XpatMike

Good question, but no answer from me sorry, I am also in this predicament, doing my 90 days in Pattaya but moving up to (near) Buriram. I would hate to go back to Pattaya for the 90 days report while we are building our house.

Asked already 2 members who live near that Immigration, but no definite answers about this.

You can do 90 day where ever you like.If they ask,you are on holidays.Done it many times.

Likewise, with no problems.

This is all about "face". After all the bluster and speculation it now transpires that there is no evidence. Solution: send it to a committee and it will be quietly forgotten.

Exactly! We think the same.

As it is a legal (mandatory) requirement for aliens to report any and all changes of address, WHY is it necessary to do 90 day reports (on a retirement visa)? This is just (it seems to me) duplicating an already existing rule which, as a disabled veteran, I could well do without. Further, how is a postal report legal? Quite apart from never trusting my Passport to the postal system, according to other rules, I am NOT allowed to be without my passport - as it MUST be available on demand - by the Police, etc? Thanks, and kind regards.

I'm in my '60s and socialise very little if at all, except with my partner. I avoid people like the plague. I do sometimes try to help farang tourists though - and now avoid even them after being looked up and down in case I am a scammer or worse. If they ask for help I am more than happy to help, but don't approach them very often anymore. I just find people rather boring with standard topics and responses. Prefer to read, internet, walk, listen to music. I am, however, a loner type so it's easy and pleasant to be on my own as I've always been like that. I just find socialising an irritating drag. Maybe it's easier to be alone in Thailand - it's all a kind of white noise to me.

BTW, in response to the last post, I have a full head of hair and the old libido fine for my age and definitely din't overdue it earlier in life. I am happily grumpy, though.

The previous poster sounds like he can't stand his own company - never a problem with me.

Could not have put it better, myself! Also in my '60's with a head full of hair and still interested (!) - married to a lovely Thai lady and live way out in the sticks and never see tourists and there is only 1 other farang here and I ''respect'' his privacy i.e. I don't bother him and hope he respects my ''privacy''!

Well, at 1630 on Thursday, it's its absolutly peeing down in a town just NW of Khon Kaen! Lovely!

Lens aberration - nothing more!

Yes, so much to do for the old guys who at age 70 go to essan and find a 15 year old for a wife. So sick, but so true!!!

Sorry - but this beats my simple mind! What the heck has this got to do with the topic? Relevance?

''Amazing, Cambodia!''

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) was instructed to post photos of Bangkok shutdown on its online media to show the world the non-violent political protest in the capital, a senior official said.

Instructed by whom ???

Also how do they have the Jan figures complete ??

I think they always plan ahead what they want to lie next month....so I am sure they have the Feb 2014 figures as well.

This expression really irritates me - you CANNOT plan for the past!

@OP: Whether you agree with what they are doing or not is it not better to actually be part of what THEY believe in rather than being the mighty keyboard warrior dissing those that actually get off their sofa?

Whoa! What they believe in has absolutely NO relevance, here. Tourist or otherwise, we have NO right to get involved! We are guests in this country and should not forget that! Crikey, life can be difficult enough for us farang who actually live here, without numskulls like this drawing attention to ourselves - especially at a time like this!

''He refused any compromise or negotiation. Once the government could no longer function, people would become sovereign holders of power and their orders would become law.''

Somebody has already said on this forum, why, with arrest warrants issued for him, is he still free, inciting riots and civil disobedience? What message does this send to the rest of the world? Further, the quote (above) says it all, really - No negotiations or compromise (fascist?). If the people become sovereign holders, as he stated, their rule would NOT be law and most certainly not Democratic! This could only be as a result of negligence (on the part of the current powers that be), or civil war!

I wonderwhat else was in those noodles, that he ate for lunch!

''He refused any compromise or negotiation. Once the government could no longer function, people would become sovereign holders of power and their orders would become law.''

Somebody has already said on this forum, why, with arrest warrants issued for him, is he still free, inciting riots and civil disobedience? What message does this send to the rest of the world? Further, the quote (above) says it all, really - No negotiations or compromise (fascist?). If the people become sovereign holders, as he stated, their rule would NOT be law and most certainly not Democratic! This could only be as a result of negligence (on the part of the current powers that be), or civil war!

I wonderwhat else was in those noodles, that he ate for lunch!

''He said the shutdown or what he described was the seizure of the capital would be the day when “People’s Revolution” would begin to end and uproot the Thaksin regime.''

''The shutdown will also mean government offices across the country by supporters who he said have been advised to get ready for the People’s Revolution.''

It sounds just like a couple of lines from that good old TV sitcome series, Citizen Smith (1977 - 1980) for those of you old enough to remember! (Showing my age!). Wolfie Smith is an unemployed dreamer from Tooting, London - a self proclaimed Urban Guerilla who aspires to be like his hero Che Guevara. Leading a small group called the Tooting Popular Front with aspirations to create a communist Britain. Although through being thoroughly disorganised his chances range from slim to none. His slogan was, ''Power to the people!''

Only problem is, for me, is that I must do my 90 day reporting on the 8th of Jan!

Happy new year, everyone!

Is this serious? I do not mean to belittle the good Bhuddist beliefs - (not faith) but as I have said before - am I missing something, here?

''Mr Suthep said those killed and injured in clashes with the authorities will be given financial aid from the fund of the People’s Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC).''

It is quite beyond me, how those killed will care about any financial aid! But, maybe I am missing the point, here?

Don't expect anything to change (yes, we say that far too often). In the early 90s, I read a report in The Nation that was headlined something like "Thailand's worst year ever for road fatalities" (18,000, if I remember correctly). I waited for a day for some official reaction. Not a bloody peep from anyone. I wrote a letter of outrage to the editor, but it drew not a single response. Nada, zilch. Since then, as many as half a million people have been killed on the roads in Thailand - twice as many as the 2004 tsunami. I shudder to think of the number of people permanently incapacitated, the number of parentless children, the destruction to families, the effect on communities, the cost to the taxpayer.

SNAFU!

Sorry, but I find this incredibly difficult to believe.

I have had store and market stall vendors trying it on with me on goods that are not priced, but never in my whole 30 years in Thailand had anything so blatant as a store owner chasing out of a shop demanding extra money for priced up items because it was bought for a farang, plus how did the staff member at the beauticians know the OP`s wife was married to a farang if he was not there? Unless this particular staff member had psychic powers?

"Incredibly hard to believe" ??? Are you from Mars? That happens every day in Thailand.

Then, learn to read the FULL posting, not just what makes your apologetic, drunk response.

No beauty salon, clothing store. And the OP was just there outside having a cig, and Thais, you know, got eyes.

+1 Completely agree