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I went to Villa this morning and bought two. They were 900g. each.

So much for Villa's accuracy in describing them. Mind you, they are more of the size I actually wanted when I started looking. One of them is sitting in a pale of water to defrost and I'm going to roast it later.

On 6/4/2024 at 8:25 PM, Liverpool Lou said:

Why can't you pay? 

Because that would mean they're working without a permit.

2 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

The baby chickens have been available on my Villa App since you posted (at the Avenue). As said before they are only 149 baht not 170 like you posted and I just checked and there's about 30 in freezer opposite the deli counter.

 

These come in a clear plastic bag with no marketing packaging like big companies do...up to you but I won't be buying any lol

 

Thanks. I looked in the freezer but it didn't click on what I was seeing. I will pop in there tomorrow.

Tried the Villa website again this morning. Still showing it as in stock.

I want to cook small chickens, not the 1.5-kilo ones that most supermarkets sell.

I seemed to remember the Villa had them on their website, so I checked. Yep, there they were 300g 170Baht and in stock. So I went to Villa today and found the 1.5kilo ones, could I find the 300g ones NO.  Asked the staff at the meat counter and they had no idea what I was talking about I don't mind them being out of stock but it does piss me off to get there only to find the information on their website is wrong.

So does anybody know where I could buy these baby chickens?

My PC needs some work on it. It's running so slow it's ridiculous. Sometimes it just comes out of a page when I'm trying to do something else. The trouble is I have no idea what to do. I use Glary's (Free edition) but that doesn't seem to make any difference. Is there a computer expert in Pattaya who would come to my condo and sort it out? Obviously, I can't pay them (if they're an expat) but I can pay their expenses.

Or, is there a shop in Pattaya which if I take it there can sort out all the problems? I don't mean TUK.com. I bought my PC at Liberty Computers and they used to sort out my problems but they don't seem to operate the same way anymore. There was a shop near Big C that did home visits but that closed years ago.

I'm deaf (hearing aids) and would much prefer somebody at home who speaks English to explain to me what's what.

I know at some stage I will have to upgrade to 11 but my system doesn't meet the requirements so I need some advice on that as well.

Last week had a problem and HD Prime said to sign in with .com instead of .me. Afterwards worked fine. 1 o'clock this morning signed out from my PC after watching the cricket on HD Prime.  9.30 this morning tried to sign in account was blocked.

I used to pay monthly (at 7/11) but sometimes had a problem sending the money so I paid for a year. I'm regretting it now. I still have 6 months to run.

Also, does anybody know the latest price of Preferred Seat selection on CE, I have hunted for it but seems invisible.

Since typing that I have been looking at seat charges at EVA. $60 each way. So that takes the gap back to 10,000 Baht again, It seems I can't win.

Of all the flights I have had over the years (albeit the last one was 10 years ago), I have always had an aisle seat. At my age now with a weak bladder and the need to stretch a few times, I need an Aisle seat. As this is probably going to be my last trip to the UK (and my last flights) I was hoping that it would all be plain sailing. No such luck.

Thanks to all of you who replied.

As I will be staying with various family members who have their plans for the summer I am waiting for their decision on the best time to come to fit in with everybody.

Because of this, I am still looking for flights. My original thought was July into August but that's out.

The more I looked the harder it came to find the cheapest. The gap between CE and EVA is sometimes only 4.000 Baht. If that ends up it will be EVA and not CE. I'm not tight but 10,000 is too much but 4,000 is acceptable.

I am not sure where to post this so If a moderator wants to move it be my guest.

I will be flying to the UK (Heathrow) later in the year and the prices have jumped considerably. EVA 43,000, Thai 62,000. So I started searching. China Eastern doesn't look too bad considering it's 10,000 Baht cheaper. My only concern is the procedure in Shanghai. Will I be a Transit passenger with my luggage checked all the way through or will I have to go through customs with my luggage and then check in again? Has anybody flown with China Eastern to London recently?

If it's the Customs route how long did it take and was there enough time to do it comfortably?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

PS Do they serve alcohol?

I drove 300,000 miles in my last job before coming here. I had 3 accidents, each one caused by people who drove into me from behind. The cause every time was the same, not drunk just not paying enough attention to one of the most dangerous things we do. Of course, I'm ignoring the most dangerous place of all. The Kitchen.

     Any updates on this?

As I posted before. All of you that indulge in the habit should just get out there and start buying. It's not as though the product is going to go off if you buy a year's supply while it's still legal.

The one main thing to bear in mind is the cost of Medical Insurance. Mine is the most expensive expense I have every month and it just gets bigger every year. It's now 200,000 Baht a year and it's never going to go down.

On 5/19/2024 at 12:33 AM, treetops said:

 

What's this button for?

 

I prefer to say thank you rather than just click on something.

On 5/17/2024 at 1:50 PM, ujayujay said:

You don't seem to be the brightest candle, kill the street dogs and possibly all the snakes too, is the opposite; the rats are multiplying uncontrollably....do you understand this.....I think not really

I can remember a TV programme on British TV years ago. They showed a village in Thailand that was catching snakes and selling them. The only problem was that the snakes kept the rat population down. They were being overrun by rats.

To all that replied to help me, I send my thanks. It's what a forum like this is for.

I'm using the 65,000 /month via Wise. One more question I thought of. if you print out the 12-month statement at home does it have to be on the morning you go to the bank for the letters?

Sorry, feeling a bit thick, I understand printing a 12-month statement at home and taking it to the bank. They then give you 2 letters to take to immigration, What two letters? One is obviously a balance on that day what's the other one, and what happens to the 12-month statement do you still take that to Immigration?

And does it work at Jomtein Immigration? Every time I go there there is always something I'm short of.

Thanks

7 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

No you don't.  The branch across from Soi 6 opens early 0830 from my last contact there.

I will go to the Thepprasit Road branch and ask then. 2 years ago I had to go to my home branch to get them and last year I just went there automatically.

I made a mistake when I opened my BB account. Instead of Thepprasit Road (I mile), I went to Central Festival on the theory that the staff would be much more fluent in English there. They weren't but that's water under the bridge

.My main question is does anybody else have experience banking there?  I need to do my yearly extension (retirement) and wondered if anybody knew the best time to go or is it busy all the time.

I know Central opens at 11 but last year at 11 the bank was already busy.

Last thing do you know what time you can access the parking so at least have a chance to get to the bank before anybody else?

What is annoying I know exactly what times the local branch is not busy but you have to do the letter and yearly statement at your home branch.

On 5/11/2024 at 1:18 PM, Dioj said:

A flip flop of the highest order. The likes of which the world has never seen before. In fact, I don't even know this flip flop very well. It might be a terrific flip flop for all I know. But many people have said to me that it is a very bad flip flop. The best people say that. Most people didn't even know these things. And I have the absolute right to say this. Let's make flip flops great again!

Let us not forget that Thailand has a long history of flip-flops.

1782 to 1939 Siam.

1939 to 1945 Thailand

1945 to 1949 Siam

1949 to today Thailand.

I went to Immigration yesterday (twice). I noticed that most people are taking no notice of the one-way systems on Soi 5 and 7. Have the powers that be decided that they weren't working or is it that they just can't be bothered?