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[HKT Boy]

uvlex,

100 Baht is actually considered quite a bit in Thailand. At least for local standards. Tourists regularly tip 100 Baht which kind of spoils the market. If you're talking about in a bar or club I wouldn't tip the waitress or bar tender 100 Baht every time you order a drink otherwise you'll rack up a few hundred baht just on tips in no time. I think 40 would be OK just so to make sure they give you good service throughout the night. If you're having a noodle on a street stall then it's not even necessary. In normal restaurant then 40 baht or so is OK. Nice fancy restaurant then a few hundred.

But if you're talking about tipping a girl then I'd suggest at least a few hundred more or she'll probably laugh at you for tipping her 100 Baht.

[El Frances]

People working in fast food or similar don't earn more than THB 30/hour. If they speak english and work in tourist shops it's not more than 60/hour.

[kellylover]

hi bros, i just remembered this thread and i tot i ask for some tips.
I m currently in Nai Yang, Phuket and wondering if there is any night life ard here. Sorry i cant really research much cause i m sharing room with my colleague and not nice for her to see this.

But i think my clients might wanna head out on fri night, any regulars here can suggest somewhere decent with decent looking chicks and safe?

scared clients drink till drunk and make a scene...

thanks in advance !

[Pink_Flyod]

Originally Posted by kellylover

hi bros, i just remembered this thread and i tot i ask for some tips.
I m currently in Nai Yang, Phuket and wondering if there is any night life ard here. Sorry i cant really research much cause i m sharing room with my colleague and not nice for her to see this.

But i think my clients might wanna head out on fri night, any regulars here can suggest somewhere decent with decent looking chicks and safe?

scared clients drink till drunk and make a scene...

thanks in advance !

You have HER in the same room with you... why you need to go out... don't you have fetish for a female colleague ???

[Pink_Flyod]

HKT Boy, Does the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok has an impact on the incoming tourist in Phuket ?

[hunterhi]

Wa, Bro, how can u TEACH Him to EAT n SHIT at the SAME place...

Originally Posted by Pink_Flyod

You have HER in the same room with you... why you need to go out... don't you have fetish for a female colleague ???

[Pink_Flyod]

Originally Posted by hunterhi

Wa, Bro, how can u TEACH Him to EAT n SHIT at the SAME place...

You have a gal and a boy in the same room for so many nights... unless the gal is very undesireable, eating and shitting in the same place is tolerable under this circumstances...

[uvlex]

Originally Posted by hunterhi

Wa, Bro, how can u TEACH Him to EAT n SHIT at the SAME place...

Hahahaha, i learned it the hard way, so best not to EAT and SHIT in the same place lol

[uvlex]

Originally Posted by kellylover

hi bros, i just remembered this thread and i tot i ask for some tips.
I m currently in Nai Yang, Phuket and wondering if there is any night life ard here. Sorry i cant really research much cause i m sharing room with my colleague and not nice for her to see this.

But i think my clients might wanna head out on fri night, any regulars here can suggest somewhere decent with decent looking chicks and safe?

scared clients drink till drunk and make a scene...

thanks in advance !

I always believe that drinking in moderation overseas is a must regardless of who you are or who you are with. Btw try going to bangla as most bros recommand me as i will be heading there first time this friday

[HKT Boy]

kellylover,

I'm afraid there's not much action up where you are. You're also pretty far away from Patong. I think it's easiest if you arrange a car with the hotel to bring you guys to Patong and back. May be a bit expensive but this way no need to worry about being drunk and trying to find transport back to Nai Yang. Once you're in Patong and on Bangla road then you're all set. Plenty to see and do there.

I strongly recommend that you don't get drunk and cause a scene in Patong. As a tourist you're always on the loosing end. I always say, "a smile goes a long way in Thailand."

Another board member also stated here earlier that the Thais are all smiles until you really piss them off and they will kill you. Thais are very extreme in this sense.

This is not meant to scare anyone off as it's very safe to go partying in Phuket or Thailand in general. Just some common sense and understanding of local cultures.

Hope you manage to get out and have some fun.

[HKT Boy]

Pink_Floyd,

Phuket is unaffected by the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok but in terms of tourist arrivals I'm sure there will be some effect. I'm sure alot of people with plans to visit are watching the news back home and thinking it may not be such a good idea to come to Thailand now and cancel or change their plans.

Overall the Red Shirts are causing alot of financial loss to the country and spoiling the country's image. All a bit sad and shooting oneself in the foot on the long run. I hope the situation improves and not get any worse than it is.

[uvlex]

Originally Posted by HKT Boy

Pink_Floyd,

Phuket is unaffected by the Red Shirt rally in Bangkok but in terms of tourist arrivals I'm sure there will be some effect. I'm sure alot of people with plans to visit are watching the news back home and thinking it may not be such a good idea to come to Thailand now and cancel or change their plans.

Overall the Red Shirts are causing alot of financial loss to the country and spoiling the country's image. All a bit sad and shooting oneself in the foot on the long run. I hope the situation improves and not get any worse than it is.

Well there is some grenade bombing from what i see >.> But sooner or later something have to give way anyway. Its either the government or the red shirts, but most likely red shirt will mentally snap first i guess

[HKT Boy]

We shall see how this Red Shirt thing eventually turns out. Both sides are not giving way at the moment and the Red Shirts are getting more extreme by the day. Now matters are even worse by adding a third mystery party lobbing grenades at people. Crazy times!!

[uvlex]

Lol the yellow shirts from i what catch up on the news. But i do hope they solve their problem asap, i'm dying to go up have a business meeting with a client but with all the things going on its going to be tough.....say......doesn't that mean in phuket the expenses will be lower? :3

[rapier1978]

Guys have fun in phuket.. but do be careful.. no point getting yourself hurt in phuket.. cos u dun expect to get the same kind of help like sg in phuket.. ppl there will not tell y what is dangerous...

Remember dun save the few 40 to 50 sgd for travel insurance.. Look at what happen to our fellows singaporean...

Phuket Jet-Ski Disaster: Coma Victim Flying Home
By Alan Morison and Chutima Sidasathian

Sunday, April 4, 2010
A YOUNG tourist from Singapore is to be flown home from Phuket on a special flight tonight after a disastrous jet-ski crash off Patong beach.

Four friends who were holidaying with Loh Ying Jie, 25, criticised the lack of urgency and the lack of prompt medical attention in the aftermath of Friday afternoon's crash.

They spoke on condition of anonymity to Phuketwan in the intensive care unit at Bangkok Hospital Phuket in the hope that the system on Phuket's beaches can be improved to prevent future disasters.

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The young man's parents and sister flew to Phuket with a Singapore doctor after hearing of the incident. They were to fly back to Singapore on the special medical evacuation flight tonight.

One friend said that the patient's condition and vital signs had stabilised sufficiently for the flight.

Ying Jie has been treated in intensive care at Bangkok Phuket Hospital after an emergency brain operation. At first, though, he was taken to the less well-equipped Patong Hospital.

His friends believe delays in several aspects of the incident may now hamper his potential recovery.

''If this had happened off Singapore, there would have been an SOS helicopter on the scene within minutes,'' one of the four said.

The five young men, friends through two years of college and two years of national service, arrived on Phuket on Thursday and were staying at the Deevana Resort.

The friend involved in the incident on the jet-skis said that the only message to them from the jet-ski operators was ''Don't crash.''

There was no briefing as to what potential dangers they might encounter on the water and only the most perfunctory sign of care.

Police said they were called to the crash scene, off Patong beach opposite the Graceland Resort.

The young man said he came over the top of a wave and was blinded by spray, crashing into his friend.

''It was an accident,'' he said. ''I wish we had been told what to expect out there.''

The other friends and the jet-ski operator provided assistance to help the injured man to the beach. But the jet-ski operators had no numbers for emergencies, for ambulances or for hospitals, so precious time was lost before a number was found.

It was a ''pretty long time'' before an ambulance and police arrived.

The injured man was taken to Patong Hospital, where an examination revealed he would have to be transferred to Bangkok Phuket Hospital for an operation.

The jet-skis were hired at 2pm and the operation to remove a blood clot from his brain too place about 5.45pm or 6pm, his friends said.

''The police insisted on all four of us staying at the station for questioning,'' one friend said. ''If two of us had been questioned while the other two went with our injured friend, it would have possibly produced a better and speedier outcome.''

The young men were surprised that full medical facilities are not available at some point close to the beach, and astonished to discover there are no lifeguards on any of Phuket's beaches.

Ironcially, on Friday morning the Phuket Provincial Administrative Organisation agreed to appoint a new lifeguard company, which will restore lifeguards to Phuket's most popular beaches for the first time since mid-November, when the previous contract expired.

Interviewed on Friday by Phuketwan, PPAO chief executive Paiboon Upatising said that there was now one standard number for all emergency calls on Phuket. The number is 1669.

When asked tonight to nominate the most important lesson from his friend's catastrophe, one young man said: ''Travel insurance.''

The friends, who arrived on Phuket on Thursday, are due to fly home on Monday.

Phuket's registered jet-skis were insured in a world-first last year to try to stem the number of extortion scams perpetrated by operators.

But the insurance only covers the machines, not the riders.

It is expected to be several weeks before Phuket's new lifeguards are fully trained and capable of rescues and revival techniques.