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bars are difficult to smuggle in unnoticed, they x-ray bags on arrivals sometime, if they noticed, you'll be watched after baggage claim and ask to open your luggage if you don't go through the 'something to declare' exit coins however, mixed in with regular coins in your pocket or purse... how could they tell? Selling to gold shops is no problem, they'll happily molten them down to use in their jewelry there are reporting requirements the gold shop has to comply for money laundering law, they'll need ID and has to report if the transaction is over certain threshold, 2 million baht if dealing in cash, transfer of sales to bank accounts are exempt from reporting rule as the banks will be the ones doing the reporting and they already have your details

they lost the right of "peaceful, continued, unchallenged" the moment they hightailed out of the house the first time the real owner showed up doubling down and going back in

There are parking on the building, or for a 2 minutes walk away you can park on the Central Rama 9, or the Unilever Building in the same complex

before covid there was big crackdown on hotels without hotel license in tourist town like Pattaya, back then it was found out that only small percentage of 'hotels' actually had hotel license, which to qualify they require facilities like pool, lobby, restaurant many went by with room for rent or apartment license instead Unlike condos, detached house can be rented out 'homestay' for under 30 days so nothing wrong with airbnb out villas

Berry Pickers?

That would be soi 7 or 8 bars, nobody would set up water buckets in front of the shops in most other area, South Pattaya and walking street would still be dry, coming from the dark side you could do yours shopping at Carrefour then or Tesco in North Pattaya without being bothered

That's why I stick (it) to ladyboys, they're more understanding of the issue

I miss the days where Pattaya only did the mad Songkran on the 19th only, sure it gets wilder than other places but it's only 1 day you can plan for, I'm sure the Muslim majority place like 3 Provinces down south frown against this sort of thing so you'll be safe there

two button vs one... imagine the cost savings

There is no developer in this case, the neighbor tried to claim empty house next door through adverse possession, got found out and with typical Thai media circus backdown

evaporative air cooler can work in air-conditioned room and does lower temperature as the initial humidity will be quire low in the room, but does it make the air conditioner works harder due to the increase in moisture in the room? While you might be able to feel 'cooler' I suspect the increased load from the air-con needing to remove the extra humidity will cost more in electricity than if you were to set the temperature lower at the air-con itself. Some normal fans to increase the wind-chill effect on the skin is probably the only assistance you can have with air conditioner

If the foreigner quota is filled up already, yes they have to sell

There is no small claims court in Thailand, you just go to the lowest (district) court which could be costly in money ant time your first port of call is the office of insurance commission, they have the power of the law in this matter and can force arbitration or judgement in this matter, o the sales rep's detail is not required but can be named in your complaint against the company

For around 150-200K, The Powershift in the Diesel version around 2010s isn't plagued with the same problems as those in Petrol too, decent power and economical considering the price of Diesel here earlier pre-facelift the diesel came with manual but rare as a hen's teeth

If you have the necessary paperwork, it used to be that it's quicker to get back from Betong if you go through Malaysia

Most of the recent truck based models like the trailblazer use most of the parts common with Isuzu, so should be of no issue Earlier Daewoo-based sedan models like Optra or Cruze also has plenty of parts and 3rd party parts in the market Only problem seem to be the latest model Captiva 2019 that was introduced as soon as they announce the exit from market, these were heavily discounted in a firesale, but being based on MG/Chinese Baojun; parts from the usual channels are hard to come by but some manage to order them from China via AliExpress of even get them through the MG dealer in Thailand

The fiesta, apart form the gearbox issue, where the solution is to have the gearbox replaced every 100,000km or so... very economical out of warranty recently due to age they seem to have developed spontaneous combustion issue from the radiator fan Focus's gearbox is quite fixable now compared to the fiesta's but there aren't that many in the market but unless you know your way around cars and are particular fond of Ford, why bother where similar vintage Toyotas are everywhere and any somchais knows how to fix

If you have taken apart cheap chinese stuff like flashlights or mozzie zapper you'd know there are small 4v lead-acid battery with acid fill port even, often when the batteries 'dies' you could resurrect them by filling it with distilled water just like car battery, or even replace them, replacement are available online. I'm sure they're made of the best quality chinese manufacturing and does not leak at all and won't burst open when taken into lower pressured atmosphere like say an airplane's cabin mid flight better ones with 3.7v Lithium battery are available now but is more expensive, if you grab them off the market stall would you know?

a lot of the cheaper mozzie zappers use crude lead acid type batteries that could leak acid as well as shorting and starting fires better ones that use lithium i-on or even better replaceable lithium ion that uses common 18650 batteries you could find back home, remove and take onboard or load them with luggage the racquet without the battery and they're harmless and replace with battery you can find back home

the evaporative ones cost around 3-4,000 baht, requires low humidity to work, or ice/ice packs in the water which only works for an hour at most, the only time humidity is low enough for them to work without requiring ice in Thailand is in the middle of 'winter' the portable aircon that cost around 10,000 baht has hot side in the same machine that needs to be ducted out of the room, and a waste water tray that need emptying, unless you're renting a place that won't let you install one, they waste a lot more energy and cumbersome to have around, proper split type air conditioner, even cheap ones that won't last long is better in almost every regard

You better research how you would deal with the situation should you be apprehended while waiting for your passport in order to not be sent to immigration detention center ie, have fine ready and ticket out, otherwise if you didn't surrender on your own terms, it could be expensive and inconvenient for you, from arranging for a ticket out while being detained mean going through their 'approved' travel agents and airlines and maybe limited destination you could exit to like passport country only

often you don't even need the key, just an ice cream stick into the hole to poke the button is enough,

For all my time in Thailand I can count on one hand the number of times that I can't find a parking spot without needing to double park, sure it might need to be on inconvenient floors away from entrance or elevator on s known malls that is sure to fill up like Paragon on the weekend, there are alternatives that you don't need to drive there Also used to drive a Japanese import with column shifter that don't have ways of putting in neutral and taking out the key Some European import bury the release under the shifter needing the removal of some panels to access it to tow, The mechanic would have a way of making a button that can be pressed, but most Thai market cars are known to have them readily accessible, as well as brief lesson by the salesgirls on delivery day on how to use it of course

The UK Royal Family could learn a thing or two from Thailand on how to manage scandals

There are nothing 'intruding' if trains pass that location all the time with no problem, as these vintage thai railways posters will attest And most of the construction is done, his danfling feet is probably got snagged by the station platform edge