shadowofacloud

Yeah, it is super bad today. I am on Sukh 71 and can barely see buildings around Thong Lo. Anything further is shrouded in toxic mist. ????

8 hours ago, CH1961 said:

Do you really think the guys at your ISP can't distinguish normal https traffic to your prefered pron-site from packets to well known vpn server? 

What kind of digital artist you are? 

web site hobbyist? 

 

Ah, so changing your tune now? A bit embarrassed by flaunting your ignorance publicly, I guess?  ????

So now it's not encryption, but VPN servers. Very good, you are improving. Keep learning, boomer.

2 minutes ago, CH1961 said:

Naive boy, with all the encrypted traffic to/from your IP you will be the first target. 

LOL. Considering how many websites these days use https, I am sure that "encryption" would be the major factor here.

Thanks for brightening my day. ????

16 minutes ago, LivinLOS said:

Sure.. So your not a digital nomad, your simply a resident online tax evader..

Fine. Admit it and be done with it (I actually dont have a problem with folks who are clear they are breaking the law, its the ones who pretend 'the law isnt clear'.. yes it is.. The laws are very clear, just many like yourself are simply not prepared to pay the cost of legality).  

Well, not exactly. I am not evading taxes - I am paying them in my home country. And I am not actually resident in Thailand, as I don't really spend full 6 months per annum (IIRC you need to 18x days to become a resident for tax purposes) here.

And no, I am not a digital nomad. More of a digital expat.

The problem is not with my intent to avoid paying taxes in TH - the problem is with no acceptable solution to do it in a simple, cheap and efficient manner. Taxation and immigration systems are simply not keeping up with the digital economy. As soon as they start catching up, I will gladly give them my money.

7 minutes ago, LivinLOS said:

Yeah name what county in the world legally allows you to reside there, earn millions and pay 1k usd per annum.. 

Stick to realistic suggestions when it comes to law. Breaking the law, evading and avoiding tax obligations.. Sure it exists all over, but in the context of legal options helps to be serious. 

You misunderstand - I don't give a toss if such country exists. I've told you what my expectations are regarding a visa for digital professionals. They may be unrealistic. They may need some fine-tuning, it's just a general idea.

But... No such visa? Fine, will work on TVs. They start lynching people with laptops? Fine, will move to another country (provided I am not lynched on my way out). It's that simple - I don't care.

4 minutes ago, LivinLOS said:

I mean your not suggesting its 1000 per year in total are you ?? irrespective of income.. 

That's exactly what I am suggesting. For 1k USD you get a work permit, which allows you to do remote work, provided you are not employed by a Thai company or sell services/products to a Thai company.

Else they can go and screw themselves, I will continue doing my thing on a tourist visa. ????

6 minutes ago, ThomasThBKK said:

https://www.lawplusltd.com/2018/05/amendment-emergency-decree-foreign-employee-management/

Ah, this one. Yes, I remember the discussion last year. Thanks.

Just now, Shocked farang said:

It's impossible to actually catch digital nomads or digital professionals working in the Kingdom.

Basically you are only using the connectivity available in Thailand but all other transactions don't involve Thailand at all. Some years ago they raided a co-working space known as "Punspace" in Chiang Mai but I think it was a total flop, they discovered the hard way that the digital nomads don't leave anything traceable in the Kingdom. LoL

 Yeah, I remember the raid in Chiang Mai - they didn't seem to understand the concept of co-working.

 And you are right about connectivity. Plus I am behind a VPN most of the time, which make is it even more unlikely.

1 minute ago, fruitman said:

Believe it or not but there are many Thai who are also sick and tired of the way things go here, no improvements, nepotism, scamming, corruption, low quality of life, traffic jams and so on.....They go to Japan or Europe whenever they have the chance!

I know. I've met a few educated, young Thais, who both understand what the establishment is doing to their society and who can critically look at the shortcomings of their country. But they, unfortunately, are a very, very small minority - and usually working abroad.

4 minutes ago, wombat said:

i take it you have never spoken to an inmate at the immigration lock up?

I've read the reports, seen photos. Def not a pleasant experience, but an interesting one. But then, I've been living a pretty adventurous life so far. For a 9-5 couch potato, it would most likely be a shocking ordeal.

Plus my embassy would be involved and I'd be lawyered up to the teeth before you could say somtam, so I guess it would quickly burn down to the most common denominator - cash.

11 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Like they are worried about a few thousand USD, see if you like the deportation too.

Think bigger. It's not about the few thousand USD they would get from me.

If such a visa was introduced and promoted in relevant circles, they would be earning (tens of) millions USD pa. Remote work is a major trend in the workforce these days and is predicted to grow steadily in the next decade.

And being deported would be part of the fun - would most likely be stressful, but an interesting experience to reflect on in a while.

4 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

 

@shadowofacloud I do not know how you believe they can crack down on you for that. Your occupation is not mentioned as something that is regarded as work in Thailand, either in the Labour Law/Labuor Act or in the Immigration Act.

Therefore they can not put any liability on you, due to that they do not recognize digital nomads and working remotely on Internet as a description of work in any of the acts.

Really! If they actually oculd do this, by enforcing the law. Don´t you think it would have been done long time ago?

My comment was a little bit tongue in cheek, probably even a bit provocative. ????

Lazy Monday, sorry.

I don't believe they have the technological means to identify digital professionals (be it nomads with more ad-hoc jobs, or people working remotely on a full-time basis), I also don't believe they really care about this "demographic". So you are absolutely right.

As you've said, and it was mentioned multiple time in the threads on digital nomadism, they do not see this as work, as the influence on the local job market is extremely minor. Not many Thais could do my job, as the skill set required is hard to find even in some EU countries. If you add the language barrier (proficient English is an absolute must), then I really cannot see myself as any kind of competition for the locals. The illegal construction workers from Myanmar or Cambo (not that I have anything against them) are a much bigger problem in this context.

4 minutes ago, Filipplenoir said:

I think it only applies to those paid by Thai companies. If you sit on the beach and write website codes and get paid from overseas into your foreign bank account then you are invincible

Yeah, exactly the case (apart from the "website codes" ;-)).

Don't be so hard on him. Guy's stocking up for Brexit.

14 minutes ago, clarky cat said:

thanks - I have a rice cooker, i wonder if everything could be done with that?

 

how would something like this look: -

 

breakfast - rice with eggs and vegetables, black coffee

snack - fruit, nuts or seeds

lunch - rice with chicken and vegetables

snack - fruit, nuts or seeds

dinner - chicken soup

I often use my rice cooker as a hot-pot. So will throw in rice, veggies, spices, mushrooms etc and let it stew for a while - a great way to quickly cook a fairly healthy meal.

As for the meal plan - the basic structure looks OK. I'd make sure the chicken is not deep fried in batter. Also, one serving of chicken can be swapped for fish, ideally smoked.

Snacks look good - just remember that nuts have a pretty high calorie density.

23 hours ago, cyborgx said:

Looking for roommate at nice apartment in Klong Toey

Try the Bangkok TOML group on FB:

--> https://www.facebook.com/groups/toml.str.ss.bangkok/

Quite active, lots of people looking for flatshares of flatmates.

There were a couple reports on this forum something like 2 years ago, IIRC. The bottom line was: bureaucratic nightmare, avoid like the plague. It seems it's mostly posturing, a way to signal to the world "hey, look, we are attracting tech talent, start-ups etc.", but it ends at the signalling stage.

Malaysia has a similar visa, forgot the name, and it also has a mutli-staged, complicated application process.

1 hour ago, PremiumLane said:

blimey, what do people eat then? ???? 

Cake!