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800K 5 Months 400K Indefinitely In Bank For Ext To Stay Based In Retirement???  What?

Excuse me, I must have been asleep at the wheel.  What does this mean and where can I find out how it might affect me please?  I am 71, have a retirement visa due for renewal in 01 2020 and have over 1M THB (in a euro account) in the bank and a small pension too.  I am not married but plan to do so soon.  I live in my house built on land with an usufruct contract.

Thanks for any comments.  

Is there a way to check if an RCBO is broken or must one simply replace it to find out?  If the earth wire is not 'earthed' will this cause the RCBO to trip?  Why do some RCBO units have a simple line in, live and neutral, and others have the earth line connected to the device also?  Is there a simple way to test the earth wire to confirm that it is actually earthed?  (What a lot of questions.)  Thank you very much for any comments.

Oops.  My wife knows of this tree and in fact we have one, not so big as your photo.  She said ours has problems with insects and it gets eaten and suffers rapid growth because of it.  Do you have an idea of how to protect them?  Thanks 

Fantastic!  Just what I am looking for.  My enthusiastic Bro in Law got carried away and his idea of trimming back a mature tree that had got too high was to trim it at the bottom.  As in, it is gone.  Is this spelling 'whogratchong' correct?  I just googled it without luck.  Thanks  B

Good morning.  I am looking for a fast growing tree species to put on west side of our property.  Do not need fruit trees (although could be nice), but do not want a tree that is 'unfriendly' with poison berries or dripping sticky sap etc..   Thanks in advance for any comments.

I am looking to restart my basic Yoga and would like to find a group in the Buriram area.  Any ideas or contacts please.  Thank you.

On 2/13/2019 at 3:59 PM, KneeDeep said:

 

Since I don't work with the networks, I cannot know the answer to your question.

 

Just go to the orange machines outside 7/11 or Family Mart and top up 12 baht as many times as it takes to move the SIM validity to a year.

Then at least your SIM will still be alive when you return.

Is it that I can extend the life of a pay as you go for a year by just topping up multiple times at 12 baht each?  I have always just got a 1 or 200 baht top up which expires before i use them.  So, if I put 12 baht 12 times in one go I can get a year's service for 144 baht?  

Those prices are about the same as from my little local Honda dealership in Ban Mai Chaiyapot, Buriram.  So, is it that the list price is fixed nationally?  Thanks.

Thank you for your comments.  I have an RCBO and surge protector on my panel already.  My no name transformers are 20 VA and there is one per light (2).  My pool is cement blocks, tiled and not earthed.  My friend said I should earth the water in the pool by putting a copper wire into the water connected to a ground rod.  I don't have a pool ladder or any metal in the water and fixed to the tiles around the pool.  The wires coming from the transformer are connected to the pool lights in a junction box which is full of water (it is lower than the pool water level). 

I have looked and cannot find an Aqua Quip transformer nor any that are SELV certified on Ebay, Ebay Aus, Amazon or Lazada.  The transformers I have are in an exterior box in a sheltered location and the pool lights would not be switched on during an electrical storm anyway.

Further comments welcome, thanks.

I have 2 LED Emaux pool lights that are, I think, 12v.  The transformer is marked 20VA.  My friend has commented on my junction box joining the low power transformer to my pool lights.  It was not correctly installed but it all works fine.  The transformer itself is in a weatherproof box under the eves.  He said that even though I have low volts (harmless) from the transformer to my lights in the pool, a catastrophic failure of the transformer could send 240 volts down the wire.  This would certainly kill the lights but might conceivably harm someone nearby at the time.  What I plan to do is to put an in line fuse(s) on the light feed side of the transformer so any failure would just blow the fuse.  Here is the question.  What amperage fuse should I use?  Will a normal glass fuse work OK?  Would it be better to use the blade type commonly found in cars?  I would put the fuses on all wires going from the transformer to the light.   Thanks for any comments.

I would like to buy a new Honda 125 or 150 I Click.  Will pay cash, or bank transfer for the full amount.   Are prices for Honda controlled nationally or is it some dealers will negotiate and offer a reduced price from the list price?  I am in Isaan so would have to be a great deal to drive to BKK to collect it in my truck.  Any ideas of where to look?  Thanks in advance for your help.

I have a friend who owns a very nice condo in Jomtien 2 minutes from the beach c/w big, clean swimming pool, is quiet etc..  It is 2 studios professionally made into one 2 BR apartment.  He relies on the local agent, in the building, to rent it for him and look after the property (sort of).  Would it be legal for him to list it with Airbnb and still rent it via the agent he already uses?  I don't know what effort the agent makes to find clients for him but rentals are few and far between.  My thoughts are that the agent could still hold the key and clean etc. but that there must be something that he can do to promote his property more than what is currently being done.  Any thoughts or suggestions?  BTW He lives near me in Bururam province and comes here from time to time.

I am interested for him but also am thinking about buying a unit for 2 or 3M THB as an investment.  If his experience is typical I would probably not invest here. 

I have been living in Chamonix, France for over 25 years and involved in holiday rentals during that time.  Both as an owner and as a contractor renovating properties owned by others.  Management of properties here is not carried out in the same way as I am used to.  Any thoughts on locating an efficient, honest agent?  Not that my friend intends to, just for my information.

Thanks in advance for any comments.

I don't have any TV except via the Samsung Plus feature but otherwise yes, what you ask is correct.  Thanks, B

Thanks,  It is with the TV sound connected via the optical cable only.  Thanks to your suggestion I now just use the BT on the PC and screen share to the samsung TV.  So it doesn't really matter in terms of usage, just an irritant when something that should work doesn't.  The other one works OK, however.  It is like trying to recode your car key following a dead battery.  You must do certain actions in a certain order or it doesn't work.  Switch the key 5 times, open the door, beep the horn and close the door, for example.  Except in the official instructions they forget to mention close the door...  Thanks again for the BT suggestion, saved me from a sense of humour loss getting some sound out.

Well, The suggestion from KittenKong worked a treat although I am not really very sure which combination of plugging and unplugging, turning off and on, changing various values in different sequential orders really did the trick.  So now the speakers work with the TV but the sound is stuttering, only with the optical cable connection.  Not with the TV sound on with a movie and not with the TV off and the sound directly via BT to the speakers on the PC.  Also not with the PC off and Youtube selected and playing through the TV speakers.  It does stutter with only the TV on and connected with the optical.  (If you think the description is confusing, you should have been here doing it to experience the action first hand!)

Any ideas about the stuttering by chance?

The suggestion to play movies with the BT connected from the computer and the picture on the TV works great and that is what I will do.  When I want to look at the smart programs on the TV, such as Youtube or Thai TV I will just use the TV speaker with no stutter.  Thank you very much for that one KittenKong.

For a smart TV these Samsungs are pretty stupid.  Although generally very happy with them.   

Thanks, will give it a try.  This is a problem suffered by many and it is a surprise that Samsung has not made an effort to provide a fix with their smart TV updates.  The TV sound is OK, just not as good as the Edifier speakers.  The Edifier R1280DB are not costly and consistently get rave reviews, by the way.  Any thoughts on plugging a BT dongle into a USB socket on the TV?  Thanks again.

I have 2 Samsung NU7300 55" TVs and 2 pairs of Edifier R1280DB speakers and 2 Asus PCs.  The TV and speakers both have optical audio connector sockets.  The optical output worked on the first one and then stopped months ago.  The new TV setup (in the gym room) did not work at first and I changed all values to PCM in both TVs.  Then I changed the HDMI connector to the second socket in the new one and the optical connection worked.  Tried the same thing on the older one with no luck.  The Edifier speakers work with bluetooth on the computer but bluetooth is not included on the NU7300 TVs.  The TV sound functions on both units and show up on the 2 PCs as the default player device.  Both TVs are connected to the PCs as an extension viewing screen. I tried putting a bluetooth dongle into the USB socket on the TV but had no luck with that either.  I have reset TV factory setting with no luck.  Any ideas please?  Thank you

Smearing poop around your bottom with a piece of paper held in your bare hand seems pretty primitive to me these days.  Japan even boast a toilet that has an auto spay cleaner that comes out to do the business when you have finished yours.  The bidet is a common (and essential) fixture in French WCs.  Toilet paper belongs in the kitchen for wiping up little spills without using quantities of kitchen roll to do that job.  I'll take a spray to clean my bum any and every day over TP, thanks very much.

In the Buriram immigration office there is a note posted that proof of income letters from various embassies are no longer acceptable.  I did not read past UK and US but there were a few more. I actually have an income and cash enough to meet their requirements and it is just figuring out how to present it to them in a way that they like to see it.  In Buriram one officer said he wanted to see the money on my account and that he wanted me to spend it, every month.  I have invested 3 or 4,000,000 in property here over the last few years and have a truck and just bought a new car in Thailand.  Not to mention all the junk like a/c units, tv's, fridges, fans and on and on, that has been money spent in Thailand.  I don't understand why this investment in the country counts for nothing when renewing my visa and having such a heavy look at my monthly spend.

They have never asked me to show where the monthly deposit comes from.  It is legal income but they have never asked.  Is that just a quirk of my local office and should I be prepared to provide proof of the source of the deposits in the future?

I have been refused a visa in the past because the bank letter stated that I had 1,430,862 baht on deposit and my bank book update was 1,430,826, both dated the same day.  I am prepared to jump through all the hoops that they want me to, I just would like them to be the same ones as posted on their official web site without little added 'extras' that the local office deems worthwhile.  (not talking about money, just rules).

So the balance sheet Edited Monday at 06:29 AM by elviajero is very useful post but I cannot imagine my local office making any sense of it.  It seems like the easiest way will be to put 1,000,000 in the bank and top it up when spending causes it to drop to 800,050.  Also to put in a lump sum to cover larger spends for a car or something.  Always keeping that account active and with a balance in excess of 800,000.

It is difficult here sometimes but don't forget that the government in the UK has announced that migrant workers will not be given work permits if the are to earn less than £30,000 a year.  How many nurses will qualify for that?  How empty of professional workers the hospitals will be.

Any comments please on weak Euro and poor exchange rates.  Not so long ago the THB - Euro rate was in the mid 40's.  Today's rate is about 36 on the EX site.  I am very aware of what brexit is doing to the £.  I have mostly Euros and have lost quite a lot by keeping them in a Thai Euro account.  I look at the graphs and see the Euro plunging generally and it was about 39 only 6 months ago.  Any comments on where the Euro rate is going and why?   Please?  Will I be better off waiting a few months to exchange 100,000 Euros because of an annual rise in mid summer rates, or something other than the UK imploding at the moment?  On that general subject, does the Super rich outfit really make a difference on that relatively small sum?  And yes, I do have a calculator but I am not as smart as some of you guys and hope for a bit of guidance from the more smart group.

Does the money on deposit need to be in a THB bank account?  I have a Euro account at BKK bank.  The amount, in Euros, far exceeds the 800,000 or 1,250,000, THB liquidity requirement.  Does the money have to be in my THB account in Thailand?  Also, are we expected, in Buriram, to actually spend 65,000 per month?  If yes, on what?  Do we have to prove spending beyond simply withdrawing this amount every month? 

Thank you very very much.  just what I was hoping to find out.  Really helpful, thanks again.

Kind regards, Burton

Thanks for all the comments.  We have brought in nearly 300m3 of fill and the area is looking good.  

Thanks.  I bought a couple of HOCO 4 socket usb hubs from Lazada for less than 200 baht and they have been working well.  Their cables work too and are equally inexpensive.  

My GF's younger sister would like to study to become a qualified nurse.  She has the grades to be accepted at Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University as a first year student so it is just a matter of financing her studies to completion and graduation.  This university is government funded and she is a Thai national, resident in the area and does not come from a wealthy family.  Could anyone provide me with a rough idea of what this would cost per month or annually please?  A breakdown by section would be great, even a rough guess.  such as

Tuition

cost of living on or near campus at the university (not at home with parents)

general overheads including clothes and other needs that a young woman might require (not high end stuff)

cost of any special equipment required other than a computer and telephone

One off memberships or other costs that could come as a surprise.

I have no idea of what I might be letting myself in for and I do not have unlimited funds.  It is a worthwhile undertaking and she is a serious young woman and I am sure she would make the effort to succeed.

As many of us are aware, a university education in some countries can leave the student impoverished for many decades following graduation.  Or not, if they are lucky enough to live in Scotland or other forward thinking country, for example.

Can anyone take a stab at coming up with a figure that I could build on please?  I could come up with an idea of what I could be letting myself in for. Also to figure out if I can even hope to afford it at all.

Any comments will be welcome and thank you in advance.