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It's a long known fact that different people have different risk profiles. Also a fact is that the higher the returns, there are generally higher risks. I'd like to learn from your wife and her family. It sounds like a good earner to me. Hang onto her.

I've seen farangs wai-ing bar ladies 40 years younger than themselves.

Yeah. it's easier than saying "I'll respect you in the morning"

Work, masturbate.

Masturbate???? I thought that was only for frustrated people.

You misunderstood him.

He meant work for Master Bates.

You are missing the underlying message. He does NOT have to masturbate which I interpret that he is getting more than enough actual sex - presumably from his lovely Thai partner(s)

I had to wipe my sh..tty bum with tissue instead of using the more civilized buttspray.

T

Can you believe it that so-called advanced countries don't allow this wonderful option for health reasons. Dopey buggers. If ever I owned my own home I would rig one up for sure.

I'm confused as well. Are you coming or going? Either way, I always use http://www.columbusdirect.com/

1. Why the confusion? The OP clearly states she is going to LOS and that he got a quote from an OZ (Australian) insurance company.

2. http://www.columbusdirect.com is pretty expensive with the cheapest cover for 1 year starting above $500.

The best value for Australians that I have found seems to be http://www.itrektravelinsurance.com.au/ or http://www.travel-insurance.com.au/ with 1 year covers starting from around $350

And to pick up on post#6 by craigt3365 who cautions us about motorbikes, both of the companies I found do cover you with conditions and are underwritten by Allianz Insurance.

This is from their exclusions conditions (I have added text enhancements)

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Residents of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man can obtain a quote by selecting Jersey, Guernsey or Isle of Man on the country of residence list.

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How does Greece treat people from Turkey?

Although, we had a past history of Turkish occupation at present we are good friends, respecting and accepting each other.

We have a lot of Turkish Muslims living in the North of Greece and they have their own MP's in the Greek Parliament.

Also there are lot's of Greeks still living in Turkey and they are well respected and treated well.

Sorry, you used the wrong example.

How does Greece treat people from Turkey?

Although, we had a past history of Turkish occupation at present we are good friends, respecting and accepting each other.

We have a lot of Turkish Muslims living in the North of Greece and they have their own MP's in the Greek Parliament.

Also there are lot's of Greeks still living in Turkey and they are well respected and treated well.

Sorry, you used the wrong example.

I almost kicked out from a Greece coffee shop, because I ordered a Turkish coffee. I didn't think anything...OK call me stupid ignorant....

But the responds was not so great....

Didn't costas say turks and greeks are fine with one another?

You see there is historical rivalry between the 2 of them cos the capital of turkey used to be greek and part of the holy roman empire. It isn't anything unique cos civiliaztions that have been side by side for a while have rivalry. Mexico and the US. Burma and thailand. It's also amazing that the burmese used to be so formidable in the past but in today's context the country is so much poorer compared to thailand cos it is so mismanaged.

The last time I crossed the Greece / Turkey border it looked to me like they hated each other. Tanks and lots of military everywhere staring at each other. And the main road had huge ponds filled with water. When I asked about the ponds I was told they were to wash the dirt from one country so it didn't go into the other. That was in 1986 so maybe they have cooled their tensions since then.

Socialising is like sex. Once you've tried every position and permutation and there's nowhere else to go, you retreat into your thoughts. Stimulation becomes just that much harder ...

or mowing the lawn....whether it needs it or not, rather than do something you have absolutely no interest in...

I found that mowing the lawn revitalized my interest in sex.

Stop smelling the petrol...

These days, as you get older, sex comes in second place....I prefer a cup of tea, it's warmer and lasts longer.

Wow weegee, you must have really huge cups of tea.

Can someone send me a bullet point version of the OP's last post?

1) It is so vague in it's thesis that is is open to all sorts of interpretations.

2 ) the ramblings of a bored person.

3) &lt;deleted&gt;?

What Thailand needs is their own NRA, I look forward to the time that people can assert the right to walk through the shopping malls with automatic rifles strapped to their backs and carrying side arms. Nothing would make me feel safer.

NO country deserves an NRA. Even the USofA would be better off without those gun-slinger nutbags.

Im not an expert but does it look like they should be in a museum ?

Museum pieces or not, they can still kill people

Obviously this is not deportation.... It is extradition.

Completely different.

1 deportation and 3 extraditions. Same same but different

As an OAP recipient overseas for 6+years (also CPP and OAP from Canada) the new rules are quite simple - 2 years in Australia before or after the grant before it is portable overseas.

And, return to OZ for more than 26 weeks you will be re-assessed on the 35 year rule.

Another little quirk to watch for is that if you are away from OZ continuously for more than 5 years you will have to re-establish "residency" in OZ before you are re-eligible for Medicare benefits.

Another one to consider with your forward planning.

It's almost as complicated as having a TG partner.

(no crossword puzzles needed to ward of that Alz syndrome)

Hi Evilbaz. About your comment "...the new rules are quite simple - 2 years in Australia before or after the grant before it is portable overseas...." I have been searching for a reference to an official website or legislation which states the 2 year rule. Apart from unsourced comments on thsi site I can find nothing on Department of Human Services (Centrelink) websites. Your assistance in providing a link to a source would be much appreciated.

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 1220

No portability where claim based on short residence

(1) If:

(a) a person is an Australian resident; and

( b ) the person ceases to be an Australian resident; and

( c )the person again becomes an Australian resident; and

(d) within the period of 2 years after the person again becomes an Australian resident, the person is granted, or is transferred to:

(i) an age pension; or

(ii) a disability support pension; or

(iii) a bereavement allowance; and

(e) after the pension or allowance is granted, or the person is transferred to the pension or allowance, as the case may be, but before the end of that period of 2 years, the person leaves Australia; and

(f) financial assistance is not payable in respect of the person's absence from Australia under the Medical Treatment Overseas Program administered by the Minister who administers the National Health Act 1953 ;

a pension or allowance based on that claim is not payable to the person during any period during which the person is outside Australia.

(2) If:

(a) a person resides in an area that is, at the time of residence, an external Territory; and

( b ) the person has never before resided in Australia; and

( c ) the person then arrives in Australia; and

(d) within the period of 2 years after the person arrives in Australia, the person is granted, or is transferred to:

(i) an age pension; or

(ii) a disability support pension; or

(iii) a bereavement allowance; and

(e) after the pension or allowance is granted, or the person is transferred to the pension or allowance, as the case may be, but before the end of that period of 2 years, the person leaves Australia; and

(f) financial assistance is not payable in respect of the person's absence from Australia under the Medical Treatment Overseas Program administered by the Minister who administers the National Health Act 1953 ;

a pension or allowance based on that claim is not payable to the person during any period during which the person is outside Australia.

(4) For the purposes of the application of this section in relation to a particular social security payment, a person who has a qualifying residence exemption for that payment is taken:

(a) to be an Australian resident; or

( b ) to reside in an area that is, at the time of residence, an external Territory;

as the context requires.

Buy the act or widen your horizons....

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ssa1991186/s1220.html

is a much more authoritive source than the Human Services Website and my quote above gave the full details of what it was so a little bit of effort would have had you find this.

Thanks for that harry. Sorry I missed your previous post on the Notifications list.

The section 1220 No portability where claim based on short residence you have quoted seems to me to apply more to recent immigrants to Australia. and not to the situation of the OP.

If we also read the Definitions part of the Act

SOCIAL SECURITY ACT 1991 - SECT 7

Australian residence definitions

(1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"Australian resident" has the meaning given by subsection (2).

and

"qualifying residence exemption" has the meaning given in subsections (6) and (6AA).

(2) An Australian resident is a person who:

(a) resides in Australia; and

( b ) is one of the following:

(i) an Australian citizen;

(ii) the holder of a permanent visa;

(iii) a special category visa holder who is a protected SCV holder.

So if an Australian citizen who has returned from overseas and returns to Australia to apply for Age Pension (it is a requirement to be in Australia at the time of lodging the claim), then by the Act's definitions under subsections 2(a) and 2( b )(i) they do have a qualifying residence exemption meaning they do not have to stay the 2 years as described by Section 1220 entitled "No portability where claim based on short residence".

Where am I and mcfish incorrect in regard to the OP's situation? What other relevant sections have I missed that would invalidate our interpretation?

As an OAP recipient overseas for 6+years (also CPP and OAP from Canada) the new rules are quite simple - 2 years in Australia before or after the grant before it is portable overseas.

And, return to OZ for more than 26 weeks you will be re-assessed on the 35 year rule.

Another little quirk to watch for is that if you are away from OZ continuously for more than 5 years you will have to re-establish "residency" in OZ before you are re-eligible for Medicare benefits.

Another one to consider with your forward planning.

It's almost as complicated as having a TG partner.

(no crossword puzzles needed to ward of that Alz syndrome)

Hi Evilbaz. About your comment "...the new rules are quite simple - 2 years in Australia before or after the grant before it is portable overseas...." I have been searching for a reference to an official website or legislation which states the 2 year rule. Apart from unsourced comments on thsi site I can find nothing on Department of Human Services (Centrelink) websites. Your assistance in providing a link to a source would be much appreciated.

Residence requirements for Age Pension

To be eligible for Age Pension you must satisfy residence requirements. You must be:

• an Australian resident on the day you lodge your claim, and
• be physically present in Australia on the day you lodge your claim

You also need to have been an Australian resident for a continuous period of at least 10 years, or for a number of periods that total more than ten years, with one of the periods being at least five years, unless you:

• are a refugee or former refugee, or
• were getting Partner Allowance, Widow Allowance or Widow B Pension immediately before turning Age Pension age, or
• are a woman whose partner died while you were both Australian residents, and you have been an Australian resident for two years immediately before claiming Age Pension

A very incomplete quote.

If you say so harry. Would you please enlighten us all with the complete quote?

http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/news/changes-to-australian-working-life-residence-rules

Age Pension and Pension Supplement

Your pension payment is made up of 2 different parts: Age Pension and Pension Supplement. When you leave Australia and we calculate the amount of payment you will receive, we look at Age Pension and Pension Supplement individually. Both payments can change depending on your circumstances.

Age Pension

You can get Age Pension for the whole time you are overseas, regardless of whether you leave Australia temporarily or permanently.

However, the amount of pension you receive may change if you remain outside Australia for more than 26 weeks. Whether or not your payment amount changes will depend on how long you have lived in Australia between age 16 and age pension age.

For more information on how the pension payment rates are calculated, go to Pension payment rates while absent from Australia.

If you are travelling to New Zealand, the amount you receive may be affected by the social security agreement between Australia and New Zealand.

If you returned to live in Australia and were granted or transferred to Age Pension within the last 2 years, you will not be able to receive your Age Pension outside the country. After you return, to be paid outside the country, you must have been living in Australia for two years since your last arrival for residence. If you travel to a country that Australia has a social security agreement with, you may be able to continue to get your payment under that social security agreement.

gives a more complete coverage of very important information.

Thanks Harry. My quote was from the page http://www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/services/centrelink/age-pension

and press the + symbol titled Residence requirements for Age Pension.

I chose this page because simple1 and yourself were speaking about ".. Australian Residency criteria compliance rules ...." and this page was in my view, more relevant to that issue than the page you have quoted above. My apologies for not adding the link to my post 11 June at 16:59

By the way, did you find a source regarding the 2 year rule as per your post made 8 June at 12:05 . I haven't found a reference for it. { I hope Mr Ron Craney knows that he will have to spend another 2 years in Australia before and/or after her gets his Age Pension. That is the present rules, who knows what it will be then.}

This article on Aussie pensioners going overseas for a better

standard of living may interest some.

http://www.watoday.com.au/national/pensioners-forced-to-flee-abroad-20140607-39q4y.html

I hope Mr Ron Craney knows that he will have to spend another 2 years in Australia before and/or after her gets his Age Pension. That is the present rules, who knows what it will be then.

I am very interested to see your source harry. I have looked at the DHS & Centrelink site extensively today and cannot find anything about a requirement to stay in Australia for 2 years after getting a grant of age pension. A website link would be very handy if you would be so kind.

Will also need to be aware of Australian Residency criteria compliance rules after living in Thailand for 12 years, comes across as uninformed

Residence requirements for Age Pension

To be eligible for Age Pension you must satisfy residence requirements. You must be:

• an Australian resident on the day you lodge your claim, and
• be physically present in Australia on the day you lodge your claim

You also need to have been an Australian resident for a continuous period of at least 10 years, or for a number of periods that total more than ten years, with one of the periods being at least five years, unless you:

• are a refugee or former refugee, or
• were getting Partner Allowance, Widow Allowance or Widow B Pension immediately before turning Age Pension age, or
• are a woman whose partner died while you were both Australian residents, and you have been an Australian resident for two years immediately before claiming Age Pension

A very incomplete quote.

If you say so harry. Would you please enlighten us all with the complete quote?

This article on Aussie pensioners going overseas for a better

standard of living may interest some.

http://www.watoday.com.au/national/pensioners-forced-to-flee-abroad-20140607-39q4y.html

I hope Mr Ron Craney knows that he will have to spend another 2 years in Australia before and/or after her gets his Age Pension. That is the present rules, who knows what it will be then.

Will also need to be aware of Australian Residency criteria compliance rules after living in Thailand for 12 years, comes across as uninformed

IMO, a lot of these people have done no research when deciding to make the move.

I've read a lot of posts where people think they can go back to Oz the day before they

turn 65, apply and get the pension and then move away again.

Some people will be in for a rude shock.

I also found it typical that the article mentions most people reside in Europe,

yet they still manage to find and interview an Aussie bloke living in Thailand.

I guess it reads better than interviewing mama & poppa in a village in Greece or Italy

To be eligible for Age Pension you must satisfy residence requirements. You must be:

• an Australian resident on the day you lodge your claim, and
• be physically present in Australia on the day you lodge your claim

You also need to have been an Australian resident for a continuous period of at least 10 years, or for a number of periods that total more than ten years, with one of the periods being at least five years, unless you:

• are a refugee or former refugee, or
• were getting Partner Allowance, Widow Allowance or Widow B Pension immediately before turning Age Pension age, or
• are a woman whose partner died while you were both Australian residents, and you have been an Australian resident for two years immediately before claiming Age Pension

Australian Working Life Residency changes

Thanks merlen10002. At last we get to see some facts rather than discussion and supposition.

For those interested, you might like to have a read of the rules as published by Dept Human Services which is the department which actually pays the pensions. (Centrelink is merely the public facing service agency for this and other departments).

From the letter merlen10002 posted, if you are already receiving an overseas pension then it will continue after 1/7/2014 and for as long as you stay overseas, the new rules will NOT apply. But as soon as you come back and stay for more than 26 weeks inside Australia, then the new rules will apply.

This is reflected on the website

If you are already outside Australia on 1 July 2014, you can continue to receive your payment under the 25 year rules, unless you return and stay in Australia for 26 weeks or more.

To the OP (Voiceover) and others who are yet to claim the Australian Old Age Pension, then the new rules will apply.

If you depart Australia on or after 1 July 2014, you will usually need to have lived in Australia as an Australian resident for 35 years in order to continue receiving your full rate of pension after 26 weeks. If you have lived in Australia less than 35 years you will receive a smaller rate of pension after 26 weeks outside Australia.

If you get a pension under a social security agreement, the amount that you get paid while you are outside Australia is decided by that agreement. Under most agreements, the amount that you get will reduce when you leave Australia.

To understand what amount you will be paid go to this link. And another important page is this one and understand that ...

Your pension payment is made up of 2 different parts: Age Pension and Pension Supplement. When you leave Australia and we calculate the amount of payment you will receive, we look at Age Pension and Pension Supplement individually. Both payments can change depending on your circumstances. .....the amount of pension you receive may change if you remain outside Australia for more than 26 weeks. Whether or not your payment amount changes will depend on how long you have lived in Australia between age 16 and age pension age.

I have read other posts talking about cancellation of pension after 2 years away. I can find no mention of this on any official website.

I hope this clarifies things for you Voiceover.

"Urged" or "Ordered" what is certain the Correction Chief would nether have uttered those words as what ever he said would have been in Thai.

Maybe certain English Language media sources should find something better than "Google Translate" for their translations.

Google Translate does not handle Thai very well at all.

What gives a military dictatorship the right to hold ELECTED politicians, filthy though they may be,'accountable'?

elected ....

yawn

I'm not a lawyer but I'd reckon this document, Martial Law, B.E. 2457 (1914) gives the Thai Army the right to do what they say they will do. And that extends to all criminal actions, regardless if they are politicians, government employees, or in any way involved in corruption.

Than they have the right to deny you boarding.

After which I would deny them the right to any of my future purchases. I assume your advice would only apply to people attempting entry on a visa exemption. A person with a valid visa could not be refused by the carrier could they?

Chiming in: Flew HCMC > Bangkok yesterday, AirAsia started asking for onward ticket from Thailand at checkin booths (first time this happened to me on a flight to Bangkok). No problems getting a 30-day stamp, grumpy immi officer barely looked at passport.

Interesting that they asked for an onward ticket. I wonder how Air Asia might respond if you told them that your outbound date is not yet confirmed and you intend to purchase a flight when you are in Thailand.

http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Reputation

Saving Face can be compared to or related to:- .

• Credibility
• Face (social custom)
• Face negotiation theory
• Fame
• Guilt
• Honour
• Impression
• Morality
• Popularity
• Reputation
• Motivations for contributing to online communities
• Shame
• Social approval
• Social perception
• Status

Soutpeel is a respected member of this community and doesn't deserve the vile comments being shoveled at him by you and your buddy callaway. I can certainly ask what rock you crawled out from, but frankly, I really don't care.

It seems that you old guys have lost the capacity to mount a logical argument and resort to making personal attacks without backing up your comments with any form of reason, facts, or logic. A classic case of this is above in the quote where I asked Berkshire to advise me the basis of his personal attack. So far he has not bothered to clarify for me why he feels I am wrong or out of step. Nor in fact have you. You have resorted to accusing me of being vile for making a comment about Soutpeel who made a vile personal attack on the OP. At least Callaway and I have been man enough to justify our comments with a reasoned argument. You old guys seem incapable of anything more than slanging shit at people which is a typical response of people who know they are wrong and have no reasonable basis for what they said. If dumping shit on people is what it takes to gain respect in this forum then that is a sad state of affairs.

First of all, I'm probably younger than you. So your rant against "old guys" is not only irrelevant, but rather uncalled for. And what does age have to do with anything?

As for your suggestion of a "reasoned argument"....you are freakin delusional. There was nothing reasoned or rational about anything you or callaway had to say. It was basically crappola nonsense, similar to what the OP had to say. If you can just admit that you have no idea what you're talking about, then perhaps we can all move on.

1. Old guys in terms of the length of time you have been posting on TV forum.

2. I admit I have no idea what passes for a reasoned argument to people who feel the need to hang shit on other people.

In the East they call it Face in the West we call it Respect. The trick is when dealing with folks is not to paint them into a corner with no escape route unless of course you don't care about the outcome..

I think abhaya has put it very well. In the west people don't say they have lost face but they sure as hell react in the same way as Thais. In fact some usually less educated westerners feel so disrespected as to resort to violence at the slightest affront.