SAFETY FIRST

On 12/19/2021 at 11:56 AM, 1FinickyOne said:

what do you look forward to? 

WORK

Forced retirement due to covid 
I'd love to go back to work, covid is killing me.

I work abroad on a 28/28 day rotation, it's the best life for me.
I have family here but too much of a good thing, I need to go back to work.

I was hoping to be back at work in the new year but now we have a new variant (Omicron) which means longer quarantine, it's all gone pear shaped. 

Quarantine, it's not an option, I get 4 weeks off work to spend 1or 2 weeks in quarantine plus all the necessary paperwork, nope. 

Thailand has been my home for over 20 years but I like to have a break now and again, now my liver is even complaining. 
 

9 hours ago, BTB1977 said:

Guessing the mother was too busy to help a 6 year old off the train. 

Absolutely, poor parenting. 

24 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

On Lazada?  Last few days have tried and only get this:

Oh dear, looks like he has motorbike issues. 

Needs to repair the Honda Wave 

Delivery has never been a problem for me. 

I've always paid by card so they deliver regardless.

I always get a call from the delivery person, sometimes I answer, sometimes I don't but they always know to deliver my item.

If I answer the phone I say put inside (this makes them happy because they is no waiting for signatures etc), they put the parcel in my front yard. 

I live in a house, gated village, this system would not work if you're in a condo. 

26 minutes ago, thierryviteau said:

What is really wrong is building such a ridiculous small pools just big enough to wet your feet...

 

Yep, agree. 

My pool is much better, can accommodate myself and 2 lovely lady friends. 

It has the morning sun and beautiful shady trees for afternoon dips. 

Esky full of cold beers and some AC/DC on the stereo......... Happy Days 

9 hours ago, Dumbfounded said:

Leo8 is 589 bht per case,

Where do you live? 

Best price I can find for Leo in pattaya is 614 baht 

585 for Chang

Yes, Christmas time, a keg would be nice but I reckon it would get rooted once my Bogan mates had a few. 

20 hours ago, malibukid said:

glad i am over here.

Yep, no place better to be. 

Everyday gets better and better here in Thailand 

Theprasit Kasikorn bank shut down a few years ago. 

Smaller street banks come and go, not just Kasikorn bank. 

It's the same back in Oz.

Banks open branches in unknown locations, if they don't perform they shut em down. 

Don't lose any sleep, it's OK mate. 

24 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Yes, get out of the way and step on to the road and risk being hit by a car etc so some moron riding a motorbike on the pavement can just ride past.

 

I understand. 

I've seen Possum road kill, turned my stomach. 

Stay safe dude. 

35 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

he opened his jacket to reveal a 

GUN

Bloody lucky, you could have got your head blown off. 

Why bother obstructing, it's Thailand, that's what they do here, just get of the way. 

30 minutes ago, NeoDinosaw said:

I have PhD in "Stating the Bleedin' Obvious" from the University of Bums

OMG, 

You'd be right at home on this forum, I'd say 90% of the comments are coming from fellow alumni. 

I reckon they have all studied at the same <deleted>y university. 

Lots of worthless input

13 minutes ago, mokwit said:

So what are you doing in that part of town - maybe people look on you as a a freak. it's like people talking about all the wierdos in the Old Thermae without seeing that everyone else was looking at them as one of the wierdos?

 

I don't think the Thais are making the judgements based on what you are making them. I think you are just projecting your prejudices and thinking the thai's think as you do.Dress? shorts flip flops and sleeveless shirts?

 

That is what I and my thai colleagues wore whilst staying in a bungalow on Sattahip Naval base. hmmm.

 

Example 2 Staying with a friend in rural Suphanburi where they'd likely never seen a falang - we were going into town where likely they hadn't either and I was wearing shorts flip flops and sleeveless shirts  around his property - I asked him if I should change into something more formal to go into town, he was baffled - no you're fine he said. Of course I could be just hanging around with the wrong kind of Thai's but he had a masters degree and a "na" in his name and I knew him from when we worked at the same investment banks. So.............

 

 

Likewise an old Thai Chinese says hello to me as I come out of the building early morning when he is waiting for the Monks to come, dressed in (you guessed it) - doesn't seem to bother him but he is dressed pretty much the same.

 

It just makes me laugh, the falangs who think they are so superior when the Thais likely look on thems the same as the people they regard as freaks and wierdos. Absolutely the Thais will classify you as eithe phu dee falang or falang kee nok, but maybe not along lines you think. the old Chinese guy says hello to me IMO because if I am up that early I can't have been on the suds all night, and therefore is judging me by behaviour rather than dress.

 

Oh, I have Scandinavian colouration including Titanium Dioxide white skin - that can get you a long way.

OMG 

It is you I saw 

24 minutes ago, mokwit said:

Are you one of the "good" falangs? Years ago a female EVP of Bangkok Bank went on record in the Bangkok Post as saying that farang retirees in Thailand were wierdos that no other country would take. They are not sharing your prejudices, they are making their own judgements - and you might not be judged as positively as you think.

Strange reply 

Are you one of the freaks I see around town? 

2 hours ago, Banana7 said:

Here is what sidewalks look like on Pattaya Klang, a major street in Pattaya. Pattaya is one of the major top 4 international tourist destinations in Thailand. Sidewalks, pedestrian walkways are in pathetic shape. Pattaya Tai sidewalk has been under construction for more than a year and still not finished and parts of the new sidewalk are already breaking.

 

Tourists, whether local or international, don't want to come to places with infrastructure that is falling apart.

 

Quality tourists want to come to high quality destinations, not places as shown in the below photos.

 

 

 

This is an unfair post.

Pictures of Ongoing work. 
Thai basher, eeh? Lots here I can see, negative comments, etc. Most I reckon are coming from those abroad. 

Yes, the worksite is a little different to what we are used to but so are the prices..... council fees, water rates, internet charges etc. 
You want the cake and eat it too. 

I like Thailand the way it is, it's not perfect but nor am I. 

Yes the OP is asking for quality tourists, it's a fair request. I reckon they should also ask for normal tourists, some of the freaks and weirdos, oddballs and misfits I see arriving is alarming. 
 

6 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

Thanks, just one last question, did you use the website of the mobile App?

 

I'm using the App

????

5 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

Sorry for being thick (I've never bought anything from the "Sales" before) but how do I get the vouchers to take it down to 3,1750.50?

 

I can collect a 15% discount voucher & a 100thb voucher but this only brings it down to 3,700.50, is there a voucher that I'm missing?

 

 

Thanks... 

 

That's what I did. 

I don't know why I received a bigger discount 

The sale price is lower than yesterday, 3333 baht 

18 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

The same item was (alegedly) also on sale (for 3,380) between 00:00-02:00... 

 

... Hence my initial post where I was up at midnight ready to order, then online with their helpdesk until 1:30am trying to sort out my wallet. 

 

I did also try to buy it for 3,333 around 5:30 - 5:40pm & the price to pay came back as exactly the same  b4,389.

 

It's on sale again. 

Even better price than yesterday 

3170 baht after collecting voucher 

17 hours ago, Mike Teavee said:

I tried at 00:02 during the 00:00-02:00

The sale was between 5pm and 8pm 

3 minutes ago, Bruno123 said:

How do you know that it won't work? It's only you saying so. Your information is outdated; n28 has the most extensive coverage here.

I was replying to Sam Drucker comments top of this page. 

Why don't you read this comment and get yourself up to speed. 

I've had a few friends from the States that came to visit me and they have had similar issues. 

My friend works in China, he came to visit me recently, has a Realme Q3 Pro 5G, has a 5G AIS sim but cannot get a 5G signal.

He's been into the Central Festival AIS office and the technician told him his 5G phone is not compatible with Thailand 5G network. 

2 minutes ago, Bruno123 said:

...and I have stated that you are wrong.

It's quite easy to say someone is wrong

As I said,  I'm no expert.

Can you explain why a Chinese or American 5G phone using n41 band won't work in Thailand and vice versa?

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11 hours ago, Bruno123 said:

11 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Yes, so that's the frequency range worldwide.

 

So, if you are Samsung, Apple, OPPO etc. you can manufacture your smartphone 5G chipset to communicate within this range. 

 

If America is using the 2500 Mhz frequency and Thailand is on 2600 MHz frequency there's a mismatch. 

 

So, your American phones 5G will not function in Thailand, it will revert back to the 4G signal 

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Nope; that's not correct.

 

n41(TDD) is the same everywhere. You are likely mixing it with n7(FDD)

As I said, n41 band using different frequencies is going to cause conflict. 

You're not going to connect. 

9 hours ago, Bruno123 said:

Nope; that's not correct.

 

n41(TDD) is the same everywhere. You are likely mixing it with n7(FDD). 

Possibly, I'm no expert.

Can you explain why a Chinese or American 5G phone using n41 band won't work in Thailand and vice versa?