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They'd better find something new. These IT malls are dying slowly.

Lazada and other internet shops are killing them.

Went to Zeer recently and it really shows.

OK, I stand corrected.

Really thought that the terminal velocity in the atmosphere of a 100 gram or so bullet, which has to be a fraction of its velocity at barrel exit, would cause more than a serious bump.

It seems to even have made it to an episode of Mythbusters, with a mixed result : http://mythresults.com/episode50

Of course, but it has lost its velocity then so it's harmless.

2 minutes ago, kkerry said:

Would they also be happy paying the costs associated with living in Bangkok?

Probably not, but a poster called 9K "a pitance" even for farmhands earlier in this thread, so I doubt that he was living in BKK.

Since when stealing a parking place justifies self-defence with a firearm ???

9000B/month a pitance? I don't know where you people are living but where I am upcountry, I know quite a few people, farmhands and others, who work hard for significantly less than this. They would certainly be very happy to make 9K.

Do the powers-that-be let this happen still?

I'd think that this would be too politically incorrect these days.

As I've pointed out in another thread, the truly amazing fact is that this purchase takes place precisely when Thailand is about to participate to US-sponsored military exercices of large scale (Cobra Gold).

How ironic.

With Thailand falling more and more into China's circle of sovereignty, I'd be ready to bet that this might be one of the very last times this exercice takes place.

I'm sure that the Chinese aren't happy with this, especially with who's at the command in the US now.

Of course they will. Go to any outlet of the said operator. They will make a new SIM for you on the spot. Bring your passport though, DTAC asked for it when I went to get a 3-format SIM.

I'll give it a shot. Based on my personal experience and experience gathered from a few expat friends, according to your needs: try AIS, avoid TOT and to a lesser extent True.

Of course, your mileage may vary. Just my two cents.

Side note: with the single gateway thing cooking up, future looks grim for international bandwidth. That's a major bottleneck to come, no doubt.

Thais tend to use the name of the provincial capital when they really mean "somewhere in the province". I remember having to drive another 100km or so past Lopburi  when told "let's go visit X in Lopburi". I had wrongly assumed that this meant in the town itself. The actual place was in a very remote ampheu, very far away from the capital...

Won't elaborate on the DHL/UPS vs. regular mail issue, several people have brought correct information here.

OTOH you might well get in trouble with the online merchant you've bought from. Returning an item due to refusing to pay the customs fees and VAT normally is NOT considered a valid reason. Someone has to pay the shipment back to China too. Be prepared not to be refunded easily if at all.

Did you install the appropriate  VC14 Package (Visual C++ 2015)  as mentioned above?

Seems not.

Toyotas are the easiest to service if something happens in Nakhon Nowhere. Well, at least it was true for the Vigos. Not sure how much of the spare parts the Revos share with the Vigos but I'm sure that in the near future that'll stand for the Revos too.

I've rented several Revos and they're incredibly smooth to drive and quiet. A real progress compared to the Vigos.

Thailand 4.0 ... <deleted> does this mean? they've failed to come up with 2.0 or 3.0 so 4.0 is the new buzzword?

So-called moral education already is the only thing that's actually being taught in Thai schools. Respect for the flag, parents, religion, authority and such. At the expense of the real matters like science or languages.

3 hours ago, Canceraid said:

Seriously...everday there is some article about bad cops and crooked cops in the Thai police force...when is there actually going to be a police reform. The NCPO and Gen Prayut should use section 44 and dissolve the Royal Thai Police Force and let the army takes its place. Just today in the Bangkok post there is an article about another senior cop involved in murder. At least the Thai Army has been doing a very good job abd I suggest that they stay in power for another 30 years please. No elections please, there are no decent politicans . Gen Prayuth has been doing a fine job so far, so please remain.

Wow. There's one believer left then. I'm impressed.

Sure, no corruption in the army. At ease, now.

And Thais have no morals so they don't deserve democracy. Faultless reasoning.

International connection provider is CAT, not TOT.

Not that it's any better.

It's increasingly difficult for Thai ISPs to use any other provider AFAIK. Always has been, but with the single gateway thing cooking up, it's becoming a no-no.

Lethal injection was adopted in 2003, and the last execution took place in 2009. Check your facts: https://www.deathpenaltyworldwide.org/country-search-post.cfm?country=thailand

(Cornell U. - probably a trustable source)

3 minutes ago, lungmi said:

Death  penalty in Thailand? A Buddhist country?

That has never bothered them to enforce it.

Used to be a shooting squad, now lethal injection. Are they hiring non-Buddhists to do the job like they do when they need to cull monkeys in temples? don't know.

Guys... stop mentioning Singapore, please.

Most TV members wouldn't last long before getting in serious trouble there. Is this a place you'd really like to live in?

In my home country (France) almost all customer service hotlines have been outsourced to Maghreb countries, mostly Tunisia and Morocco because many people supposedly speak French there. Well, at least they think they do. Besides answering with pseudo French first names that sound ridiculous considering their strong accent, communication is often next to impossible.

And this includes the hotlines I call from my job for maintenance calls made through very costly 24x7 contracts on critical computer equipment.

Not only this, but these people run the show now. E.g. HPE (HP Enterprise, the arm of Hewlett-Packard that sells servers to businesses) have their level 2 support there too, meaning that even if you manage to talk to one of the few remaining local engineers, their hands are tied and they can only do what "the guys from the other side of the Mediterranean" allow them to do. Incredible.

I've wasted days struggling on the phone with these folks up to the point of having racist thoughts, which I was quite ashamed of  

Well, it seems that even Tunisia or Morocco is too expensive now and the latest trend seems to be moving the call centers down to central Africa. Last time I've called for a problem on an ADSL like, the guy whom I was talking to was in Burkina Faso...

These two youngsters have done something very stupid because it feeds nationalistic hysteria and the junta will no doubt give enough publicity to this to exacerbate the xenophobia that they're  feeding to the people's minds.

They deserved nothing more than a slap on the wrist but no doubt that this will be made a national matter. It fits so well into the current grand scheme of isolationism and "Thailand über alles" .

Sitting in front passenger seat might not be the greatest idea, though. That's a seat I would avoid, in my own language we call it the "the fatality's seat".

OTOH if that allows you to monitor the driver, I get your point.

I would love to invite some of my friends to this place.

Great idea.