Old Croc

He's posted this, and another pic, on several different unrelated topics. Strange.

Not many get cremated twice.

It's not just Google, others are making it annoying to log in. Lazda for instance now requires an email code check.

It appears he hasn't been able to meet the retirement extension financial requirements for some time and has been using an agent to get extensions. (Perhaps since some Embassies refused to certify income?) He departed, returned, then overstayed without seemingly being aware of the basic legal requirements for long term stay. Apparently now, he cannot even afford the "dodgy" agent method. Border bouncing also appears to be outside his physical and financial ability. I wonder if he even has provision for health emergencies. Incidentally, there are many of us expats in our 70s, and older, who have a very good grasp of the requirements to live here and are also au fait with phone and computer use. Advanced age doesn't automatically beget befuddlement. In my opinion NancyL has the best plan for his future, although, if he has family ties here prepared to care for him, perhaps the thought of just lying low might work (not recommended).

No street lighting in the countryside. The highways must be littered with legless riders. Actual, thinking about it...............

Wife bought home a bag of quail eggs from the local market a couple of days ago. Ha some boiled for breakfast yesterday. (Loei)

No such thing.

For information. Copy of self-explanatory email from Medibank. Dear ......., I am writing to provide you with a further update on the cybercrime, which is subject to a criminal investigation by the Australian Federal Police (AFP). From the very start, we have committed to being transparent about what we know, and how it impacts you. We understand you’ve left Medibank, but we are writing to former customers to alert them to this incident because customer data – both current and former – is our highest priority. Unfortunately, it is now clear that the criminal has taken data that belongs to Medibank customers, in addition to that of ahm and international student customers. This is a distressing development and I unreservedly apologise. What's happened We have received a series of additional files from the criminal. We have been able to determine that this includes: A copy of the file received last week containing 100 ahm policy records – including personal and health claims data A file of a further 1,000 ahm policy records – including personal and health claims data Files which contain some Medibank and additional ahm and international student customer data Given the complexity of what we have received, it is too soon to determine the full extent of the customer data that has been stolen. We will continue to analyse what we have received to understand the total number of customers impacted, and specifically which information has been stolen. As we continue to investigate the scale of this cybercrime, we expect the number of affected customers to grow as this unfolds. What we are doing I know you'll be anxious to hear whether your personal data has been taken as part of this event. While we cannot provide that clarity today, our teams are working around the clock to verify the full extent of the data that has been stolen. If we find your data has been stolen, we will notify you, by email, as soon as we can. Until this verification process is complete, unfortunately our contact centre and retail teams will not have access to further information on whether your data has been stolen. You can visit our website for our most recent updates, answers to frequently asked questions, as well as a reminder of the further resources available. Our contact centre team is available on 13 23 31 to answer other questions that you may have. It’s important to remain vigilant to suspicious communications received via email, text or phone call, and I encourage you to review the valuable information offered by the Australian Cyber Security Centre, including clear advice on how to further protect yourself. I want to thank you again for your continued understanding as we work through this event. Regards, David Koczkar Chief Executive Officer, Medibank

True. We have farm properties totaling about 20 rai in Loei Province. Finding locals to do almost anything is very difficult. Those not fitting the description above, are either too old, too involved with minding grandkids or too busy with their own land holdings. Labour is almost impossible to find. I'm worried how our 6 rai of ripening corn will be picked and packed by just the wife. I do what I can from my wheelchair, such as cutting lawns, weed control, fish feeding, etc., to the amusement of passersby, but have no qualms about anyone getting officious about the legality. When active at all, the police are mainly concerned about the amount of yaba being funneled through the local highways or the antics of local users.

Why are visas on arrival only available at entry points?

Photos can be deceiving. They anchor about 1 1/2 kms out in deep water. They don't dock at a pier as stated in the OP. Passengers are ferried in.

Surprisingly large and newly built to be on the Singapore run. Tonnage even higher than the QM2.

Thailand is not a signatory to the Convention so even with these new policy guidelines (see link) many genuine claimants are still not guaranteed succor in this country: (Refugee advocates fear that, with all the possible exemptions, the program “could be the mechanism that screens people out instead of screening people in”)

In his first post, to which I was responding, he stated he did have such an extension. It's easy to be clever after the actual situation is explained in a later post.