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thailife
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From mypersonal experiece, I would not go into farming in Thailand. It is a tough thing to start and run. If you don't speak, write or read Thai and if you don't have xperience running a farm, it will lose money. The ones that make the money in this sector in Thailand is not the farmers, it is the middlemen.
If I had to do it all over again, I would buy a double cab pick up and have the family act as a taxi service for the poeple of the village. I my situation, the village is around an hour and 20 minutes form Khon Kaen. The daily fee for a pick up taxi is now 800 baht. This includes gas. Evrery time someone needs to go to the city they have a choice, get tot he nearest village that has bus service or hire the truck. Most now hire the truck. It is busy around half the mont so it does generate cash flow. A lot better than farming and no headaches.
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Posted on: 1:26 pm on June 19, 2005
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DaffyDuck
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Quote: from Dr Coolbreeze on 9:37 pm on June 19, 2005
Man, no matter what a person says around here, there's always somebody to take it the wrong way. So then I have to explain myself over and over again.
No, you don't - you've explained yourself pretty well already:
- You're espousing a fantasy about being a gentleman farmer in Thailand.
- You make very clear that you have no intention of getting your hands dirty.
- You are very obvious about knowing absolutely nothing about Thais or Thailand.
- You've received a ton of good feedback how this is an unrealistic expectation, including examples from guys that have actually tried the farming approach (and how it has failed for them).
- These are folks who actively worked on their farms, speak Thai and understand Thailand.
- Aside from a tangent of going into low-income housing, you keep insisting on your route of Gentleman Farmer, despite anecdotal evidence, and empirical evidence pointing you to abject failure.
- In addition, you claim you have limited funds, yet continue in your fantasy.
- It seems obvious that you (typically) consider that picking up a farm in a 'third world country' would be cheap, and that you can easily get the locals to ply your trade for you, blinded by your farang superiority.
- You are a slacker interested in doing the least possible (read: nothing) and hoping for money to come raining down on you from your futile investment.
- Chances are (and this is speculation) this same slacker-mentality permeates your existing life in the west as well.
Anyone reading this thread can't help but jump at the conclusion (as was already done several times) that you are either '...an idiot or a troll...' Take your pick.
My money's on 'troll' - since I don't feel anyone could be that much of an idiot.
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Posted on: 1:40 pm on June 19, 2005
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DaffyDuck
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Hey - but on the remote possibility that you are indeed serious, how about giving us some additional information on yourself, and your resources to evaluate what *IS* possible, and what is not.
Things like : Your age, by what time you want to move to Thailand; how much (roughly) you have to invest in your harebrained retirement plans; What are you doing in farangland (job wise) ; where do you live?
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Posted on: 4:01 pm on June 19, 2005
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Blattsucker
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Well I think I have got the idea that suites you just fine. (If you don't do it, maybe I will do it myself.) read my last post on the WHO IS THIS GUY ANYWAY thread here :
http://bkkx.com/cgi-bin/forum/topic.cgi?forum=12&topic=499&start=510
I think we can safely say that there is money in internet porn. Your initial costs are low. You buy a webpage, a camera and a girl for the night. If you are low on funds you star yourself, if you can aford a friend that has some looks, then you are in business. Only problem is it is a hands-on job. But hey! That is why you are here in the first place.
So the costs are low, the time needed is also low, you work in bed or behind a PC, your hobby is your money maker. The revenue is great.
What more do you want????
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Posted on: 6:18 pm on June 19, 2005
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dirty guru
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I disagree daffy (about failure)
I can well image it being so in issaan
Especially around khon kaen
First wifes haunt.
The terrain is subject to droughts
The soil different
economy poorest in thailand (excluding muslim starved of funds south)
I am on a farm, albeit just for a hobby.
We put in a spawning pool for carp.
This gives the girl (thai money) income, with mangoes.
Labour is cheap.
Not that we need much.
But were you to set up an orchard
Rate is 100 baht a day.
To attract favourable attitude from workers
Increase this at times, but only weekly *reward*
The farmers around us (50 kilometers southof chang rai) nearest town phan.
Are really doing well.
I have no trouble getting what we need in a hardware store.
Just bring a note or point.
My thai is enough "'nit noi"' to get by.
The farmering is lush, soil finest I have ever seen.
Countryside beautiful. Rain and sun a plenty.
Markets to sell.
Far from spooking the guy off, I would warmly encourage this to him and all members.
Gentleman farming is very easy to do : :
Its cheap.....But you must learn enough about what you want.
Plan. start small like me.
We have lots of land to play with, but have gone in small.
More of an experiment hobby.
As it grow though, we just introduce another to help.
It cost 400-600 baht to plough a field half the size of a football ground.
(encluding machine of neighbour)
Its a great relatively easy life.
They are many willing to work.
I spend most my days
Drinking ::
watching cable
music dvd
flirting in town
Riding the motorbike into the country
And occansionally helping when its not too hot.
Chang rai is an hour away if I get bored.
I am writing this in bangkok,
Fly in 3 hours
Back to farm tonight,
Next week we plant another 40 trees.
Go for it no sweat.
Gentleman farming is easy, ::
Its Not going to make you much
But comfortable none the less.
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Posted on: 10:14 pm on June 19, 2005
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scobie
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"What more do you want?"
Well, for starters, I'd like to stay out of Bangkok Hilton and on the right side of the mafia.
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Posted on: 10:18 pm on June 19, 2005
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ftumch
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Quote: from dirty guru on 10:26 am on June 20, 2005
I Its Not going to make you much
How much per month? And how much is/was your investment?
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Posted on: 10:33 pm on June 19, 2005
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DaffyDuck
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I take back what I said.
Meet Dirty Guru: Gentleman Farmer.
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Posted on: 11:24 pm on June 19, 2005
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GreenSlime
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I have gotten a hot tip on buying farm land recently. Supposedly, near some industrial estate named Gateway, they are selling off land at 100,000 baht per rai. I looked into the prices in Pattaya and Bkk, and this seems to be a real bargain. 
GS
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Posted on: 11:29 pm on June 19, 2005
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