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1 minute ago, The Hammer2021 said:
How would one go about that please?
Available soon online (rumor is Nov 1st or 2nd).
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All activities aside from huddling in your home eating only food you have grown yourself increase the chance of spreading COVID. This is a thoughtless desperate attempt to quite protesters but could be used by any local BIB to extract a "look the other way fee" for any number of people in a group together in the country since there is no quantity or other definition of what constitutes a "gathering".
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10 minutes ago, brianthainess said:
Nah that's in your defence. What games do you play with him, paper machete, build stuff with cardboard boxes, what story's have you read him, can he swim ???
Please read my second reply to this post. He would be swimming if there was no COVID the last 2 years.
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Hmm,
Must be my devilish good looks, swashbuckling personality, solid financial standing, a tongue that can stay at 33HZ for an hr, and a certain generous appendage that almost always can go "where no man has gone before (excluding Sulu of course)". But, honestly, it's mostly the money.
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1 hour ago, StevieAus said:
Whilst I am sure that it is very important for a three year old to know about the black holes in the universe and the human body, I wonder does he, or is he allowed to tear himself away from the tablet, to play with toys, look at books, draw pictures, ride a bicycle and more importantly play games with other children?
Perhaps following such pursuits might be considered old fashioned in some households but not in my home.
My five year daughter is also very smart and has formal education, but I also want her to enjoy life as a child which as we know passes very quickly.
I certainly don’t want her spending the bulk of her life glued in front of a tablet, which according to a couple of specialist pediatricians I have spoken to isn’t particularly great for the eyesight.
Please see my second response to this post.
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3 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:
You only need to the $50,000 covid 19 insurance to enter the country and it has to be valid for the permit to stay you get when entering the country with a re-entry permit.
Very good, Thank You Joe!
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54 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:As I have written already dozens of times no insurance is required for any non-o extension for marriage or retirement.
The new insurance is only for new Non-OA visa applications.
And for existing ones and extensions of the permit to stay it will remain at 40/400k baht unit September 1st of next year.
Info is here about the insurance. https://longstay.tgia.org/home/guidelineoa
Hi Joe, you have been a great resource over the years for me and others and I would like to thank you for it. So, while on visa (Non-Imm O) extension by virtue of marriage, you obtain a reentry permit and head to the US for a few months, would I need to keep COVID insurance while I'm out of Thailand and would I need it when I return under the reentry permit? When I came in on the Non-O originally in Aug of 2020, COE required COVID insurance for the length of the Visa which I assumed meant extension also, has that changed? Thanks again for your help.
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25 minutes ago, RafPinto said:6 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:
For the past two days I have been getting annoying cell calls from I believe scammers. Started suddenly and now I think I know why. My Centara account was probably one of those hacked.
It was me who tried to call.
Wazzzuuuup
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4 hours ago, Gottfrid said:
Yeah, sure! It´s excellent, for all lazy parents that can´t <deleted> themselves with enough interest to tech their own children.
And, I can guarantee this is no comment from a person who does not know. You on the other hand, has probably not studied all the reports regarding effects of to much and too early screen time for children under the age of 7. I suggest you go back and study before you let the next verbal fantasy hit the writing board.Lazy isn't it, the tablet augments our other teaching such as chalk number find maze on the driveway, clay, paint, flashcards, reading to him, etc... Can't be with him every single second. I'm working and mom is cleaning the house/cooking/gardening/etc... There is no daycare (which he loves) available now due to COVID. This keeps him educationally busy along with other creative toys while we are busy. The warning on screen time is about viewing junk and reduced verbalizing and socializing. The kid is a chatterbox explaining his videos and there is no group socializing until COVID is a bit more under control. P.S., his older brother (1st year in KMUTT) is studying to be a game programmer and his sister (finishing HS) going into the same program as a game designer. About 2 yrs after college (last 2 years at a uni in the US) they'll be pulling in $80 - 100k USD in a job each loves and should have legs until they retire. Both play multiple music instruments, daughter paid modeling gigs, both avid AOW scuba divers certified as soon as legally able, and have been self-sufficient for years (alone a couple of months once with uncle doing a "Hi and Bye" 1x a week). We moved to Thailand during their teen years to give the them these opportunities without putting the wife and I in the poorhouse (man those teens can eat Thailand bonus savings!) or child services showing up at our doorstep because some childless crazy cat lady thought we were doing something immoral in the eyes of god (apologies to childless crazy cat ladies everywhere). Our family is not lazy, were busy ????
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4 hours ago, StevieAus said:
I renewed my retirement extension at Chiang Mai a week ago.
They didn't deal with the 90 day reporting which was due.
I dealt with it at the drive through outside.
Maybe because mine is based on marriage? They did take the wife and I inside to interview us and then presented the passport with the 90 reporting in it and the date of next reporting already stapled into the passport.
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50 minutes ago, fangless said:Buy him a kids book to read/be read from.
Actually, in the guys defense. I have a 3 yr old that has his own tablet. He is a self starter and mostly watches video's that teach him something. At 3 he knows all his ABC's, he can count to 100 by 1's, to 50 by 5's, 100 by 2's, is doing addition and subtraction, understands 10's, 100's, 1000s places, and numerous other things. I have caught him watching a 45 min video on black holes, the human body, and other factual things with no pushing. Already reading 3 letter words and understands how many syllables words have. Kind of crazy, but true. Maybe he is just an early starter, but the tablet gives him instant access to learning. He is still a rough and tumble little boy full of energy but when he sits to watch something, he's all in. So maybe cut the guy some slack. My son has a Lenovo Tab 10' hand me down with a case (he is still 3) since he was 2. We use mostly Youtube Kids and some Scratch Garden as well as Number Blocks, Alpha Blocks, and other learning videos on you tube. Monitoring the content he takes in is important.
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10 hours ago, fusion58 said:
Yep.
The constantly-moving goal posts and being treated like a criminal have convinced this expat that it's time to move on. Already working on my exit strategy.
Same here on exit but a year away as I have a HS senior in school and want to make sure the two kids are OK alone in University in BKK before I leave them 1/2 the planet away from us.
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Just came back from there about an hr ago and had seen the same machine. Sorry, but no psychoactives in the brew ????
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On 10/26/2021 at 9:49 AM, Jeffr2 said:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/20/global-shortage-of-workers-whats-going-on-experts-explain.html
“We believe there is a more permanent loss of workers driven by a large number of older workers taking early retirement. The thought of returning to the office and the daily commute may seem unpalatable for many people and with surging equity markets having boosted 401k pension plans, early retirement may seem a very attractive option,” they noted, adding that border closures will have curbed immigration and slower birth rates mean fewer young workers are now entering the workforce.
About 10 aerospace engineering friends of mine are taking early retirement. Their retirement investment accounts/real estate have done so well there is no financial reason to postpone it. Cashing out their expensive So. Cal homes and retiring in Arizona, Colorado, the Carolinas, and Texas to a larger paid off house 1/3 the cost of the one they sold while shifting their blooming investment/retirement accounts to much less risky investments, their done having to make money. The aerospace companies suffer because decades of experience for each one of them is walking out the door. Not everything about engineering is in a specification someone else can read. Some might do contract work to stay busy on projects they find interesting, most have picked up hobbies and other things to keep them occupied to produce a more fulfilled life.
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Yes, I just did my 1yr extension by virtue of marriage on Monday in Chiang Mai and my 90 reporting started then even though I had done it now long ago online.
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Hey Joe,
Never mind on the timing to touch the seasoned money, found the answer in one of you previous post replies. on another post.
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On 10/20/2021 at 4:29 PM, ubonjoe said:
You will still have a 30 day under consideration period.
Not sure but I think Chiang Mai immigration is starting it the day your extension ends now.
How long do you plan on being out of the country?
That is correct Joe, went in yesterday to do my extension early (CM allows 45 days ahead) and they told me I have to come back Dec 28th to get the stamp (not happy), 30 days passed the expiration date of the extension. Do I have to keep seasoning the money until I get the extension stamp? Thanks!
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Ya, it has taken so long for Moderna to show that I have already been double dosed with Pfizer and am handing over my Moderna shots to my teen son who is having a tough time getting anything besides sino-<deleted> from his university in BKK.
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That served by a young strumpet you met the night before that was so pleased the way things went the previous night and early next day that you awaken out of the morning/afternoon amour-haze to the smell of strong fresh coffee and bacon/eggs she found in the fridge!
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1 hour ago, Golden Triangle said:Having lived in the greater Pattaya area for 10 years & was visiting the same areas for at least 6 years prior to retiring here, I have seen and done every tourist attraction, temple and the whole of the country your statement holds no water, how many times do I have to go to Nong Nooch gardens, Sanctuary of Truth, Mini Siam, et al ??
I have had friends visit us, family visit us, they all demand a guided tour and taxi driver, I am sick to death of people like yourself who blindly state their are plenty of attractions to visit, I've been there, done it & got the T shirt more than once.
Welcome to my life in Chiang Mai! If I never go back to Doi Suthep, elephant camp, and temples with family and friends, it will be too soon.
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1 minute ago, RafPinto said:Better to make a survey:
How old are you:
Single or family:
Reason for coming?Boom boom or temple viewing?
Do you want to visit bars, drink and have fun?
That should clarify who wants to come and why.
Ya, if you look at the chart for how long the stay 52% over 1 month. Maybe there should be another to show 6mo+ for us coming back to our families.
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You can't make solid plans on quicksand. The government has shown in the last 6+ mo that they will change things on a whim. No one wants to try and make vacation plans until there is a period of time of consistent rules and regulations tourists can count on. Thai gov and culture does not understand the value of what little time people from other countries have for vacation and how important it is to make sure they don't miss a day of it let alone have the entire vacation cancelled at the last minute for some crazy face saving last minute requirement.
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Thailand set to welcome visitors after almost two years
in Thailand News Headlines
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Yup, have a buddy who is coming on Nov 11th who had just uploaded his last piece of COE documentation when he got a rejection notice and a congratulations for being one of the 1st to be able to use the Thailand Pass system. Not a happy camper. Waiting for a report from him as he tries to use Thailand Pass right now.