Mike Teavee

Indeed... Spent 3 years living steps away from Mackenzie's which is famous for it's chicken rice... https://www.macrex.com.sg/ Just a shame that I can't stand chicken... ... mai gin gai Edit: if you're in the area you have to try the Golden Egg Yolk Lava Bun's from Victor's Kitchen... truly awesome ????

For some reason the images I added to my last post have gone awry so I'll repost here... Information about the vaccinations (I don't read Thai but apparently the bottom of the text says it's available between 8:00 - 15:00, 7th - 9th April)... This is where you pull into the Campus.... This is where the vaccinations are done...

Thanks again @jacko45k, went there this morning & got boosted ???? - 08:10 We arrived & got 106/107 in the queue, they were calling out numbers 40-50 to go through, plenty of seats outside - 08:30 Got through to the next phase, filled in the forms & started the musical chair shuffle - 09:00 We're jabbed & sat in the recovery area. Some observations - According to the internet, this is only available 7th, 8th & 9th April - I would recommend going at around 10am as there seemed a lot less people arriving after 08:30 than there were before - Need Passport, Vaccination Certificate (or Mor Prom on your Phone) & something with your address on it (E.g. 90 day report or TM30). - We were only offered the Pfizer vaccine, this could have been a misunderstanding as my GF didn't have a choice as her ID still has her old Bangkok address & it seems only Chonburi residents could choose. I may have had a choice but Pfizer was fine with me so not a problem - If you don't speak Thai then take somebody with you or at least be familiar with the numbers as everything is announced in Thai - A Bolt Taxi costs 85 THB from Wongamat - If you're driving pull into the Djittabhawan College entrance, follow the signs (in Thai) for vaccination, there seemed to be plenty of parking

Many thanks for posting this will pop over today, would you know what time they open?

My mate had his hip replaced at Samitive Hospital in Bangkok ( https://www.samitivejhospitals.com/about-us/hospital ) who are apparently renowned as being one of the best places to go for sports/bones/joints type medical problems, I seem to recall it cost him approx 500K but he would have gone for the top package (including private room etc...)... He was very pleased with the result & was on his feet within 1-2 days of having the Op (He has had the other hip done in the UK and it took him 1 -2 weeks to recover from it).

Mine stayed Green even when the ATK was due, I was a good boy & did my ATK/uploaded the results on the day I was supposed to so I don't know if it would have gone orange if I hadn't have done so.

I also opened my Bangkok Bank account in Bangkok and have since moved to Wongamat. The last time I went in to the branch at Central to do a Passbook update the book was full so she stuck an extra piece of paper on the back... When I explained that I needed the passbook for immigration purposes she gave me a new passbook there & then. I hadn't realised that I would have to go to Bangkok to get a new ATM card but I was thinking of opening a new account in Pattaya & transferring everything except the 800K for my extension over to it anyway as I've often seen it recommended to keep the 800K in a separate account. + I'll save the 20THB fee on ATM withdrawals ????

I was told at check-in that I would know when my test result was back as my profile would turn green (presumably only if I tested negative) which it did & was how I found out that my result was in as I was constantly checking it so I could check out & go home. 5 minutes later I was in a taxi heading home ???? I know what you mean about the notifications, my (I)phone told me I had a notification from Mor Chana but it took 10-15 minutes for the message to appear in the notifications in the app itself.

If you've linked both Apps to the same Thailand Pass I would expect them to be in sync as your status is directly linked to the status of your Covid Tests. I would try deleting the app where it's showing you as Orange, re-install it & rescan your (latest) Thailand Pass QR Code.

I needed to show the Mor Chana app when checking in for my Test & Go hotel on Sunday 27th March, (NB you probably need to delete the version you have & download the latest version). Once I'd installed the app I scanned the QR code for my Thailand Pass & it showed me as Orange (Medium Risk), once my arrival PCR test came back as negative, it showed me as Green (Low Risk). On Friday 1st April (Which is day 6 in my book but the nurse at the hospital administering the PCR test said it would be Friday) I got a message from the app with a link where I could upload the Day 5 ATK test result. Edit: If you don't get the message/link on Mor Chana for your Day 5 ATK results, you can send the result to your T&G hotel who will update the Mor Chana records for you

Whoops I didn't do one when I got back from the UK last Sunday as I didn't think it was required (Jomtien Immigration) if you're on a long stay visa & returning to your previous address. Can anybody confirm for sure whether Jomtien Immigration expect you to do one. Edit: Looks like the rules changed in June 2020... The Royal Thai Police has issued a notification which relaxes the requirement for property owners or hotel managers in Thailand to notify an immigration office every time a foreign national stays in their property. Titled “The Royal Thai Police Notification on Residence of Heads of Household, House Owners, Landlords, or Managers of Hotels, Who Accommodate Foreign Nationals on a Temporary Basis,” the notification was published in the Government Gazette on June 16, 2020, and will take effect on June 30, 2020. Under the notification, there will still be a duty for landlords or hotel owners to submit a T.M.30 form to an immigration office within 24 hours of a foreign national staying at their premises. However, they are no longer required to resubmit a T.M.30 form every time a foreign national returns to stay at the same place, which was an onerous requirement under the previous version of notification, issued in 1979. https://www.tilleke.com/insights/thailand-relax-rules-tm30-immigration-requirements/

Am sure I've seen Murtabak at a stall in the Pier 21 food court but easy enough to pick up some Roti & make your own... I use the Chinatown ones, 59 THB (often on sale at 49THB) from Tops in Central

Thanks, I'll give them a call...

Thanks I'm actually in Bangkok on 11th & 12th but don't fancy the idea of getting a booster shot before or after getting an inplant! I will keep it in mind though as I visit friends in Bangkok at least once per month so can take a trip out there if I can't get it closer to home.

Flew Qatar to Manchester & whilst you had to wear a mask when getting on the plane, it was only recommended (not enforced) that you wear one throughout the flight. As an aside, coming back & Manchester Airport was heaving with people (must have been a 2hr queue to get through security) & I'd guesstimate < 1 in 1,000 were wearing a mask.

I believe the option of getting a booster at Royal Garden ended at the end of March, does anybody know where I could get a Moderna booster now? I don't mind paying for it, just struggling to find somewhere that's doing them. Thanks MTV

Following with interest as I would also like to get a Moderno booster (Don't mind paying for it but am struggling to find out where I can get it done having missed the Royal Gardens option)

Did you have to show the actual TM30 piece of paper or did you just need to do one because your unit number was incorrect on the one they had on File? Asking as I had a clean out of all the <deleted> stapled in my passport prior to my UK trip & am pretty sure I binned the TM30 as I didn't think I would need it again ????

And make sure you check the stamp... The IO who stamped me in was obviously new as the lady beside him was watching him like a hawk (fortunately I was going through an empty Fast Track hall, unfortunately I picked the Newbie). His 1st stamp stamped me in for 3 months which is obviously wrong as my multi-entry Non-Imm O visa expired 3 years ago, the lady next to him pointed this out & after more than 1 false start he amended (hand written) the stamp to be 28th September, which is also wrong as my re-entry permit only goes to the 26th September but I figure I'll have done my extension by then so it won't matter anyway.... ALWAYS check the date stamped by the IO when entering on anything other than Visa Exempt & have them correct it there & then.

I'm not sure my mum can help you but why are you bringing her into this!!! Lol, obviously I'm joking & posting this as my Mum's name is "Mary" (& from a very Catholic Family) but it gets worse if you knew her full name... Beware The Stare of Mary Shaw... https://www.deviantart.com/crazysis64/journal/Mary-Shaw-Poem-from-Dead-Silance-218055158 My (Thai) GF is terrified of my mum after watching those movies ???? Beware JingThing... ???? Beware ????

https://partner.fwdgi.co.th/en/fwdgi/corona-virus-inbound-insurance?utm_source=tqmbroker 650THB for a 30 day policy... My mate used this as his HR couldn't get him the certificate he needed for the Thailand Pass, he's on a BOI Smart Visa (good for 3 years) & got a 1 year stamp on entry.

I arrived last Sunday and got told by the hospital that did my Arrival PCR test to take the ATK test on Friday (which is 6 days in my book but whatever)... This morning I got a message from the MorCharna app with a link where I could upload a photo of my ATK, but I have read that if you don't get the message/link from MorCharna, you can email the results to your Day 1 SHA+ hotel who can arrange to have them uploaded for you. Am also hearing that if you do nothing there are no consequences/follow-up...

I used a hotmail.com account & had no problems getting the Thailand Pass, applied on Wednesday 9th March, got the approval on Tuesday 16th March for arrival to Thailand on 27th March. OP If you're conscerned, I did see on a youtube video that Key Visa have been helping to get these for people & generally gets a very fast turn around - No idea of costs but if you email them, I'm sure they can help you to get it well before 20th April.

Maneerat have just quoted a friend 25K for the initial Non-Imm O + 1st years extension (total of 15 months)... Edit: He was also quoted 38K at another place but this included the opening of a bank account for which Maneerat charge 4,700 THB, so the difference in price is 8,300 THB not 13,000. I meet all of the requirements (including keeping 800K in the bank) for extending a Non-Imm O but use an agent because I want to make the process as painless as possible for me, it costs 8,000 THB for a 12 month extension & (IMHO) is money well spent, others may prefer to spend their money differently... to each his own...

Arrived in Manchester at around 2pm on 10th March & was straight through immigration through I was in Business Class using the Egates so somebody coming off the back of the plane needing to go through the manned immigration might have had a completely different experience.... I did have to hang around the baggage belt for 45 mins & then another 15 minutes at the desk when my case didn't turn up - 8 days later it showed! Coming back through Manchester Airport at 5:30am last Saturday was a nightmare, I would guesstimate the queue to get through security was at least 2 hours long, fortunately we were travelling Business Class but even then the "Fasttrack" lane took 40 minutes (NB to anybody travelling Business with Qatar, they don't give you the FastTrack sticker so be ready to argue your case with the Manchester Airport staff). Absolute joke of an airport, will probably fly into London or Birmingham on future trips to avoid it or better still, arrange to meet my family somewhere outside the UK.