Andrew Dwyer

You have to shop around, don't despair if one BKK branch knocks you back because you don't have a work permit ( or some other reason) !
I got a BKK bank savings account with ATM card on a tourist visa at my third attempt.
As stated earlier, not all branches know the correct requirements and eventually you'll find one who will take you on board.

Money talks !!

I'd rather thank someone for telling me a place where I could find a better deal on the beans.

I have met a huge number of famous people before they came famous.

As and when they become famous I shall start naming names !!
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Undertaking is illegal in Thailand so was she aware ?  Was she wearing a seatbelt and had she passed her driving test legally.  These questions never appear to be answered in most traffic accidents highlighted. So if the answer is no to any one of those questions then all I would say is "what goes round comes round"

Undertaking isn't illegal in Thailand, on this type of road at least, but I think it bloody well should be !!

The people treat it like they can drive at any speed in any lane !! Hence all the zigzagging, we all see it every day.

Undertaking isn't illegal in the US and yet people have the common sense to make it work.

Yet, here ...... well as we all see....disrespect for other road users ending in carnage !!

I hope the young lady recovers and takes some driving lessons before getting behind the wheel again .

I just want to say how impressed I am by the cheapness of car repairs in Thailand compared to UK. The car, Mazda CX5 has just been repaired at Mazda. Two new doors 14000 Bt. I paid 300 GBP (12600) here in England to have a bonnet repainted!
I am glad now that I didn't make much fuss when the accident occured and subsequently at the police station.
 
 
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they will probably be there tomorrow ...  same senario ....

Using Transferwise and the like may not be the best option for larger amounts. Using a UK bank and send in GBP so it converts to THB at your Thai bank will often work out cheaper (fee £5-25 depending on what the UK bank charges)

Tesco have the worst till displays, Big C the best. Items on offer do not always come up on screen as they are checked it gets deducted at the end. Lots of times higher price at check outs than on the shelf, but Tesco and Tops still give you the item free if it happens and you complain, got free wine last time in Tesco. Big C stopped that as it happens too often, probably the shop with least problems and best staff is 7/11. I like Foodland as all items are usually price marked and no long queue at the checkouts.

 
"All" the stapled pieces of paper? You mean both, the only paper stapled in your passport that would concern an IO is your 90 day report receipt and your TM6.

Nobody got #2 yet?


Live, love, laugh

https://somafm.com/seventies/
 
just found this online radio station for y'all

Clubs . Same as " You know what they call Brasil nuts in Brasil? Nuts.

These guys need to get fingered asap!

My turn:-
1)
Gold watch, diamond ring,
I ain't missin' not a single thing.
And cuff links, stick pin,
When I step out I'm gonna do you in.
2)
I went down to the demonstration 
To get my fair share of abuse 
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration 
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"
3)
In my heart the fires burning
Choose my colour find a star
Precious people always tell me
That's a step a step too far
4)
And a crowd of young boys, they're fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles
5)
I met a hula mistress somewhere in Waikiki
Well she was sellin' pineapple, playin' ukulele
And when I went to the girl, come on and teach me to sway
She laughed and whispered to me, yes come tonight to the bay
 
Don't Cheat!

My turn:-

1)

Gold watch, diamond ring,
I ain't missin' not a single thing.
And cuff links, stick pin,
When I step out I'm gonna do you in.

2)

I went down to the demonstration 
To get my fair share of abuse 
Singing, "We're gonna vent our frustration 
If we don't we're gonna blow a 50-amp fuse"

3)

In my heart the fires burning
Choose my colour find a star
Precious people always tell me
That's a step a step too far
4)

And a crowd of young boys, they're fooling around in the corner
Drunk and dressed in their best brown baggies and their platform soles

5)

I met a hula mistress somewhere in Waikiki
Well she was sellin' pineapple, playin' ukulele
And when I went to the girl, come on and teach me to sway
She laughed and whispered to me, yes come tonight to the bay
 

Don't Cheat!

Number 4:

Sultans of Swing - Dire Straits

The others I suspect are older than time itself [emoji51]

They are too caring !
Have you noticed how much they look after their sick buffaloes !!

Get their photos up at the airport, should be able to get good shots of two of them at least .

Scumbags !!

A lot depends on what you want to do on your phone with internet .

Most of the AIS packages reduce speed when hit the download limit and then drops down to 128 Kbps which is really slow.

For example:

I had a 89 baht package with unlimited internet for 7 days but download speed of 512 Kbps which is still a bit slow for playing a YouTube video for example. ( need to wait for buffering)

I currently use a 99 baht u/limited for 7 days with speed of 1mb and its enough for my needs.

I've also tried 5gb for 30 days at 499 baht and 4 gb for 30 days at 399 baht but when the limits were hit then speed reduced and I found I was limiting my usage for the last week.

I suggest you decide how much you gonna use before signing for a 12 month cycle.

I'm happy with my 99 baht ( 106 with tax) 7 days, 1 mb speed unlimited internet.

Mine is prepaid, just top up at machines outside 7-11. Any additional money can be used for phone calls, but I rarely use it as a phone nowadays, can make calls using iMessenger or WhatsApp or FaceTime free on my internet.

Wait a minute ! He might have a point here !!

Sorry, my bad
I read " orgasm lady scams "
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That was the original John Wick.
 
 

I once served the fat guy with small curly hair from cheers. Attached.
 

I was very disappointed with the Jack Reacher film....was crap....Then I found a film called "John Wick'....Yes it is very tongue in cheek regarding the action stuff but if you like cars and non stop action then it might be worth a look...I did watch it till the end, so it must have been entertaining...

Yeah, it's a great movie, some dark humour in there as well !

Viggo: I heard you struck my son. May I ask why?

Aureilo: Because he stole John Wick's car and killed his dog.

Viggo: Oh.

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One could almost be excused for profiling here.
 
As you approach a break in the upcountry highway on the left, and a yellow, reflective sign for a center-divide U-Turn 300 meters ahead, put there by a road "engineer" with a mail-order degree in livestock management and a sadistic sense of humor, you observe a half-rusted, mud encrusted mid-1980's model Mitsu Space Cab pick up with its pitch black tinted windows rolled down (a/c doesn't work), manned by a Thai male driver of unknown advanced age clinging to a steering wheel he can barely see over, idling on the left shoulder, mouth open, licking lips, staring repeatedly in rapid succession in your general direction then across to the far right lane as you you approach the perpendicular Fatal Funnel.  You groan, ease off the petrol to engine brake decel whilst flashing your high-beams and muttering something about The Bleeping Muppets to your Thai wife, whose knuckles are losing pigmentation from gripping the sides of her seat in escalating anxiety. 
 
What will he do?
 
A). Nothing, wait for you to pass.  
. Wait until you are 100 meters closer.
C). Clutch amulet, Wai, then smash the accelerator and sprint across all lanes of traffic at a mind blowing 3khp in a trailing cloud of black diesel exhaust.
D).  Both B and C.
E. ) Other:________________________________________
 

Once sat behind Brian May and Angie Dobson ( of Eastenders fame ) on a plane , difficult to tell which was which from behind !!

Made smalltalk with them, they were very polite but probably thought I was an annoying tw&t !