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Just now, mikeymike100 said:

Maybe but it shows how tall the Thai PM is?

No, it just shows what a tiny thing putin is.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

who courageously faced the assailant, catalyzing an expedited intervention by the police,

What wonderful writing. Love it. ????

I only watch YouTube on my PC because trying to watch YouTube videos on my Android phone is infuriating. Not only the  many ads but also the mutation they call a user interface on their phone version. No ads on my PC because of FireFox and the AdBlock Plus addon. I also download many videos using 4KDownloader if I think I ever want to watch them again, such as my favourite music videos.

If on the rare occasion I want to watch YouTube videos on my TV or home theatre, I just use my PC as the internet connection and local area Wi-Fi to connect to the TV or projector, no ads.

I love Studio Ghibli animes.

I have so many movies that I rarely have time to watch any of them more than once. Exceptions are Blade Runner (original) and The Matrix (first one only). There are a few others I would watch again if I had the time.

21 hours ago, bob smith said:

when the world is engulfed in flames theres nothing like an ice cold beer to cool you down

Personally, I am having a nice hot mug of delicious coffee right now while doom-scrolling all the bad news.

10 hours ago, Adumbration said:

Entirely worthless thread in the absence of photos of the young lady.

45 years old is not a young lady.

As soon as I saw Tik-Tok in the title I though here comes another idiot. Sure enough, arguing over 300 baht (US$8) which he did not even have to pay. What an cheapskate. Go back home to the US where a typical taxi ride costs $30-$40.

Not just public areas, but the bathroom in my condo in Bangkok also has very slippery floor tiles. I am always very careful, step out carefully and hang on tightly to a support when leaving the shower.

Looks like a good movie. Must keep an eye out for it when it becomes available online.

I broke my Thai wife's heart the other day when I would not pay for that new handbag she had her heart set on.

But I repaired her poor damaged heart the following week when I paid for a much, much cheaper handbag which she also loved.

All good again on the home front.

16 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Maybe. Where else have you read of the morally bankrupt savages descending? And I don't understand your comment that people want to quickly inform a relative's death as a 'strange thing'. I think it happens everywhere. Not just Thailand.

There are morally bankrupt savages everywhere. My step-mother died from covid in Hungary in November 2020 and I was the sole beneficiary in her will because my father had died previously and I was his only son. She even told me several times she did not want her "blood sucking relatives" (her words) to get anything. When she died her cousins who were not mentioned in her will entered her apartment, found the will and destroyed it. I only had a photocopy which was not sufficient under Hungarian law to be valid. So she effectively died without a will and because I was only a step-son and they were the nearest blood relatives, those blood sucking vultures got her apartment worth around $400,000. The big mistake my step-mother made was not to store her will with her lawyer. Never keep the original at home.

1 minute ago, BritTim said:

Actually, that was not the intended meaning of Section 12 [8] (though you are right that Immigration could try to twist the reason if they had evidence you engaged loose ladies). The intention was to deny entry to prostitutes, themselves, and traffickers.

My comment was kind of tongue-in-cheek hence the emojis. Obviously there is no way an IO would know of a person's intention to visit those places.

15 hours ago, BritTim said:

The IO has done their job when they stamp you in, or deny you entry subject to one of the legitimate reasons listed in Section 12 of the Immigration Act.

From Section 12...

8. Reason to believe that entrance into the Kingdom was for the purpose of being involved in prostitution,[...]

This might apply to many gentlemen who come to Thailand to enjoy the facilities offered by Nana Plaza, Soi Cowboy or certain streets in Pattaya. ????

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1 minute ago, Nicholas Paul KNIGHT said:

God forbid the current Thai Government who openly state they want more tourists, that they make it easier, must have a visas, hike the prices of visiting tourist attractions, tout, entry or exit fee. Then complain not enough coming. 

 

Only here in the Land of Incompetence and stupidity coupled with open corruption  can you see this happening and they want tourists...Really where certainly NOT HERE unless there is a buck to be made 

I suspect they are mainly aiming for the gullible Chinese and the desperate ruzzians. Maybe Indians still.

6 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

like your scheming friend who invites you to a family party because she secretly wants you to meet her adorable cousin

Nothing wrong with that scheme. I could go for it. ????

3 hours ago, Colabamumbai said:

Killing chickens. 

I was trying to work out what CP stands for. Now I know..... Chicken Plucker. ????

13 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

No matter how lightly Thailand deals with short overstays it is the unknown problems getting visas and entries to other countries that is the best reason not to blithely overstay in Thailand.

One of the questions asked when applying for any Australian visa is if you have ever overstayed in any country. If you answer yes then there is a risk you may not get your visa.

23 hours ago, Henryford said:

Have you noticed the swimming pool areas of these new mega condo with 1000+ units have about 10 pool chairs. You will have to get up early to catch one.

Our condo has 480 units and 6 chairs near the 25 metre rooftop pool. Usually when I go up around sunset there are 6 empty chairs and noone in the water. There does not seem to be a rush by residents to use the pool at that time. Maybe they are there at other times. It's nice to have the pool all to myself. Makes it feel like my own private penthouse area. ????

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For me, a short flight to Phnom Penh and back was better than a land border crossing after a long minibus ride. It might be a little more expensive than a domestic flight plus bus ride, but for me it was more comfortable. I would also spend a few days holiday in Cambodia rather than just doing a one day border hop. But even flying out and back in too often you risk getting questioned by Thai IO when returning. I got pulled over for 30 minutes of questioning the last time I returned with my Thai partner from Cambodia just before covid arrived. Too many 6 month METV's he said. Get a proper visa he said. Get married he said. I asked the young IO if he was married. He said no way and let me through.