bradiston

12 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

Toothpaste can be used to treat any oozy skin irritations like bug bites, athlete's foot and even blisters. It;s a disinfectant, antiseptic and fungicide. Toothpaste will stop itching and reduce swelling when applied topically. It dries up blisters if applied before bed, healing you while you sleep.Nov 23, 2552 BE

 

https://www.backpacker.com/news-and-events/toothpaste-not-just-for-brushing/

Same goes for Head and Shoulders shampoo. Cures athlete's foot.

6 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

My question too- or Germolene. Basically Thailand  does not really 'do' antiseptic  cream. Antibiotic  yes and anti bacterial yes. However  I found this Bepanthen Antiseptic  cream very similar  to savlon.

Ahhh, Germolene. The smell alone.... not seen it here though. A number of antiseptic creams on Lazada.

6 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

She must love her boyfriend very much indeed .

Must be crazily in-love with him to take such measures just to be with him .

   Taking all those risks just to be by his side .

So romantic , pure love.....................................

Bitter

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

At BritTim and bradiston....  this is an interesting debate, primarily so because the opinions on something so simple differ so significantly. 

 

For the record, I too would feel aggrieved and dislike the idea that I or anyone I know is questioned in this manner by people who have the power to decide my immediate future. 

 

In fact I did feel aggrieved when I was stuck outside of Thailand and when Thailand re-opened, it only did so for those with Work Permits and those who were married had to wait a little longer - but, those were the rules made at the time and MoPH and immigration were just doing there job according the guidelines set out under Emergency Decree. 

 

Conversely, this young lady has ‘had it easier’ because of the covid extensions based guidelines set out under Emergency Decree.

 

Immigration did her some favours !

 

 

Ultimately, Immigration were doing their jobs - we may not like that. But, its still their job. 

 

A very fair appraisal. She's not my girlfriend, so it was a sort of proxy debate for me. I do know there's been trouble in the past with immigration, of a similar description, locked up in the detention centre at the airport, no access by boyfriend, and involved the purchase of a return ticket for her on the spot. So you might say the treatment isn't working. She keeps coming back for more!

12 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

So why didn't She tell that to the Immigration officers when questioned ?

   Why didnt She say that she would get a Ed Visa once in Thailand ?

Gosh, do you think that would have helped?

2 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Yes, but Thailand doesn't have a "wealthy boyfriend" visa category .

   Having a Retirement Visa doesn't give that person the right to get his friend from the Philippines a  long term visa 

Good points, but you have heard of an ed Visa, right? I personally don't like the "wealthy boyfriend" description. Partner might have been a better expression.

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Yes...  thats exactly what they were trying to do...  Thats exactly what their [Immigration] job is. 

 

They profiled a young single lady from a poorer country who had repeat visits.

 

This lady wasn’t a two-week tourist with a hotel booking on Samui who last came 5 years ago. 

 

 

You really seem to be struggling with the concept of what an Immigration officer actually does.

 

She has a wealthy boyfriend here. They've lived together for over 5 years. Are you struggling with that, because it doesn't fit your profile of her?

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

She also agreed to go back to the Philippines using her return ticket scheduled for a months time ,  and soon as She got out the airport, She applied for a long term yearly visa and thus wouldn't be using her return flight trip 

There's nothing in the rule book that says you can't upgrade or apply for a different visa once you're here. How many here did exactly the same? Classic finger pointing. Witch!

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Are you changing your tune to...  Catch others, but not my friends GF ???

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catch? She's done nothing wrong for heaven's sake. You think they were trying to catch her? What for? Entering illegally? On what grounds. Sure, they could have "used their discretion" and prevented her from entering at all, I guess. Just as they could with you. Or me. No reason. No obligation to provide one.

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Philippine Citizens are allowed a 30 Day Visa Exempt entry in Thailand. 

They must have a return ticket. 

 

Anyone who spends a long time in Thailand on various visas, Education Visa, Tourist Visa’s, repeated Visa Exempt arrivals and yes returning recently after spending a long time on a Covid extension are going to raise eyebrows - especially if that person is young, of working age from a country who’s nationals traditionally earn less than in Thailand. 

 

Immigration suspected her of working here - they couldn’t prove that. So they profiled her, they questioned her, applied pressure, accused her of having a *fake ticket etc (as many are) - the ticket wasn’t fake so they let her in.

 

You mean, the Immigration officers have nothing better to do than their jobs ???

 

Perhaps you should contact immigration each time you have a friend who is arriving and ask them not to do their jobs because you don’t like the way they profile and question some people... 

 

 

*On other threads there are comments about travellers entering Thailand Visa exempt on ‘fake onward tickets’...    bought through websites. So that this was suspect of your ‘friends’ GF is not by any means unfair, wrong or terrible judgment. 

I don't know why you insist on putting friend in quotes.

Her ticket wasn't fake end of.

Many are missing the point. We don't know what they suspected. They told her simply that she'd stayed too long in Thailand, which is not strictly true. She stages as she was permitted. They also accused her of coming here for enjoyment. Er, that's us lot barred straight away then. You're a member of a privileged class of tourist. White, educated, married, presumably well off, confident, entitled. She isn't. It's that simple. Like my mate said. The Thais tend to treat their ASEAN neighbours with utter contempt. I'm not going to argue about it. I've seen it time and time again. And this is just another example.

1 hour ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

As She now seems to have applied for an Ed Visa , immigration were correct in their opinion 

So what? She still hasn't done anything illegal. She's hardly likely to come in and say it's ok I'm going for an ed visa, is it? And I know of at least one school that has extremely close ties with immigration, so they'd be looking forward to their Christmas bonus no doubt. Why get in the way?

1 hour ago, Lemsta69 said:

you really are clueless aren't you? 

Explain

38 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

if OP or his mate have to ask that question then they have no business living in South East Asia ????

 

@The Hammer2021sorry, comment is for OP. couldn't find that post.

What on earth are you talking about? Yeah, I've no business for sure. Do you? Do you wave a WP?

You assume a single (actually not, she has an English boyfriend here, been here for 15 years off and on) Filipina is going on the game, just like that?

44 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said:

Isn't this  a story of Thai immigration doing their job? I understand Jenny never overstayed, but no one can blame immigration to give extra scrutiny to people who seem to reside in Thailand on visas or exemptions destined to tourists.  

She was stuck here during COVID. She went home for 3 months. She came back. Where's the problem? It's just absurd. Destined for tourists? Like there's only so many they're going to issue? As Joe has pointed out, ASEAN citizens are allowed a 30 day visa. The IOs just have nothing better to do.

1 minute ago, The Hammer2021 said:

"According to many on this forum, Thailand is chock full of guys on the run. And in the news, there seem tobe call centre scams operating out of every condo. Human trafficking is a multi billion THB business. Drugs pour in and out of the country with just the occasional bust. Counterfeit goods are everywhere, alongside Ferraris and Rollers."

This is of course is a gross exaggeration as  indicated by the first 7 words  of the paragraph.

 

Yeah, ok, so I'll tone it down and, leaving this forum aside, say simply according to what I read every day.

But don't the IOs have bigger fish to fry? No. Those fish are not for frying, obviously. It would make sense if they really thought she was part of a criminal gang, or maybe even vulnerable to one scam or another. But I guess they go for the easy targets. Can't mess with the Mafia.

1 hour ago, AsianAtHeart said:

Are you trying to say that you can enter on a 30-day visa free entry without a return/onward ticket?

No, you need an onward ticket out of the country. They check at check in at your point of departure. You have a choice there if you don't have one. Book one at the airport before checking in, which tends to be expensive compared to what you'd pay for a return, or abandon your flight.

3 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

They do this on telly and in newspapers and cover their voices up sometimes.. The only people who will know who they are from their REAL names or voices, are people who know them and so would know the story anyway.

 

It's partly to avoid any repercussions from any one of a number of sources. Otherwise, nothing to hide.

At the end of all this, I'm left wondering what the purpose of immigration controls are at all. According to many on this forum, Thailand is chock full of guys on the run. And in the news, there seem tobe call centre scams operating out of every condo. Human trafficking is a multi billion THB business. Drugs pour in and out of the country with just the occasional bust. Counterfeit goods are everywhere, alongside Ferraris and Rollers.

But a young Filipina turns up. Has a return ticket. Has the correct entry visa. Has a wealthy bf with a totally legit address with whom she's lived for many years. Returning from a family visit. What do they think she's going to do here? Why is she of any interest to them at all?

9 minutes ago, BritTim said:

They had no evidence of the young lady doing anything wrong. In spite of this, they tried to pressure her into buying a ticket and immediately returning to Manila. You and I disagree if you think that every good looking woman up to a specific age should be pressured into returning to her home country if she dares to try to spend more than some arbitrary amount of time (as determined by the official) in Thailand. Do you think the same rule should be applied to attractive young men?

Good question. Why is it that "young" women are forced to undergo this treatment. My daughter flies out here usually twice a year. She's never had this treatment. I guess the problem is, young Thai women get the ball rolling by getting repeatedly caught and deported in, for instance, South Korea. Little ghosts? Yeah, nudge nudge wink wink. We men know what's going on, don't we? And even if we spend half our remaining years hanging out in bars and xxxxxing young Thais, doesn't mean we have to let the other ASEAN tarts in, does it? Oh, the wretched male ego!

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12 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Yes, but She entered Thailand on a tourist visa and her intention was to stay long term in Thailand .

   Immigration could have refused her entry for trying to enter Thailand on the wrong visa 

So how many of us have come in on a short term visa and converted to a non imm o? In fact I've no idea what her plans are, or were. They didn't accuse her of trying to flout any rules, just that they didn't like that she'd stayed here before long term, mostly due to COVID. Her mum died in that time and she wasn't able to fly back. It's just the way they denigrated her, insisting she buy a ticket and fly straight back. I know they do that. And like I said before, these are ASEAN countries. They seem to get the very worst treatment, as my mate pointed out.

5 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Where does her income come from ?

She lives with him. But that doesn't seem to have been the gist of their interrogation. They were concerned at the length of time she'd spent in Thailand. No questions about how she supported herself. They went on to say,  "You just come to our country to enjoy enjoy". Bizarre.

3 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Is she working in Thailand ?

No.

Just now, Mac Mickmanus said:

Why did she come back to Thailand this time ?

To be with her bf. She's applying for another ed visa.