Bangkokhatter

38 minutes ago, puck2 said:

Please help me.

1.  Is it possible to drive from BKK  to Hua Hin in a public bus, minibus or van without any restrictions?

2.  Can I book a hotel or a guesthouse which is not registered under SHA or SHA+? (As every year, we plan to leave the smoky season here in the North and stay in a nice guesthouse near Thakiaep.)

 

Thank you in advance.

No problem, although you may need some evidence of vaccination for your Hotel.

Interesting reading the OP and some of the replies.

We sent our daughter back to the village in July where she attended the local school until it closed for holidays this month. She will start back at her International school in BKK on Nov 1st. This is grade 1.

Goes to show that no matter what the Government announces during it's daily flip flop conference, the rest of the country do what they think is best.

For those banging on about it's wrong to let the kids go back...absolute nonsense, get them back and get them learning and socialising with their peers again.

Learn to live with Covid or just turn out the lights.

2 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I had no issues at all with Bitkub. 

Must mean it doesn't happen then.

28 minutes ago, Duke007 said:

Open an account on Bitkub.

Great advice until you try and fail the verification despite giving them everything you have including the name of the first cat you ever owned , and then you read all the posts on the crypto forum and realise you are not alone.

On 10/15/2021 at 7:54 AM, Boomer6969 said:

The dummy has just forgotten one minor aspect, how can you travel to and within Thailand with kids under 12? This is my situation, while I am living in Thailand and fully vaccinated (Janssen + Moderna) I can't even consider domestic travel with my two girls, 6 and 10 years old.

 

Otherwise his statement is rather reasonable. The one day quarantine is a must as otherwise people would have to wait for their results at the airport. The reorientation of Thai tourism away from sex, alcohol and drugs would be a legitimate move too and there will be enough Chinese and Indians..

 

 

Why can.t you travel domestically with your 2 daughters, have a 6 year old daughter and have flew 2 times since September when it opened with no issues.

Try Sumitomo Mitsui Auto-Leasing, we lease our company cars from this company,

1 hour ago, misterworldwide said:

I’m based in Thonglor, saying this, they will be able to work from home most days each week (but not all). The person doesn’t need to be particularly experienced, though does need to be English fluent, and able to do some data entry related work (basically, just involving spreadsheets and what not). 

I would start with 20K for probation period if just finished studies, rising to 25K for first year. Would also include performance/company profit related bonus.

If more experienced could try and use their current salary as a guideline, but as we all know this probably won't be true. It's also a common question on application forms to ask what salary they are expecting.

Another thing to consider it's quite common to pay a 13th salary in December.

Too many variables to give a fair answer.

Where are you based in BKK - accommodation is expensive, so either extra living or travel costs, will drive up the expected salary.

What sort of Admin - are you looking for people with experience or just anyone who can speak English.

Are you looking at a long term prospect - need to consider what other benefits you are going to offer.

Just a few things to think about.

12 hours ago, sanuk711 said:

Whatever gave me the idea that we lost that war Bangkokhatter ? Much the same way I view the loss in the Vietnam war---i.e = all the people we were fighting now rule the country, all the people from there fighting with us are running 7-11 shops................

typical. my response to your OP never mentioned the wars you regularly lose, just your comment regarding most people on this forum....maybe go back and read what you wrote

On 9/9/2021 at 10:38 AM, sanuk711 said:

Most of us come from a country that after a 20 years war---- we lost.

whatever gave you that idea ? such typical American thinking, my view of the forum is a bit more International.

I flew up to Ubon last Friday with Thai Smile.

Downloaded the App, entered my details, it had my first vac info on it. No issue with boarding or on arrival.

Simple process, can't see what all the drama is about.

42 minutes ago, blackcab said:

It is illegal to deduct money in this manner from employee's wages. A call to the Department of Labour Protection and Welfare Hotline on 1506 should quickly resolve the matter.

 

I should say, however, that an employer can terminate an employee at any time as long as the employee is paid the correct severance.

The above is spot on.

We have a similar case at work where a HOD has stated all her staff should be vaccinated, however it  did not take HR long to put her straight, you cannot enforce the vaccination on anyone at work.

Only option is termination but proper procedures must be followed.

In 12 years i have never had to pose for any pictures for work permit application, company is under BOI so this may have an effect.

Why would you contact immigration for work permit anyway, is this not covered by the labour office ?

On 8/11/2021 at 7:43 PM, problemfarang said:

schools are not opening this whole year. 

Just not true.

Daughter went up country mid July to visit Grandparents, then had the inter province travel ban. The local school opened two weeks ago and they were more than happy for her to attend, as was I.

Have read your other comments on schools opening and don't agree with any of them. From what i have seen they are practicing strict Covid measures and that's good enough for me, there is no escaping the Pandemic, learn to live with it.

My daughter is thrilled to be back at school, all be it very different to the private school in BKK, am not that fussed if she actually learns anything new. Just the inter action with her peers and some much needed structure in her life is good enough.

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Great, sometimes I also watch sports, i.e. motor sports, and it's amazing to see the skill of most of them.

And that brings us again to the topic of this thread: Is it about the country or the individuals? And why are people who watch proud of what individuals from "their" countries achieve?

Why shouldn't we be proud of what our fellow countrymen and women achieve, its what sport is all about.

There are the talented ones who achieve through  skill, dedication and hard work and then there are us mere mortals who for a short while bathe in their achievements before going back to our 9-5 lives.

Don't forget these sportsmen and women also like the adulation and all of them will tell you it's far better competing with a full crowd than without.

On that note, i will respectively bow out...have commented more on this topic than any other since joining ????

2 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

When Liverpool plays against Manchester, how many of the players are from those cities? Very few (I guess).

The same could happen on a world level. Just call them team A or B or whatever.

 

You mentioned not knowing much about the sporting world and the above example kind of proves it.

The current premiership product serves for the majority of football fans the worst example of what sport should be about.

Getting back a bit on the topic i still don't understand the issue of countries competing against each other, adds some competition (something the premiership doesn't have anymore).

30 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I admit I know nothing about the sporting world.

But I think I know this part: There are the people who do the running, jumping, playing, whatever.

And there are the people who watch, mostly on TV.

I understand the people who i.e. run. My sister does a lot of that and she likes it. That's why she does it.

But if people sit at home with a beer and some chips and shout "run faster" and complain that a fast runner was "only" very fast but not the fastest in the world, now I have difficulties understanding that concept.

i get your point, but i think for the vast majority of us arm chair, beer sipping viewers we just enjoy the spectacle. 

I really enjoyed watching the  ladies Table Tennis Gold medal match, between 1 and 2 seeds in the world, both Chinese, so i had no skin in the game, but what a game.

That's just one example of many events i enjoyed watching the Olympics.

21 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Very often that's the case, although quite a number graduate to the media when they retire, so do both. Spending so long as a journalist does give one a very good insight into both the competitors and everything that surrounds them, so it isn't necessary to be able to compete with them as well.

fair reply, however you still haven't really explained why you think an Olympics based purely on individuals competing would be better than the current status quo.. nor how it would work in respect of team competitions.

Not that you have to mind...

16 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I've been a sports journalist for 40+  years and have co-written a book, so I do know a little about sport and competition. But thanks for your comments.

apparently those who can do, those who cant..write about it.

8 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The same as it works in tennis, People choose their partner(s). Not that difficult. They chat among themselves at different venues often while competing as individuals, or their associations can circulate lists of people looking for partners

 

At least the form of nationalism attached to the Olympics is benign.

how bizarre, again how would it work when the team in question requires 11 members ?

Regarding nationalism, not sure the Olympics can be accused of that, it's just a great global event where athletes at the top of their field compete against each other, luckily their chosen country picks up their travel bills.

In fact all global events are the same be it world cup football, cricket, rugby or whatever, each team competes under their countries flag to their best of their ability.

Unfortunately in some countries a minority of fans choose to make it something different.

If you believe a sporting world where its just about individuals in my opinion means you just don't understand sport or have never played it.

3 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The original Olympics had athletes competing as individuals and not under a flag, and that's the way I believe it should be now. Even in team sports - like they do in tennis doubles throughout the year, featuring players from different countries playing together.

 

In my view, nationalism has no positives and plenty of negatives. What did John Lennon write? "Imagine there's no countries, it isn't hard to do. Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too."

 

And I find it amusing to see how enthusiastic people get about watching a sport they had never even heard of outside of the Games.

 

It has been interesting though to note how well accepted sports new to the Games have been, such as skateboarding. If anything raises and spreads interest in the event, then fine by me.

 

How would that even work for team events ? who would decide the team members for the Hockey, Football etc ?

I thought the Olympics was a great success considering the current climate and there were some great moments from all sports, it also provided great viewing pleasure when stuck at home.