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All pages on my old work permit book are stamped so I was told I need a new work permit next renewal in Bangkok. I like having the book with my address in it as it substituted for the residency certificate whenever needed. Is the only option for the new work permit the kind without an address? Or can I request a book with address? Thanks.

Thanks. Where did you get the copy made?

I don't know. It's a fairly normal service offered by some key shops and locksmiths. I just don't know where in Chiang Mai to have it done.

Did you really need to insult me?

Anyone know where I can get a key card copied? The juristic office wants 500 baht for an extra card. I have had copies made in Bangkok for a different condo for 150 baht. However, the key card I want to copy in Chiang Mai opens both the common area doors and the condo room door, so maybe it's more complicated then a key card that only opens the common area doors.

Thanks. I hope you feel better soon.

Answering my own question, there are two Thai traditional medicine/massage places in the basement here. Unfortunately they are all booked for the day.

I am surprised there's not a weed shop in the basement!

Looks like I have a few hours to kill here at Changwattana immigration now. Anybody know if there's a foot massage place here somewhere? Thanks.

It outsold the Toyota Corolla! This is a significant bit of news for the auto industry. For the first time, a pure electric car is at the top of global sales rankings. And it could only be a Tesla. Yes, JATO data for 53 markets worldwide, plus information for other key markets and estimates for others, indicate that the Tesla Model Y was the world's best-selling car in the first quarter of this year. But recent price cuts and Tesla's worldwide expansion are boosting demand for the Model Y. It was the third best-selling car last year, behind only two very popular names: the Toyota RAV4 and the Toyota Corolla. According to data from 152 markets, Tesla sold 747,500 units of the Model Y, a 91 percent increase from 2021. https://uk.motor1.com/news/669260/tesla-model-y-best-selling-car-q1-2023/

Can you tell me if your Lazada one has a brand name on it? Thanks. The one I bought says Health Herald on it. That is the brand that many vendors are selling from 100-500 baht. I wonder if they all come from the same manufacturer or are just copies of copies of copies... It actually works but only on one setting. Most of the buttons don't do anything or do the wrong thing. I can see that it would be good if it was not defective. ???? I ordered another one from a different vender just out of curiosity.

Well, I ordered a Chinese TENS machine off Lazada for about 200 baht. Seems unlikely that it will be effective but it is the one being sold by many vendors and actually has good reviews. Seems worth a shot compared to the 2600 baht for the Omron device. The 300 baht Chinese blood pressure monitor I bought a few years ago still works and is just as accurate as one that cost five times as much so that gives me a little hope.

Any recommendations for a TENS machine, I saw a couple on Amazon for around $25 that are really well reviewed. Looking at Lazada though I can't really figure out which ones are legitimate and which aren't. It's for shoulder pain. Thanks

Thanks!

Does anyone know where Moderna bivalent vaccines are being offered for free in Chiang Mai for expats? (No need to have a covid/vaccine discussion.) Thanks!

Thanks. Yes, I have a visa extension. Unfortunately, I have to go to Changwattana. Do you know where to find a current list of document requirements?

I'm retiring from my job here and I'm wondering if I can transfer to a retirement visa without leaving Thailand. I have had more than 800,000 baht in a savings account here for many years. Any information or suggestions are appreciated. Thanks.

Interesting note to my original post asking for help. I was selling a couple of nice Ikea rugs on Facebook and someone came to my condo to pick them up. This was just a couple of days after posting this. We chatted a bit and it turned out that he was head of periodontics and implant surgery at the hospital of the same major Thai university that I work at. The exact person I needed to see came knocking at my door! Anyway he was able to save the tooth, at least for now, and advised against an implant in the future as it is a rear molar and the opposite tooth has had a root canal. And he charged virtually nothing. What an extraordinary coincidence.

Any suggestions for first class insurance for a 1-year-old Yamaha Aerox? Roojai quoted around 6,500 baht per year. Is that reasonable? Any bad or good experiences with Roojai? Thanks.

You think so?

I'm thinking about buying a new Aerox. I'm curious, if the bike is priced at 83,500, what is the actual price out the door after tax, registration, and whatever else they charge? More or less...

Thanks. Yes one year non-immigrant B and I have not moved from Bangkok. Oh well I guess I will have go to Chaengwattana. At least they have what seems to be a functional appointment system now.

Can I do the visa transfer from old to new passport at any immigration office or does it need to be where the visa extension was issued? I did the visa extension at Changwattana but will be in Chiang Mai in a couple of weeks and the immigration office is more conveniently located there. Thanks if anybody knows the answer.

Can I do the Visa transfer from old to new passport at any immigration office or does it need to be where the visa extension was issued? I dod the visa extension at Changwattana but will be in Chiang Mai in a couple of weeks and the immigration office is more conveniently located there. Thanks if anybody knows the answer.

https://www.mea.or.th/en/aboutelectric/116/280/form/11 Interesting to play around with to see the progressive rates, etc. Oops, MJCM posted this at the same time as me!