Andrew Dwyer

The scenes of the tug boat being taken down at the convergence of the Chao Phraya and Pasak rivers yesterday in Ayutthaya was a stark reminder of the strength this water carries when it arrives in volume. The female victim seen clearly helpless as the disaster rapidly unfolded. RIP to the 60 yr old tugboat captain and his wife. ( Somchai and Naruemo )

In Ayutthaya we had heavy rain for about an hour and a half starting at around 5 am, more disconcerting was the gurgling sound from the drains afterwards !! In a bungalow in a concrete moobahn am certainly feeling at risk, some houses on the moobahn have constructed a “simple” higher ground structure, bit late for me, maybe a visit to the local Wat is in order !!

No “ woke “ stuff here. Brian Johnson’s: A Life on the Road (2017-2019) tv series 12 eps imdb 8.7 Lead singer of AC/DC gets to meet some well known names from the world of rock and pop ( Roger Daltrey, Nick Mason, Robert Plant , Paul Rodgers, Joe Walsh, Billy Joel, Mark Knopfler, Mick Fleetwood and Dolly Parton amongst others ) to discuss their lives and current passions. An excellent series with some down to earth chatting about their rise to fame including some interesting footage from past to present. https://youtu.be/mVJI6UUZ0g4 Available in all the usual places.

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Yes, I am on a retirement extension .

You will need the 400k/40k insurance to renew an extension of stay from an initial OA ( retirement ). Although, having said that, I renewed my extension ( OA retirement) a few days ago and immigration never even asked to look at the policy or certificate. I am assuming that the insurance company LMG had put it into the database ?? @ubonjoe , I am assuming it is still required .( Ayutthaya IO )

Signed in with Apple as on an iPhone.

Thanks worked for me. Scanning the passport chip seems to be causing problems to some. I had to have the top of my iPhone ( case removed ) about halfway down my passport before it would start to scan. NOTE: Thailand Vaccination Certificates not currently accepted.

Google gave me this: You can verify your ShopeePay account by uploading your Identify Card (IC) or passport (for foreigners) on the Shopee App.

Chokchai brand is my favourite.

Nope. It means exactly the same. 7 days for vaccinated and 10 days for unvaccinated. It is all in the OP.

Updated bank book ?

What happened to the AZ 1st/Pfizer 2nd combo that was supposed to start in October ??

I’m watching Hell on Wheels a great series about the laying of the transcontinental railroad in 1860’s USA. Also , Hatfield‘s & McCoys , based on a true story about a long time feud between two families shortly after the US civil war ( 1865 ). Both great western series and available on fmovies.

Pfizer x 2 at MedPark last month. Thanks Joey B ????????

Found Cold Feet S01, S06, S07, S08 and S09 on fmovies.to

Try AdGuard, I use it on iPad, iPhone and a Windows laptop.

Well at least you don’t have any delay waiting for the statement which means a return visit another day for many. My IO charge 20 baht for copies, irrespective of quantity. Which is okay because they always like to have copies of all the pages of my bank book and copies of passport pages from donkeys years ago.

Yes, I have to order my 12 month statement from Bangkok Bank , takes 3-4 days. Return to the bank to get statement and a letter, make a small transaction and update bank book then off to immigration, this takes all morning. 90 days done online so immigration visit once a year and is only 10 mins away, so all in all could be worse. The photo goes on their paper copy to be filed, often wonder where they store all this paperwork ?? but in the past have received receipts which are on the back of some expats paperwork !! The number of copies they make is also amazing, no wonder wood is so expensive in Thailand !!

Some of the things you mentioned are common to other IO’s also. On my annual retirement extension ( done last week ) I also have to produce a 12 month bank statement, this is the 2nd year I have done this in line with some changes made to the financial requirements for retirement extensions. 200 baht for the statement + 100 baht for the bank letter. Bank book to be updated on the day of extension, I usually withdraw 1000 baht to enable the update to be dated correctly. A webcam photo is normal practice. Only the fingerprinting is something I have not seen before.

Got discounts for the last few months, the bill was 1/2 the norm. Got this months bill yesterday, back to the normal pre discount.

I am failing to see the connection between Big Joke/ 90 days online reporting and the Digital Passport !!

This should be right up your street Owl . Apologies to TBL !

Yes, I think these are all variants of the Covid19 vaccination certificate. Some posters are talking about a Yellow book that is available in some government offices for 50 baht as a “ Vaccine Passport “ but not sure if that’s accepted or necessary for travel .

Yup, seems like overkill. I have 6 screenshots in a “ vaccine “ folder on my phone now ( cert from Medpark + the green cert from the QR code. + four screen shots from the app ), goes hand in hand with the paperwork needed for immigration !! ( bank book and 12 months statement !! ).