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Fill in the TM30 form – you can download it – and mail it to your local immigration office. Needs to be done within 24 hours from arrival to the reported address. Returning to a n earlier registered address might depend of the rules at your local immigration office. Some places – for example where I live – the office insists on a new TM30 registration after travelling abroad. And also if one has been registered in another address outside of the province, for example in a hotel. You need to check with your local immigration office about what they demands.

Same phrases might work very well with the bar-ladies – however, she might start before you with "Hey, handsome man"... More seriously, first thing to know is that in general a Thai lady sees a man as a provider; as I'm often told: "If a man cannot provide, who do I need him?" Young Thai ladies are common with elder men. Many Thai men have a young "mia noi" (little wife), even when still having his "older" wife at home. Of course, if he can afford it; young Thai ladies are often expensive company, but you can make face having one, showing that you can afford it. Good conversation starters are always first a kind of contact and note if there is any mutual interest; eye contact or a smile. To become interesting you shall first of all follow a decent dress code – yes, there are dress code in Thailand, even you might not see it that much on tourist beach areas – and act polite; i.e., be a gentleman or at least a nice guy. Speak polite; however, don't expect young Thai ladies can speak much English, apart from those you meet in the nightlife. You Aussie-suggestion for starting a conversation might not work at all with nice ladies, rather the opposite. There are many potential birds in the nightlife – and many other places in tourists areas – that are interested in foreign company, and eventual a lifelong romance. Nice ladies that are interested in foreign company also attends the night life at parties or in trendy pubs or clubs, because they are places where you can meet foreigners. A good conversation starter is always a compliment like "Swy mak khrap" (very beautiful). If she answers with a thank you (kop khun ka) you can a change to continue by asking name – always a polite start – and offer her a drink, if she don't stand/sit with a full glass. She may ask you , where you come from and then you can ask her the same – often the ladies at tourist destination are not local, but domestic migrant workers – and there you are: you have started a polite conversation, and it you keep it polite from your side; you might end up with a date for dinner. If she is a professional bird, she might turn the conversation in another way. Don't expect nice Thai ladies to be a quick catch, it can take (long) time. And don't be surprised if your date brings a chaperone for your romantic candlelight dinner invitation, it just shows that she indeed is a nice lady..👍 It might be good for you to get hand on the book "Thailand Fever", which you can buy in bookstores selling English books, it will tell you a lot more about dating Thai ladies, and what you shall expect for having "a lifelong romance"... PS: I've found a young Thai romance in Hua Hin – she is almost 32 years younger than me – so far it has lasted nearly 20 years – and we still enjoys our dinner together in the glow of candles...😊

Anybody that knows why handcuffs are pixelated in Thai news-photos..? (Might have been asked before, but then I've missed it.)

June 29th, Tourism Association of Koh Samui advises that you shall plan your journey according to the Pride Parade between 5pm and 7pm...

I make the house's gourmet food almost daily – except when I ask my Thai girlfriend to cook Thai food – an excellent dish with no meat could be salad, with much of everything but salad leaves, and with feta-style cheese and your preferred dressing on top, served with fresh baked, or oven warmed, multigrain bread... I normally make a dressing with yoghurt and just a bit of mayonnaise, added the preferred choice of taste. A simple Thousand Island-dressing is just to ad a little bit tomato ketchup (taste, what is the right level for you) and preferably a spoonful or two of sundried tomatoes (Pesto). You asked for one dish, but I have many favourites – Western and Mediterranean food is easy and simple to cook – and just little chicken meat can make many a delicious dish when served with a variety of vegetables and a good sauce...😋

Sun-dried beef cut from meat with no fat...👍

I've always been shy with girls; however, if you are attractive enough – which you OP claimed that you are in a previous thread – the girls cannot resists handsome you and your body. When a girl starts to kiss you, it's fully acceptable to kiss her back – I'm talking from multiple experiences from both my shy teenage era, my rock-musician era, and my grown up-era here with both Thai and Western girls...🥰 The best way to get over shyness with girl is that when a girl – or attractive lady of interest – begins to signal that she is interested or approach you with questions, signal back, which can be a smile and just eye contact, and polite answer to her questions, to begin a conversation. Yes, I talk from experience; when I was teen I lost some probably sexy dates by being to short in my replies when girls were interested...😭 However, be aware of bar girls and their typical questions – name (they don't care), where are you from (what currency we talk) and where you stay (how rich you are and if it's a place I want to sleep) – it's just to set a price for their service. But if you are interested in dating her, or just spend the night together, then use her approach to answer question and start a conversation about asking about her name, where she comes from, etc. – and most important, politely offer her a drink at an early stage in the conversation... Approaching a Thai lady, apart from the available birds in the nightlife, one shall be be (very) polite – and not to forget dress code – if she reacts positive, one can begin a more serious conversation. But be patient; it may take (very) long time before she is prepared for a kiss from you, and if you get her to accept an invitation for a dinner-date, she will often also bring a chaperone... Thai girls will normally not hold hand or show close body-contact – except bar-girls, whom might even offer you a lap-dance, and other loose birds from the nightlife – it's not appropriate for a nice girl; at least not before the relationship is serious enough to be on engagement level. If she begins to hold your hand, it's of course okay. Dress code and being like a gentleman is often a very good starting signal in Thailand. My best experience is to let the girls – who can't resist my behaviour and sexy body... – come to me and begin both conversation and kissing; so far it has worked extremely well...👍😎

Full body oil-massage for two hours...

The islands in the southern part of the Gulf...

"In the year 2525" was a hit in the "summer of '69"...😎 – when I was playing both in band and as DJ – and 2525 was 1982 in Thailand, so I was still around at that time, and probably also still "quite handsome" that long ago...

75, it's a recent up-to-date photo in my profile...😎

The same-same, as some men wants women for: Fun... I know a great looking younger single Thai-lady – loaded enough from her busy fashion shop – who some nights enters a beachparty or a club to find a really handsome young Western man. If there is someone outstanding enough for her desire, he will be allowed to invite her to his hotel room; for some fun. When she leaves, she always throw five 1000-baht notes on the bed, so he is aware of that it was her, buying him...

10, as you can see, and I have an excellent good life... –now let's see your photo... PS: The younger girls seems quite crazy with me – it's still just like during my late 60s and early 70s happy hippie rockstar-era – and I'm of course talking about the younger Western ladies, not the local birds in the nightlife; however, they also say that I'm "handsum", but that might be cause by a different reason...

If Thailand – and prime minister Srettha – wish to do something positive for tourism, they should first of all do something with the overcharged taxis – however Suvarnabhumi (BKK) seems to work well in arrival section – they are the first you meet after arriving in an airport; and a pain for many every time you need transportation during the vacation; and the last you experience before checking in for your return flight...

One would think that income from more passenger due to upgraded happiness-level over using the airport would more than compensate the minor loss of 90M baht; "minor" in view of the total revenue from a airports like Suvarnabhumi and Phuket...

I don't drink (much), but enjoys a glass of wine or two for my daily candlelight dinner, sometimes a small drink before dinner. When heading out in the nightlife I only drink soft drinks – still having great fun...🥳 – so, I'm always sober enough to drive safely home...👍 And about weed: It was fun to try – it was a trend in the happy hippie-era in the 1960s, when I was a pro rock musician for a few years – but I didn't end up as addicted to it; more easy-peacy to stop weed than to stop smoking tobacco, which followed many years after...

It's like the length of a rubber band – i.e., it's depending of your life-style and amount of local company – do you wish a 5-start suite or a more humble 1-star bedroom without a window (the latter is about 400-500 baht per night); and do you wish company by locals, and in what quality, and how many?.. For modest accommodation (with window) and meals, and a few soft drinks or a few a bit stronger drinks, you can count something like 1,500 baht per day; not including company by locals...

It's depending of the local immigration office and their rules. I was rejected my extension of stay last time (October), because I didn't register after a short trip abroad with re-entry permission. The rules where I stay is that just a stay outside of the province, I need to re-register in the TM30-system (I can do it myself online as "host" of my house).

I took a break from weed after my rock bands Easter-tour in 1970, still waiting to get back...

From my knowledge and experience, it's the Court that sets the size of compensation, and that includes compensation for one's legal fees. We have a similar system in my home country, where the Court however specify the legal fees in the compensation; they are (very) low and can be 1/10th or less of actual lawyer costs.

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Me too, nothing here in Maenam; but we had a blackout Saturday night from about midnight for around 5-6 hours due to a high-power line on the Ring Road between soi 1 and soi 3 had fallen down, or something like that.

I don't recall that the former government talked about casino, but the present does...

In case the immigration officer at next extension of stay-application checks the bank account for balance during the previous 12 months – they often require photocopies of all pages in a bankbook since last extension of stay – your father cannot extend his stay based on retirement and needs to leave the country, and start all over again with a new non-immigrant O-visa. My advise is always: If you can afford, deposit the 800k baht in a 12-months fixed account and just leave them there. Once a year you can withdraw the interest, but never let the balance go just one satang under 800k. Using a fixed account gives better interest, and it also makes it difficult by accident to use any of the retirement deposit-funds. Furthermore, it easy for the immigration officer to check that the financial conditions have been kept.