ThailandLOS

10 hours ago, kjun12 said:

Do you speak Thai fluently?  Just wondering.

Yes, and read & write after less than 5 years here.

2 hours ago, tropo said:

The reasons why a person cannot read or speak Thai are irrelevant. There's no excuse to sign a document you can't read. If the person can read it, sign it. If they can't, ask for a translation or to speak to someone who can. If this problem occurs upon every visit to the immigration office, bring a translator with you next time.

To be fair I didn't comment on the reasons, just wanted to get the point across that someone spending 14 years in a foreign country maybe should consider to learn the language rather than expect to be served in his own native language.

I for one would appreciate if foreigners in my own country would make that effort.

19 hours ago, Media1 said:

It's not there business

Of course it's not, and nobody is forced to take it. It's just a choice between taking the job or not taking the test.

Syphilis test is indeed required for a WP,  at least the latest time I renewed this year.

HIV test is not included in WP medical certificate, however some employers require it prior to hiring.

If it's central Bangkok then would recommend Sukhumvit Hospital close to Ekkamai

...and yes, they do test for syphilis 

1 hour ago, weegee said:

Argus Tuft.....Block cubes hold all the bacteria in the centre when completely frozen..

Many years ago we were told while in Vietnam working .....If you drink your whiskey with ice in it...watch the cubes and when the ice melts down nearly to the discoloured centre, grab it out of your drink and put in new ice....

Kind of makes sense intuitively. Since the water will freeze from the surface and inwards bacteria will 'escape' into remaining water in the center until the cube is solid.

Maybe a biologist can confirm this theory

But why the heck would you accept a drink with discoloured ice in the first place?

46 minutes ago, cruisemonkey said:

But what about the not most of the times? 

There is always the issue of contaminated ice - you never know the source of that.

Mai namkaeng krap

9 hours ago, tazly said:

You obviously don't understand how ETF's work...these are not futures contracts.....it's stocks backed up by physical supply...in a market "meltdown" as you call it, gold usually goes up, so your logic does not hold.  In terms of risk, much less than physically holding gold as there is zero risk of theft, fire, etc. Of course, if you are a doomer/prepper and believe we are headed back to the stone age, then all bets are off on everything, not just gold.

I am referring to ETF derivatives, but same manipulation/fraud exists in the base instrument. However - good that you can explain how things really are to everyone. Good luck with your paper.

6 minutes ago, tazly said:

Total nonsense...many of the gold ETFs are backed by a physical supply of gold stock...much less risky than buying on the street...

Oh yeah? Good luck getting your delivery on those futures when market melts down. Btw - there is nowhere enough supply to cover demand if everyone decides to let their contracts expire for delivery even as we speak. This is a highly manipulated market.

8 hours ago, jeab1980 said:

But surley gold is gold its bought on weight so 1bht of jewellery should be exactly the same price given as 1bht ingot. Or are you saying there are diffrent buy back prices for ingots?

The spread (difference between sell & buy price) is wider. Sell price includes the value of the handcraft they put in

Here's a link to the Thai Gold Traders Association which provides updates on intra-day basis. The first price row is bars, the second ornaments:

http://www.goldtraders.or.th/

As stated, no issues with cancelling the WP even if you are not in possession of the document.

Best in your case would be to clear your new extension of stay within the stipulated 7 days after cancellation - however this would require maximum cooperation from your new employer, and would save you a trip out of the country and the hassle of applying for a new non-B.

Totally appreciate your situation - best of luck.

Sine Dec 21st!! huh?

I would recommend to take your complaint with the US embassy department for petty farrang issues.

On 2017-01-05 at 10:22 PM, tlock said:

If did that search but if you browse those results none of them are actually *weights*,  it's just collars and accessories.  I'm looking for something like these:

You might want to check out Lazada. They were acquired by Alibaba last year and share a lot of the products. I recall seeing olympic bars in their assortment a while ago.

20 hours ago, 55Jay said:

When I first came here 4 years ago, bought the large, clear plastic container of grated/dry Parmesan cheese at Makro for 285 Baht -  think the brand is Schafer, something like that.  Then it was gone for 4 or 5 months, returned briefly at 295.  Gone then back at 310.  Hit or miss now but last time I paid attention, it was 320 or 325 Baht.

The will keep increasing the price until nobody buys it anymore and they don't need to restock. Thai market logic at work.

28 minutes ago, lungnorm said:

He can post them from an internet cafe. And just make sure no one can work out the angle of the cams direction as to pin point his balcony. As for breaking the law unless Thailand has changed the law Dubai and the UAE and maybe Saudi are the only countries you cannot take pics or video in public of an unsuspecting target in the world. Common law is if its public its free to do.

That would probably fulfill the perv's wildest dreams, as it would give him maximum exposure.

5 hours ago, Saastrajaa said:

So, I'm curious, just why exactly is the fact that the guy is fat so important to your story?  I mean, by logical extension, if you had a little daughter and son, I guess it would be just fine for them to be exposed to the tan, athletic penis of a buff, handsome, farang guy in his 20s with washboard abs, but not to the "fat, disgusting old fellow" you're so obsessed with?

I find it relevant as it adds to the level of disgust, don't you think?

20 hours ago, iamkanga said:

Anyway the Juristic has spoken to him a number of times and he just completely ignores requests. His arrogance is such that he does not even change into his swimmers in his room he does this by the pool and removes them after swimming! There is also a WC where he could change in privacy not 20 meters away. 

Indecent exposure is a crime in Thailand (as well) and this guy seems to have quite a taste for it. It doesn't sound like a casual slip of mind since he is constantly returning to the same behavior.

As he has received more than a fair warning and Juristic seems to not care, report him directly to the police, preferably with some evidence/witnesses to back it up. You can expect a quick behavior correction upon doing this.

Used the service 2 days ago and got approved yesterday

Not the least surprised.

It's totally in line with Swedish IKEA's ambition for political correctness. No x-mas trees because muslims might be offended (and Sweden is swamped with those these days).

Yes it's certainly in accordance to Thai etiquette to pay for everyone else's (Thais) dinner. It's also a custom to tip at least 30% in such situations.

Breach of etiquette is regarded as extremely rude by said Thais.

Well the only possible conclusion is that you GF is not really your GF, just someone living off you and spends her days doing God knows what. Clean out time long overdue I would say.