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On 4/27/2024 at 12:19 PM, newnative said:

Not believing a word of it.  And, no, this was not a 'huge hotel scam'.  Hold the hype.

Booking.com has a huge check on properties they have to physical video the rooms and address out buildings.

Patong , Pattaya Rayong all class places !!! 

Booking.com had huge problems with non-existent properties I thought they cleaned up their act but obviously not

For sure the motorcyclist was on his phone surely he had plenty of time to at least slow down instead of hitting that car full speed front on on impact.

17 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

Seem to remember reading that a metal roof painted in a light colour is cooler than a tiled roof? Don't know anyone with a metal roof that isn't rust coloured so can't test. However, I know how hot our tiled roof is. Unbearably.

The PVC roof panels need to have insulation. Cement and ceramic tiles roof tiles are extremely hot I have them on my gym and I cannot even walk in there when it's 30 Celsius.

20 hours ago, cmjl said:

Nice looking horse

Thank you it was a nice gift

The return on pension state pension is shocking considering the amount of national insurance that you pay towards it. Take into account if you miss one month or one week out of the 12 month stretch you cannot claim pension for that year of your work. The UK pension system is the worst in the world. At least it's the worst in the G8

17 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Please supply a pic of you on your horse. Or just a puicture of your horse. We would all love to see it. 

14 hours ago, Mickeem said:

 

 

The tin roofs on these huts turn the insides into ovens during the hot season .. they are much cooler when roofed with

the traditional leaf roofing

 

 

His weather traditional roof nothing just bamboo

2 hours ago, borderhopper2005 said:

30 deaths from the heat wave.

I bet they are mostly from the poor background; not having 

air-conditioning at home/work place.

It is always the less fortunate that is worst  impacted by  the environmental changes.

Very sad.

 

What's funny is my horse hasn't broken a sweat but he demands to be showered every hour.

Its a lot higher then that. Neighbour died last night sitting in his bamboo hut with just a little  fan at 44 Celsius.

Maybe a big water drinking beast in the tank.  

12 hours ago, CHdiver said:

I moved into a Condo in Jomtien (VT5). Internet I guess its TOT. Yesterday afternoon I could easely stream TV from Switzerland. In the evening it got nearly impossible tu even open a website. Asean now too slowed down to a crawl. Pictures came uo line by line like in the good old dial up time. Since then it stayed that way. Speed to Bangkok is fine, but to Switzerland its a joke. Restarting the modem did not help btw. Similiar happend in 2006 when some underwater cable broke.

 

Is it TIT, TOT, Comrade Putin or the Mullahs cutting the cable?

It's that area and your condo building.  Nothing to do about the country

Sound like a big money divorce case.  

17 hours ago, UKresonant said:

Yes, but likely Single Entry only, relatively recent reports say that the multiple entry Non-O ME was again no longer available, box disappeared from the e-visa site again.

 

(Could always e-mail the RTE London in case the sands have shifted again, 100/1 against maybe)

 

Last reference for Financials that I can confirm was May 2023

£1000 single entry

(£10000 Multi-entry)

Show accom booking for first couple of days.

e-mail from wife confirming aware / invite visit, as Jpeg/PDF.

Copy scan / pic of wife's ID or Passport.

Scan of Marraige cert.

 

All applications online British Citizen/ resident.

 

Not been in the site for that visa type recently, but the tourist visa application has change so perhaps also the non-O.

 

Supporting docs format:-

Jpeg image files 

PDF files (so could be multi page)

File size less than 3MB (2.8MB to be sure)

 

Photo of yourself can use a phone and try and get it close to passport spec (does not like textured backgrounds, I use a off-white cotton sheet over a door)

 

Payment for Visa via Kasikorn by card ( sometimes hiccups like its not worked but normally is OK after going back to the initial application listing after waiting for it to process)

£1000 

Cheap guys they could have had much better in china 

Cheap thief's 

16 hours ago, RutNL said:

Can somebody please advise me which steps to take?

 

In short:

-) I am currently in Thailand on a Non-O, which is expiring on April 24th. Holding an EU-passport. 

-) I will start working for a Thai company soonest.

-) When applying for the work-permit, the officer at Department of Employment didn't/couldn't issue a WP3-letter.

Reason given was that my Non-O mentions 'visit Thai wife'. And, according to the officer that should have been more like 'support Thai wife' (?!)

-) I have THB400k in the bank since February 27th - just a little shy of 2 months when my visa expires.

 

The officer at the Department of Employment suggested to enter Thailand on a Non-B-visa.

It's not as big issue for me to travel abroad and apply there for a Non-B. But when checking at the various Embassies/Consulates, the required documents for Non-B/employment include this WP3- (or WP32-) letter.

It's becoming a chicken & egg-story.

 

What would you do in such a situation?

Leave Thailand on Apr23/24th and enter Thailand a few days later on a visa-exempt and start the WP-application-procedure with that?

Leave Thailand on Apr23/24th, apply for a Non-B/to conduct business and enter Thailand on that one?

Extend my Non-O in Bangkok and try to change the wording into 'support Thai wife'?

Or....?

 

Your ideas and suggestions are appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

If you're non O is based on marriage is expiring then they change it to a non-B at immigration within the country no need to leave the country.

You don't need to change a Visa if you have a non-O based on marriage you can go straight and apply for a work permit no need to change visa no need to go to immigration. Extend your non-O or get the relative documents and change it to a Non B at immigration when you go to get your extension. Your allowed to get a work permit on a Non O based on marriage.  Some employment offices just see a Nom O a flat out give you a work permit even on a Non O Marriage.  (Chonburi & Knon Kaen)  offices. Though this should not of been the case. 

An extremely poor choice of investment.

6 hours ago, Stocky said:

Cats use hammers?

11 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

Just remember it's a man fighting like a female cat, when I was at sea nobody messed with the stewards, they were all mostly gay and had reputations for being vicious fighters if messed with. 

I have 10 cats it's usual a left right right right right 

1 hour ago, retarius said:

When gays fight it can get very nasty indeed.

Yes when a gay knocked out two tuk tuk drivers in Chiang Mai with his fist not weapon.  Some go to the gym for a reason 

23 hours ago, sambum said:

Where's the "Pointing Finger" when you need it?

 

Imagine all the fungal and crouch (joke itch) rot that he has in between his legs