Grusa

4 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

Both the RTP and Thai Immigration Dep't; internally connected anyway, are both Criminal Organisations from top to bottom.  This is a recognised fact by the United Nations, who lists them as such.

reference please?

Singapore knows how to deal with such people. But it has an effective police force, too.

20 hours ago, Big Joke said:

Wow. If I was a Thai multi billionaire golf course owner (who make their fortune with a business that has nothing to do with golf) I too would be having sleepless nights worrying if my golf course was going to be among the 30% that fail and is turned into farmland.

Actually, National Park land, it has been alleged.

It IS easy. Stop eating.

There were no fat people in Belsen.

Once you have realised that truth, then start thinking about what, and how much, you should eat.

I really do mean....THINKING.

My understanding is that a pink card is not acceptable, because 1. it does not carry your passport number, 2. the name etc. are in Thai, and 3. it is, in theory at least, only valid in the province of issue.

Your Thai DL does carry your passport number, but there could be a problem if you have renewed your passport since the last renewal of the DL, as the numbers won't match.

5 hours ago, superal said:

Give us a clue , there are at least 3 golf courses there , so which one? I have played the Bonanza and Rancho Charnvee 

Rancho Charnvee, with its private airstrip, 5star hotel, etc., etc.

Try these:-

https://images.app.goo.gl/ZidsfCc8agsj2CYc9

1 hour ago, bruce Collard said:

Hopefully all the clubs that said "Thai's Only" during the pandemic. Like Waterford Valley in Chiang Rai province.

 

You all have sufficient self-respect not to go back, don't you?

Will you go to the golf course owned by the foreigner-hating health minister, in Khao Yai?

1 hour ago, Rookiescot said:

Beer.

Beer cures everything.

Wrong. Whisky!

11 minutes ago, Grumpy John said:

I am greatly concerned about this virtual plane.   Did it sustain any theoretical damage?   Was it a virtual writeoff?  Does Prayut have enough insurance cover for a hyperthetical payout to the virtual owners of the virtual plane? Could we substitute an actual aircraft...preferably an unmanned drone...please?

Here is a picture of an unmanned drone:-.........

16 hours ago, Yinn said:

Deleted Idiots.

Unfortunately they are not.....but they should be!

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

It was perhaps the exercise he took to get to Big-CX which sufficed. I am surprised to see the place in Foodland as being recommended, elbow to elbow dining does not suit everyone.

It was the food I was commenting on, not the ambience. Besides, with the "New Normal" elbows are not allowed!

There is nowhere there at which it is worth thinking about eating! Go up the road to Foodland, Toh Phlu in there is very good, and the exercise to get there will not kill you. 

19 hours ago, Crossy said:

Like the PF the start surge can be extremely variable, I've not really looked in to it, but the better lamps have a series NTC that limits the inrush and gives a degree of soft start. Cheap lamps don't, so turning on at the peak of the mains cycle puts 350V across the uncharged filter capacitor with the current limited only by the rectifier.

Ah! Is that why LED lights of any and all types suffer sudden random death, despite the "guaranteed" billion hours lifetime?

Thank you for all the input!

Talking to the neighbours is a non-starter, they are not resident, right now, only the workers putting up the ugliest window and door grilles I have ever seen, installing these cameras, and building two-storey granny flat come garage in the front garden - thankfully we can't see it from our side.

I object on principle to having to spoil our limited views of the world by fitting film, net curtains, etc., etc., especially as we like to have the windows wide open for airflow. If they really want to see my ancient body, good luck to them, but my occasional guests are a different  matter.

So, I will be buying one of those IR floodlights, and mounting it directly opposite the offending camera. I have considered whether cooking the camera with a laser would work, but where would I source such a thing? Laser pointers and the like would not, I think, be powerful enough, and industrial stuff too dangerous and expensive. Then there's the legal consequences of damaging other peoples property.

The neighbours backing on to our property have installed security cameras. One of them faces directly at our back wall, and must take in all three storeys, with direct views into bedrooms and bathrooms.

Is there a legal right to privacy, and how would a farang invoke  it?

8 hours ago, steven100 said:

Khun Prayut graduated with a bachelor of science degree from Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy. Like his direct predecessor, Anupong Paochinda, and former defence minister Prawit Wongsuwan, Prayut is a member of the army's "eastern tigers" faction.  

Our Khun Prayut studied in Class 12 of the Armed Forces Academies Preparatory School before moving on to Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy in Class 23.

A former commander of the 2nd Infantry Battalion of the 21st Infantry Regiment, he has also held the posts of commander of the 21st Infantry Regiment, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division, and commander of the First Army Area. He was later promoted to Army chief-of-staff then deputy Army chief, eventually assuming the top post of Army commander-in-chief.

Khun Prayut is the chief of the National Council for Peace and Order 

Our Khun Prayut Chan O Cha became the prime minister and NCPO chief in August 2014.

 

So not very well educated then. Just clawed his way to (nearly) the top of the tree, in spite of his mediocrity. Or nepotism, or paid his way?

What about MICE?

One good acronym deserves another!

7 hours ago, nikmar said:

That is a suck job, not a <deleted>. For a <deleted>, you stick the hose in the other orifice, on the top.

It's quite a good idea to empty the thing and clean the filter before you go, otherwise you could end up with a lot of stuff going where you wouldn't really want it!

????

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Thats why its a good idea to hook up with a Thai girl.  To take care of business for you.

But...but....but........     Mrs G (farang) won't let me!

1 hour ago, Benmart said:

Pattaya could use similar photo ops. Thepprasit, Thappraya and Sukumvit. Take your pick, any day and time. Out of control 6 am to past midnight.

Sukhumvit: Na Jomtien to Sattahip, midnight to 4am. Bring back the curfew!

1 hour ago, CorpusChristie said:

The number in Green is how many people "like" your posts .

You have 818 post likes in over a 1000 posts .

You are not too popular and no many people like your posts.....................sorry to have to be the one who breaks this to you 

See post #29.

3 hours ago, RichCor said:

i'll just leave these here...

 

What do the little black dots, under our Avatar, represent?
By Costas2008, June 1, 2014 in Forum support desk

 

The Dot System Explained
By geronimo, July 23, 2019 in Farang Pub - fun, entertainment and Expat life

OK thanks, I have read these. I always suspected, now I KNOW how sad a community is TV. 

I shall be content with  being a nondescript unliked and disrespected member. 

As if I cared......