lou norman

the spot y'all talking about is not Thermaes. It's (or at least used to be) the Constellation, a coffee shop. Thermaes is the massage parlor above. I haven't been there since the 90's. The entrance used to be through the toilets in back. Best after-hours pickup spot in the town.

Its a marketing gimmick.

On 3/25/2024 at 6:10 AM, SiSePuede419 said:

I quit weed for 6 months the first time I came to Thailand.

My wife prefers I smoke weed. 😂

Same here. I tried to quit after 60 years. My wife gave me a month and then INSISTED that I resume. Must be something in the air...

69 mach1. paid $3000 new. loved that car.

1969 mustang mach 1.bmp

8 hours ago, tandor said:

my project..1969 Mach 1, 351, Cruisomatic..much loved and missed.

"The U.S. as the 'World Police Force'—half-baked interventions, God-tallied elections, and a rinse-and-repeat cycle. Cha-ching! But beneath the bravado lies complexity: oil interests, regime changes, and central banking. We're no saints, but critique without solutions is noise. So, critics, what's your playbook?

The Chinese are dumping.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/01/12/chinas-quest-for-growth-is-a-toxic-feedback-loop-of-its-own/

Better deals ahead.

On 3/24/2024 at 10:12 PM, ozimoron said:

I had the feeling he was already fairly old when I first arrived in Bangkok in 1980. Do you remember the shrimp calendars?

Anybody know if any of those superb calendars are still available?

There was a snake show on Patpong back in the 80s...

Why did the snake stop doing shows on Patpong? Because it got tired of people hissing its performance!

Undersea cables in the Red Sea have been cut causing “significant” damage to global telecommunications networks, according to Hong Kong telecoms company HGC Global Communications.

The firm reported damage to four undersea cables that had disrupted a quarter of the traffic between Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/red-sea-submarine-cables-cut-disrupting-global-internet-traffic

On 2/26/2024 at 4:45 PM, retarius said:

They go for better sex.

a long long time ago my bargirl squeeze and I took a Tom home. I learned a lot that night.

I'm sorry. I cant read Thai and I never look at the documents they shuffle around.

3 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

 

Are you able to describe what this "something" was? And what information it detailed?

 

 

So your monthly transfers show as bahtnet?

I don't know what that means. I get a message on my phone every month saying the transfer was made and the amount.

On 11/23/2023 at 1:22 PM, Everyman said:

 

I would like to know how you manage to do this, since all my transfers are rejected since they are not IAHA and no retail bank in the US does IAHA transfers. 

 

wire transfer

On 2/15/2024 at 9:44 PM, SailingHome said:

Lou, thank you. Are you saying you had the same type of Fed deposit instead of SSA direct deposit? 

I have a direct deposit SSA account. Bangkok Bank branch on sukhumvit required 5 days for a full letter (500 Baht). I got the abbreviated letter for 100 baht immediately, but Imm would not accept it. She sent me downstairs to the BB branch and they gave me something that was acceptable for 100 baht. Took about 5 minutes.

On 2/15/2024 at 9:44 PM, SailingHome said:

When I spoke to that branch on the phone this morning the most they were willing to extend assistance was call Siam Paragon and ask them to do their job. They stated it must be done at the branch I opened my account. Do you recall if you said anything in particular to get such a letter? As staff changes, so does the wind it seems. I am going to your method tomorrow when I go.

I do have all 12 deposits printed from the computer and at the bottom they say they are computer generated and need so additional signature (a sample is posted above if you or anyone has a chance to check it - maybe someone has used this method before?) I have the "certified" 100 baht letter of the status of my account, and have the regular 12 month statement with the deposits highlighted matching the 12 printouts.

 

Since there does not appear to be any fixed standard of evidence (for instance you got a letter, another guy got something else, etc.) and clearly the money did come from overseas but was only but into my BKB account using Bahtnet, it seems reasonable this is "good enough" proof. Reasonable, is of course, up to the officer that takes my case, their mood of the day, and a number of other biological and socio-idiopathic demands upon them. 

I can really only try at this point. I like your idea as a, "Just in case." Maybe they can say whether what I have will work and maybe they can even give a letter as to why it is that way. Cross some fingers and toes on my behalf, please 😉

never. cant get past the smell of pak chee.

The same thing happened to me in December. Just go to the BB branch in the basement of CW. They will give you a letter that is acceptable.

At least it was in December.

On 2/5/2024 at 12:28 PM, Will B Good said:

Been married too long....555

Been married long enough to know how it works!

A transfer (wire transfer from my Schwab brokerage account) completed OK. Something tells me this is part of the preparation prior to enacting the new tax law.

For the past year or so I have been moving money into Thailand through the New York branch of Bangkok Bank. This morning I noticed that the account that was Bangkok Bank New York has been changed to Evolve Bank and Trust. Does anyone know anything about a change?

I have been living in the Sukhumvit CBD since 1987. I started on Soi 39, then moved to Soi 8, followed by Soi 4, back to Soi 8, then Soi 1 and finally Soi 23. I love the lack of residential zoning laws. (The only one I have ever heard of was a restriction on massage parlors within 200 meters of a primary school).

I am well within walking distance of half a dozen supermarkets, BTS, MRT. There are motorbikes on every corner. I can't remember the last time I used a taxi. I can find any kind, style, and price of food. There are more pot stores than 7/11's. There are dozens of foot, body, and other massage parlors.

The Central group, the Villa group, and now the Emporium group are building a small city across the road. Everything is air-conditioned. I wear a mask between the buildings. I guess my lungs are as good as my Chiang Mai friends.

motor bikes!

I guess Big Dogs is still there. Get there about 8 and watch the parade as the girls come to work. https://www.facebook.com/bigdogsnanaplaza