OneMoreFarang

I use Roon together with Tidal. That is what audiophiles recommend. I confirm the quality is great and it's easy to use.

The Thai bank will maybe ask you where it comes from and what you want to do with the money. But it seems you don't have to answer in any specific way. If you want to buy property in Thailand with that money, then you should make that clear. And in that case make sure the exchange is done in Thailand and not at the sending bank.

How do you know if it is AI or some ordinary algorithm or human? In general, I agree that some (many? all?) places with comments skew what is shown according to what they want to see.

I think that is not entirely true. Some people do it because others do it. Like: Look, I don't get tired and can dance all night, with just a little help of xyz. Why don't you try. Or something like that. And some people only do it occasionally. But others do it more often and want more of the same.

About my comments about drugs: Obviously I don't know if drugs are a or the problem in this case. What I know is that taking drugs and being drug addicted often shows behavior like the OP describes. Is it possible to get people clean and away from drugs? Is it worth the effort? I know it is possible to get some people away from drugs. And personally, I think it's worth some effort to try to give the child a family with a caring mother and father. Will that be easy? Probably no. Will it be possible? Maybe. Will the son be happy without his mother and maybe with a new girlfriend of the father? Maybe. Will the son be happy if the mother gets custody and doesn't change her behavior? There is no fast and easy way to solve this situation.

What a stupid comment! How do you know that "she's unhappy with the marriage to a Farang thing and is craving a Thai man"? Maybe she wants another farang. Maybe she just wants money. Maybe this, maybe that, there are countless possibilities. It's stupid to assume you know what is going on in this case.

Are you sure? Do you have experience with drug taking people? A long time ago in a country far away I lived what I would call a normal life. No drugs, no friends with drugs, all fine - at least that is what I thought. And then I met a girl who I liked a lot and who told me she took drugs. I was shocked. And I asked myself, who can I ask about that, I don't know anybody with drug experience. And then I just asked friends. And I was shocked again how many of them had firsthand experience with drugs. One guy even showed me two different class A drugs so that I know how they look like. So much about no drugs... Obviously that might have nothing to do with your situation. But what I like to tell you is: Only because you think she is not on drugs doesn't mean she is not on drugs. "Normal" people don't see what is obvious for others.

How do you know? I guess he married her because he loved her at some time. Drugs change people tremendously. And some people give up drugs and are normal again. I think in a situation with a young child it's a good idea to try to restore the situation, even if it is difficult. If he finds out the situation is impossible then he can still divorce her.

Bipolar would be my bet. Maybe a bit of schizophrenia in the mix? My former fiancee was blessed with both in spades. Luckily, her parents stepped up and despite her being an adult and living away from home, they came and took her home and into the care and support she desperately needed but I couldn't provide. I don't know how many people are bipolar. But I know many Thais take drugs. And often drugs, and then craving for drugs, results in such behavior. That's what I would look first at the most likely scenario. And maybe he is lucky and get her away from drugs - if they are the problem.

Maybe she is on drugs and that influences her behavior. Try to find out and try to fix that problem. Good luck - you need it.

But somehow it is funny that it's still possible to pay large sums in cash in Thailand. Opening a Thai company with 2m THB capital: No problem, use cash if you want. That is information from an experienced Thai accountant.

They use smartphones...

Nonsense post of the day or just hidden satire? Have you ever left your farang ghetto? I think Sandboxer describes Thai reality, at least in the city. I am often regularly in Thai markets, where at least 90% of the customers and shops are Thai. And they do a lot of trade with QR codes. I didn't watch long enough to have a statistic, but somehow I guess by now more than 50% of those transactions are with App. And that is in the open in traditional markets. I am sure more people use cashless payments in shopping malls, supermarkets, etc. And as far as I see customers and merchants like that system, nobody is forcing them to use it. Personally I only was once forced to use cashless payment, for one espresso in Starbugs. They didn't want my 100B note. That's another reason not to go there.

Can you please PM me the same or publish it here? Thanks!

I wonder about your conviction that they learned perfect English from their dad...

I there some little device which can be connected to a router or maybe WLAN which monitors the internet? And maybe shows an alarm on an app if the internet or WLAN doesn't work? I guess I could create something like that with an ESP32. But I am sure someone else invented that already. And maybe they sell it cheap on Lazada or AliExpress or similar. But what is the name of such a device? Any ideas? Recently the electricity was off in a place which I don't visit regularly and because of that the internet was off. I didn't notice for a few days. With a little device and app like described above that should be easy to detect and monitor.

What is the legal situation with this: A Thai Limited company, maybe registered with 6m THB, has a couple of employees since many years. Then the boss makes stupid decisions, no incoming money anymore, the company is unable to pay salaries. And if the company fires long time employees the company can't pay severance payments. Do the employees just have to accept reality, there is no money anymore, and go home? Is the GM or maybe the shareholders responsible to put up their own money to pay for outstanding salaries, etc.?

What is the procedure if a foreigner has a valid Non-B visa and work permit and then then the person stops working in that company? I guess the company will report to the authorities that the person is not employed anymore on date x. And that means from that day on the visa and work permit are not valid anymore. Is it necessary or common procedure that the employee has to give the passport and work permit to the employer so that they show them to the authorities, and they will mark them invalid? Or is that not necessary and usually it doesn't happen? And what is the status of the foreigner, who is still in the country, after the business visa expires? Does he then have no valid visa from that day on? Or does the status change automatically to tourist visa for maybe 30 days or so? Should the employee visit the immigration on or near the last day of employment to change to a tourist visa? Or does the employee have to leave the country and apply for a new visa or enter the country without visa to get a 30-day stamp? Thanks for any information.

I need something like this for my kitchen hood exhaust, 200mm diameter. Does anybody of you where to buy it online in Thailand or in a shop somewhere in Bangkok? Thanks

I like in lower Sukhumvit since decades. For all that time Foodland in Soi 5 was my main supermarket. I go there almost daily. In Covid times the whole area, including Foodland, was almost empty. No surprise. But even after Covid Foodland has maybe only 10% or 20% of the customers which it used to have - at least in my subjective experience. Why? As far as I know there are a few other supermarkets in the area, but IMHO nothing better than Foodland. Now, with the fewer customers, they also have fewer service people in the shop. It's a slow downhill spiral. Does anybody know what is going on or have a good idea for some reason(s)? Took Lae Dee restaurant, within Foodland Soi 5, is also almost empty.

From time to time we have news stories about fights. Sometimes guards are involved and often a group of people beat up a single person. Did you ever witness anything like that? Are you concerned it could happen to you? Personally, I saw this happening a couple of times. And it was never unprovoked. People didn't want to pay their bill, or they though they can call Thais bad names, or maybe take pictures in forbidden areas, etc. It seems in most of these cases the fights could have been avoided by paying the bill, apologizing, and not behaving like an idiot. Personally, I would be careful going into areas with drunk guys who look for trouble. But that applies to countries all over the world. I don't behave like an idiot and consequently I don't get attacked. How about you? Did anybody in Thailand ever attack you for no reason? Did you see fights for no reason? P.S.: If someone thinks they can just walk out without paying their bill then for me that is just plain stupid and asking for trouble. If people like that get beat up, then they deserve it - IMHO.

I was inspired to this by a news article about a Thai laundry which apparently ruined expensive designer clothes. That could never happen to me because I don't own any designer clothes because I never saw a reason to buy them or to wear them. Historically I couldn't afford them, so I never even though about buying them. T-shirts from Sukhumvit always did the job for me. Now I could afford more expensive clothes, but I don't see why I should spend 5 or 10 or 50 times for such "designer" items. How about you? Do you like designer clothes? Why? Maybe they are really better, and I am just ignorant, that is entirely possible. I have no problem spending a couple of thousand THB on decent shoes, i.e. Hush Puppies. I do that because they are comfortable and sturdy. With clothes I just don't see big differences.

What kind of anchors are best for perforated bricks? (I don't know if that is the correct term for these bricks.) If I use "normal" anchors like below (from HomePro) this works in part. But maybe half the anchor is in the hole of the brick. Not good. Are there special anchors for these bricks? How are they called? Do you have a link from a shop in Thailand? Thanks The bricks for which I need anchors: I used these. They are just about good enough to hang a picture or something similar. But definitely not good for heavy load. This is a general question. I might want to hang a picture on the wall or maybe something heavy. Thanks

I like to use cable trays under the ceiling in my new condominium to make cabling and cable maintenance easy. It seems most of the time this is only used in industry and maybe offices. What do you think about this? Here is some more information: I am renovating my condominium from scratch. All the old wiring is already removed. I plan to install lots of LED lights, sensors, home automation, etc. Most of this I will do myself with HomeAssistant, NSPanels, etc. Some will be installed right away but likely I will add things later on. A long time ago when I was young I worked a couple of months for an electrical installation company. I helped them with electrical installations in houses and industry. I think the way things are done in industry (including offices) if a lot better to work on and maintain than the typical house wiring. This is why I want to use cable trays instead of the usual pipes along the ceiling. I plan to use cable trays separated for high voltage (220V) and low voltage (24V for LEDs, LAN, PoE (48V), etc.) I plan to install the cable trays between the concrete ceiling and ceiling tiles. That will make it very easy to access it. This is an example of such cable tray. The picture does not show ceiling panels (like I plan to use). I plan to use maybe something like this, not sure yet: https://th.rs-online.com/web/p/cable-trays/7707058 For the record: A qualified Thai electrical engineer will make sure that all is according to the regulations.

I want to buy some electric power tools. They should have good quality and service in Thailand. I checked a couple of websites of brands like Bosch, DeWalt, Makita and it seems all of them have just a small part of the products in Thailand compared to the USA or Europe. Which brands do you use and do you have any experience with the service in Thailand? In the moment this is a general question not specific to one tool. I think also about battery powered tools and for them it makes a lot of sense to have everything from the same brand with the same battery packs.