nobodysfriend

 Last time I went to immigration for my extension , they were quite clear about this ...

Even I had the 800.000 in my bank account for a year , they even insisted in talking to the manager of my local bank ( phone ) to be assured that there was enough money and that I was a good customer . That never happened to me before ...

I think that even the TAT realizes by now , that , in times of Covid , there will not be anything like the 40 mio visitors anymore anyway ...

So , they just insist on getting ' quality tourists ' now . That is why they came up with the ridiculous 500.000 baht requirement for tourist visas .

Even this was abolished by now , it still indicates the direction they want to go ...

Probably involved in some ' illegal activities ' ...

10 hours ago, Mike k said:

Another girl not happy with her natural beauty dies from stupidity 

Well , I guess she thought with bigger boobs she could win more ' bread ' for the family and herself ...?

19 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Once the borders re-open properly and things return to 'normal', tourist arrivals wont go from zero to back to 40 million overnight.

 

But within three, maybe four years, there will be more foreigners visiting Thailand than ever before.

There are clear signs that Thailand only wants ' quality tourists ' who spend a lot of money .

They want Thailand to become some kind of an exclusive destination , no more mass tourism .

23 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Reminds me of the encounter between a sadist and a masochist.

 

Masochist ( quavering ) " Are you going to whip me and degrade me?"

 

Sadist ( smiling ) "No"

 

A heavily armed Trump fan was asked by a journalist if he thinks that there will be a civil war .

" No" , he said , " the dems don't have guns ..."

No American President has ever been charged with a criminal offense. But, as Donald Trump fights to hold on to the White House, he and those around him surely know that if he loses—an outcome that nobody should count on—the presumption of immunity that attends the Presidency will vanish. Given that more than a dozen investigations and civil suits involving Trump are currently under way,

Trump has famously survived one impeachment, two divorces, six bankruptcies, twenty-six accusations of sexual misconduct, and an estimated four thousand lawsuits. Few people have evaded consequences more cunningly.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/09/why-trump-cant-afford-to-lose

8 hours ago, webfact said:

It appears that those on the local road have to give way to those exiting the main road. 

 

Signs will be erected making it all clear. 

Signs are not enough .

This road looks like it was designed to reduce the population , not the accidents .

Need to put traffic lights , at least ...

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

I have taken this decision in the teeth of the pandemic because the defence of the realm must come first

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The government said the increased military spending will cement the United Kingdom's position as the largest defence spender in Europe, the second largest in NATO,

Still the odd screaming apes who just fell off their trees .

The world is changing , but people are not .

Act together in difficult times to prevent further deteriorations .

The times to make war should be over by now .

Primitivos .

3 minutes ago, Traubert said:

As the French say, vive le difference.

la difference .

4 hours ago, John Drake said:

 

The key phrase, here, being "I never really understood." That's because you don't. There are more than two parties. Just right off the bat, there is a Green Party and a Libertarian Party and many others besides. 

So , please enlighten me , master , why do these parties never seemed to play a role in the US elections ...?

17 hours ago, webfact said:

two gangs began fighting at the market before Thammarat showed up to break them up with a grenade in his hand to threaten them with.

 Man pays a heavy price for trying to make peace in Chanthaburi 

Well , he surely knew how to calm them down ...

I never really understood why there are only 2 political parties in the US , the reps and the dems ...

In Europe , when there are elections , normally a few parties present themselves and , normally , get a few votes .

Later on , a coalition government may be formed that consists of the parties , who , together , have more than 50% of the votes .

That is democratic . It would be even more democratic if all parties who participated in the election and won some votes , would become a part of the future government as well , as they often represent close to half of the voters ... of course , the decision making would become more difficult in this case , compromises would have to be found often .

But that may be an advantage ...

8 hours ago, geovalin said:

a 400MW heavy fuel oil power facility

 more pollution ... think different in different times ...

36 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

A lot of very nice foreign EV's ( incl. 4x4's like the new hummer  ) will come soon . Time Thailand jumps on the train before it leaves ... and time to work on the necessary infrastructure as well ...

2 minutes ago, farang51 said:

Do you mean OpenVPN? Having the software necessary for a VPN connection is not the same as having the connection. 

39 minutes ago, farang51 said:

Which Linux is that and which VPN is it? I use Linux Mint, and I can't find any installed VPN (except the one I installed myself).

Just go to the ' software manager ' and search for VPN , you will see that the VPN offered for install is already installed in the OS , at least if you use Linux 20 or 19 . If ever , it is not installed in your OS , just download it for free ...

I recently upgraded to Linux 20 , and found that the VPN was already installed .

BtW , I like LNX 19 0r 18 better than 20 , it has a little less options to modify ...