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    Cheapest Charlie

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

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    A guy I know that was visiting Bangkok last year boasted to me how he saves money by taking all the tissue and packs of sugar when he visits coffee houses and takes the chop sticks from noodle places .

    Sounds like a guy i met in BKK. He took all the toothpicks, napkins, sugar and coffecream(?) from his table. I asked him why? "Because its free".. I guess he got offended by my question, because he never talked to me again. :(

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    border closed for visa run?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    I was in Vientiane on wednesday and no one said anything. Only that its a public holiday on the 14 and 17(?)

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    Only the 14th is a holiday. http://vientiane.thaiembassy.org/vientiane/en/embassy/embassy_time/?PAGEN_1=2
    Why the 14th? I thought the 11th & 12th (a Saturday) are the holidays. Is the 14th in lieu?

    the thai embassy is closed on the 14th because of a buddha day.

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    border closed for visa run?

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    I was in Vientiane on wednesday and no one said anything. Only that its a public holiday on the 14 and 17(?)

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    Only the 14th is a holiday. http://vientiane.thaiembassy.org/vientiane/en/embassy/embassy_time/?PAGEN_1=2

    Im pretty sure i read 14 and another date. But your link is probably right

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    UFC 175

    in Chiang Mai

    Posted · Edited by marsipan

    Last time they showed in the UN Irish Pub

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    vientiane nightmare

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted · Edited by marsipan

    I was there 30 minutes before before they opened.. and i heard a lot of stories that its gonna be full of people.. I dont know if I got lucky or what but I got number 21 and there was maximum 20 persons behind me in the line... In and out in an hour or so.. wednesday

    Edit: then i went for a breakfast the next day.. one guy i met had number 750 or smt

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    Hair wax?

    in General Topics

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    Im looking for a good hair wax in Thailand. I have been trying "syoss" for a while now, but i can not form(?) It the way i want.. i have short/mid lenght thin hair. Before i used Renati, but i cant find it anywhere in LoS.

    I tried to google, but i could only find "brazilian wax" etc..

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    Military Coup - Chiang Mai

    in Chiang Mai

    Posted

    Some bars is still open after 10pm but they close the metal door (forgot what is called) and the army&police dont seem to bother. I played some pool with my friends and walked back home around 12ish.

    By the way: Anyone heard of someone getting fined by the army?

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    Table tennis (ping pong)

    in Chiang Mai

    Posted · Edited by marsipan

    In shopping centre kad suan kaew they have some tables on the third floor.

    Also a lot of people have a table at home.

    Where do you live?

    I used to play in kad suan kaew, but the tables is very old and the nets is in bad condision:/

    I live right next to tha phae gate.

    Do you play?

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    Thai Immigration is determined to prevent abuse of visa exceptions

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    Hello my friend and thank you for reply.

    You think its best for me do to a border run and get a single entry from Laos? Can i show my bankbook with 30.000baht from bangkok bank? Im sorry my english is not perfect and i probably should not worry.

    Thanks again:)

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    You can get a single or 2 entry tourist visa in Laos. You could show your bank book if asked for.

    Thank you my friend.

    Does the money have to be there for 3 months?

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    Table tennis (ping pong)

    in Chiang Mai

    Posted

    Anyone out there that plays table tennis? Im looking for someone to play against (for fun) once or twice a week.

    Maybe there is a club here in CM?

    Im not so good at it, but I love the game:)

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    Thai Immigration is determined to prevent abuse of visa exceptions

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

    Posted

    This topic is now beyond the dead horse stage...

    How about some new thoughts to ponder:

    Many posters are indignant as they have enough money to live here and enjoy life as a perpetual tourist, with occasional trips out for work, or family matters. Sounds like the life of a well heeled criminal to me? Not saying all are criminals, but how does one tell the difference? Perhaps fingerprint scanners will help sort some of those out...

    I recall reading somewhere that the problem which led to this clampdown is that the tourist visa and visa-waiver were not being used as they were intended, or not in the manner foreseen by immigration. Logically, if a tourist wants to visit this region Thailand would like to be (and currently is) the best place to base oneself, making easy trips to surrounding countries. For most, not even a tourist visa is required.

    Things start to look fishy though, when instead of say 2 weeks in Thailand, followed by trips to Cambodia and Laos, the visa holder turns up at immigration first to extend 30 days and then at the last moment exits and re-enters the country, after 3 months "touring", but has no hotel bookings, travel itinerary and cannot produce 20k baht...

    Any visa run (out-in) will now be treated with extra scrutiny, for a while at least. For the 20k, office staff accept traveler cheques in lieu of baht cash so no use complaining about safety... I have carried 1,000 GBP in traveler cheques for years and they have helped to get me many visas. It is my cash-of-last-resort, useless to anyone else.

    Personally I have started the money aging process to extend for one year (marriage) as I fear using non-o to do border runs is also going to lead to suspicion that one is working (I'm not). I extended a few years in Koh Samui before but got fed up having to bribe an official to do his job...

    My ED visa runs out 2nd July, but i want to stay in Thailand 3 more month after it expires.

    Can i go to Laos for 2-3 days and get a stamp for 3 months? Or is it going to be a problem after the crackdown?

    The thing is that i have been to Myanmar 2 times (2012 and 2013)

    Thanks

    Shortly before your visa expires, do one more border run. Even though the visa is expired, your permission to stay will still be valid for 90 days from that run. Then you can worry about getting a new visa or doing out-in visa runs.

    Out-in visa runs when you are using entries from an actual visa (tourist, non-imm, etc) do not count as far as I understand. Not sure why people who already have visas or can obtain them are worried.

    Hello my friend and thank you for reply.

    You think its best for me do to a border run and get a single entry from Laos? Can i show my bankbook with 30.000baht from bangkok bank? Im sorry my english is not perfect and i probably should not worry.

    Thanks again:)

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    Military Coup - Chiang Mai

    in Chiang Mai

    Posted · Edited by marsipan

    A friend of mine just sent me an American Embassy email stating that there were demonstrations that could turn violent in the Chang Puak and Tapae Gate areas--not sure whether this is of note--but might be worth avoiding these areas.

    Maybe @Dave2 could truck on down so we can see the photos.

    http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/728318-military-coup-chiang-mai/page-8#entry7878499

    Your link is to this thread?

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    Unfazed foreign tourists take coup in their stride

    in Thailand News

    Posted

    With hotel occupancy so low have the smarter hotels started offering generous discounts, or have prices remained the same?

    Im also wondering about the same. Im going to Bangkok from Chiang Mai in two weeks time to arrange my new passport. Anyone know of a good hotel deal?

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    Military Coup - Chiang Mai

    in Chiang Mai

    Posted · Edited by marsipan

    I just wanted you to know that its not 23.00, but still 22.00..

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    The announcement in Thai posted here

    http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/728318-military-coup-chiang-mai/page-7#entry7876367

    States May 23rd & 24th is 23:00 till 4:00

    Also states on May 25 thru 28 the curfew is 24:00 till 4:00

    For the provinces listed in the announcement

    Was that announcement false?

    To be honest im not really sure whats right.. my thai friends (and TV) said the curfew starts 23.00 today, but the police came 22.00 and said that everyone had to go home..

    But I guess it was a fake and they did not change from 22 to 23

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    Military Coup - Chiang Mai

    in Chiang Mai

    Posted

    The police were in loi kroh 10 minutes ago. Every bar shut down. Its not 11pm

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    .because the curfew is 22:00 to 05:00. ............ or do you really believe rumours spread on Thaivisa? coffee1.gif

    It's good to see someone with real information. I thought that maybe in view of the troubles at Chang Puak and Thapae gate then maybe they decided that 10pm was better. But then again, I don't have inside information, as you obviously do.

    If you call reading official announcements in TV, or getting the Mrs to translate them from the telly, "inside information", then so be it...... but it still was never 23:00!

    I just wanted you to know that its not 23.00, but still 22.00..

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