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    Black magic in Thailand

    in Isaan

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    32 minutes ago, Kenny202 said:

    Just in my experience I would find it hard to say generally I have found Thais take cooking very seriously or take pride in their cooking. I have lived with many Thais and whilst some are better cooks than others, and some make a little more effort I think it is one of the worst cuisines I have come across. Everything is done for speed, nothing is ever laboured over or stewed to get natural flavour. Even soups seem to be mostly powdered flavoured stock with a handful of this and that thrown in. Most of the dishes stir fried ...too much sugar, chicken powder, MSG, oil, fish sauce, vinegar....and over the top with chilli so it kills any flavour the food may have once had. 

     

    I am sure they have traditional foods that are much better prepared and cared for, and some of their fast food stir fries ok, but from what I see.... everyday Thai food is prepared for speed and economy. Something that will make you full. I am sure there are exceptions but not the norm from what I see IMHO  

    You are obviously eating in the wrong places

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    Marijuana possession case..

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    On 1/30/2020 at 4:32 PM, 007 RED said:

    OP….. From your comment that, “the plan is to leave for Bangkok IDC and wait there that will take from 4 days to 2 weeks..”  I take it that Immigration has decided that you are going to be deported.

     

    Firstly, you may well find that you will be in Phuket for some time.  Immigration will need to arrange for you to be transported from Phuket up to Bangkok.  This will involve arranging for a vehicle and officers to accompany you for the 12 hour road trip.  Don’t expect a luxury sedan to take you, it will more than likely be a wire caged pickup with you sitting in the flatbed.

     

    Secondly, it is quite possible that they (Phuket Immigration) may well wait until they have several people that need to be transported to Bangkok, so this will also affect the time you will be in Phuket. 

     

    That said, enjoy your time there in Phuket because where you’re going is not going to be so pleasant.

     

    When you arrive at the IDC in Bangkok you will be ‘booked in” and all your personal possessions such as your phone, laptop, camera, money etc. will be taken away from you.  You will get these back when you are taken to the airport.  They will allow you to keep a limited quantity of clothing and toiletries.

     

    If you have any medical issues, or need medication, make sure you tell them when you arrive at the IDC.

     

    You will be allocated to a room within the centre and given a blanket and hard pillow.  The room normally holds 50 or more people at any one time.  There are no beds, you will sleep on the floor in very cramped conditions.  The room has overhead fans but no air conditioning so during the day it can be very hot and at night quite cold. There is a swat toilet at one end of the room.  The smell in the room can be overpowering to say the least.

     

    You will be given 2 very basic meals a day and drinking water whilst you are being held in the centre.  If you have money when you arrive you can ask that some, or all, be credited to your account.  You can then use this to purchase better food and additional drinking water through the guards.

     

    There are pay phones in IDC, and you will need to arrange to use one and pay with credit from your account.

     

    Whatever you do, comply with instructions/orders given by the guards.

     

    IDC will inform your Embassy that you are being detained there whilst arrangements are made for your deportation.  Don’t expect your Embassy to come running to your rescue, they won’t because they can not interfere with the ‘lawful process’.  Your Embassy will only make sure that if you need medication you are provided with it and they will also arrange for your relatives to be notified if you want them to.  Embassies generally will not provide funds to you.  They may, however, arrange for money sent from a relative to be credited to your account in IDC if required.  Some Embassies make a charge for this service. 

     

    You can have visitors whilst you are in IDC.  However, Immigration will only allow your close relative, legal representative or Embassy Officer to visit you in IDC.  Your visitor will need to register with IDC prior to their arrival and if allowed in you and your visitor will be separated by dual fences about 1 meter apart in an open yard.  Your visitor can bring food, water, clothing for you.  They can also deposit money into your credit account.

     

    Whilst you are in IDC, Immigration will carry out a risk assessment on you.  This will be based upon your conduct whilst you are in the IDC.  Provided that you have behave yourself they will allow you to fly back home unaccompanied.  If you are involved in any problems or disobey orders given to you whilst you’re in IDC they (Immigration) may decide that you need to be escorted during your return flight(s) and you will have to pay for the escort’s return flights and accommodation as well as your own flight costs.

     

    IDC will arrange for a travel agent to book your flight out of the Kingdom.  This will be to your home country and you will have to pay the cost of the flight. 

     

    Immigration normally require that your flight is a direct flight.  If there are no direct flights to your home country then the travel agent will need to seek consent from both Immigration and the airlines involved for you to travel before a booking can be made and this can sometime take a few days. 

     

    You need to be aware that a single flight ticket often costs as much, if not more, than a return flight ticket.  Also, flights purchased at relatively short notice are usually very expensive.  You will pay for your flight with money in your IDC credit account, or with your credit card if you have one. 

     

    If you already have a return ticket (to your home country), this can be used as part payment toward your new ticket, regardless if it is, or is not, with the same airline.  This may reduce the cost of the new ticket but not by a lot as there is normally a heavy penalty to pay when changing flights and dates etc.

     

    Don’t expect that your outbound flight will be the day after you pay for the flight.  It is more than likely to be a week or more after payment has been made.  Once again Immigration will need time to arrange transport and escorts to take you from IDC to the airport.  Also, they (Immigration) try to arrange to transport for several people to the airport at one time.  You may well be charged for the transport and escort costs.

     

    Prior to being taken to the airport you will be given back your possessions which were removed when you were booked into IDC, and any money still in your credit account.

     

    When you are taken to the airport you will be taken to the airport detention facility where you will wait for your flight.  This facility will seem like a 5 star hotel compared to IDC.  An airline representative will come to the detention facility to ‘check you in’. 

     

    Just prior to normal passenger boarding you will be taken to the gate by security staff and handed over to the airline staff.  The airline staff will keep your passport until you disembark at your home destination.

     

    Please be aware that your passport will have a nice red stamp indicating that you have been deported from Thailand and the reason why (this will be in Thai).  It is also possible that the deportation stamp will be accompanied by a second stamp stating that you have been banned from entering the Kingdom for whatever period has been set by Immigration.

     

    You need to also be aware that Thai Immigration will notify their counterparts in your home country that you have been deported, the reason why and your flight details, so it is possible that you may have a welcoming committee waiting for you when you arrive back home.

     

    Best of luck.

    Good Post OO7 RED

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