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Try looking these guys up on your facebook. 'Chiang Mai Kayaking Meetup' https://www.facebook.com/groups/1903557923206187/ Hope that works They have activities going all the time, and a place to get local knowledge of kayaking areas.

The hacking apart of Thai workers with farm implements as Hamas boys held them, chanting Allah Akbar, indicates Hamas does not care too much about Thai workers also

First I do not think there will be a serious TAX. They have yet to really say anything. Yes that law firm paper that is on a couple threads is nice, but the tax office is going to have to re design their tax form if they really mean it. When that happens game on. Note - I already moved my 2014 cash over pre Jan 1. So I already have a year covered, just in case. The easiest route for me is bring 15K (or 20 K?!) USD into Thailand. You can bring 15K USD (or20) into Thailand without declaring it. I usually make a trip back to home country once a year. As I also get a small government pension, which is protected & tax free, that would cover me right there. The real issue for me, is if and when I buy a house, and yes I think I will be doing this in the next couple years

I did a phone interview with the Manila office. Not a big deal ... HOWEVER They deliberately dropped a scheduled phone interview. Let me state that again They deliberatrly missed a phone interview. -------- They had called me ten days prior to set it up, verify the number and then on the day, never called. I waited too long and when I called back the Manila office was closed. I was the last interview that day or something. If they do not call you give them 15 or 20 minutes and then you start calling them! Get on their Backsides! When I did get back in in touch to reschedule I was told they had a wrong phone number, so sorry (they had the right one ten days before when they called me to schedule uhmm) If I am pissy about it. That is because when you rescheduled, you have another three week wait until the next phone interview and what fun. That after the months of waiting after filing etc. The Manila office. Right. Don't take any guff from the swine. ..

I imagine Starbucks Brit office is every bit about keeping the profit margin intact as Thai Bev is, in these days of worldwide inflation.

Still Banging on Starbucks?! Like Starbucks or Howard Schultz has any idea of pricing in the Thai market? Luckily for them a Thai company does. Thai Bev, their local partner & famous for their connections in high places, here in LOS. They would be the ones changing the price, Seattle office would just rubber stamp. As for friends in high and not so high places. That is the very reason this article mentions Starbucks and not Thai Bev. Privilege does has its perks. OTOH Howard Schultz is realistic about his Thai partners. He knows that there will be discrepancies because of “breakage” Something Carlsberg could not get their heads around.

A lot of nice pussy in the churches up here, btw. Yes I'm serious. I know this is Pattaya subsite. However there used to be a guy who would street preach at Nana plaza back in the aughts. Letting it loose, shaking a bible in one hand. Made me feel a degraded, sinful, filthy swine & what fun that was! You do not get that today. Does anyone know if he still around, who he was, or is this just another lost memory? Thanks

Thai Bev is a resident company and likely does little for the 'everyday native'. That said how about a smile when you pony up to that trough and suck down a latte ... Chang .... Mekhong ... Archa. Remember you are in the Land Of Smiles.

At least TAT was able to identify long haul travelers as their target market from North America. Wonder how many decades it took to figure that out? In addition to flying time & short vacations for most, you have serious jet lag on arrival, followed by brutal jet lag on return. Only long haul travelers will put up with it.

Just pulled what my online notification reply from IO - All was broght, all directions followed. I can understand finding somethng/anything to carp about is deeply important in your life. ..BTW - No mention of the printed hard copy of the appointment in list. Here is hoping you find something to carp about this New Years. Happy Holidays

& thanks for the insight. However if you read the post, how would I have known? Telepathy? I was not told to go to the tent first and I went through the covid gate. It seems they could not be bothered to tell me where to go. You should get on this. I expect better next year. Happy Holidays

Same Same but different I was NOT told to go to the tent que on my arrival at that old covid gate shack out front. After waiting in the front counter que for over 10 minutes, I was ten minutes early as instructed. I was told they could process it but I would have to return the next day to get it. I had given them my name, docs etc. assuming I was on a list of some sort. Obviously not! I showed them my appointment which I had on my phone. Rather flustered they then told me to go around to the back copy & TM30 shack, to have my appointment time printed out, YES they needed a hard copy of my bleeding appointment time (!) then have the tent people check them. Yet another que. On my return from the back shack, the tent people looked at all docs, the docs that the center que lady had already checked & vetted. GARF. Yet another 2 & a half hour plus non o extemsion with an APPOINTMENT. At least it is not the dawn patrol of fives years back, but no praise at all for their appointment system which has yet to deliver what it promises.

You should say why it is a cesspool due to the liberal nutjobs that control the city. Chicago is one of the three main Thai embassies outside of the US capitol, so it would make sense for TAT to locate there. BTW back in the lockdown days it was much easier to get your documentation via the Chicago embassy than LA, NY (or the Washington DC), embassies, no matter where in the US you were living. Thanks Chicago. You are ingesting too much 'Faux News opinions about the news' into the brainpan. Always a danger. St Louis, Baltimore, Memphis, and the entire state of Louisiana are more a cesspit than Chicago, but as they are RED or nominally red, as such FOX doesn’t belch much in their direction.. Happy Holidays

Somjai stationary, Next to Asia books, has a lot of art & craft supplies beside stationary. Maya 3 floor

Vocabulary Review gammon ----Thick pig Loves chips and fried eggs Found in a boozer (as opposed to a bar) or in Wetherspoons. Middle aged bloke who gets pink faced from shouting. Gammon is a description of what they look like when in a heightened state of emotion. Usually an irrational state of anger related to something they've been told to get angry about, not something they actually understand. Or drunk, or both.

21 C again tonight. Friday night is set to drop to 16 C in CM.

Why has this been in a couple Aseanow articles? No offense to these great teams (&fans) but, WT Heck does this have to do with "Thailand‘s vibrant cultural tapestry"

Makes sense. The 'cooked food' they put out at my local upscale market, is product that has been on the shelf for days. They cook it & try selling before it turns rancid. They must do that or worse for the New Years baskets.

On another forum we play ‘wham a geddon’. This year the UKers and Ozites were decimated, early. An unprecedented slaughter. Central airport is my danger zone. The mall has a Japanese syntho pop xmas loop. It is offensive, but their ‘Last Christmas’ is a cover version, so I live. This could be my year.

With the market up, I put in a sell order. Bang it through Wise & over here before the 1st. Just in case there is an expat funds tax. I do not believe there will be one, but with the Market up, an easy decision to err on the side of caution. Thanks Mr. Biden Time for Christmas Bud. Happy Holidays

Thanks for the follow up information on the ongoing corruption of the US Supreme Court by conservative money. Living over here it is easy to forget just how ugly & sordid it has all become. Labeling this 'zombie news' & appealing to delete it?! Cancel Culture rears its ugly head yet again.

She thought she was going to be raped or worse. Wrong room excuse?! Right. Brakes failed ... misunderstading ... wrong room .... Same same but different.

Will be at a nearby hotel for Christmas brunch. As they have Thai & asian dishes, plus a seafood bar, she will be happy. It also gives us a reason to dress up a bit. Looking forward to it.

As per above. Dusitd2 has been sending out Christmas Dinner adverts on facebook, for a couple weeks.

After the obligatory deflections, finally a bit of the truth - a small bit, comes out. When you tie your little donkey cart, to the great Celestial engine, only to have that engine throw a rod. Explaining this is not going to be easy. Better cue up more fake news, evil influencers, naughty movies, as the economic news from the Great Celestial Engine, is getting worse with no end in site.