Mike Teavee

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

Que?

"You'll Never Walk Alone" (YNWA) is the anthem of Liverpool Football Club who have just won the Premiership (EPL) for the 1st time in 30 years (Technically for the 1st time ever as the last time they won the top flight it was the First Division)

So the video represents how a lot of us non-Liverpool fans feel when we hear that song, especially at the moment. 

6 minutes ago, JackThompson said:

Definitely need:

1. Lease signed by landlord
2. ID of landlord, signed by landlord

I do not know if they would want 12 months lease going forward - but I doubt it, especially for retirement-based.  I would bring the last rent-bill, in case it is requested.  If you have more, might as well have them in your bag just in case.

I know this sounds like a daft question, but does the lease needs to cover the date that you're getting your extension or would one be acceptable that covers the date from when the extension begins. 

The reason I ask is my Extension is due on September 19th so I'm hoping to go in around August 20th but I only have a signed copy of the 1/9/2018 - 30/8/2019 lease & an unsigned copy of the 2019/2020 one (So obviously the 2018/2019 lease was accepted for an extension that started after it expired, I don't think I'd even signed the 2019/2020 one at this point).

I could leave the extension until the 1st week in September when the next lease would be valid but knowing my luck, the amnesty will be extended to end of August & CW will be rammed 1st couple of weeks in September ???? 

2 hours ago, Daffy D said:

Yea! Me too 

 

Must be an age thing  

 

Luckily if you look hard enough subs are available for most movies these days  

Netflix is worth the subscription for the subtitles alone, especially if (like me) you're trying to learn to be able to read Thai 

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

That is likely true as we no longer have to use our brains. Machines think for us now. When I went to school we were not allowed calculators, so we had to work things out in our heads. Bit different now, isn't it? Like any part of our body, if we don't use it we lose it. The human race is losing it's ability to use it's brain, ergo the human race is getting more stupid.

I think it may have come up before on this thread but what your describing reminds me of the film Idiocracy  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387808/

There's plenty of truth in jest!

22 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

All BS as Immigration are more than happy for anyone to pay a bribe through an agent to bypass all extension requirements.

And that's exactly the mindset that is doing harm to guys who don't want to pay a bribe or go down a "Grey" route but want to live here both within the written & "spirit of" the rules.

Again, I see nothing wrong with people living here on a low budget but don't kid yourself that by bending the immigration rules you(*) are not causing harm to others because you are.

I was impacted by the clamp down on Visa Exempts forcing me to go to Penang to get a Non-Imm O despite clearly living/working in Singapore & only visiting for 5 days at a time (the problem was the number of times, typically twice a month, 10 days in SG then 5 days BKK). 

*I know you go out to get a new Non-O 90 day as required so am not saying "You" personally  

10 hours ago, worgeordie said:

New Vs Old, I have been watching old Noir detectives and Westerns lately,

and have noticed i can clearly hear what the actors are saying,where in new

movies and series i have difficulty hearing them,there seems to be a lot

of mumbling going on, dialog difficult to understand, so i have to use subtitles.

 

Another thing i find irritating into days movies and series, is some of them 

going back and forward in the story line, or starting at the end and going back

to the beginning, much prefer a story starting and ending.

 

Good documentary, Lost cities of the Amazon, they are finding places

were civisations lived 1000's of years ago, and at one time maybe 10 million

people living there.......until the Spanish showed up.

 

regards worgeordie

 

 

Whilst I completely agree with you & can remember switching off Hannibal because I couldn't understand half of what Mads Mikkelsen was saying, the flip side is I was watching a movie with Terence Stamp in it the other day & couldn't help but feel it was all about the elocution (I was minded of Brian Blessed booming out lines on stage) & the "Acting" part sort of took 2nd place (before anybody asks, I'm sorry I can't remember which movie it was) - I guess it's a fine balance between the 2 & today's movies/shows have gone too far over the other way. 

Thank god for subtitles (& thanks again to whoever mentioned Still Game, loved it)  

10 hours ago, samsensam said:

 

i agree, some people, especially on this forum, spend far too much time thinking about, complaining about, criticising others. maybe it's a way to make themselves feel better about themselves. in the end of the day unless someone is doing something that is likely to endanger/cause harm to themselves or others leave them alone, it is non of your business. they are all adults and able to make their own decisions and live their own lives as they want. just because their choices dont meet with your approval is neither here nor there. live and let live.

Whilst I agree with your sentiments,  I believe a lot of these guys are causing harm as their actions have lead to Immigration tightening up on Visa rules which has impacted people who were genuinely able to meet the rules before.  E.g.

1. People from UK, US, AUS who were earning (Gross) a little over 65K in their home countries can no longer get income certificates saying this nor can they transfer 65K across each month as that would be net of Tax or maybe they have bills to pay in their home country and don't need the full 65K here.
2. People who had 800K in the bank but used to spend this down each year & top-up the next can no longer do this as it needs to remain untouched for 5 months of the year & stay above 400K for the remainder (effectively they have to find at least another 400K to get back into the cycle)
3. People who have Non-OA Visas & comprehensive international health insurance can no longer enter without a Thailand approved insurance policy which they may not be able to get due to age/prexisting conditions
4. FIFO workers/people who visit on a very regular basis can no longer rely on Visa Exempts & now not only have to get a longer term visa but also have to hope that they can time their entries so that they can extend it annually.

At the end of the day, if they are meeting the immigration requirements it doesn't matter how much/little they spend, but when they're not, are turning to "Grey" options (Using less than honest income/bank account declarations or living on Visa Exempts/Border Runs) & this has a knock on effect on guys that were able to meet the requirements then you cannot say that they're not doing any harm. 

10 hours ago, JackThompson said:

The "stringent requirement" is 15K baht to an agent - so, yes, to the extent this is even a problem worth worrying about, they are 100% responsible for it.  All they had to do to fix the "problem" is ban agents.  If homeless-bums are roaming about, just pick them up and deport them.  That shouldn't take more than a day's work.

 

As to foreigners not paying medical bills:  Add 100 Baht to each person upon entry, to cover ALL unpaid-foreigners medical bills (not just retired folks), with 50% of the take left-over to help poorer Thais.  That's based on the last "unpaid foreigner's hospital bill" numbers I saw.

Everybody that I know (including myself) who uses an agent does so for convenience purposes not because they can't meet the requirements, so rather than ban this legitimate & valuable (to some) service, why not simply tighten up on the burden of proof side e.g. Follow-up on a random selection of proof of funds/income & prosecute both the Bank that provided them and the Agents that used them (& then ban the Agent). After a few fines the Banks will tighten up their internal procedures to prevent it happening & shady Agents will go off to do something else. 

Back to the OP, I've read a few people (normally fellow Brits) say that they don't need health insurance because they will go back home if something serious happens, I wonder how many of these are the same ones who cannot afford to go back home.

As an aside, the accepted wisdom of a few years back was "Never burn your bridges back home & always have an escape plan", from reading some of the replies to this thread, that now seems a luxury that many people no longer have so it's either jump in with both feet or not jump at all.

Season 2 of Twilight Zone... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2583620/

I thought the 1st season was pretty awful but being a glutton for punishment I'll give it a whirl... 

6 hours ago, Jai Dee said:

 

Have you tried using Kodi?

Is Kodi good again nowadays? I used to use it years ago but it got to the point where you couldn't find anything on it so I gave up.

Can you share which Repository(s) you use?

32 minutes ago, shakun said:

Hi Mike,

 

may I know the name of the dentist who did all your work? And one more question: I know what veneers are, but 'double' veneers, I have never heard of. I am especially interested in veneers, thus my question.

 

Thanks in advance

Dr Pong or something like that, I'm back there for a check-up on Tuesday & will try to get more details then.

Double Venneer basically means a full(front & back) cover for the tooth, as I understand it (knowing Zip about dentistry) a single Veneer is something they put on the front of the tooth to just make it look good.

FWIW I talked Dr P down 1 level on the whiteness as I wanted my new teeth to look natural (My front tooth had finally started to turn black from a fight I had in the playground when I was 11... which was 42 years ago)...  I could have had Simon Cowell's smile if I wanted to ( & obviously I didn't).

On 4/28/2020 at 5:33 PM, Logosone said:

I use a Hanse Merkur private medical insurance that costs 89 Euro and has a very good plan including dental.

 

Before you leave your home country you should check if your country offers extended 5 year traveller insurance. It covers you worldwide, is quite cheap, and there are some very good packages. The catch is you have to be a resident in that country and be a 'traveller' on paper. So that policy would not work if you go to your own country, only outside, like Thailand and any other country except the US or Canada.

 

But you can be outside your home country for up to 5 years. Supposedly travelling.

Not sure which European country that particular Travel Insurance is from (Presumably Germany) but in the UK the FCO has advised against all but essential travel which means very few Travel Policies will cover you for anything (Lost/Stolen stuff, accident, delayed flights etc...) and the ones that do need to agree with you that your travel is "Essential" before you go. 

If you're moving fulltime to Thailand, you're better of getting Health Insurance, Pacific Cross do a number of policies that are approved for the Non-OA VIsa but as others have said, I would recommend getting a Non-O to avoid this and getting yourself a decent policy based on the cover/cost rather that it ticking a box.

9 hours ago, bluesofa said:

OK, thanks. I've seen S01-S05.

 

I've just checked and S06 was originally listed to be shown this year.

According to the Radio Times S06 started filming this year, but stopped due to Covid.

Looks like it must earlier series on Netflix at the moment.

 

Yes, for some reason Netflix (In Thailand anyway) only has S01-04, but other streaming apps (HD CInema, TYphoon etc...) have all 5 seasons (S05 came out in March 2019) 

Love the show & looking forward to Season 6 

Edit: Quick check via VPN & it looks like Netflix UK only has 4 seasons also

Has a full mouth refurb (3 implants, 16 double vaneers, few crowns & Invisalign (3 sets) done at The S Clinic in Sathorn https://www.google.com/search?q=The S Cosmetic dental clinic bangkok&rlz=1CASSNP_enTH877&oq=The+S+Consmetic+dental+clinic+bangkok&aqs=chrome..69i57.8506j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&sxsrf=ALeKk03bf0Db5UnITNCGSlqtqKVwZ-gLlA:1592644279376&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=13718274,100570146,3618&tbm=lcl&rldimm=6911230963360871718&lqi=CiRUaGUgUyBDb3NtZXRpYyBkZW50YWwgY2xpbmljIGJhbmdrb2tIib3By-WAgIAIWloKHHRoZSBzIGNvc21ldGljIGRlbnRhbCBjbGluaWMQABABEAIQAxAEGAAYARgCGAMYBBgFIiR0aGUgcyBjb3NtZXRpYyBkZW50YWwgY2xpbmljIGJhbmdrb2s&ved=2ahUKEwikhZqkhpDqAhUQIbcAHZoAAgoQvS4wAHoECAwQMA&rldoc=1&tbs=lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2&rlst=f#rlfi=hd:;si:6911230963360871718,l,CiRUaGUgUyBDb3NtZXRpYyBkZW50YWwgY2xpbmljIGJhbmdrb2tIib3By-WAgIAIWloKHHRoZSBzIGNvc21ldGljIGRlbnRhbCBjbGluaWMQABABEAIQAxAEGAAYARgCGAMYBBgFIiR0aGUgcyBjb3NtZXRpYyBkZW50YWwgY2xpbmljIGJhbmdrb2s;mv:[[13.894053684381529,100.44196022313353],[13.54452031561848,99.78896491334108]]

I can't remember how much the treatment was as I ended up not needing a sinus lift for one of the implants so it came in cheaper than the 600K estimate but I do recall that I've seen similar treatment elsewhere and the prices were the same (e.g. 180K for 3 x Top & Bottom invisalign treatment)

I did extensive research on the net before choosing this dentist & this place came highly recommended so despite it being a couple of train rides & a 20 minute walk each way for treatment that's advertised in the Mall next to my Condo, I'm very pleased with the results & glad I went there 

On 6/12/2020 at 2:49 PM, twocatsmac said:

Is there a Dukes of Hazzard museum? 

If there is, the General Lee will probably be unrecognisable (& renamed) soon... Bubber Watson who owns the car that was used in the original TV series has already said that he plans to paint over the confederate flag on the roof with the Stars & Stripes... 

Back to the OP, I've been lucky to travel to a lot of places with my job but the one area I've never travelled to (except a couple of 1 day excursions from Cruises) is South America so would love to do a flashpacking trip around there taking in Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Venuzula, Columbia, Costa Rica & any others that I've missed out.

Fortunately this shouldn't be too expensive so wouldn't need too much of a lottery win to pull it off ???? 

13 hours ago, pineapple01 said:

That Squeaky Irish Chaps voice on Bering Sea Gold makes my Dogs Screech. Watched The Arrangement last night, Mrs P liked it, me so so. 

Chris Kelly? - Reminds me of Jerry Lewis ???? 

25 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I never said anyone was going to burn in hell forever. That's what I learned , yes, but no one knows what hell will be like. It might be you in a room all by yourself. You won't have your body, so how would you burn? Mentally tortured? There are really nice people that don't believe in God, for one reason or another. Will they be in the same situation as Hitler? As far as I've learned, one sin is as bad as any other, although I don't think that myself, but it's what was taught. Will hell exist after Jesus comes again and brings all God's followers to heaven? Or will God destroy Satan and hell because there won't be any need for it anymore? I understand people say how could a loving God do such a thing? Some of us might believe the criminally insane, like Hitler, Pol Pot, Idi Amin, Qaddifi, and Jeffrey Dahmer, to name a few, belong there forever. I believe God will not let all non believers stay in such a place forever, but that's my opinion. But again, I don't make the rules.

That's a lot more pragmatic view than the one I read a few pages back which I may have ascribed to you in my reply so I apologise if I was harsh.

I just find the view that people like Gandhi, Buddha & somebody's gay child will go to hell despite living a "Good Life" but peadophile priests will go to heaven as they didn't commit the sin of not believing in / giving up on God & repent on their death beds abhorrent. 

22 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

No need to evangelize. I'm not preaching or trying to convert. I'd like my wife to convert, but I'm not pressuring her. I respect all religions and can be called an Omnist, but only believe in the teachings of those that involve Jesus. I believe that he died for our sins, and that was a major point that God was making for us. I learned what happens to non believers, and still believe that way. Buddhism has five moral precepts, all of which are good, but I still believe that they will  not be in heaven when they die. Muslims  believe in Jesus, but as a prophet and not divine or the son of God. Will this keep Muslims out of heaven? I don't think it will. Jesus was a Jew, and most Jews look at him as a teacher. Christians started Christianity, and Jesus  didn't mention Christian, but lived as a Jew. I'm sure Jews will enter heaven when they die also. In Jainism, there is no belief in God, as in Atheism, so in my thinking, they won't enter heaven either. The same with Hinduism. I don't believe in reincarnation ,that you only get one chance .

So when you're reunited with your loved ones in heaven, your wife will never be among them....

53 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Yes, it's all about a personal relationship with God. Religions, some of which I was raised and participated in, aren't necessary in the long term, but gave me my start in my belief of God. You can be moral thinking without believing in God, but the two go hand in hand. I have nothing against other religions, as you can learn things from all of them.

you forgot to add the part "but they're all going to burn in Hell forever" for not following your particular brand of religion...   

Don't tell me... You don't make the rules...

Marcella is back (Season 3) & for anybody who's into the Goldmining reality shows (I love them) Bering Sea Gold is back with a new season

On 6/13/2020 at 2:35 PM, mtls2005 said:

 

Thought Da 5 Bloods was amazing. Much of it was filmed here, in Bangkok and Chiang Mai. The last frames show the entire Thai crew.

 

Delroy Lindo should get an Oscar nomination. Clark Peters a supporting nod.

 

 

Watched it & didn't find it enjoyable at all (also too long at 2.5 hours) though I do take your point that Delroy Lindo did an awesome acting job. 

Didn't see anything of Bangkok in there (all the city scenes looked like they were in HCM) & the CM parts were jungle so unrecognisable as such... I wouldn't watch it for the Thailand link. 

Normally Apps are updated automatically on my iPhone but I went to the Appstore and there was an Update available so I installed it, then clicked on Update again & it's the new App is there now.