gregk0543

8 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 One - it isn't a tour bus, From the photo, it's a regular bus service

Two - someone wasn't paying attention and was going too fast to avoid a collision. Perfectly normal here.

It has Tour written on the front window. Sombat Tour to be exact. Why wouldnt you think it is not a tour bus? In Thailand these are all called Tour buses.

There is a very good youtube video about this.  IC no. is your thai NRC number.

If you are a foreigner you have to ring Shopee call center 02-017-8399. They will help process this. As you have to prepare your picture. Also a copy of your passport with name signed.    

4 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

This from the bottom of the image (click the image to enlarge it).  

Thailand does not require booster shots for entry to the country at this time.

 

Each country has a different standard of what is considered vaccinated. If you are going to Malaysia 3 doses is considered vaccinated.  Most other countries in the world two doses is considered vaccinated.

When I look at the images of him, He has bandages on feet, right leg to knee, forehead and right hand.

No mention of the type of motorcycle. If I fell off a motorbike with shoes, pants, helmet and gloves I would not have been injured like that. So he is a poster child for wear a helmet and gear and save your self from injury. Glad he made it ok.

Yes but its a good question because in malaysia it is now 3 shots.

It will get better, but going to take a while maybe a couple of years. But you never know. Worse might be around the corner ( Putin and Xi). Seems covid crisis is over as a reason, but the Chinese look tied up for at least another year over covid. The health of the European economy is going to be a key consideration. Thailand should seriously look at other ways to create economy than relying on Tourism. Does world economy look healthy to you?

Well I live in Yangon Myanmar. We were doing well just like Thailand until this strain came to us from illegal entries from bangladesh and it spread in rakhine undetected and made its way to yangon. So it is true its a very fast spreading strain and we have over 1000 cases a day in Yangon and around 25 deaths a day.

https://www.mmtimes.com/news/myanmar-warns-10-times-more-infectious-coronavirus-strain-second-wave-covid-19.html

Its not a joke. Its serious and you dont want it in thailand. We have been locked down here for a couple of months now with no end in sight.

Yes they dont know how to do plumbing and the gases come back up your shower and bathroom drains anything that doesnt have an s or p  bend in it. Thats what they are for. Also if your toilet is not sealed properly at its base it will come out there as they dont do a proper join to the toilet ceramic.

One solution not mentioned above are these silicon one way socks. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32660296420.html

Firstly I used to work in a car window tint company in Australia. Legal limit there is 35% and Meaning it lets 35% of light through. No front windscreens allowed.

Never buy window tint from the dealer as it is marked up excessively. 

They outsource it usually to another company in Australia.

To remove old window tint you steam it off.  We also used an ammonia based solution to remove the remnant glues. The rear window demister need to be treated carefully as the bars may come off. So steam and peel slowly works well.

A good tint film will be 3M in Thailand or Solargard or Luminar. Cheap ones fade and bubble and change colour quickly. Generally we give a lifetime guarantee in Aust. but it is only for purchaser. Cars are usually flipped in 5 years and the tint usually lasts 10 years.

Find out more by checking tint manufacturer websites. https://www.solargard.com/

Does have benefits. https://www.solargard.com/tint-laws/ shows no windscreen below AS1 line of top 5 inches of screen.

Regarding UV light Glass already removes UV light. Especially front screens according to this link.

Window film removes UVA and glass removes UVB. https://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/q12082.html

Cant get sunburnt through glass.

The reason for the 35% limit is safety at night. Window tint cools your car. Put 35% all round the side and rear and you should be fine. You can go darker in the back. I had a station wagon and had 5% rear so no could see in there and 20% on the rear sides. In Thailand those front windscreen and dark tints are a danger in unlit areas as night.

One good thing about window tints is that if the window breaks the film protects you from broken shattered glass.

Hope this helps. 

I dont believe in a creator God who made the universe. 

Sorry I have tried discussing it with him but he never answered.

And I was sincere.

But I do believe in doing good and that there is goodness in this world and that goodness is like a light and is full of love and all the kindness people attribute to God. 

The goodness that exists in people is infact the most beautiful thing in this whole world.

Imagine how dark it would be in your life without it. 

Are there good and bad actions is the real question you need to think about.

What is good and what is bad. 

What actions if undertaken will lead to happiness and benefit for oneself and for others.

How can we add more goodness, love, kindness and peace to the world as it appears to be an unlimited resource that is sustainable and reliable. 

How can we reduce the amount of bad actions in this world that lead to pain and suffering for ourselves and others.

This is the real questions I think we should ask. 

I think we are responsible in large measure for what we experience in our lives and how our lives affect others and this is a better explanation of what is going on than any I read in theistic books. 

Collectively we are all responsible for the light and darkness in the world. Which would you prefer?

6 hours ago, keith101 said:

So if these 4 major groups make up less than 40,000 which countries could possibly make up the other 1.56 million i think the math is a bit out .

Myanmar possibly....

3 minutes ago, jackdd said:

The job can't be so difficult if they still have time to make up their own rules. Just stamping somebody in is clearly easier than making up a rule to refuse him entry

Yes but they have supervisors on their case if they make a mistake so the pressure is on. And if they bust someone breaking the law maybe they can get a promotion for their smarts. So maybe they dont have incentive to just let everyone through.

Thanks for putting your experience for others to see and be aware of.

In all countries in the world immigration officers or officers of the law can have their own understanding of the law which may not be the law. It is not just a Thai thing. The best example of it I ever got of this was entering into Myanmar many years ago on a 1 year visa for meditation.  The immigration officer had never seen a 1 year meditation visa and she said it did not exist even though it was in front of her. She got all excited like I might have faked it. She tried to call her superior. She couldnt get him on the phone.  I asked her to let me show her something in my passport. I had another 2 of them already used in the same passport. She still insisted there is no 1 year meditation visa.  I also speak Burmese was very polite to her but she kept on about it not existing even though it was right in front of her, 3 of them in the same passport. Eventually she stamped me in for 1 year still shaking her head and saying it doesnt exist. 

I have also been to Thailand with visa exempt arrivals many times 6 or 8 times every year for last 8 years.

But I have never stayed more than a few days each time. 2 weeks at most. I have done 3 border crossings by land this year already from Myanmar. 

They look at your overall behaviour I spend most of the time in Myanmar. I have a multientry 1 year myanmar visa. It isnt hard to see where I am living.  So if you are really using the visa exempt for what it is meant to be used for and dont look like you could be using it to live in the country and settle down then you may not have an issue.

I have not been asked any questions except are you living in Myanmar in all that time when I go to Thailand.

My only concern is the visa exempt number of land entries. 

There are approximately 3 to 4 million Myanmar nationals working and living in Thailand. I hear different numbers from different Myanmar officials. They are are necessary part of the Thai economy now. They cant get rid of them. They have very strict rules now though and employers can be jailed and fined big fines. They have introduced documentation etc. Everytime I have been at Myanmar embassy in Bkk I overhear many cases of illegals trying to get a letter from embassy to get them back to Myanmar. Or the other day one complaining that the Thai employer had held his passport and wouldnt give it back or pay him his wages.

Immigration officials have rarely travelled as much as you have so they dont have your experience. They are hard working people in a difficult job facing thousands of entries a day. When I stand in those queues in any country I feel sorry for them. Especially when language issues come up. Put yourself in their shoes.

I think the point of the report is because so many Brits go to thailand the British Insurance industry wants to get more insurance bought for that country.  So put this out and up goes sales on Insurance policies. Its a sales pitch document.

"The report highlighted the importance of having valid travel insurance, with 71 percent of claims being for medical expenses.

The report also found that 48 percent of 15-24 year olds don’t even bother taking out travel insurance, while 25 percent incorrectly thought the British government would cover medical bills abroad."

I have a similar thing happening in august 2018. I am only in country a week at a time. I buy these 90 baht top up cards and keep them for arrival.

Everytime I come back its on Zero.  I add 90 and it seems to disappear overnight 12 baht each day.

I am connected to wifi overnight. So its interesting but data not turned off.

Its leaking all the time. Very hard to see where the data and money is going.

I buy the 24 hours or 3 days packages.  I wonder if I have some kind of package I dont know about on it.

How can I check all the packages on it? #123# just gives balance details.

17 hours ago, stevenl said:

If you look at the photos of Phoenix, you'll see it had a different engine door design.

I havent seen any pictures of phoenix's engine door design where are they?

On 7/6/2018 at 3:31 PM, gregk0543 said:

Thats a big boat. It must have been big waves to sink it. Something I dont think anyone had seen there before. With several boats swamped and in trouble it is more an untimely event than any negligence. They can only go on what they have experienced in the past.

After several days have gone back to take a look at this story. The boat was built in Thailand and the design was not very good. Boat builder and owner arrested.... and another of the same boat under construction...... "

“A boat engineer and consultant has analysed the plans for the vessels and determined that the ‘Phoenix’ design has inherent problems.”

“The design seems to have many flaws. The boat should not take to sea with many passengers. The most important thing is the engine door design at the lower level of the boat. When sea water got into the boat the boat engine would be flooded and would stop working."

This agrees with what I saw reported by Captain on thai news.

So the boat appears to be a major  issue.

https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/boat-and-life-jackets-not-fit-for-purpose

You have to investigate the circumstances more. I have been on a much smaller wooden boat in the Maldives which was sailing in smooth waters all day to an island and diving and on the way back a storm blew up and it was getting a little concerning. We couldnt see where we were going even and almost ran aground.

I can swim well we had life jackets so I wasnt that worried even if the boat went down. But the chinese on board were praying.

So these boats it must have been an unusually big storm to sink them. 

I think he adequately demonstrates the difficulty of getting those kids out. Great effort and job by all. 

It is not uncommon. I took a group of Burmese passport holders to the UK. Even with a visa he got taken away for a while because his name matched the name of a sanctioned individual. He told us it happened to him before. Birthdate was different. Nothing else matched.

This maybe relevant to your views on the matter.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/curt-stager/george-will-vs-climate-history_b_6493020.html