Derek B

32 minutes ago, khunpa said:

First Indians and now Arabs… The bargirls will look forward to this…

...and will soon change their minds I reckon.

13 hours ago, orchis said:

at the origin of this 'hiatus':
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Diamond_Affair

Thanks for the link................

15 hours ago, OmegaRacer said:

if you live somewhere in the countryside, that's different.

How true that is across the board.

12 hours ago, Walker88 said:

If I ever go out from and come back to Thailand, I'm opting for the Super Special Bespoke Elite 'Quality Tourist' Thai Pass Plus^2. It wasn't so much that they sold me on the 5 days in the SHA+Plus Mandarin Oriental in the 432,000 baht/night penthouse suite, nor the chauffeur-driven Rolls Phantom with the extended wheelbase that will greet me at Suvarnabhumi for the ride back to my riverfront den. No, it was when they told me the PCR tests will be conducted using a probe that has---rather than having a simple cotton tip (not even Sea Island cotton, by the way)---a shahtoosh ball.

 

One simply cannot put a price on the softest natural fiber in existence.

 

 

Shahtoosh comes from the short, warm fleece of the rare Tibetan antelope, a species found almost exclusively in the Changtang area of Tibet, on the Tibetan Plateau. It takes four animals to provide enough wool for just one shahtoosh shawl or scarf.

3rd & 4th...................get my vote.

Even with traffic lights at ped crossings if no one is there to walk across the bikers just take off as if green is showing.

So cameras will be needed to assist enforcement.

Road safety needs to be introduced at school age.

1 hour ago, rwill said:

Educate all you want but with no enforcement it doesn't matter.

 

Even the intersections with cameras that send tickets in the mail don't work because they don't currently enforce paying them either.

I paid a RTP speeding ticket on the spot recently and I was left with the impression it was a rare event although dealt with very efficiently complete with receipt.

15 hours ago, RayOday said:

I am not an expert in this area so please do your own diligence. I am not sure you want to open an account yet if it is in the U.S. then I would give a call to Charles Schwab in the U.S. They accept foreign calls collect. A foreign national can apply for a U.S. tax identification number (ITN number). You can do this without going to the U.S. through the Internal Revenue website (https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/obtaining-an-itin-from-abroad). Your partner would have to complete a load of paperwork but if she/he has a Thai passport all they need to do is complete a W7 form, no other paperwork. Most brokerages will alllow you to invest with an ITN since it serves the same tax requirement as a social security number. I am not certain if the investment can ne a Roth IRA or can only be a ETF direct purchase. If it works for you thwn I would recommend the Roth IRA to avoid future capital gains exposure. Also if they may allow your partner to open a investor checking account. The great thing about that is that she can get a Schwab debit card. She can also request a debit card in your name. Once you open the account you can can ooen another investment account in their name with $5. Yiu can then put some money in that account and move it money when you like into the investment checking account on the Schwab app. Why would you want to have a Schwab debit card? Because you will pay no fees on any ATM anywhere in the world. I have a Schwab debit card. There is no annual fee. Everytime I use it at a bank in Thailand I am charged 220 baht. On the 30th of each month Schwab rebates the sum for the month into the investor checking account. So if I use an ATM 10 times 220 x 10 = 2200, Schwab will use the current market converaion and  rebate the 2200 baht in U.S. dollars. That is a great benefit. If you loose a debit card just call Schwab collect and they will Fedex a new one to you. You will receive it in 2-3 days at no charge. I have no relatiinship with Schwab other than being a long term client. They are a model for customer service. The phone reps are educated and so not run you through a circular unfulfilling process. They do what is necessary to solve your issue as long as it is legal. Customer service reps who are empowered to take ownership of your issue is very unusual these days. After many years as a client living in the US, Europe, China, and Thailand I cannot think of one complaint I have had in resolving issues. Great company, great value, great service. The praise I am giving is higly unusual for me as I have spent my career viewing service processes from a engineering perspective. Hope this advice applies and can be executed. Cheers

 

P.S. I am dyslexic so I hope this makes sense. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read perfectly to me.................

The potential grief exists when opening an account however tends to be branch dependent in my experience in CM.

I was lucky and ultimately had the support of my Retirement visa agency who basically sorted everything out and still does liaise directly with the bank (BBL) re the annual bank statement for extension.

Any mention of Pot Holes being the root cause of any of the accidents.

You must of been compliant to Thai gov policy of 3 months or 90 days since 2nd jab.

I attended on 2nd Dec and was denied a booster jab after being allowed to line up because I was 11 days shy of 90 days (even though aged 69 & 100kg supposedly in a high risk group).

I walked away sharpest in case I lost the plot.

Next morning I walked in to a private hospital & paid for a Moderna jab - job done.

I too had no advance notice of the Booster jab availability at Central Plaza (car park - nice) on 22nd.

I discovered it was happening whilst looking for Xmas gifts.

My American friends in CM do seem to be in the know though.

5 hours ago, Robin said:

Driver training and police law enforcement.  Simple answers but too much for Thailand.

Re M/C road safety. Training will only happen if mandated to be done at school.

42 minutes ago, timkeen08 said:

My wife and I both had our 2nd Astras in September.  She was called about a Phizer Booster appointment and given a date. She went to the hospital Friday for her appointment to tell them that we will wait.  It's not even been 6 months. Always grabing at straws here.

3 to 6 months for the 3rd shot.

12 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

I also have same question.

BTW how long after 2nd AZ shot is your planned booster.

90 days

12 hours ago, Kanada said:

Just watching the news on tv and they said:

“If you’ve had your 2 Vax shots already” they now have your contact information and will contact you with a time and date for your booster! 

Well that is the way it should be...........................on a provincial level anyway.

On 12/8/2021 at 11:13 AM, ezzra said:

This place and similar used to be a gold mine but with today's uncertainty of this and that viruses better to sell off and walk away and wait for better days and re-open again somewhere else...

I thought from day one the experts were saying washing with soap kills the virus in 20 seconds. One hour complete with a mask should be just fine or no greater risk than riding the BTS.

Any advice needs to be shaped to the value of the car in terms of what you paid for it and what it is worth now ??????

Note. If you pursue the matter with the police or land transport office be prepared for the car to be returned to the original owner noted in the blue book.

It should be the first question to those officials sending anyone anywhere I would of thought.

14 hours ago, heybruce said:

Does she have any alternative to staying and paying the the hotel she was placed in?

I thought this was possible when booking in advance - not sure about after arrival.

However now she really needs to call reception if the room rate info is not posted in the room (or perhaps you could enquire on her behave).

This shortage at CNX could be because many cars were sent to BKK & DMK airports. 

30 minutes ago, NemoH said:

At least she was not killed.. 

Offender looks like a big guy so she is lucky not to have been seriously hurt. 

2 hours ago, toolpush said:

Purachai claimed it was to stop school kids from purchasing alcohol during school hours.

So why do make them produce ID at the check out desk.

So it seems no one knows why the specific restriction of 2-5 pm is in place.

So religion, health & wealth of the masses has been ruled out. 

Perhaps it is just a quite time of the day to allow double parking to re-stock.

2 hours ago, Hanuman2547 said:

In Thailand, many Thai teachers know a lot about the English language.  They know all the grammar exceptionally well.  They have a fairly good vocabulary.  However, they are unable to put it all together and communicate verbally in the English language.  Then you take the local Issarn lady working in a bar in Pattaya or elsewhere.  Doesn't know <deleted> all about verbs, plurals, or the present perfect tense.  Limited vocabulary yet can converse in verbal English quite well.  

Then they go home for a long covid induced stint and nearly all is forgotten...............

23 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Portugal? I never met anyone speaking English there except expats... 

It's like France or Spain, they don't want to -.-

That is not my recent experience ........................... I was surprised how easy it was to get by in English only exception being the phone company NOS.

13 hours ago, Thailand said:

Picture is from March 2020

Burning season................................