Wilson Smith

On 1/19/2021 at 3:27 AM, Don Chance said:

I wish you all the luck. But i had quit drinking for over a year too but always relapsed. In my experience you need to quit for at least 4 years before your body totally resets.

AA has a low rate of success i understand only 12%. What ever works for you.

I guess we can throw out random statistics of success rates so I bet 100% you pulled 12% out of your invisible book of nonsense. I wonder what is the success rate of all universities, starting from anyone whoever signed up to finish. I wonder what is the success rate of all of the gyms around the world, whoever signed up and paid. Should all people not go to school or a gym? What is the point of your statistic?  

46 minutes ago, Rodbayne94 said:

I would like to invest in Thailand, but the legal procedures for foreign investors to start a company legally is very expensive, they only target mega entrepreneurs, if the government opens its eyes to small and medium foreign entrepreneurs, the economy of Thailand will return to grow again in level never seen before.

2 Million Baht paid up capital is very expensive. Only Mega Entrepreneurs? 

On 11/5/2020 at 11:42 AM, denvemosc46 said:

20 year old male here. Every time I go out for a drink, my nights usually start out pretty good, with me being in a good mood, and with a lot of confidence. But as the night passes on, 3 things happens. I get really tired, sad and depressed sitting in the corner not saying a thing, and so drunk that I throw up everywhere and can't remember a thing next day. I know I could just ''drink less'', but I somehow can't make myself do that, when I have had a couple of drinks. Has any of you dealt with the same situation?

So perhaps drinking is not the problem because if drinking was the problem once you stopped all of your problems would go away. Perhaps being sober is the problem? To take it a bit further perhaps you don't like being with yourself. So it seems you are doing to have to drink all the time or find out why you think there is something wrong with you. Tough choice!

On 12/15/2020 at 8:23 AM, ChipButty said:

Another reformed drug dealer writing a book, give me a break

Should he just go back to selling drugs? Lets be happy he has reformed and hope he becomes a positive person in society. My guess is for every one guy that writes a book there are 100s if not 1000s who return to their old life.  

5 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:

So we - the wretched foreigners who legally reside in this country - are excluded once again?

 

It's not so much that we desperately need those cashbacks or a 3,000-baht gift card. But it is the principle of things. If foreigners are "allowed" to pay taxes to the Thai state, they also should benefit from this kind of promotional schemes... that are in fact co-financed through their taxes.

 

Anything else is blatant RACISM. Where are those "Thai activists" that just yesterday staged an "anti-racism" protest against an unfortunate incident that occurred in a country 14 flight hours away? Why don't these "Thai activists" rather stage protests against the racism that is a daily occurrence in their own country?  

wouldn't it be nationalism? 

On 6/8/2020 at 2:17 PM, spoon1967 said:

That's interesting, I had actually considered the Elite visa route, the added advantage of assistance when dealing with Gov authorities is a bonus.  The options I have are a retirement visa, however having 800k tied up isn't good, although in 2 years I'll have 500k+ in pension payments, so only 300k need be tied up, visa for supporting Thai child (my son is 8yrs), but there's still the need to exit/entry every 3 months, or of course the elite.  I take your experiences on board, I understand it can be diffucult, exspensive and worrying.

 

Thanks for your time in replying, I think the elite is best opton.

 

 

If you are concerned about "tying up" 800K than I would forget the opening a company option and elite option as well. 

On 5/23/2020 at 11:19 PM, Mace648 said:

PTSD doesn't automatically make a person act like an a-hole. This guy sounds like the typical right-wing American gun nut ,and I would bet anything that he has never seen combat in order to get said PTSD. The states don't need it want him ,just throw him in the Thai monkey house and forget him.

You couldn't be more wrong. Empathy is a thing, it doesn't hurt to show it.

something to consider if your company "may" let you go it may be a reach to think they will give you the needed documents that are required from the company. These documents are ussual highly confidential. BOI companies do not need to show some of these documents for annual renewal so you may get a big NO from the company.

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

In theory yes. I can recall a post by a member whose employer was able to get their work permit extended while they were outside the country.

At this time it would not matter since it not possible for anybody to enter the country unless they are Thai on a repatriation flight.

 

I saw that persons comment and honestly it is hard to know if it is true as the labor dept told me that it is not possible. As I know they rule to be if you cannot return and the work permit expires that it still needs to be canceled to avoid a penalty. In theroy it is not the biggest deal to cancel and start the process over however as an international assign and a signature, the legal team is mention that getting payment without a work permit is a internal compliance issue. I really would like to know if anyone has really been able to renew the wp without being in Thailand. Thanks.  

On 5/16/2020 at 6:37 PM, ubonjoe said:

Only a mention of work permits being extended. Nothing about extensions of stay. 

I cannot see how they could do anything about extensions if you are outside the country.

They could though do something to make it easier to get a new non-b visa before returning.

Sorry I am a bit lost in this tread. If someone with a work permit expiring in June and is currently outside Thailand and cannot enter, can the work permit be extended/ renewed? of course all the needed documents, etc all expect the person not being in the country. 

15 hours ago, Prince77 said:

Regarding work permit: I am currently stranded out of Thailand and my work permit is to expire on 17th of May.

 

However, my secretary was able to re-new my work permit today without any problems.

 

Just for information.

Interesting to hear. I thought a passport, entry stamps, medical certificate were required to do a renewal.

Maybe because they have the same job.

On 10/5/2019 at 9:18 PM, seajae said:

so only 4 million thais pay any tax each year(out of 50 plus million), could explain why there is no money and also why its a cash society, so people can hide what they have/earn. Have to wonder how many deal in cash only and dont declare it

However companies pay taxes. Any company with more then 1.8 million in revenue and has a profit pays taxes which has little to no loopholes and is considered high for any company with over a million baht in profit. 

On 8/25/2019 at 4:39 PM, manjara said:

I also have a dormant company that I HAVE been filing all the appropriate returns for, but it's costing me a fortune because the accountants don't have a 'plan' for how to deal with a dormant company (more money for them!)

I worked out that it would be cheaper to file once per year and pay the penalties, instead of every month, but the accountants refused to do that, and insist on charging me a prep fee every month and a travel fee to lodge the return (zero every month). Even when I stopped paying, in order to catch up they insisted on charging me as though i had filed every month!!

 

Does anyone know of an accountant that can do the minimal paperwork for a dormant company (I somehow feel that companies used to buy property must have a simpler approach?). 

My costs at the moment are around 120k each year to keep everything up to date, but it shouldn't be that high! (about 50k of that is maintaining an address).

 

Given that there seem to be a few of us with these dormant companies, there could be a business opportunity in dealing with them!  (I wouldn't have the time to start that at the moment)

 

P.S. Anyone guess who my current accountants are! (their catchphrase is 'Mai dai!')  ????

do you still have the company?

2 hours ago, gunderhill said:

its MY  choice and  not  accepting  it  denies Me and  others  that  right  to  die,  i  choose my  morals

Everyone is a tough guy when they are healthy. When your leg is hanging off on the side of the road and you are half unconscious from some soft of an accident usually the bird sings another tune.  

On 7/10/2019 at 9:19 AM, ubonjoe said:

He needs to find the 2500 baht to pay the overstay fine if it is a 5 day overstay. He will not be allowed to get past immigration if he does not have it.

Yep as simple as that! yet many try to complicate it!

Never under estimate how low the producers of reality shows will go in order to get press. This can be a song and dance for eye balls with no bite, like the say any press is good press!   

11 hours ago, YTP said:

I disagree.  For the same destinations, your other public transit options are:

-  Motorcycle taxi.  Faster but not exactly safe.  Approximately same price, but limited to a maximum distance of maybe 2 or 3 stations.

-  Tuktuk.  A bit more expensive than motorcys (for Thais).  Nobody really uses tuktuks except those with loads of groceries from Big C or shopowners carrying supplies.

-  Taxi.  Higher base charge and can get expensive over long distances, especially if stuck in traffic.

 

The only cheaper option is of course the bus, but wait times, and the stress of trying to get on/off packed buses, especially when they barely come to a full stop at bus signs make busing not very fun.  As you can imagine, riding the bus in rush hour is horrendous.

 

Getting across BKK is not easy, period.  BTS is a good value for what it is.

 

Yes good value if you can afford it. I think the point of the study is for the people in the society who are being forced into the last option (the horrendous bus) that you stated.  

1 hour ago, PJHassselt said:

I am not sure if understand this discussion.

 

I have a visa, it is recently transferred to my new passport without a problem. And now with 90 days report suddenly there was this problem.

 

But I just returned just from immigration. Was wearing neat clothes, shaved myself. Was as polite as I can be, and all was OK. I showed them a copy from my WP.

 

Thanks again for the help!

 

Peter.

 

 

perhaps you can explain further what happened, you showed them a work permit that is valid or has already been canceled by your old employer? 

seems like this lady is enjoying her 15 mins.

sometimes the airlines do not let you on the plane with less then 6 months validity. 

16 hours ago, pineappleclub said:

I'm trying to start my restaurant here in Thailand and I've got quite a bit of experience running restaurants from back home in MN, but the biggest risk to everything seems to be whether or not I'll be given a WP3 which would allow me to to get my Non B and work permit. I've already invested and leased and remodeled a unit. I had assumed that as long as I was really doing business, I wouldn't have any issues, but for whatever reason this doesn't seem to be the case.

 

I've recently switch lawyers as everything my previous lawyer promised me fell through, and the new lawyer is a Thai lawyer/accountant and comes off good recommendations from some well-sized companies from friends.

 

However in my talks with her, even with the employee requirements, capital requirements, the scrutiny of the social funds and labor departments is making it very difficult to get a WP3 and work permit. It also seems that at any point things just might not get accepted.

 

I'm curious if anyone else has been having these issues and how they solved them if they did. All my ducks seem to be in order yet I'm quite worried that all my money already invested will be a total loss if I'm not even able to get setup and work

If getting a b visa cannot be figured out by you or with the help of lawyers, then this could be a sign to not go into business here as I can assure there will be much greater huddles ahead.

This is not a dis to OP but this place is a different playing field, you are the away team and refs are home town boys. This doesn't mean one cannot succeeded but if you cannot even get your shoes on then not sure what you will be able to do once you are on the field.     

On 5/19/2019 at 10:19 PM, Yellowtail said:

I do understand it to be a spiritual program...

The goal of the "program" is a spiritual awakening" !!!!! The principles of the program are spiritual. Everything about AA is spiritual. Yes "faith without works is dead" so lets go to where this statement comes from, "Turn our will over to the care of God" sound spiritual? yes this is the faith, now that one has turned his will over to the care of God, the action is to do the action steps which then produces a spiritual awakening "we suddenly realize God is doing for us what we could not do for ourselves"

If it is not a spiritual program, please let us know what kind of program is it?   

10 minutes ago, likerdup1 said:

LIke I previously said, this is the ONLY sentence in the Big Book that eludes that alcoholism is a spiritual malady. But as I said before. The Big Book does NOT go in depth describing alcoholism as a spiritual malady. It goes in depth describing it as a "physical allergy" coupled with a mental obsession. They have intentionally done this. This is the problem as they see it. Again, I would recommend you study the Big Book and not just parrot things you hear in meetings and insist they are important and true. There is a good reason the Big Book DOES NOT GO IN DEPTH DESCRIBING ALCOHOLISM AS A SPIRITUAL MALADY.  IF THEY THOUGHT DOING SO WAS IMPORTANT THERE WOULD BE MORE THAN ONE SENTENCE DESCRIBING IT AS SUCH.

Dude you are delusional, good luck on your journey!