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It looks like he landed long. I mean the usuable runway was less because the pilot did not land within the first 1/3 or 3000 feet and if the pilot had landed within the first 3000 feet this would have given him almost 6000 feet to decelarate. Anyway this just me thinking out loud and I pray for the passengers who perished.

Wow. so 179 fatalities after an airliner makes an emergency landing, skids off the runway, collides with the localizer antenna struture, ignites and only two survived? To me it seems more should have been able to escape? About half the people on board the Azerbaijan E175 which was shot down with anti aricraft artillery (AAA) survived. The E175 caught on fire as well. This is going to be long and painful air crash investigation. Some important questions have to be answered as to what exactly happened after the aircraft came to a stop after departing the runway. Muan is a single runway airport located on the southwest coast of S. Korea. KBS is showing this as a belly up landing. I did not see foam on the runway. In some cases pilots will ask for foam on the runway in case of belly up landing.

Maybe not enough fuel left? BKK to any airport in S. Korea with a over 175 pax, luggage and possibly cargo could mean not enough remaining fuel to make it to ICN or Gimpo? But who knows the other factor might have been the weather and possibly a slick runway with the cold temperature?

The news presenter in green intrigues me. She talkes really fast. I wonder if she is single?

Monthly transfers into a Thai Bank Account is not an income method. To be accurate it is an International money transfer method. Income means one proves that he or she has income to meet the requiremnts of a visa or ext of stay. The monthly transfers just has to come from outside of LOS.

Ah, my poiint is it is simple but some fail. As an American the income method is not available to me.

Hence, I said "it would never happen in the Land of Smiles". Literally if one were to leave LOS and come back 10 years later nothing about Immigration would have changed with the exception of increased fees and yes even more documents to submit. Also, if one uses any or all of the 800K or 400K the risk of not meeting seasoning requirment exists. I knew someone who missed the timing and had to leave the country and start over again.

This is something that would never happen in LOS. Let's say the 800,000 or 400,000 is deposited into a special type of account that is locked up and can only be touched with the approval of Immigration. In essence if one gives up the Non Imm O retirement or marriage then the money is released. In such a scenario because the money is locked the annual extension could turn into a simple renewal process. For instance going to the local immigration office and pay the renewal fee (of course the fee would be much higher than 1900 Baht) and submit a form that indicates nothing has changed. Of course thinking efficiently is not a common thing in LOS. I can see the same type of extension process that currently exists staying for a long time. Just a wishful thought. I ponder on this because the PI SRRV has a smaller deposit requirement but a high application fee and high renewal fee. The SRRV application fee $1400 (over 47,000 Baht) and the simple renewal fee is $360(over 12,000 Baht). When I say simple, I mean simple. Because it is "always about the money" this idea might fly if Thai culture was willing to consider ideas from other countries. Now back to reality. "Just keep an open mind"? Never in the Land of Smiles.

You are so right. Getting along is more important than being right or even correct. This was a difficult lesson for me to learn. I realize most of the Thai people I come into contact are not interested in my life story, my work history or even my travel history. A polite hello, take care of the business at hand and politely leave until the next time.

Get along fine with most Thai people as long as the contact is brief. Get along with the people who work in my apartment building and the usual places that I go on a regular basis. Never had a Thai friend because it just seemed like they were confused because I am an Asian guy who spoke fluen English and claimed to be an American who is a life long fan of football(the ones where people wear hemets) and baseall and not cricket. I try and avoid having confrontations wth Thai people and for the last several years have been successful on this front.

I never invited anyone to do anything. Just replied to you. Why would I "summarise" anything for you? What is this a final exam and you are the test proctor?

Since you and I were not there so only the other passengers could testifty to Penny's actions and Neely's behavior. Some testified at his trial. The jury considered the totality of the evidence and rendered a verdict. Due Process was achieved. Still it was an orderal for Daniel Penny. If I was Daniel Penny I would have gone bankrupt paying lawyers to defend myself. This is now called the "Daniel Penny" effect. AKA Do not get involved. I have seen similar cases in my time in LA where the District Attorny did not file charges. So this is my perspective. Lastly I have never been called "Mr. Tough Streets" because I never was. People who aspired to be "tough" rarely lasted in my former profession.

So are you talking about murder( the killing of another with prior intent) or are you talking about the death of another during course of protecting others? Which is it? Daniel Penny feared Jordan Neely posed a threat to passengers on the subway so he he put Neeely in a control hold and waited and waited for the tranist police officer to show up. So this means to you that Penny is now guilty of murder? The jury found him not guilty of 2nd degree murder and this was a just verdict. Have you personally dealt with an "erractic and loud person"? I have many times and these nonviolent people can turn violent in the blink of an eye. I have over 20 years of dealing with people who were not violent until they became violent. So how many years of dealing with "nonviolent" people do you have? I have two decades of worth in the streets of Los Angeles. I can absolutely relate to Daniel Penny. Can you? Yes, If someone commits homicide that cannot be justified then they should go to prison. But Daniel Penny's actions were justified. The jury felt the same way.

So Daniel Penny intended to killy Jordan Neely? So you were in the same subway carriage and can confirm Neely was not violent and did not pose a threat to anyone? Wow, you must have been in NY at the same time? I never said I would not get involved. I said I have doubts about getting directly involved after what Penny went through.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Thailand Is this acceptable to your standards?

Thailand has never been colonized. Has a long history that goes back centuries. Just look up it on the Google.

I was asking the question? I believe it does.

After seeing what Penny went through my thoughts on getting involved have changed. The thought of me just jumping in and assisting has been tempered. My gut reaction is if I was on that train I would have tried to assist the lady on fire. As I recall most subway trains have fire extinguishers? Did anyone at least look for the extinguisher? The more I think about this incident the more it disturbs me. In terms of not getting involved I guess one might think about these scenarios. On a subway one can exit at the next station or run to another carriage. On a moving bus the only option would be break the window and jump? On a moving train the only option is the next carriage. Or wait for the nesxt station. The most vulnerable place would be an airplane at 30,000 feet. In this instance I would get involved. I guess one must decide before such an incident occurrs. Lastly the suspect's immigration is secondary. Yes if the suspect was not in the country then he would not have been on the subway. But there many in America who are legal who are just as capable of doing the same.

Some are not in great health, are mobility challenged and do not own a car. Just something to think about.. Also no two Immigration offices are alike. Some offer great service and some do not. It's like whatt Forrest Gump said "like a box of chocolates".

You are not alone. About a year ago I got the same message. Rejected and come to the office. I now go in person and do the report. Transparency and efficiency are not the hallmarks of the Land of Smiles. This would be an issue if one lives far from the nearest immigrtion office.

Did you execute a head slap? You would have been justified because he posed an imminent threat to your safety. Spitting on someone is an assault.

I heard from an American who was actually studying in Japan and he said in order to rent an apartment a Japanese person had to be something like a guarantor or reference. He was not clear on that point but he sounded like without a Japanese person a foreigner could not rent an apartment in Japan. Have you heard something different?

If you did retire in Japan what kind of long term visa would you pursue? I have researched it and the only options for long term stay in Japan seems to be: 1) Marriage(no way) 2) Employment (too old and Japanese companies do not like to hire Gaijin anyway 3) Education (Doubt I can I actually get accepted by a Japanese university 4) Japan has somekind of long term visa that the government does not publicize?? My guess is wealthy people would know this but I am not wealthy.

The numbers were probably higher in the past. Like the generation that actually built the country.

Where did you get the IQ stats from? I have known some dumb Japanese people. I have some distant Japanese relatives because Japan occuppied Korea (when it was the Joesen Dynasty) from 1910 until the end of WWII and some in my family line were "invited" to work in Japan.