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17 minutes ago, Tony M said:

Did you, by any chance, get the URL for the Line account ?  

I don't, she had my wife scan the QR code on the sign. Did she not make you do that? I wonder if all that is a brand new procedure or just in my case.

13 hours ago, blackcab said:

1. Convince a house master to include you in a yellow TB for their property

I heard this term several times but not really clear about it. Who exactly is the "house master"? Is he/she so defined in a blue TB?

- When a foreigner buys a condo, I understand the blue Tabien Baan (let's denote it by TB) is issued but without their name on it. Does it mean nobody is listed as resident?

- If a Thai company owns a property (be it a condo or a house), how is the blue TB handled, and can a Yellow TB be issued to a foreigner in this case?

- What are the options to get a yellow TB without owning a property?

6 hours ago, domdom said:

I imagine I must change the address on car book and maybe driving license..

Must is a strong word.

Bought my car in Chiang Mai, paid the yearly tax in Pattaya twice, didn't change address and didn't change plates (still driving with original CM plates), no issues. DL is also from CM.

Oh, except not getting traffic tickets by mail, if there are any ????

On 5/20/2023 at 6:04 PM, kokesaat said:

Or, people will speak in the third person

In some cases this freaks me out, for example, retired school teachers who still refer to themselves as "Ajahn" years after they stopped teaching and when talking to people that never have been and never will be their students.

On 5/20/2023 at 2:12 PM, KhaoNiaw said:

people also look for ways to avoid 'I'.

Can you expand on the reasons for that? trying to be less assertive? Even the mention of "I" is considered somewhat vulgar or forward?

On 5/18/2023 at 11:04 PM, Lorry said:

Correct.

When in love, what a Thai whispers into the ear of his/her partner is just "rak" or "rak xxx", xxx being the nickname of the partner, e.g. "rak Kai".

Or just "rak na"

1 hour ago, Lorry said:

เขา for "I" is even more intimate, said by females to close female friends or to a boyfriend. In youth language it is also used by men.

I was corrected, apparently the right word in this case should be เค้า rather than เขา ?

Heard the word เรา being used various times when the speaker clearly refers to himself / herself and not to some plural "we". When is that a correct usage?

Similar question about เขา when used as "I" instead of the standard "he" or "she", and also ตัวเอง that apparently can be used as both "you" / "yourself" as well as "I" / "Me" ?!

2 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

I guessed that that was what he meant, it is not surprising that the only foreign identity document accepted is the passport as the veracity of other documents is far more difficult to verify and so is unnecessary. That was why I made the point, rather strongly, that a Thai ID, pink card, is often or even usually is also accepted so that is an alternative unchanging number.

Yes, I referred to the ID from my country, but your reply is actually interesting. In which cases did you experience the pink card being accepted and when wasn't it the case?

On 5/13/2023 at 12:29 AM, Ralf001 said:

The forum has a search function..... amazing Thailand !!

 

https://aseannow.com/topic/697747-port-my-ais-number-to-dtac-how/

Thanks. It is also amazing (with or without exclamation marks) that the current thread already involves more people commenting and sharing their current experiences, discussing types of sims (a point I didn't even think to inquire about) and more - all that, quite a positive outcome (if you don't mind me saying so) of starting this new thread.

By the way, one of the people in the linked thread commented "if the passport number and/or name you provided to DTAC do not make an exact match with what the AIS computer has, the process can (probably will) fail.". That can actually be an issue. In my country, a new passport is being issued (either there or by the embassy here), with a new passport number, when the previous one has expired. My citizen ID number obviously always stays the same, but this number isn't used by authorities in Thailand.

On 5/13/2023 at 12:22 AM, NextG said:

The procedure may be different with regard to whether it is Postpaid or Prepaid. 
Usually you begin with generating a code and then taking that code to a service centre of the network to which to port. But that might not work with a passport number as the system is set up to work with Thai ID card numbers. 
To generate the code, you would enter *151*thirteendigitIDnumber# then to press the Call key on your phone keyboard. The code should arrive via SMS. Use that code within 30 days or it will expire. 

My AIS sim is Prepaid. Had it for years. I guess I should just head to a DTAC shop. I just don't want downtime or any mishaps with the transition, these days losing a phone number is a real issue when so many services rely on them for verification.

11 minutes ago, MJCM said:

Other way round, OP has to go to the DTAC shop

 

but question for the OP do you know that DTAC is soon to be TRUE?

 

That is the reason I switched from Dtac to AIS and I was a customer for almost 9 years

I was not aware of that. But what's the issue with DTAC being owned by TRUE? And BTW how would you compare the internet quality now that you moved?

Is it possible and if so what is the procedure?

23 minutes ago, PJ71 said:

It's a nnice area too, to sit on the beach eat and drink after training?

I guess it is, but I work out almost every day (including during heavy traffic times such as weekends, long holidays etc) and prefer something closer.

5 hours ago, PJ71 said:

Seens as no one has answered your questionn, i will.

 

Be hard pressed to beat Muscle factory onn Pratumnak, might be a bit hot for some.

Thanks, I looked them up, impressive, but quite far from me.

19 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

What is the dark side?

East Pattaya

22 hours ago, newnative said:

They'll park in the traffic lane even when a parking space is available a short distance away.  No, they must stop right in front of the store.  They cannot  walk any extra steps. 

Yeah, that one's driving me crazy. I can understand double parking if there's no choice. But when there's ample parking space perhaps 10-20 meters away... why?

Looking for an airconditioned place, reasonably priced, preferably on the dark side or otherwise easily accessible from Sukhumvit road.

If you can choose a day, don't go on Mondays and don't go right after public holidays.

If you can't choose the day (for example going to receive a stamp after a period of 'in consideration", that must be done on a specific day), then don't go at the morning. Afternoons are better.

As for different queues for different functions, well the building just isn't big enough. Good thing they move the 90 days reporting outside, they should move out more services in the same way (for example, TM30 reporting), but who wants to work at 30+ degrees? The best solution of course would be to move to a bigger building.

This time a witness was not requested and no house visit took place. That was a pleasant surprise, guess they might change it again next year..

And so, it is time to go through this splendid experience once again... ???? are there any changes to the requirements since last year?

1 minute ago, ezzra said:

IMHO it can't be done to prove negative, just like proving you have a sister, and if you can get proof in Thailand they may ask you to provided proofs you don't own property in other countries around the glob, the anus is on the to prov that YOU DO own a property and not the opposite...

I tend to agree, although you do get a "negative" statement in other areas (from the police for example regarding lack of criminal record).

For real estate it's obviously harder, especially since AFAIK real estate registration in Thailand is managed on the Ampeurs level. Does one need to get a no-properties statement from each Ampeur in Thailand...?

Still, the requirement is there and perhaps there is a way. I do have a Thai tax ID that was used at the time I was working here (with a work permit). Perhaps there is a way to confirm that the person with this tax ID was not involved in any real estate purchase?