CraigInBangkok

2 minutes ago, transam said:

I can see the future with this, dancing girls, karaoke, and refreshments in the waiting room for the lads.....????

No thanks, I'd rather just get a good nights sleep????

The price of a shrimp buffet must have shot up

53 minutes ago, bodga said:

if  u dont have  a  problem with it you must believe in anything, Hi today Im your  pilot, dont worry I read a  book which my god  told us I can fly  this  plane, its  all totally unsubstantiated  rubbish.

I already said I don't believe and personally, I find it strange that anyone does, but I still don't have a problem with someone else thinking whatever they like. If they don't harm anyone else what's the problem?  

24 minutes ago, robblok said:

Yea but the Christian Church is exactly the same, should not be rich but look at the Vatican. Religion is a fraud no matter what religion.

I am not in anyway religous but I don't really have a problem with religion as such. I guess it must work for some. Its the institutions and people that pretend to represent each religion that is the biggest fraud.

I would be less depressed if they actually let me (or my wife) grow some MJ.

2 minutes ago, JAFO said:

 

Oh Yeah, didn't discuss details. ????  Once you have done it a few years its a cake walk once you set up the template. My wife and I can prepare all the docs in about an hour, Then a quick stop at the bank for the income info which I do on my way to the appt and drop it all off.

 

 

My first one was a real pain in the backside ... I had  just left my work so had very little time to do it without leaving the country. The list is/was slightly different in English and Thai. I think the English version did'nt mention the affidavit from my embassy and the IO was insistent on it and for some (still unknown) reason we didnt have it. When we tried to get it from the office where they registered the marriage, the guy said they don't keep them. Anyway wife made some calls and was told the guy was lying because its illegal to destroy documents. So we went back again and after he got off his chair and went into a back room he magically found it 2 minutes later. 

It was all good after that.

4 minutes ago, JAFO said:

It is my understanding, that is true.  Age is not a requirement as long as you show a marriage verification and sustain 400K in the bank. They can then apply for annual extensions..

Its quite a list of things you need including photos inside and outside of your house,affidavit saying you were single when married, marriage certificate, updated doc saying you are still married each year, statements from the bank a few days before apply, bank book when you apply and when you go back to collect the extension, rental agreement and wifes blue book. They may also come for a visit when you are under consideration each year. Sure I forgot some things from the list but I think if you meet all the requirements and married legally you should be ok.  

I am living on savings at the moment but will need to sort something out within in the next couple of years.

EDIT : I do have some plans but not sure how they will pan out

I am under 50 and yes 400k is needed in the bank

I am on a marriage visa and get yearly extensions. You can apply for a work permit but only if you want to work inside a thai registered company (which I found to be a miserable experience). 

3 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Isnt that the idea of the internet gateway thailand has, they can shutdown sites/IP addresses instantly. Social media is still just IP addressees  and can still be blocked. Even an app wont get far if facebook.com is blocked.

I recall facebook was blocked during the 2014 coup.

If they block facebook anytime soon, that really will be the final nail in coffin

On 10/30/2020 at 10:05 PM, champers said:

It was Elvis Costello's Dad.

Apparently, he sang the song but wasn't the actor in the ads

25 minutes ago, polpott said:

My earliest memories of Tizer were walking back from the match at Leeds Road (Huddersfield). Passed an old broken down cottage and the old guy inside had set up a trestle table with dozens of plastic beakers filled with Tizer on it. 3d a beaker. Didn't sell anything but Tizer.

 

Never even saw a bottle of Coca Cola until I was 16.

 

 

Funny you should mention the plastic beakers ... I don't ever remember seeing Tizer come in any kind of labelled container, it was always just in small plastic cups

14 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

I vaguely remember Corona ... did they come in big fat bottles?

There's a pic on the first page of the Corona bottles that I remember ... don't know the post number with the new webpage

27 minutes ago, mtls2005 said:

 

Your last on-line 90 day report was early August? When was your last extension?

 

Based on your earlier post here it sounds like you've done two on-line reports successfully.

 

I don't ever recall having to do a report in-person after having done an extension - I did at least nine on-line reports, over five extensions on my previous passport, but something has changed for me. And a few others. I did two reports in person with the new passport, left/reentered (Feb 2020), and have done two mail-in reports. Since then I did a new extension.

 

Last extension was Febuary and did a 90 day in person before that with a new passport and had to do one after in person. Had conflicting reports from different IO's about me being able to report online. 

I am still surprised that it goes through online, and I still hav'nt left the county since my new passport was issued. Maybe they made a balls-up when you re-entered the country. I would guess you may have to do one in person and ask them to check your passport details for online. My experience tells me that even if they made a mistake when you entered, it must be possible for them to enter the details from the immigration office.

Anyway, I have done 2 successful reports since my new passport and now have 1 pending, plus I did a fair few before I changed my passport aswell.