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First I think you have to ask for a working visa, as the Australian immigration do not take kindly to tourists turning up looking for jobs .Certainly get the appropriate visa first. I suppose that’s what this thread is all about. 

I’ll be flying with Emirates BKK ,Dubai, Nice France. I think I’ll wait a day or two then call them.

So, if true, what is the goal of such Chinese presence ?

Thailand lost its shine a few years back now. The strong baht and the corona virus is just the cherry on the cake.

Sorry mistake above, I meant one single ticket is nearly the same price as a return !

A return ticket cost will not be much more than two single tickets. If you’re not sure of your return date, buy a ticket that allow change of date. Usually change costs about 150$
Also, these days, most airline companies won’t let you embark without a return ticket, or a ticket out of Thailand to a neighbor country. Buy online tickets as cheap as 35/40 $.

Yuiop , thank you. But that’s why I went to the hospital at first, just to check. I know the symptoms of pain are similar. Also, as I have a monitor at home, I check once a week or so or when I feel I need to. Always handy. 

Absolutely disgusting. Any person seen/ found doing this to any animal should be locked up . How can anyone , individual or government condone this cruelty ? 

Thank you Sheryl. No fever, no nausea or blood in stool. I feel quite ok most of the time , then the pains last a few minutes , about 3/4 Times a day, no more. I’d rather wait till I go home to France and I was going to advance my booking anyway , In the meantime , if ever it got worse I would go straight back to the hospital and see a specialist. Thanks again.

Thank you Sheryl. I do have Omeprazole with me. I don’t think the Meteospasmyl work either. I was wondering if it’s a problem to switch medicines like this ? No, the Dr at PIH was a generalist, I had just turned up there to get some medical advice. He did say my abdomen etc was full of gas, a problem I’ve had before. I eat very healthy and hardly drink, last one was Xmas. I might advance my departure date before going into a whole series of tests in Pattaya.  Does what I have sound urgent ?  I can live with a few pains for a week more . Thanks.++++

Hi, a little advice needed. Before coming to spend a week on Koh Chang, I went to Pattaya International hospital to see a dr about a bout of what I thought was indigestion and heartburn. He gave me Air X which is for dyspepsia, 
Ranitidine 150 for antacid , and Pepto Bismol which I later found I couldn’t take as it constipated me badly. Well, after a few days nothing worked and I still had pain under chest bone down to navel, occasional pain in stomach , lots of burping and gas. ( the dr had told me I was *full * of gas. ) No nausea , vomiting, blood in stools, nothing. Anyhow, stopped those medicines and tried Meteospasmyl 3 a day. ( french dr had prescribed me these for abdominal discomfort and are always part of my medicine bag) . Anyhow, don’t know what to do. I’m not enjoying my stay that’s for sure, diet, no fun, and worrying a bit as I have this for 9 days now. Bit worried that it’s some sort of ulcer, or does indigestion take so long to heal ???? Pain is 3 or 4 times a day. I’m sleeping ok.  Should  I leave now ?  Any advice welcome as the International hospital here has astronomical prices ( start at 4000B) for Dr visit, and I’m back in Pattaya this Sunday 23 rd. Thanks. 

Hi, question to all. How about flying ? I’ve read that the air circulating in an airplane is filtered and cannot spread a virus.

How true is this ? 
i réalise , of course, that your seat neighbors may be infected and you could catch the virus that way. So what do you do when sitting next to someone who is coughing and sneezing and spluttering ? 
I’ve sat next to one poor man who was really ill on a flight and it was not a pleasant experience. Thanks.

Just buy a return ticket you can change the date on. Cost around 100 + euros.At least you’ll be saving a lot of money as one ways are very expensive ., 

Well , I think I earned being called ‘ retarded’ . Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer springs to mind . Thanks anyway. 

Well there’s still a lot in Pattaya, Central festival had loads yesterday. Where are they staying ?

I cough when I shouldn’t do, in a cinema, when I’m nervous, in a church ceremony! It’s very annoying. By the way, a friend left for Switzerland on  Thursday and said the airport was busy as ever !!

Hi, which hotels or area ( Bangkok) are the safest option during  the corona virus period please ? No budget problem. 
My usual 4 * does tend to have a lot of Chinese clients and I don’t fancy the breakfast buffets at this time Thanks.

A bit off topic but please, in airplanes,

apart from sitting next to an infected person, is the circulating air dangerous ? ( air con system) 

Easy enough to know, just 

call any travel/ health insurance company, they will know.

Why did the baht drop last week, 34.60 B to 1 euro , and now it’s back to 34 ?? Is it likely to drop again soon ? 

Will going to another HSBC bank help, or calling them ?

Why wouldn’t you CC work ? I use mine all over the world, my bank knows where I am. Of course you must have money in your account. If next month your card is not valid you can’t use it anymore. I also don’t know how you can have *farang* rates and Thai rates ? Was this over the internet ? Generally the rates are all black and white. Why would you give your CC to someone else to use ?  If he was a walk in client they might have lowered their rates that day because of low occupancy, for example. Strange behavior.

Central shopping malls have many kinds. Sports shops too.