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I actually managed to book the fast track service by clicking "I confirm that I haven't overstayed" - guessing they must mean the current visa. So we'll see what happens when I get there. I'll report back.

I have read here at Thai visa that they are eliminating Fast Track as of Dec 1st

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/872587-no-more-fast-track-passes-after-1-december/

Which has been confirmed wrong in the thread

Indeed it has. Fast track still lives but the question remains, has anyone used the fast track with a previous overstay?

Trying to book a fast track service through a website but it says the "service is not valid if you have overstayed a visa earlier".

I overstayed by 2-3 days in 2014 and this was on an old passport that got a paper glued to it. I have a new passport now with no stamps and a brand new tourist visa issued in my home country. I guess they still see the old overstay in their system?

So I cannot book the fast track service because of the overstay in 2014?

Thank you for any insights. Last time at Suvarnabhumi I queued for about 2 hours at immigration and don't want to repeat that.

I found this info very helpful. As well as Rob Samuis post, very helpful!

This type of table (see picture) has a small handle that allows you to adjust its height.

If you have such a table for sale, or similar (height adjustable is necessary since I will use it as a stand up desk and need to align it with some other parts)

I'm looking to buy one today. Paying up to 2000 THB. Please pm me your number.

Thanks

I am *so* calling Liz. Thank you all!

Hi,

Can anyone recommend someone or a company who I can hire as an interpreter? I need someone who speaks excellent (!) English and ofcourse Thai and is familiar with interpreting at bank and lawyer/company situations. Please note, that well spoken English in important.

Many thanks in advance and please reply by PM.

Happy to report that everything went fine. Didn't find a calming spray for the cat but she seemed to stay calm nonetheless. A special thank you to Bandit Airways staff - there was a delay of 3 hours due to repairs, and when I asked them to make sure the kitten was OK, they brought her to us! She was very happy to roam about instead of being locked up inside her crate. She seems and bewildered after the move but otherwise fine :-)

Glad to hear everything went fine!

Aww the cuteness. This is my favourite "feel good" thread on TV. Mole is an absolute hero and Big Balls will always be Big Balls - even without balls

How awesome! I hope it will happen again?

Looking to rent an apartment in Fisherman's Village for one month in March for 1-2 persons.

Budget is up to 55 000 THB. Stable Internet is a must as well as the location. I have already contacted "B1 Suites" who seem to be in that price range but they don't reply. So perhaps something similar please PM with suggestions. Thanks.

Hello,

I'm very greatful if anyone can help with this question:

Currently in my home country and in possession of a Non B VISA that expires on May 26 and a work permit that expires on March 31.

Does anybody know how early these can be renewed? If I go to Thailand in about 2 weeks, can I renew it already?

Many thanks in advance.

Yes, regarding the neutering, you've known him since May, and still haven't had the chance to get that sorted out. Also, despite not having a basket for him, you could at least have put him in a room so and wait for Samui Dog Rescue to come and get him (which could potentially take days, if they come at all...).

This would be the first thing I'd do, is to contain him so that he won't go anywhere.

Why do I feel that your efforts are kinda just half-hearted?

Don't take me wrong, I am a cat lover, but I can't be taking in all the stray cats all over. By the way you describe him, he seems to be perfectly well of taking care of himself.

He managed to survive fine till he found you, so I'm sure he knows very well where to find food in his area.

I think actually he'll be perfectly fine with me. At least, first thing I shall get sorted out is neutering and obviously the vet will have to take care of his wound as well, which I will gladly pay to get him promptly sorted out, than to wait for Dog Rescue, which they seems to be ever-present busy.

The only inconvenience is that I need to go to Bangkok, otherwise I'd take care of him right away.

So the choice is him potentially getting into fights with cats in my area, but he'll get his wound taking care of & neutering, or just leave where he is at his own peril.

I understand you cannot be taking in every stray cat all over and he IS surviving here after all.

I don't know what's best. If you feel it's a good idea to relocate him to your area I will trust your judgement as you seem experienced with stray cats which I am not (this is the first time I'm in contact with one) and therefore also uncomfortable to contain him inside my house where there's no real closed room to contain him in apart from the bedroom - and no litter box for him to pee in.

Can you call me (if you have time before you go) so we can talk about what is the best solution? I pm:ed you my number. Thanks in advance.

I will also call around to some vet clinics to see if anyone would be willing to do a home visit to fix his paw up here.

It is getting a bit crowded in my areas with cats. Also, in 2 days I'm going to Bangkok for a week, so if I take him in, I won't be around to look for him.

After all he is a stray and so far has managed to take care of himself well.

Alternatively, we could try to simply relocate him to my place and my neighbors usually also put food out for cats, and hopefully he'll still be around when I get back.

If he is still around, then I'll get him neutered right away, albeit not by Samui Dog Rescue, despite that I live just across the street from them. (Long story)

Hm I don't know if relocating him with you not there would be a good idea. He is not at full health (limping) and could end up in new fights with the cats already there.

You are right that he is a stray and has managed to take care of himself well enough here. He surely does know how to win people's hearts.

My main concern is his paw and not being neutered. I just had a look at it and it's still partly bloody (dried) and perhaps infected although it's no more than a toe bitten off and it does look a lot better than before. I quickly decided that Samui Rescue is better than no rescue but as I go to pick up the phone he's gone again!

As long as he is not neutered I also imagine he will keep ending up in those fights with new injuries.

Perhaps I shall go door knocking and ask some of the people living here if anyone would care for him or just leave some food out.

Does he speak any Swedish? I'm worried Toong might forget hers if she doesn't get any practice

(Toong was my cat until I left last week whereupon Mole most graciously took her in.)

How very kind of him!

I'm pretty sure he has managed to learn "Är du hungrig?" (are you hungry?). He always replies with a loud MEOW!

Hello,

This may be a silly question but can anyone give a very affectionate stray cat a home? I am leaving Thailand for a while and worry what will happen to him.

"Big balls" has been living on the terrace outside my house since I moved in here in May (he was here already) and I've fed him once per day and made him a shelter (outside) when it's been raining.

What is striking about him is how he seeks human attention and appreciation. At first we tried to chase him off but he stubbornly stayed and kept rubbing his head against our feet and flipping over on his back expecting cuddles as soon as we stepped outside, until he won our hearts. He has clearly had a loving home once and a lot of interaction with humans but probably been abandoned.

His condition is that he is clean but clearly needs a visit to the vet not to mention getting rid of those big balls (neutering). He was recently in a fight and some animal bit off a bit of his back paw about two weeks ago. I e-mailed Samui Dog & Cat rescue to have him helped but the same night he limped away and wasn't seen for several days.

It has now healed up ok but he is still limping a bit and I'm pretty sure a vet should look at it anyway. Apart from that he seems to have an old tail injury (broken) and an old bite on his leg. I haven't been able to take him to the vet myself due to lack of transportation and box. I have e-mailed Samui rescue and they are prepared to come and get him and fix him if we can time when he is actually here which isn't so easy. He comes and goes and it's impossible to say when he stays.

He sometimes disappears for 1-3 days but always returns starving and meowing for attention. Feeding him is not enough, this cat clearly longs for human attention and getting petted. Just after finishing his meal he sits outside the door and meows until I go out to pet him. As soon as he sees me he flips over on his back and purrs very loudly.

I haven't taken this cat in because my stay here is not permanent and I don't want him to become completely dependent on me. As it is now he comes and goes as he pleases and clearly he has other means of getting food but every time he sits there in the dark with those sad eyes and having filled his belly doesn't seem to be enough I feel that this cat truly deserves a home. If I open the door at night he rushes in and throws himself on his back on the carpet and starts to purr loudly. I think a home where he could be outside but also enjoy the safety of indoors with some human affection would be perfect.

There seems to be a number of stray cats around here and you can hear them screaming and fighting at night. Neutering would help keep Big Balls stay out of that sort of trouble as well as stopping unwanted kittens entering the world.

If anyone would take him I would gladly provide a few bags of cat food and his food bowls, stuff like that. The neutering/fixing of wounds can be provided by Samui rescue but he should probably have a home or someone to return to after that who could give him a bit of help along the way. They keep him for a week until the stitches from the neutering come out. (I have only 4 days left in Thailand.)

Please PM if you have any questions about him. See also photos attached.

(PS: We are located in Chaweng Hills, 5 minutes up the hill from Caltex on Ring road.)

Available now in Chaweng Hills 5 minutes from Caltex on ring road: Small house with 2 bedrooms (one currently serves as office), private pool, great mountain and far away sea views, private 13/1 Internet line. Pets allowed. Thai restaurant with minimarket within 2 minutes walking distance. 30 000 THB excl utilities. Minimum 2 months. There is a little noise due to ongoing nearby construction. PM for more info.

Power out in Chaweng Hills since 10:30. Anywhere else?

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Not sure about having one made. I have bad experience with having stuff made here And here we're talking an electronic feature also. I have however considered having a better stand-up only desk made after my own design.

One can always hope that the "stand up desk Thailand" store is only temporarily down and will return soon

Got a bit board so went looking...

Thailand

Häfele (Thailand) Limited

57 Soi Sukhumvit 64

Bangkok 10260

☎ +66 (0)2 / 7 41 71 71

+66 (0)2 / 7 41 72 72

[email protected]

http://www.hafele.com/th/en/products/furniture-fittings/26116.asp

http://www.hafele.com/th/en/documents/HTH_Furniture_Fittings_Catalogue_2011-12-09.2.pdf

Haha awesome! This seems to be doable. Thanks!

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Not sure about having one made. I have bad experience with having stuff made here And here we're talking an electronic feature also. I have however considered having a better stand-up only desk made after my own design.

One can always hope that the "stand up desk Thailand" store is only temporarily down and will return soon

Here's another one!

Coronation Day....

Monday May 5th is a public holiday

Expect Government offices, banks and some stores to be closed ....

Will I be hailed?

Thank you Jimmy!

Not sure where we will live yet, but it won't be anywhere desolate. I will order the thing from Myshopify now that I feel confident it can be delivered to Samui. Many thanks!

I just want to check on your experience with Stand Up Desks, did you get it yet and how is the quality? Thanks.

I still need a height adjustable desk (for sitting and standing)

I never actually managed to purchase one from "Stand up desk Thailand", their website seemed to have closed down.

IKEA don't sell any in Thailand.

I'm out of ideas. Currently using a small bar type table to stand at and move to use my laptop on the couch when I get tired. Problem is I get tired before finishing what needs to be doing on the "big" comp.

Tried a few times to get on board a songthaews on Samui, but all of them demanded insane prices and after the last driver a few vacations ago asked us to pay 500 baht for 2 persons from Bophut to Nathon, we just gave up on the whole songthaew concept.

Sometimes i don't understand those Thai drivers.

They have to drive the distance and spend fuel anyway, so why not just take as many onboard as possible, for a more fair price.

They would probably earn a lot more that way instead of having tourist walking away.

It sounds like you were trying to get on board the wrong ones. The public songthaews are the ones waiting in a particular place until it fills and then can be flagged down on its route. The other guys hanging around are waiting for the big catch (the clueless tourist). You can hardly blame them when so many people are prepared to pay.

Is there any good way of telling the the right ones from the wrong ones?

Why at night? It does not make sense to me. I need my sleep.