Kenny202

Inner tubes cut up into small strips / pieces are excellent, particularly for charcoal as are old thongs. Most of the tyre shops, motor bike shops will give u an old one

Thats not how Thailand works. Get the praise now and make the excuse later, most likely blaming someone else

Pretty pointless reading the news here. Story flips around daily.

Search Durex and other well known brands on Lazada, cant remember the size but I got some (bought a 12pk) were Durex and bigger than normal and very extra sensitive latex. Id get on the Durex site or google large condom or something the search for that type. Lazada often have stuff not normally avail in general store (7/11, Tesco etc). Just make sure the product and seller have good reviews. I think a lot of copies out there. I bought a bulk pk of 12 boxes and if u do check the used by date is a couple of years into the future.

Does setting up a pension stream mean you need to set regular per month withdrawals? I just want to be able to draw as required and however much I need

Thanks so much for the effort you went to there. I am actually 59yo but based on my maturity age I believe I can withdraw up to $200k before I turn 60yo if I declare I will not be working again. I am hoping this will also be tax free (my super very basic PAYG account, never paid extra or salary sacrifice etc)

Haven't transferred any money here (from Australia) for a couple of years but before used wise and found them excellent. Seen quite a few grumbles and problems pop up in the forums, though never really read them. Are they still ok and reliable? Transferring money from Australia to Thailand Any help appreciated

Coming up to maturity age and just wondering if I should leave it in there and draw down on it as required or should I pull it out and invest it elsewhere. I am hopeless with stock market etc and from past investigations don't have a lot of faith in financial advisers. I can invest it 100% safely for 4% though this is sliding but unlikely to fall much based on past experience. The downside of investing it for me is it will be taxable. Mind you my Supr company hasnt had a great track record at all (cfs) although seem to be on a roll atm My specific questions are 1) If I leave my super in the super account to gain interest and just draw down chunks of say $10-20k AUD, will I be taxed on the interest my super account earns in the future after my first draw down? I was kinda under the impression as long as you leave it in the original account the super matured in, any future interest etc is non taxable? 2) Without setting up a formal pension / monthly payment type thing, is it usually possible to draw down amounts as required? Is there any minimum limits you can withdraw? or limits on how often you can withdraw? Any help appreciated

I assume the online reporting is centralized in one area. Used to be have to wait for your local office to approve online applications which in my case often wasn't forthcoming without a phone call, and more often than not they would say system down, need come to office to report. Due to the speediness of approvals now I would say maybe they are approved centrally as well

Certainly used to be relevant, my god. I had a Mac and had to fill out the online form details in this random all over the place sequence to make it work or it would crash. I think I had to do the spam code first....then all the drop down menus in a particular order....then lastly text fields. And even then had a 30% strike rate. That was using Chrome, then to check status of application I could only use Firefox. Guys were reporting at the time only a certain version of Windows seemed to be relatively trouble free.

I found it works reliably after 9am week days , business hours. I got a newish computer with Windows 11 so that may help. A few years ago it was a nightmare

Gotta love Thai immigration these days. Been doing 90 day reports online for about 4 years and the last 2 years never a hitch and just seems to get better. Received a reminder email 2 days ago....did my report this morning. Got an acknowledgement back inc copy of application. 20 mins later got an approved email with a copy of my 90 day approved letter. How good is that! ????????????

I'm p_issed from 8 bottles and 2 G & T 's Just not pi$$ fit. Be sitting down to pee next ????????

Depends on which generation we are talking about. Same all over the world now. Why many kids coming out of school now unemployable. They think it's all about them

Best of luck with it bro. Problem is they never seem to learn or grow, just constant childish games of one ups man ship...probably better described as brinksmanship. Like a war where one person has to win and the other is kicked to the kerb. Practically daring you to finish with them when all you can see are the benefits of ending said unproductive relationship. I have always given fair warning and it never makes any difference. Even after being warned 50 times and told exactly what was going to happen..... when you finally do move them on the look of puzzlement on their faces and then 6 months of tears and trying to get back with you. And it is never a satisfying feeling more of sadness of why didn't you make some sort of effort when were together before it was too late? And now it IS too late.....

I think Line lite is still available but you wont find it on Lines official page or app store. Google around a bit I think you can still find it

I don't get involved in any of that stuff anymore....I don't do temples, weddings, funerals, villages. I don't hand money out or go out of my way to help anyone to much. It never got me anywhere before ....if anything helping people here seems to give them either the idea you are stupid or causes jealousy or some other issues. As far as living with a woman I am kind, generous and considerate etc but I am 100% capable of taking care of myself in every respect re cooking, cleaning the home....taking care of my son. I don't play this ridiculous Thai game of "opposite world" where I am expected to be handing out money, allowances, buying homes etc to support someone who is capable of very little generally and who is getting a much better life / future than she previously had. Usually all I ask for in a relationship these days is happiness / companionship. And I don't mean this in a derogatory way or have an "if you don't like it <deleted> off" attitude. It just doesn't make sense to me to have someone that isn't enriching your life in some respect...putting up with bad moods, an entitled attitude and be paying for the privilege as well. If her family cold shoulder me or gives the silent treatment because I am not kickin the money tin to support their gambling and other vices who cares? Means they wont be asking for anything else aka their never ending list of problems they have that can all be solved by money (ours). Have asked a few girls what am I getting out of this arrangement and they normally say something like I live with you every day" or "you get my body". I always remind them easy for foreigners to find sex here and I was getting more of that when I was single...What else are you bringing to the table?

Ive never been there 10 yrs living in Thailand. Only thing about Patpong I ever read where ping pong shows and people going in for one or two drinks and getting stitched up for several hundred dollars. Maybe not like that anymore

Kinda sums most of it up for me living in Thailand with a Thai. "I'm too old for this shet!" Find myself saying it every day

Thanks for the replies guys but the opening words to my post were "leaving portability aside", meaning not particularly interested in that atm. I am more concerned with basic criteria to actually get the pension in Australia

Leaving portability aside, apart from means testing...was just wondering what is the basic criteria for being eligible for the old age pension? (My eligibility age is 67yo). I was under the impression you would have had to work in Australia for a minimum of 35 years but I looked on their site tonight and the only thing I see is that you have had to be a resident for at least 10 years. I am Australian born, resident there for 50 odd years and have been living in Thailand (without return) for about 10 years and am a non resident for tax purposes. I have no property in Australia and when I am eligible for the pension will pass the means test. If I was of qualifying pension age now, and after being out of the country so long, and returned to Australia tomorrow would I be immediately eligible for the pension? Are my qualifying criteria correct ie resident 10 years or do you have to show you worked in Australia at least 35 years or other things I have missed? Thanks in advance

The way things are going you will be lucky to get BB guns soon. I believe they are catching people that have converted them to firing real bullets lol.

You wont find a .177 lever style air rifle / pellet gun. Well like I said you can but they are usually really poor quality Chinese made ones sold under the table at year fairs and festivals and from memory near 8000 baht. There was a BB seller in our local Big C mall selling long barrel revolvers that fired .177 but were incredibly expensive and they have gone now. If you have a look on Lazada you cant even buy pellets and these sort of air rifles pistols need fairly regular maintenance repair which may be difficult if not impossible. I also have a gas BB revolver (hammer / cocking) fairly high power and I was shooting steel BBs out of it (though they are not designed for it) and they pack a punch but accuracy is awful. One of my reasons was good to have something like that in the house for security but the issue with the gas guns (all types) is if you leave the gas bomb / refill in them they leak over a few weeks and doesn't do the seals much good either. If it is purely target practice and maybe bird / rat control you should give the plastic BBs a go. I was of the exact feeling as you but they are pretty awesome. I hear you though. I would love a good quality proper 22 air rifle / pellet gun with a scope but not only has it been impossible to find they are I believe as illegal as a normal firearm and having one in the home may not be such a good idea. Just my thoughts

I got a gas target pistol. Dont get the ones with the little soda bombs. Best ones these days you fill the magazine with air like you would refill a lighter. I dont think you will find spring compression pistols / rifles here..they are available but under the table and usually expensive and low quality. One I got is a KJ Works Mk1. Google the reviews on it. They are very powerful at 450 fps and extremely accurate and consistent up to 30-50m. We regularly shoot cans and easily pierces aluminum. Usually about 3000-3500 on Lazada but I got mine for 2500 with BBs and gas. Very happy with it. Do a google search to find them on Lazada. Get a lot more results than Lazadas crappy search engine.

I have heard this is true also, which makes it a bit hard to keep it from your ex missus