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Passport application or renewal is easily done ONLINE; very fast, all email communication. Minimal costs, just registered mail.

Try this first before paying agents or travelling to Embassies-I renewed both my NZ and UK passports when staying in SPAIN. 

Nissan NV Queen Cab - 2001

Green Book + Insurance current. Nice, comfortable drive. Interior looks in near-new condition. 

1600cc worked Twin Cam 16V, 5 Spd Manual, mechanically excellent. 
All rubber mounts replaced- engine & torsion bar components. Coil spring suspension all round.
New air & fuel filters. Engine block+radiator flushed, fresh green coolant.
17” Japanese Enkei forged alloys, 205/45ZR17 88W XL low-profile tyres- fronts 2 mths old. 
Air conditioned, very cold. Big Bore muffler. Cargo liner mat, TWO spare tyres, good tread. 

Where can it be bought in Chiang Rai?

You don't find them- They find YOU! Inbuilt wallet / platinum card detector. OBVIOUS!

Need rocker cover gasket, Chiang Rai... NV Queen Cab, 2001.

No NISSAN?

Want a fitted cargo liner for my 2001 NV Queen Cab pickup. 

Any suggestions, anyone?

On 11/23/2017 at 9:14 AM, ubonjoe said:

I just went on the site and it is working.

Many have been able to do their reports using it.

I have tried 20 times from Chiang Rai. Wasted time. A great many more have failed to access it, 

from reading responses here. TWO YEARS- and it still is NOT working for the majority. 

QUOTE__ Immigration Division 1
bangkok.immigration.go.th/en/base.php?page=90days
This site may harm your computer.
Notification of staying in the Kingdom over 90 days. Procedure and notification.

This minute I went here-- https://extranet.immigration.go.th/fn90online/online/tm47/TM47Action.do;jsessionid=RMvsB5pO1MqyWqY3NOHuQ7bV03l9gF9PM-T8WYi1_wiZ0q723VxG!805998454 

And for the first time EVER, the request page came up!

But as I did my 90day at immigration YESTERDAY it can't try it out. How ironic!

Give up, People! Online 90 day is a myth. This is THAILAND! Government understanding of I.T. is apparently at junior school level. 

Online; at Big C; at Central Plaza; at Police Stations; at 7-11's. 

Is ALL fairy dust as far as I can tell. NONE of these work as of Nov 2017 after YEARS of promises. 

Don't waste any time, you MUST go to Immigration Office near airport; God knows why Thai 

authorities make these false claims... I have tried all of them including the IE based online 

app which again, is not working. 

Seems the online service will never be functioning. Frustrating. This is Thailand.

Does this apply for 90 day reporting on 'Retirement Visa' Non- OA?

On 2/18/2016 at 0:28 PM, worgeordie said:

The MXQ is one of the cheaper Android boxes,I have one and it works OK

streaming with KODI, if you check out the LAZADA web site they are cheaper

than the site you looked at,and you can buy them C.O.D. so you dont pay

until you get it, KODI is easy to install,and the easiest is TVMC variation which

comes installed with more than enough apps to get you going, tvaddons.ag.

The most important thing is to have enough bandwidth for the streaming to

work,also it improves things if you connect box to router with RJ45 cable,

instead of using WiFi.

regards Worgeordie

Also had MXQ 4K box; friend set up Kodi but it didn't work at all; locked up, had to switch off power & reset. "cannot play this video" on all choices, waste of time. Have to connect via wi-fi but very fast @40mbs, yet frequent drop-outs. Wonder if only 1GB RAM is sufficient? 

Cable connection definitely far better, IF you have it available- not in my condo! 

Another issue- Google identified the MXQ as "Non-certified hardware" so refused to access You Tube! Bad experience, sold the box. 

1. I rode a friend's N-Max about 6 months after buying the PCX!

2. Paid 75,500 for my PCX; cash discount. N-Max 78,000+ 

Told by many riders of both Honda + Yamaha that Honda has better 

reputation/ reliability and resale. Honda better-looking, IMO. 

On 3/22/2017 at 9:29 AM, papa al said:

1.

If you never rode the NMax, how you know it's better and

2

then why you buy poor bang-for -buck PCX.?

1. I rode a friend's N-Max about 6 months after buying the PCX!

2. Paid 75,500 for my PCX; cash discount. N-Max 78,000+ 

Told by many riders of both Honda + Yamaha that Honda has better 

reputation/ reliability and resale. Honda better-looking, IMO. 

ZTE Blade T620 (D2) SmartphoneDual SIM display 5 Inch Price 3,990 

Gets good reviews, better than most budget phones- I don't have one but thinking I will buy. 

Had a Wiko Robby but was stolen. I like 5" or bigger screens... & battery life.

Bought new PCX 150 after Yamaha dealer refused to let me test-ride the N-Max. Physically no real difference I could discern BUT- brakes on N-MAX are VASTLY superior to PCX, also has ABS [discs front + rear]. Honda noticeably smoother, N-Max slight engine vibration thru handlebars. N-MAX better bang-for-buck, no question. 

On 9/29/2015 at 3:03 PM, Longtooth said:

Sat on the N Max at the dealers yesterday. It felt better than the PCX for static riding position. More room for my 6'. I was told 67,000 in Chiang Rai. 117 k/hr tested on U tube, stock. Anti-lock works well according to most reports. I would vote for N Max no question. Off the track a little, I would pull off the silly little windscreen and put a modified small basket in front, like I did with my Yamaha Spark 135, which is still going great after 50,000 + km.

Don't believe those figures. U tube is full of exaggerated claims, like 120k stock for PCX 150- factory speed-limited to 110k, which I can confirm 100%. Price for Yamaha- 78,200 in ad above, also what I was quoted in Chiang Rai. Bought a PCX 150 for 75,500 at Kitwara.

Seat is fine, wide but much improved by double-skin Hentai mesh cover from CR Saddlebags- 550 Baht. Ride is 500% more comfortable than my Yamaha Mio, replaced clunky exhaust with Japanese S/S for 4,900 Baht only, it's half the weight sounds good and boosts off-the-line speed a lot.

Liked the Yam N MAX but the steering bars are 'scooterish' where the PCX chromes look much better. Yam is also very plasticky, IMO.

Didn't ride it 'cos the shop wouldn't let me- so they lost the sale. DELETED

Can hardly fault the PCX- the horn button is hard to find & the grips get greasy when wet. Front disc is adequate but I'll get a bigger after-market one with better grip. Storage is excellent. Red with gold wheels, lovely thing! Came with Dunlop rubber- surprised!

Would not have the Forza, too heavy, bulky and expensive- CB 300F better buy.

WHY is image NOT in clour??

On 7/9/2016 at 10:00 AM, bouph12 said:

If you are sure enough of what you want to buy without auditioning the equipment, you don't need to make a special trip to Bangkok. I had a Cambridge Audio Music Streamer sent to Udonthani by Piyanas a while back.

It might not interest you, but you have a man in Chiang Rai who makes tube amps to order. He advertises on Alibaba under Jintana Audio Trading. If I were up your way I'd want to take a look.

Brilliant! Will contact the tube amp guy. 

Have had a change of plan, to high-end headphones due to having been 'told off' for having my TV too loud in my condo! 

Either planar or electrostatics, if I can find them. Makes the amplification cheaper [well, not for the E/S's] in all probability

On 7/9/2016 at 7:33 AM, IMHO said:

Piyanas sell all the brands on your list except for the stands:

http://www.piyanas.com/?page_id=173

Many thanks- what a great site; been looking for months but didn't find this.

Lived in Norway, Holland, Turkey, Spain, Australia, New Zealand. Thailand is nowhere near the levels of the first four. 

Their English is taught in primary school & continued until fluency is universal. 

Thai written language is a disaster, a pile of paperclips. 38 vowel sounds? Another disaster. NO country needs English

more than Thailand. As for learning Thai, who else uses it? NOBODY!! 

Charming- yes; useful? NO! 

On 6/23/2016 at 2:27 PM, al007 said:

I am a Bank Bangkok customer, we have in Thailand at Bank Bangkok a sterling account, we transfer to BBL in London and no intermediaries costs, we loose about 500 batt when money arrives in Thailand

We can then sell online and credit our Thai batt account as and when we choose works well

I also have a BKK account- are you aware that they charge a fee of 2% of the cash in your Sterling account? 

Sorry to hear that. The same happened in Turkey when I used a Bank Cheque issued in Australia; it took 5 WEEKS to 'process' and cost me £500 in lost interest, charges and fees. Cheque had to be returned to Oz bank for 'certification', then to Turkish bank in Istanbul before reaching my branch in Dalaman. 

Thus my claim "Banks are pr*icks".  

Take the money and run; just remember to fill in a customs clearance form in country of origin, and make a photocopy...KEEP the orib

On 6/23/2016 at 2:27 PM, al007 said:

 

Since Brexit, with the GBP falling I am trying to transfer £40k IN STERLING so that it can be stored until [?] the £ recovers, or THB falls.

I DO NOT NEED TO CONVERT TO THB AT THIS TIME.

Bangkok Bank tells me they make a 2% charge for having a Sterling Account- some £800 a year, if my maths is correct! OUTRAGEOUS, IMO. 

My sister is a signatory to my UK account so withdrawing the cash in person is possible. Now I try to find a way to mail it, with insurance against loss. 

ON-line of FX transfer is a no-go because conversion to THB is automatic. Have tried Bank Drafts before- they take WEEKS, no matter what banks tell you, 

plus fees amount to financial theft. Telegraphic transfer- again, conversion is automatic. 

At worst I will have a holiday in UK and do the necessary myself. 

Conclusion- banks are basically pricks.  Take your money and go. Only 100% sure way to do it. 

Here is my ideal system--

money is not an issue

DECK-- Audio Technica LP5