Neeranam

You should be ashamed of yourself. Giving bribes to police makes it worse for law abiding per ons. Nice to hear that a migrant worker has a backbone, unlike many Westerners I've known over the years, who are terrified of immigration police. I had one good friend who paid them 2000 baht ever 90 day reporting until I went with him. Is time corrupt police in immigration were found out and fired. I used to sometimes record conversations with them. Refuse their bribes and report them. Report the ones who use agents that bribe the officers, like the poor retirees who don't satisfy having the 800k in the bank. It's ridiculous how these illegal agents are allowed to operate, often openly on Facebook expat sites, and how newbie expats belive they are doing nothing wrong by paying $500 for their visa.

I've been following the market in Cha am, Petchburi, Hua Hin, Samui and haven't seen too many real bargains. There was one house that I missed, valued at 15 mill and sold for 8.9 mill. I'm holding off buying as long as I can, it sure is a buyers market. My house in Khon Kaen is going to be hard to sell, so will just keep it - not for the house value to go up but for the land price, prices here in the city have risen about 10,000 % in the last 20 years !

Here he is introducing his dead son. Oh, wait a minute, this is his granddaughter, Finnegan, and he called her Natalie. Must be his speech impediment.

He reminds me of visiting my grandfather in his nursing home.

And some here were criticizing Trump!

I saw a video from last year when he called Trump "George" and looked totally confused. I heard recently he called his daughter or granddaughter by his dead son's name. How many real press conferences has he had since being in office? He has said nothing without being prompted, very scary.

Of course Biden will not be going for reelection. Come on man.

You are joking, I hope.

Tourist police are a laughing stock to the rest of the force, especially the foreign volunteers. I was arrested for gambling once and one of our poker group was actually a volunteer, what a joke that whole evening was. The IO I met used to be a real bitch, especially after I reported her friend for corruption. Later, she found out I knew her big boss; what a joy it was when I went to cancel my visa. My wife asked to go with me, so she could say a few things to her, but I refused.

Keep it closed for another year to make the house prices go down even more.

It's a waste of money.

What's the point?

There is no link, believe someone who has been through the process.

If gaining Citizenship by marriage to a Thai, you don't need to sing the National anthem and the Royal anthem. You don't need a Thai passport to buy land, a passport is just for travelling to other countries.

Why not? It's great, especially when you bump into an immigration officer in Tesco Lotut that used to give you a hard time ????

I'm buying a house soon and am a bit concerned about handing over millions of baht to the owner or agent. What is the procedure for doing this? Do Thai banks give money orders,this might be a way?

The following always make me cry like a baby. Played at my best friend's funeral and reminds me of when lived in Leith.

Did anyone have any experience with paying inheritance tax on an estate in the UK, when you are a Thai resident. My mother has just turned 80 and wanting to sell her house to me, to avoid the authorities taking it if she goes into a care home. I'm not sure yet, but think there's is a 7 year rule about legality of the sale of the house. Is there anything that I should know or do to prevent problems down the line?

Does anyone know a quality shop to buy online?

Why use a bank of you can get 10%+ interest per year on things like this? https://celsius.network/

2 weeks ago, I started cutting out an evening meal, drinking only a fruit/vegetable shake. I only eat weetabix and mango for breakfast and 2 sandwiches(4 slices of loaf) for lunch. The only other thing I eat is mixed nuts in the evening when very hungry. I was 89 kg and dropped to 87 kg, but now 88 kg. I am 190 cm tall. I also run 25 km per week. What could I be doing wrong?

I'm buying a new house. Looking at one with a swimming pool in Hua Hin. The woman who already lives there says she pays 4,000 baht a month to look after it. It's a bout 8 m x 4 m What's a good rate and would it be easy for my wife to clean it by herself? ????

I have a little spiritual book which I found in India. It is kind of between Buddhism and Hinduism. I chose one at random every day. I'd like to share todays one with you. "If I am always comparing myself with other human beings, I will SUFFER from ego or jealousy"