Vit77

Just in case - if someone hear something somewhere.

I just lost old laptopn in taxi. I was tired after long, long day.

It doesn't have any real value but I need CD which was inside.

Date: 14 November 2011

Time: 20:30 Ramkamhaeng 53 - came from Ramkamhaeng Airport Link

Laptop: old Acer with CD inside

Description of CD.

It's the picture of 3y old girl on it.

And there is "JEZYK POLSKI Alicia Starzykiewicz" written on it.

I triedy to call some thai numbers which should be about lost items

in the cabs. But nobody pick up the phone. Also thai numbers where

drivers talk about lost&found items. I don't remember the color,

taxi number or anything - was too tired for that.

If somebody can help with info or call the correct number, that would be awesome.

Any help or idea is welcome as well Like posting on thai forums/etc..

Ramkamhaeng soi 53, sewery system is full, first water on the street.

For now just a bit, but as you know it's first sign of flood coming.

OK, now I have package of 5 MMS. So I think I subscribed for it.

And it's still showing: "Sending".

Have you contacted the provider to make sure you are subscribed for mms.

No, just bought the phone and have no idea I need to "subscribe for MMS".

Thought it's as simple as with SMS

Maybe stupid question but I can't send a picture attachment together with a text message. It shows "sending" and the recipient doesn't receive anything.

Same with receiving text message with the attachment. It shows "downloading" - but that's all, nothing is downloading

Mobile: Samsung Galaxy S II

Provider: AIS, I use 1-2-Call card

Wi-Fi: it's ON

3G: it's OFF

I tried to check the settings, but have no idea they're correct or not.

MMSC, MMS proxy, MMS port, MCC, etc.. are originally set up already.

Any idea? Probably the solution is really simple - just I've never needed to send any MMS

Ramkamhaeng soi 53 - opposite to stadium still dry.

90% of neighbours have been evacuated

Me and one of the neighbours who stayed are just drinking beer and waiting for water..

Ramkamhaeng, soi 53 - opposite to stadium. Still dry. Higher

than usual level of water in the canal. People around start

to worry, they're not joking about flood as ususal.

Glad you agree, sorry for some not polite phrases

Yes, there are indeed MANY things I like about Thailand and the Thais, but I never fully understand why people regularly bring this topic into such discussions as these. Certainly my love of many parts of Thai culture does not impact one way or another my criticisms of what's going on. So, for me, personally, I try not to simply rant on and on about this and that because it does tend to paint someone as just being generally displeased with their place in the world, but that is me. Others have different experiences and motivations which is fine. I am not here to judge (at least not today)

I think this is about Thailand seems as a whole country. Some guys made good points in this topic:

Most people like it because of it's freedom, in this case lack of regulations or not respected some of them is OK So, as you probably understand, the crysis is organised as well as everything else here. The day I can't buy rice around the corner when I am in hurry (because it's prohibited), I leave

That 3 pages of incoherent posting. I'm thinking English is your second language.

You're clearly wrong sir

It's 4th. Sorry for that. Tried my best.

There is much negativity, but there are also MANY suggestions that I have seen on a number of dozens of threads. Look more carefully.

I am also sooooo tired of reading the same crap every day about how the government is inept and how everything their doing is wrong or they are not doing enough to make things right.

Try to go thru so many topics then and find accurate suggestions. And you think government don't know all off these possibilities? The problem is that nobody will follow every single post on forum where farang idiots fight each other in nonsense "discussions" to try to find some smart/stupid suggestion.

The government has NOT reported a whole lot of useful information to the people. My wife is a very well educated Thai, speaks and reads Thai and has complained that there has been a glaring lack of credible information from the government. NOBODY who is reasonable would expect a government to be able to always completely avert natural disaster. I think most of humanity is still in agreement that we have not mastered the Earth this degree as of yet, BUT what people do EXPECT and DESERVE are very basic things that most of us probably learned in grade school or at least college or in our professional lives. We expect to have some idea (doesn't have to be perfect) of 1) Who -- is helping in the effort and what their responsibilities are, 2) What -- is happening (reporting on it often) & What might happen, for instance if plans for mitigation fail, & 3) When (precisely to the minute) things are coming to pass -- like, if the government's plans fail. This government has done an absolutely abhorrent job, almost juvenile at basic project/disaster management.

Same happened in many countries which were affected by disasters. Even in so called "civilized" countries. And what? You think the governments were criticized? Yes, they were. That's the nature of frustrated people. Criticize everything and everywhere. In this particular case government has many choices, also about informing people. Some information should be said, some not. City doesn't need 10 000 000 people in the cars leaving. That would be disaster. Anyway - let government do the job now, organize the help after..

And, who cares that they are not a first world country? Even first world countries make similar mistakes (sometimes). Does that mean we should all just quietly feel sorry for them (and us, for those of us who live here in Thailand)? That's a pretty convenient way to live, isn't it? It would be much easier to have such an attitude if I had absolutely no empathy for the plight of the Thai people, didn't live here and didn't have anyone at all that I love or deeply care about here.

Mistakes? Sometimes? Not sometimes, quite often. But it doesn't metter. What metter for me is lack of information from farangs who could just make short reports where they live and what's going on. Then many foreigners in the city would predict what's gonna happen in next 2-3 hours. And what we have instead? Idiotic fights on public forum where moderators can't intervene due to their actual situation in Bangkok. Shame.

All in all, complaining is an important part of any progressing society. Sure, us foreigners like to complain. Most of us come from societies where we our civilizations have crawled and clawed and fought and argues their way into being. Thais are complaining as well. I cannot read Thai, but my wife can and points out videos and links for me to look at and she translates. The educated Thais are mad as hell, although they would not tend to express it so openly as us 'westerners'. They have MUCH to be angry about. People needed/need basic information as to what may happen, when it might happen and what to do if it happens. They are getting very little of this. I STILL don't know what precisely is going on, and my wife and I have our eyes and ears glued to every source we know of. That's a problem.

For anyone who understands Thai:

(video of THAI guy ranting on many of the same points made by people here. there have been plenty of others.)

Of course complaining is an important part of any - so called - progressing society. However it doesn't help much, especially in Thailand. First at all you need to understand Thai ego and Thai culture at all. You can't just do it the way you do. I think you stay in this country long enough to know that if you do - you will be simply ignored. Is that bad? Maybe. But this is part of the culture. Why so many farangs live here? Because they like many many things in Thai culture. But you can't have ideal society (ideal in your opinion). We live here because simply it's easy and nice to live here.

And about "educated Thai who are mad as hell", come on.. most of my neighbours work for companies as a managers with salary 100k+ or are selfemployed doing some profitable businesses. I don't think they're mad - I talk to them every day, they inform me what's going on. And what are the suggestions. We help each other to protect our houses, to seal the front doors and windows, to order and carry some sandbags, or to move belongings to the upper floors. Just, you know, they are NORMAL educated Thai, not kids who make political rumors how bad is situation and how PM didn't come straight to their house and tell them, put 5 sandbags here, and 5 there. People who DON'T WANT TO know anything - will complain they don't know. Poeple who WANT TO know - will find the way to know.

With a VISA debit card and using AEON ATMs (no 150 THB fee) I always get a very good rate overall.

AEON is the best, however VISA charges you 2%, MasterCard - nothing.

Interesting topic. Interesting answers of many, many farang "experts". That's

shame some people say it's "so easy to know" and "everybody should know it"

when they do not have clue what it is about (like the farang from story line)

If I don't miss anything (forgive me if I did) I haven't read any opinion

that "pla yai kin pla lek" is rather typical thai IDIOM. And it's really

not easy to answer it (agreeing would work but probably if you continue

with own opinion). As somebody stated it's kinda invitation to discussion.

Announce!

Immigration Division1 at The Government Complex , Chamchuri Square Building and

Suan Plu Office will be closed on

during 12th - 15th Aug, 2010.

Except for Re-entry Permit service

only at SuanPlu Office on

Friday,13th Aug,2010, 08.30-16.30

Saturday,14th Aug,2010, 08.30-12.00 a.m.

Seems like on Monday, 16th will be crowdy there

Alicia, 13 months old.

Friend of mine use these sites pretty often. The cost is pretty low,

girls wanna come to live in his apartment quite fast. He told me

that the one difference between go-go bar and dating website

is....

.... he doesn't need to pay so often like after taking girl from bar

Why? Because there are only good girls on the website!

with no previous experience, we first washed the baby bottles with baby detergent liquid and rinsed, than put them into boiling water.

we was told the bottles only needed to be in the boiling water for a few minutes, having to do this almost everyday. we decided to buy a sterilizer,

which was 2000 baht, and well worth buying, saving time and hassle. i also think sterilizing the bottles is a good idea,

to prevent tummy upsets e.g reading this thread seems everyone thinks different.

I've sterilized bottles for first 9-10 months. First in boiling water, then I got sterilizer

from neighbour Now we just wash it with warm water and baby detergent liquid.

There is one on Ekkamai, 200m from Sukhumvit on left side.

The name is.. hmmm.. SAKURA or something similar.

They have great, fresh sashimi - and u can take buffet, which costs 400 THB.

There is couple of other good stuff there.. and some not really special,

but if u wanna eat salmon, tuna or other fresh sashimi and don't pay

much, that's the place.

That's my daughter Alicia.

More pictures of her: http://picasaweb.google.com/Vit1977/Alicja#

You have difficulty understanding this?

http://www.bangkokairportonline.com/node/55

Good link. Moreover passengers with lower budget can take regular bus - cost: 35 THB.

Writing was invented before alphabet and knowing alphabet is not necessary for reading. That's for sure.

I have no idea what that statement means. How can you read without knowing the letters? How can you write without an alphabet? Do you draw pictures, or what?

Good sample is chinese language.

Like Tod-Daniels already said the book doesn't have transliteration. I can't imagine what that must be like for a beginner, I already know the alphabet for the most part so I did not mind that, but the layout of the book seemed a fair bit unstructured.

As I posted - I don't know alphabet and I can read this book. And I am doing better and better with thai language written around.

Writing was invented before alphabet and knowing alphabet is not necessary for reading. That's for sure. There are only few lanaguages in the World where you read exactly how you write the world (some of them are slovian languages). You read english by your experience, can't read letter by letter. Same with thai

.

In my opinion learning thai with latin alphabet and after that with thai alphabet is just wasting time (you learn twice the same thing - and first one completely unuseful).

Anyway - read something in internet about Callan method of learning english.. you just learn, repeat, talk.. don't use board, don't use pencil.. like 1-3 years old children (parents don't show them on board what they should say, parents don't teach them gramma on board - they repeat, repeat, repeat). It works perfect with english, I think there is a chance it can work with thai language also. But of course, only time can give answer.

Aw, and my terrible and broken english is so terrible and broken, because I've learned it by traditional methods (with board, pens, tests, etc..)..

I am one of first students in that school - so automatically I am in the most advanced class now Direct method needs some more tests, however after 3 months of going for the lessons only (4 hours/week = about 24 lessons), I can read the book we got in the class. This book (tome 1 at least) is written in not typical thai - words are separated for easier memorizing. So I still can't read newspapers but sometimes I can read short sentences or words. Other schools offer 24 lessons during 10-14 days, not 3 months - so I believe this method can be good for beginners.. and after that they can communicate pretty well. Of course with some extra practice at home (with thai!! (because of pronunciation)) effects can be visible much faster.

And I just started to recognize few thai letters so I think now should be a bit easier..

The most important for me is visa. Owner told me they refund the costs if I don't get extension - but I didn't have any problem with that. I went to immigration and I got 1,5 month extra (I don't know why). So - if I check the stamp in passport - my full 1 year visa is granted for almost 14 months

Aw, and owner is not german nor english

She has an international Myanmar Passport or only an ID card? I'm impressed.

My Girlfriend - also Shan - only has one of this temporary Thai-ID and some paper from Myanmar. She's living here for 16 years in Thailand now. This fascist scumbags on the other side of Mae Hong Son now want 50.000 Baht for an international Passport.

Can't tell you about an education visa, i will ask my girlfriend tomorrow. But if she has a passport she has at least the same options we have. If she qualifies for university she can go there easily. Search for "Non-Immigrant-E" visa in this forum.

I think I could arrange ED visa, I know one school - quite cheap. I got my ED visa already there.

Anyway - I learn thai, your gf doesn't need it. For her better are english lessons to study.

English lessons are more expensive and school has a lot of students already.

Check out this topic - it's about thai lessons, but ED visa (english lessons) works the same way:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=113828

And PM me if u need more info about school.

OK, the school got enough students and the price dropped to 29 500 THB per year (200 lessons).

I got already my student visa (ED) for 2000 THB last friday - on Penang without any problems - no more visa runs!!

First lesson is starting on monday (28 May), but if somebody is interested in joining later - no problem.

For more info please PM me.

You can even make electronic ticket by yourself. Nobody checks it.

And I think you can stay on tourist visas and extensions how long you want. I mean in my case nobody asked me anything during last 7 months period. I already got 5 tourist visas (valid for 1 month - I am not from "1st basket countries) and did 2 extensions. And I have about "one million" stamps in my passport already