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I haven't had a wire problem sending money to Thailand, but I've had it happen sending it to China. If your bank inputs anything incorrectly the money will get sent back to you. It takes about two weeks in the States to get your money returned. If you sent the money from a bank, the guy helping you put the information in a computer and gave you a printout to check. Later in the day the bank manager retypes the information into the wire transfer computer. With the crazy Thai names and addresses either of them could have made a small mistake. Call the bank and have them connect you to the right person to track down your money. They have a person whose job that is.

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Are you asking about having a single $10 item shipped to Thailand? There should be no problem if is not something illegal here. Have it sent marked as a gift.

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Cats have ghosts, too. I've been told the ghost of our last cat is still around because I had him sent off to be cremated by the vet instead of burying him like is proper.

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Yeah, I really don't like to use it. Our ancient Isuzu diesel pick-up is dead in the water and parked in such a way that push starting it or towing it is impossible unless we had a bunch of people. It turns over well and wants to start, but just can't. We were actually taking it over to get the plugs replaced because it has been having problems lately. It's so close to starting that a tiny squirt would push it over the edge I think. The locals came to stare at it with us. My boyfriend knows nothing about engines and Thais find it hard to grasp that a 39 year old fat white lady has any idea what to do. The head guy thought I was crazy to use gasoline fumes. He's the same one that pumped the primer thingy until fuel was coming out of it and when that didn't work he lit his lighter and stuck it in there. I know diesel doesn't burn the same a gasoline, but it didn't look like a good idea to me! I was taught by my father never to put open flames in an oil and fuel soaked engine. On the other hand, the lighter thing worked and I didn't need to get my hands covered in gasoline.

Guess they don't have it here. The guys brought me engine cleaner. Starting fluid sometimes is also called ether. It comes in an aerosol spray can. When your engine has a hard time starting you can spray it in the place your air filter goes to help start your engine. It's not good for your engine because it doesn't lubricate like a running engine should. It is VERY bad for diesel engines with working glow plugs. The glow plugs can pre-ignite the ether and blow up your engine. As bad as it is, if you have an old crappy truck it is better to squirt a bit in the engine rather than run the starter for 5 minutes. If you don't have starter fluid you can also use WD-40. We chose the gasoline soaked rag stuffed in the air intake hole. So much messier.

Help! Could someone please tell me the Thai translation for starting fluid? If you can write it in Thai that is even better. Much thanks!!

Try eating lunch when it is really crowded and busy and all the tables fill up. Some brave guy will sit at your table with you. Be pleasant and smile. Say hello. More Thais speak some English than they let on. Mostly they are afraid to say something wrong and loose face. After a while you'll make some guy friends and get invited to some sort of family party. It's good luck to have a farang at many types of events. This is where the good girls are.

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How long have you guys been talking about this? The answer is very simple. A hot girl that spends her money on bigger boobs generally spends an above average amount of time on hair and make up. Two hours to put on her face and get her hair straight is normal. When she walks outside it is all ruined. The make up starts to drip down her face and her hair frizzes up to the moon. Ladies that waste their money on plastic surgery tend to be less secure about how they look so when the humidity wrecks it all they feel ugly.

I like Bangkok. I'm one of the no make up frumpy ladies. I look the same in A/C as I do walking down the street.

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The problem with the wage increase for me is that it is for all employees. I have a small leather workshop, three employees, that makes handcrafted leather items. All the people I hire have no experience, usually they are someone's cousin from some village. Training takes about two weeks before they are making anything usable. i provide the materials and tools they use to get the hang of what we need them to do and I pay half salary during that time. If they are skipping lunch we feed them. I'm not uncaring, but leather costs 120 baht a square foot. It costs me more than 300 baht in supplies to teach them every day. I like teaching people skills they can use to get a better job, but 300 baht salary is pretty high for a completely unskilled person. If I were a bigger company it wouldn't be as hard, but I am new and small. Either i break the law and don't pay 300 during training or I stop hiring people that aren't skilled and can't get work anywhere BTW, I pay higher than average for someone who already has the skills.

Funny, I think buying a house is cheaper in Detroit than in Thailand, but I bet it is safer to rent a jet ski.

Thank you! That is exactly what I wanted to know.

If I could have done a border run, I would have. I have a friend that planned to visit me late October. Since we had chest deep water in the first floor of our house, I told her to change her flight. She couldn't get a flight late December because of the holidays, so she came the first week of January. If I did the run before she arrived, I would still be short a couple days and I really didn't want to drag her to Laos. I could have stayed in VTE a few days longer before re-entering Thailand, but my place was filling up with water and I decided getting back to rescue what I could was more important. I was going to pay to change my flight, but the fee went from $100 to $250.

I would still like to know if it is better to pay at the airport, pay at immigration, or try to get another 7 days.

I've been searching the forums for an answer to my situation and can't find anything so I am asking for advice. I arrived in Thailand and got the 30 arrival stamp. Before it was expired I went to VTE and got a 60 day tourist visa. I had planned to go back to the US before my time was up but the flood changed my plans. Instead of going to the US and returning a month later, I stayed here. I got the 30 day extention and then went back a second time for 14 days. I was only given 7 days. My booked flight leaves on the 25 and my visa expires on the 22. Changing my flight will cost $250 It's only 3 days so I'll pay 1,000 baht at the airport. Or should I pay at the immigration office (I stay in Pak Kret so it's close)? Can I ask for another extension? I don't care about paying an extra 900 baht if it would look better. I'll be coming back in a month or so and I don't want any problems. I'll pay to change my flight if staying the extra 3 days is a big deal. I don't know. Half the stories are about people that overstayed months and years and the other half say do anything you can to avoid it. Also, three years ago I overstayed one day (the month had 31 days).

Don't bother telling me I am in this situation because of lack of planning and being able to count days of the month. I know.

Thanks for your help!

Can anyone tell me how the seas are in Krabi? I am due to arrive there on the 2nd. I would like to spend my time snorkeling and visiting the islands. I posted this question in the Krabi area already, but they only asked me what movie I was watching. I know Krabi doesn't really get waves, but are the boat tours still going out?

Here is the forum article for today http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/522240-people-flee-as-heavy-seas-storms-pound-south/ They are telling Udon Thani people to evacuate the beach. The train station we get off is in Udon Thani so I am curious if going to Krabi is a good idea.

Not sure what Thai Tv station it was but, Asia World News did a headline on it. This is the link for the forum post http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/521484-high-waves-strike-southern-provinces-tourists-stranded-on-island/

Like I said, I'm not saying Krabi is getting the high waves, I would just like a local to tell me if it is a good week to go down there. Also, by "good tour guy" I don't mean the cheapest around. I'm looking to rent a guy for a day or two that is nice and goes to good spots with less tourists.

The news has been showing waves washing away roads and tourists being trapped on islands because waves are too large to travel. They've forecast impending doom, four more sets of big waves, and anarchy until February. I don't believe most of what they say, so am asking locals on the forum if we should go next week as planned or stay in Bangkok.

Hi There, I have a friend visiting from the States for her first trip to Thailand and I had planned to visit Hua Hin and Krabi next week. I've scrapped the Hua Hin plan and would like to know how Krabi is right now. We will be arriving on Jan 2 from Bangkok. I've been to Krabi before and can't imagine it having the huge waves I saw on the television. I would like to know if the tour boat operators are still giving tours of the islands. If you think the trip would be pleasant, could you recommend a cheaper place to stay that is a little close to a beach, but not in a heavy tourist area. I speak enough Thai that I feel comfortable being away from all that. Also, if you could recommend a private tour guy that is good, that would be wonderful.

Lastly, before you grumpy guys jump down my throat for asking questions answered someplace else, I did look at old posts. Really old posts. I am looking for current information.

Thanks!

First hand I can tell you they usually don't check your return air ticket at Thai immigration. I have NEVER been checked. I fly in and out about 5 times a year from the US. I fly in 8 times a year if you include side trips in and out of Thailand. I stay from two weeks to three months. The last time I entered Thailand, two months ago, they asked me how long I would be here. It was the only time I've been asked that at immigration. Of course I answered 30 days. I had no problem with immigration. I did have a problem getting my boarding pass in Chicago because I have a round trip ticket for four months. They said they had to see something with my name on it leaving the country in a month or a visa good for four months. I told them I get the 30 day entry stamp and just leave before it is expired. They told me the airline gets fined if I overstay with no outward ticket and they need proof of my intent to leave. So, I panicked for a few minutes and three staff members called people, looked on the internet, and looked at a book of rules to see if there was any way around the airline rule. Nope, I needed something out of the country. When my mind stopped racing, I got on the internet with my I-Phone and bought a train ticket to Nong Kia and showed them the confirmation page. Never mind that Nong Kia is in Thailand, I didn't tell them that. Even stranger, my friend who was checking in at the same time with the same itinerary was given a ticket because she had a used (and expired) 60 day tourist visa from last year. We were flying ANA and were being helped by United staff.

Hello, I am a female that is marrying a Thai man in Bangkok. Does anyone know what I need to get a marriage visa? Please don't tell me to read the forum, I've been at it for days. Everything is about being married to a Thai wife. This is the only mention I have found about the opposite:

I don't think females married to Thai's have to show any money.

What do I need?