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7 hours ago, sukhumvitneon said:

I canceled mine after learning that Kevin Spacey won't be in season 6 of House of Cards.

Thanks.  That's it.  Time to cancel.

I showed my wife the photos and she said their name in Thai (as stated above) and then she said  "oh I'm afraid" and shivered.  (Me thinking, I guess we'll be going to make tombun at the Temple soon), I asked her "so you're not afraid"?  She said "far, far, never mind".   (Not thinking, I asked her "so we're not going to Temple soon")?  She said  "we go, we go" and she pointed towards a nearby Temple.  We're in an Udon Thani hotel this morning for a couple of days visit and it probably can't wait until we get back home.  I should have just kept my mouth shut instead of trying to be a smart @$$.  Thainess-farangness.

 

Oh well, I have not been to this Temple before.  What are the chances that she will forget, none, it's starting to thunder a little.  If it starts pouring down rain when we leave the hotel there is a good chance she will say "never mind".  You never know minute by minute married to a Thai.

On 5/21/2018 at 7:34 PM, Rc2702 said:

470 shows but I reckon that's BS. I hardly get new show notifications on my NF account. 

 

Season 2 of mindhunter

Season 4 of narcos

Season 2 of ozark

 

Those three are much needed not new shows.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On 5/21/2018 at 7:34 PM, Rc2702 said:

470 shows but I reckon that's BS. I hardly get new show notifications on my NF account. 

 

Season 2 of mindhunter

Season 4 of narcos

Season 2 of ozark

 

Those three are much needed not new shows.

 

 

 

 

 

And the Obamas have just signed a new deal to provide content to NETFLIX.  Time to cancel the subscription.

1 hour ago, Happyman58 said:

Well aussie you just blew his case out the window 

To Aussieroaming and Happyman58

 

The juvenile age limits I posted were for reference as this was a post concerning a juvenile committing a crime and in context of the post.  These are FYI facts many may not be aware of in Thai law.

 

Your second paragraph is only some reiteration of my post only you have left out the full wording of the law when an arrest warrant is not required which leads for the intent of the law to be misinterpreted and you also left out one of the four reasons on the list.

 

Examples:

 

1st instance listed - or witnesses an intent to commit a crime.

2nd instance listed - when an immediate arrest is necessary due to a necessity or urgency of the matter while waiting for an arrest warrant to be issued if the suspect is known to have committed the crime.

3rd instance listed - fugitive from bail.

4th instance was not listed.

 

Puts a new light on the subject doesn't it?  I can only make assumptions that you were making assumptions of the authority's need of a decission being made to bypass the normal necessity for an arrest warrant as this case in your opinion warranted the special circumstances for an immediate arrest to be made without an arrest warrant.

 

The Thai police do not make it a habit of making many arrests without an arrest warrant and  usually like a lot of photo opps when executing the arrest warrant.  The police often give a suspect, or in this case a witnessed juvinile offender, the opportunity to go to the police station to save face from being arrested in public.  There has even been reports of some Thais requesting more time before they report to the station.

 

I would hope that the authorities would give that same opportunity to the parents (or legal gaurdians) of the juvenile who were maybe not aware of his crime or his anger issues to bring him in, but evidently you do not.  Let's at least give the parents the opportunity to save a little face and do the right thing without making a public circus out of the event. They have giving panther killers these opportunities.

 

And, what have the previous  punishments been dealt out for a Thai knifing another Thai?  Does not seem to be an immediate or special need does it?   After all, it has not been determined that this was anything other than an assault with a deadly weapon.  You assumed that the charge would be attempted murder.  Without an arrest warrant being issued we just do not know what the charge is.  Another reason to have an arrest warrant is the specificity of the charge warranting an arrest.

 

And no I am not a genius in Thai law but I do understand quite a bit of law and do not rely on selective copy and paste to justify my opinions especially from the site that you obviously used which has a tendency to overly summarize and generalize the law to protect their firm from lawsuits.

On 5/19/2018 at 2:48 PM, Aussieroaming said:

Why do you need a warrant to arrest someone for attempted murder? The crime has occured, surely it is merely a case of arresting the coward.

There were no law enforcement officers to personally witness the crime or a detainment and arrest would have been made on the spot. 

 

Thai law states that there are only a few circumstances where a law enforcement officer can arrest a person without an arrest warrant such as witnessing a crime or an intended crime being committed. Thai law has to follow it's course before an arrest warrant is issued in most other matters and attempted murder not witnessed by a police officer is not one of the special circumstances on that list.

 

A juvenile in Thailand cannot be held accountable for their actions if they are under the age of 7 and cannot be imprisoned if they are under the age of 14.

 

Your guess is as good as mine as to what punishment will be forthcoming but based on your evident lack of knowledge in these matters I think my guess would be the better choice.

On 4/23/2018 at 9:46 AM, lvr181 said:

Oh......jeez you're bad luck going somewhere to happen. 

I stick to cars and pickups so no problem.  I don't believe in luck of any type but I did get the message that I probably would not walk away from the next one.  Way too painful to repeat anyway.

On 5/9/2018 at 12:38 PM, bobbin said:

4 pages in.. and time for the real answer to the multiple syllable surname. 

 

Many years ago, the Thai Government of the day decided that from that point onward all Chinese immigrants would have to adopt a Thai surname. This was accomplished with the help of various sources, primarily the local Wat.

 

Thailand is, to my knowledge, the only country where Chinese immigrants do not retain their original Chinese surname. Their original surnames have not been forgotten, and there are many associations exclusive to those original surnames.

 

Ethnic Thai surnames are usually only 2 or 3 syllables long. a handy tip for sorting out who is who. Thai people are fully aware of this...

It had to be after 1962.   My wife's youngest sister was born in 1962.  Their parents died when they were young. Both were raised by the older brothers and sister.

 

As 1st generation Chinese-Thai, all 5 children plus the mother used the Chinese father's last name.

 

It is easily pronounced the same way in Thai, Chinese, and English.  5 Thai symbols with 2 tone markers and 5 English alphabet letters.  I can't figure out his original Chinese birth certificate.  My wife holds onto all the documents for safe keeping and has attended both Thai and Chinese family reunions.  Same sounding pronunciations. 

 

His names from the original Chinese birth certificate was transliterated to an English language birth certificate.  English was used for his passport, Thai marriage certificate, immigration (he did 90 day reports same as us), etc...

 

The mother and children used his last name.  It was transliterated from English to Thai and used with her long Thai first name.  The last name is  pronounced the same in 3 languages.

 

My wife uses her Thai last name on our Thai marriage certificate, no changes to other Thai documents.  Our GA-US marriage certificate has her Thai last name. She took my last name by marriage back in the US for USCIS-green card, SSA card, GA ID card, and US joint bank account, etc....

I did my annual extension application this week using my US income affidavit.  I paid less than $65 for the application fee and get a one year's extension of stay.  Cheap regardless of exchange rate fluxuations or even if the application fee doubles.

 

The IO calculated my actual documented income using a 35 baht rate, the same rate used the last few years.  I have enough income to meet the minimum even if that exchange calculation goes down to 10 baht and the minimum requirement doubles at the same time.

 

Being able to stay in Thailand with my wife and the upkeep of our home is my first financial concern.  Everything else is touring, spending fun money, and enjoying retirement.

 

I look at but don't rely on Thai baht fluctuations.  I don't care or worry about things I have no hand in changing.  I never have.

 

I use TransferWise for my monthyl transfers because I never transfer the whole amount of my income.  We have money available if needed.

50 minutes ago, lannarebirth said:

As a former Eagle Scout and Merit Badge counselor I disassociated myself from scouting a few years ago. Both the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts of America have lost their way and forgotten their mission was to engage young people in an outdoor life, self sufficiency and to build character, skills, scholarship and good citizenship. The poor used to be equal with the rich in scouting but that is no longer the case once the outside agitators became involved. It is a real shame and young boys have nowhere to go. Probably why the NRA youth groups are growing because scouting turned its back on these kids.

As a BSA volunteer adult leader in the 80's - 90's, I know the decission is purely based on budget.

 

Positions: Eagle Scout, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, District, Council, Woodbadge, and National Day Camp Certifications. 

 

The BSA has been holding strong against this decission for a long time.  Especially after the Girl Scouts allowed lesbians to become Girl Scout Leaders for monetary funding. The BSA was very vocal in their commitment to not allow gay men to become leaders at that time.

 

Everything in committee meetings,  scouting events, fundraising, and decission making was determined by budget.  It is a business run by paid Scouting Professionals who get volunteers to do all the work.

 

Great times some great friends but it got way too political for me and the deeper I got sucked in for my time and financially subsidizing events etc...

 

Sad to see it's long tradition, pride, and benefits to young men go down the drain.  Sad to say goodbye but I needed my sanity back.

 

By the,way, the BSA had the coed Explorers program for high school age youth where both could earn the Eagle Scout award.

After seeing an add on project for a family member during and after construction, we contacted the same local man and wife team to do a project for us.  My wife handled all money, materials, and phone conversations with no issues.

 

We have an account at our local supplier and delivery is free so there is no issue with materials.  We also authorized him to pick up some additional hardware that was needed during the project when we were not at home with a simple phone call.

 

1st payment,  25% of quoted labor as a binder after discussing our need, a quick drawing, and a list of materials.

 

2nd payment of 30% when roof was complete.   Final payment during the wall construction.  They asked for it before they were finished.  Understandable since it required time for cement and plastering to dry between stages plus we were gone here and there some days.

 

Some very fine and honest contractors (or foreman as they are called in our part of Thailand).  They have a reputation to keep and tryed very hard to accommodate and put up with farang.  They guarantee their work and are even coming back to take care of something my wife told them she didn't need, free.  No leaks during these last downpours.

 

Also, while we were waiting for the cement to dry I showed him a small project of mine.  I had calculated weight distribution, design, and had the whole thing on my laptop in 2D and 3D.

 

He quickly confirmed my calculations, made his own drawing, and looked at the left over steel.  He came up with a simpler and better use of materials while he layed out the steel.  After we began to disassemble the 6 pieces to our very heavy king size bed he began to understand what they and my wife originally thought was farang overkill.  No spot welds.  I only wanted to raise it off the floor 13cm.

 

Some very good people out there.  You just have to pay their price.  They got a bonus for the bed frame.  I couldn't give them just the 400 baht he asked for after 2 days work, dissassembly, and reassembly.  Some pieces even took 4 of us to carry out and back in the room.  The frame had to be welded in room.  They got it finished and reassembled before noon the next day.  We all just stood around and looked at it in amazement.   They do take pride in their work.  They toasted with Leo and we toasted with cold water.

 

Definately will call them for the next project.

 

 

 

59 minutes ago, timkeen08 said:

We came home from a trip to find no internet connection.  Next morning I found the cable was split at the middle of the road and the ends hanging from both the pole and roof.  People running over both ends.  nobody moved them off the road for us, family or friends.

 

The T'provider did arrive promptly.  He pulled the slack from between the other post to do a middle of the road splice, cut off some bad cable, did some black taping in other areas, and left a loop hanging over the road (for the next truck I guess).

 

Technically speaking, he did have a really cool fiber optic splicing tool and his bamboo ladder to rest on the other wires going over the road.

 

Servicer told my wife that rats ate the cable.  Never did go up the ladder in the house or look at the anchored loop going into the house?

 

I showed my wife his work and asked her to call the T'provider for a proper repair.  His work was the only wire with a loop and the lowest hanging wire, I think lower than before.  Did she?  "If truck knocks down cable I will call".  So far she is right and told me I think too much.

 

There goes her four years of Americanization and just two years after early retirement to Thailand.  But there again, that raw Asian thinking and her amazing Asian beauty (59 looks 39) is what drew me to her to begin with.  Glad she did not pick up too much Americanization.  I will slowly assimilate some Thainess over the years ahead but I don't want her to loose that raw Thainess as well.  Just the right mix of Americanization.

 

I just wish we had gotten a better repair.  I think about it when I see it every day.

Surprise update:

My wife just showed me the same wires hanging down outside.  Must have been running on phone wifi. Told her, see I told you.  She shrugged, already called.  I said tell the service man no loops and put it higher.  She nodded and told me the woman at T'provider told her about a new promotion.  Same service 159 baht cheaper just come and show ID.  You never know in Thailand.

We came home from a trip to find no internet connection.  Next morning I found the cable was split at the middle of the road and the ends hanging from both the pole and roof.  People running over both ends.  nobody moved them off the road for us, family or friends.

 

The T'provider did arrive promptly.  He pulled the slack from between the other post to do a middle of the road splice, cut off some bad cable, did some black taping in other areas, and left a loop hanging over the road (for the next truck I guess).

 

Technically speaking, he did have a really cool fiber optic splicing tool and his bamboo ladder to rest on the other wires going over the road.

 

Servicer told my wife that rats ate the cable.  Never did go up the ladder in the house or look at the anchored loop going into the house?

 

I showed my wife his work and asked her to call the T'provider for a proper repair.  His work was the only wire with a loop and the lowest hanging wire, I think lower than before.  Did she?  "If truck knocks down cable I will call".  So far she is right and told me I think too much.

 

There goes her four years of Americanization and just two years after early retirement to Thailand.  But there again, that raw Asian thinking and her amazing Asian beauty (59 looks 39) is what drew me to her to begin with.  Glad she did not pick up too much Americanization.  I will slowly assimilate some Thainess over the years ahead but I don't want her to loose that raw Thainess as well.  Just the right mix of Americanization.

 

I just wish we had gotten a better repair.  I think about it when I see it every day.

Sorry, no photos.  USA in the early 70's a really old Yamaha 650 chopped, medium rise handle bars, with straight pipes.  Someone hit me.

 

Then a bit later, a more modern 1 year old Kawasaki 650 with drive shaft and LCD panels.  Someone hit me.

 

Never rode one since, even the lightweights they ride here.  I will ride on the back when my wife drives her Honda Wave locally because she is so overly cautious and experienced.  My Thai car license is enough and no desire for a motorbike license.  I have never wanted to jump on her bike even in our Issan village.  Totally lost interest after my 2nd one.

1 hour ago, Hupaponics said:

The chemicals in the pool will do the job.

 

Regarding mosquito sand pls read my post above 

 

Cheers

 

Interesting, "mosquito sand", any further information such as what it is called in Thai, where it can be purchased, or packaging details would go a long way and would be a great help.  Thanks in advance.

15 hours ago, fforest1 said:

I like being able to sit up...The old chairs were perfect for me...

 

They have a big surprise coming if they think a Thai family is going to shell out 100 baht each to sit in these...

 

Pattaya beach is crap,its fine for a hour or two at 30-40 baht a chair not 100 baht a chair...

You couldn't get me to rent one if it was a free trial offer.  We went down to Pattaya beach a week ago.  In the morning before any lounge chairs were put out, we saw a Thai man walk across the road, sprayed a leak pattern all over a stack of lounge chairs, zip up, and walk back across the road to his hangout.

Clonazepam - Clonaril 1 or 2mg. Equivalent to Zolpidem in the US. A Benzodiazepine, not Antihistamine, or Narcotic. I take 1mg. most every night. It is available in Thailand but I had to wait for my doctor to make an order. Doctor prescribed only. Pharmacies tell me, sorry doctor order only. GOOGLE for usage, etc... My doctor now prescribes it for some of his other patients. Cost me 100 baht for a ten pack.

Caution, may be addictive. Yet I have found no ill effects from Zolpidem or Clonaril over the past 10 years. I can start or stop with no adverse effects regardless of the number of days I have or have not taken it. Of course the normal alcohol warnings apply but I consume no alcohol. Do not eat anything 1-2 hours before or after taking it as cautioned (does not work as well or not at all). 20 minutes before going to bed works good for me. I read a few pages in a book, feel the medication, and goodnight. I sometimes get up once or twice to pee with no problem and then fall right back to sleep. A little drowsiness in the morning at first startup but now no problem when I wake up whatsoever. A cup or two of black coffee as my usual routine and I'm good to go. Twice I was woken up in the middle of the night and had to take a relative to the hospital. Some black coffee and I had no problem driving. Back from the hospital and I was back to sleep.

I imagine different people, different experiences.

I have refrained from posting on TVF but with this exception, maybe this medication will work for you as well.

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I just sent my wife to our local amphur Tesco to buy a zip pack tube of contact cement. This Tesco did not have one in stock.  She just came back with a  can of X-66 from a small mom and pop shop for 50 baht.  I saw this post when looking for details as to what type of adhesive she brought back. Never say never unless you are sure.

Our immigration visit was all on the up and up. Very friendly IO's.

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The original report referred to a "Nigerian Scam" gang, that is a gang who used a common scam that originated  in Nigeria.

I still like my quote.

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Includes 1 from Zambia and another from Sierra Leone. These guys are giving Nigeria a bad name.

The two Nigerians were possibly the leaders of the "Nigerian Gang" because there two of them.

If there were two Zambians instead of two Nigerians would it be termed a "Zambian Gang"?

Doubtful.

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Merely done for the sake of ease of reading. Though you are correct, there should not be a space.

Really?

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Another poster who failed to see the question mark in my post.
 
Having just asked my (possibly) future wife, she reckons that in theory you are correct, but in reality, (at least her understanding of it), it would not happen like that.
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:-)

I will reply to your comment. Post 118, 121, and 123 all have a space between the last word and punctuation marks. Trouble writing English? See, mine are next to the last word in the sentence.

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The "pee" or "nong" should be based on their relative age and position to you, not your wife ?
 
I knew two Thais who called each other "pee", one because she was older, and the other because she was her boss.
 
"By the way, can you speak Thai? This makes the understanding of when to wai easier." - How?

Not in my Thai family. I call relatives as my wife does because that's what she wants and it is definitely ok and appreciated by her family. Do you speak for all Thai families? Evidently not.

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OK,  even though you never answered my questions about the need to be rude just because you don't know ho to wai or feel you are above waaing, I'll answer your question.
 
First, my in-laws are my family. If you're not comfortable with having lowly paid barbers as part of your family, that's your problem.
 
It's weird if you're older than your gf's father, regardless of your job. Anyway, you are expected to wai him.
 
My wife's brother is older than her, so I call him "pee" and therefore wai him first. She has a younger sister and she is supposed to wai me.
 
By the way, can you speak Thai? This makes the understanding of when to wai easier. Are you a tourist or a retiree?
 
Happy to see you're trying to learn the culture. 

I agree 100%. They would be family especially if he hypothetically has kids by his wife/girlfriend. They would be his children's grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. Is he going to deny his kids their blood relatives or not try to make an effort to fit in for the sake of the kids? They are not his blood relatives but through his wife/girlfriend and kids they are his relatives (in-laws). Same as in my home country. Even though I did not like my late wife's family in the US I still said Mr. - Mrs. - Yes Sir -Yes Mam because I was raised with manners.

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... which is exactly why I said, in an Post 61 here " ... Each graduate saluted their senior officer and had their salute returned and then they shook hands. Not a Wai to be seen".
 
Not a comment on saluting at all (although that seems to have been the assumption of those who responded) but rather on the replacement of the wai by the handshake in an official and totally Thai situation.

I see a totally military situation regardless of Thai. It's the other way arround. Show me where a handshake replaced a wai following a salute in official Thai military etiquette documentation re: no longer allowed. YOU mentioned salute followed by a handshake, same meaning just my words. So, my post was indeed in context and if I am not mistaken all of my comments were in this same context, unless I got sloppy or made a typo somewhere.

From my web searches I did not see a wai anywhere in reference to Thai military. Please, someone Thai military correct me if I'm wrong. It would be interesting to find out firstly if, in which cicumstances, and in which modern time period that Thai military followed something Thai that is not standard military etiquette almost everywhere else in the world for a formal military ceremony.

From one official Thai website I read concerning visiting foreign dignitary etiquette such as foreign consulate and foreign military that a salute followed by a handshake was required and wai was not mentioned, mentioned as replacing a handshake, was even acceptable, or recommended.

I just don't see Thailand intentionally or recklessly loosing face by doing something different than that which has been accepted as standard around the world for such a long time.

You have not presented anything that indicates otherwise except your opinion and attempt at redirection.

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