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LOL blotter acid has been a thing since the 1960s, in fact it's the typical way LSD is distributed to this day. Yup, that's precisely why people take it.

Yup, I have that stamp. Thanks. My confusion was because they did not also update my entry stamp (from the airport) to indicate I can stay longer than the expiration date of my prior Non-O visa. So according to that stamp, it looked like I had overstayed. As indicated by other people here, regardless of the "Until" date on that entry stamp, I have not overstayed.

Whew! Thank you everyone. This was my first time doing the renewal, wasn't sure whether I had screwed up or not. And for sure, I'll be getting the re-entry permit.

My non-O retirement visa was due to expire on Feb 13 2024 so I renewed it in late January. The visa extension says I'm now allowed to stay until Feb 13 2025. All good. So I thought. I just today noticed that the latest entry stamp on my passport (when I returned to Thailand in November) says I am permitted to stay until Feb 13 2024, and there is no supplemental mark or stamp saying that I am allowed to stay any longer than that. Have I just overstayed?? Was I still supposed to leave the country before Feb 13? How does this normally work?

We had a router-sized box mounted on the side of our house pointed in a specific direction. It connects via standard coax to a signal booster box under the stairs, then via coax to each room with a TV. We setup the TVs to auto-detect the channels and now we can use the TV remote to change channels. Something like 36 total channels. Previously we used a satellite dish with a separate tuner and remote, which was clunky. And I feel this digital signal is far clearer than what we got off the satellite. I'd post a photo of the box but it's dark out. I actually have no idea what this box is called, but it works perfectly.

I have previously always applied for my re-entry permit at the airport when departing, only took 10~15 minutes. Is this no longer an option?? Or is it no longer a recommended option?

I was unable to book online, there were zero spot available at any time, so I assumed the site was broken. Instead I just wandered down there mid-day, got my queue #, got the retirement visa extended and outta there in just over one hour. If CM Immigration continue being this efficient I'm gonna have to stop griping about them.

I went to a Michael Buble concert in BKK a few years ago. Paid good money for good floor seating as the wife is a huge fan. Once the show was underway I noticed all the hi-so Thais in the audience surrounding us were making a commotion. They were talking LOUDLY amongst themselves, carrying on conversations with their backs to the stage, pouring drinks for each other, taking photos of each other, one was livestreaming herself for the entire show, and everyone in this area were completely oblivious to the performance and the other audience members who were trying to enjoy the show. I recon they all got free tickets and had little or no idea who Micheal Buble is, they were just there to be seen by their peers. My wife commented we would have had a better experience up in the bleachers. Needless to say, we have not been to another concert in BKK since then. I don't live in BKK so I never encounter these hi-so people, but all I can draw from this experience was what horrible vile people they all were.

Here's a couple comparable public sites like The Pirate Bay, https://1337x.to and https://torrentgalaxy.to/. There are also, of course, specialty trackers (anime, pr0n, documentaries, k-dramas, warez, etc) and private trackers out there. Those you gotta search for. Personally, I only torrent these days when a direct download is not available. Armed with an Alldebrid account, Jdownloader2 or a NAS, I can snag (nearly) anything I want - and be watching it - in a matter of seconds. Best of all, there is zero chance of getting 'busted' for piracy - though that's never really been an issue in Thailand.

Don't know where you've been but The Pirate Bay has long since lost the torrent crown, it is now poorly managed, finding new releases is very hit and miss, and it is chock full of viruses and malware. Any self-respecting pirate would never in a million years use that site, anymore.

Yeah, as others mentioned, if you are going to buy HDD locally, only buy from JIB or Banana or other official vendors. You can buy from their official store on Lazada or directly at their brick and mortar store (same price). If you're gonna purchase from HD overseas, those ebay drives are refurbished - not new - and more importantly, no warranty. The last thing I personally would put in my NAS is a refurbished HD with no warranty. If you want the cheapest drive, with full 3 year warranty, just purchase from Amazon. You'll get free shipping (normally under 2 weeks). Price beats any legit Thailand price by a decent amount.

https://ingjaiclinic.com/ Recommended. He helped a family member overcome severe bipolar disorder when other doctors back home couldn't do it.

It was appx. one month later. I would add though that that was the only time I've had the entire import fee refunded. Usually it's few dollars only. Sometimes nothing at all.

Don't bother buying SSDs locally, they are insanely expensive or often, as you found, unavailable. I bought the 2TB variant of the Samsung 990 from Amazon in August. They offered free shipping (took 8 days) and the import fee was only $17 - which a month later was refunded in full. So total cost was US$160.

That could be the case. They just last month opened a Thaiwatsadu/BnB mega-store in Sansai.

TOT (NT) may be a dinosaur but they are very competitive. They are currently offering 50% discount for the first year on a new fibre installation. We didn't even knew there was a promotion, they just offered it when we installed at our new house. We've been using TOT for a decade, their support has been top-notch, whenever there's any issues they will send an engineer over to take a look and fix usually within a couple hours. Over the last decade they have upgraded our speed periodically without even notifying us or charging us extra - not that I'm complaining. There's also (almost) no restrictions on use, it's unlimited data, I can download pirated torrents and streams without worry, some pr0n sites are blocked as per Thailand regulations, but no big deal.

Was this hearing just for show? I can't imagine anyone really genuinely cares about residents' concerns. The aircraft noise is also pretty damn annoying here in San Sai. The planes usually take off and bank right, right over my house. The Korean Air flight at 11pm is the last super loud one - I use it as an alarm to remind me to stop smoking weed and playing video games and go to bed. Can't imagine how people are gonna deal with 24h flights! Good thing I'm moving house in a few weeks, far from any flight path.

My experience has been neither positive nor negative. However earlier this year it was not positive. I had a filling which needed replacing. The dentist removed and replaced an entirely different filling (on the same tooth). The female dentist had seemed distracted. I didn't notice until I got home. Eventually I went back to my regular dentist (Dental World on the moat) and took care of it properly.

This is a touchy subject to address publicly, I hope you catch my drift. Let's just say for the last four years many Thais have chosen to no longer honor the tradition of standing when they hear a certain song. Don't worry, no one is gonna haul you out of the cinema and off to jail.

Here's my take on why that is: Typically when you purchase "discounted" items you are not eligible to also use points or coupons at the checkout for those items, so you have to pay the full "discounted" price.

It may not be as rare as you think. After we "came out" to a few close friends, we discovered another thai/farang married couple we know closely were also open, two single Thai female friends of ours have been dating married guys, and we have heard plenty of gossip about other couples we knew. It's a topic which is not discussed openly in Thailand, tho it is common amongst Thai couples for the husband to have a gik and the wife tolerates it. It's not for every relationship - the married friends of ours eventually broke up. We stay together because we respect each other and communicate constantly and try to ensure no one gets their feelings hurt for whatever reason. There's plenty of english language reading material and podcasts on the subject - if you or your wife have any interest in the idea.

Not the answer you are looking for, perhaps, but why not chat up married women? I'm in a similar marriage as yourself, albeit just a few years younger. My wife is Thai in her 40s. We both consider our marriage as "open". She has a side gig, and so do I. We discuss this topic openly, and we both feel happy when the other has a date. No jealousy, ever. I dated many young women over the years, but eventually got bored dating women under 40, as they typically want to settle down sooner than later, and/or they often require far more attention and remuneration than I can offer them. I eventually met a beautiful Thai woman on Tinder who is married to an Australian, also an open-marriage, and she's simply seeking a long-term companion/date. Perfect match for me, and to top it off she has her own money. She's over 40, and one thing I've learned about "older" women is they don't have time for playing games, they are worldly and are great for conversation, plus they know exactly what they like in bed, and never too shy to try something new.

Such a rubbish idea. "Somebody" (you can guess who) will collect a 3% commission on every transaction - in AND out. Not only is that extortionate, it's unnecessary. Even PromptPay, which works just fine, is commission-free. Plus a lot of older people are gonna be left out because they are unable to navigate the process of collecting their money, for all sorts of reasons. Finally, adding all this cash into the economy will just cause inflation to shoot up rapidly - so we'll all be paying more than $10k baht soon enough, just from inflation. But, of course, they are gonna go through with it anyway, despite absolutely nobody wanting it.

No, that's incorrect. Try going to Tops and buy a 2 litre bottle of Coca-Cola. You can't - not any more. Because at some point, recently, they shrunk the bottle size ever so slightly. So you can buy a 1.95 litre bottle of Coke now. Costs the same price as the old 2 litre bottle. And the bottle basically looks the same as before too. It does say 1.95 litre right on the bottle (look close), so they're not lying. But now they can sell you 2.5% less product for the same price. Step 4: profit Just as egregious, IMO, is something like what Tipco and Malee and other local major juice brands have started doing. Try to find pure 100% Apple juice. Sure, the bottle says "Apple Juice", and below it, "100% juice". But look at the fine print in the ingredients and you'll discover it's some percentage from 75% to 90% apple juice, the rest is grape juice. In fact they have started mixing grape juice with most of their products. IMO, even that small percentage of grape juice ruins the rest of the juice. I'm willing to pay more for 100% of the juice I want, but that can be challenging these days.