Moonlover

This is what I call a circular argument, which ends with "I've never received an SMS from Wise in the 4 years that I've been using them'.

I recently bought a new computer. The 1st time I used it to log into my account they asked me confirm that it was really me via the app on my phone. I just had to tap a simple 'yes it's me'. No SMS involved. When I bought a new phone a while back, when I 1st used the app on it, once again I confirmed it was me via the app on the old, retiring phone. Once again no SMS involved.

A camera would not be necessary. The next person to use the machine after the depositor HAD to be the person who found the money and he would be traceable from the banks records. So Abdulrorsa was a wise man to hand it in. His name BTW would indicate the he is a Muslim and contrary to popular (usually ill-informed) opinion, Muslims are generally honest people.

CPC stands for Cost-Per-Click. CCP stands for Chinese Communist Party, so who's right here do you think? They do not hang criminals in China, nor do they use the bullet in the Head anymore. (mentioned earlier). It's death by lethal injection there now.

I don't think I've ever received an SMS from Wise in the 4 years that I've been using them.

I used StreamVPN (formally My Expat Network) when I was staying in China. You can't set up a Thailand/China link, but you can choose from a large choice of host countries through which you can route. They also have what they call a 'stealth mode' especially for use when accessing the world from China. Find them here. https://www.streamvpn.com

Wise precautions, especially as we age. I like to have an hour's walk every day, but I'm having to get out earlier each day as the heat rises. I'm looking forward to the rain!

I've only driven one car recently that had the idle/stop function, but if I recall correctly you put your foot on the brake and stop the car and then keep your foot on the brake until you're ready to move again. If you do anything else you will break the idle/stop sequence and have to do a full restart. Are you absolutely sure that you did this correctly @Alain Folly? It fooled me a few times until I got used to it.

I do my report on-line and I don't even print them off.

Then why didn't get himself set up with a legitimate extension? It isn't that difficult as most of know. And even if he didn't have the necessary financials, there's always the agents, as our 'use an agent' brigade are always quick to point out. Sorry, I've no sympathy for this guy.

Being married to the aunty of our village Phu Ya Ban, I have no difficulty in finding a 'person of good standing within the community' to sign for me. ????

Yes, you're right, the rule is 40k per month into your Thai account or a 'confirmation of income letter' from your embassy. (Presumably NZ) Not both. Someone down there has got themselves confused, possibly the young recruits who run the reception nowadays. Go and have a chat with them. They are very reasonable folks in the S. N. office. I'm sure they'll sort it out for you.

Muslims like beer too. Believe me, I've lived in the Arab world long enough to know.

What's happening in our respective regions isn't really the issue is it. The Rooster is speaking of Bangkok where some 22% of the Thai population live and his observations on which this thread is based. But for the record, I live near Sakon Nakhon where the the reported occurrence of Covid has been very low throughout and now it's not even worth bothering about. And yet the percentage of the population still wearing masks is still very high, probably in the order of 80% or more and yet there are no restrictions anywhere that I have so far encountered. We do not have poor air quality even in the 'burning season', so I can only put this down to compulsive behaviour. It's become a habit.

I did not dismiss the importance of the eyes at all. From where did you get that idea? But a smile, or any other facial expression is the sum total of the face, not just a part of it. I do not believe that mask wearing in Thailand is a personal choice at all. It's become a compulsive collective behaviour, much like the wearing of amulets.

Rubbish. As the Rooster said, we communicate not just with words but with facial expressions. Even dogs understand that! Thais are actually the masters of this. Thailand is called the 'Land of Smiles' not just as an expression of their happiness quotient, (or otherwise) but because they really do have no less than 13 different smiles through which they express themselves. Thais are robbing themselves of an important method of human interaction through this persistent and totally unnecessary mask wearing. I'm 100% behind you Rooster, get rid of the bloody masks, once and for all.

Yes, I've seen it many times and I'm minded to ask whether front and rear' markers' had been posted to warn approaching traffic of the slow moving parade. These kind of accidents rarely result from one factor alone.

'Smile and the whole world smiles with you'. You're obviously a very sad individual Bob Smith.

I believe that's how it works in our village as well. Each according to their abilities to pay. But no one, not even the poorest is left out of the scheme. It's a far cry from the obscene profiteering that one often sees in the 'virtuous western' societies.

That certainly wouldn't work in our village. Every time someone dies a collection is made, small but sufficient to ensure that the deceased receives their funeral rites. No one misses out on their final journey to the cremation oven. And eventually I expect to be making the same journey.

We were following each other around, except I ended up in Changi rather than Tengah.

Which in turn became BAE SYSTEMS. I worked for them in all three of their transmigrations and they still pay one of my pensions to this day. Well, that's a bit of a tenuous claim. This aircraft bears little resemblance to The Canberras that I worked on back in the early '60s. These were, in fact Martin B57s built under license, who were at least gracious enough to retain the original name and then much modified for high altitude work. The Canberra is, I my view, one of the most successful and versatile military aircraft ever built in post war Britain.

English Electric was not bought by BAE at all. English Electric, Vickers and Bristol Aviation were merged together to form the original British Aircraft Corporation. (BAC)

Why the motorcycle rider? It was the fork lift driver who pulled out into the lane. He even admitted it.

Every accident has its own unique set of characteristics. Had the fork lift driver pulled out 1 sec earlier, it could have been the driver who took the impact, 1 sec later and he might have missed both of them. That's luck or fate however you want to see it.