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I recently had excellent results with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo at Ratchapreuk Hospital in Khon Kaen. 

It's a loyalty card that they give you if you want it. Same as Lotus's and others. When enough points accumulate through purchases they will offer you free product. 

The Swift is a city vehicle, l have a pick up for rough driving. The Swift goes on black top only. Goes from our house to Chumphae city. Tesco, Makro, markets and other shopping. 

Driving in rice fields is an absurd retort. 

Swift came straight off the Showroom floor, has skirt and front scoop. Maybe l should just remove them. 

Measure is correct. I used a tape measure and not the manual. 

Common, could be a rock. If you don't pay you won't get and won't have support from Lazada. 

I have a Swift for the wife to drive as it's a good size for her. I have an Isuzu manual pick up that is too big and difficult for her to manage. 

Problem is it's 15cm to ground and hits about everything under the car. 

A quick search reveals that most queries are about lowering the vehicle. Don't know why you would want to do that, it would be undrivable. I came up with one result saying don't do it with shockers. 

Anyone raised a Swift successfully or know how to go about it? 

Thank in advance. 

I have a D-Link DWR-921 if you're interested. Used it with True for about a month. Very happy with the performance. TOT ran Fibre Optic soon after so had to buy a new one. Excellent condition, fully functional with manual and p/s. 

You can have it if you have a method to get it. PM if interested. 

It's just sitting in a cupboard here. 

I always request a 12 month statement 1 month in advance from BB. My last extension April this year, BB took 3 1/2 weeks to finally produce it. 

Yes, l registered with Bangkok Hospital Khon Kaen, confirmation came back immediately. About a week later l received an email giving details of vaccination. This was for Sunday 5th at 2.00 to 4.00pm at Central Plaza, level 5, Khon Kaen. Received Pfizer and a follow up booking for second shot on the 26th September, also Pfizer. All went smoothly, no queues, plenty of staff and even entertainment provided while waiting the mandatory 30 minutes after vaccination. I am in the over 60's group, no health issues. 

I have tried both 100% pure extract THC and CBD. My source was a friend dying of cancer and was prescribed for her pain. When she died the family gave me what was left to try. Her source was a doctor in the family. I was looking for back pain relief and insomnia due to this. 

I don't know what you want to treat so my experience may or may not be relevant to you. 

The THC gave me the best pain relief and consequently insomnia became a non issue. However it made me nauseous and l always felt like <deleted>. I did not get high, just felt sick. I stopped using it. 

The CBD did not help with pain but did help with the associated insomnia. I felt completely normal when taking it, no issues like the THC. 

I tried the public hospital route but was informed that foreigners could not access the system. Also they only stocked THC. Whether this is the actual case or not l don't know as l wasn't prepared to go out of province to othe public hospitals. 

I had intended to go to a clinic in Chonburi called Origene. But Covid put stop on that. There is also a clinic called Sawasdee Clinic behind Don Meuang Airport. I have spoken to both and they will require you to present a medical report from your doctor. This will need to describe your condition and what you want to treat. The report needs to be recent (no older than 6 months) and your doctor needs to recommend the treatment. 

There are 2 other clinics in Bangkok that I'm aware of but didn't follow up with as they are too far from me. 

This is my experience so far and this being Thailand you may receive totally different responses in your area. 

All the above contact information can be sourced by a Google search. 

I am one that never received the product. It was a real fight to secure a refund. They definitely don't want to talk to customers and make communication very difficult. I eventually got the refund but it took 6 months. It was an expensive item. I deleted my account and will never use them again. 

Renewed my car and bike license a week ago. 

What I was not expecting was to have a copy of both the old licenses. All offices operate under their own rules so may not apply depending on where you are. The rest was standard except now a medical is mandatory for renewal. Cost was 100 baht. 

No waiting but had to go through the colour, reaction and depth perception test. This was also not required on my last renewal. 

As I have a pink ID card, Certificate of Residency was not an issue for me. 

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

We don't have one in the house. For me, it's a huge blessing. I hate TV.

Also don't have one, couldn't cope. TV was bad enough in Australia, here it's nightmare material. 

11 hours ago, LawrenceN said:

They learned his name only because he was able to tell them. Note to runners and cyclists: keep a copy of your passport with you when you're out on the road. 

A pink ID card for foreigners is useful. Provides your details in Thai (no English used on the card) as well as your blood group. 

2 hours ago, Jeffr2 said:

2k Baht if I am not mistaken

I said starts at 1k, you can pay more if you want. 

Very simple process:

1. You need a certificate from Broadcasting Commission Thailand (provide broadcast frequency of drone). 

2. You need to register drone with CAAT. 

3. Insurance minimum 1m baht cover. 

The above can all be done online. Takes approximately 2 weeks for documents to come and you're set to go. To register with the above departments you will need to first purchase insurance. Starts at around 1,000 baht/year. 

You should carry copies of certificates and insurance with your drone but I've yet to be asked to provide it. 

The rule for drone registration is simple; if it has a camera you need to register it. Buying a Mavic Mini does not side step registration as in other countries; it has a camera. 

As to drone attitude, I've never encountered any problems unless it's a no-fly zone. Asking questions is the key. Ask someone at an event or location if you can fly your drone and are there any restrictions you should know about. 

Example: l asked at the Skywalk in Chiang Khan. Response was: sure, but don't fly it into Laos. 

Bottom line for me; never been refused to fly in 2 years. 

On 11/30/2020 at 12:33 PM, Crossy said:

 

I can quite believe that fake batteries are out there just like fake flash cards.

There's plenty of fake batteries out there. Batteries of course are the weakest component of a solar system. I've bought quite a few solar kits from Lazada and the batteries are always the first to go. Sometimes very quickly, sometimes they last a year or so. 

Being annoyed with this l a) taught myself how to replace a battery in these kits and b) bought a battery capacitance tester. One of the best investments l've made; only about 200baht for a basic tester. This is all you need. My first battery test showed a new 18650 battery rated at 9800mah had an actual capacitance of 980mah. They print their own battery wrapping with bogus specs. 

A capacitance tester is also useful for those cordless tools that have died because of lousy batteries. All my dead cordless tools are again up and running with decent batteries of known capacitance. 

I've found that building a serious solar system in Thailand takes a lot of trial and error and a heap of component testing. Most parts come from China and obtaining quality can be difficult. Testing tools are a must if DIY. 

7 hours ago, Tracyb said:

A one year bank statement showing the “FTT” code alongside the transfer deposits will, perhaps, suffice.  If your account has many transactions each month the statement may be too long and “cumbersome” for the IO to deal with.  Another alternative could be copies of the passbook pages showing the FTT deposits arranged in sequential order.  Your branch may also be able to provide you with a listing of your FTT deposits with one deposit on each page.  

you will also need a letter from the bank declaring that you are the owner of the account and showing what the balance is on the account on the day the letter is issued.

 

Perhaps you could visit your branch and have a discussion with the person in charge who is likely to have addressed this with other customers.  You might find all of your answers there.

 

Alternatively, you might visit with an agent and ask them what would be required.  They could give you examples and copies of letters that will work.  You could then take them to your bank and ask for the letters.  You would not need to return to the agent afterwards.  You could take your docs directly to immigration and have a go at it on your own if you prefer.

 

Be aware that a one year statement will probably have to come from the BKK Bank HQ in Bangkok and could take up to a week to obtain.  That has been my experience in re to one year statements  from them.

 

I dealt with this issue for a number of years then finally bit the bullet and made the 800k deposit.  It has since saved me from a great deal of stress.  I understand this is not a viable solution for many but..... if it IS within the realm of possibilities for you you might consider taking that route for the future.

 

best of luck!

This is the method l used. Requested an annual statement from BB that took about 2 days. My deposits are with TransferWise and are notated as 'lnternational Transfer'. Broke this up into monthly totals then a final total on the statement. This with a letter from my pension fund stating appropriate details sufficed. 

On 11/13/2020 at 8:42 AM, Kwaibill said:

Curious. One person says it does nothing, another says it knocks him out. Different sources?

I take Tramadol once in awhile. Not often as I understand it can lose its effectiveness.

I have joint and neuropathy pain that make sleep difficult.

Any more experiences?

I also take tramadol for a back injury. Have to take it early otherwise it keeps me awake. 

I have tried both THC & CBD oil. Both kept me awake but I took just before going to sleep. 

Gave it another go but took it 5 hours before sleep and no problems, slept well. Both THC & CBD both effective but THC better option. 

Tried contacting my local advertised clinic, no response. 

I've been using True for years and with each new SIM upgrade same problem. The only way I found to resolve their spam is to go to any True shop and get them to switch off advertising. This works. 

Apologies; have no idea where this belongs. Put in several searches but nothing comes up.

I am looking to buy the above drone. Lazada was selling up till a week ago, now they are not.

Anyone know where I may buy one?

Thanks in advance.

Have had one for a few years now. They issued me a lifetime me card first off. 

My initial reason for getting one was the fact that the card stores your blood group. I thought this worth it alone. 

I have used the card for many things including;

- ID for domestic flights, and I've always booked online in English, no problem. 

- opening a bank a/c. 

- ordering medicine online at my doctors clinic. 

- ID for surgery at a private hospital. 

- additional ID if the cops have more than a casual interest at a check point. 

- ducking dual pricing at national parks. 

- opening an a/c at the BAAC and applying for funeral insurance. 

- useful for any ID matters, the card appears to be always excepted. 

On 3/18/2019 at 12:40 PM, Sheryl said:

 

200K baht will nto even cover a minor surgery in a private hospital.

 

Not owrth having IMO and you can be sure any future government requirement will nto be that low.

 

You should change plans now while you are still without major pre-existing conditions.

 

For those 65 and over, plans to look at include:

 

Cigna Global (silver plan or Close Care)

April My Health International (April global not April Thailand)

Pacific Cross

HCI

BDAE

Globality Health  (Essential Plan)

There are two issues to examine imo. First, an emergency where you have no control. This may result ending up where you don't want to be with a doctor you don't know, with the end result unknown and perhaps an astronomical charge for services. 

The second consideration is for minor issues you may know about already and are aware you have to deal with it some time. 

Minor issues are far easier to deal with of course because you have full control; choice of doctor, hospital and other issues that may arise. In this situation you may be able to negotiate a lower fee than quoted (private not public). Tap into your Thai network for information you may not have. 

Minor surgery does not have to be expensive. I had eye surgery in a relatively new private hospital in Khon Kaen recently. The issue I classify as essential but not urgent. Surgery fee 15,000, overnight stay 1,600. Nurse support, meals and medication brought the final bill to 25,000. 

I have a NZ friend with surgery at a different Khon Kaen private hospital, abdominal surgery, ICU one day with five days all up. Bill did not each anywhere near 200k.

Point is to look at both scenarios and their requirements, an emergency life threatening situation obviously requires more attention than minor surgery. 

On 3/18/2019 at 12:40 PM, Sheryl said: