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On 11/12/2021 at 8:42 AM, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

I teach online and get paid with PayPal. Fortunately it's a US acct. Goes to my US bank, then here to my LOS bank with Wise.

 

The online teaching company in their newsletter last week asked which other services we'd like to get paid with, I suspect that's related to this situation.

Hi, can I please ask for your advice: I'm getting ready to open a Wise account and link to my US bank. Should I use my US address or my Thai address when applying for the Wise account? Thank you for your assistance. BTW, I think we received the same newsletter from the same company. :)

I have a retirement visa which expires May of 2022. I returned to the US three months ago in order to get vaccinated and see family. I am trying to return to Thailand and I am in the process of purchasing the required Covid-19 travel insurance in order the satisfy the Certificate of Entry requirements. The insurance application is asking me how long I would like the travel insurance for (0-3 months; 3-6 months, etc.). Of course, the price is more expensive the longer the duration. I purchased Covid-19 insurance in Thailand before I left for America so I am already insured in Thailand. Must the duration of the travel insurance match my retirement visa? Or can I just choose the shortest duration because I'm already insured in Thailand? Thank you!

Warm Heart Worldwide in Phrao is doing wonderful work, and are in desperate need of funding. https://warmheartworldwide.org
 

On 7/15/2018 at 11:14 AM, watcharacters said:

 

Just for discussion sake, what would the problem be if a person didn't quite  meet the requirements of immigration but got along just fine living economically in thailand.   Who would be hurt by that?

 

I was thinking the same thing. As long as the person can afford to pay rent, utilities, and purchase all the necessary basics they're contributing to the Thai economy regardless of income requirements, are they not? And if they get to a point where they simply can't afford to live here, I'm assuming they'll establish a new life elsewhere. 

I am an American expat with a retirement via living in Thailand. I would like to live three months out of the year (April, May and June) in a different country. My criteria for this country are as follows: must have pleasant temperatures during these months in the 70's F (25C); it must have 90 day visas on arrival or available for purchase; cost of living must be comparable to Thailand or cheaper; flight duration no more than 6-7 hours one way. Any suggestion? Thanks in advance.

Working fine for me in Wat Ket. just east of Warrorot.
 
As far as Line best thing you can do is read the messages on Sinet1147 chat page.  It hass been lit up with user messages for teh last three hours...mostly in Thai but that is where they post updates.  They do not usually respond to messages even in Thai as they are flooded with them, which in turn takes resources away from fixing problem.  Whenever I do have a problem this Line group is first thing I check to see if it is all users or just moi.

Anyone else experiencing network being down with Sinet tonight? I live near Maya Mall. Their customer service call center does not pick up, and they don't respond via their LINE support either. This is my first month with Sinet (switched over from True because their network was unreliable) and so far I'm disappointed with their lack of support.

Anyone know what's going on today because many easy-west cross traffic lanes are blocked.

I'm in need of a small work/office space in CM, preferable north end of town (CMU area okay). Air con and wifi necessary. Have my own desk and accessories. Very basic okay, nothing fancy. Can do minimum 6 month lease, under 5K per month. Don't intend to sleep there, just looking for a separate space to write and think apart from my living quarters (too many distractions there). I've gone to the real estate agencies, but all they have are the luxury office spaces with conference table and such. Please PM me if you have a space or know o one, thank you.

Is there a Thai dictionary which is equal in comprehensiveness and descriptive to the OED that Thai scholars and Thai students use?

Have a Chinese friend who had an ICBC card. ICBC website ATM locator says there is an ICBC ATM at Central Festival, but my friend can't find it. Anyone seen it, and if so which floor, please?

Map ICBC

 

There is one here

Anyone know a shop that sells these? For those of you who don't know, this is like a screen door, but hung like curtains and the two panels are kept closed by magnets. I saw it on YouTube and thought it would be great for the house. By the way I live near Maya.

I was quoted 600 baht per shirt and 500 baht if you supply your own material. I plan on going to Wororot Market to buy the cloth.

Anyone else experiencing super slow internet with True last night and today? I live near Maya.

"Kho thot krap. Ahan chan det a-rai krap?"

Yes, you can say that. "chan det" means exactly "house special" or "best dish".

See meaning of เด็ด in this dictionary entry.

http://dict.longdo.com/search/%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%94

Note that there is a distinction how to ask this question. One ask either what their recommendation is, or what their "chan det" is, and not what is the most "delicious".

You can for example google อาหารจานเด็ด and find lots of suggestions.

So is the word เด็ด (det) the same word to say "delicious" as in: ลำเด็ดเด็ด (lam det-det)?

I want to say: "I'm not used (accustomed to) to hot weather".

My Thai dictionary defines "accustomed to" as คุ้นเคยกับ (khun khuui gap).

So would I say: "Pom mai khun khuui gap Agad rawn"?

I believe all motorbike registrations now have to be done at the Provincial Land Transport Office (it's on Google Maps) in Nong Hoi near the Holiday Inn.

Bike registration has to be done there (Bike Transport office ) ,but if he is just renewing tax and insurance ,many garages with the yellow cog wheel symbol will do it for a few Baht.

Yes, yes, that's what I'm looking for...a place with the yellow cog wheel in the Nimmanhaemin neighborhood. All I want to do is renew my scooter registration. If anyone knows *specifically* where one is (as opposed to 'why don't you just ride around until you find one'), please post. Again, thanks in advance.

The scooter registration office/garage on Soi 15 where I've been going the past two years is now closed. Anyone know of another place to renew registration in the Nimmanhaemin or Maya area? Thanks in advance!

It'sanother word that sounds similar - เหมือนเดิม - same as before

Thanks for the correction. Now it makes more sense.

I often eat the same meal at the restaurant I frequent in my neighborhood. Recently, the owner told me that the phrase I should say is:

เหมือนดื่ม

That literally translates into "same" and "drink", doesn't it? Can I use it for food, too?

Thanks!

It sounds like you never had a problem with pressure before even with the pump switched off is that correct. If so it would suggest you are mains fed and the pump is a back up for when the main is off.

Yes, yes! That is correct. I never had a problem having decent water pressure in the house when the pump was unplugged.

Ok the next thing is the pipwork configuration. It is difficult to tell from the photos how the system is set up. Did you close or open any valves before you turned on the pump?

I will explain how I would expect the system to be configured. It probably isn't as TIT.

I would expect the water main to feed the large plastic tank you have. The tank then feeds the pump which pumps the water at pressure into the house. The pump should run automatically and turn on and off as there is demand. If the main was to fail you then have a tank full of water and a pump to keep you going. Perhaps in the past the pump failed and a by pass pipe was run from the water main and connected to the pipe entering the house. This would then bypass the tank and pump and feed the house with mains water. When you turned on the pump did you open or shut any valves? If you didn't then it is also possible that the pump pressure switch does work but you are currently pumping water from your tank back into the water main hence the reason it is not switching off. Keep an eye on the level in the tank. Your pump should have dry run protection but you never know.

To be honest, when I first encountered the loss of water pressure in the house I turned four or five valves on and off and tried different configurations with the pump plugged in (and then not plugged in), but the end result each time was that the only way I could get water pressure was to plug the pump back in. There is a sound coming from the tank that sounds like it is filling up, but that has been going on for the past three days so it should be full by now, yes? My landlord isn't available for a while. I guess I'll just keep it plugged in until he can send someone to take a look at it. Thank you kindly for your assistance and advice, sure do appreciate it.

It sounds like you never had a problem with pressure before even with the pump switched off is that correct. If so it would suggest you are mains fed and the pump is a back up for when the main is off.

Yes, yes! That is correct. I never had a problem having decent water pressure in the house when the pump was unplugged.

I don't know if it's an automatic water pump. What I do know is that since I've plugged it in, it never shuts off...even when all the taps in the house are off. The motor runs all the time. All I know is that the water pump has been unplugged for many months. That is, until I plugged it in a few days ago, and the only way I can get running water in the house now is to have it plugged in (and the pump is under the bedroom window and a bit noisy). Perhaps as some of you have wrote, it's the pressure switch on the water pump.

Hi, I've been living in a rental house for over a year now, and a few days ago the water pressure went down to a trickle. So I went to the side of the house and plugged in the water pump, and that solved the problem and water pressure in the house was restored. I told this to a friend and he said the water pump shouldn't be plugged in for too long, but every time I unplug the water pump the water pressure goes back down to a trickle. My question is how long do I need to have my water pump plugged in? Until the water pressure is normal without the need of the water pump being plugged in? Thanks in advance for the help.