couchpotato

5 minutes ago, Pompeygeezer said:

Bar manager??? Surely he's the owner.   it would have <deleted> all to do with the manager.    very sus

Only Manager (really just a white face sitting somewhere in the bar). He was on the premises during the raid and thus ended up as a scapegoat. Enuff said.

23 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

What have they done....

Like an IKEA concept.

Now they moved everything around...

Fruit? No tourist bags, snacks? No tourist thirts.

Wine, beer. Somewhere in in middle

It's a mess, be prepared for half hour extra to shop

 

 

Now it's extra time to find anything

Gotta ask...wtf is a 'Thirt"

4 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

That aligns with BOT Website, make sense.

 

11th is a public holiday though, it is maked as the start of buddhist lent on my work calendar which is awesome.. love 3 day weekends !

Actually 4 day weekend --10th-13th...have a good time

10 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Guess that means Anutin will be the interim PM unless there's a coup.

 

IMV, PM did nothing wrong. Why shouldn't one PM talk to another?

Firstly she didn't talk to another PM..get straight on that.

Secondly it is what she said (and implied) that has caused this political upheaval.

1 hour ago, xylophone said:

I suppose that if anything drastic happens, I could always go back to NZ and get free treatment on the government health system, not that I want to do that, but it is an option if things get desperate.

With the state of the government (public) health system in NZ, you would probably pass away before being treated. Operation and doctor waiting lists are extremely long.

4 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Isn't a 'pre-existing condition' one which exists when you take out the policy, and not one which develops over the duration of the policy?

Exactly.. the other posters are wrong in their assumptions of having to declare something during your policy term or at renewal.

13 minutes ago, flaming dragon said:

 

Thanks. I don't know what the one on Pratumnak is called or what purpose it serves.  I have it on good authority that it was packed and an absolute hell hole.  There's a courtroom adjacent to the cells. 

 

Edit:  Pattaya Provincial Court.  

 

 

You have it backwards. The cells are adjacent to the courtroom. The cells are for day use only, for prisoners whose court cases are being heard that particular day. The prisoners are then taken back to Soi 9 or Nong Plalai Prison, or the Soi 5 Immigration cells every evening.

3 hours ago, couchpotato said:

Thank you for the laugh of my day. Xi will be in power long after you stop posting on this forum.

Xi will never give up power voluntarily until Taiwan is of the PRC.. he has an obsession about this, and therefore he will be around to when that happens (tomorrow or 20 years from now).

3 hours ago, Yagoda said:

As usual, you lie. Violent crime in America is primarily a product of inner city violence caused by black Americans whose lives have been ruined by the anti American policies of the Democrats

So white people, Hispanics and other immigrant nationalities are just lovely people who don't make problems and never get violent. What a crappy attitude to have in life.

5 hours ago, marin said:

 

I would really like to know how and what have you heard about the "Bangkok Hilton". As you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. 

Oh dear another uneducated poster..

1 hour ago, Keeps said:

I remember once seeing Glitter on Jim'll Fix It, Saturday teatime when I was a kid.

 

Only need Rolf Harris to turn with his didgereedoo and you would have had the (un)Holy Trinity. 

 

I bet a few of the kids are still having nightmares after that episode. 

And then Jimmy Saville also turns up😔

6 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Thats one! (plus Instagram) 😁

 

Never heard of these must haves.

 

LINE, Whatsapp, BOLT, (Google) Translator and/or good dictionary

Impossible to not know Line and Whatsapp in this day and age..so a falsehood on your part.

Understand the BOLT part as you are obviously up country.

4 hours ago, thesetat said:

Prior to Covid. Pattaya was a lot better in the type of women selling themselves there. The bars and gogos sported sexier and younger girls. After Covid all I saw were middle-aged women who got fat. It took a couple years since then before some younger versions began to appear. Prices went up double to what they were back then as well. Pay more for the fat I guess. Also, came the online quickies rather than the GF experience Pattaya was well known for. It is very rare to find a girl who wants with you more than an hour or 2 nowadays. 

One thing has not changed though. the majority of women who go there are Mommies whose man knocked them up and left them holding the crib alone. Sure, on walking street you could find University girls vying you to go inside the gogos to look at the fatties. But for taking home a sexy young one was/is difficult and expensive. Buying time with a woman in Pattaya now cost more than getting a girl in the USA where you can still find a street walker for 20-30 dollars. I go to Pattaya quite often and used to talk a lot to the women there. Rarely taking anyone home simply because I do not like quickies without any attachment. But I learned a lot talking and watching. Nowadays, I rarely venture from my room when I go there. It all seems a waste of money for what they offer now. Also, there is no attraction to the girls that are used and abused and getting fat. These women could not sell their wares in any other part of the country. They are chained to Pattaya being hopeful to find money or a man to take care of them in their dying years. Pathetic really that so many of them still get customers. But then, men do not use their bigger brains when horny haha.. 

 

You say you rarely venture from your room when going to Pattaya.

So WHY go there??..

Be gullible for a few k, but 150k without ever meeting the seller, that's just moronic.

1 hour ago, Georgealbert said:

Airport CCTV showing a different view of the incident:

 

 

A sad, but amazing video.

4 hours ago, chilly07 said:

Does facial recognition work for you re BBL. It doesn't work for me?

Yes works fine...might have to reposition your face in the circle sometimes.

45 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

My understanding is that I can gift money to a Thai person, transferred from abroad, and it will be tax free for the receiver.

So what is the procedure to send 5 million baht to a Thai person, not anyhow related to me. The person in question will buy a property with the money, and is it possible to file it as a mortgage, and still be tax free?

Do I need to ask permission, or fill in some specific documents. I will send the money using Wise.

 

This is a legit question, so no need for the cynics to tell me that i will lose the money.

Not being cynical, but you really need to research this subject before you transfer. Your "file it as a mortgage' doesn't really make any sense, and your "do I need to ask permission, or fill specific docs" shows you know nothing of Thailand's complicated rules and regulations, so once again my advice is to research this with a Lawyer or proper authorities.

17 minutes ago, CallumWK said:

 

I considered Upvc gutters but it's hard to find an installer, and if you find one they are more expensive than SS.

They are available cheap at DoHome, but the point is to find a competent installer, and from the reviews I read, they are scarcer than hens teeth.

There are no specialised installers for Plastic/UPVC gutters. Just the normal installers who do Galv and SS.

But in my experience SS lasts the longest, and Galv is fine for normal use. Yes can paint Galv, but not necessary to paint SS.

Plastic/UPVc does get soft and buckles after a few years (from own experience).

19 minutes ago, asiasurfer said:

Hello everyone. My question is petty above. Can I change my visa extension based on marriage to extension based on work without having to live the country? Im holding a work permit now due to my extensions based on marriage.

Confusing. If you are still married, you can of course work when on a marriage extension, so why the need for change. Unless you are no longer married and therefore not eligible for the marriage Ext anymore. Once you clarify this, others can give you more answers.