silver sea

15 hours ago, fantom said:

He is right.

15 hours ago, connda said:

I like that guy.  They had a job to do, they did it. <period>  I respect that.

He did the right thing. That is enough.

From my thought for the day for tomorrow: (July 15th):

4 hours ago, silver sea said:

 

 

... or, rather, he didn’t stoppeth when he should have done!

1 hour ago, toofarnorth said:

I have a lisp , I hope your not taking the pith.

Oh blimey! Wot, like Pontius Pilate you mean!?

16 hours ago, BigBadGeordie said:

The Iceman Cometh.

37 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

Then rapidly stopeth.

... or, rather, he didn’t stoppeth when he should have done!

Very sad. RIP young man who has thrown away his life so cheaply.

Maybe a learning point for the police would be to have a police motorcyclist stationed further up the road at either end of the checkpoint. If he sees that the motorcyclist is trying to evade the checkpoint by trying to turn round then the policeman will be there to stop him straightaway. 

There may not have been much traffic on the road at 4 am, but a high speed chase by the police, on the wrong side of the road, was putting other road users and pedestrians at risk too.

53 minutes ago, FannyMay said:

 

Why do you think the Police had no underwear on?

Going commando meaning: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Going Commando

So perhaps they had been trained by Scottish commandos. You don’t wear underwear when you’re dressed in kilts ... or at least that’s what the Scots like us to believe ?

You say the hotel is paid for. How many stars is it? Which district is it in? How much a night is the room? Have you paid extra to include breakfast? Your answers might give us a better idea of her expectations when you are out and about together.

40,000 sounds plenty though.

4 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:

It's called the morning after pill because you can wait until the morning after to take it.

No rush!

21 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

Self control my son, self control.

Thanks for your comments.

Athough it is called “pill” there are in fact two pills. She takes the second one 10 hours after the first. It will not work if she takes only the first one.

In my particular case, if I had waited until morning, say 9.30 am, then 12 hours would have passed. She would then have had to wait another 10 hours before taking the second one. So nearly 24 hours would have passed.

Yes it is effective for upto 72 hours after sex, but it is not 100% effective; nothing is. In my view, I would prefer to pull out a box from my meds and get her to take the first one straightaway, rather than just lying there in bed watching tv or flicking through the internet, because there’s no hurry, as it can wait until morning.

The sooner she takes it, the sooner she can take the second one 10 hours later. At least then I know I have done everything I can in what could be life changing circumstances.

A secondary reason, in my experience, is that the lady appreciates your prompt action. It shows you care. One of those rare occasions, where as a ‘mere male’ I knew somrthing about ‘female matters’ ; indeed I knew more than she did ?

Indeed, the next morning, she was up for sex again. I have to admit I wasn’t as I didn’t trust the remaining condoms, as they were all the same as the first one I had used. I wasn’t taking any more chances with them, so she took care of me in other ways; again, she appreciated my prompt efforts at the pharmacy the night before.

I am back in my home country right now. She has just text me on LINEthat she has just finished her period, so everything ok ??

8 minutes ago, jvs said:

Wonder what will happen if you get in a serious accident.

 

Thanks for your query on my post.

Your main problem would probably be with the insurance company, who would not pay out on your claim, rather than with the police. 

The big talking point on Samui is not whether you should be allowed to hire and ride a bike with a farang car licence, but how to make everybody wear a crash helmet 100% of the time.

31 minutes ago, thaibreaker said:

Sometimes they do accept a driving license for cars, but in my experience mostly they don`t.

The police are more aware nowadays that your license must include the A. In Pattaya they are quite consistent about that.

Thank you for your comment on my post ?

In Samui, the police are 100% consistent. They will always accept a farang car licence when you are on an automatic bike. 

1 hour ago, Rally123 said:

The 3 month rule applies to your vehicle insurance if you have it. Failure to gain a full Thai licence within 3 months of entry will negate your insurance. Read the small print. This is why if you have an accident the insurance company agent will first ask to see your Thai licence. A one year 'International Permit/licence' is only allowed for 3 months in Thailand.

Thanks for the helpful information ? As I said in my post, I now have a Thai driver’s bike licence.

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

A car license is never valid to ride a bike (provided over 50 cc).

You can never say “never”, because a car licence is valid to ride a bike on Koh Samui. Maybe things are different in the rest of Thailand, and they are in Hua Hin, where I now live. I lived on Samui for 4 years, and was stopped several times over that period for not wearing a helmet. 

The police on Samui have a tick box list of misdemeanours for which you can get fined e.g. no helmet; no valid licence; unroadworthy; no licence plate; no lights etc.

The first policeman takes charge of your keys. You go to a table and a second policeman ticks the relevant box(es). You take the paper to another table where a third policeman collects the fine from you and hands you back your keys.

I mention this, because sometimes, the second policeman did not ask to see my licence. After he had handed me the paper, I noticed that he had ticked both the ‘no helmet’ and ‘no licence’ boxes. I tell the third policeman that there’s been a mistake, because I do have a licence. He asks to see my licence and I hand him my UK car driver’s licence. He inspects it, and says OK, deletes the no licence tick and only fines me for not wearing my helmet. This happened several times over the years, with different policemen and at diffferent checkpoints around the island.

As I say, very few tourists on Samui have a Thai or farang bike licence. Most, if not all, rely on their car driver’s licence from their home country when hiring an automatic bike or when dealing with the police. If the rules were applied strictly by bike hirers and the police, nobody on Samui would be able to hire out bikes.

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When I lived on Koh Samui, I was only ever stopped during the daytime if I was not wearing a helmet. I was then asked to show my driving licence. They never had a checkpoint just for licences.

At nighttime, there would be checkpoints where they would stop all bikes to check for weapons and/or drugs. On such occasions, they never asked to see your licence, and it was not a problem if you were not wearing a helmet.

At that time, I had only my UK car driving licence. If it was a helmet checkpoint, they were happy with my car licence. As I understood it, from other people, the car licence was valid to drive a bike for three months. Sometimes, I was on Samui for 9 months, but never had a problem whenever I showed my car licence. They didn’t ask to see my passport and visa to check whether I had been on the island more than three months.

On Samui, many many shops, hotels and businesses around the island rent out bikes. Virtually all tourists on Samui renting the standard automatic bikes, like Clicks and PCXs, do not have a bike driving licence, but they do have  a car licence, and that’s all they need to show to the owner to rent one of his bikes. If you were required to show a Thai or farang bike licence, the shops, hotels and businesses on Samui would never have any customers!

Last September, I finally got around to taking my bike test on Samui, and passed. I now have a Thai driving licence for bikes.

Last March I moved to Hua Hin. There, most days, there is one police checkpoint, but it is always at the same place and operates at the same time! They stop all bikes, even if you are wearing a helmet. They always ask to see your licence. The first time, I showed them my car licence by mistake. The cop told me it was not vald. I quickly showed him my Thai licence and was allowed to go on my way.

Most days, I drive the same route at the same time, and each time I get stopped and I am hapoy to show my licence.

Thanks Sheryl once again for your advice.

There is one other point that has just occurred to me. Last night, I was lucky. Most pharmacies seem to shut around 10 pm, I was just in time.

I am a bit worried now that a similar thing might happen again at say 2 am, when all the pharmacies are shut, or when I am out in the middle of nowhere and I don’t have any transport. I know you can take it up to 72 hours later, but the longer you wait the less effective the pills.

My question to you therefore is this, if I were to buy a box of Madonna or Norpak to keep in my medicine box, how long can the pills be stored for safely? Is there an expiry date please?

Thanks for your quick reply. Much appreciated ?

Yes you are right. My concern is about detecting if she is pregnant.

In the past, I have seen reference, in old ThaiVisa posts, to Madonna. I saw boxes of Madonna in the pharmacy, but I was given Norpak instead. I assume Norpak is just as effective.

I admit that I am a bit anxious as it is now all out of my control. I wanted to make sure that there is nothing more I can do before it is too late, hence my post to you. I guess she and I will just have to wait and see what happens.

2 hours ago, Ninni said:

What is kamnan?

If you want a bit more detail:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamnan

2 hours ago, quandow said:

Wonder why the need to report a "German" passenger?

So that each of us, who is not German, on reading the report, can say: “Phew! Thank God, he’s not from my country.”

Or if you’re German: “Oh mein Gott! What a f’n Dummkopf! Why did you have to be German? Why couldn’t you have been British, or an Aussie?!”

23 hours ago, PJPom said:

The Nobel prize used to be the ultimate recognition for achievement in your field but due to the so called “ peace “  prize it has been devalued. The recipients of this prize are simply picked for political reasons, no need to list them as we have no doubt listened in amazement to the announcements.

I do hope they continue but only for worthwhile achievements, not popular pandering.

They should award the next Nobel Peace Prize to the Queen. She is above politics; she “reigns, but does not rule.”

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6016332/queen-should-get-nobel-peace-prize-for-her-decades-of-service-to-humanity-campaigners-say/

https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/05/opinion/why-the-queen-matters.html

I have just arrived in HH. I am staying in a small hotel in soi 57, Dechanuchit Road.

Just around the corner in Narbkehardt Road, I saw the following sign. The owner must have experienced lots of trouble in the past:

Hello Sirocco

Thank you for your interest and for your posts.

It is true that I am well known for being “kee nee-ow” with my money. Apologies for being similar with my personal details.

I arrived at Bangkok airport on 21st February. I spent two weeks on Samui, and then arrived in HH. I am staying in a small hotel near the night market.

My 60 days ends on 21st April. I have found the HH local immigration office on the basement floor of Bluport shopping mall. I intend to apply there for my 30 day extension.

I am happy in HH, and so I am thinking about what to do next after my 90 days are up.

When I used to stay on Samui, there was a local visa run company I used to get a new tourist visa. We would provide all the necessary paperwork including bank details, and the staff there would type up the application form. 

There would be a mini van service that would pick us up at various points around the island (mine was always at 3.22 am); onto the ferry at 5 am; arrival at Donsak at 6.30 am; onto new minibuses; and off to Kota Bharu we would dash.

The visa run owner would collect our passports once we had been stamped into Malaysia and zoom off on his scooter to the Consulate before they closed at 4 pm.

In the meantime we would be booked into our hotel for the night; breakfast at 8 am; return of visa run owner at 9:30 with our passports and new visas. Then it was a mad dash to the border and back on the highway to catch the 5 pm ferry to Samui. All done with the owner’s Germanic efficiency.

He also owned a massage shop, so I guess that getting a valid visa and a safe round trip between Malasia and Samui was not the only ‘happy ending’ he had on offer.

On one occasion, for a change, I drove my PCX from Samui upto Vientianne for a new visa; a round trip of 3000 kms. It was fun, but it took 10 days, and it took me some time to do research on the internet about how to get across the Friendship Bridge on my motorbike into Laos (there’s a sign on the Thai side of the border saying no motorbikes), and also the particular requirements of the Consulate in Vientianne.

I am pretty lazy and just find it easier to use a local visa run company to sort out the paperwork and to deal with the Consulate, as each one has different requirements. Hence, my post on this local forum, about visa run companies in HH.

I hope the above explains the reason for my OP, but I guess you will now say “TMI” “TMI” (Too Much Information)

Hello,

Tourist visa, thanks.

I am new to HH.

Can anyone recommend a reliable visa run company based in HH please?

I’m from the UK too. I have had tourist visas from both the UK and Malaysia (Kota Baru).

Getting a single entry tourist visa from the UK is definitely the easiest. There, you don’t have to show proof of funds in your bank account, or a flight ticket out of Thailand, which I had to when dealing with Kota Baru.

Also, when arriving in Thailand, I always carry at least 20,000 THB in cash, or the equivalent in home currency. There have been reports in the past, on this forum, of immigration officials refusing entry to those who can’t prove they have sufficient funds to support themselves whilst in Thailand. Showing a credit/debit card, or your bank statement, will not be sufficient for their purposes; you have to flash the cash. 

I have never been asked to show proof of funds on arrival, and I have not seen anyone asked to do so, in the queue in front of me, or in the other queues around me either. But it is better to be safe than sorry.

Although you have a visa in your passport, which has been issued by the Thai Embassy or Consulate, it does not guarantee entry 100% into Thailand. The final decision, concerning your entry, is made by an immigration official. Embassy/Consulates and Immigration are two separate government departments. Just like in the UK, the idea of “joined up government” exists only in the minds of politicians, when they are talking to journalists. 

Anyway, as I say, I have never had any problems with Immigration, but having the cash with you is always a good idea, just in case the official, looking at your passport, is having a bad day and decides to take their frustration out on you.

I hope you enjoy your trip and have fun.