Norrad

Sounds like we may have been talking to the same girl

3 minutes ago, ozmeldo said:

Yup, I meant TOEIC.

 

What is the minimum score? Curious.

 

Thank you very much.

Very low scores are required. I remember it being 600 for the TOEIC and Band 6 for the IELTS.

TOEIC or IELTS are both accepted.

4 minutes ago, johng said:

If the phone was in her right hand ( video still) how did she keep the throttle open ?
With her right foot maybe.

You can still hold the throttle open with something in your hand (you only need two fingers and your palm or even just one finger and your palm, but you lose all front brake control.

5 minutes ago, phil2407 said:

Don’t they have barriers on both sides of the road with the train track or am I missing something in the video? 

Both sides of the track. Look carefully and you will notice them. Not easy with the quality of the video though. She impacts one which sways wildly, while the other one stays still.

They are definitely stepping up the raids. Apparently a well known EP school in central Bangkok had a visit and all documents were very carefully checked. I would recommend all those teachers without degrees or paperwork should pack up and get out now or face getting arrested.

Still wondering how she can ride a Yamaha M-Slaz with clutch and accelerator while using her phone. The mind boggles here.

34 minutes ago, Expatthailover said:

Typical ..facebook allows a 3rd party to casually rip off the data of 87 m users and assist in the election of the worst POTUS in history and help uk leave the eu.

Not a wimper.

A thai company makes a similar mistake but far less implications and ho hum lets denigrate thailand and its people.

The Facebook data breach was not exactly the same as leaking customer's personal identification details (Name, ID, Birth Date, Address, Phone etc. <- everything needed for ID fraud). Facebook data consisted of likes and preferences, enough to build a metric profile that if used correctly could show you information that would influence your decisions but not be used for identity fraud (no-one could steal your ID and thereby open accounts in your name).

7 hours ago, markytarky said:

Zebra crossings on Thai roads are nothing more than a waste of paint. 

Nope they are extremely useful. They make it easier to see the blood after hitting a pedestrian.

Input errors happen. Don't stress about it. Just show them the exit stamp in your passport if you are ever asked.

In my case I think the issue may have been that I was exiting with my young son, so we were pulled aside by a supervisor who stamped us both out at her desk and simply put the stamped departure cards in her drawer. For all I know those cards are still in her desk and they never made it into the system. According to my old landlord they made a note of it and left.

I'm not going to panic about it as I can simply show them my departure stamp (a full 2 months before my extension was going to expire) and entry stamp to my home country the next time I go to Thailand.

Seems immigration is stepping up their game. I woke up to an email from my old landlord asking if I was still in Thailand, as immigration had been around to check my address. I left Thailand the middle of last year.

I had the same thing happen at exactly the same spot (that's the road heading out of China town to cross the bridge to Thonburi). I was in that same lane and was sideswiped by a taxi making the turn without indicating. I suffered only minor injuries, but the taxi sped off only to get caught in traffic under the bridge. One of the delivery guys on an old Vespa caught up to the taxi and tried to make him stop, but he wouldn't and just pushed through into a side road and disappeared. The Vespa guy got a picture of the license plate and we went to the cops, but nothing came from it.

Just watched the video and she looks horrible 

Feel super sorry for her kids though. Had to laugh at the French guy thinking he will be out later to look after his dog.

So both confessed to murdering him now?

They are definitely marketing the hell out of Thailand in SA at the moment and offering some amazing deals. 7 nights in Phuket for R7999 ($650) all inclusive (flights, accommodation, food and taxes). No wonder numbers are up. Heck many could afford to do it every month if they could get the time off work.

39 minutes ago, mitsubishi said:

Somewhere down the line he was confronted by the Italian himself, perhaps not aware she was even married? Regardless the Italian then gets the bright idea of slashing the French guy who was cucking him down the face. SCARRING him for LIFE.

All reports say that the woman was the one who gave him that slash on his face.

Natural borders refers to mountain and jungle that separates countries. Back in 2006 myself and some friends ended up in Laos while doing some offroad biking up near Nan. This was pre-GPS on phone days and the only way we knew we were in Laos was when we were stopped by some Laotian soldiers at a village we decided to by some snacks at. After explaining our mistake they explained that we were about 40km inside Laos and that we should travel with the Sun on our right to get back into Thailand. All smiles and we were off and back in Thailand for dinner without a single checkpoint.

Definitely smarter than people form those 'shithole' countries...

1 minute ago, Cory1848 said:

Also, when an African government or company is seeking a foreign business partner or investor, needless and stupid insults like Trump's only serve to disadvantage US companies who may be bidding on such ventures -- to the advantage of Chinese companies, for instance. So much for being a "great businessman," "the best negotiator"!

All part of the plan. Alienate enough allies and others who haven't taken a side yet and the Russians and Chinese can move in freely to grab their business and resources. I still wonder who actually thinks Trump's strings aren't being pulled by Moscow and Beijing.

6 minutes ago, Goinghome said:

Thanks for the reply just hope they don't speak to my 5yr old, as she is going to be very upset leaving her Mum.

Any other suggestions would be appreciated.The trials and Tribulations of officials can be very stressful. 

Try a dry run overland, as someone recommended (first to somewhere like Cambodia). If you eventually have issues flying out from the airport then you could always do a land crossing to Malaysia and try to fly out from there.

Get a letter from her saying that she gives you permission to leave the country with them and have a copy of her ID card attached to the letter. It's hit and miss with immigration at the airport.

My son only has a foreign passport that he entered Thailand on and uses. I've never had problems or questions when taking him on visa runs over land, but have twice been asked at the airport. The last time the officer wanted to talk to my ex even though I had a letter and affidavit from my embassy.

Even if you have your child's EU passport it's difficult to board a flight without the mother's permission. You may face questions from the airline and then again from immigration who often want to speak to the mother personally, as they did in my case. If you do manage to get a new passport for your child then you could try crossing the border overland. Immigration never questioned me at land borders when I took my son on visa runs with me.