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10 Years ago, this board motivated me to land in Bangkok during a vacation to Hongkong/Macau. I am glad that I did and I am very greateful to all the board members for their valuable information and occassional humor.
After 10 years and more than 30 trips to Bangkok, I am taking the plunge and moving to Bangkok in the first week of April.
The first thing is to find an apartment. Here are my requirements:
1. Must be able to install True Cable Internet (10MB Speed).
2. Apartment size is 30-45 SQM (preferabbly a studio or one bed room)
3. Ratchada or Sukumvit after Ekkamai
Please provide any web links or secret info to find a decent apartment for 10,000-15,000 bhat
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:54 am on Mar. 2, 2011
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I live down by Victory Monument (not exactly in the area you mentioned, but you might want to consider it). 32sqm studio up to 54sqm 2 bedroom, with a real nice pool area that gets sun most of the day, AC, fridge, TV, hot water in the fair size bathroom with a tub, motortaxi right out the gate, 15 minutes walking to the BTS, or bt20 with a motortaxi, excellent security 24 hours a day, very good cheap Thai restaurant that delivers on property, maid service, mini mart, laundry on property, quiet with no construction going on, a good neighborhood with 7-11 at the main road, and ATM at the end of the block. Water at bt140 a month, and electric a little high at bt6 a unit, but still hard to find it for less.
I rent one of the 32sqm studios for bt6000 a month rent. With everything including electric I pay under bt10000 a month. I have a couch, king size bed, closet with a nice TV center, microwave, free internet, but you'll want to get your 10 mbps line, it is available here, fridge, table with 2 chairs, coffee table, local phone at bt10 an hour, good AC that doesn't rattle, very secure locks on the door, you can also put a padlock on if you want to really feel secure while you are gone, balcony with a clothes drying rack.
The security will not allow anything large to leave the property unless you have made arangements before hand to do so, this includes leaving with a suitcase, but it is no hassle considering the level of security you get. There is also 2 gates to the property with at least 2 guards watching at night, and in the daytime, it also takes key card access into any of the buildings. It's only a bt57 taxi ride to Sukhumvit soi 23.
This is a Thai neighborhood with most things cheap that go with it. There is a bt60 barber right around the corner, cheap laundries, and straight massage everywhere, with a full service massage 2 corners down, I've been told....hehehe.
If you're interested msg me, and I'll give you the details. They also have daily rentals at bt800-bt1000, but the real deal is with a long term rental of at least 6 months.
Every day I live here, and the more I explore the neighborhood, the better I like it. There is a good view of the Bayoke Sky tower right down the soi. It's only 5 blocks away, but I'm out of the Pratunam area, so there isn't that element here. It's considered the Victory Monument area, with the BTS only 3 blocks away, but one of the blocks is a 10 minute walk....hehehe. The Big C is only a bt30 motortaxi ride, or a 25 minute walk.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 2:08 pm on Mar. 2, 2011
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atl
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I lived in Thailand from 2002 to 2005:
When I was a teacher, I lived behind St. Louis hospital and paid 7K a month for a 32sqm place and "pimped it out" into a pretty sweet little pad! It had no frill's except a roof top patio w/ grill, but maid service twice a week and a chinese cemetary/park that was great for jogging & people watching just down the soi and also (as KB pointed out) great cheap "local" food stalls, laundry places, barbers etc. It was on a muslim soi and a mosque was like 200 yards away and the chanting could be heard but never bothered me 
When I got my gig selling condo's I moved to SV City off of rama III and paid 14K for a great 1 bedroom on the 14th floor overlooking the pool and cp river! With power & UBC it came to about 17K a month! It had a great gym, korean bbq restaurant and awesome food court in the lower lobby. I was there in 2004 and there was no bts station, but I understand the subway station is within walking distance now. They had a taxi stand in the parking deck, so getting to work in the morning was a breeze and usually about 65 to 90 baht each way, depending on traffic (my office was at sukumvit & asoke). Man, that was a great little apartment 
@Koolbreeze, I think I have been to your building before, as I had 2 friends that lived over by VM and your description sounds like one of my mates. And yes, it was a good value.
Man Onera, you really got me reminiscing about those years living in BKK 
be back in 10 days and can't wait 
atl
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 5:16 pm on Mar. 2, 2011
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vox
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Quote: from koolbreez on 3:08 am on Mar. 3, 2011
I live down by Victory Monument (not exactly in the area you mentioned, but you might want to consider it). 32sqm studio up to 54sqm 2 bedroom, with a real nice pool area that gets sun most of the day, AC, fridge, TV, hot water in the fair size bathroom with a tub, motortaxi right out the gate, 15 minutes walking to the BTS, or bt20 with a motortaxi, excellent security 24 hours a day, very good cheap Thai restaurant that delivers on property, maid service, mini mart, laundry on property, quiet with no construction going on, a good neighborhood with 7-11 at the main road, and ATM at the end of the block. Water at bt140 a month, and electric a little high at bt6 a unit, but still hard to find it for less.
I rent one of the 32sqm studios for bt6000 a month rent. With everything including electric I pay under bt10000 a month. I have a couch, king size bed, closet with a nice TV center, microwave, free internet, but you'll want to get your 10 mbps line, it is available here, fridge, table with 2 chairs, coffee table, local phone at bt10 an hour, good AC that doesn't rattle, very secure locks on the door, you can also put a padlock on if you want to really feel secure while you are gone, balcony with a clothes drying rack.
The security will not allow anything large to leave the property unless you have made arangements before hand to do so, this includes leaving with a suitcase, but it is no hassle considering the level of security you get. There is also 2 gates to the property with at least 2 guards watching at night, and in the daytime, it also takes key card access into any of the buildings. It's only a bt57 taxi ride to Sukhumvit soi 23.
This is a Thai neighborhood with most things cheap that go with it. There is a bt60 barber right around the corner, cheap laundries, and straight massage everywhere, with a full service massage 2 corners down, I've been told....hehehe.
If you're interested msg me, and I'll give you the details. They also have daily rentals at bt800-bt1000, but the real deal is with a long term rental of at least 6 months.
Every day I live here, and the more I explore the neighborhood, the better I like it. There is a good view of the Bayoke Sky tower right down the soi. It's only 5 blocks away, but I'm out of the Pratunam area, so there isn't that element here. It's considered the Victory Monument area, with the BTS only 3 blocks away, but one of the blocks is a 10 minute walk....hehehe. The Big C is only a bt30 motortaxi ride, or a 25 minute walk.
You need to tell everyone exactly what building you live in. The situation you describe, given location and prices, sounds a bit too good to believe for Soi Rangnam area (I assume that's where you're talking about) for 2011...2006, maybe...
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:03 pm on Mar. 2, 2011
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thailife
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I lived on Soi Rangnam for around 4 years.... the thai/farang apartments cost more than that.... however, off of Ranganam there are Thai areas that I assume are less...... I personally really like the Soi..... only a BTS ride away from Suk or wherever you want and the Soi has a lot of Character..... Plus working girls and eveything else you might want !!! Never met a farang that lived on this Soi and had anything bad to say!
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 7:46 pm on Mar. 11, 2011
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