OneMoreFarang

Two questions: Does he want to continue to live in Thailand? Does he have money? That will probably answer why he does what he does.

There are some of those stories from time to time.

You provide your own answer. It's no reason to beat someone almost to death. That's why I am pretty sure there was another reason. And obviously that reason is also maybe no better excuse.

I seems doctors are never wrong, they only maybe have a different opinion. So, what will happen with a doctor with a different opinion that that patient with the flu needs VIP treatment? Nothing!

Really? Why would that do that? Does anybody believe there is not more to this story which was not mentioned?

And then the taxi driver discovered that it was a cheap copy bought that night in a bar. ;) (I like to write for maybe 500B, that was what I paid 30 years ago. I don't know how the prices developed.)

I work(ed) in two different companies, in both cases the documents were prepared in close cooperation of the company's external accounting and the visa agent. And lots of signatures. Both agents work the same way: They arrive (alone) very early at immigration, so they are in the first few people in line. They prepare everything is advance and do that full time. When I arrive (about 8:30 or 9) they meet me at the entrance of immigration and walk with me to the waiting area in front of the responsible officer. I wait a few minutes, the agent asks me to sit in front of the officer. The officer takes a picture. Thanks, that's it. I think sometimes a few minutes later the same with another officer. That's it, procedure done for a year. And a meeting in our office with the agent so that he takes a couple of pictures of us at work. I think that normally happens once a year. The agents walk in the working area with the officers like they are part of immigration. It seems they can go wherever they want.

Did you expect that I post a picture of me and my gf in bed together? We don't sleep in the same position all night, she turns around, I turn around, and all that. But mostly we touch each other. And probably for hours, every night, we sleep "spoon spoon" We life together since forever and we both like to sleep like that since forever.

I am surprised how many guys here like separate bedrooms. I am happy with my gf and cuddle when we sleep. I thought that's what everybody prefers - but apparently that is not the case.

'nuff said

Obviously it depends. For my Non-B visa (extension) they want many documents, maybe 50 pages or more. And obviously almost all of that is in Thai. If I would go there alone and the officer would ask me about any detail, I wouldn't have any idea what to do. I remember when I applied for a Non-B visa in the embassy in Phnom Phen. The woman behind the counter, who works there since years, complained that the name of the company in the work permit is wrong. Luckily I knew about that "problem", just look at the end of the work permit where the renaming of the company was registered. I don't know if many of those officers don't know any better or if they enjoy p@#$# off people.

It doesn't drive me mad. But I agree it is annoying. There should be at least a link: click here to see the video.

I am just guessing here, but I guess some shops are happy to sell i.e. 50 almond croissants a day and that's it. Maybe they would sell 70 on a good day, so they could stock 70. But if they only sell 55 on another day, then 15 of them are wasted, and nobody wants to buy a croissant from yesterday on the next day - at least not for full price. Consequence: Stock what you are sure you can sell and that's it. No leftover, no loss, no headache.

How long do you want to own that helmet? Do you want to take it with you wherever you go? Or lock it to your bike? Personally, I have a medium quality helmet and I leave it with my bike. Until now I had two helmets stolen over about 15 years. I guess that is somehow acceptable.

Maybe that's a sign for you to open a shop and do it right.

If you would ask me about the weight of any politician I would also not answer, because I just don't care. If you ask me if I think they are liars or corrupt or anything important then likely I will have an opinion and I might answer.

I was never in the USA but obviously I see news, movies, read articles, etc. Until a couple of years ago I could more or less understand their thinking - and the different sides. Now, since a few years, I basically gave up understanding them, because if I try I just fail. Trump is the best example. I understand that conservative people like conservative politics and progressive people progressive politics. And they often have many different ideas. Fine. But I just can't understand how anybody thinks a serial liar with a bad mouth is suitable to be president. Why does a huge part of the GOP support that man? It's crazy and doesn't make any sense - at least I don't find the sense in it. Let's look what happens at the next election and then. Interesting times - to say it mildly.

Pattaya is a "good place" in many ways. But it also has some problems. Overcharging motorcycle taxis. Aggressive ladyboys. (last time I was there) lots of Russian salespeople on the streets. In general: Many Thais like to overcharge farangs. Sometimes we can avoid that but often it's just a hassle. I live in Bangkok and I visited Pattaya many times - but not so often in the last years. What I like in Bangkok is that there are lots of "normal people". Pattaya seems to be full of people who only drink all day and night, and of course annoying tourists.

Thanks Sheryl My gf is registered at the same hospital. I was there with her a couple of times, so I have a rough idea about the procedure. Yes, it is confusing where to line up - also for Thai people. The "after hours" is a good idea. My gf had to go there and see the same doctor a couple of times. First, she visited him in the morning, and waited for hours. Later he told her if she pays a little extra (I forgot 300B or 500B) then she can come in the afternoon without much waiting. That is definitely a good option for all of us with not too much patience.

Thanks for your replies. 20 mm is the max difference for the whole length of 3m (4 x 0.75m) It's a finished wall which existed already before my renovation. I don't think a picture of a white wall will show much.

In the next days I will build an IKEA wardrobe in a corner of my bedroom. The wardrobe consists of 4 parts each 75cm wide and almost 2.4m heigh. Each or the 75cm elements should be screwed to the wall left and right. All that would be easy if the wall would be straight. But it isn't! There is up to maybe 20mm difference left to right. I guess I will use some string to have a straight line about 2.3m heigh, where the elements are screwed to the wall. Then I will put wood with different thickness on those area so that all mounting points left to right align. And then I guess I have to do the same near the floor to make sure the wardrobe is also vertically straight installed. Is there an easy way to do that? Is it best to do this with string and some spacers? I also have a laser level, but I guess that is not useful for this kind of installation. Any tips and ideas? Thanks