metempsychotic

6 minutes ago, Number 6 said:

Can you post or send me that please

I doubt it.

7 hours ago, dddave said:

You don't say where you are located but if in Bangkok, VASU CURRENCY EXCHANGE on the corner of Sukhumvit and Suk. Soi 7/1 (below Nana BTS) will usually accept imperfect notes as long as they are intact.

Yup. Vasu.

Superrich rejected the cash, vasu downstairs didnt look twice

11 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Well you could get them from the covid test supply shop or you could manufacture them.You could also ask Germany where they get their tests from,and remember Thailand is sixth place in the world for being able to deal with this crisis so it should be reletively straight forward. 

Ok, so you have replied with sarcasm. Thanks

14 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Well lets see, Chula just created a rapid test strip to identify the Virus, lets see how fast it can get out there and into a drive thru location...

That is actually very interesting news, and I could grab a bucket of chicken at the same time 

2 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

With all the billions of baht being promised for the stimulation of the economy (lining the pockets of the elite) perhaps they could spend it on testing and treating the disease instead of killing the economy,as per the German model.Italy has tried the lock down approach and has a 10% fatality rate and Germany has a different approach (lots and lots of testing) and has a fatality rate of just 0.5%.There is a twenty fold difference in fatality rates. 

Ok, so the billions of baht are liberated at this late date, where do the tests come from?

4 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

If all the asymptomatic cases are tested and confirmed it would provide more accurate data of the infection and fatality rates.

In the perfect world it would.

However it would also require more tests than are available and potentially deny someone who requires testing the opportunity.

42 minutes ago, fraggleRock said:

And those who can afford to go to hospital... I got my result today as negative from a Bangkok Hospital

why would you go for a test if your were asymptomatic?

the certainty the test provided you would be moot by the time you got home.

6 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

outbreak petering out

 

sensible options now - keep businesses & free movement open, borders, entertainment and large gatherings closed for at least 14 days?

 

one thing is for sure the virality is far lower here than in europe or the US, there was enough cases for it to kick off properly

 

why do people keep making remarks like this when they have no idea of the comparative numbers actually tested?

3 minutes ago, VBF said:

I would hope that if you're trapped away from home, your travel insurance would automatically extend as long as, when you began your trip, there were no advisories against it. Obviously you will have to check with the insurer - Good Luck ????

my thats helpful, but why not just answer the question with a no, i do not have the information you seek, or better yet remain silent and answer nothing at all?

2 hours ago, fruitman said:

The 40 years old mostly have a unhealthy lifestyle, work many hours, no sport, no healthy food, lots of pollution in BKK, long traffic hours...so it's not strange.

?? and on what fact to you base this sweeping generalization ??

8 minutes ago, Tchooptip said:

When the authorities do not try a little good will it can quickly turn into a nightmare ????

 

 

1) that all airline companies now require foreign tourists to have their health certified by the French non-profit Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh

2)However, Chhay has confirmed that Pasteur Institute does not check for those who do not show symptoms of being sick in an effort to preserve the limited number of testing kits in the country. 

3)Pasteur Institute will only issue positive test and the negative test certificate will not be issued, for reasons currently unknown.

 

thanks for that i had so much trouble reading the exact same words in the original article

4 hours ago, KhunKenAP said:

Remember the old days when all you had to worry about was getting a STD from the girls. lol

no, i do not.

3 hours ago, emptypockets said:

Glad I don't have kids at home.

to the contrary, id love to have my kid around, alas she in the us.

46 minutes ago, WalkingOrders said:

I was happy until they closed the condo pool. That <deleted> me off!

ditto. that does seem a cruel and pointless exercise if it was well maintained.

6 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Here is a thought for everyone, suppose the virus had started in the UK or another prominent western country instead of China. What would Thailand be like today, especially regarding westerners?

here is another thought for everyone.

If posters on thaivisa stopped asking loaded hypothetical questions designed to foment negative discussions of thailand, what would thaivisa be like?

On 3/26/2020 at 9:17 AM, SwissTony77 said:

This is resolved today. Chaeng Wattana Is back to relative normality. They have moved 90 day reporting and tourist visa extensions to Muang Thong Thani. 
I arrived at 7.30am for the non-o extension by marriage stamp (30 days after the application) and was done in 40 minutes and on my way back home. Very well organised and no queues whatsoever. 

Basically what we witnessed  was visa hoarding, where everyone panicked and rushed out to get an extension whether the need was immediate or not.

Logic would dictate the numbers would dip as clarifications were made, tourist numbers dissipate and alternate systems are put in to place.

3 hours ago, Matzzon said:

How do you consult a dictionary? Does your books talk to you?

As if we needed further proof you struggle with basic comprehension of common english.

You really are a waste of my time, and I really cant see the point in engaging you further. 

Good luck to you.

23 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

No misery here ...... sun is shining, kids are running around, misses is outside in a hammock between 2 mango trees.

Just finished watering the plants ......... listening to ......... top Hindi 2019.

 

 

One could only hope others on here were similar, stress reduces immunity.

I wish them luck, but thaivisa has quickly lost its usefulness as a source of useful information alternate news and descended into being an outlet for the anxiety of its posters. 

Definitely time to step back from the board, but it is like watching a car crash or a building on fire.

1 hour ago, moe666 said:

It would be nice that the ones who complain the most here will have a bit of an eye opener when things get back to normal and calm down the constant Thailand is horrible stream of invectives. We all know Thailand isn't perfect just as every other country but the constant negative post about every aspect of Thai life and the people gets old and makes the posters look more the fools than anything else.

Agreed.

I would suggest that some of the more hysterical thaivisa citizens be given a two week quarrantine.

The hysteria, paranoia and sheer misery of some of the more prolific posters is as insidious as the virus itself.

13 hours ago, alyx said:

Trust me, they are getting paranoid and some (?) start seeing caucasians as the gwáilóu (鬼佬) (white devil), bearer of all the afflictions in this world. 
I had an unpleasant experience today and it is the first time I have ever felt that way in decades in Thailand. I live in a popular area of Bangkok where foreigners are common sight. I went to the 7/11 next to my building and I was waiting near by the cashier when a maskless ( but that is not the point) 40/50 yoa Thai man entered to do some purchase. When he passed me by he told to go away ( in Thai) but I did not reply. I just decided to move around in the shop, approaching him, at a "social distance", in order to annoy him: it worked quite well. I then told him to go away (in a nicer way). I paid and left. As I counted this story to some friends later today, I was told that the same kind of things had happened to them. Bad memories rush to the surface....

What an ignorant response,  you are acheiving nothing and doing none of us any favours.

Reading the artitudes of many on here, I find it no wonder that there may be tensions against foreigners.

I certainly would not allow such miserable guests in my home.

The panic and righteous indignation you people are experiencing is quite palpable.

And its the same folk with the same complaints in every thread.

Not enough done, too much done, should have closed borders earlier, shouldnt have closed borders at all, its the same thing over and over again. 

You all know better, you all know different.

I choose to ride it out here, and that is what ill do.

Fact of the matter is you are all scared <deleted>less and this is new to everyone.

Get a grip already.

On 3/25/2020 at 7:27 PM, ben2talk said:

And I was told today that the emergency measure to be taken tomorrow is.... a curfew!

That's really going to stop it once it hits the factories...

And your source is?

1 hour ago, Matzzon said:

And that comment came from somebody the tells everyone he is psychotic.

perhaps you should consult a dictionary.

10 hours ago, Matzzon said:

Probably find him sitting taking a beer outside 7Eleven. His excuse will be he was thirsty for a beer and needed a woman.

Said the fellow who seems unable to read.