OneMoreFarang

Growing is probably not the problem. Cutting it down and selling it is probably the big issue.

We all know that Trump lies all the time. I am waiting for 90% of his party to finally admit that Trump is a serial liar. In the moment most of them still pretend that Trump is a great candidate to become POTUS again. When will they finally admit the truth?

I wonder if all those news companies all over the world will report about this the same way like they report about another group of tourists. Hey mama, I will visit Thailand next month. Yeah son, that is a great idea. I saw they have those temple tours over there...

I wouldn't publish here any stamps with personal numbers visible. But that's only me.

When I go out to bars with friends then usually I drink. Sometimes also wine or beer with food. I never had an alcohol problem. When I am drinking, I always knew when I have enough. Sometimes I stop in the middle of the 20th or whatever drink because I know now it's time to stop. And after a night out with lots of drinks I never felt like repeating that again rights away. Maybe a few days or a week later, but never the next day. In a way I seem to be lucky with that attitude. Some people just never stop, even if they are already totally wasted. I never understood.

About the different Sois: It makes a huge difference if there are schools, if there is a U-turn on the main street nearby, another route at the end of the Soi, etc. I.e. I drive in the morning often to a bakery near Soi 31. I get there through Soi 23. That Soi, and nearby is standing traffic every morning (and I guess afternoon) because of all the people who bring their kids to school. I wouldn't want to live in that chaos.

In my limited personal experience, a lot of the market doesn't make sense. Before I bought something I expected that within the same building there would be a price logic like: the place in the best condition and highest floor should be the most expensive. But reality is different. Especially one place which I visited was in the worst condition of all and the owner asked for the highest price...

I suggest search for the square meter price i.e. here: https://www.fazwaz.com/ That narrows it down a lot.

It seems many people only want to see black and white. This guy good, this guy bad. Why is it so difficult to acknowledge that each candidate has good and bad points? If people would look for a balanced presidential candidate who could unite the nation, then maybe they would find such a person. Problem is, it seems nobody wants a sensitive moderate person.

About 70 million Americans want that no brainer...

The worst combination of the two worlds.

Sometimes I wonder why anybody cares what Nathan Bartling does on YouTube. But maybe I am just getting too old for this s#$@.

Girls drink milk and a news anchor talks about it. Which part exactly is news or controversial or whatever?

I wonder how that works with Thai guys. I wouldn't be surprised if many Thai guys would love to show that they are able and willing to also invite her friends. Like: No problem, I can afford that. I think sometimes the line is not so clear between what is polite and what is too much. And in some cases, when we think about a permanent relationship, then maybe we are happy for opportunities to give her friends a chance to confirm that she met Mr. Right.

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.

Likely I will spend a couple of days and nights in Phnom Penh. Maybe someone here has some recommendation for the following: - Great espresso, please no coffee chains - Good restaurants - Pool halls or bars with good quality pool tables - Bars with pretty girls, preferable on stage Maybe you know individual places or streets. Or websites with up-to-date information. Thanks

A couple of years ago I applied in the Thai embassy in Phnom Phen for a Non-B visa. At that time, I had to submit the documents in the morning. And then I could pick up the passport with visa two days later in the afternoon. I.e. apply Monday morning, receive passport Wednesday afternoon. Now my employment ends and I want to apply for a tourist visa for two months. And then, in about two months, I want to go there again to apply for a new Non-B visa with new documentation from a new company. I have the following questions: a) Is it still the same that we have to apply one day in the morning and two days later in the afternoon it should be ready? Is that the same processing time for business and tourist visas? b) Are there any complications to apply for a tourist visa after having a business visa for many years? If they ask, should I tell them already that I will apply again for the Non-B visa after maybe two months when I have the new documentation? c) I read on the embassy website in Cambodia that I need "Evidence of travel in and out of Thailand (i.e. air ticket receipt paid in full)". I guess that means one return ticked from BKK to PNH to BKK is not good enough, because I have no ticket to leave Thailand after my tourist visa expires. I guess for that reason I have to buy already a second ticket BKK to PNH to BKK for two months in the future to cover that requirement. Correct? d) There is a field permanent address on the application form. My permanent address is my condominium in Bangkok which I own. But at the same time, I apply for a tourist visa to visit Thailand. All this might be a little confusing for the person at the embassy counter. I don't want to argue with them about all these details. Any advice? Thanks

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.