Geep

HI I found this on another site for thai lessons

 

 

 

 

Pimsleur Thai 30 Lessons | 324 MB

 

Pimsleur Thai 1 is the complete 16 hours of Pimsleur’s Thai language training. This course includes 30 half-hour lessons designed to introduce Thai and encourage native-like pronunciation, to enable language skills for travel and communication. Each lesson engages you in conversation with native speakers, so you learn vocabulary and verbs in proper context, and how Thai is actually spoken.

 

http://www.fileserve.com/file/ybCSyEA/Pims.Thai30Lsns.part1.rar

 

http://www.fileserve.com/file/XzsUZXw/Pims.Thai30Lsns.part2.rar

I see the above links are now dead but I have found these new ones below

http://www.rapidshare.com/files/1514920586/Pimsleur_Thai_I_Comprehensive.rar

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=3FZW30HQ

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Only time ive gotten a refund was last xmas when i bought an ipad in BKK, the refund was worth about 1300 baht so i was happy, i forget excatly but if spend over a certain amount at department stores your entitled to a vat refund at the airport, dont think hotel is included or dinners etc, the big stores can give you that information while your paying for your goods.

I think you can claim a VAT refund for goods purchased over 2000 BHT but i did notice on the form that the department store filled in for me to give to the VAT refund office that there is an admin charge or 100 BHT, the department store told me that if they fill the form in it is free if the VAT office fill the form in they charge the 100 BHT admin fee

please remember you are liable to pay

vat in the country you are returning to

at their rate of vat on goods brought abroad

duty free

I think that in most western countrys you can bring goods in for your own use under $500 or $1000 without paying any duty or vat, and your not going to tell them you just bought it even if you have to pay vat.

Found this great live band / restuarant. Just 15 - 20 metres up from the corner of Soi 5 and halfway to Soi7 (opposite Landmark Hotel) is Checkin99 -sort of a wierd mix of old style night club / cosy bar / dancing. Great steaks.. Decore looks like it is out of a time capsule from the 1970s... some of the staff have worked there for over 30 years. The incredible Philippine girl band do almost nom-stop Caberet style entertainment from about 8pm to 1.30am every night are both gorgeous and immensely talented. They sing anything all the oldies, rock and in between - and an amazing array of Aussie rock (new Oz owner)! for the Aussies - they sing everything from Skyhooks, LRB., INXS, Australian Crawl, Cold Chisel, Daddy Cool, Men at Work ACDC Midnight Oil...Wife and couple friendly (not a girlie bar - but many hostesses who will join your table if asked) and a real oasis for good entertainment in that area... plenty of dancing. Can't imagine that I have walked past so many times and not gone down that ally!! great place... and a real best kept secret of Bangkok night life.

Just what me and my Girl like I will check it out next week.

Many Thanks

With the flooding going on, and Bangkok evacuating somewhat, are the hotel rates dropping in the city?

Im there next week for 10 days have 2 different hotel booked in Bk and one in Krabbi but havent noticed much of a price drop, Im back agian in mid December so with a bit of luck due to the floods flights might drop in price then ?

Here's hoping :)

Any good tailors in Bangkok? I know there are many shady ones but I've used Armani's on Sukumvit Soi 8 a few times. If anyone has been there would they vouch for the quality and prices? Fashion is not my forte so I can't really be a good judge myself.

You say that you have used "Armani's on Sukumvit Soi 8 a few times" if your happy with what you get and the price then why do you need to ask, your happy alls good.

Hi - Can anyone recommend a bar where i can watch the Aussie rules grand final this Saturday arvo? in Bangkok!

 

Thanks

You could E-mail The aVa bar and wine room (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/AVABarWine-RoomResturant/212734785422965) they have a sports bar upstarts with cable or just down the road from it there is The Australian Pub & BBQ (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Australian-Pub-BBQ/115788258466607#!/pages/The-Australian-Pub-BBQ/115788258466607?sk=events) both are in Sukhumvit 11

Dont know if any of it helps

Looking for an experienced punter to hang out with 1-2 nights on my trip. I'll likely be available around the 18th and/or 19th. This will be my second trip and I would really like to see Patpong but am too much of a pussy to go alone because of all the negative things I've heard.

Just get out there and do it, treat it like home dont walk up any dark alleyways late at night the same as you wouldnt at home.

Or find a nice girl and get her to show you around :)

@Geep: Thank you that's great help. :D

Have you used one those yourself?

Do you speak Thai?

Any tip, how to learn best?

 

+2 Thank you B)

Sawaddee Krub

Sorry no I havent used them and I am just starting to learn Thai (slow learner)

When you said long article you meant it :)

Thats a hand link mate thanks

Hi all

I have booked myself at the Grand President BK for this trip and then onto Phuket where I have booked the Alpina Phuket Resort and Spa.

Any information from anyone that has stayed at either would be good :)

Found another one

Format: MP3 | 60 min | 128 Kbps | 53 MB

Living Language In-Flight Thai is the Perfect Boarding Pass to learning Thai before you Land

There's no better way to make use of all that spare time on a plane than to master the essentials of a language. This 6-minute program is the simplest way to learn just enough to get by in every situation essential to both the tourist and business traveler.

The program covers everything from greetings and polite expressions to asking directions, getting around, checking into a hotel, and going to a restaurant. There are even sections for meeting people and spending a night on the town.

It contains the following tracks:

-- 01 Saying Hello

-- 02 Basic Expressions

-- 03 Numbers

-- 04 At the Airport

-- 05 Getting Around

-- 06 Asking Directions

-- 07 At the Hotel

-- 08 Making Friends

-- 09 At the Restaurant

-- 10 Telling Time

-- 11 Money

-- 12 Shopping

-- 13 Staying in Touch

-- 14 At the Train Station

-- 15 Getting Help

-- 16 Days and Months

-- 17 Going Out

-- 18 Asking Questions And Describing Things

http://rapidshare.com/files/83655137/In-Flight.Thai_www.softarchive.net.part1.rar

http://rapidshare.com/files/84144533/In-Flight.Thai_www.softarchive.net.part2.rar

HI I found this on another site for thai lessons

Pimsleur Thai 30 Lessons | 324 MB

Pimsleur Thai 1 is the complete 16 hours of Pimsleur’s Thai language training. This course includes 30 half-hour lessons designed to introduce Thai and encourage native-like pronunciation, to enable language skills for travel and communication. Each lesson engages you in conversation with native speakers, so you learn vocabulary and verbs in proper context, and how Thai is actually spoken.

http://www.fileserve.com/file/ybCSyEA/Pims.Thai30Lsns.part1.rar

http://www.fileserve.com/file/XzsUZXw/Pims.Thai30Lsns.part2.rar

Nice Video thanks, I think I will take a look at Phuket when I go again :)

Thanks for sharing, nice pictures :D

Nice pictures, Thanks for sharing

Going to be arriving in Bangkok on the 8th of November, yet to find somewhere to stay. Trying to find a open style hotel room, the only ones ive found so far are Luxx XL and 4points by Sheraton. Luxx XL seems to be to far from all the action. Can anyone suggest any others?

Here is a big list of hotels that you can cross reference with road names/areas

http://meetthaigirls.com.r24.asia/bangkok/

If you end up with a Hotel 10 to 15 mintues fron Nana or Soi Cowboy it will only be 35 to 100 Bht in a Taxi even cheaper on the Skytrain

I found this today while searching around. Its printable flash cards for both consonants and vowels.

Flashcards