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What a crock... Typical lip service from the brothers Duck, Dodge and Hide!!!

What a crock... Typical lip service from the brother Duck, Dodge and Hide!!!

This should read: Priority is being given to "THAI" people aged at least 60. I'm a foreigner over 60 and everywhere I go I'm told "THAIS ONLY".

1 minute ago, Tanoshi said:

Why does my poop look like tar?

Bleeding in the upper portion of your digestive system can cause black, tarry stools. Ulcers or another form of irritation in your esophagus or stomach known as gastritis can cause bleeding. When the blood mixes with digestive fluids, it takes on the appearance of tar.

 

Stay away from the food in Phuket. 

Same same...

On 6/12/2021 at 9:24 AM, SEAsia Traveler said:

No one is coming so they postpone again.

It's the façade to the alternate truth to save face.  

1 minute ago, Tanoshi said:

Are you sure they didn't just misspell 'turds'.

That's what I was thinking because some of those look suspect to me!

Another reason to cancel: Tar balls wash ashore on several Phuket beaches

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/environment/tar-balls-wash-ashore-on-several-phuket-beaches

Here's an update for you: Tar balls wash ashore on several Phuket beaches.

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/environment/tar-balls-wash-ashore-on-several-phuket-beaches

17 hours ago, chalawaan said:

From sandbox to sh!tbox. 

 

If it already wasn't Phuket is phuked now. ????

Need I say more?

Here is yet another deterrent to traveling to Phuket. It appears that tar balls are covering many of the beaches on the island as reported the the "Thaiger" media outlet.

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/environment/tar-balls-wash-ashore-on-several-phuket-beaches 

Here is yet another deterrent to traveling to Phuket. It appears that tar balls are covering many of the beaches on the island as reported the the "Thaiger" media outlet.

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/environment/tar-balls-wash-ashore-on-several-phuket-beaches

2 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Isn't it obvious? You must be Thai, but white. Farang means Caucasian. 

OK... One of your parents is a Thai national? 

9 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Don't get me wrong, I liked Cebu.  IT was the lack of the types of food I liked, the constant harassment by the local plod, and then the crime.  I was mugged twice, once in a mall parking lot and then in Manila just walking through the business district.  The medical facilities are ok, but the hospitals seem to be lacking in specialty programs like the private hospitals here in BKK.  Would I go back, sure, but I would have to find a locale where I felt safe.  They do have some shopping centers like S&R where you can get pretty much what you want to eat, but restaurants that are decent are hard to find, unless you live in a tourist area. The Visa issue is of no problems and is easier than compared to hear.  Beautiful beaches

I went to one of the tourist areas in Manila last year (before Thailand had closed its boarders) and there was a lot of harassment by the locals begging for money, drove me nuts too. I didn't really feel anymore unsafe than do here in Bangkok or any other large city, but point taken about your being mugged twice and I'm sorry to hear that happened to you.

26 minutes ago, pseudorabies said:

But was it authentic vaccine and not a counterfeit?  After all there's much more profit to be made with counterfeits.

Opting for Sinovac is bad enough.  But to get it from Chinese nationals selling it on the black market? 

Hey buddy, wanna buy a watch? 555

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Plan B's and C's have always been made as a contingency, but sometimes the grass is not always greener.  I went to the Phil's and after 5 months returned. 

Why did you return? What difficulties did you run into?

2 hours ago, Mangkhut said:

How great is that?! I have already booked a non refundable one way air ticket for early October….????????????

Me too, one-way out!!!

1 hour ago, doctormann said:

That article was later withdrawn with an apology.  Only O-A visa and extensions of stay are affected.

Oh thank GOD for that!!! I'm still going to come up with some type of retirement escape plan to either the Philippines or Malaysia. 

On 6/16/2021 at 7:38 AM, doctormann said:

Yes, you can, but this cannot be done in-country.  You have to exit, get a non-O and return, or re-enter on a 30-day visa exemption.  Although possible, neither option is easy because of the COVID situation.  I intended to make a trip to Laos and get a non-O there but this is not possible at the moment.  Flying home (UK) to do this is also very difficult and extremely expensive.

Bangkok Post is reporting all extension types.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/learning/easy/2133275/covid-insurance-needed-for-expats

6 hours ago, 2009 said:

When shopping malls are open so should pubs.

 

Ok, not nightclubs, I understand. But pubs at least the ones serving food.

Depends on what you consider to be food and "who" you want to eat....

In Bangkok (CW) it's 45 days prior to expiration.

I opened mine at Bangkok Bank (in Bangkok) 3 years ago. After many unsuccessful attempts on my own so I could convert the 90 day visa to a non-O extension based on retirement, my immigration attorney took me to see his friend at BKK Bank that happily opened an account for me with the understanding that I buy their accident insurance policy. For less than 500 baht per month I get 3 million baht of medical / hospital coverage for any type of accident. Living in Bangkok, I stand more chance getting run over by a motorcycle on the footpath than I do of catching Covid-19!