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21 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

I have never seen them pull an older Mum to the side and search her stuff.

May happen on the way out, but I doubt it.  I bet she will be fine coming in with those meds.

Cheers mate, I thought she's not exactly the target profile!

3 hours ago, Sheryl said:

 One should never assume that bags won't be checked (they usually won't be -- but never assume it).

 

However as it is perfectly legal for her to b ring in up to a 3 month supply of these medications, it is a non-issue.

 

Just make sure the meds are clealr ylabelled.

Thanks Sheryl, I was hoping you'd weigh in. Thanks for the answer and for all the info you provide here, it's a massive help to a lot of expats. 

My mum is visiting Thailand and will likely be here for over a month. Does anyone know what the legality of the following are in Thailand and if she will need to have a prescription with her for her existing tablets and if she will be able to have over 30 day's worth:
 

• Venlafaxine 37.5mg (full box is 56 tablets but she takes 2 per day so would need over 1 box)
• Betahistine Dihydrochloride 16mg (full box is 84 tablets, takes as needed. Not really regularly)

Also are they available here incase she needed more?

Those who have had or have babies here... where do you buy decent quality clothes?

So far been buying from Mothercare and a few bits from Emporium & Central Department stores although the latter two are definitely a bit more on the expensive side. 

Thanks for everyone who's replied so far, a lot to take into consideration. 

I'm not hugely into cars so European brands seem overpriced, if you're into them for the love of cars then that makes sense but there doesn't seem to be a big benefit otherwise. 

Reviewing most of the European, American, Aussie and Asian safety sites it seems like the Mazda MX-5/MX-30 are very similar from a safety perspective to Volvos and Mercedes of a similar size or the Range Rover Evoque which was also suggested. Subarus also seem to perform well in safety tests as does the CRV (although not quite up there with the Mazdas). 

If the only option for a safe car was a European brand then I'd go for that but from research it doesn't seem like that's the case. 

1 hour ago, BTB1977 said:

Take a look at the Subaru. My daughter has two kids and It takes it all. Plus their very safe. Kind of like the Volvo of the Japanese car world. 

I've been looking at them, which one does your daughter have?

1 hour ago, Chris.B said:

500mb is not much in the scale of things.

 

True but he was asking about an email that could be used to provide to gmail, not one needed as a daily driver. 

Protonmail is free for 500mb storage. 

Edit: just saw the user above recommended the same provider. 

17 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

You know that children's buggies are collapsible and will fit into any car, including the smallest of your choices?

I know they fold but I didn't know how small. Dumb I know, I have no experience with this kind of thing! 

2 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

Bought a CX-5. Well impressed. If that helps.

 

No kids now, but brought up four as a single dad and the CX-5 would have been perfect.

 

 

That's really helpful thank you - CX-5 does look like a better sized option. Which model did you go for?

My partner is pregnant and we want to buy a car before the baby is born. Would be interested in car suggestions from any members with a baby. I like the new Civic and the Camry, she prefers Mazda CX30. 

I'm concerned that all of those might be a little small when it comes to fitting a buggy easily. Corolla Cross, CH-R, CX5 or CRV are also an option. Fortuna and the like are probably a little too big for generally driving around BKK. 

I'd be interested to know this too. Only Nootropic I've found here is piracetam. 

Searched the forum pretty extensively but couldn't see this asked or answered clearly or recently. 

Mrs and I are planning to have a baby. After seeing horror stories on here of huge fees if there are complications after the birth we want to ensure we're covered for this eventuality. We are planning to go private so govt hospitals / govt cover isn't relevant. We're also not planning to start trying immediately so a waiting time wouldn't be a massive issue. 

Does anyone have a recommendation for a company for either health insurance with that cover or standalone maternity cover (as she has health insurance already through her work but it doesn't cover maternity). Would be interested to know approximate costs + waiting times. 

I liked Koh Kradan, fairly expensive as there are only 5 resorts on the island but stunning white beaches and clear blue waters. Flights to Trang are cheap too. 

Koh Lanta is nice too, beaches aren't the stunning white sands and clear blue waters but it's still fairly quiet but as a big island a bit more to explore. 

57 minutes ago, Xonax said:

In Bangkok it happens all the time, that Taxi´s are in the middle lane with the "available" sign turned on, but just ignoring customers.  Many others won´t go to your destination.  In many sois plenty of Taxi´s waiting for customers, but will all refuse to use the meter and charge you triple price. I have recently found this problem in Sukhumvit road soi 13, soi 11, soi 23/1 and soi 4.

You've got no chance around Nana and very little around Asoke. 

I used to live at On Nut and if I needed a taxi from Nana I'd walk down to macdonalds near Soi 4 and try to get a taxi going just past there (so heading away from Nana). Generally can get one on the meter almost straight away, the ones hanging around are just looking for tourists who won't hassle them as much about the meter. 

12 hours ago, portroyal said:

Being a catholic westerner you are not able to understand the asian mentality

Catholics have never done anything cruel to 12 year old boys... right

This one works, I always use it: mobiletopup.com

3 hours ago, TunnelRat69 said:

I have numerous ad-blocks on my browsers including Facebook...........they want to advertise, create their own website and leave my Facebook alone.  I don't agree with adverts on my facebook - so I take the time to report them all, all as Spam - I don;t ask for them, I don;t care why facebook or Google is sending me unsolicited stuff  I hide and report them all as Spam - finally after a month of constantly reporting them, I get fewer and fewer.

Facebook ads are hardly intrusive, nor are Google ads unlike ads on some other sites. 

Should companies give people a platform to use completely free and not monetise it at all? Or would a social media platform where you have to pay to use it but you don't see any ads be better?

I always found the coffee to be decent in the little shop at Nana BTS (exit closest to Soi 8 near the new condo build). Good coffee, friendly staff and seems to have a lot of regular customers. 

Also Chu in exchange tower is good. 

There's a place on the bottom floor of the right building at Em Quartier (so Phrom Phong but only one stop from Asoke) called D'ark. It has a wide selection of black coffees (different countries, roasts etc) and different options like cold drip, airspresso etc. 

39 minutes ago, stament said:

thanksgiving nthe tips, read that c & c dumbs down the food for farangs otherwise that could have been an option as we want authentic only.

 

Was planning on visiting terminal 21, last time I went to a big food court near pratanum which was quite good.

I've eaten at C & C with a number of Thai friends - all have really enjoyed it - it's not really dumbed down as such, just maybe higher quality cuts of meat. 

17 hours ago, laubau said:

Glad to see this being done. Thailand is NOT politically correct! Being PC is the biggest problem to stopping this. Have you ever been to the Nana area? Target the problem makers and forget being PC. Have a clue! ...Racist? lmfao. 

Shame the police in the Nana area don't do anything. African guys openly dealing drugs with police sat metres away. Mainly at the corner of Suk 13 but all around the area. Couple of nights ago a couple of police were stood with 4-5 African guys laughing and joking. 

The police do nothing. As someone said in a thread a few days ago it will be great when the Hyatt opens on that corner - hopefully the hotel security won't be as accepting of people dealing in front of their hotel. Not suggesting that the security themselves will care either way but would guess orders will come down to sort it if reviews start appearing saying there are people selling drugs directly outside the hotel. 

16 hours ago, cyberfarang said:

Nothing to do with having experience. Being a guarantor means being responsible for payments if the debtor defaults on the payments. It`s not rocket science understanding that one.

 

Two things in life to avoid. Don`t lend money and don`t be a guarantor, it`s a mugs game.

 

 

I disagree on the first point and strongly agree on the second. I understand what being a guarantor is, I didn't ask for a definition. The reason I ask if anyone has experience is to try to get an idea of what the finance companies can/can't do and to see if anyone has any knowledge of the law - which it seems some people do so asking for experience was relevant. 

On the second point I agree - my old man always told me to only loan money if you didn't expect to get it back again. 

 

Our office is around Nana and seeing all these hotels and high end condos going up it makes me wonder how long the "scene" is going to last around there. When it's just a tourist area maybe they don't care but I wonder what will happen if wealthy Thais start moving into these projects and making noise about the drug dealers on 13, streetwalkers all along the odd soi side of Sukhumvit and dildos the size of your forearm for sale every 10 metres. 

That sucks opalred. 

How much room to negotiate with finance companies is there here? I know that in the UK if someone is incapable of paying a debt they can go into an arrangement with the company that they will pay a small amount each month until it's settled. This person has nothing the finance company can take, no property or vehicles and a small salary without much left over at all. 

4 minutes ago, dotpoom said:

The way the question is put seems to suggest that the OP feels that the guarantor shouldn't be held responsible......why so?

 

 

 

 

Nope, nothing to suggest I think that the guarantor shouldn't be held responsible or whether I think they should or should not pay - just asking if anyone had a similar experience. Don't try to read between the lines. 

Yeah definitely, not the first time I've heard of this situation. People are way too trusting here.