzies.But I miss the creature comforts of home.You can't get the Bangkok Post newspaper,no chance of getting on the internet, not just yet, anyway. Fortunately, it's only 30 mins from Sakon Nakhon airport, so it is accessible, without the 12 hour bus journey, like you need to some of the more obscure towns in Thailand.
So what else did I do today,as I said it's Sunday and I didn't do anything productive - but I'm a day nearer going to Thailand. Where Sunday is like any other day when you are on permanent holiday.
posted by marcooni at
10:50 PM
