CraigInBangkok

I remember Corona delivered in milk crates and was a fan of R-Whites Lemonade ... I wonder if operation yewtree ever got around to investigating the guy from the ads 

Just reporting that mine seemed to go through online okay this morning, just waiting for approval and as Joe said never had to report in person after a new extension. The only problem I ever had online was with a new passport.

When I go for a beer with my mates in bangers, I don't see any of these "nutters" you mention and I also don't get strangers wandering up to me trying to start conversations. I guess it depends on where you go for a beer

Went to immigration twice for 90 day on a new passport and I had'nt left the country. I asked both times about doing it online, the first time the IO typed my new number and said I could now do it online. It did'nt work. The second time I was told I need to leave the country. Anyway before my next report was due, I had read that new passports were working in some cases so I tried just incase. Chrome and Firefox didn't work and was about to give up and gave Edge a go as a last resort and it worked. Done 2 online now and will try for the third time in a couple of days.

6 minutes ago, Grumpy John said:

"Not many nations left to attract now"  You maybe proved wrong.  I think the Eskimo people are an as yet untapped source. ????

can't see the igloo doing so well here, although they may be able to sell ice by the truck load ????????

48 minutes ago, donnacha said:

If you were working and paying taxes here from 2000 until you retired, you should certainly be entitled to at least some Thai social security.

 

I could be wrong but as far as I know, you have a year to keep paying into it, an option that I never knew about when I gave up my last job here.

2 hours ago, jack7106 said:

What a bloody champion. I don’t know why he’d use soil as this looks like a hydroponic set up????????????????????????

Its just an indoor setup ... can grow with whatever medium you prefer in the pots aslong as they get the right nutes and drainage

6 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

maybe not, I am going with @Crossy comment, there's a catch 22 somewhere, they always have a catch 22

I am not ruling this out for sure as I am pretty sure someone is'nt ready to sign any resignation papers yet

double post please delete

5 hours ago, redpill17 said:

Those who need a work permit (meaning their income is sourced from Thailand) are not "digital nomads", they can register BOI-approved company and get a Non-B visa. Giving WPs to sole proprietors would conflict with the idea of "foreigners taking jobs from Thais".

Don't want to start a company and employ people I don't want or need just to get a work permit. I can get work from overseas, so wouldnt be taking anyones job. Also, I am on a marriage visa, so eligible for a work permit if I want to go back to a Thai company, which I don't.

d!ckheads have closed all airport link and MRT/BTS stations .... cheers for that, now the wife and thousands of others are stuck in central bkk and now me and many others will have to drive in rush hour traffic...thanks again

On 10/14/2020 at 6:17 PM, LivinLOS said:

There is logic though. 

 

Thailand is less concerned with income tax than it is the creation of domestic industry and investment and knowledge transfer. This is why the need to incorporate, have a registered office, employ and train thais etc has always been a large part of the requirements to enable the legal engagement per non Thai employee.. 

It is loosening up, the BOI and smart visas etc have much less of this but that is the historical nature of the system. 

I still dont really see the logic. I dont want to start a company and wasted lots of time trying to pass knowledge in 9 years at my previous job here. Out of the many people i tried to share my knowledge with, i only ever had 2 that really wanted to learn. Now it would be nice just to make some extra money for wife and myself and i could get plenty of international customers so i wouldnt even be taking anyone heres money and happy to pay taxes. When i gave up my job here i changed visa to marriage and had to state the reason "to support my thai wife". How can i do that without entering back into their nightmare management system where no one ever listens?

This was back in july...i know its only bags and a bit of pad work but damn he looks great to me at 54

8 minutes ago, RickG16 said:

He does smoke a lot of weed. That's probably what it was.

I saw him talking to joe rogan(i think) quite recently. He said hes not smoking or doing any psychedelics because , something along the lines of ... serious about the fight and puts him in the wrong frame of mind. He said he was really missing the pot though. I feel ya Mike i'm missing it too.