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I also saw a white Model 3 in Hua Hin last week.  Several years ago I saw a Model S at the Banyan golf course.  They're brought in on the grey market from Hong Kong or the UK if you've got the money to pay 3X list price.

My friend is a travel blogger who lives in Penang, Malaysia and she just published this article about digital nomad visas around the world.  She didn't include Malaysia in the list so I can safely assume there is no such option there:

https://sandinmycurls.com/digital-nomad-visas-and-remote-worker-visas/

I use DoggCatcher on Android.  It has a great search function and I think you can copy/paste a link to the source of any podcast.

I'm on the Co-owner's board for my condo.  We have the same expenses going out as always, however less room cleaning has led to a voluntary small reduction in the pay for the cleaning ladies.

After a nearly perfect 10 year payment history, we have about 15 people out of 168 who have not paid their 2021 commons fees.  They are all accruing interest penalties and will have their water turned off if they don't pay.

You buy a condo, you are responsible for your commons fees under the Condominium Act.

I got a 500 baht ticket for going 135 near Chumpon, so it looks like my speed limit is 135 and I skip my next massage!

Read it carefully, it says "for high risk groups."  Don't get yourself too worked up.

About 1.5 million baht, but I own my condo so no rent money going out.  Some of that goes to China for all of the electronics parts I order.

19 hours ago, kynikoi said:

 

Dear God,

 

Not this again.

 

Only thing that pink card has proven useful for is wasting a person's time. Really needs to be renamed Geezercard©

 

No government official has ever turned me away for lack of a pink card. If you showed it to a cop they would laugh. Seriously.

I got on an airplane with it once.  No other ID shown.

34 minutes ago, skatewash said:

This guide to using the Doctors Ready (mor prom in Thai) LINE Official Account to register for the Covid-19 vaccine is very helpful.  It's not really an app, that's why you can't find it in the Play Store.  The attached guide does a good job to get you started.

 

COVID Vaccination Registration Information-03-05-2021.pdf 324.41 kB · 4 downloads

Hey thanks!  That's my document, from our Facebook group  "❤️ Hua Hin COVID-19 Community Support ❤️".   All are welcome to join to get the best information we can out to our members.

4 minutes ago, mikosan said:

https://morpromt2a.moph.go.th/

I just downloaded it via LINE on my computer and it was automatically picked up on my phone.  It is in Thai, but I'll get my girlfriend to help me with that.  Not sure I'll be able to register as I don't have a pink card, but we'll see and it's a start.

Yes, that's the Line app everyone is using.  We're looking for separate apps for iPhone and Android.

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Mohpromt 

 

Your Appstore location (apple) has to be set to Thailand....  (the Moh promt App is not available outside of Thailands App store). 

 

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201389

 

 

(just having your current location , date & time settings etc - is not the same as setting your Appstore location)

 

Thanks for the correct spelling, I'll put that in my document.

I'm on Android with Thailand set and nothing shows up with that name, but I'll keep checking.

3 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Sure but some of us are high risk and want to find a sure thing place before running here and there to crowded places around town.

Hire a Grab driver to take a note from you to each hospital.  The hospital staff can write the answers and the Grab driver will bring it back.

Just now, WaveHunter said:

Can you expound a bit?  Which government hospital?  What is the procedure? (Call first, just walk in the door...)

Any government hospital.  Just walk in the front door and ask.  Nothing with this is going to be exactly and perfect, so you're going to have to go and do some of the work yourself.

2 minutes ago, WaveHunter said:

Why is everything in Thailand always so confusing and convoluted LOL?  The Mor Prom app on line was almost impossible to find, and now that I found it, it is entirely written in Thai, and seems to require a PINK CARD # (which I don't have).

 

Can anyone provide explanation or links for the following questions? (I'm sure I'm not the only one confused about all of this, and googling has not provided much help, so if you have answers, you'd be helping me and probably a lot of others too).  If you have nothing useful to add, please don't reply to my post with non-pertinent comments or remarks:

 

• I have a Thai Drivers License; is there a possibility that it could be used in lieu of a pink card?  When I first came to Thailand I was advised there was absolutely no reason to get a pink card if you had a Thai drivers license...but I have heard nothing mentioned about it being acceptable for this Mor Prom app.

• Is there some setting on Mor Prom app so it reads in English?  I am English speaking and it is impossible to navigate through the app as is for me.

• Is there an actual phone app in the works that will replace this one currently on LINE (that hopefully will allow English selection)?

• If registering through this app isn't going to work for me, what in-person registration alternatives are there in the PATTAYA area?

No. No. No.  Go to a government hospital.

I just made a post in my Hua Hin COVID support group with all of the vaccination information I've been able to find and validate. The over-60s among us, or people with one of the health issues, should be able to register via the Line account as I've detailed in the PDF file. Let me know if you can successfully register and if you're able to book an appointment.

You'll need to request membership in the group as per normal FB, I'll keep watching for new requests.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/144311410249248/permalink/370390620974658

29 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

The other number is on the back of the card, in a white box

Thanks!  The first number required is the long one across the top of the Pink card, the second number required is the one on the back in the white box.

2 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Update, eventually successful booking on the Mor Prom app, using Pink ID

There doesn't appear to be any options without a Thai ID number. A thai can book on behalf of someone else but it still requires that persons ID number

I'm putting together information for our Hua Hin COVID support Facebook group.  I tried to enter my Pink card, but the Line form is asking for two numbers.  I see a number across the top of the card and another number under my picture.  Which numbers did you enter from your card to get through the validation?  Thanks!

I've got a Samsung 5G phone and will be going to America in September for 3 months so I look forward to information on this.

On my old Thai 4G phone the only US provider that actually worked was AT&T which I hate so I'd be really happy with another provider.

On the advice of a crypto-savvy Thai friend I've just signed up at bitkub.com.  They claim to be Thailand's leading crypto site.

They have an extensive identification process, with special handling for US citizens, which I'm going through now.  It will take up to 14 days to authenticate me before I can start trading.  They will report my activity directly to the IRS.

I've been using Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi for over a year.  I've tied in my LAN, TV, aircons, AC outlets, solar power meters and LED lights (flashed with the Tasmota firmware).  I have scripts for different scenes, triggers when I leave and arrive based on my phone leaving or joining the Wifi network, and a voice control system (for $5/month).  You have to commit to a deep-dive in the underlying tech, but the power is there to provide a ton of functionality.  If you're not afraid of super tech, it's a fun thing to invest a lot of time in.

I have made several YouTube videos on it.  Due to TV policy, please PM me and I'll send you the links.

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