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5 hours ago, Tiber said:

Thais?OK,...its the brainless ex pats that are the problem

 

 

 

Agreed.

Not done in a spirit of fun but in a mean-spirited bullying way.

Thai people having fun are OK, but some tourists and expats don't know how to do that.

On 4/12/2024 at 5:01 PM, NoshowJones said:

I was trying to book a hotel in the UK through Agoda but they only accept Visa debit or credit cards. Why can that be? I have three debit cards. all Mastercards.

Anyone know why? Anyone else have this problem?

No point in going to booking.com when you reply to them, the answer comes back saying that the email address does not exist.

I book on Agoda frequently using MC credit card.

Last time was last weekend.

Not sure what the problem could be.

The alternative that hasn't been mentioned is that you can send an authorized representative.

Which is what I am doing.

We will see how that works out.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

OP, you have answers above.

If not able to attend in person during the grace period you could consider leaving it till you have business at immigration.

You will be fined 2k baht. 

Thanks Dr. Jack, looks like I have a solution that will work, thanks for the info.

My first 90 day report date is due on the 12th of April 2024.

It is my understanding this had to be done in person so I didn't try to do online.

I see now that Chaeng Wattana immigration office is closed on April 14th, 15th and 16th.

If I go on 17th, 18th or 19th I will have to cancel work appointments and I would rather not do that.

Does immigration make any exceptions for a time when the offices are closed?

If I go late for report (I could easily go on April 22) I understand there will be a 2000THB fine,

but is that just paid and done or are there other difficulties if I am late reporting?

I would be grateful foraAny ideas or advice.

Any advice requiring a Time Machine I would be grateful if you would keep to yourself.

Thanks.

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Why not live and let live?

The OP isn't trying to start mass conversions to Church of England.

When sharing your sophisticated non-religious convictions did you forget to mention you are a vegan as well?

No one asked about your beliefs and no one cares what they are.

Apologizing in advance....

"oh yeah, well your ma is a cadmium slag!"

Sorry, not to minimize the problem, just couldn't help it.

On 4/6/2024 at 1:51 PM, Guitar God said:

Moby Grape, derailed by legal troubles in their prime.

Bad Finger ruined by thieving management.  

I was thinking about Moby Grape as well.

I didn't know what happened to them.

They could rock.

37 minutes ago, dick turpin said:

The Cheap Charlie exit is right around the corner.

I'm guessing it's a setup for a GoFundMe.

"I'm a pensioner who can't afford the musical fruit, please give what you can."

6 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

So you always have to drive at a speed where you can stop safely if someone suddenly pulls out of a side street directly into your path or it's your fault?  What speed is that, walking speed?  Do you drive at that speed all the time?  Doubt it.

"So you always have to drive at a speed where you can stop safely if someone suddenly pulls out of a side street directly into your path...?"

No you don't have to.

But if you want to live...

10 hours ago, jippytum said:

Thai rider of the blue bike entered the major road from the left without stopping or looking right. Thai drivers of motorcycles do this all the time. 

It does sound like that rider enters traffic in a dangerous way.

I often observe motorcycles accelerating in traffic to speeds that will make it impossible to stop if another driver or rider does something dangerous.

That may have contributed to the collision as well.

51 minutes ago, Dolf said:

Well yes, fact. Biden is a known liar.

As opposed to Truthful Trump?

3 hours ago, gabruce said:

What 3 presidents? I see Biden and Obama, Hilary never was president, and I don't recognize the 4th person (last photo?).

You would need to read to get it, so maybe no chance?

15 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Actually, it's as far from ridiculous as it could be. People need to repent of their sins, know they were wrong, and ask forgiveness, just like any other relationship. In this case, God created everything, including humans, and gave them a choice. Believe in who created you, or put false gods in front of him, or deny there is any God. Your choice, free will. Good deeds are great, but he has his rules, which makes sense because he created everything and knows us better than we do.

 

If there is a God, what's more important? Treating others well and forgetting your creator, or treating others well, and believing in him? God, if he has indeed created everything from just his mind, surely can do much more, including knowing your heart. Hypocrites can't fool God.

 

Believing in God and then doing whatever you want, including hurting others, isn't how he wants us to live. We all sin, but some of us have a conscience and don't like our own actions. Doesn't take much to believe that we were created and didn't just happen by chance, which means we have a creator, and if so, that entity is in charge.

Urgently requesting a "yawn" emoji.

23 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Do you have proof of this? No? Then your opinion means nothing, so it's best to keep your doom thinking to yourself, because those who believe , believe otherwise.

And that's nice for them.

On 3/26/2024 at 12:08 PM, brianthainess said:

I preferer Wind in the Willows, Harry potter, Hitch Hikers Guide, Alice in Wonderland,... etc. 

I think George Carlin said he liked "the 3 little pigs" as his sacred story.

16 hours ago, MrPancake said:

 

Nice copy/paste from the first search result for "tall people in hollywood".

You, dickweed ! 😄😄

As for Rachel Zegler, just look at the video.

How small she looks compared to the car.

And she is in heels...

She's a midget.

Which you were too lazy to do, instead ragging pointlessly about someone who 5'2" as if she were a dwarf.

Clearly Hollywood doesn't have a preference for short people as you claim.

Dickweed, good one, you clearly have the playground comebacks down.

Here is a little exercise for you dickweed

"Question:

7 hours ago, bob smith said:

Looks like Hate Week is turning into Hate Month, maybe Hate Year who knows.

 

I can definitely feel the Hate outside at the moment. It is palpable. 

 

bob.

Do you feel it on AN?

20 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

It also boils down to how women are looked at here, and it's from the teachings of Buddha. They see what life is like in other countries and some want it, and have deep seated hate towards men in Asia because of the way they are perceived. This is a small part of a topic......................

Talking about the present day status of women in Buddhism, it can clearly be seen that nuns are placed at an inferior positions as compared to monks. They should speak after the monks have spoken, eat after they have eaten, sit behind the monks in rituals and ceremonies, and cannot hold the highest positions in any ceremony and many more. One of the Gurudhhamas which states that even a senior nun should bow down to a monk who has just been initiated shows how inferior the women have been placed in Buddhism. As already stated, it is said that a female nun can never become a Buddha though she can become an arahant. Very few times, questions have been raised about this inequality and when raised though, have been suppressed by the large number of people who still believe that women should be placed at an inferior position as compared to monks. Even in Taiwan, where nuns status is highest, and where nuns and laywomen far outnumber monks and laymen, only two leaders of orthodox Buddhist sects, Master Yin Shu and Master Xing Yun of Buddha’s Light International, have publicly rejected part of the Eight Garudhammas and other rules and teachings that imply that women are inferior to men and should be treated as such. Few other Buddhists in the country have made such public statements, or given vocal support to equal rights, opportunities, or status for women [11] . In many cases, women themselves have deep rooted feelings that they are inferior to men. They think that they cannot be in the same place as men are because they are more jealous, short tongued, evil, weak, vain, and ignorant and so on. This also makes it difficult to bring out this deep rooted feeling in women and establish a level of confidence in them. During his research, Goodwin found that this concept is changing very rapidly in Taiwan, especially in the young generations. They do not hold these negative views any more. There is also a growing consciousness within the Buddhist community that these negative teachings and unequal rules should be abandoned. This shows that the number of people supporting equality is on the rise. I think Dalai Lama’s effort to eliminate the discrimination of nuns should also be mentioned here. He says that this discrimination causes harm and should be abandoned. He has advocated that reforms should be made. We come to see that Tibetan Buddhism has moved forward in this context. Many of the Tibetan leaders have expressed a desire for improvement of the current conditions.

In the west, I can say that the situation is a bit better. Half of the teachers and leaders in western Buddhism are women. In the west, many view that Buddhist men and women are equal. They get equal opportunities. In Asia, however things are yet to change. The nuns here receive less education, respect, training and material support as compared to the monks. They have very little or no chance of advancement. In some of the countries, women are barred from entering shrines or temples. Not only so, even a monk who supports women of ordination may get severe punishment which can even result to his expulsion. This is a clear illustration to show that things are yet to be changed...............................This is the topic...........................https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation?paperid=75673

 "I think Dalai Lama’s effort to eliminate the discrimination of nuns should also be mentioned here. "

Absolutely, I don't know how this thread has gone this far without it coming up.

Mention it, by all means mentions it.