Caprelo

On 8/26/2016 at 11:49 AM, kamalabob2 said:

I have had great enjoyment with an Apple TV box for several years in Buriram Province. It works fine via 3BB ADSL internet connection. I registered it via my USA based iTunes account. Not every channel with work as the box IP address is in Thailand. However, if I use my VPN and register my friends USA cable service customer account number I GREATLY expand channels and shows possible to watch for free. I have never used the pay per view so I can not comment.  I bought my Apple TV box in the USA and a friend brought it over. It is for sale in all manner of Apple re-seller stores in malls in Thailand. It will work WITHOUT a VPN, and it will work without a USA cable TV customer number. But you will have far more options to watch if you use those "tools".  I enjoy watching TV on a ROKU set top box in a Buriram Village house via CAT fiber optic internet. Roku offers more channels to watch than Apple TV, and give you more options if you use a VPN.  Both are fine boxes. I bought my Roku box in the USA and a friend brought it over. While I had not seen a Roku on a store shelf in isaan, that does not mean it is not available in Thailand.  Both boxes have good remotes in my experience. 

Thanks for that. I have the apple tv and I am happy with it. I do not use a VPN and do not want to use one, will I get any more content with the Roku?

Thanks in advance.

How does the hotel maid make the bed with new linen and not see ANYTHING? no less smell anything. The thoroughness of maid makes me never want to stay in a hotel room or at least in a cheap hotel room, do they actually clean anything? They basically wipe down everything they can reach, no cleaning. 

I am guess the landlord has a copy of your passport. If you have broken something the landlord could make a police report and pass on your passport number to immigration. If he does sue you and they stop you at immigration they will hold your passport until a court date.

For anyway who is battling with their drinking I will be happy to let you know exactly how I stopped. LINE ID: aa.bangkok

is the drink costing you more then money?

Most of us in A.A. made all kinds of promises to ourselves and to our families. We could not keep them. Then we came to A.A. A.A. said: "Just try not to drink today." (If you do not drink today, you cannot get drunk today.)

2. Do you wish people would mind their own business about your drinking-- stop telling you what to do?

In A.A. we do not tell anyone to do anything. We just talk about our own drinking, the trouble we got into, and how we stopped. We will be glad to help you, if you want us to.

3. Have you ever switched from one kind of drink to another in the hope that this would keep you from getting drunk?

We tried all kinds of ways. We made our drinks weak. Or just drank beer. Or we did not drink cocktails. Or only drank on weekends. You name it, we tried it. But if we drank anything with alcohol in it, we usually got drunk eventually.

4. Have you had to have an eye-opener upon awakening during the past year?

Do you need a drink to get started, or to stop shaking? This is a pretty sure sign that you are not drinking "socially."

At one time or another, most of us have wondered why we were not like most people, who really can take it or leave it.

Be honest! Doctors say that if you have a problem with alcohol and keep on drinking, it will get worse -- never better. Eventually, you will die, or end up in an institution for the rest of your life. The only hope is to stop drinking.

Before we came into A.A., most of us said that it was the people or problems at home that made us drink. We could not see that our drinking just made everything worse. It never solved problems anywhere or anytime.

Most of us used to have a "few" before we started out if we thought it was going to be that kind of party. And if drinks were not served fast enough, we would go someplace else to get more.

Many of us kidded ourselves into thinking that we drank because we wanted to. After we came into A.A., we found out that once we started to drink, we couldn't stop.

Many of us admit now that we "called in sick" lots of times when the truth was that we were hung-over or on a drunk.

A "blackout" is when we have been drinking hours or days which we cannot remember. When we came to A.A., we found out that this is a pretty sure sign of alcoholic drinking.

Many of us started to drink because drinking made life seem better, at least for a while. By the time we got into A.A., we felt trapped. We were drinking to live and living to drink. We were sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Did you answer YES four or more times? If so, you are probably in trouble with alcohol. Why do we say this? Because thousands of people in A.A. have said so for many years. They found out the truth about themselves — the hard way. But again, only you can decide whether you think A.A. is for you. Try to keep an open mind on the subject. If the answer is YES, we will be glad to show you how we stopped drinking ourselves

They can catch the people when they go to do a 90 day stamp, a renewal, an extensions, an exit, etc. The officers are alerted to the fake stamp info. So the people who really never exited the country, they were told the only the passport had gone but maybe the passport never really left as well. So the entry stamp is fake and this would be consider entering illegally. If you consider how many people go to immigration or exit daily 9,000 may not be so hard to believe.

I see many supportive comments, some think that cutting down is a good idea ( I'm sure I can do that) and some tell me it won't work, I have to give up completely. The only thing I'm sure of is that what works for one person may not work for another. It's a start anyway.

Dear Mr. Cooked,

The truth is we may not be as unique as we think we are. There are millions of problem drinkers/alcoholics. Below are some words from an expert on the matter. Only you can answer the truth about yourself but first we need to get honest with ourselves. I hope you do not kill someone in the meantime. All the best to you.

Most of us have been unwilling to admit we were real alcoholics. No person likes to think he is bodily and mentally different from his fellows. Therefore, it is not surprising that our drinking careers have been characterized by countless vain attempts to prove we could drink like other people. The idea that somehow, someday he will control and enjoy his drinking is the great obsession of every abnormal drinker. The persistence of this illusion is astonishing. Many pursue it into the gates of insanity or death.

We learned that we had to fully concede to our innermost selves that we were alcoholics. This is the first step in recovery. The delusion that we are like other people, or presently may be, has to be smashed.

We alcoholics are men and women who have lost the ability to control our drinking. We know that no real alcoholic ever recovers control. All of us felt at times that we were regaining control, but such intervals—usually brief—were inevitably followed by still less control, which led in time to pitiful and incomprehensible demoralization. We are convinced to a man that alcoholics of our type are in the grip of a progressive illness. Over any considerable period we get worse, never better.

We are like men who have lost their legs; they never grow new ones. Neither does there appear to be any kind of treatment which will make alcoholics of our kind like other men. We have tried every imaginable remedy. In some instances there has been brief recovery, followed always by a still worse relapse. Physicians who are familiar with alcoholism agree there is no such thing as making a normal drinker out of an alcoholic. Science may one day accomplish this, but it hasn’t done so yet.

Despite all we can say, many who are real alcoholics are not going to believe they are in that class. By every form of self-deception and experimentation, they will try to prove themselves exceptions to the rule, therefore nonalcoholic. If anyone who is showing inability to control his drinking can do the right-about-face and drink like a gentleman, our hats are off to him. Heaven knows, we have tried hard enough and long enough to drink like other people!

I am glad you are doing OK GinBoy2 but if I may I would like to correct you on a couple of points.

Firstly you state......"Had I decided to go down the AA, or some kind of supervised withdrawal I probably would have avoided a near fatal experience."....Supervised withdrawal is always preferable I suppose but not always available, but I think your statement might give the impression that AA can offer that supervision. That is not the function of AA (although it's members can give a lot of advice from their own experience on a personal basis). AA believes Alcoholism is a three fold disease...mental, spiritual and physical. The mental and physical side of things they will tell you is best left to the medical professionals. AA's purpose is to bring about a recovery from Alcoholism through Spiritual means.

Secondly....AA's believe it is not possible for a "Real" Alcoholic to drink sociable again many have gone through the gates of hell trying to do so,maybe in the future that may come about through scientific means)not even the odd glass of wine. It would be easier for an amputee to grow a new pair of legs.

You may have been a very heavy drinker (can often drink more than an Alcoholic but is not affected in the same way as alcohol affects the alcoholic). Heavy drinkers, for example, can often stop instantly when told to do so by a doctor because he could be killing himself by the quantity of alcohol he is consuming. Or if given an ultimatum by a spouse or threats of loosing their children. Alcoholics, on the other hand cannot (except on very rare occasions) stop on their own will power. They cannot do it alone.

People might say that they know of "Alcoholics" that stopped on their own and never needed help. If that is so.....then they are not alcoholics "Of our kind". What I am referring to there is a quote from the "Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous" fondly known as the "Blue Book or Big Book in AA.

I sincerely wish you continued success OP.....but as we are dealing with life and death issues her (both for the alcoholics or those that might be caught in their crossfire" it is important that the right message is put out there.

I am a strong believer that AA works but I am not sure if you are suggesting that if an alcoholic stops drinking without AA then they are NOT A REAL alcoholic.

As well, in your other comment.

It is the 7th step of the 12 step AA programme..."Made a list of all persons we had harmed and became willing to make amends to them all".

This is step 8 not step 7.

I think one major factor that is not mentioned, very rich people buy blocks of condos, receiving 4-6% (or more) returned directly into their pocket is not that bad. There is no connection from the land dept to the revenue dept so, have your eggs in a few different baskets does not hurt especially if the cash in your bank account does not match your tax return. Then add the long game their investment pays off. What might not be right for you may be working for others. New buildings with brand name developers are selling out.

....or at least so we are told by the local press, but often they are in bed with the same brand name developers and a lot of the real-estate news is scripted by the industry.

It would be interesting to see the stock price of the publicly traded developers, like Sansiri, Nobel, etc. Anybody able to pull a 5 years chart from the SET website?

The stock market is usually good at sniffing out any crack in a too rosy forecast.

That last sentence was just an added point.

The main point is many people have to much cash, condos and land have been a good place to put the cash, even if the condo depreciates a bit their asset can be hidden and separate from their other piles of cash. Someone who is in this position is not the same as a sharp investor who is tight with money.

I agree that the Bangkok high end condo market is a big parking lot for cash for the wealthy. BBC just ran a 2 episode program "The rich and us". From London to Dubai, the rich are piling money into real-estate, which in turn then is sold to the rich.

There are signs that the Chinese market has topped, but since the Thai market is very loosely regulated, I think the boom will continue for a few more years before the bubble will pop.

Plus in the global market Bangkok is still a bargain.

I think one major factor that is not mentioned, very rich people buy blocks of condos, receiving 4-6% (or more) returned directly into their pocket is not that bad. There is no connection from the land dept to the revenue dept so, have your eggs in a few different baskets does not hurt especially if the cash in your bank account does not match your tax return. Then add the long game their investment pays off. What might not be right for you may be working for others. New buildings with brand name developers are selling out.

....or at least so we are told by the local press, but often they are in bed with the same brand name developers and a lot of the real-estate news is scripted by the industry.

It would be interesting to see the stock price of the publicly traded developers, like Sansiri, Nobel, etc. Anybody able to pull a 5 years chart from the SET website?

The stock market is usually good at sniffing out any crack in a too rosy forecast.

That last sentence was just an added point.

The main point is many people have to much cash, condos and land have been a good place to put the cash, even if the condo depreciates a bit their asset can be hidden and separate from their other piles of cash. Someone who is in this position is not the same as a sharp investor who is tight with money.

I think one major factor that is not mentioned, very rich people buy blocks of condos, receiving 4-6% (or more) returned directly into their pocket is not that bad. There is no connection from the land dept to the revenue dept so, have your eggs in a few different baskets does not hurt especially if the cash in your bank account does not match your tax return. Then add the long game their investment pays off. What might not be right for you may be working for others. New buildings with brand name developers are selling out.

Deducting 15K from your salary of 50K while you are not really on the books (no taxes submitted) is robbery. I bet they play this routine on many people and work permits never really happen. Perhaps they find a new candidates every few months with the same offer. Plus they get a 25K discount a month from the prospect.

Thanks Caprelo,

You mind if I PM you about how you paid with LPN. If paying from a Thai bank is the case, that would save so much in bank fees.

Paul, sure you can contact me. There is really no issue when I did buy. LPN only gave a clearance letter to the seller. All of the process was done with the land dept.

If you have a work permit the funds do not have to come from outside of Thailand.

What section of the condominium Act says so?

Condominium Act - 2522 1979 - updated until 2008.pdf

Sorry to say I do not have the energy to give a read to the attachment. However I do own a handful of condos and a few with LPN. All of the money came right from a a Thai bank and earned funds while working in Thailand. I do have a work permit and was told it was required.

If you have a work permit the funds do not have to come from outside of Thailand.

"When you take away the alcohol you have to give me something of equal or greater value in return"

Thank you. Very Scary!

What happens when you cash out your Provident fund? Saying you worked for a company 15+ years and it is a substantial amount of money, what would be the tax liability in the US?

Unless there is something very new that has changed that requires something from immigration then I do not know. I bought a place in December of last year. I needed a letter from the bank saying the money was in the stated account amount and I am taking this money to buy the stated condo. I needed a clearance letter that stated there was no debt on the condo I was buying and I needed a letter stating the thai/foreign ratio was at least 51/49.

I am not sure if you are buying outside of Bangkok and they are just trying to add to the run around.

If you have a work permit you can buy a condo with the money already in your Thai bank account.

I would like to sell (transfer) my personal condo which my company rents from me into the Company. I am the director and the land dept said that I would need to change the director in order to sell. They said the singniture for the buyer and seller cannot be same. I have spoken to lawyer and they said this is not true as the person is one party and the company is the other. Before going back to the land dept for an argument does anyone know if this is true?

Songkran Atchariyasap, who heads the "Facebook network against acts that destroy the nation, religion and the royal institution"

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I am a friend of Tim's from the states trying to get a handle on what really happened. I can't seem to get Thai papers on a google search, but perhaps if any of you would give me links I could run them through the translator.

Tim was in some ways an "important" person in the music business at one time though far more significantly he was also much loved and liked among the close knit few who worked in music at the same time as he did. He was very clever, intuitive, brave and strikingly honest in a sometimes slippery business. This is a very distressing thing for many of us stateside even if we had been out of touch. Any concrete news would be helpful.

It seems on this forum that many feel that it is unlikely that his killer can be caught, is that true?

Go to the police for your questions.

How can i reach Police Colonel Suwan, the Pattaya Police Chief who was said to be "first on the scene" (isn't that odd?)

The next of kin should contact the US Embassy, they should give you some info.

(3) certificate of no criminal record from your "domicile" and certified by your embassy. This means the country whose passport you are currently using, and you need to apply direct to your country's police for this. If your country has criminal record checks with and without fingerprints, you'll probably need the one with fingerprint check. Immigration can do the fingerprints for you free of charge (Room 301). If your country has federal and state record checks, you'll need the federal one. Expect this to take 3-8 weeks in Western countries but it could take up to 3 months.

I went to the Main Police office on Rama 1 and they told me to go to Chaingwattana, is it possible to get this part ready before the deadline? Any help to clarify this part would be greatly appreciated. I am from the States of this matter in the process.

Thanks.