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Leaving Nana Plaza on the motorbike after a few too many cocktails. Took the long way home instead of going directly.
A police checkpoint at Petchaburi/Wittayu road. "You look drunk".
A nice stay in Lumpini Police station, in a holding cell with an ugly ladyboy, while waiting for the wife to show up and negotiate my "fine".
The outcome overall was good...24000 baht, "go home", no paper trail, no court. -
Making Great Britain even more of a third-world ghetto.
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thet don't want us here. Otherwise they would allow us to buy house/land to have a secured and safe life up to the end. They are only looking how to get our money. The best would be for them we would leave our money here and dissapear or die!
I am not sure why people get so hung up on the owning land/house thing.
If the Thai government decides that foreigners are not welcome, they are not going to give one tin shit about whether you own land or a house here. In fact, you would be out more, because now that investment you made would go to ???? when they ship you out.
On the flip side of this argument, I have never understood why people in other countries get so wound up when foreigners come in and buy up properties...what are they going to do, take it with them? The Japanese lost their asses buying up expensive properties in USA years ago when the real estate market subsequently regressed.
At the core, we do not own real estate, we rent it from the government...that is what our tax payments are, in effect.
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I use the SlingBox option, that is great if you have access to cable service in USA. In my case, the service is at my mother's house. I keep a room there for when I am in USA. I pay for the cable box in that room and have the SlingBox connected to that one.
The downsides to the SlingBox:
1) You need cable service + a cable box at the source end
2) Only one user can be logged into the SlingBox at a time3) Whatever television is connected to the cable box will see whatever channel is being viewed over the SlingBox
4) The SlingBox serivce is a bit fussy about bandwidth...but I have been able to use it successfully in several countries.
To me, the SlingBox is the way to go, provided you have access to cable service on the source end.
When Mom goes on to the next life, I suppose I will move the SlingBox to my sister's house. -
You could always go one better then all the other Pickups on the road and get the VW Amarak
It ain't got enough grunt, unless you pay bundles for the 420, the only one that can use an auto trans too.....
True, but at least you know which truck is yours in a car park full of Toyota's
Mine is easy to find...I just look for the black PreRunner 4-door
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Personally, 5-speed manual vs 6-speed manual would not be a deal-breaker for me.
Unless one is using the truck to carry a load, that extra gear is not of much practical use. -
Obtaining a Yellow book as proof of residency has nothing to do with ownership or marital status.
Each province and Amphur lay down their own requirements for obtaining one.
There is a current detailed topic and the experiences of Sheryl here;
Some find it straightforward, which was my experience. 40 minutes in the Amphur office and free.
Others find the obstacles put in place are just too much and give up.
I cannot remember if the Amphur charged me anything for the Yellow Tambien Baan or not....if they did it was minimal.
We did have the poo baan make an appearance...my wife knows him, I had never met the guy, even though he lives perhaps a five-minute walk from our house. He would not take any money for his time, but was happy to accept a case of beer, of which the wife and I helped drink a couple of bottles.
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In my 11 years of involvement with Thailand, through a few visas, a work permit, 2 extensions of stay based on work permit, 7.5 extensions of stay based on marriage (I had the first visit to Immigration for #8 on Thursday past), three driver's license visit (the original 1 year, then two 5 year renewals), getting the Yellow Tambien Baan, and various other government involvements, the most difficult by far was that which should have been the easiest.
That was changing the name on the electrical service to the house after we married and my wife took my surname. Nobody at the "light office" seemed to know the procedure, and it was complicated by the fact that the light bill is paid out of her bank account. It was probably 3 trips to the bank and 5 or 6 to the electrical service office to get that squared away. -
There is a contingent here on ThaiVisa that likes to minimize the usefulness of the Yellow Tambien Baan, talking about how it is so difficult to acquire, and delights in crowing about the fact that the Yellow Tambien Baan is not accepted in Pattaya when obtaining a driver's license.
The potential uses of said document have been listed in other posts...any of those seems to be reason enough to obtain it.
Like many things here in our adopted country, requirements vary by amphur...here in Chok Chai, I did not need a translation of my passport, for example. But they were interested in and put some weight on my photocopies of the work permit that I had in 2006/2007. But I would not call any of it difficult.Lastly, <deleted> Pattaya! I have not been there for years and do not care if I never go there again. And even there, conflicting reports are seen as to whether the Yellow Tambien Baan can be used as proof of residence.
My experience here has been, the more official documentation you have, the more impressed the functionaries seem to be. So why not have it, if you can obtain it.I do not expect anyone to be impressed by the fact that I was able to obtain the Yellow Tambien Baan, and I do not feel that it gives me any sort of bragging rights. I went through the small amount of effort that it took as a means to making things easier...so far, it has saved me two trips to Immigration for Proof of Residence forms.
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MGJackson69. Yes be responsible for yourself, never mind anyone else. That's right, I don't know if you have a wife and/or kids, but pity help them if you do.
Oh yes...there we go....your argument(s) are nonsense, so we go to the personal attack.
Since you seem so fixated on the "motorbikes on the sidewalk" scenario, let's go with that.
If I were to be walking on a sidewalk with my (perhaps hypothetical, perhaps not) wife and children, of course I would be watching out for them as well as myself...that would be part of my responsibilities as a husband and father.
Likewise, if I was with some friends walking on the sidewalk, I would do the same...but also expect them to be watching out for themselves.
If I was walking along and saw someone I did not know possibly in harm's way, I would also give a warning.
You have extrapolated my belief in personal responsibility into me being some hardass, heartless bastard who cares about nobody else. You do not know me and have no basis whatsoever for making this determination.
I do not believe for a minute that you are a hardass or heartless bastard, we just disagree about motorcyclists riding on the sidewalk, you think it is OK and pedestrians should watch out for themselves, I disagree with that, I think pedestrians should be able to walk in safety, we will just agree to disagree on this, one last thing. If you had children who walk along sidewalks going to school, would you really be happy for them being put in danger by these retards, how easy is it for kids to watch out for themselves when they are more interested in their ice creams?
We are in agreement about motorcyclists on the sidewalks. I also think they should not be there.
Given that the current environment allows their presence, then we have to look out for ourselves.
As far as the children using the walks goes, that is a difficult one. Kids do not pay attention to anything except what is going on in their world at the moment. I would not be happy about it, and would try to minimize the risk. How? Perhaps by walking the young one to school, and meeting them after school to walk them home, if that was possible.
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MGJackson69. Yes be responsible for yourself, never mind anyone else. That's right, I don't know if you have a wife and/or kids, but pity help them if you do.
Oh yes...there we go....your argument(s) are nonsense, so we go to the personal attack.
Since you seem so fixated on the "motorbikes on the sidewalk" scenario, let's go with that.
If I were to be walking on a sidewalk with my (perhaps hypothetical, perhaps not) wife and children, of course I would be watching out for them as well as myself...that would be part of my responsibilities as a husband and father.
Likewise, if I was with some friends walking on the sidewalk, I would do the same...but also expect them to be watching out for themselves.
If I was walking along and saw someone I did not know possibly in harm's way, I would also give a warning.
You have extrapolated my belief in personal responsibility into me being some hardass, heartless bastard who cares about nobody else. You do not know me and have no basis whatsoever for making this determination.
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You do not have the "right" to "be safe" (in quotes because they are nebulous terms), anywhere.
You have the responsibility to put yourself in situations where you are comfortable, and ensure your own safety.
and how do you ensure your safety when motorbikes are coming up behind you when you are walking along the pavement?
By paying attention to what is going on around me
By paying attention to what is going on around me. So I have supposed to see what is in front of me and behind me at the same time.
Is that what you would be saying if your wife or children were hit by one of these ? " You should be paying attention to what is going on around you."
Why bring my wife and children into this? You do not even know if I have a wife and/or children.
Be responsible for yourself.
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Truly, who cares?
Changing a geographical name is no big thing.
It is not as if McKinley was a native son of Alaska.
But since it is the Obama Administration, it must be made political.
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What wildlife?
The locals have pretty much killed and eaten everything to near-extinction.
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You do not have the "right" to "be safe" (in quotes because they are nebulous terms), anywhere.
You have the responsibility to put yourself in situations where you are comfortable, and ensure your own safety.
and how do you ensure your safety when motorbikes are coming up behind you when you are walking along the pavement?
By paying attention to what is going on around me
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You do not have the "right" to "be safe" (in quotes because they are nebulous terms), anywhere.
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I wonder if this would pass muster....
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Having solved all other problems....
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I registered my AIS SIM years ago in Bangkok.
Last year I had to swap out that SIM for a new one (same MSISDN). I did that in Korat.
Recently I lost my SIM (evidently I dropped it while swapping to my Saudi Arabia SIM on the airplane). I went to the AIS shop in The Mall Korat...no problem, no police report, no paperwork.
I do recall my wife needing a police report to replace a lost SIM several years ago. I thought it was stupid then...no crime was committed, what is it to do with the police?
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I had a hell of a job convincing the Australian Embassy that the court house in Australia ONLY issue a "copy" of ones divorce papers.
They were insisting on an original certificate.
Just be certain the papers you get from the Court House in Aus have all the necessary stamps and signatures.
The Aus Embassy in Bkk will photocopy it anyhow and then apply their own signatures but don't think you can give them a photocopy of what you receive here in Aus.
As far as doing all the run-around work, yes, I did all my own, (no agent) just double check all the translated documents.
One mistake and you're out for another attempt.
For example, the translator placed my country of birth as being England. This in spite of how he raved on about kangaroos during our initial interview.
Different countries, different rules for sure...the US Embassy did not give two shits (or even one) about my divorce decree papers. They are really just witnessing (notarizing) my statement that I am free to marry.
That is fine by me.
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Can't remember how I got cash before the Internet. Can't remember it being that difficult.
We had a couple of options:
a) Go into a local bank and make a withdrawal...bank hours were somewhat limited back in the dark ages
Go to a local merchant that knew you and cash a check (remember those?). I grew up in a small town; everyone knew whose check was good and whose was not. -
Trade for more "Quality Tourists"?
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I did the "Affirmation of Freedom to Marry" myself, at the US Embassy.
I took that paperwork to a translation service. They did the translations and the trip to MFA Chaeng Wattana.
A couple of days later, the translation service called me and said to come pick up my documents.
Then it was a trip to the amphur in Bang Rak for the marriage.
As I recall the price for the translation service was reasonable and included the legwork at MFA. I had no desire to navigate that bureaucracy.
Go to a local merchant that knew you and cash a check (remember those?). I grew up in a small town; everyone knew whose check was good and whose was not.
Why do so many farang buy property in their wifes name?
in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership
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"So many..." implies "too many..."
What would constitute a reasonable number?