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7 hours ago, Artisi said:

Baldrick has a cunning plan. 

Diabolical in fact... (minimi?)

2 hours ago, Denim said:

I have a 45 watt solar  light in every room. Each one has its own small seperate panel on the roof near where the light is mounted. They come on automatically as soon as it gets dark and last through to about midnight. So , if we get a mains power out , at least we have light and can still use the gas cooker etc. Only thing missing is the air con.

 

Having said that , God always has his eye on me. Whenever I spend some of my humble savings on any ' good ideas '  he makes sure to nullify my investment by ensuring there are never again any mains power outs etc. Same as when I wash my car. Might not have rained for weeks and the forecast is good but withing 24 hours of washing and polishing the skys open and there is mud everywhere.  I see him on his cloud surrounded by his favorite angels , passing around the manna , slapping his knee and having a good laugh at my expense.

murphys law?  I call it the damn majicak elf

On 11/29/2023 at 7:11 AM, sirineou said:

Perhaps to you they do. Is it possible  that it might have something to do with you rather than them?

20 years in Thailand and I never , not one, nada problem. 

Why is that? 

Thai people are no more racist than most people in the world.

That's not to say that some of them are not, just no more than some other nationalities. 

A drunk person, doing drunk things. What a surprises. 

No drunk person does anything like that in the West??

  Google it,.You would be reading about incidence like that all day.

nonscene..  it is everywhere...  thais will listen to other thais telling the story of what happened and ignore the farangs version, hell, the repair men even tell thair lifes story to my BG ....  I say hey, she knows nothing and will not pay you ,,,

The list is endless...  park fees...  have a traffic accident, farangs are expected to pay.. endless....  but in western countries it tends to lean the other way..  authorities side more with the imigrants as they are scared of

getting  labelled as racists...  so....

It's all normal happenings, just don't allow those smelly farangs to legally carry arms....

On 9/27/2010 at 12:58 AM, glassdude007 said:

anybody know if i order a phone or other items as well from the INTERNET if i can ship it to my house in Thailand..???

what kind of customs fees or tax and shipping times should i be expecting???

really want to get some things for Christmas from the Internet but not sure of shipping regulations to Phuket from Internet shippers....???

i will never ever deal with thai customs again, they just slap on whatever they feel

On 12/5/2023 at 12:01 PM, noobexpat said:

5w40 fully synthetic in my audi TT.

Oil changed every 2,000 miles!

 

 

 

5w, so you are ready for the cold snaps comming....

21 hours ago, cheeryble said:

I think I’m going to go full synthetic in future, and also change oil and filter at least every 8000 km. In fact, would prefer even shorter intervals.

It seems not difficult to get many hundred thousand kilometers out of a decent engine with this simple change.

question is, can the extra cost be ameliorated?

 

I had a quick look at Lazada offerings, and some of the synthetics seem very cheap indeed, even for name brands, compared to others.

can anyone who’s been through the same search and decision process recommend particular products?

 

any other intelligent tips would be welcome. Here are our cars:

 

Toyota Sienta 2019 approx 40k km. FSH.

Honda Jazz 2006 iDSL 228k km.

Honda CRV 2003 speedo believed changed but may be ca. 80k km. Serviced by Honda.

 

all three cars have no smoke, no leaks, no noises.

the Jazz had only water instead of coolant when I bought it, now coolant.

 

 

Do your reasearch, from my understanding is that you cant go off synthetic as then the changes to your engine is DONE

I furiously pointed this fact out to Toxxxxxa when they put in partial synthetic not taking notice of total service history Full synthetic and despite pointing this fact out to them they cannot understand whats the problem.  This seems normal for the dealershiups in LOS.  Just endless mistakes, and poor training, they get away with it with their free cofee and waiting rooms whist your car gets neglected.  Its the oppistote of most countries, I am sure the Jpy makers would cringe knowing the practices their LOS service centers are doing.  Solution? go to your local guys that have vast experience with your type, I have seen many amazing mechanics..  yes yes no fancy receipt that will impress your farang buyer... as they are clueless as well.....  The price to pay  for living  here....

 

 

15 hours ago, matchar said:

I work in Thailand and pay income tax. I have given them my TIN and previously they haven't deducted any tax until this month.

For November they deducted 100% of my interest as tax and when I called them, they said it's because I have to pay tax on all of the interest I have already received this year.

BG answer that is..

On 11/24/2023 at 8:45 AM, NoshowJones said:

How is Biden my friend? I am not American.

thats why you dont get the comment.....

7 hours ago, neeray said:

Thailand seems to be in a competition with USA for gun violence. What! Another hub?

Perhaps a crackdown on dirty farang gun carrying will fix this?

3 hours ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

Never use banking app on a phone - or any payment apps - there are many potential downsides - it is a risk. And in Thailand, or any 3rd world IT country with a dubious banking system and very few legal protections and legal rights, it is absolutely a massive risk.  I worked in IT for 30+ years and have been saying this for years - they are phones - smart phones - but still they are phones.

 

I guarantee you that if any Company (eg. Bank) or Government Dept (eg. Tax) is offering you something for nothing that will "make things easier for you to live your life and fulfill all your goals and ambitions' - it is a croc of poo-poo.  They are doing it for their own benefit - not you.

 

Unfortunately these days with so many young stupid over-educated idiots - banking and payment apps are being used a lot on phones.  Which is a good thing, because that is what the scammers and hackers are all targetting these days.  Meanwhile all us old school dinosaurs using heavily secured laptops and paying for everything using cash (like many Thais) are sailing in far smoother waters - we still have got to be careful, but far less chance of a major catastrophy. 

Folks in AUS get done over with funds gone from accounts..  but not often on news... you know... nanny state privacy for your protection....  load of BS

10 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Just proves the point that criminals carry guns all over the world... 

so what?  drunken somchais everywhere with real guns, infantile mentalities on ice are ok tight?

On 11/8/2023 at 4:37 PM, Digitalbanana said:

 For me it seems like a massive loose loose. The price of keeping 800/400k in a Thai bank on very low interest rates to extend a Non Imm O in Thailand annually far outweighs the PITA of getting retirement visas overseas and having to go thro Thai health insurance programs. Besides in years to come interest rates will fall overseas as well.

also, after 3 months you can use the 400k thb for things like trading online....  whatever.. providing top up months before the extention due again

On 11/8/2023 at 4:21 PM, steevjee said:

I suspect that perhaps wires are getting crossed between the Canberra visas rules and the Sydney deal.

Sydney makes no mention of baht anywhere that I can see

all waiting for knock off 5 pm.. andgold on sundays..

2 hours ago, bignok said:

I ordered a meal in airport. It sat there cold for 20 minutes. They didnt tell me it was ready.

lol, thats thai style....  well,  you didnt ask...

5 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Can you name some that do not please? I wouldn't like to 'give it a go' at my IO, only to find that I was wrong or a new boss has taken over. The 'law' says 3 months after and 2 before.

I am allowed to use the Combination Method i.e Bht 40k per month = Bht 480, plus Bht 400 in the bank totalling Bht 880, with which I am happy. I cannot ask my IO if I can take 50% out of the bank, down to Bht 200k for 7 months, too cheeky.

Next year however, I shall ask if Bht 35k per month = Bht 420k plus my Bht 400k would be enough.

The law...... lol

On 11/1/2023 at 8:14 AM, bob smith said:

ahh i see.

 

sorry to hear about your situation mate.

your situation?  we all pass....

21 hours ago, blueeyes said:

Carlyai  It's the wife I am trying to stop from doing it she is climbing tree's cutting branches off etc.

now thats a worthy partner....  my 1st one when water stopped I found her under the house priming the pump... Mai pen drai ....  wow...  and shes hot too...

he must have had a thick one, hard to miss...

3 hours ago, 2baht said:

 

     ....without even aiming! 

karma

2 minutes ago, Bill de Burgh said:

"...foreigners who are not respectful of our laws must be deported especially if they are being aggressive and are a threat to the country."

 

Oh, how much I would love to hear those words from a official of my home country.

Or any western country...

yeah...   but its the oppisote....

3 hours ago, Tom H said:

I see more and more black people from Africa in certain areas in Thailand.

 

Working profile: drugs and prostitution.

 

Bkk lower Sukhumvit should be cross checked by police.

 

👮

 

They are here for the drinking parties and beach tans like everyone else.....

8 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

Depends who you are dealing with, if an agent is involved then they may get a deposit. If dealing direct with the owner then you may pay a deposit to them. You can do the whole process with little or even no deposit, its really just a show of faith that you are serious and will be at the land office next Tuesday to buy.

You may want to check, but I think there are limits for wise transfers nowadays. For large amounts like a condo purchase it actually works out cheaper doing a regular (fixed fee) swift bank transfer, and its all correctly documented etc.

Need over usd 50k to receive income transfer form filled out from bank (for show when you want to transfer out of TH the cash..)

7 hours ago, observer90210 said:

I'm no specialist compared to many of the immigration guru's to whom it's only gratitude for their valuable expertise and sharing.

 

But one thing is for sure. Each office seems to have it's own rules here and there ?..... and each officer has and makes up his own further below the food chain.

 

Add to that the mood of the day, that ends up in even changing rules made up,  depending on the time of the day...or the month if it a Missus !!!!

right on... us farangs who think things are black and white = stress....  it depends on their mood.....