Shoeless Joe

Mostly every day now I seem to be having a problem accessing threads and responses. Trying to look at multi pages on a thread seems to lock the screen and means I have to exit, wait a while and log in again. Similarly, the same happens when moving when from thread to thread.

Anyone else having the same problem(s)?

Regards,

Joe

2 hours ago, superal said:

I believe that the T.I. told the B.E.  ( and other embassies ) that they were being relieved of the income affirmation  business and it is as simple as that

Unfortuntely, your "believing" that Thai Immigration told the British Embassy something is only further speculation and means nothing unless you have some evidence.

Regards,

Joe

1 hour ago, FolkGuitar said:

But 20 baht? No, I don't think so.

Well maybe not for you...I was merely trying to be helpful to a wider audience. But, as they say, "No good deed goes unpunished" or maybe, "no thread is safe from being hijacked".

Cheesy grin to you ????

Joe

Joe

Hi,

Lanna Golf Club (33rd Military Circle) is on the Mae Rim road. I think a white songthaew gets you there but any songthaew driver at by the river at Warorot Market will help you. The white songthaews are usually parked opposite the  post office.

Regards,

Joe

2 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

We made 1/2 kilo of fresh cheese last Sunday.  Made a herbed Garlic/Dill, the texture of a very firm sliceable Feta (rather than crumbly) that was delicious. So much so, we finished it in two days, sliced on Ritz crackers.  Milk and fresh herbs from Rimping, rennet from E-bay,  cheese cloth from YOK.

 

Fresh cheeses are VERY easy to make at home. This one took just about three hours total time, including the waiting between steps, perhaps 30 minutes actual working time. Farmer Cheese, Fehe 20 baht reductiota, Mozzarella, herb cheese spreads... all just about as easy to make at home.  Nothing like really fresh Mozzarella in a Caprese salad or melted on a baguette!

Yes, excellent, wonderful, well done you, for being so industrious AND thrifty..but don't you think the 20 baht reduction in the "Tasty" red, mature New Zealand cheese is also worth a small comment?

Joe

I've just bought some of the New Zealand "Tasty" cheese (red, mature) in my local Tesco super at Doi Saket for 189 baht (reduced from 209 baht).Might be worth checking out at your local Tesco.

Regards,

Joe

I've just bought some of the New Zealand "Tasty" cheese (red, mature) in my local Tesco super at Doi Saket for 189 baht (reduced from 209 baht).Might be woth checking out at your local Tesco.

Regards,

Joe

So, no word from Thai Immigration yet?

Regards,

Joe

2 hours ago, NancyL said:

Oooh, an Ikea.  Something like that could turn Prom into a regional attraction.  

Shhh...no four letter swear words please!

Joe

23 hours ago, EricTh said:

 

I go there only for immigration matters in the past. 

 

I even went there a few days after immigration moved out, but that was in the morning and  it was like a ghost town unlike in the past.

 

The few times in the afternoon when I had to wait for my immigration visa, it was very quiet too.

 

But I have never been there at night or during weekends.

 

I didn't know they have a cinema there... maybe I might drop by for their cinema. Are the movies shown in English or dubbed in Thai?

1) Movies are in English and in Thai and some have subtitles (in English and Thai)

2) I think you've answered your own question.

Regards,

Joe

12 hours ago, EricTh said:

I see conflicting statements. Some say business is booming whereas others say it's almost dead.

 

So what's the real story?

"The real story"...

I've been going to Promenada since the day it opened (mainly for the lovely cinema). The food outlets are generally NOT busy...yes, there are odd times during the week when there are more customers than staff but not often. The busiest are: KFC, Dukes, Wine Connection; Fuji and the Thai food outlet opposite KFC. Also the outside food stalls at the weekend can get busy...ish. Rimping can't really be called busy (in comparison with other Rimpings), the restaurant seems popular but I've never seen a queue. There are a number of coffee shops, none of which are particularly busy and the largest (Tom n Tom?) seems busy, but it's usually populated by the digital nomad crowd drinking 1 coffee every 2 hours. Other outlets are appallingly quiet..The Sport World staff just lounge around waiting to pounce on any customer, the electrical retailer Chi Chang generates a few customers but nowhere near enough to justify the number of staff. SF Cinema city is popular(not least of all because of the acres of space inside each cinema). The couture and fashion shops are generally deserted but the bicycle retailer (Jinny Bike) does get some customers. I'm fairly sure that the Thai Immigration move hasn't helped either. There's occasionally good weekend entertainment none of which really generate footfall and customers inside and anyway they're too infrequent to make a difference on the P&L balance sheet. There those in denial that will say they went on a specific day and it was "really" busy....but there are 7 shopping days in a week and one good one doesn't pay for the 6 bad ones.

All that being said, the Promenada is a great place that has / had potential. It's design has been well thought out and it's a nice place. I wish that there was more life and vitality inside.

Regards,

Joe

PS: Why don't you go there and see for yourself and report back?

PPS: It's still a mystery to me why / how the internal car parks are so full when there are so few customers. The staff seem mostly to use m/bikes....

7 minutes ago, giddyup said:

No, your same question was repeated 3 times.

Yes, by the people who replied...NOT by me

Joe

16 hours ago, giddyup said:

If applying for the first time it has to be seasoned for 2 months. I see the same question has been answered three times. Is that definitive enough for you?

No need to get snippy now...I only asked the question once, I can't stop people replying!

Joe

Question from a friend in the UK...(UbonJoe do you know the answer please?)

"Can I put 850k in bank Nov and arrive in Nov and get my retirement visa? (I can live on the 50k for 3 months) Or does the money have to be in my Thai bank a/c 3 months before I arrive in Thailand?"

Regards,

Joe

4 hours ago, White Tiger said:

The petition is now live https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/230120 

Thank you and signed...

Joe

15 minutes ago, JimGant said:

And if the Yanks and Aussies are allowed to continue as they have with their income statements, it will become apparent that the Thais prefer form over function, i.e., gov't to gov't interface will be in accordance with established diplomatic and consular procedures. And the Yanks and Aussies require the well established form of in-person attestation and oath administration.

 

But, if the BE comes to the conclusion that it doesn't have the resources to require in-person attestation -- even tho' the workload would certainly diminish from the current mail-in numbers -- don't expect income letters in the future (unless the Thais decide to sidestep traditional consular protocol and allow mail-ins -- but only for certifiable government pensions, as in the Swiss example).

 

Sorry to ramble, but the history of consular relationships is enlightening, particularly with the current subject matter (from US sources):

Anyway, the one thing that notarizing officers can't do is authenticate or certify documents (except passports and/or the seals on foreign documents). This is spelled out specifically on the US Embassy website for Thailand. But, it's curious to see this inclusion:

 

 

And, I guess, that remains to be seen re the Yanks. As for the Brits -- good luck with that crowd of your less than inspiring "diplomats."

 

 

Thanks, excellent post!

Joe

3 hours ago, Mike Teavee said:

 

Looks more or less the same as the one I got in June this year, main difference being there is now a disclaimer at the bottom of the letter...

 

[Edit: Apologies, with all the faffing around taking pics & editing out details, Shoeless Joe beat me to the fact that there is now a disclaimer at the bottom of the letter, but for anybody who's interested there it is on an actual letter from BE - I wonder if this was added in May after them discussing things with Thai Immigration]

 

 

 

 

My letter which is the same in all respects and with the disclaimer is dated April 2018. So before the MAy meeting.

Joe

34 minutes ago, Pattaya46 said:

- Thai immigration will never accept foreign documents as main proof of revenues (but they may ask to see them)

- It seems that Thai immigration asked the British Embassy to make a better job because of many false declarations. They will not change for another system that would easily allow fraud!

1) "Thai immigration will never accept foreign documents as main proof of revenues" Well that's just complete guesswork on your part.

2) And when you say "it seems etc., etc." Well that just means you don't have a clue as to what might happen, any more than me or anyone else.

It would be a good idea if you stopped guessing and making erroneous statements.

Joe

9 minutes ago, Tanoshi said:

But the Embassy cannot verify the genuinity and content of the Pension letters.

But they don't have to! The applicant can easily do that with letters and statements from their pensions providers!

Joe