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A couple of more questions - just to be 100 % sure to not make any errors.

Do I need to show money if I do a border-run at Mae Sai and a airticket out of the country?

I entered Thailand on a visa-excemption and have extended it once.

Is it possible to do a visa-run without a Myanmar visa at Phu Nam Ron? Im going to Kanchanaburi next week anyway for some sightseing...

6 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You will need a valid visa for re-entry to here at Mae Sot to do a border hop. The do not allow doing them for a visa exempt entry.

You can get a visa exempt entry at Mae Sai.

Ok - well then Im off to Mae Sai next week then. 

Thanks for exact information as always Ubonjoe...

Mae Sai or Mae Sot for a border-run?

I based approx the same distance from both, any place more conveniant than the other to do a border run?

I remember 10-12 years ago it could be huge crowds of thai people crossing over at Mae Sai creating long lines - is it the same today and is it the same at Mae Sot?

19 hours ago, one baht said:

 This may be of interest, The Thai Consulate in Melbourne does not require an outward bound itinerary for a SETV

But the airline might do so at check in counter....

3 hours ago, elviajero said:

The fine is a maximum of 2,000 baht. An office can charge whatever they like up to the full 2,000 baht. 800 and 1600 seem to be the most common amounts charged.

Immigration Act.

Section 77 : Whoever fails to comply with the provision of Section 38, shall be punished with a fine not exceeding 2,000 Baht.

 

Thanks for the confirmation of my information Elviajero. Good to have it in  print, if not for anything else so for the cavilers in here... 

On 27.10.2017 at 2:00 PM, bazza73 said:

The fine is 1600 baht. Your GF was dudded for 400 baht. Or did she tell you it was a 2000 baht fine?

The fine is 2000 baht and we got a info folder that says so. And we also got a receipt when it was paid.

My gf got fined 2000 baht for not reporting me staying with her when I went to extend my visa excemption. Lampamg Immigration...

So I think your gf should do it to avoid the same.

Exellent news Elviajero, thanks a lot mate. In case I choose to do the borderrun from Ranong - do I need to arrange a visa for Myanmar in advance?

Visa run, alternatives and how?

It must be at least 10 years since I did a visa run and things have probably changed a lot since then. Hence this posting -

I entered Thailand 27th of september on a visa excemption which gives me 30 days. I will extend that with another 30 days in the beginning of next week. But my return ticket back home is 15th december so I need to do a visa run too to stay legally in the country the last 18-19 days. I carry a norwegian passport btw.

I based in the north of Thailand so a visa run to Mae Sai - as I used to do back 10-12-15 years ago - is that possible? 

Or do one have to stay overnight in another country nowadays?

I might be going south for a trip in that time, maybe Hua Hin, Ranong or Phuket - is there a visa run option nearby in the south? At Ranong for example?

Thanks in advance folks! 

1 hour ago, Raymonddiaz said:

Not only for Thais. Wrong title for this article me think

Youre correct. This new rule applies to all foreigners seeking permanent residency in Norway. 

6 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

That was humor? Fooled me. 

I doubt you have anything further to say about the actual topic, right? 

For persons without a sense of humor and too much moderator power I guess it isnt....

1 minute ago, Jingthing said:

 

Removed your troll comment. 

Since when was humor banned on this forum?

23 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Perhaps read the linked article in the OP and it would be obvious.

It's about people with a good degree of wealth. 

Unless their goal is to leave a large legacy, generally it means spending enough to enjoy your money while you are ALIVE and not "waste" it by dying without spending it motivated by perhaps irrational worry that you don't have enough.

I've met older people, and heard them here, that are quite wealthy but are determined to never spend down a nest egg at all. Not to nothing, that would be a disaster of course, but at all!

The article talks about many people even growing a large nest egg after retirement. For some people, worth a look at these attitudes. 

If eldery people with a certain degree of wealth dont want to spend a lot of money - it must be up to them!  

Hey bigmouth - leave them wealthy elderly alone.... ;-)

Enough??? For who and for what?

1 hour ago, Hereinthailand said:

You have no idea of the workload and low pay these nurses do and the shit they put up with, (a-hole illiterate god complex doctors for one) !!!!!! Every gov hospital is swamped with patients. Of all the gov jobs nurses are the most overworked and underpaid civil servants in the system. All they want is fair pay and some regular working hours, not 80-100 hour weeks at 8K a month (even less at some hospitals). My wife has 26 years as a nurse here and we never see each other it seems and she cant say no when she is tired and wants to go home. The big problem is even with the low pay and long hours the gov quit giving new nurses civil service contracts that at least give them some xtras like pension to make their hard work and long hours a little more acceptable. You are a ignorant simple minded typical falang that prob never did an honest days work in his life and got paid quite well for it, well good for you. okay mods you can ban me now.

Truer words have never been written on this forum.

7 hours ago, colinneil said:

Poor buggers could not afford a room.

In Phuket a 20 minute ride in a Tuktuk is much more expensive than a ordinary room....so youre "logic" is a bit off...

Why not invite Mr Kim, Mr Assad and Mr Erdogan too?

Bangkok is like a childrens playground. Ho Chi Min, Jakarta, most big cities India and most big cities in China....just to mention a few that have made me sweat a lot more than BKK.

Bangkok is like a childrens playground. Ho Chi Min, Jakarta, most big cities India and most big cities in China....just to mention a few. 

16 hours ago, kiwikeith said:

 

I stayed there a few years ago when it was new, it was very bright and clean and they changed the linen every day, it was a very clean and nice bright big room with a nice toilet and shower and air.

I did not find it uninviting it was quite laid back, I stayed there for one year.

I don't know why if this man stayed there for a long time that he would not use the toilet which is next to the door that opens to a very small balcony.

What ever happened there is a possibility of foul play, I hope the police reviewed the CCTV, the place used to be very well managed and friendly nice management.

Very sad RIP.

I agree, a quite good place to stay while in Udon. Although the later years after most of the nightlife has moved to the same street its a bit too noisy there for me. 

16 hours ago, Foghorn Leghorn said:

I say!

Stayed in this place a few times. Depressing and uninviting feeling about it. 

Maybe not a 5-star hotel but blaiming the incidense on the accomodation in stead of the man - well thats a bit off...

Well the opening posts example is about a thai woman who couldnt get an ambulance for her mother to a statly hospital ans then phoned a private hospital and got help - albeit very expensive. I belive that thai citizens should be entitled to free emergency care.

For us farangs on short or long stay in the kingdom it still is a very good idea to have an medical travel insurance with a good coverage....

So now theres no more sex-business left in Pattaya? Great - I can now invite my parents there for a holiday.... :D

16 hours ago, laislica said:

 

Glad you got it sorted.

May I suggest that although the antibiotic killed off the bacteria causing the infection, it also killed off many other "good" bacteria that your body needs for optimal health.

So after a course of antibiotics it may be important to rebuild the good bacteria in your gut.

Google can help you learn how to do this.

 

Here is some info that I have gathered from the internet and I pass it on to give you a start.....

 

How does it work - An apple a day keeps the doctor away and Chicken Soup? 

The key to best health is the diversity of your microbiome, and the diversity of your good bacteria, unfortunately, antibiotics kill them all but you cannot live without the good ones!

 

Overview:

 

After taking Antibiotics: or How to avoid Colon Cancer!

 

1)     AVOID INFLAMMATORY FOODS.

 

2)     REBUILD GOOD BACTERIA by eating:

 

a)     Apple sauce with raisins and turmeric;

 

    Chicken bone broth with turmeric;

 

c)     Vegetables and

 

d)    Fermented vegetables. (See below for details)

 

 

 

Did you try natural antibiotics such as Garlic, Colloidal silver, Oil of Oregano, Echinacea and Manuka Honey, the natural antibiotics are usually not as strong and take longer to work.

 

(Garlic and Turmeric could be part of your regular diet.)

 

(Turmeric: natural Anti-inflammatory – as good as or better than many Pharmaceutical drugs)

 

 

 

1)            AVOID INFLAMMATORY FOODS
particularly wheat, dairy, sugar and fried food for at least 10 days to a month. Even though you may feel better after 10 days it takes much longer to fully rebuild your immune system. Remember that 70% of your immune system is totally reliant on this good balance of bacteria.

 

There are studies showing young children under five, taking antibiotics has an impact on the level of their overall health as they get older. Rebuilding good bacteria avoids children getting asthma or recurring ear infections et cetera. The more antibiotics they have early in life, the more vulnerable they are to illness later on.

 

2)      BUILD UP THE GOOD BACTERIA.

 

a)         Apple sauce.

 

Take four apples and wash them, do not peel them – the pectin is just under the skin.

 

Dice them into half inch pieces and put them into a saucepan, add a handful of raisins and plenty of cinnamon. Add a little water up to about one third of the apples.

 

Turn on the heat and simmer for about 8 to 10 minutes.
When the skins start to get a little shine on them, they are ready to be eaten. The shine is actually the pectin, the cooking has released it and made it instantly available for the good bacteria to feed on and then they are able to help to heal your gut very quickly.

 

Uncooked, apples are hard to digest and you would not get the full benefit from them quickly.

 

I recommend that you eat about 6 to 10 spoonfuls of this applesauce twice a day for a week and then maybe once every few days for the rest of the month to help to properly heal a leaky gut.

 

(I always heard that apple a day keeps the doctor away and now I know why.)

 

(Now learn why Grandma always made chicken soup for sick people)

 

      Chicken Bone Broth with Turmeric.

 

The collagen in chicken bone broth acts as a natural prebiotic, meaning it feeds the good bacteria and helps seal a leaky gut which was damaged by the antibiotic.

 

Without the good bacteria the lining of the gut allows larger molecules to pass into the bloodstream which attach themselves to organ cells like the Brain, Heart, Liver etc. and your autoimmune system sets up antibodies to attack and kill these unwanted macro molecules but in the process, they kill organ cells as well, this is where autoimmune diseases come from.

 

Turmeric is probably the most potent of all natural anti-inflammatories, and tastes great!

 

c)       Vegetables. (Organic and non-GMO if possible, if not use what you can get).

 

There is a substance made in your gut called butyrate or butyric acid.

 

Your whole body is renewed every seven years some cells are replaced very quickly, like the lining of your gut, it only takes 3 to 7 days for the gut to be completely replaced. 
The fuel to build the new gut cells is butyrate, or butyric acid and if your body does not make enough, you are more vulnerable to COLON CANCER.

 

There are two categories of vegetable fibre, soluble and insoluble and it is the insoluble fibre that the good bacteria use to make the butyrate. You need to eat a lot of vegetables.

 

Prebiotic's, such as the root vegetables, sweet potatoes, turnips, parsnips, beets, artichoke hearts, carrots, bananas et cetera.

 

Mixed vegetables are sautéed in a little coconut oil or olive oil with garlic and eaten with every meal.

 

You could add green leafy vegetables like the cruciferous family which are very anti-carcinogenic.

 

You can add any and all vegetables, the more the better.

 

If some of the vegetables taste a little bitter the cure is to have a mixture of many vegetables and add some turmeric, you will not taste the bitterness and you will also help to reduce inflammation.

 

d)      Fermented Vegetables.

 

They must not be pasteurised, because this kills bacteria and you need the bacteria. That's why you're buying fermented vegetables! (I was angry that Lidl Sauerkraut was pasteurised!)

 

Eat as many different kinds of fermented vegetables as possible, because they all have different families of good bacteria. If you can, buy five or more different kinds to keep in the fridge, you can eat just a fork full of any of those vegetables randomly during the day.

 

If you just take a supplement that has Lactobacillus acidophilus, while that is not bad, we now know that it is diversity that you need because they all interplay to form your army.

 

You cannot just have all privates in the army, there must be some sergeants to organise the privates.

 

There have to be lieutenants to coordinate sergeants and so on.

 

That's what the different families of bacteria do, that's why you need the variety and the diversity of bacteria.

 

Together, they keep the bad bacteria in check!

 

 

 

Background:

 

Antibiotics, what they do and what can we do about what they do.

 

The key to optimal health is the diversity of your microbiome, and the diversity of your good bacteria.

 

Humans are a collection of cells, for each of your own body cells there will be 10 bacteria cells.

 

Many of the nutrients that your body needs are created by the various bacteria in your gut.

 

Without good bacteria you will become sick and die.

 

There will always be some bad bacteria present but as long as there are sufficient numbers of the good bacteria the bad colonies will be restricted in size and in the damage they can do.

 

Encouraging good bacteria and controlling bad bacteria is done by the foods you choose to eat and drink.

 

Many foods do the opposite of what is good for optimal health, they encourage the bad and restrict the good and damage your hormones and gene expression.

 

Probiotic is a technical name for the good bacteria.

 

Prebiotic's are the foods that encourage the growth of the good bacteria.

 

Antibiotics kill bacteria, that is their job.

 

Sometimes you need an antibiotic and although we should try to use more natural antibiotics such as Garlic, Colloidal silver, Oil Of Oregano, Echinacea and Manuka Honey, the natural antibiotics are usually not as strong and take longer to work.

 

When you use pharmaceutical antibiotics, they make a dramatic impact to your overall health.

 

By killing all the bacteria, bad and good, you have hopefully cured your illness.

 

Unfortunately most pharmaceutical antibiotics are not selective and “nuke” both good and bad bacteria.

 

Now you must really pay attention to the recolonisation of your gut with good bacteria as quickly as possible.

 

There are long-term studies, that show that, six months to a year or even two years later, the microbiome had not returned to a healthy balance of bacteria.

 

Your good bacteria is the main protection against every assault by bad bacteria.

 

Each assault is screened by the good bacteria, so a strong army should be there to protect you.

 

You are what you eat!

 

If you are gluten sensitive you must avoid all products containing wheat forever!

 

Do not be tempted to eat even a tiny portion, like Birthday Cake!

 

Just a tiny amount is all that is needed to re awaken your immune system and stimulate any immune diseases that you have been trying so hard for so long to get rid of!

 

All things in moderation is total BS in this case!

 

Do some research also on Vitamin C and Vitamin D3!

 

There is a lot more that I could tell you but I am trying to keep it simple and I honestly believe that it is better that anyone interested in this, find out for themselves.

There are too many fad diets about.....

 

 

 

Well - you are certainly right about what kind of foods to eat and what not to eat. Theres way too much sugar and fat and easy absorbable carbs etc in many peoples diet. 

And its right that antibiotics also kills "good" bacterias in your bodies, especially in our stomach/gastrointestinal tract - thats why many persons taking antibiotics get diarrhea. But in most cases good bacterias will come back after one stop using antibiotics, so its not that bad.

I still prefer to use antibiotics when actually having a real infection that threatens my health. 

But if one can avoid the use of antibiotics thats the best of course. 

The last time I had this I was actually in Indonesia and after being ill for around  9-10 days I got this antibiotics and I responded immediately to them. So thats my choice after all. 

17 hours ago, Bonefish said:

I had a friend in Florida (68 yo) who got walking pneumonia. Went to see the hospital and got a prescription for an antibiotic to be taken for one full week. After 2 or 3 days his symptoms disappeared and he stopped taking the antibiotic. A week later he was dead, the bacteria had come back full force and taken over his entire body (sepsis).

It was a tragic end to your friend. Very sorry to hear that.

But that shows us that walking pneumonia/atypical pneumonia should certainly be taken seriously as it can get very serious and give sepsis. Which again very often are deadly unless treated correctly in time.