Andrew Dwyer

The old ones are the best !

1 hour ago, Gecko123 said:

Neighbors tell me Thai name for this phenomena is "frog eats moon" , "gob gin duan" , (<<<<Thai language removed>>>>)

Just asked my gf and she agreed and laughed ! 

In her words “ I not know why thai people think this, sometime Thai people crazy “ !

 

Wisest thing I’ve ever heard her say !!

ok lets just say I messed things up and I do have to start over. What are my options at that point ?

As Jack says you would have to go with either of the options talked about in this thread . Doubt if you want to go through all this again !!

If you have a smartphone get your self an app such as Countdown and mark all your upcoming dates .
I use it for birthdays , holidays, 90 days report etc .

Thanks for clearing that up. So let me just clarify a few other points.
In the period up to the 28 Jan 2019, I can come and go as often as I like with no restrictions ?
After the 28 Jan 2019 (assuming I have a permit to stay longer), I will require re-entry permits ?
And then once the permit to stay has expired I will need an extension ?

Every time you enter Thailand from now until 28 Jan 2019 you will get an entry stamp for one year ( minus 1 day ), this is your permission to stay ( not an actual permit ).
So, theoretically you could enter on 27 Jan 2019 and receive an entry stamp stating “ admitted until 26 Jan 2020 “, this is how you achieve 2 years from the O-A visa .After this you need to apply for a yearly extension.

BUT REMEMBER: on 28 Jan 2019 your visa expires and you are then on permission to stay !! From this day onwards you need a re-entry permit to enter Thailand or you will just get 30 days and have to start over.

The early bird catches the......err .. fish ?

Everywhere I drive I see ugly looking dogs. I like dogs so don't get me wrong. I adopted a soi dog 3 yrs ago. But everywhere I go I see neglected and sad looking street dogs. 
 
At my work I recently saw a bitch on heat with 6 of the roughest / ugliest male dogs surrounding her. I should have taken a photo as it was quite funny to be honest. 
 
I walk my dog every night and morning. In 5 yrs Ive only ever seen 1 thai person walking their dog on a regular basis. IMHO Thai people have NO idea about dogs.... The silly old lady 2 doors up from me added 2 more dogs to her yard a few months ago. Now she has 4 that just hang around the inside of her gate and never get a walk outside. ...
 
 
 
 

Same in my Moobahn, pretty much everyone has at least one dog, one house a few doors down has 4 dogs but nobody walks them ever ! except for one guy who rides his bike round the neighbourhood dragging a fat beagle with him.

Next door neighbour has an old Golden Retriever that’s left alone from early till late and the smell of urine and feces is strong when the wind blows our way.

Over the soi a couple have a pitbull that also never leaves the yard ( probably a good idea ! ) but the lady owner doesn’t work and “ plays “ with it by taunting it with a plastic bottle hanging from a stick and one of those washing/clothes stands !!

Maybe with all the soi dogs roaming around it’s not too easy to safely walk your pet ? I dunno , just a thought .

The pre-outting shag is insecurity.  The post-outting shag is the visual and sniff test "inspection" process, rooted in distrust and insecurity.   Cultural conditioning, no doubt. 

In the uk this used to be called “ The Float Test “ !!

Basically when you returned from a night out ( or trip abroad ) she would welcome you with a cold beer and run upstairs to run you a hot bath, she would then give you a quick neck massage while the bath is filling before before leading you upstairs to undress you .
While you are relaxing in the bath, thinking “ this is great ! “ she will pop her head round the door and look at your balls , if those suckers are floating you are in deep shit !!

If going by the recent El Chapo series, the gang will be totally obscure if they shave their moustaches off - assuming they are old enough to grow them

El Chapo is mexican.

Brazilians are a very diverse people, obviously many Portuguese descendants but also many of African descent ( slaves brought over by the portuguese).
There is also the largest number of Japanese people outside of Japan !

In the south there are many blonde haired blue eyed people of European descent.

All in all, the locals would take you for Brazilian until you opened your mouth !!

When I moved into my house there was an option for wallpaper, I chose not to have it as I don’t really like wallpaper, much prefer the “ painted look “ as it seems cooler ( plus i saved 40,000 baht ).
Seems like you are testing painting over the wallpaper on one room ?, maybe you could test removing the wallpaper in another room to see the state of the wall underneath, then make a decision whether to paint the walls or re-paper ?

I do remember ( and not fondly) wallpapering back in the uk and absolutely detested it, in fact since about 1993 I have not done any ( except for one bedroom wall over the bed, and I got someone in to do that ! )

I remember that walls in the uk usually had multiple layers of wallpaper hiding defects in the walls surface, obviously depending on the age of the house of course, and pulling off that top sheet was like a lottery to find what lay underneath !!

You may be pleasantly surprised that your wallpaper comes off easily without leaving too much residue and is suitable for painting with a small amount of priming ?

 
Twice for me too
 
At Hemel Hempstead Pavillion and the Crystal Palace Bowl .......all those years ago.
 
I'm sure I must have enjoyed it then.
 
I doubt that I would now.
 
 
 

Saw him in the uk ( Birmingham maybe ? ) in the late eighties, excellent !!

Saw him again 7 or 8 years ago in Rio, again he was excellent but it wasn’t so exciting for me as the first time. James Blunt opened for him and I have to say I liked him better, more interaction with the audience and funny as well .

Say what you like about Elton, I have seen him twice and he gave an excellent show on both occasions in excess of 2 hours.
His early stuff ( from Empty Sky to Captain Fantastic ) were, IMHO, classics !!

Found the Marlin real easy, thanks Fred ( and Google maps ).

380 baht is excellent value IMO ( 480 baht for a double bed as opposed to 2 singles) , don’t think I’ve paid less than 500 before !!

Plus, free breakfast and free wi-fi.

Took a wander round the Historical Park, it’s okay but not really a patch on Ayutthaya or Sukothai but still nice to wander around.

 

 

Decided to skip the restaurant and ordered room service, Khao Pad Kung 60 baht, pretty good.

 

I think there is reason for concern, because of the very well publicized outbreak in the region bordering Sao Paulo. I could imagine this leading the authorities to enforce strict observation of the official regulations for those traveling from there. Under the circumstances, I would be nervous relying on past experience. I suggest checking with the airline on what they know of recent enforcement.

Good advice from Tim ( as always ).

 

OP: ask your friend to contact the airline for advice, and you could make contact with Swampy if you wanted.

I’m traveling from Bang Pa-In to Chiang Mai tomorrow and stopping off in Lat Yao ( gf’s hometown) for a short while and then continuing on to stop the night in KM. So will take advantage of the advice given and make a stop at the Marlin Resort.

I come off the highway 32 and go to Lat Yao via Uthai Thani/Thap Than rather than going through Nakhon Sawan, it’s roughly the same distance and takes the same time ( give or take 2 minutes/2 km’s) . But it’s a nicer route via UT and less stressful than NS city.

I traveled from Brazil to Thailand a few times ( lived in Brazil for 20 years ) and don’t believe it will be an issue.

In my case i was refused entry on a flight from São Paulo to Johannesburg because my yellow fever certificate had expired ( 11 years ).

The only other place I traveled to where they requested to see my YF certificate was Angola.

 

I certainly was never asked to show my YF certificate when checking in from São Paulo to Bangkok ( via Dubai ). The last time i made this trip was 2 years ago.

 

I do know that if you have the YF injection you have to wait 10 days before traveling.

 

There is a TVF member called Isac Szwarc Brasil who is Brazilian, he could give you some more up to date information if you pm him.