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Cheaper if you book direct with the operator, Roong Reaung Coach, instead of though an agent! 473 baht... https://rrcticket.com/customer/Webhome?_=0.6858102015771568

On my phone (Android), I'm using a free app, Pure Tuber, which acts as a YouTube mirror app. You can connect to your YouTube account through it, and you keep all your playlists. Not only does it remove the ads, but you can also continue listening to the music with the screen turned off, or while using other apps, with Pure Tuber in the background. I downloaded a similar app for my Android TV, SmartTube Beta, but installation is trickier. I first had to download the APK on my phone, send it to my tv via another app "send files to tv", and install it there...

I've done it solo several times already and the online booking system for appointment makes it now so easy and fast. Be prepared in advance and all will go well. This is what you should prepare: -TM7 application for extension of stay -STM.2 acknowledgement of terms and conditions -one pass photo (didn't really matter anymore if blue or white background) -passport: copy of front (photo) page. Copy of last entry stamp (with TM6 if you got one when you last entered Thailand). Copy of first non O visa. Copy of last extension. -copy of last 90 days report (if applicable) -copy of TM30 -copy of updated bank passbook showing one year of transactions (updated on the day you apply for the extension) and copy of the front page. -original bank statement, done on the day you apply for the extension -1900 baht All copies must be signed. I went to my bank in the morning of my 2pm appointment to get the bank statement and update my passbook. I received it immediately (100 baht, Bangkok Bank). I was at immigration at 1:45pm and gave all the documents at the information window, by the entrance of the main building. They were checked and the immigration officer kept everything by his side until...2pm, time of my appointment. I saw him go to the "retirement" counter at exactly 2pm, with my passport and documents. 5 minutes later I was called for the photo. Another 20 minutes wait and the extension was ready. Smooth like a breeze...

I did just that last year and wrote about my experience here: I should just add that, in Belgium, they cut the corners of every page of the old passport. However, I explained that the relevant "Thai stamp" pages (conversion to Non O, last extension, re-entry permit...) should be left intact, I clearly marked them with tape, and they accepted without any question.

9 years ago I bought some cheap laminate at Home Pro. The top layer was as breakable as glass and after many small accidents and chips on the surface, I decided to change it. For laminate, go for the 8mm ones, on top of a 2mm foam underlay, that will be much more stable than a 4mm laminate! I found a much wider choice at Baan & Beyond, for very reasonable prices. There were in stock so I could see the real colour and feel their texture. They also stock PVC flooring planks (not linoleum, the planks look and feel like real wood/laminate) which is completely water resistant. I might go that way for my next renovation.

When I applied for my extension last year, these were the documents I had to provide: -TM7 application for extension of stay -STM.2 acknowledgement of terms and conditions -one pass photo (didn't really matter anymore if blue or white background) -passport: copy of front (photo) page. Copy of last entry stamp with TM6. Copy of first non O visa. Copy of last extension. -copy of last 90 days report -copy of TM30 -copy of updated bank passbook showing one year of transactions (updated on the day you apply for the extension) and copy of the front page. -original bank statement, done on the day you apply for the extension All copies must be signed. The whole process took about 3 hours. I went to my bank at 9am, got the letter and the passbook updated in no time, immigration by 9:30am. There you enter the parking lot through the metal detector area, tell the staff you come for visa extension, receive a little "clearance" sticker and a queuing number. This queuing number is for the documents check area, under the "tent", on the left hand side of the building. You sit down until your number is called. After checking the documents, you'll get a "pass" and you'll go inside the main building to the info desk. They'll quickly check the documents again and give you a new queuing number. Wait until your number is called. The extension process starts there and then ????