MadMac

Was only 23 years old, must be one of the newest they have...

Well, can't do much wrong for that price. It's certainly drinkable. I don't think they have any laws to declare what is really inside.

I've never had to provide this information for my extension.

OB

Perhaps you are on a B extension? For the rest of us we have to provide details about funds and bank accounts to the immigration officer when applying for an extension.

We use TESCO points, just around the corner and cheaper than 7/11. They send a letter with discount vouchers every month. Not much but why throw it away.

Other than that you get some 3% and points with many credit cards, HomePro, Central, this stuff, but it's more expensive to start with, in the end you don't save any money.

I have an SCB CC, they give 10 or 15% for King Power, so you can get some industrial alcohol a little bit cheaper at the airport.

Black label, no fruit mentioned.

What it says is (in Thinglish, back label is English/Thai, one piece, with that warning or whatever in big letters):

" An elegance Cabernet Sauvignon with black and distinct aromas of Blackberries and Black Pepper, selected and fermented by experience winemakers. Serve original tastes and traditional process of South Australia.

Handpicked Cabernet Sauvignon from South Australia. Intense and spicy on the palate, mouth-filling and powerful ruby red ; fully bodied and round tannins with a long finish".

Taste is so-so, have had worse ones, but for the price I'd say ok. They also had a white one, not sure what it was, did not look closer. Same price.

That HS-BRI is more than 23 years old, a youngster in the Orient Thai fleet

HS-LTM (the Lion plane) is 2 years old. What is weird, it was already in Pitsanulok (they have an airport there) but returned to Chiang Mai.

https://premium.flightradar24.com/data/flights/sl539#95dd377

These are all pretty new planes. Lion was launch customer for the Boeing 737-900. Thai pilots also fly a lot different (better) than their Indonesian counterparts. So it's all speculation for now.

I know one case in BKK where immigration accepted a missing document sent to them via Line. So it's not a one way road. Perhaps can also get the contact from some of the pretties . It's all Line in this country...555

Immigration has my bank details. Why should I fill out some template that is as far as I can see inofficial and could possibly come from Nigeria. All immigration forms carry a TM.xx designation.

Some years ago they had a stone old 747 parked at Don Muang with one engine missing. They were getting another one from another old plan and fitting it themselves, no hangar, just on the tarmac.

Orient Thai, formerly known as 1-2-go buys the oldest planes even the Chinese don't want to maintain anymore and give them a new lease of life. If you fly with them you could also fly off the next balcony. The latter certainly offers the better experience

Who's fault will it be when peoples accounts are plundered as a result of skips being harvested?

BS, how should this happen....it's information you have to provide anyway for an extension of stay. Don't know any case where someone go plundered because of that.

Nothing in it they don't have already or could easily find out. Someone just tries to delegate work to the evil alien. Of course without looking at the consequences. Will likely be another disaster for data security, but that does not exist in this country anyway.

No news really.

Also have the missionaries. We have some here in the Moo Baan. They live in another universe.

Saw some new stuff in Makro today, 2l bottle, PRIM Bin 10. South Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon, no fruit mentioned on the label. 370B only. Got one bottle but haven't tried yet. Seems to be real wine and not fruit juice though.

Did not know they still exist. That's one of the best in TH .

Why would anyone with a functioning brain buy a ticket from/with them?

Probably the 20001 that slipped through the net last week. After all the caught him! The BiB should be commended! The quality tourists will be grateful! Shame on that criminal.

And the winner is.....

We have our first topless arrest by the BIB this morning.....100 Baht fine tag, photo (sadly no finger pointing), and release....still topless.

Hope this this is not the new CM topless standard.

http://www.khaosod.co.th/view_newsonline.php?newsid=1460528499

Really ? i

Unbelievable !

just woke up and thought i was dreaming.

Better i take a few beers first and then into the madness with my shirt on.

Most likely the alcohol sales will start after 5 pm also starting from today.

Well! Songkran has not only started in Chiang Mai. It has generated into downright immorality.

Yeah, they should hang the guy, some tree will do. 8-)

Some lil nasty 4 years +- old shot my car with a pressure gun. Car is pissed off now ....and still dirty.

I have seen a report (and following argument) on facebook of a person, without PR or any special stay here.. Obtaining a pink card as shown in pattaya.

As usual many denied it was possible until he posted the card with his inflo blurred.

Are they issuing these to anyone on an extension now ??

EDIT :: Looking back a couple of pages it seems so..

Yes, was in the other thread. Got mine from Phra Khanong. You need a yellow tabien baan and corresponding 13-digits Thai ID. Extension is not good enough. Otherwise easy, no questions asked. But not all district offices have the printing machines. My card has a serial number 9, so they issued only 9 of these cards as of last month. .

I believe the problem is rather, if the local amphoe has ever heard of such pink cards and if an alien from somewhere else suddenly appears on stage, they would probably have a good laugh and send you home.

And from home, you should call to the Ministry (the direct number of the department in charge of pink ID cards for foreigners is mentioned earlier in this thread) and inform them of the name of the officer who has not been educated accordingly. Half an hour later, you can go back to the amphur.

There were reports from Chiang Mai that the officer refused to even look into it, stating "Farang can never have Thai ID, why you waste my time". It's somewhere here in TV. Don't think a call to a ministry will improve anything in such situation, to the contrary...

I believe the problem is rather, if the local amphoe has ever heard of such pink cards and if an alien from somewhere else suddenly appears on stage, they would probably have a good laugh and send you home.

There was an agent before me with what looked like a Chinese guy. Had to come and sit there, some questions asked, they also take a picture. So I'd say you have to come in person.

Gdaya Folks ,

Extension of stay based on marriage .....includes another vital fact for those who are married without children :

for the first and all extensions in subsequent years you are required to take along a witness such as neighbor together with his THai ID and tabien Baan, thereto photos in front of your dwelling. A family member is not accepted.

WbR

roobaa01

Well, guess that's bad luck on your side

Been today at CNX Immi for a re-entry and they indeed had different forms, two-sided. Not sure if it was just a matter of printing or changed content. I brought the online printout (one-sided with the pic on the bottom left) and it was accepted without questions asked.

Standard Chartered was an option in the past too, if you had accounts locally and abroad, but they closed the CNX office last year. Would have to go to Bangkok and do inter-regional transfer to Chiang Mai which depending on the bank may cost extra.

Can't comment on the BKK Bank office in US or UK, the one in Singapore is dysfunctional for personal money transfers.