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Amarin Photo, north on Chang Khlan Rd. about 50 metres south of the SCB building. 

Say what?

I noticed several inflammatory posts above basically suggesting non-legal actions against the school.  Those kinds of statements can only be from persons who know nothing about the school or the fire.

The school is a non-profit venture funded by individuals promoting educational opportunities for hill-tribe children who would otherwise have no possibility of getting an education.  Surviving on donations.  The school is massively under-funded, barely scrapping by with the funds they do collect.  The school could not afford to install fire or smoke detectors.  Yes, the fire happened, and children died. 

But instead of promoting vigilantism, why not make a donation to the school so they can afford to provide a higher standard of car for the children. 

You can be like the parents of the children at the school who in the weeks following the fire, came and cleaned up the site.

Or be like the motor-cycle gang that descended on the site several days after the fire, bemoaning what happened, leaving empty beer cans all over but not leaving one satang donation for the care of the children.

The border crossing opens at 8:00am (assuming the immigration officers get there at the time they are supposed to).  The line-up usually starts before 7:00am - if immigration officers arrive early, they actually start early.

As usual. Folkguitar is promoting the unpromotable.  Cm strawberries for the most part, are crap.  Spend your 20B and buy a sleeve, so you are tell FG how full of it he is again.

Just a word of caution.   My wife and I were there last week.  It was a great disappointment.   My Wienerschnitzel was so soggy with fat that I had to ask for extra napkins just to drain it.  I eventually gave up.

I will not be back.

Nan Boutique Hotel.  Nice rooms, great breakfast.  054775532

Deliveries during the Christmas season are always slow - for me at least.  Thin packet to Canada - sent Dec 3rd by registered airmail, still hasn't arrived. Irritating but somewhat understandable - for Canada at least.  Canada Post did not hire extra sorters this Christmas the way they have every previous year.  A mountain of mail is still waiting in Vancouver and Toronto sorting centers (according to Canadian media).

Whether you have a lawyer draft a will with the associated costs, or have it done by the amphur office (minimal cost if any), you STILL will require probate.  That is a requirement in most countries of the world, including Thailand.

If your will if tricky, or very complex, I would agree with CM.  If it is a "normal" will with minimal complexities, go the amphur route.

Free.

1,  Make an english draft of what you want your will to be.

2.  Go to your amphur office and ask for the person responsible for wills.

3.  They (assuming they have someone who understands English) will translate it into Thai and register it; giving you a code number the executor of your will can obtain a certified copy in the event the registrant passes away.

Simple - you can top them a few Baht.

In the event the office doesn't have an english reader, go to one of the translators in the city and have them translate it for you.

Nonsense has been the trademark of many structures over the years.  Like an office complex called the World Trade Center;  the Alpensicht (alp view) center in Hamburg;  the Snowflake Center in Miami, and so forth.  What's the problem?

On 1/14/2017 at 5:30 AM, F4UCorsair said:

The Harbour??  In Chiang Mai??  CM is a long way from any harbour, so misnamed if nothing else, but was no cause for Iit to fail.

 

It reminds me of the time when 'Centrepoint' was a common, and popular, name, and Centrepoints sprung up miles from the centre of anywhere.

KC - really depends on where in land is located.   Flippant, but jonw8uk is right.  IBN the Mae Suay valley, agricultural land ranges from 200,00 to 800,000 per rai.  Closer to the highway, some parcels will sell for over 1 Million Baht.  Right on the highway, your guess is as good as anyone's - one parcel in the Wiang Pa Pao valley just sold for 2.9 Million / Rai.  That's unserviced.

Just North of Chiang Rai city, two parcels not on but close to Highway 1 just sold for 9 Million each.  The parcels are slightly larger, but.........

SO, jonw8uk , you were right.

I should add that my step father has a 3 rai parcel for sale for 100.00 / rai.  No access though, other than a rickedy bridge for the river, and only 6 km from the nearest paved road.

The went to iFlix's website and while the list of programs and movies is enticing, one piece of information seemed missing - the resolution of the streams:  Full 1080, other HD, ?

When I first saw this thread several last week, I thought it was an early April Fool's joke.  Since the posty seems now to have been in earnest,  I can only respond: 

he he he he

I was able to talk to a rep at Truevisions.  She confirmed the news report.  I cancelled on the spot.  Now waiting for the refund of my deposit.

Truvisions just cancelled all of the HBO channels.  Seems Truevisions Corp, a subsidiary of CP, aren't paying their fees for the HBO collection of channels any more or maybe haven't been paying them for awhile. 

Good reason  to cancel True... 

There's one other option:  from Nan, take Highway 101 South to Na Noi, then Highway 1083/1268 to Dan Sai and on to Loei.  We found 1268 to be one of the most "interesting" roads in Thailand - narrow, many switchbacks and MANY curves.

From Loei there are many routes through Issan back to central Thailand.

I do think this is a Thailand forum, and we are talking about THAI practices.  That link MAY be correct for the USA, it is NOT correct for Thailand where the distinction between optometrist and optician has blurred to the point they are indistinguishable.  This is partly due to your comment - that there is a severe shortage of trained optometrists.

37 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

Sorry but above is incorrect.  An optician has no business testing eyesight (full stop).  That is for either an optometrist (of which there is a severe shortage in Thailand as it is a new degree field) or the full medical doctor ophthalmologist.  The optician makes and can fit the lens but should not be doing any vision testing.  

 

Below is a good explanation of there functions.

https://www.aapos.org/terms/conditions/132

There seems to be a tad of confusion about the respective roles of an ophthalmologist and an optician.  An optometrist (like Dr. Rachada) diagnoses and treats diseases of the eye.  She does not provide prescriptions for glasses - with one exception.  After you have had treatments from her - such as glaucoma or cataracts - if you ask long enough, she will provide you a TEMPORARY prescription and make it clear to you that that is a temporary prescription.  Is you ask, she may set-up an appointment with her assistant who DOES check your prescription and will give you that prescription and you can have that filled wherever you wish - they do not sell glasses.    Dr. Rachada is an extremely capable ophthalmologist.

An optician does not check for diseases of the eye, for optic nerve damage, etc - his role in the scheme of things to to check the degree to which your  eyes focus correctly and is not, prescribe and provide corrective lenses, either glasses or contact lenses.  The Vision Center are extremely capable opticians.  They will check your prescription free and sell you glasses.  They will not give you your prescription to have filled elsewhere.

Each have a role to play.  Use them for what was intended.  After all, you wouldn't take your broken foot to a podiatrist; and you wouldn't go to a surgeon for a bad toe-nail.

My dishwasher doesn't mind cleaning our heavy pots as they clean really easily; nor does she require electricity.  Perhaps you should look at that brand.  Or look for my Peerless Cookware that we brought over..........

21 minutes ago, lkn said:

Top quality would depend on what you are going to cook.

 

I bought a set of Circulon non-stick pots and pans in the Central Department store / Central Festival.

 

Overall pretty happy with them, only minor “complaint” is that while they are dishwasher safe, the result from dishwashing them is not pleasing (leaving visible marks). Though I assume this is a combination of the dishwasher and the water here.

 

They are not meant for high heat and of course it’s non-stick, which not everybody likes. The coating should be metal safe, but I can’t get myself to use metal utensils with them, mostly because of the sound when you scrape a metal utensil over the non-stick surface.

 

Of course many other brands are also available in Central Festival, it’s generally my go-to place when I want quality items and a visit to Bangkok is not in my calendar.

Standard photographers background (white) for mine.

My wife and I were allowed in - for an afternoon - but only because our son was stationed there.  I was told that otherwise a visit would not be permitted (with out without Mounties and/or dogsleds...).

Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow.  My hero!  Speaking of morons.......

9 hours ago, lungnorm said:

For your information, I rode a motorbike for 2 yrs when I first started driving at 15yrs of age.I also did the ton on a Triumph 650 when only 13yrs of age with the owner as a pillion. I did skydiving for a number of years in my teens and 20's, I flew light aircraft and gliders as a teenager. I was in the Royal Navy for a number of years so I have had my share of 'Exitement'. Traffic has increased so much in this day and age only a brain dead  moron or someone wanting to end their life would ride a motorbike in these traffic congested days especially in Thailand where the road toll is the 2nd highest in the world. I state my case!!!! 

Man, who cares about

9 hours ago, lungnorm said:

For your information, I rode a motorbike for 2 yrs when I first started driving at 15yrs of age.I also did the ton on a Triumph 650 when only 13yrs of age with the owner as a pillion. I did skydiving for a number of years in my teens and 20's, I flew light aircraft and gliders as a teenager. I was in the Royal Navy for a number of years so I have had my share of 'Exitement'. Traffic has increased so much in this day and age only a brain dead  moron or someone wanting to end their life would ride a motorbike in these traffic congested days especially in Thailand where the road toll is the 2nd highest in the world. I state my case!!!! 

I would recommend Highway 1 to Phayao, then East on 1021 to Dok Khamtai; then Southeast on Highway 1251 (To Thung Nong; 1091 to Nan.

Very scenic yet reasonable route in terms of curves and state of the highways.  I would avoid 1148 - the section around Yot is terrible.

It's exactly half way between Loy Kroh and the Porn Ping, right beside the mini-mart/pharmacy.

hmmm  Mae Suey?  A new kind of chinese/thai food?

But if they mean Mae Suai, then a 3.3 is not noticed.