Captain Haddock

So how does my non-imm O visa stand now?

I have just left my job having had my visa renewed last month for another year, based on the income from that job.

Does the O visa still stand good until its expiry next August as it has already been renewed? Or now that the income upon which it was extended has ceased from that source (there will be others soon that will more than cover the income requirement), will the visa be rescinded on my next 90 day check-in? Should I use a different province's imm office to check in, as the old employer will have talked to the local imm office? Cheers.

Thanks guys!

So when I boot up I get the above message. How does one enable it? I saw from another post that it can date the usage and maybe keep a log. Is it useful otherwise? Cheers...

Fancy a manual clutch giving more control...

Good luck to you! I borrowed a pocket rocket from a pal a while ago and yep, small bike with clutch and vroom! I'm motoring!

It's not the bike, but what makes you have a larf, after all...

"Easy way"? I'll take the middle way - "Wife!"

(Kudos to you all... Maybe one day...)

And just how did they distract her...? "Hey, look at that!" "Huh?" And then they ran? Or just sauntered away to attract no attention...

Thailand - Hub of Education?

But I wasn't in a trance... I was quite lucid and just a bit pee-ed off that I'd have to go to the hospital for some stitches. But his prayer/chant/subliminal-trance-inducing-verbage did stop my thumb bleeding immediately.

That's why I said reciprocal - the notice is 3 months both ways.

My questions: is that 3 month period enforceable by Thai law, or is the law just 1 month (if there is any law on this)?

The skool have taken a cash deposit over 3 months, and that would presumably be kept by them if the 3 month period was not adhered to.

My father-in-law is into animism as well as buddhism. Seen him do a quick prayer and the blood puring out of my over-head-fan-cut thumb just stopped flowing out of the wound. Seriously. Quite bizzare, but effective. And no, I'm not a believer in any religion, not even after seeing the "evidence" with my own eyes.

But there has to have been something to his prayer...

How about red lights on the front and white lights on the back - just for fashion purposes!?

Then there are m/bikes and sidecars with only one light on, so you think they are narrower than they really are...

At least if they have a light or two on, that's a start!

TiT

How about when a skool contract says you should give them 3 months notice (reciprocal) but have already broken said contract many times? Under Thai labour law isn't it only 1 months notice that is required, regardless of what the (worthless) contract says?

Having had a 2 stroke Phantom and currently a Steed, I'd say that if you want new, go for a Phantom (only 4 stroke now), but you can get a green-booked (i.e. legal) 2nd hand Steed for 100k, no problem. A 2nd hand Yamaha Virago would be even less.

I found the Phantom ideal in the Bangkok traffic, and as it was water-cooled, it never overheated in town.

The Steed would be useless in Bangkok as a commuter bike. It is too wide and would be dead weight between your legs. But great fun in the country!

So it depends where you live and whether you want new or second hand. If you go for 2nd hand, establish a good relationship with your local mechanic, as he will be the one you deal with most of the time. It's worked for me, and I don't get fleeced at all with my "chopper".

And don't forget that a Phantom or Boss is ideal for small folks, whereas a Steed or Virago are heavier bikes, so you need to be a bit bigger/stronger to get the most satisfaction from them.

Whatever you get in the end, don't forget to get a Thai bike license...

Ride safe...

So all the the Thai banks charge the same amount for the international debit card to be issued? About 300 bt at the start and then 100 bt per year service charge?

I want to use a Thai bank's ATM card in the UK to withdraw cash from a Thai bank account. Which is the cheapest bank to do this with? I heard Kasikorn was good in comparison with the others but that was a few years ago. Has anyone done a recent comparison? Cheers.

Is it ppossible to part exchange a used car from a different manufacturer with a main car dealer? Do they even consider p/x or is just cash and credit?

Many thanks to the staunch defenders of freedom of speech. And yah boo sucks to the silly folks who don't get it.

I've been here for many years and unlike many ex-pats, I enjoy eating curry every day, but sometimes I hanker for a bit of western grub from time to time. I make my own sausages, pies, burgers, pizzas, pasta dishes, bread etc and still I occasionally fancy someone else's cooking! Then if I go on holiday to Krabi etc I may well pop in to a western joint, but it doesn't mean I eat there exclusively!

Therewill always be some who think none of us should be here and we should all eat the same food in the same way, but I'm obviously a freak who sees the world as my oyster... and I eat those too.

Right now I'm in England eating pies and scones and drinking cider and ale, but maybe I'll go to a Thai restaurant for dinner and then someone can tell me I'm trying to spread Thai cooking all over the UK...

My wife received a multi entry tourist visa (UK) for 180 days last week, for our trip to see the UK family next week for 3 weeks. A single entry visa was all that was requested, but she has a multi in her passport now. If, after returning to Thailand, we decide to visit the UK again before the visa's time limit is up, is it really as simple as just jumping on a plane and going to Heathrow? No need to tell the UK embassy we're going to the UK again?

This theory seems sound to me, but can it really be that simple? After all the hassle with supporting docs that were needed for the visa to be issued, fingerprints etc, is any special action (notification) needed prior to re-using the visa? Showing my naivete, I know, but I'm all too aware that things may not be as simple as they first seem...

Where is this plastic shrink-wrap service available?

A word of warning for their food. Check those expiry dates!

I remember when they opened their shop in the then new Central World complex. I was after some mint spies for Christmas. When I finally found them (as said above, very well hidden!) I checked out their foodstuff. Most of it was about to expire! I couldn't believe that M&S would ship their food halfway round the world for it to arrive here with a week until the BBE date! But we know what happened to M&S later, don't we?

A few years ago I went to Samila Beach. My wife and I went for some lunch at a nearby seafood restaurant. We made up half the customers there. When we got the bill, the wife checked it and queried the price. The waiter told us the price of a fish dish we'd had had gone up. So we got the manager over - wrong menu, they said. The usual followed - where's the right menu etc... Long and short, we called the tourist police and it was resovled in our favour. Been to Samila since then and the restaurant is no longer there. When will they learn not to fleece the customers?!

Thais do close down when found out and at that time of night it's unlikely a manager was available.

Come on, we've all been there. The man or woman who understands what we want, and then jokes with their mates or gets unfriendly, because they know they are at fault, and can't be aresed to do their jobs. But TiT - wha can you do but Jai Yen and all that stuff...

Has anyone hady any dealings with this company? Are they competitive and any good? I'm thinking of medical, house, car and bike insurance... Cheers

Infinity Insurance Broker (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

3924 9th Floor BB Building, 54 Sukhumvit 21 (Asoke),

Klong Toey, Wattana Bangkok 10110

It's one way to avoid a possible confrontation! Better than turning up to the Ambassador and laughing nervously at him...

Forgot to say you can adjust the suspension on a Dream, but not a Wave. I ride my Dream with it set to two people all the time, as I would sometimes bottom-out on the Wave. Plus I weigh 100kg...