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On 1/25/2021 at 6:20 PM, ph0enixrising said:

All Saints Chiang Mai is a fully inclusive congregation.

https://allsaintschiangmai.com/

Your reply is 11yrs late, maybe the OP has already passed away and hopefully gone to a more tolerant world.

I had my SB interview around June and was asked to bring the two guarantors whose names i had mentioned in the documents submitted. But when i explained that they are busy at work, i was allowed to get only signatures. The  NIA interview in August was at a rented coworking space in Phaholyothin area, no police check or home visit was required. I got a call from SB in Dec to be informed that all docs have been sent to MOI.

On 1/14/2021 at 1:39 PM, Neeranam said:

Good luck with staying on the wagon!

 

60 years is a ling time; I drank for only 20 years, however for the last 2/3 years, drank 2 large bottles of whisky and a few Chang per day. 

Is that a typo error or are you exaggerating? Can any human survive drinking "2 large bottles of whisky and a few Chang per day" for even a few days or weeks, leave alone 2/3 years?

15 minutes ago, tingtongfarang said:

When i think about it i will video the scene at the intersection and put it on youtube

Yes, please do. I have seen cyclists in the midst of heavy traffic and pollution in many parts of Bangkok, but have never seen them screaming at intersections as a normal routine, as your gf states.

The prices sound really good, wish i had checked earlier. The price in Bangkok hospitals is exorbitant in comparison. For the two of us, each year it costs between 45 to 60,000 Baht depending on the hospital (BNH, Samitivej, Bumrungrad or St. Louis) for Program 5 which includes a stress test and full abdomen ultrasound, along with the blood tests and EKG plus chest xrays. Even smaller hospitals like Camillian, Petcharavej also charge around 35k Baht for 2 adults. It makes sense to plan a nice holiday and drive down to Phuket to get the annual medical checkup and still save a lot of money.

2 hours ago, Irrumator said:

Has anyone else noticed a deterioration in service at Tops supermarkets?

 

Is it just me or have other people noticed these issues?

No, the Tops supermarkets i buy from in Thonglor, Central Rama 3, Summer Hut Phra Khanong (all in Bangkok) are all good, no serious complaints.

10 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Any of us that have been here awhile have heard many different stories of the tricks and scams that have been tried and some that succeeded. The common one is "the brother" or cousin in reality being the Thai boyfriend of husband, 

 

Well here is a story in my locality. Feel free to add yours and maybe the poor unsuspecting newbies that come amongst us may be a little bit better prepared.

 

A local woman advertised on the jnternet, gained the attention of a man from the UK. He wasnt retired, in his late 40's and still working etc. He travelled back n forth and the relationship developed.

She had told him she couldnt get married until he could provide a home for her as her tamily wouldnt allow it. So they then began to search for land in and around her village. Miraculously a nice plot was available. Construction begins and she is control as he continues to fly back n forth.

Various issues during construction that require more money than expected. Next the NEW Fortuner appears. This she said she needed with so much running around to do and easier to get him from the airport etc.

 

The rather elaborate 2 stoery 4 bed house is completed, very big and elaborate party is held to celebrate the new home. After a few weeks he goes off back to work again. This is when the handyman/driver is taken on. She claims she needs help as he is not there to help with things like gardenwork and other jobs around the property she cant do on her own. The man also collects the guy from the airport and plays chauffer, and all round assistant.

The house is now fully furnished and kitted out, nice new Fortuner on the drive. Job done.

Monthly payments of 60k flowing in to her whilst he continues to work and travel back n forth.

 

Around 6 months later, he wants to arrange the Wedding, fly his relatives in from abroad big party etc.

He begins to make arrangements etc, asks her to take care of local arrangements , monks etc a Thai village Wedding in the grounds of the shimy new home.

 

A few months go by, he returns again, met by the driver in the fortuner. When he gets to the home, she tells him, she has changed her mind, the relationship wont work and he has to leave ! Naturally he is devasted and in total disbelief at what he thought was a new life has just exploded in his face.

 

Now comes the truth of the events and what he didnt know.

 

The land was actually owned by her Mother ! He had paid 3x over the rate for it.

The builder and crew grossly overpriced were all relatives.

And you guessed it, the driver was in fact her Thai husband.who moved in when it was done and stayed at her mothers when he visited with there 2 kids !

 

He lost the lot ! Everything in her name.

8 million on the land and house build.( couldve been done for 2.5)

The Fortuner was bought cash..

 

So, there is a tale of woe and how love can blind a guy. 

 

What tales of woe (nievety) do you know ? 

 

 

The old saying "A fool and his money are easily parted" comes to mind

21 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

When UK citizens could obtain Embassy Income letters this was never an issue.

That was stopped for a good reason, along with the zero dollar Chinese tours ????????

OMG, this thread seems to have stirred up a lot of nostalgia among the older sexpats!

4 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

Well that is Delhi sorted then.

I thought Delhi's population was around 15 million.

4 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I am now a Thai citizen with my Thai national ID card????

 

I went to the khet in Bangkok with my friend(the owner of the house I am registered with). Everything went very smoothly, except we needed another witness. The registrar had told us we only needed one. However, a quick call to my friend's son and he was there in 10 minutes. My friend also couldn't find his ID but his driving license was accepted. 

I had quite a few forms to sign, and name put in Blue housebook then moved on to get the photo and ID issued. They never asked for my siblings' names but it was important if they were older or younger. 

A pleasant, happy experience. We started at 1.30 pm and were out at 2.45 pm. 

 

Thanks to all for help/motivation along the way, including the OP of this thread, which caught my attention a few years back. 

 

 

Application at Special Branch  - Dec 2017

National Intelligence Agency interview -  Jan 2018

Ministry of Interior interview -  Sep 2019

Oath -  July 2020

Royal Gazette announcement  - Nov 2020

Issue of Cert. of Naturalization - Dec 2020

Issue of ID card - Dec 2020.

 

All in all, 3 years from application to finishing the process. 

 

Congratulations & best wishes on the begining of a new journey!

11 minutes ago, pavaarty said:

what do you mean, is it illegal to scraping the barnacles ?

I dont think so because big ocean going cargo ships get their hull cleaned regularly in Sriracha area by specialist companies engaged in this business.

8 hours ago, david143 said:

Congrag to me i had completed my 1000 days since i applied Thai Nationality.
Spirit is still high.

You have waited patiently for a 1000 days, just a little more and you will surely be through, good luck.

Normally nobody uses the condo swimming pool after 10pm so i dont see what is the issue. As far as privacy is concerned, it is a communal pool not a bathtub in someone's unit. Only the guy planning to build a glass wall in his living room will lose all his privacy. 

It seems some residents are jealous of him. The mistake here is allowing individual residents to buy communal space, totally wrong, but court has given a verdict. In our condo, the guy on the top 25th floor was sold part of the terrace which has some common equipment like ventilation blowers, and maintenance access to it is only through his property, when he allows it!!

On 11/24/2020 at 6:04 AM, greenhornfarang said:

 

The way I observed these Chinese, Indians, Arabs and Malays get relegated to the bottom of the preferred list of Pattaya girls, I do not envy them, no matter how welcome or in how many numbers.

Sure i agree on this. For the bar girls in Pattaya and elsewhere in the country, and for the daughters of poor families, farangs will forever remain their first choice.

19 hours ago, AlfHuy said:

What do they call "freelancer"?

 

Afraid to call it by the name?

 

Could it be that during this difficult period when many men are emotionally stressed and financially drained out, they are giving it for free?

Good oppurtunity to change the image of Pattaya

1 hour ago, khunpa said:

99,9% of Thais have no idea about what democracy actually means or requires.

 

That’s why you see constant never-ending political problems and will keep doing so for years to come.

 

The reaction from the Thai guy is no surprise. When you don’t have the intelligence to debate, you fight. 

On the other hand, i would say that 99.9% thais understand democracy very well and long for it

That is why you see constant never ending political problems and will keep coming till they get a true representative parliment

The physical assault was wrong, however stupid the Russian was, standing there and mocking at them. Sure much more would have happened before people started filming it.