saengsureeya

12Call and GSM Advanced do send mLive messages.

Those can be stopped by yourself by de-activating this 'service' on your phone.

Can probably be found under 'network' and 'services' in the 'settings' menu.

Of course there are more 'message'-providers, but those messages can be easily recognized by a website-link in the message and an amount (somewhat between 6 and 30 Baht). Do not open those messages and delete them instantly.

Opening whatever message should not be charged.

Some immigration offices start to enforce "new" income-rules as soon as you pass the age of 50 and married to a Thai.

Correct or not correct, it seems to happen and in such cases the income raises from THB 40,000 to THB 65,000.

Of course the status of permission of stay will change from marriage to retired.

As Lopburi said: Immigration can not and will not transfer visa-stamps, simply because they are not allowed to do it.

Immigration can transfer the stamps that will give you a permission of stay, based on extensions.

A permission of stay is NOT a visa.

Some immigration-offices require a statement from the issueing-party, that the new passport actually replaces the new passport. The Dutch government prints the statement in the passport itself.

No personal experience, but I've HEARD that it may be possible on Koh Larn.

No problem......in the near future there will 3000 x 3 meter less space along Beach Road.

Today I went for a ride on my scooter, no helmet.

My wife was on the back, no helmet.

My baby (4 month) was strapped to me, no helmet (can you even buy one?)

We all had a very nice time, baby particularly likes looking around when we are driving.

Welcome to Thailand.

you can buy helmet for any size head. DON'T come on the forum saying your babe is dead cos of you eh. .

He probably won't advertise that on a forum

If you are 100% staying only for 30 days the cheapest would be to get the Casino Bus to the Cambodia boarder twice...

Thai friends go to the Casino, and say often there are non Thais going to get there 15 day stamp, cost something like 300 baht for the Bus..

Air Asia to Penang cannot be done in the same day, you need more time as must go through Immigration and then check in to fly back..

Believe cheapest flights would be to Yangon [burma] go on the 1st flight and back on 2nd flight, total on Air Asia is 3,400 baht..

If and when I go to KL, I fly on Royal Jordanian, no mater when you fly tomorrow or in 3 months the fair is the same 6,200 baht return... Air Asia can be cheaper depend when you book. fairs from 4,500 - 11,000 baht

Don't forget the Cambodian visa: USD 20.

Will we now get more than 300 posts based on the change of a change of a visa-rule issued by the Royal Thai Consul in Hull ONLY?

As long as nobody is able to produce b/w information from the Thai Interior Minister or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding this issue, this is ONLY a "Hull" thing.

Try "Mai Paeng"

They have several branches over Pattaya and Jomtien.

According to other posters here they are reliable.

You only need a copy of your passport, a driving-license and a deposit (usually THB 2000).

Wherever you rent: check the bike thoroughly (pictures) and take care that it has a full-insurance.

For renting a bicycle ??

Oh shoot!

Try "Mai Paeng"

They have several branches over Pattaya and Jomtien.

According to other posters here they are reliable.

You only need a copy of your passport, a driving-license and a deposit (usually THB 2000).

Wherever you rent: check the bike thoroughly (pictures) and take care that it has a full-insurance.

Thanks cause I read that on Franco-Thai forum site.

I think that THB 200,000 used to be the amount needed for a marriage-visa, but that was some 10-15 years ago.

If like me, you fly business class you don't need an Apec card.

Simple really.

Yermanee

Wrong, even the lines accessed with the new golden premium card were 15 minutes deep yesterday which is not fast track at all. Also some airlines "forget" handing out these cards to their premium passengers and Qantas - a supposedly serious airline - recently handed out old cards no longer valid.

Yeah yeah.......fast track lanes........isn't that a bit like the "Easy Pass" on the toll ways?

More and more ques there, because more and more people are using the "fast" services, which will become relatively slower.

Some years ago, I changed jobs. I cancelled the WP myself and applied for a new WP at the same time.

Went to Immigration in SriRacha (branch of Immigration Chonburi) and they cancelled my permission of stay based on the old WP and extended my permission of stay based on a new WP application with 3 months. This was plenty of time to get things arranged. Within 6 weeks I got my new WP and everything went on as usual, without having to leave the country.

The process takes some time and a lot of traveling to Labor Dept and Immigration, but it's worth it.

Hey guys, the OP is talking about 500k of IKEA furniture.

That's not just an easy Billy bookshelf; seems more a complete kitchen-unit, 2 bunk beds, ward robes, dining-set ........etc

Try one the dealers on here: http://us.tagheuer.com/en/store/thailand

Maybe you could phone them first in order to pick the dealer with the battery- and cleaning facilities on hand.

Go early in the morning and pick the watch up in the afternoon.

Possible? If you don't ask, you'll never know.

YOGHURT! A decent range of it and not the substitute they sell here, tasting like pure chemicals!

There is yoghurt for sale. It's being sold in white cups of 1/8 ltr and 0.5 ltr with a blue print on it. Absolutely sugarfree and tastes perfect. Carrefour used to have them and Tesco at times.

Didn't see them for some time now.

Forgot the brand.

But isn't there a difference in Thai music and non-Thai music?

I've heard........yes heard.....that the music-coppers aren't really bothered about non-Thai music.

Over the years I've heard a lot of stories about this enforcement of the "music-law". Now that they are warning for those upcoming actions, more fake coppers will pop up too.

Thanks Playo,

Although the site and the game are looking tempting, FreePlayo is for me like all the other cards, stamps, stickers and incentive-promising promotions. I'd probably play it once or twice and then leave it as it is.

Anyway, good luck to you and all enthusiastic FreePlayo players.

Registered yesterday. After the first 'game' a message appears that my next attempt is possible after 8 hours. Fair.

After 8 hours, every hour an e-mail is delivered in my mailbox, reminding me of playing the next 'game' .

NO WAY. For now, I changed my email address into [email protected].

Please tell me how to delete my account at www.freeplayo.com

A typical Pattaya activitiy......confirming the image that the rest of the World has about the city.

"was surrounded by many stolen items, which Police were able to recover from local Pawn Shops"

What does that mean exactly? If something is stolen and brought to a pawn shop, that it can be recovered at no cost with the help of the police?

Maybe someone can shine a light on this.

And beware.........a PCX is a lot bigger (and heavier) than most other bikes.

Renting a mini-truck (as "Gone" did) may be the best solution.

RIP Whitney