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Once I paid at the 7 Eleven and they could not read the barcode, so they typed it in manually. They handed me the receipt that I did the payment. Only they typed in the wrong number, so I paid the 7 Eleven but not the water company. Later they came to cut of my water, of cause when I was not at home but on the other side of the country. I kept the receipt so I could show them later I paid in time but the 7 Eleven made a mistake.  So I don't think the 7 Eleven is connected real time to the water company. Now I pay automatic by bank, also the electric.

On Samui I always buy at the big C. I tried the grilled chicken from many shops but for me this is the best.  

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

A map is simple document to provide. A medical certificate is not the same and would be in the police order if it was required.

Bandon hospital, 250 thb.

This is what they want on Samui immigration, almost every year different.

Look at this one for public holidays of 2017.

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/thailand/

I am from the Netherlands, there is a agreement between the Netherlands and Thailand where to pay tax. My state pension is taxable in the Netherlands and my pension from company's  (not government) is taxable in Thailand. So it depends on the agreement between the country where you're from and Thailand  where to pay tax. When you look in the Thai tax law you will see that you have to pay tax over your pension.

I think this must be new, I went for my extension of stay in August and no copy of a blue book was required. After they moved to the new office in Maenam lately, it looks like they change the rules all the time. Somebody told me he had to make a drawing of a map and not only a print from Google earth with coordinates. This month they wanted the Foreign National Information Form when I did my 90 day report. All the times  before they said only when you do your extension of stay on base of retirement. 

After a removal to a new house I went to immigration on Koh Samui in 24 hours with a TM 30 form filled in by my wife and a TM 28 form to change my address. I got back the TM 30 form, they don't need it. With the TM 28 form I had to come back to change my address when I did my 90 day report. So it depends on what immigration office you go to. 

I also live on Samui, last year i opened an flexible saving account at the bank of Ayudhya. One week after that i went to the bank to ask something about the account. The lady behind the counter asked or I wanted an free credit car. Two signatures only, and after one week my credit was sent to me by post. I only had to activate it by making a phone call.This is not an debit card but an credit card with a 200,000 thb credit limit. I live here on an extension of stay (retirement), so I don't have a workpermit.