Carlosm

I wounder what would happen if this country was attacked... after all, the army is in a new job now !

Why is it the Thai's think that by saying 'sorry' its all over ? No charges, no fines no retrebution.

Earlier this year a Thai teenager shot my dog in my garden. The police caught him, brought him before me and he said 'sorry' and his mother basically said 'right, thats it, lets go'. I ended up having to get a layer involved.

Apologies are the same as crocodile tears over here and these guys should be charged and sent down sending out the proper message !

When i sent my Honda CB400 via post they wrapped it in boubble wrap for me for just 50 baht and onto Hua hin from Phetchabun for 1900 baht. Tracked it all the way... no prob's.

I bought a survaillance system off Aliexpress. It has been sent by the vendor using DHL with a tracking number. I tracked it to Don Meuang airport where it has stopped and all i get is 'clearance event' posted on the online tracking information. Been there 5 days, each day the same.

Anyone else been in the same situation and if so is there anything i need to do ?

I had a problem with Lazada. Bought a laptop advertised 'with' windows 8.1 but arrived blank (DOS). During very poorly worded English replies they eventually said... hard luck ! Seriously, they admitted their error and said if you dont want it send it back at your cost and we'll refund the money... provided the product and packing are in the same condition as it arrived. They were very slow, almost 3 weeks solving it...... ivadit for me from now on !!!

The guy selling them was from a company called Pexgo :- http://www.pexgo.com/?ContentID=ContentID-100122115122605

Years ago there was a guy on Thaivisa selling tubs of brining mix to make bacon. Sadly the advert can be found but no contact details. So, does anyone know how to buy brining mix over the 'Thai' internet or anyone who sells it.

I'm not looking for recepies or 'do it yourself' methods just the lazy way of opening a tub, mixing it with water and putting the pork in it for 5 days

I'm not too computer savvy so... i've @25k baht to spend on a new laptop for gaming.... seriously its giving me a headache, i7 only and Nvida graphics. Sod Dell, no Thaialnd support so... waddya thick ?

TOT will start off well then as time goes by will fall off. I've now got CAT and had it some time now and its the same now as when i got it.... a total breath of fresh air compared to TOT.

Thanks for the replies so far, very helpful and i agree with those about dory being useless tasteless waste of time. Am going to try 'all' your recomendations as variety is the spice of life and make my own mind up. Looking forward to finally finding a tasty fish to batter

I always buy snapper (white / red) when available in one of the main supermarkets (Chiang Mai)

Gave up using the frozen fillets as they seemed to have no taste.

totally agree... tasteless !!!

First off, if there is a thread for this please post the link as i cannot find one (but i'm sure there is).

I've been using Dory fish frozen from Makro's but its become tasteless and textureless and all there seems to be when cooked is the batter or breadcrumbs. 15 years ago i lived in Bangkok and you could buy Red snapper fillets which were the best i've had whilst in Thailand but now i've moved up north cannot find it anywhere.

So, the question is, what fish do you use ? or am i doing something wrong with my dory fish fillets such as not 'priming' them right ? do you need to do something to the fillets first ?

Plus, in Makro's there are many different fish types, whats your view on them not just for fish and chips but variations of cooking.

Have been watching lots of footie using 'wiziwig' but since its been shut down i'm having trouble finding another site that lists sopcast channels. Tried googling it but yet to no availe. So, if you use sopcast how are you finding the channels ?

DELL Call Center: 02-670-7250 Monday-Friday, 09:00-18:00

I had my dell's mb, ram and hdd replaced for free by dell thailand. I called up the call center and contacted the operator. After providing them the service tag number found under the base of the laptop, and telling them about the problem, they sent a couple of guys to my place the next day.

I bought my laptop in the US and was still under warranty.

It was some two years ago. Things may have changed.

Why don't you give them a call on Monday? I remember the auto thing responds with a long list of 'press x for y' but you will get to a human eventually...

Best wishes.

tnx, will give it a try Monday.

thanks 4 the replies but still in the same hole, .... does Dell even care about Thailand ?

I have a Dell XPS702X laptop that after a quick power cut will no longer work. Power is not getting through. Took it to a local reputable repair place and after a couple of days they had no idea how to repair it. So, have been on another computer to find the Dell service centre location in Thailand, thought that all I'd need to do is google it, no help there. Cannot even find an email address for them. The Dell.th website just gets you running in circles.

So, does anyone know where to take a Dell laptop for repair or contact info for a Dell shop or service centre ?, has anyone had a Dell laptop repaired over here ? (preferably in either Phetchabun, Saraburi, lopburi or northern end of Bangkok but, hey ho, anywhere really).

Always makes me laugh, 65k/month for retirement visa supporting one person and 40k/month for marriage visa supporting two people.... where's the logic in that ???

What form do you need for retirement visa ? and does thaivisa have a tick list for things to take with you to immigration to get the visa ?

Have been on a marriage visa for ten years now but the last three visits the immigration police have asked me to change it to a retirement visa. I'm quite nervous about doing this as I'm a firm believer in 'if its not broken, don't fix it'. As I've never been refused or even close to it I've continued with my usual marriage visa but the last visit he basically said 'last time, next time retirement', then looked me in the eye.

So, is it easier as he say's and is there much difference in the requirements ?

I've 3 tables, evenly spaced with tables and chairs in between. Its all enclosed, quiet and has lit parking space. The police love it as it quiet and well maintained unlike the sheds the other 'snooker halls' have. Also, my CCTV has a camera pointing down the soi which the police asked for and its caught 2 robbers already using the night vision... its just the army who's causing me the probs. Time for a fair election and not a dictatorship forged down the barrel of a gun.

The 190,000baht is to buy a licence for life, you can sell them on with the snooker hall as a guy in town who bought a hall has one. He showed me it but hasn't a clue where it was obtained from. You can also close your snooker hall and sell the licence seperately which is what we are trying to do right now, driving around to various districts and enquiring if anyone has one and wants to sell. We came close but with the army doing what they are doing right now they have become a very sought after item.

Owned a snooker hall for many years without any problems. I live in a small village in the heart of Thailand and its always been peaceful..... until the army took over. They have been going round all business's checking every detail and ruining peoples livelyhood for minor infringements.

They came to my snooker hall. As the army captain went round it he became more and more irritated at the fact i had nothing illegal going on. All CD's had receipts, alchohol licence up to date, taxes paid up to date etc etc. He even wanted to see an insureance cetificate which i actually had because i have petrol pumps ot side which need to be insured and the guy that did it said that he would include accident cover with it for just another 700Bt, so i did.

This went on for an hour, very tense. The police turned up and said they had checked the hall last month and found it to be totally legal and everything was in order. The captain basically told them to shut up. Things became way more tense. He began pushing people against the wall and asking for ID, he then told me to get against the wall, i refused saying i'd done nothing wrong and if he made me i'd report him and show the CCTV footage i've got to his superiors. He then noticed the camera's and backed down.

Just as he was abut to leave he asked to see the letter from the police. He realised it wasn't a legal licence and just permission to allow to play. We then got 'marched' in to his truck and tacken to the police station and charged with running a snooker hall without a licence which carries a maximum sentence of 3 months in jail. Fortunately for us the police went to court and spoke on our behalf and we got of with a small fine.

We have been trying to find out how to get the required licence but even the police dont know how and every snooker hall they know of hasn't got one (and that runs into the hundreds) the Amphur doesn't even know. The only person who seemed to 'think' they know is the company who change the table cloth when it gets worn. We called the number of the firm they gave us and they said it would cost..... 190,000 baht !!! When we told the police this they said it was a gaming licence which covers every game such as snooker and arcade games.

So, does anyone know how to get a snooker hall licence ? until then i'm closed.

In Thailand ? need a new passport ?, got to send back to the UK ? Listen to this BBC interview and re-think your schedule :-

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-28201491

Vary scary !!!!

Can I ask what is a MT70 ?

Yamaha MT-70 is a sports cruiser, 689cc. Google it.

Have bought a bike through thaivisa classified ads. An MT-70 from Chiang Mai which the seller said he would include delivery. I then got an e-mail from the logistics company as follows :-

Your thoughts please as i've never heard of this.