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Wonder if offering a ride to a monk actually qualifies as 'merit' if the person giving the ride won't also give cash to the monk? Like the indulgence thingy in catholic church before, good deeds did not count unless you also gave cash to the priests as that what they really are after.

Excactly. Has been like that quite a while. Maybe they think the taxation changes last year as incentive to make that happen.

... And this is another one that opened neighbors drain last year. They came from some industrial area outside Pattaya with couple of days waiting time that's why I did not use them as wanted immediately as could to even use shower. The first crew is in Pattaya, came right away. Same machine, same performance. Charged 2000

These guys had the motorized professional snake, opened my clogged kitchen drain with it. I recall they put some 10 meters of the snake into the pipe. Agree price upfront. Thai friend who referred to me paid 1500, I assumed same so did not agree price upfront, but after finished they wanted more (not recall for sure if it was 2k or 2500), I assume because farang... Anyway end result was good.

Try enter National Park and you see locals happy. Or send money to treat sick buffalo or sick mama, papa, etc.

Not uncommon (according to news at least) for "netizens" to get outraged of acts where the ones involved are extremely happy. Jealousy? Or just fake news and netizens actually happy too?

Not many ladyboys in that area. Residents in the area prefer genuine unmodified males.

Not sure about decibels. But the good thing is you won't hear guys having noisy arguments with their ladies there too often. Bedroom screams are typically more like baritone instead of the usual mezzo-soprano type.

Transporting monks certainly a job reserved for Thai people only. Supporting monks and temples financially is ok for foreigners though

https://goo.gl/maps/iSr18VexctKiPm5j6 I have used Sak for basic stuff few times. Speaks English, not expensive.

".. . the driver attempted to shift gears from third to second, but the brakes and gearbox failed due to a loss of air pressure" 555 the funny explanations start coming quick. Never heard truck brakes not to stop the vehicle if air pressure is lost, rather the opposite.

... First things first in this story.. Money number one...not sure if it is positive or negative spin to the story.

How to teach people that are unwilling or/and unable to learn is the million dollar question? On top of the fact that those in power actually are happy they don't learn, making it an impossible equation

Not enough or too much yaba.

looks like a good tool - but what did you actually do for the scan file with it?

Oh that sure is the normal way to do it...the term 'double page spread' I think really means in word processing presentation where two sequential pages of the document are shown next to each other. Sounds they just tried to express something simple and normal in too technical terms...or I am just too stupid to understand!

Another question about a technicality: The document requirement list the passport scan "...must be arranged in a double-page spread..." - I think I understand what that visually means, but have no idea how to make a pdf file to appear like that when opened (actually always thought that is a feature of the reader application rather than the pdf file itself). Any hints how to make a pdf file of scanned passport pages in that form (without buying professional publishing software)? Or is normal pdf scan document OK to meet this requirement?

? - I read in some govt communication that pattaya is a family resort. Did I misunderstand something?

Preparing for my application and reading what they have on their website. Saw this: "The LTR visa stay permit is granted for a period of 5 years upon initial entry into Thailand; however, its validity is strictly limited to the expiration date of the passport" If I understand this correctly, the validity starts after first entry to Thailand, however if I am already in Thailand, does it start when it is issued? If not, when? Also, as my plan is to get the visa issued to my old passport expiring end of this year, and then get a new passport when visiting home country in summertime, I assume I can enter the country with new passport, showing the visa in old passport, and then have the visa transferred to new passport when here(?)

Friend who was in Pai lately told his observation was that majority of these partying Israeli youth groups up there appeared to actually be Russian. Sure not of all Israelis, nor even Israelis in Thailand and likely not even in Pai. Just those that cause issues lately. Have not been there myself this year though, so 2nd hand info. But knowing Russian behaviour sounds reasonable. Many Israelis actually are Russians.

It system supplier did not agree to deliver thick enough envelopes so deal was off.

Looks like fallen over in curve i.e too high speed. Driver probably assumed gravity does not apply to whatever he thought he was transporting. Or never heard of gravity in the first place.

Well, mama is vaping in Pattaya and grandma who is acting as mother has never even heard about vaping. That's it about parental guidance

"Israelis" most of whom speak Russian...and of conscription age males... Would be good for media to report true nature of these "Israelis"

Most of the "Israelis" in question are actually Russians who have Israeli passport. For some reason majority of them belong to age bracket optimal for fighting on foreign lands (with weapons)