JayBird

Was I meant to have heard of any of these performers?

I'm not up to the latest bands.

So seriously, why does it always seem to be Indians? They seem to have some odd fascination with lady boys.

Dead?

Does that mean no more tour busses ?

Thank goodness.

Get a TGF. Let her handle all the payments. Less problems.

I'll tell you all for a price of a drink. I'll tell you stories of how i won it all and lost it all as you keep the whiskey pouring.

Presumably prior to that you enjoyed spitting in the hotel ? [emoji16]

The classy joints have a spitoon.

didn't try to cover it all, too bored with the whole thing. 

I think the fact that before you went you were already having the conclusion and negative sentiment meant anything short of OMG!!!! Would have yielded a negative experience.

It's not the mall that's bad, you just don't care for malls [emoji14]

Shoes are Mrs P's weakness, but she will not buy anything over 500 Bhat and then wonders why they fall to bits in two weeks.  Still, she is cheapish to run. 

If the shoes last 2 weeks, that's 25 pairs a year.

500x25 = 12,500 a year in shoes.

Better off buying a really good pair for 6k that lasts two years.

My understanding is elite visa have VERY strick regs on even couple of small overstays. Current thread discussing this. With 1 yr overstay and 3 yr ban the op can forget about EV

Are you sure that ev will be denied even after the ban had been served? I.e., 20 years from now, never having visited, he would still be denied?

I could be wrong but:

Central Pattaya, bank floor. One of the remodeled banks have new big ATMs.

I think it said 50k withdraw (each time).

Have they finished? I've been keeping an eye on this place for years, but it doesn't look like anyone has moved in yet.

Haven't checked for about 3 months tho, so not sure if there's been progress.

Location wise, there's not much near by to reach by foot, so hopefully you have transport. Baht bus is rare, and closest shopping may be T21 down the end on second.

The airport lounge access: which lounge do you get into and how much for companion?

Last time I went, they told me the 90 day form was not needed if nothing has changed since last time.

Prices on lazada can be very high for limited supply phones.

Have you considered ASUS for a small phone but good quality?

I have a Sony and ASUS and like both.

It can't be fixed.  All it takes is a drive anywhere in Thailand and you'll see the most idiotic driving time after time.  It won't change no matter what the government says, no matter what they show on TV.
 

That's the problem. The people seem to be happy driving to their deaths, and refuse any law that would make it safer.

Only an extremely unpopular draconian approach would work: infraction, seizure of vehicle. Corrupt cop, mandatory 3 years jail.

Do this for two generations, and it may sink in.

Although, I still say, only foreigners should be allowed to drive here.

The Sony Store in Bangkok has told me that Sony has stopped selling phones in Thailand.

The shops in Paragon does not have any left.

You will need a reseller.

Wow, have my English skills failed?

Let's try this :

I open bank account in Thailand in USD currency.

I wire money in USD from USA to this account.

I then get on plane and go to Las Vegas.

I walk up to Bank Of America ATM and want withdraw USD greenbacks from my USD account in Thailand.

I do not want bank in Thailand to go:
Convert USD to thb. Then convert thb to usd for withdraw.

The 100USD was an example number.

Anyone know if there is a bank that offers deposit account in foreign currency (USD, EUR) and allows ATM withdrawal in that currency whilst abroad (without converting it to THB first).

 

Trying to withdrawal 100 USD without converting USD to THB to USD and giving the bank 5%.

 

Thank you kindly.

Or....

Buy some bonds at 3% over 20 years and you'll be fine.

It sounds like normal inflation.

You should be more worried about cost of living increasing if you are living on savings that has no growth

Out of curiosity:

What medicine do you need a prescription for, that you can not get outside the hospital without a prescription?

I'm not talking about controlled medicines that are hospital only.

To me, it seems, if a pharmacy has it, they sell it, and never ask about prescription.

Maybe this is grey area in dispensing and so highly prevalent it's hard to tell it isn't supposed to be done?

take the bar girls out of the equation and 99 % of farang would not be here except of course the ones that married theirs [emoji3]

Yes, finally, I'm in the 1% group :)