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digbeth

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  1. The weekend 'sprinter' service to Pattaya (Phlu Taluang) is the only route that class of train is being run at all, last I checked in January it's still being run on saturday and sunday the route no. is 997/998 as opposed to the regular service https://www.railway.co.th/Service/PopularTrainDetail?value1=00DE5502B5AA7B42A92BE9FF953D8EBD010000002459500A5C30461B1381CE058A2E7EBC40464F5672DFBA095EA22401B63E8AFB&value2=00DE5502B5AA7B42A92BE9FF953D8EBD010000002EC18817C2BAD533A2A75DDD750BF121F2B674E04DB31EC724C9C00CE0AC5819
  2. Hua Lampong, Bang Sue is for Northern and Southern routes for now, Unless you really enjoy trains, bus are better options, there's only 1 train a day, and un-airconditioned on weekdays, BTS ride to Ekamai and coach to Pattaya and even with the worst traffic you'll still beat the train
  3. Honda never officially made jacked up wave here in Thailand (unless you count the CT125) For current Model there's Suzuki Crossover for past models, in 2008 there's Tiger Smart CX , Tiger Smart was Thai brand's Wave copy, the CX model came from the factory with braces in the frame from the factory plus other off road looking farkles
  4. If anything goes wrong it's probably gonna be an ambulance ride to the nearest hospital, of which there are many in the area, surprisingly the mall this clinic was in was full of beauty clinics probably for the same reason. We went to had a look and felt confident with the doctor, low cost would probably from him being efficient with his time, having the patients prepped and lined up, the surgery was only 20-30 minute tops, the doctor and 1 assistant plus a few nurse was a very tightly run operation and earning enough to justify mall rent despite only operating 3 days in a week.
  5. Had my mom's done at private clinic by a eye specialist surgeon, Dr. Sumet, Clinic is Kaewta Eye Clinic, it's in a shopping mall near Victory monument, the wait is a bit tiresome as he crams clients into the waiting room and line them up to perform the surgery one after another, but it's out and done in a day, follow up in a week and a months'. you can do the other eye at the follow up appointment Clinic is open at noon Friday - Sunday, you can call and get an appointment right away, looks like the doctor has a day job at a hospital during weekdays, the latest you'll be out is around 5pm, the price is 27,000 each eye for 'standard' or 30,000 for Hoya intra-ocular lens, if you can bear the government hospital like wait it's probably the cheapest private option, other private hospitals will have more lens selection like focussable 'supersight' that corrects both near and far sightedness but that goes for around 200,000 for both eyes
  6. if they have access to condo's stationery they could produce official looking receipt as much as they want without depositing the cash into the condo's account
  7. just take the bill to any bank and pay with cash if you don't have a Thai bank account any good condo management shouldn't accept cash as that's rife for embezzlement
  8. it's being redeveloped into a highrise tower, so no loss there the open air tourist trap like Jodd Fair in is a much better deal with non-ripoff price that locals can enjoy too without being too unsanitary/cramped like other Thai focused night market like Those along Ram-Inthra expressways
  9. the auto gates for Thai passport seem to not work for a lot more Thai passports recently, resulting being Thais that can't go through the auto gate being directed to the adjacent fast track desk, this might be why they suspend PR that can't go through the auto gates to go to the normal queue instead of being additional work for the fast track lane
  10. tap or chip inserted into the machine? it's a known problem that Bangkok Bank's mastercard contactless for debit cards don't work unless you use the chip the cashiers probably doesn't know this and see the contactless symbol and just try to tap the card
  11. most airlines seem to base their plane out of Bangkok, so the first few legs out to the provinces, then back to dmk in the morning on 'fresh' plane is less likely to be delayed to technical issue the delays/cancellations are probably occurring more in the late afternoon
  12. something KD erawan - also known as white elephant
  13. have you seen the state for some of these local 'factories' might as well be some machine in a shed, never minding how it was transported to the restaurant/bar in fertilizer bag on the back of pickup trucks
  14. Has anyone looked into this product? seem to be an invertor meant to be plugged into existing household with a suicide plug and is meant to supplement the mains, the cells are probably too small to be used on their own or even be in a situation where it could export my gut instinct is that this sounds like a bad idea, with so many ways to trip up your existing protective devices and grounding
  15. Khao Mok Gai is based of the subcontinent/Middle eastern Biryani, The Thai version is substantially different enough to be considered their own Chicken Rice.... the only major difference from Chinese/Singaporean version is the dipping sauce so I wouldn't consider it unique Thai dish The various noodle soup variants has also diverged from Chinese origins to be considered Thai in their own rights too
  16. if you've been in one you'd have seen a sign in every room that soliciting for sex is prohibited and totally illegal and not going on here what you paid was for massage and nothing more
  17. what's his angle? he seems to fit the do-gooder attention seeker but those Thai do-gooder have something to sell, with an actual product or service they earn a commission or just plain seeking fame but unlike those upstart celebrity wanna be that helps people for limelight Chuwit is: already a household name, his business don't need any more money, not the kind that tv spotlight bring anyway plus he is semi-retired form his business anyway not sure if the multiple sentences he already served time for has any bearing on being able to run for elections, his last sentence seem to have condition that he can't hold political office for some years.. has that ran out yet?
  18. in case of withheld tax, it'd have to be done and sent to the revenue department within 7 days after the month that you'd been paid, you'll be given a document stating the withheld tax while the withholding tax is usually 3% and seem to require a tax or citizen ID no., as that's what resident and those with work permit pays, it's actually also possible for non resident( the revenue department classify this as foreigner staying within the Kingdom for less than 180days) but the withholding rate for non-resident is actually 15%
  19. digbeth

    spanner size?

    22-25 but usually use vice grip as most socket set only goes to 19
  20. the present arrangement is probably not 'above board' and mentioning that you are going to have a lawyer looked at it could draw unwanted attention to their scheme, especially if you have immigration officer not in their control examine your passport
  21. some checkpoints do have legit payment desk where they issue you a proper receipt
  22. could be the dealer has already put up some 'mark up' to something stupid like 200,000+ with their special model already loaded with farkles and it just sits there for naïve buyer who couldn't stand to wait, you want it home today? for cash pay 80,000 extras and it's yours
  23. cars got away with it, 2.0 litre was 1997-1998cc since forever, and don't even start on German car numbering scheme, 200, 350, could be anything these days with them claiming turbo performance equivalent or other bs
  24. pet? gas stove? that should be on the condo bylaws already probably airbnbs
  25. I've looked into that kit, I don't think it's available in Thailand wiring loom and such parts number are available on WeBike from Europe, works out around 30,000 baht... it'd be expensive junk if I were to order the kit only for it to be incompatible with the Thai ECU/key unit
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