Walter Travolta

2 minutes ago, SuwadeeS said:

You can believe them. I don't!!!!!

 

Because, there are some real new channels as 

NTD News, China in Focus, which are more critical to all the nonsens of

the chinese propaganda.

I wish more people would rely on these news sources instead of the drip drip drip feeding we get from the brainwashers on MSM

This whole fiasco tells us all we need to know. If you believe this is not a stunt I pity you. They arent tourists, more like volunteers. And the fact they have asked the Chinese rather than any other country to be part of this sham also speaks volumes. 

Well well well. I have heard many times about Thais not being the brightest bulbs in the store. But this takes the jaffa cake. We (Thailand) have done really well with containing the virus, so, as we are now virus free, we have decided to open up to all those countries . . . . who aren't!!! 

1 hour ago, Pedrogaz said:

Wait for second wave when the foreigners start invading the place.

Surely one requires a 1st wave to have occurred for a 2nd to happen?

2 minutes ago, infrequentflyer said:

Any mention of American tourists is conspicuous by its absence.  I can only guess that is because of pandering to the Chinese...the most guilty party in the whole pandemic!  Doesn't Thailand value the U.S. dollar anymore?  

Agree that Thailand pander to the Chinese and I also agree they are the most guilty party in this whole sh*tstorm. But they aren't going to entertain allowing US citizens in when the US is still not in control of the scamdemic itself. Same as the UK. The report says 'some' European countries so probably the likes of Sweden, who, ironically never locked down or wet their pants throughout. I doubt Thailand and its tourism would cut their noses off to spite their faces over China and the US having issues.

I have cut/pasted from an email I received from NW in May this year, hope it helps

Confirmation of Payee is coming to make sending money more secure

Confirmation of Payee (CoP) is a new name-checking service that will help to make sure payments are sent to the right personal or business account. It will do this by:   • checking that the name of the person or organisation you give us matches the one on the account you want to pay • explaining the risk of sending money when the name doesn’t match • helping you to avoid certain types of payment scam The changes are coming soon, so keep an eye out and make sure your Banking app is up to date. A CoP check will only be needed when you pay a person or organisation for the first time, or change their account details. It also applies to payments like one-off bills, standing orders, or each time you make a CHAPS payment.

What you need to know: When you’re transferring money, whether it’s online, via the Banking app, by phone, or in a branch, it’s important to have the correct details that appear on the account for the person you’re paying. You’ll need their:   • full first name – for example ‘Thomas’ not ‘Tom’ • last name • sort code • account number (and account reference if needed) • account type For payments into a business account, you’ll need the full business or organisation’s name, and to specify that it’s a business account. If you’re expecting a payment from someone, they’ll need those same details from you – although you only need to give details of one account holder if it’s a joint account. More information on how it works is available here, including what to do if CoP is unsuccessful. These changes will help keep you and your money safe online – it’s all part of our Digital Banking Promise.

Wow!! What is the point of having a review section if you are not allowed to post something that might offend? 

He could have worded the reasons for wearing one a little more conspicuously couldnt he? I mean blatantly saying your movements will/can be closely monitored is admitting they intend watching you!! Maybe if he would have said they will be necessary in tracking previous movements/whereabouts in the unfortunate event you should become ill might have been better advised. 

23 hours ago, rayw said:

Of course they wont and rationally should not need quarantining if from a similar COVID successfully managed country as Thailand.  Will be no point in any quarantine if say we allow tourism to and from say New Zealand or China which we can sensibly tourism twin with and where there is currently no Covid case much like Thailand.  But of course badly Governed countries like USA and UK (my own now sad homeland) would and must still need full quarantine for those that are essential travellers into Thialand, like husbands returning here to their Thai wives, and especially those with children. 

 

Way too much cynicism and negativity is expressed here on TVF, as I honestly think that the Thai Governmetn have handled this COVID crisis surprisingly very well, even if a little over the top at times (like the pointless alcohol ban for example).  However, I believe that a little too much precaution is far better than not enough as we see so stupidly in the USA and UK for example.  I personally am very glad I live here in Thailand where i feel far safer than if I still lived in the badly governed UK where COVID is truly still rife and a big problem. 

 

I have some positive hope for this hopefully soon to be available Sputnik 5 COVID 19 vaccine from Russia, which is one of the few places along with China that I trust these days to produce a safe vaccine and not for profit but for true care of people and public health. I say that logically and evidence based rationally, rather than politically.  I hope Thailand do the right thng and welcome this new very promiosing Russian vaccine too so it is soon readily available here and at low cost.  Apparently I understand that it should be supplied at not much, if any, more than development + produiction + distribution costs.  I would certainly trust a COVID virus from Russia once it has been passed by them as safe for distribution, and as a cowrad after a few weeks for it to show there is no unexpected side effects of course.  I certainly will never trust anything from the corrupt western greedy profits first rip off big pharma as we have enough evidence of their failures before putting greed before people.  

But you trust China? Wow........ just WOW!!!

5 hours ago, brianp0803 said:

But if he’s using 400,000 baht in the bank method, then he has enough money to pay his hospital bill.

That 400,000 doesnt have to or need to be his. Many visa agents deposit that and then take it back once the visa is 'live'

9 hours ago, barsie said:

I told my wife early on don’t wear gold  unless with me. 
 

ive been told by many people I carry too much cash. But I can protect myself easily- just my wife can’t. 

are you American?

Opening up to countries that have minimal risk still has risk. Im not one of these panicky poo 2nd wave goons who hides under the bed with a mask tattooed on my face, but, should the country not open up to individuals who dont have the virus and not countries? A month ago, Vietnam was probably the safest country to 'twin' with but a new very small outbreak has put everyone on the back foot again. Everyone looks at the US and UK and mentions how high the numbers are there, which makes it seem to anyone that their thought bubble will be re-enacting the black death!! The percentage of any country (or the world) who have the virus in miniscule compared to the population.

The economies should have been back running months ago, possibly never even suspended. But here we are.

I hope China is way down the list for twinning. But TiT so I doubt that. Laos and Cambodia would be good starting points. Although, lets say TH has a twin with both these countries and they in turn have a twin with Vietnam, then one could travel from Vietnam to TH and vice versa without being twinned

Opening at any time is gonna be a risk because of those asymptomatic cases. Herd immunity from the off was the way to go but the authorities scared the worriers enough for that not to happen!!

12 minutes ago, DerekJ said:

Go Fund Me for this guy please????? 

Set 1 up. But dont expect a big response. The general population are not responsible for the uneducated childish actions of a grown man. Id like to think he has learned a lesson from this escapade which should have come to him earlier in life. Perhaps it did and he didnt learn. Either way, his show off attitude cost him dearly

1 hour ago, Felt 35 said:

What a sad bunch on TV criticizing the victim. Maybe he haven't been here so long that he know the country to well and that robbing is nearly acceptable unless the perpetrator can be seen/ recognized and arrested and by that losing face.

Felt.

I think a 72 year old farang married to Thai living on 30k a month isnt fresh off the boat do you? He should know better than to a) wear expensive items that will be noticed and b) chase down the thief. 

Doubly foolish for someone of such years

1 hour ago, Donutz said:

I'm from an other planet. The Dutch PM regularly cycles to work (parliament is just a few km away from his house), can occasionally be spotted walking outside parliament on his own (My late wife found it absolutely facanating when she saw the PM walking a meter or so past her, that wouldn't happen in TH she said). If the PM or ministers do go buy car it's generally just 1 chauffeured audi. No escorts. Our head if state (king) may get a 2 motorcycle escort to accompany his car but he has also been seen cycling around on his own. 

 

As for Prayuth: If a driver flashing his lights and honking upsets him and his security escort... 555

I doubt that would be the case if Geert Wilders was PM

On 8/11/2020 at 7:49 PM, phetphet said:

With a lot of people losing their jobs here in Thailand due to COVID. Both Thais and foreigners. I am surprised that there is such a demand for schoolteachers as surely a lot of people won't be able to afford the international school fees this coming year

1) Not everyone in Thailand is poor and are on the scrapheap. Those in well paid jobs will not have been affected by covid. Not all jobs for Thais rely on tourism
2) Maybe many school teachers got into new jobs when the schools closed because of covid and have decided to remain in those new jobs

On 8/11/2020 at 5:38 PM, herwin1234 said:

its interesting, right? the farang really gets nasty when non westerners (fellow asians like Chinese and now Filipinos)  are allowed in Thailand before The White Man.

 

Filipino teachers are too poor to pay for the insurance, they are too stupid and barely can speak or teach English, etc.

 

Its laughable. 

Or maybe they are just stating facts? Its getting a tad tiresome reading about anything said about non white people in a negative way MUST be racist. Please grow up and stop getting your panties in a twist for nothing

On 8/14/2020 at 12:49 PM, BigStar said:

On better torrent sites, the more intelligent and experienced but otherwise average user will come up with the HEVCs first and simply grab those for better quality/filesize/download time.

 

 

I gave benefit of doubt to the OP’s friend, but as the OP gave no real info about the files, and nobody here got any from him, it’s of course anyone’s guess. 

 

Coming in late, I then threw out a shotgun approach to “try.” May not work, but it’s fast & easy for a naïve user. Having that codec on his machine could be useful anyway.

Now that I’ve some interest in the issue, if the OP would respond more, I’d drill down. I have some questions and other things to try. Guess he's busy watching another series.????

 

Yup. What have you determined for the specs of his device, BTW? Does it have an SSD?????

 

OP's TV may be one that can't do it. I have a solution for that.

 

Overly simplistic. A sample, as with other files, may suggest how much of the device’s capability is being used at the time of accessing the sample with the program then being used to access it. Finding out the true capability of OP's device and then taking full advantage of it when desired is what’s at issue.

Hi Ive been offline so not picked up the responses. To be honest, its easier nailing custard to the ceiling than trying to explain tech stuff to me! Im worse than useless. My friend is 73 and he knows more than me so thats where we are at. I gave it up as a bad job and decided to catch up on S3 at a later date because S4 isnt due out until next year anyway. I will find a way to view S3 in that interim period

Thanks for all who have contributed I do appreciate your help and advice. 
The only subject matter I can add is that we both have USB sticks which we swap as his wifi is fixed where mine is from a myfi device, so his signal is stronger and he downloads for me at his place and passes the stick back to me. He uses Pirate Bay for the loads and the torrent we use is uTorrent. We download onto the laptop then use 'drag n drop' to get it onto the stick but on the S3 occasion it didnt work. I did notice later that in the subject line on PB it said MP4 so maybe it was only compatible with that ?