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Chances are the IO will deny you entry after a while because you are not using the "correct" visa. I think it would be risky to expect a continuous 9 month stay on a tourist visa.

The news is already shifting. Today's news is all about the big ladyboy fight between Philippine and Thai ladyboys in Sukhumvit Soi 11 last night. Looks like a hundred or two having a riot with helmeted police getting squashed in the mess. Quite funny to watch actually.

Yes, I know where it is and no, I won't tell you. This ridiculous situation has already been blown out of all proportion.

I am not sure stop lights would make much of a difference. Perhaps in addition to lights having a physical barrier or tire spikes pop up from the road might stop the crazy Thai drivers.

Great song remix and wonderfully sexy dancers from Korea. I love this group and have many of their dance videos.

I keep a written diary in a book using a pen. I hardly ever read any of the stuff I have written in the past 10-12 years, but I keep on writing. I might have to burn the books before I die to save my children a whole heap of embarrassing reading.

Influencers are on the same social level as politicians and used car salesmen. Best avoided at all cost.

He ended up with a smelly finger

The video was very steamy. Could not see a thing through the fog.

"Thai motorist-cum-voyeur" Lovely! 🤣

I have been using Wise for 5-6 years to pay my Bangkok condo rent from an Australian bank account. They have always had the best rates available and the transfers were almost instant (within a minute) up about 5 months ago. Then they changed the local Australian agent and their new account does not seem to work with the OSKO payment system which is instant. Instead the payment goes via PAY ANYONE which takes between 4 hours and 2 business days. I contact the Wise call centre and they said that OSKO still works in Australia for them. So I contacted my Australian bank (Westpac) and they said that Wise does not accept OSKO payments through their current local account. Fingers pointing in both directions. I gave up trying to resolve the delay issue and just send payments a day early but it does feel like a backward step from instant transfers. I just hope enough Australian people complain and the problem gets sorted one day. In the meantime.... best rates and lowest fees available anywhere. I save about AU$40 each transfer compared to banks. Recommended.

Google map sat view link?

I think Thais are colorblind because most cannot see these red crossings and barge straight through, pedestrians or not.

"jack up the 800K in the bank for inflation over the past 20 years....it might make it 2 million and jack up the income required to 200K per month" [...] "stop this vile overcharging for farangs." Which will it be? You are very obviously contradicting yourself.

I am stealing this. It's the best description of this group I have seen in ages.

Retired tourists are not time limited to annual leave days. Long term tourism and travel often starts when a person retires.

Many planes were grounded for extended periods during covid and not flying. A lot of cargo space in passenger planes is used for mail and other items that need fast delivery.

"Watership Down" From the article ... "The BBFC continues to receive "one or two complaints" each year over its content, which includes scenes of rabbits fighting, being throttled and gasping for air." So because of one or two snowflake idiots (or trolls) classic movies are now deemed inappropriate for children. Just wait till they get their hands on all the old cartoons such as Bugs Bunny who is constantly being attacked by that violent Elmer Fudd, Tom and Jerry always fighting and getting the cat's face blown up, The Roadrunner and the Coyote with far too many violent scenes to mention here, Popeye and his spinach enhanced punches, and many more children's favorites from yesteryear. All must be reclassified to 18+. Think of the children!

"woke" is the new derogatory swear word.

I agree. There are about 50 bicycles parked outside the Huai Khwang MRT station every day. There is a special security area for them near the station entrance.

Mistake #1 made by the German.... argue with a local Thai. Mistake #2 made by the German.... escalate into a fistfight

Too hot usually to wear pants in Bangkok. At home I usually wear boxer shorts and my wife wears her short shorts or undies. I am happy with our arrangement.

That dog is ugly as <deleted>. If it is so safe and wonderful, then why is it in a strong cage and restrained in a heavy leather harness? My dog (not pit-bull) can roam free quite safely even when visitors are at our home. No harnesses or cages required. I wonder how long before you are in the news regarding a dog attack.

In 2004 I finally a very early retirement from work. Later that year my then wife and I made our first trip to Japan for a few weeks as a reward for hosting a few dozen Japanese students over the years. This trip led to my love of Asia and later S.E. Asia including Thailand. Other than that, just living a normal domestic life in Australia.

I have a one bedroom apartment that I rent out in Melbourne Australia and the rent I pay for my Bangkok one bedroom is about 75% of the rent I receive for my apartment. Local prices are already close to Melbourne prices at least for that example. Maybe I should increase the rent I receive..