Swiss1960

12 minutes ago, Awinkl said:

I am flabbergasted by the bickering between the Excel Guy and your posts  - Both of you are lucky that you are ....."IN" LOS, while many, many People cannot get there to resume staying in our properties there - because NO travel is permitted from Oz.. We will have to wait probably until Mid 2022, until these travel restrictions are lifted ..... so just count your blessings - while we can only lament .....

BTW, now that you are going to Switzerland for your shot of Moderna - what are your chances of getting back into LOS? Or are  you staying over in Switzerland for a while?

Good Luck.

Well, Mr. Excel was quite aggressive towards my opinion, while I tried to explain to him why I wrote what I wrote. But sooner or later, rowdy soi dogs need a stick, that is what he got.
 

Second: I am not sure, why you can not travel out from Australia to Thailand? I got my vaccination dates, bought a re-entry permit from immigration, booked my return flight BKK-ZRH-BKK, made a reservation with an ASQ hotel in Pattaya, then I went to the COE website and started the process by uploading all infos, passport, re-entry permit, flight info, my "normal" health insurance that covers Covid and has a limit of 35 mio Baht, then I uploaded the hotel information and I got an approved COE within less than 48 hours of starting the process. The app is on my phone, but not yet loaded with the COE info, the ASQ hotel got a copy of my COE and is happy as well. The online form for the Swiss government is also filled out and the bar code on my phone, and the T8 for the Thai authorities is filled out also.

Absolutely painless, all done even before I fly out to Switzerland. I will be in Switzerland for the two shots plus few days and then fly back home to Thailand. I don't care that the vaccine certificate is not yet valid (needs two weeks after second shot), because as of now, ALL passengers arriving in Thailand will go to 14 days of quarantine, vaccinated or not. The Phuket model is of no interest to me. All that is left is the two Covid tests, one for flying into Switzerland and then the one 73 hours before flying back.

15 hours ago, Ventenio said:

Covid Deaths
 

3,867,000   

 

Deeply negatively affecting HUNDREDS of millions (family, friends, etc...).  Billions worried......

 

How many died alone?  

 

And you call this a "Godsend"?????????

 

Easily the most insensitive post I've even seen here......should be closed.

 

 

Your are correct. "God-sent" would be 3.8 BILLION deaths, not 3.8 million... would also solve a lot of earthly problems like over-population, food and water shortages, wars over space and resources, climate change, waste... the list could go on forever, just because we "replicate" too much...

Since you write "My rooms don't get much direct sunlight.", I am not sure why you would want to tint your windows? The whole point of tinting is to reflect sunrays away to keep the interior more cool. But without sunlight, that seems unnecessary. Rather invest in double glazing windows for insulation against the outside warmth. 
Agree with the door though, if you only need one room cooled down.

4 minutes ago, Excel said:

Oh dear seems  like being exposed has touched a raw nerve, Never mind you too are on ignore  now. I just hope that by deliberating registering for a vaccine in Pattaya knowing full well you were going to Switzerland did not deprive a more critical aged person of that opportunity. bye

Falsifying my words does not make you a winner, it just makes you look stupid and frustrated that I achieve what you can't. 

- On 1 May, I registered for the shot in the Mor Phrom app
- On 5 May, the app was changed to NOT allow registration with the pink ID card anymore and it was stated, that foreigners have to wait for at least July until their is an app for them. That made it pretty clear for me, that my registration would not be honored.

- THEN I started to look for the alternative in Switzerland and booked everything by the end of May

- TODAY I received the phone call with my bag almost fully packed to fly out within days

Not sure what your problems are with me, but hey, I get barked at by soi dogs every other day ????

3 minutes ago, Excel said:

Ahh think that illustrates my point all too clearly to others . Amazing the level of hypocrisy shown when on an anonymous  forum isn't it, have you noticed that ?

Is "hypocrisy" a word you just found in a dictionary by accident, or do you know what it means?

I clearly stated that I made my decision to go to Switzerland before the latest developments in June happened. I clearly do NOT tell ANYBODY to do or not do something (which would be the basis of you accusing me of hypocrisy).

ALL I say is that the development of this month make me more confident, that Thailand has learned something and is now trying to change course. If you don't believe that, I don't care, that is up to you.

And that is the end of my trying to explain something to you. You are obviously very frustrated and you are looking for someone to act out your mood on. Please look further.

3 minutes ago, Excel said:

Lets clarify one thing and I have simplified the answer required.  Last year the PM stated that all residents, Thai or Foreigners would receive a vaccine. Did you believe him then or not ? 

His statement at that time was an empty shell without timeline, without decisions about vaccines, without priorities given... so there was nothing to "believe" or "not believe"

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

OK, so the way I read this is:

You registered online with Mor Phrom

You have a pink card

Mor Phrom isn't doing new registrations

 

So if all that is true, it's a sweet story, but it's irrelevant for expats in Pattaya seeking vaccinations now (pink card or not).

 

It is a good report that they are honoring previously made bookings done as you did. 

 

Cheers.

Maybe just "sweet", Jingthing, but your last sentence is important (honoring commitments), and I would take it even a step further: They are committed to vaccinate everybody, not just Thais, and with their new "energy" from the PM's open-up statement, the might really make efforts to drive the vaccination forward for everybody. 

An hour ago, I got a call from the Banglamung health department that my vaccination date is CONFIRMED  and that I could come to get my first shot of Astra Zeneca on June 21! So I guess that Pattaya/Banglamung are really serious about going forward with vaccinating everybody, no matter Thai or foreigner. I registered the date through the Mor Prom app on the first day it was published through my pink ID card. I did not get any feedback until this morning.

The person on the phone was then of course very sad when I had to tell him, that I am travelling to Switzerland to get my Moderna shot and therefore have to cancel my appointment... maybe I just ruined a photo-op

Kudos,  Pattaya / Banglamung / Pattaya City hospital for a very positive surprise this morning, even though I don't need anymore. Very obviously and proven by the call, they do NOT put foreigners on the back-burner but WILL invite those who registered.

22 minutes ago, petedk said:

They could catch many more illegal gamblers if they wanted to, but I guess there is no money in that.

 

Naa, gambling is a protected occupation for you know who... those guys&gals raided just forgot to put the envelopes in the right pockets. 

Ok, some positive news. Some of you remember the discussion about the Mor Prom App, where in the first 1-2 days, foreigners could register with the pink ID card? I was one of those who could and I put in a vaccination date for June 21st... since later, the app was changed so that foreigners can not register anymore, I was expecting that my reservation was thrown out.

Just now, I got a call from the Banglamung health department that my vaccination date is CONFIRMED  and that I could come to get my first shot of Astra Zeneca on the 21st! So I guess that Pattaya/Banglamung are really serious about going forward with vaccinating everybody, no matter Thai or foreigner.

The person on the phone was then of course very sad when I had to tell him, that I am travelling to Switzerland to get my Moderna shot and therefore have to cancel my appointment... maybe I just ruined a photo-op

Kudos, ???? Pattaya / Banglamung / Pattaya City hospital for a very positive surprise this morning, even though I don't need anymore.

At this present time, every Thai is asking the same question... don't expect a Farang-specific announcement any time soon... I have given up on the Thai solutions and will fly back home for the Moderna shots next week

Well, you named the main ones, age, location, view, facilities. Add on top 

- maintenance record: what do you need to do, before you can move in; can you actually USE pool and gym or is everything broken / not maintained

- quality of furniture/equipment: old <deleted> or new; equipment like washing machine, stove, micro...

And finally: Desperation of seller: This alone can make a HUGE difference.