Andrew Dwyer

how can i get a 2 year visa from the uk ????

As JT has said, Marcus is talking about the OA one year multi entry visa available in your home country ( or where you have permanent residence ), which, if used wisely, can give you nearly 2 years and the financial requirements ( equivalents of 800k or 65k) can be in your own countries bank.

 

A good option to avoid the current financial requirements in a Thai bank.

Medical required( can be done in Thailand or home country )

Home country police record check required.

 

Available for over 50’s.

 

London Thai Embassy is undergoing some changes to application for OA ( including some online requirements ) but this won’t happen until May .

Fan during the day and air con at 27 c in bedroom 10pm till 7am.
Gf used to turn it off as soon as she woke up as she felt cold but I’ve noticed these last few days she’s turned it to 25 c !

Spotted a mobile/cel phone in a 20 baht shop recently amongst the goods for sale, called the cashier over and showed her.

 

The other day, in underground Lotus car park, a woman in a red plate Pajero had got in a difficult position trying to reverse out, her car was virtually touching the next car.

She wanted me to get it out for her, I explained , via the gf, that I didn’t want to drive her car for obvious reasons but would tell her which way to turn the wheel etc, which we did and all was good.

 

Common sense prevails in this situation and you can help someone without putting yourself in a “ situation “.

 

Seems to me the guy took the phone, checked it out before handing it in, if it was an unlocked iPhone XS maybe a different ending ?

Timing is everything !!

Having a bad hair day ??

Amir Khan lost his title fight to Crawford after taking a low blow !!



Crawford wins by TKO ( Testicle Knock Out ) [emoji51]

PC gone mad !!

They used to have an outside door entrance in Rayong for the 90 days.  Very quick and a separate number que but those guys all got fired or transferred and new guys cut the labor by 70% and eliminated any semblance of order.  I think it may have gotten a bit better when that crew also turned over. 

Yes, I used Pathum Thani IO before and they had a few different doors, 90 days there was passport and TM47 only, no copies, very quick.
Ayutthaya is one room, 4 desks, with a lobby desk to check your docs and make copies etc. Works efficiently.
Not so many expats here, many Japanese workers and Chinese monks !!

Udornthani has a separate 90 day counter and it only takes as long as the number of applicants in line.

At Ayutthaya IO they don’t have a a separate desk for 90 days reporting but when the senior officer is not checking and signing stamps she calls out for 90 day(ers) to speed up the process.

Things usually move quite quickly there unless you turn up on a day the visiting monks are reporting/renewing !!
If there’s a hundred pairs of sandals outside the door come back tomorrow . [emoji51]

We all think it’s hot here but in the uk it’s forecast to hit an unearthly high of 23 C today !!! ????

Check KLM and Air France ( if all else fails [emoji51] ) you can certainly get a flight to Manchester, maybe even Liverpool ?

Other alternatives to Manchester are via LHR on Thai, BA or EVA, or via Helsinki on Finnair.
Probably other options via Germany, Portugal, Spain, Italy etc .

As said before go on skyscanner put in BKK to MAN and see what comes up, certainly gonna be a lot cheaper than turning up at the airport.

Good luck .

One for the TVF Sleuths !!

We all do this.. don’t we ??

Or is it just me [emoji848]

A couple for Easter [emoji214]

Some ways to beat the heat !!

Better check with the 7-11 before attempting the last one !!

In much of Latin America retired expats on a budget are usually much wealthier than a typical local so I doubt many are regarded as particularly cheap. Probably more often they are seen as marks that can Gringo priced and won't be fluent or skilled enough to negotiate prices as well as locals. That's why there is such a market for expat helper services. So that expats can have any hope of getting a fair local price. No sugar coating from me.

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I was only referring to the terms used for a cheap Charlie in Brazil, these terms are always used as a reference to locals and not to foreigners who are mostly assumed to be rich .
I was referred to as “ Gringo rico “ many times there which was comical as I am not rich and not strictly a gringo !! and never heard of any foreigners being deemed to be poor or even tight !
On the contrary Gringo Rico is only the perception of the less well off locals as the rich in Brazil ( and there are plenty of them ) know the real score .
Retired expats in LA are neither rich nor poor .

Anyhoo, back on topic.

“Carlos miserável “ would be a cheap Charlie in Brazil .
Also, “ mão apertado “ ( tight fisted ) or just “ apertado “ ( tight ).

But most commonly used is this one “ pão duro “ ( hard bread ) ??

Sorry for the off topic .

And finally !!

“ is it still good when you’re dead ? “