fusion58

8 minutes ago, daejung said:

 

A fee to get the license but very cheap (100 bahts). Without license you will not be allowed to export it, in case they find it in your baggage.

 

Better to do as I did, maybe they'll give you the license,  and if they don't give you the license you'll do your own way then !

 

Probably many people export without license, but if you're caught you'll have to leave it in Bangkok, which doesn't really matter if the statue has no value.

 

I may not insert the link from the Bangkok Post.   Google for it with "Exporting Buddha"

 

 

 

https://www.dfdl.com/insights/news/what-are-the-rules-regarding-exporting-buddha-images-from-thailand-dfdl-article-in-the-bangkok-post/

 

I'm planning to apply for the export license. The statue is too large to fit in a checked bag, so that wouldn't be an option anyway. The article in the Post references Buddha images; my statue isn't a Buddha image - it's a Burmese apsara or "nat." I'm not sure if that will make a difference where the age restriction is concerned. At any rate, if I'm denied a license, then I'll just have to find another way, I guess. I'm not going to let these jackals rob me of my personal possessions.

On 4/27/2023 at 9:46 PM, chalawaan said:

Write a follow up if you do get pulled aside, even after all that. I'm betting if they do x-ray it, they'll still muck you about, and want to see ALL the paperwork.

Rather than find your thoughtful luggage note, glance at it, and just put it back and let it efficiently go into the aircraft hold. Nothing personal, it's just how they roll with everything here.

Just another shakedown.

I can't believe these schmucks are demanding I pay a fee to export a statue I've owned for 10 years and which originated in and was purchased in another country.

On 4/9/2024 at 7:19 PM, bob smith said:

we are all treated like criminals here.

Yeah, I opined in another thread recently that the whole 90 day reporting scheme made me feel kind of like a crook on parole.

Judging from their responses, I think I inadvertently hurt some of the apologists' feelings.

Oh well - boot lickers gonna boot lick, I guess.

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On 4/8/2024 at 1:16 PM, James105 said:

People will vote for Trump as he is not Biden...

Was that one in the self-assessment? If not, then it should be.

Are they sure 5K is severe enough?

Gotta send a message to the rest of the farang community that you can't just sully Thailand's global image of chastity, purity and all-around virtue with impunity.

On 4/24/2023 at 6:34 PM, daejung said:

I didn't want to have any problem when leaving Thailand with it since an export license is mandatory for any Buddha image larger than 12 cms and export is forbidden for those older than 5 years.

I'm more than a little concerned right now as I'm in the process of moving back to the U.S. and the contact person at my shipping company is telling me I need to obtain an export license for an apsara (not a Buddha) statue my sister purchased for me as a gift ten years ago on a trip to Burma. The statue is definitely older than five years. My father in-law is convinced that the statue is, in fact, hundreds of years old. I just hope these clowns don't tell me I can't export the statue as it's one of my most precious possessions. 

The fact that (a) the statue came from Myanmar and (b) is an apsara (or "nat") image - not a Buddha image -  doesn't seem to make a difference to these geniuses.

15 minutes ago, MisterPooFarty said:

Thai apologist? Where does that come from ? You are just another serial whiner

Pointless debating further with you as it would be like "one hand clapping". You can go back to your colouring book and crayons now. Have a nice day.

“Where does that come from,” you ask?
 

As triggered as you’re getting over an expat criticizing the 90 day reporting scheme, I have to wonder whether you’re actually Big Joke posting here under an a.k.a.

But then again, I’m guessing even Big Joke wouldn’t choose a username as puerile and fatuous as “MisterPooFarty.”

1 hour ago, MisterPooFarty said:

You've obviously never had to personally deal with anything slightly difficult in your entire life.

Don't let the door hit your ass on your exit from Thailand.

Have a nice day

You're obviously a knee-jerk Thai apologist - and one who's not too swift when it comes to reading comprehension.

Were this not the case, then you would have noted where I indicated in my OP that 90 day reports were just one of the straws that broke the proverbial camel's back.

In any event, your butt hurt response to my comment would suggest you've never had to deal with a differing perspective or opinion in your entire life. And that's sad.

22 minutes ago, transam said:

Reads like you have a very low tolerance threshold for simple stuff......

...or it could be you simply have a high tolerance for being treated like a criminal?

Anyway, the 90 day reporting farce is merely one of the reasons, as stated in my OP.

On 12/3/2021 at 11:17 AM, Longwood50 said:

Whether in person, in writing, or online, what the heck does the 90 day report serve to accomplish?  I could be living at a totally different address then the one shown to immigration.  Does it mean I am still in Thailand?  Heck, passport records show that I have not left the country. 

The is a mandate in search of a need. 

Yep.

And just one of the reasons why I will not be renewing my LT visa and will be returning to my home country.

Tired of being treated like a crook on parole and having to metaphorically hop up and down on one foot and recite the alphabet backwards on demand by these puffed-up simpletons.

On 3/3/2024 at 10:12 AM, hjst45 said:

Tried to do my online report for Chaengwattana. Got rejected first time, tried another two times and still rejected. 
 

“Your application for "STAYING LONGER THAN 90 DAYS" has been rejected.

 

Incorrect entry date upon entry into the kingdom/ Incorrect visa expiration date.”

All information is correctly entered.

 

Someone mentioned this would be the case if you left the country since the last report, which is true in my case. They seem to have no record of re-entry into the country and hence the constant rejection.

 

Guess I need to take a day off work to sort it out. Sigh.

I'm in the same boat here.

Just got rejected (with no explanation.)

I have also traveled abroad and returned since my last report.

'Tis a bummer seeing as how online reporting had been working like a charm until now...

On 2/28/2024 at 4:17 PM, Sunmaster said:

Another simple concept that atheist and materialists seem to completely ignore, is the fact that science can only successfully explore the material/objective world.

This assumes, a priori, that there is some other world, e.g., a supernatural realm which is ontologically distinct from the natural world.

Again, the burden to prove the existence of such a world is on the believer.

Failing that, the only honest thing for you to do is to admit that your assumption is a matter of faith as opposed to a matter of fact.

On 2/23/2024 at 11:05 AM, proton said:

So many Thais turning up and working illegally, what do they expect? Four of our family have been there 6 years, another one got deported and one turned back at the airport last year. Koreans must get a bit jaded with their lies at immigration.

Everybody - including the South Koreans, no doubt - knows law enforcement in Thailand is nothing but a big joke (no pun intended) and that Thais, consequently, tend to regard laws more as "suggestions" which can always be negotiated with the right bribe or BS story. Unfortunately, many Thais carry this mindset with them when they travel abroad - and then they're shocked when they discover such attitudes don't play well in developed countries.

On 2/2/2024 at 6:32 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Why don't you come up with some proof that God doesn't exist then. Should be as easy as falling off a chair for you.

 

Speaking for myself I don't need to prove anything as I'm not the one jumping up and down about the existence of God. Actually I don't care if anyone else believes in God or not, but if they are going to tell me that God doesn't exist they better be able to prove it.

Either you're simply incapable off understanding who has the burden of proof in this instance, or you're just being disingenuous.

Either way, not a good look for you.

On 2/2/2024 at 6:44 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Sooooo, just what would be sufficient "evidence", for you? God speaking from a burning bush perhaps?

Science is too primitive to cure cancer so how could it even begin to prove the existence or non existence of the creator of the universe?

Let me know when a scientist can explain how all the matter in the universe came into existence from nothing.

The burden to prove the existence of God isn't on science - it's on the believer.

Amazing how such a simple concept is completely lost on theists and other magical thinking types.

21 hours ago, Sunmaster said:

It's really not his fault that you are not capable of understanding a simple concept.
Wait, let me try.... 

This is the issue...


This is you...


This is us:


You're welcome.

 

^
 

Congrats - you’re a contender for the title of “poster boy for projection.” 😂

Wake us up when you understand the concept of “burden of proof” and have either empirical evidence or a sound argument for the existence of a supernatural being.

On 1/27/2024 at 7:33 AM, Tippaporn said:

 

Aw, let fusion58 take his empty victory lap, Sunmaster.  He certainly deserves a passing grade for 'participation' and maybe even a Bozo the Clown trophy.

  

 

Always accuse the other of what you yourself are doing.

— fusion58

My, aren’t you just the poster boy for arrogance wedded to ignorance?

So certain of the existence of your magic sky wizard that dialectical formalities like “burden of proof” don’t apply to you.

On 1/28/2024 at 8:03 AM, Tippaporn said:

 

How is it that such a simple point is so difficult to understand by some people?  You can explain it in a thousand different ways, and even explain the reasons to them of why they don't get it and what it is which blocks their understanding, and they still look at you cross-eyed. 

 

fusion58, sooner or later you'll need to learn to think outside of your box.    Of course you may well be perfectly happy living within it's narrow and limited confines.  And perfectly safe, too.  The unknown reality which exists outside of your comforting box is a very scary place.  For some people stretching their minds is painful. 

 

See what I mean?

I ask for evidence, and all I get is evasive maneuvering.

Let me know when you figure out that whole “burden of proof” thing.

18 hours ago, Tippaporn said:

You fail to understand that it's impossible to place the onus of providing evidence on someone when that evidence does not exist in physical terms.

LOL.

What other kind of evidence (besides that which “exists in physical terms”) is there?

“Hey fellas: there’s a purple unicorn in the next room! BTW, I have no evidence that *exists in physical terms* so you’ll just have to take my word for it.”

Also “because my evidence *doesn’t exist in physical terms,* that means I have no burden of proof.”

It’s a bizarre alternate intellectual reality you inhabit.