birdhaus

keen to catch up
staying Suk rd soi 13 Watana. 
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Thursday 24th March - Tuesday 29th

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Tuesday 29th March to April 2nd. Staying off Suk Rd Soi 13

March 24th - 29th Pattaya
March 29th to April 2nd BKK 

I've read a book by Richard Calder called Dead Girls that is set in Bangkok, and the word Passat! appears as a slur or insult.

I was wondering if anyone can tell me what it means and it's use. 

If anyone is in town tues 26th, hit me up on the line group, Australia day, i'll be in the mood to have a few and chase girls, if that's your thing  :D

I stayed there in Nov 2014, stayed in a Grand Premier room, which were located at the ends of the hallway, it's an upgrade over the standard room king size bed and a lot more space.
This was straight after the renovations had been completed that took place that year in 2014.
All round it's a nice, clean hotel, good staff with decent breakfast buffet and pretty good WiFi throughout.
I wrote a review shortly after staying there for trip advisor which is here in case you wanted to know more about my experience at this hotel. 
 

Ok last post I mentioned that I'd received a confirmation email to say that the request was being processed.

They also give you a transaction ID so you know that it's filed and is being processed.

Anyway there's been a happy result for me, they processed it in less than a week.

One small flaw is that I did not receive a confirmation email to say the processing side of things had been completed.
So I simply checked my transaction ID on the website and onced i'd logged in Bingo! there was the approval permit letter which I downloaded as a PDF doc. 

You are to print this and bring in with you.

Then at the airport once you've got your bags go to the red zone to declare your prescription medicine and present a printed copy of the approval letter.
 

Easy peasy. 

I haven't seen this topic added as a sticky yet but I think it will be helpful to people wishing to bring in narcotic based medicine into Thailand as a part of their personal pain management treatment. 

Good News! The process has been streamlined.

The permit for travelers carrying narcotics into/out of Thailand website launched December 5th 2015. So this site is brand new. 

The process is fairly straight forward.

For Carrying In, (which i followed) involves the following steps:

• Entering all your personal details and passport information
• Flight information and dates of stay/departure.
• Medical information - license number of doctor, doctors addressm description of your treatment, then adding the various medicines that you wish to bring into the country.(This part is really easy, enter the generic name then select the active ingredient and amount prescribed for daily use e.g. Panadeine Forte, Codeine 30mg, three times daily) 
• Attachments need to include a letter from your doctor that details all of your medicines and the prescribed amounts that you are taking, e.g. 5mg twice daily. A copy of your passport main page. And any other supporting documentation that you wish to attach. 

Basically what this website did for me was completing the IC-1 form, which is used for travelers who wish to bring in typical prescribed painkillers that contain codeine and oxycodone based meds.
 

I have received a confirmation email saying that my request is being processed and now i'm just awaiting the confirmation approval. 
 

Are there plans to expand the BTS or MRT networks?

Unfortunately I do not. 

Hi Shawness. 
 

I saw Nintendo cartridges for the original NES and SNES systems in a retro shop at MBK level 6.
I'm certain that there is more than one shop with these.
The shops are way down the far end past the fake Ralph lauren polo tops and streetwear, there are some decent Otaku stores that sell retro games. 

MBK has plenty of stores that also sell current gaming system discs.
 

If you wanted Nintendo handheld cartridges I would suggest the Iron Bridge market in Saphan Lek which is in China Town.
The iron bridge market is a haven for Otaku stuff. I geeked out to the fullest. Enjoy.
 

I'd also be interested in prices for both places.

In September this year I got three business shirts, 1 pair of business pants, 1 pair of chino pants for just under $400 AUD,

Quality is great, super 200 blend fabric on the pants. Very reasonable. 

I have used Manhattans on two occasions. They are located in the alleyway on Soi 11 near the Grand Swiss Hotel. Ask for Naht. 

Thursday 24th March - Tuesday 29th

Pattaya - Sat 23rd - Tues 26th 
Bangkok - Tues 26th - Sat 30th

My first BK trip I stayed near Nana BTS on Soi 11, so much good food on Soi 11, decent watering holes too. Oh and a few clubs.
We got to visit most places via the BTS or cheap inexpensive cab rides.
Dress neat and casual for the club scene. Pants, shoes and either a long sleeve/short sleeve shirt should be fine.