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7 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

Don't ever pay with a 1000 note in regular venues. Always break it in the 7-11 where there are cameras overhead.

A new 7-11 opened in October near us, staff there say the note amount whenever a customer hands over a 500 or 1000.

Often a pause as they figure out how to tell me my change amount, for their language practice in English.

Admit I have at times made errors in mixing a 1000 in with 100s.

4 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

April and May alone have the same amount of holidays many countries have in one year.

What is the productivity level of Thai workers?  Just waiting for the next holiday to put on their credit cards.

Stupid.

Private companies get 13, (as per the Labour Protection Act) more only at the discretion of individual employers.

Government - nineteen. But lately they've also had 'special' days added eg Friday before Songkran.

My former country NZ now gets 12 - one added and two have been 'Mondayised' since I left. Six of them between Dec 25 and Feb 6 makes for a lot of short weeks.

May.

From above, there are three business day closures for government offices

Monday 6

Friday 10

Wednesday 22

Many private companies - May 22, some the 1st also. Retail and service, hospitality - none of the above 

The benefits of a public service job.

Used to be a teacher in town with one of these Honda scooters - they also came out in Liverpool colours

No football schemes in 2024, latest 2024 Honda Giorno features Donald Duck, suggested retail 67,900

Thai scooter manufacturer Alpha Volantis launched at the Bangkok International Motor Show November 2022, with two models, the Horizon 150 and 300, range has now expanded to have three versions of the 300. 

The manufacturing plant is located in Chachoengsao, covering an area of 200 rai.

Their thirteen dealers are all in the greater Bangkok area; limiting the market. 

34 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

Anyone running a marathon in this heat has a mental problem and deserves a heatstroke.

Thanks for your support. I must have had this mental problem a long time, and it's getting worse.

Wife and I are both runners but not full marathons, most events begin 5-6am or after sunset, most recent 30 Mar we traveled to Trat for an 8.30pm night run. Still warm, mid 30s. We have two early morning plus one night run coming up.

Monday cycled 108km up to Rayong 4hr 9min 10am start, temp varied 40-44C. Just keep moving, fluid intake was 4.4 litres. Not dead just yet.

Video from March 2024

46 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Soon as a death is notified I understand the bank accounts are frozen.

How would the banks know?

I have accounts with Bangkok Bank and Kasikorn.

Who would be notifying every bank of my death in case I held an account with them?

48 minutes ago, EvetsKram said:

Thanks for the info, where do you go for residency cert, I'll have to renew licence soon after I return

 

I asked about a letter confirming residency December last year for new car & motorcycle licences, and also buying a new vehicle. 

A simple 'no, go to your embassy' was the response; I'd had a letter in the past for licences, change of policy. That was five months ago - who knows, could have changed again by now.

Though the good news was DLT / vehicle registration would accept yellow book/ pink non-Thai ID card for both.

Have read that some embassies (incl USA) will no longer issue letters of residence either - go full circle and back to zero.

1 hour ago, n00dle said:

why are you publishing 10 year old articles? 

The children are adults and the power couple has been in the midst of an acrimonious divorce with all sorts of allegations flying around of abuse and other delights.

Don't exaggerate!

It's only nine years: December 2015

Or we've entered the multiverse?

On 4/8/2024 at 2:41 PM, Photoguy21 said:

It is closed as it is a public holiday

As is Friday 12 April a 'special' public holiday to extend the Songkran weekend 

Whenever I read of these captures and 'released back into the wild' I'm interested in just how far 'the wild' is away from where they found it.

I'd pay the bus fare for it to go a long way away please.

Biked to Prasae in Rayong province yesterday, the park area is currently a large construction site with new walkways, lawns and gardens underway, HTMS Prasae is still accessible across the earthworks

46 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

First of all, I commend your exceptional ability to train in these conditions... quite remarkable actually. What is your size and body weight?

 

Having exercised for many years in NZ, that would be my choice of places to do it, of course, the climate does vary quite a bit throughout the country. It's a lot easier to stay warm than cool down. You mistake being able to exercise (adaptation) from optimum conditions to exercise. I'm a muscular 100kg, so I do hard cardio sessions in my air-conditioned gym (27 - 28C with fans). Running is out of the question. I can work up a sweat with night walking (6km/h pace) when the temperature is still around 30C. I don't even need to exercise to sweat in this climate. I miss the NZ weather. I haven't experienced a winter for 25 years; the last one was in Australia

187cm, 84kg. Here I'm mainly a cyclist, aim for 1000km/mth on a street -tyred mtb.

Once a full-time triathlete and ocean swimmer in NZ/Aust, I was 95-100kg; only recreational swimming now.

I had 6yrs going to NZ on fixed-term contracts, mostly in Wellington a fantastic location for real hill running, highlight four trips to Queenstown/ Arrowtown mountain trails, longest run was Arrowtown - Macetown return (Motatapu Track) 31km with 22 river crossings in 2022. Ran the cleverly named Big Hill both directions I'd rate as the hardest terrain, one at night, one in May with ice and light snow. Beautiful area with challenging trails.

No trails here, all road. Local club trains evenings at the naval airstrip, unexciting doing lengths of the 1050m runway. The cycling is more enjoyable, the running here is sociable, some have had prize money, others lucky prize draws.

But always another tshirt!

On 4/3/2024 at 7:40 AM, Old Croc said:

It's common to drive on beaches in Australia, albeit not on swimming beaches in cities. I've driven hundreds of kms on beaches and launched boats from the sand scores of times. We use 4wds not Camerys!

 

New Zealand has some beaches where driving is permitted, and each year there's fatalities as a result, often roll-overs at speed.

This from Oreti Beach, Invercargill, where police were called due to 'disorderly behaviour' on the beach. NZ Police car was  bogged in the incoming tide, abandoned, a write-off 

17 hours ago, JensenZ said:

Perhaps you don't understand that the official temperature readings recorded are taken above ground, in the shade and that humidity makes a huge difference, especially when exercising. 

 

How Hot Is Too Hot to Hold a Marathon?

 

"It was also unseasonably warm at the Brooklyn Half Marathon—the largest half marathon in the U.S.—in May 2022, where one person died and 15 were hospitalized when temperatures reached the high 80s and the relative humidity reached 97 percent during the city’s first May heat advisory in 16 years.

 

"high 80s" is about 31C; It's all about physics, a core temperature of 37C must be maintained or you'll experience the dangers of heat exhaustion.

 

 

 

 

We're the happy running couple;  our seventh recent running event last Saturday night, traveled to Trat for a night run.

Start 8.30pm 29C and 91% humidity. Still a lot of heat up off the asphalt at night I'd say we were definitely in the 'realfeel' of 34C. Iced drink stops along the course.

And an armed Tourist Police man on a mountainbike, in case of heat-treated collapse he could issue a mercy killing.

That was our second night run, others have been 4-6am starts.

I do my cycling between hours of 10am-3pm, less traffic, dogs asleep.

Yesterday 12-2pm 37C and realfeel 43C. Think I've successfully adapted, but not quite ready to wear 100% body cover just yet as our friends do.

Water-electrolyte mix at around one litre per hour, and the occasional ice-cream at 7-11 though have to rush that before it melts away.

If I ever have thoughts about being too hot, remind myself of too many miserable cold years in New Zealand.

10 hours ago, swerve said:

Many farangs behaving badly of recent in Phuket  Will be interesting to see what the authorities do with them all.  I read two Kiwis were deported for their escapade with the traffic cop in Chalong.

Understood the (NZ) Day brothers remained in custody, having pleaded not guilty, police opposed bail, and they are waiting on a court date which could be months away according to the interview held with one of their wives.