davidhen

On 7/17/2023 at 7:46 AM, bamnutsak said:

Screenshot?

 

Maybe SAG-AFTRA settled and Producers cut their royalties by 50%?

 

 

Please explain how to do a screenshot and then post on this site.

On 7/16/2023 at 2:40 PM, JayClay said:

Where????

e.g.

Search for any given movie, then select "cast"

On 7/16/2023 at 11:39 AM, KannikaP said:

Turn your phone to landscape view.

Still cuts in half!

I have a Samsung A03 Android phone.

When exploring the cast members of any given movie, I can see pictures of the players, under which are their character and real actor's names. Unfortunately, the names are cut almost in half horizontally, resulting in my being unable to see the full name of the actor.

Thanks in advance.

14 hours ago, Sophon said:

Probably Huntsman spiders, and yes they are very common in Thailand
 

What happened to it's eighth leg?

On 12/3/2021 at 12:50 PM, ubonjoe said:

In that case it should not be a problem to do ther report online.

You would put your new arrival date on the application for the report.

I've just been reading this thread and cannot find any mention of the need for a printer. Do I need access to one in order to attach the TM47 to my passport, like immigration officers do?

Thanks,

David.

Many thanks to all respondents.

David.

28 minutes ago, swbaggies said:

Most are blue signage. However, Google. Maps has an option to avoid toll roads and motorways and also to set your vehicle to a motorcycle which adapts for suitable roads (but can take you down some strange sois). 

How does one "set your vehicle to a m/c"?

Please can anyone tell me of an easy (quick) way to recognise a Thai highway where the riding of a 125cc m/c is prohibited.

Also, how is such a highway designated on Google maps?

Thank you,

David.

Ojas, calm down.

One of the main benefits of using an agent is that there is no need for money in the bank --- they deal with that. I don't have enough pension (currently) for the THB 65,000 per month requirement and I'm not sure how I would show any pension-sourced transfers anyway. I do receive about THB 50,000 per month in pension payments but I do NOT want that money paid directly into a foreign bank a/c for obvious reasons.

Thank you to all respondents. I think I'm going to go with wise. I didn't realise just how good their rates were for transferring large amounts.

They are currently quoting just £114.07p to transfer £20,000 @ .57%.

Hi folks,

I have not as yet renewed my extension of stay (based on retirement) other than via an agent.

I am considering trying the DIY route next time and I ask the following question:

If I wish to transfer the funds from my UK Lloyds bank a/c to my Thai Bangkok Bank a/c, what would be the most cost-effective method? I believe that Lloyds only charges £9.50, but I have no control over the potential levy which intermediary banks may impose. Also, there would be no guarantee of the exchange rate.

I have long used Wise (formerly TransferWise) to transfer funds for day-to-day living expenses, but I think that the fees for transferring a large amount of cash may be punitive.

Thanks, in advance.

David.

Hi Folks,

I am staying in View Talay 1 condos, near Foodmart. Is anyone able to recommend a laundry shop in Jomtien which charges "per kilo", rather than "per item".

Thank you, in advance.

Hi Folks,

I'm staying in View Talay 1 Condos, Jomtien and I like to get the Bangkok Post occasionally, but not every day, only on an ad-hoc basis so I'm not prepared to pre-order.

I'm aware that Food Mart sells it, and am also aware of 2 new-stands which sell it in Soi Buakhao, Pattaya --- 1 opposite Cheap Charlies, and 1 opposite the Corner Bar.

Does anyone know of any other vendors, preferably here in Jomtien, or maybe in Pratamnak?

Thanks in advance.

David.

On 1/30/2022 at 3:17 PM, MartinL said:

I'm 68. Been riding 50+ years, usually pushing my skills rather than taking it easy.

 

I'm totally convinced that riding a motorcycle - and I mean 'riding' a bike, not just pottering around town to Tescos - maintains and preserves your bodily faculties. Although it mightn't look very energetic, biking means you're constantly using your body to balance forces, responding to road defects, planning your route through traffic, bends, looking into the distance for hazards, whatever. Most of the time all that's done without any real conscious effort on the part of the rider; it's instinctive. Like a physical and mental workout every time I start that engine and ride.

 

While writing this, I searched 'Motorcycling and health' and found this

https://slipstreamer.com/health-benefits-motorcycling/

which I've not seen before but it sort of fits what I feel about biking.

 

Night vision is poorer now but, since I never ride at night anyway, that's largely irrelevant.

 

I'll keep riding as long as I can and at the moment certainly don't see any need to consider hanging up my leathers before I'm 75.

It's not irrelevant, it's a hippopotamus!  (apologies to Flanders and Swann)

I did put out a post that I, along with a friend, wasted about 4 1/2 hours queueing at the eastern sports stadium in Jomtien just before Christmas.

We were turned away at the registration desk because both of us had received Pfizer x 2, the last one being only 3 months previous.

Apparently 6 months has to elapse before a booster will be given. I think it has something to do with antibodies still being in the bloodstream for a longer period of time after Pfizer x 2.

Do NOT, repeat do NOT go to Chaiyapruek stadium expecting to get a booster jab, if you have had Pfizer x 2, and 6 months has yet to elapse. I just wasted 5 hours queueing, only to be turned away for that reason.  

On 12/20/2021 at 2:59 PM, Thailand J said:

There are  mor promp techicians on site who can enter or update your record  in the system. Upon my request, they entered my passport number into the system in additional to my pink ID card number, the system was updated immediately.

These are the days the stadium is open for the next two weeks, from Banglamung Hostipal Facebook page:

 

I am here on a non-o (retirement visa) with no "pink I.D. card" etc. I am a UK citizen in possession of paper and Mor-Prom digital proof of Pfizer x 2 at Samitivej hospital, Sri racha.

Will they give me a booster jab if I just turn up at Chaiyaphruek Stadium?

Am I correct in assuming that everyone 90-day-reporting online owns a printer? Otherwise, how does one get the slip of paper into their passport --- or is this not required when reporting online?

21 hours ago, Stevey said:

Actually on reflection I mean the retiree in question retired from the Army 20 or more years ago but his old age pension kicked in around 2016, I remember him talking about he’d just got it. Am I understanding correctly that the widow is entitled to a percentage of NI contributions if he had been in receipt of ‘The old pension’ prior to April 2016 even if for a short period ? 

The short answer is, probably, but the magic cut-off date is 5th April 2016. Anyone who qualifies to receive DWP pension AFTER this date, will, or would have been, a recipient of the NEW pension. As such, people built up (or not) rights to their own individual pension, and would be highly unlikely to be able to pass on such rights to any surviving spouse. 

I have some personal, albeit indirect, experience in this matter --- but only regarding the UK pension part.

My Thai girlfriend lost her UK husband to cancer back in 2015. She only turned 66yrs of age in May this year, and was not eligible to receive anything before then, although application can be made (I think) up to 4 months prior to the eligibility date.

I compiled the initial emails for her ( to the OVERSEAS BRANCH of DWP pensions, which can be found on the HMRC website) and, after completing online forms, downloaded and printed them, before sending them to, strangely enough, somewhere in the UK midlands, which I think must be where all of the overseas applications are dealt with.

My friend was married to her UK husband for 28 years and actually lived in England with him for 10 of those years. She was herself, employed for some time in the UK but not long enough to satisfy the 10-year minimum national insurance contributions requirement. So, although she (I) divulged her UK employment details on the forms, I think it was important to stress that she was making the application based on her LATE HUSBAND'S N.I. contributions. 

The good news is that yes, one can be eligible to receive (part of) a UK (DWP) pension based on the widow's deceased husband's N.I. contributions.

Alas, the bad news for my girlfriend is that she has only been awarded about THB 1,000 per month. I think that the reason for this is that her late husband did a lot of overseas work and, consequently he probably didn't have all that many year's N.I. contributions himself.

Also, whilst the paltry sum is "better than a kick up the rear", it will almost certainly never be annually uprated, as is the case with direct DWP pension recipients who reside in Thailand. 

Having just re-read some other posts, I should mention that, prior to her husband's death, he had already been receiving his state pension for some years, long before April 2016, and so, would have been a recipient of the "old" pension --- not the "new."

Good luck.

David. 

11 minutes ago, Benmart said:

What is "old"? Your comment is vague and without merit. 

It's the name of an old movie. Google it!