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A friend of mine is building in Thailand at the moment.

He wants the local electrician to install impulse relays for part of the interior lighting, so it can be turned on/off from multiple switches. The electrician tells him it’s not possible because Thailand doesn’t have momentary/spring switches.

It seems a bit odd to me, since I know that Haco does spring operated bell switches - so the question is, do they make a version without the bell symbol?

unfortunately I’m not in Thailand at the moment, or I would just have went by Home Pro and checked…

Hi,

I have been reading a bit, and can see that it’s possible for me to make a Chinese business visa in Bangkok.

I can see that they offer same day (rush) service, but I can’t see the fee - below from their site:

Anyone with any experience on the 3rd option? I can see that it needs approval from consular officials?

That's fine, we don't have to agree about it. Normally I would put a smiley, but I guess it's better avoided.

Anyway, I promised to post my experience, and that's it.

Maybe you and me are not the same, so I can find this kind of things a bit funny?

As I wrote, it was so shameless and obvious, that I had to restrain myself from laughing. There was no finesse applied from her side. I have never been shaken down before in Thailand, but have travelled all over the world (outside tourist areas) where I have been shaken down many times... And always with more finesse or a bit of humour, than I experienced yesterday.

As I also wrote on the other forum where I originally posted this, I didn't want to rock the boat more than necessary. The way she handled the business, I am sure that all the office know about it, so asking for a supervisor seems pointless, and will most likely only give me trouble if I should need her services another time. I have a lot of 30 days visa exemption stamps over the last three years, and probably is a prime candidate for getting a proper visa, if only they could offer me one that suits my many entries.

Besides, if the alternative is to leave the country, which will cost me a lot more than 1100 baht.

On a last note, I don't think its my role as a guest in this country, to stand up to this relative small scale corruption.

I have had a similar experience, which I posted on another board. I was asked to post my experience here as well, so below is a copy/paste of my other post:

Just came back.

Presented needed copies as described by MrDK, together with a ticket for the 5th of November. The lady at the desk asked why and how long time I wanted to stay. I told her I would like to stay for some extra days of holiday, and I expected to leave on the 5th, and once again showed her my ticket.

Without any further questions, or looking through the papers, she asked me if I could pay 3000 baht for 30 days. I most likely looked a bit surprised, so she went on to say that she think it would be better for me to pay 3000 baht for 30 days. I tell her that the form I just handed her, says the fee is 1900 baht. She then tells me that 1900 baht only gets me 7 days, if I want 30 days I have to pay her 3000 baht. I say sure I can pay 3000, but I need a receipt. She tells me I can get receipt, but receipt will only say 1900. At this point I really have to restrain myself from breaking into tears of laughter.

Anyway, she keeps insisting that it's better for me to pay 3000, so I do.

A bit shocked of how openly it all went. I only had 2000 baht in my pocket and had to go get 1000 from my girlfriend, but that didn't seem to affect her - she didn't even lower her ways, trying to shake me down

Anyway, all in all it took 20 minutes. I noticed the immigration officer only had an iPhone 4, so I guess she has started to save up for the soon-to-be released iPhone 6