Banzai99

But I am intrigued - freedom from what?

Only a brainwashed IOS user would ask that..

Hint: Try "freedom to do" instead of "from what".

Wrong.

From an ex Android user.

Hmmm drug dealer and trafficker feel sympathy na ....Hope the wait won't be too long for her to meet the firing squad !

Are Alcohol and Tobacco the 2 biggest killers in the drug world illegal in Indonesia too, and if not, why not ?

Ah, of course, The worlds governments won't make them illegal for financial and political reasons, they make too much money from the tax of the products and the manufactures of the killers are so powerful and their political donations are so huge, they can't afford to make them illegal, whilst millions suffer.

It's a very dirty business all round, I can drink myself to death or smoke myself to death like Millions of people around the world do, and that's fine, but if I smoke a plant that grows naturally, they'll throw me in Jail and if I've got 500 Gramms of that plant in Singapore they'll kill me, yet I can order 2,000,000 Bottles of Whisky and a Trillion Cigarettes from the same country, open a shop and bring misery to and even kill many many people, young and old, innocent and guilty, and it's all OK, simply because it's taxed and huge companies with lots of political clout produce it.

They are not trying to protect their citizens from the evil of drugs, otherwise Alcohol and Tobacco would be illegal too, those 2 kill millions worldwide every year.

It's all about money, and if they ain't making it, it's against the law, if they're making it, it's legal.

Indonesia has the highest rate of smoking in the world, equal to China. More troublesome is the fact that the cigarettes are 'kretek' made with cloves and tobacco ( typically 36mg cf 18 mg for a full strength western cigarette). Any chance of controlling , reducing, discouraging, ....not a hope....the clove monopoly is owned by the kleptocrats who keep Joko in power.

Double like.

Thanks for the replies.

Regarding the first poster, it will actually be a cellular model. I was just hoping I would walk into somewhere like DTAC and buy a new sim card to replace the old one. The place I stay doesn't actually have Wi-Fi and I have a dongle, but won't work on the iPad.

I looked around for a decent Android tablet but don't think any compare to the iPad at the moment. It is actually the mini I want, so the only real alternatives were the Nexus 9 and Samsung S 8.4.

Don't buy a cellular in Japan, it will be locked to a Japanese Carrier, buy in Thailand where they are Factory unlocked, meaning it can be used worldwide, strangely enough, maybe not in Japan, your WIFi will be fine, but some cellular abilities may be compromised, Japan one of the most Technological advanced countries on the Planet is sometimes well behind countries like Thailand, because of their protectionism policies.I can Use my unlocked Apple 3GS with a prepaid Japanese Softbank SimCard, but it has limitations, because the phone wasn't made for softbank.

Try and go to a 7 Eleven store in Tokyo and buy a Sim Card, it's even a pain in a major Phone seller shop i once had to show my passport and have it photocopied just to buy a 3000 Yen refill card for a prepaid number I had had for years, and good luck finding free WiFi. You have one thing right, there is no Tablet that compares with an iPad, period.

I was an Android user, I lost my nearly New Galaxy S2 back in the day, I was gutted, a friend gave me his old Apple 3GS that he didn't use anymore, it was so easy to use he didn't have to explain a thing, now I'm on an iPhone 6 user after being a 4s user, and I wouldn't think of going back to Android.

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They are all repent but only because they got caught. Had they still been free they would still be running drugs. No mercy just execute them. Think of how many people are being helped by doing that

Execute all the makers of tobacco products and Alcoholic beverages, think of all the people that will be helped by doing that.

I dont have problem with that but I have not heard of crimes being committed to fuel anyone's drink or tobacco thirst

Plenty of crimes committed by drunks though - driving while drunk and killing someone, and wife-beating, to name but two.

Tell me about it, my Father used to beat my Mother and us Kids when he was drunk, he wasn't a bad man. but the Drug Alcohol made him a monster to us.sober he was ok. I wish it was banned at the time I was a kid.

I think it's pointless on a Forum like ThaiVisa as most members here are probably old men from a different era who believe ' Reefer Madness ' is factual.

You're joking right? Dya think today's youth invented getting high?

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Not at all, reefer madness wasn't from the 60's it was from the 30's or 40's i believe, and we probably have a fair amount of octogenarians on here who would actually believe that BS, whilst they have stumbled through life in a Alcoholic haze, or a Purple Haze....what are you JT, Purple Haze a 60's flower power child ?.

Or are you a true ThaiVisa member, never touched any mind altering substances, never been to a girly or boy bar, never broken any laws, etc etc.....

...this thread could fade away...

Given how far this thread has strayed from the original OP, and now reached 45 pages, including more than its fair share of BS, I'm kind of wishing it would just FADE AWAY!!!

With the clicks it getting, not a chance.

So now in addition to giving advice to the RTP on how to properly conduct a murder investigation, you have advice for the world aviation community on how to properly conduct a search for an aircraft that deviates from its flight plan and goes missing?

Daft really, when all they have to do is ask ThaiVisa experts.

I think that changing the wording from "Thainess" to "Thai Culture" would portray a better image!! "Thainess" seems to conjure up a not-so-wholesome, negative aspect.

Only on ThaiVisa.

I think it's pointless on a Forum like ThaiVisa as most members here are probably old men from a different era who believe ' Reefer Madness ' is factual.

As long as it isn't a cellular model, no problem, I bought one in Thailand and exchanged it in The Apple Store in Tokyo, WIFI only, no problems.

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They are all repent but only because they got caught. Had they still been free they would still be running drugs. No mercy just execute them. Think of how many people are being helped by doing that

Execute all the makers of tobacco products and Alcoholic beverages, think of all the people that will be helped by doing that.

I dont have problem with that but I have not heard of crimes being committed to fuel anyone's drink or tobacco thirst

So you've never heard of Alcohol related crime and violence, you come from planet earth I assume ?

I was quoted less than 1300 USD for a Business class fare on Thai Airways to Tokyo and Back, that is a considerable saving on Thai Airways official price, I paid 64,000 Baht 7 months ago for the same fare.

But, will I have the same freedom to rebook my flight if I cancel my original return date, will it be open for 3 months, will the only thing I will miss is the air miles, and is it a guaranteed no hassle operation like buying from Thai Airways direct ?

Hi Banzai! Thank you for the positive feed back. I would be happy to answer your questions.

You will have the option to rebook your flight in case you need to cancel your original return date. It will definitely be open for 3 months, however, we impose a $250 change fee. You will be missing out on any mileage gains with the carrier you are flying on. Guaranteed no hassle on your end as we take care of the entire booking process for you. Once you have received your email confirmation, record locator and E-Ticket, you may remit payment at that point.

The 250USD flight change fee is way too much, and after reading Boogers thread, I'm regretfully out.

They are all repent but only because they got caught. Had they still been free they would still be running drugs. No mercy just execute them. Think of how many people are being helped by doing that

Execute all the makers of tobacco products and Alcoholic beverages, think of all the people that will be helped by doing that.

I was quoted less than 1300 USD for a Business class fare on Thai Airways to Tokyo and Back, that is a considerable saving on Thai Airways official price, I paid 64,000 Baht 7 months ago for the same fare.

But, will I have the same freedom to rebook my flight if I cancel my original return date, will it be open for 3 months, will the only thing I will miss is the air miles, and is it a guaranteed no hassle operation like buying from Thai Airways direct ?

Farang good, Thai bad, you know how it is on ThaiVisa.

Money Number ONE!!!!

If the old man had plenty of money they would never let him go...........So much for family values THAILAND.

Not typical here and far worse in the west.

"Granny dumping, as it's called, was unheard of 15 years ago but now the anecdotal evidence tells us it has become somewhat of a trend," said John Meyers, a spokesman for the American Association of Retired Persons, which has 33 million members. "Not a day goes by when a hospital emergency room somewhere in America doesn't have a case where some elderly person has been abandoned, usually by the children."

Although precise numbers are not available, the American College of Emergency Physicians surveyed hospitals and concluded that up to 70,000 elderly parents were abandoned last year by family members who were unable or unwilling to care for them any longer.

Your not allowed to post facts pertaining to the west, ThaiVisa is for slagging off Thailand and Thai people at every opportunity whilst forgetting this goes on all the time in other countries too.

http://www.internations.org/japan-expats/peruvians

Might get some help here.

And it is good to learn the phonetic alphabet, not try to make it up on the spot.

I once heard a guy say, "P as in pulley" and "S as in sun"

Both of those defeat the purpose.

Exactly, everybody knows it's P as in Pr-ck and S as in Sh-t.

Who's the Farang in the Pic, apart from the one arrested ?

That's what the forum is for, to help each other out, not mock each other.

Yeah, you can feel the love and understanding in nearly every thread on ThaiVisa.

ANY drug dealers or users deserve what they get.

And the guy who starts his day with a Cigarette and a few cups of coffee then has a few beers in the evening, what does he deserve ?

It constantly amazes me how people ask questions here which could and should be readily answered by making use of search engines.

It's supposed to be a community forum, so people ask other community members for opinions or advice.

I'm amazed that concept constantly amazes you.

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Does anyone have the name of the company that did the excavation and brick laying of the new promenade? Love to print up signs in Thai and English saying, "This city project paid by tax baht was constructed by _____________ corp."

We who predicted this was poor quality were labeled by some forum members as being negative. But even a 12 year old knows you first take care of the retaining walls, and erosion before you lay down an new walkway. No way in -ell are these people "engineers".

If I was a city councilman or the mayor, I would be embarassed but I guess they live in their own little world and with Thais they don't dare criticize.

It's all about money, the contract will be awarded to The Mayors brothers company or similar, it's just one deep money pit, yeah I know these things happen in other countries too, but It's just so blatant here, the money gets pushed up to the top so nobody cares or dares to care.