Spidey

11 minutes ago, dick dasterdly said:

I'm not, as not understanding the genuinely important things, annoys the hell out of me!

 

Which is why I hope that our spirit/soul is separate from our bodies, and that this spirit/soul will be released to understand after we die.

I died once. Sorry to tell you but when you die the worms eat you. End of.

14 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Au contraire. We say we can't establish or deny the existence of a God. Call it fence-sitting if you want. Atheists actually make a religion out of their denial of God's existence.

So true. I am a devout atheist. My father took it a stage further and was an evangelical atheist.

13 minutes ago, IAMHERE said:

Gives them FACE. They are the boss of you.

 

I would rather put it another way. They are nice people. You be nice to them and they'll be nice to you.

10 minutes ago, Naam said:

agreed, but not being a follower of any religion doesn't mean necessarily mean that one doesn't believe in the existence of "God" or a godlike entity.

Yep agnostic. An even more confusing philosophy for even more confused people. 

29 minutes ago, khunPer said:

Yes, it is the City Hall, or tabien ban, which issue house books, whilst the amphor issue ID-cards, herunder the pink card for foreigners...????

Yes, good point. I had assumed that my book was obtained at the Amphoe. I have just clarified with my wife that it was obtained at Nongprue tessabahn. My pink card was obtained at Naklua ampur.

5 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

To resume the posts of my distinguished posters here, I guess if I do aim to get that golden book with a 50%-50% ratio of success....

it would mean

a) get married 

b) come with somebody who speaks Thai to the Tessaban 

c) if possible, make sure the somebody with you, knows somebody there  ????

IME a) not necessary, b) and c) a definite advantage, also an advantage if you're a handsome man and jai dee.

Had to spend 20 minutes smiling and listening to my wife regaling everyone with tales to illustrate what a good husband I was and them all agreeing that I was a handsome man.

1 hour ago, Hans Rayong said:

was one of the first 10 Faranger to get ID card in Pattaya.

I got my pink card in Pattaya. Even easier than obtaining yellow book. No real special reqirements regarding translations, witnesses etc. Just had my photo taken, height recorded and had a pink card in 30 minutes.

Never had to use it though, most dual pricing establishments accept my Thai DL as evidence of residence.

3 hours ago, jcowle said:

What are the benefits of having a yellow book?

I live in Pattaya, has anyone had any experience of obtaining one here?

 

Thanks

John

I obtained one in Nongprue Amphoe. Wife (not officially married) went in with me and a friend as a witness. Obtained yellow book for wife's house. Wife knew the lady behind the counter, she was from same village.

Took a large cake for her large friend and everything was simplicity itself. 20 minutes in Amphoe and had book a week later. No idea what documents were required.

1 minute ago, from the home of CC said:

in Hua Hin that is my standard experience, and also no copies..

Same in Pattaya.

8 minutes ago, yodsak said:

''It's even been wei ghed''.  

 Don't think so.  Some crackpot doctor in 1901 attempted to weigh it.  

Came in at 21 grams. Can you weigh something that doesn't exist ?

How much does the tooth fairy weigh ? or an angel,? or santa.?

 

That will be the 21 gram soul.   Surprisingly science at the time was skeptical, and still is..   

 

Basic science he should have known:

For something to have weight it has to have mass, therefore volume.

If the soul has the same density of lead 11.34 g/cm3 the volume of the soul  would be 1.85 cm3

If the same as polystyrene 1.04 g/cm3. vol = 20.2 cm/3    [think that's right]

 

This assumes the soul is a solid homogeneous object.  A hollow soul would be bigger.

So where is it?

 

The nutjob then went on to murder 15 innocent dogs to weigh their souls.

conclusion ? they don't have one.   QED.   

 

Another loon tried it with mice,  replicated the same result.   So no mice or dogs in heaven.

 

Next experiment he tried to photograph the 21 gram soul leaving the body.  Epic fail.

   

The basic difference is that humans tend to defecate and urinate at the moment of death.

Judging by my daily load, I would lose more than 21 grams.

On ‎4‎/‎14‎/‎2019 at 4:40 PM, reenatinnakor said:

Every culture have their own beliefs and comfort system and superstitions. We all know here in Thailand monks are revered and Thais think they can grant wishes... Which as we all know is bullshit, as I keep telling the gf, if monks really could grant wishes then there'll be no poor people in thailand. For the west the idea of jesus and god is our comfort system. For the chinese it's the idea of bai san, or respecting the dead.

I'm atheist and only believe in science but I do respect others superstitions and beliefs as long as they respect mine to not believe! Off course at the end of the day there is definitely no God like there was no Zeus, or Thor, or Posseidon. Man just hasn't had enough time to prove it yet. Last week we were finally able to see what a black hole looks like. One day we will be able to prove there's no God despite the fact that the burden of proof should be on those that believe there is a God.

I, unexpectedly, had to return to the UK for 2 weeks (returned last night). My wife rushed to the Wat and had the monk bless a piece of white string to tie around my wrist and ensure my return and safety whilst I was away.

After 2 days in the UK, I fell and cracked a rib and broke a bone in the same hand that I was wearing the string. First time that I have suffered a broken bone in 30 years. Won't be wearing silly string again.

When I reported this to my wife she replied, "If you hadn't worn the string, you would have died." You can't argue with Thai logic!

31 minutes ago, ianezy0 said:

next thing is you will be checking your bed clothes to see if you have lost any sleep, blah blah

????

As opposed to you who checks under your bedclothes to see if you've lost any girlfriends sheep. Baa Baa.

14 minutes ago, Liverpudlian said:

Seems some here missed my main point as mentioned at my beginning, i had been recording readings each day for weeks of temps twixed 40c and 41c, TV weather were showing 36 / 38c thus i'm calling bullshit to avoid global warming alarms, i moved here loooong ago and loved it but this is shit stuff to live with at this moment in time , my 19 month old daughter had to visit a clinic for respiratory probs and guess what ! we had to sit with about 8 other nippers to use a machine breathing mask, did this daily for a week and she is now ok, but for how long ?? so the odd nanny by the seaside wont have a clue as to live with temps such as this, mini rant over. 

A bit cooler in Patts today. I've just nipped in and put a T-shirt on. Might pop in and have a beer with Joy later. No, sod that, even in this heat she never has the air con on, like a sauna in there. Have a word, will ya?

12 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

I'm a Yorkshire man, so it's hard work and beer that we are into. 

Often said England's equivalent of lumberjacks.

I always assumed that it was due to wearing women's clothing rather than the hard work though.

Ironically, Michael Palin's a Yorkshireman.

2 minutes ago, Liverpudlian said:

Talking of little "Petals" will be down some time very soon for steve and becks for a trip back for Songkran . will give ya a nod .

Look forward to it.

8 minutes ago, Liverpudlian said:

What wouldnt i do just to savour sniffing a bluebell. ????

Not a problem here in Thailand. Those cute little Thai lady flowers smell just like bluebells to me. And taste a lot better.

9 minutes ago, Greenriver said:

Rob with his channel «20 seconds in Thailand» starts new YouTube videos about Kevin over and over again. He gives Kevin no rest.

 

Rob makes a fortune on this. His video gets many views. He has no respect or honor.

 

Hes really a proffesional begger. I Wonder What Kevin will think when he wakes up.

 

Has already endorsed Robbing Thailand's GoFundMe. Guess his respect and honour has gone the same way as Robbing's.

10 minutes ago, faraday said:

Went to do my 90 day last week, & the staff on the front desk have all changed, it seems.

 

The manager who wore glasses has retired. I do wonder if the new boss is ordering them to be strict.

Or unhelpful?

 

????

 

Jomtien? I noticed the same a few weeks ago. Now a lady doing the job, less smiley but I'm working on that. Didn't find her less helpful though, was actually a bit quicker than the guy usually was.

18 minutes ago, jesimps said:

To all the smug posters on here who regularly come on here saying that they understand the immigration rules perfectly and anyone who has problems is a whinger, this thread goes to back up that any particular rule or amendment is down to not only the immigration office's location, but also to the whims of any individual officer. Depends on the day of the week, what side of bed they got out of that morning, whether they like your face or not etc. In other words, a particular officer could say one thing one day and something entirely different the next. As the OP illustrates, this can change in an instant. Problem is you don't know until you walk out of the office with a refusal.

All Thais obviously like my face ( and who can blame them?) as I have never had a problem with any IO anywhere.

Smug Spidey.

25 minutes ago, jackdd said:

I explained that i know at least of the Chonburi immigration office who doesn't agree with his view, and my GF asked him politely to just update our record with today's date.

Chonburi Immigration (Jomtien) does agree with his view. I spoke to a senior official there last June, on returning from the UK. Same address, no need to notify. I have since made several 90 day reports and extended my retirement visa, no problems. Their only stioulation is that you are on a long term visa (marriage/retirement).

1 minute ago, ShortTimed said:

 

I think many celebrity men have had hair transplants.

No way they have zero receding hairline at 40+.

Its the male equivalent of these women rightfully complaining society insists on an unreachable bar of perfection.
 

 

I'd had a receding hairline, slightly, since I was in my 40s. My wife pointed out to me the other day that I no longer had a receding hairline. On close examination, it was true. No idea why, maybe Thai food, maybe dumping my muck on a more regular basis. Now 65. Works for me.