ChaiyaTH

Cannabis abuse is already long defined, because it is new here or in the USA does not mean it is new to us in Netherlands. Aside of that we use and produce a lot of other drugs there freely, so you can be pretty fk sure that we know our stuff there. Do your own research if you wanna know more, not gonna waste on you. And obviously nobody says cannabis is not without risk, the person who did is a fool, same that you defend something while clearly not knowing but doubting others. To even dare and claim cannabis is all good, is utter stupid too, I say this as a daily smoker. Doesn't mean it is a bad thing, or that it can't be legal. If the world should work like that, we can start with banning half of all grocery stores and their sugar drugs.

Obviously, anything that is used to much leads often to abuse, and is for the majority of people a negative thing. I say majority of people, not all people. I smoke weed almost daily since 15 years and run my business without issue, for me it is the alternative to using ritalin, yet I sometimes stop for up to a week, to reset myself. This is not my opinion, this is a fact. If you understand how a magnifying glass works, you understood already. If you have things on your mind, like perhaps a 2 day overstay, and you smoke weed, it is likely you think about this even more + get paranoid. If you have nothing on your mind, you likely enjoy your high, depending on the strain you have, being just relaxed, chill, creative or lazy. If you are depressed and smoke, likely you get more depressed, maybe not in the high, but certainly later on when sober, if not keep to smoke (aka abuse situation). This entire study in the post is nothing new, it was known in Netherlands for decades, same with examples like the ones above. But silly people, like many here, likely will either feel attacked, or support baseless things. When put in perspective it is more or less like deadly variant of covid, in terms of the chance you would develop schizophrenia by smoking weed when perfectly healthy and normal before.

If it was my son I made sure this guy would not die, but suffer and be raped, beaten, the rest of his life, daily or weekly. And after jail, a slow painful death, after a few days of more torture.

You could just go to the other pier, it's like 10 minutes from each other. Anyway, the fast boat to phangan is 2 hours and slow 2.5 hours, not 3 hours. The fast boat from phangan to samui is just 30 minutes too.

I use Kbank app personally but likely when you open your SCB or Bangkok app, you have options to 'pay bills' to then see also the PEA option in that list. Here you can in normally enter the contract number to then see the amount due, and pay if desired. The scan option essentially does the same thing but then automatically, this is the manual way to do it. Not 100% sure if both SCB and Bangkok offer the same, but pretty sure 1 of 2 do.

Just read it now, he gave me some nice advice over the years with visa stuff. RIP.

You talk airlines with business class and then about no time for trains. Obviously the only option is to take private airplane service in that case and that cost a lot. What is the problem sitting 1 hour on the front row seats to BKK anyway, you can take a luxury taxi from the airport to the final destination.

I assume you mean the PEA app? Noticed that exists too. Nice but still better with the mobile banking app, no additional apps needed and also possible for people who rent, the PEA app would likely only work for the actual property owner. Where I live now they still just come once a month reading the meter and calculating by hand (old thai owners) and then tell me the total, it is never much, together with the rent. Many apartments I rented, where you get the bill from reception too, I just add them on LINE or make a upfront deposit for coming bills.

I thought it was already illegal to import cannabis end products to Thailand, but it has to be for sure.

On the electric (and water) bill is a contract number, you can use that number with mobile banking to pay outstanding balances. I always do this when I am gone longer, around the time the bill comes I use Kbank and look on the contract number, the balance shows up, even if it is 2 months together already, no issue to pay it via that way. I think many people don't know it can be easy like this too. You still receive paper bills. It's also useful when renting a place to a tenant, you can see if he paid them.

All they care about is that the finance for now is in order and that there is nice food to eat, and some fun to watch or do. The selfie part is not with all of them so much, only narcistic ones. To be honest I would not want them to be like 'a regular western GF' because then I would simply date a 'western girl'. It is actually nice to not be bothered with all the nonsense from western news and countries here and living quite peaceful, nothing really changes while in the news and past decade they make you think the world ends constantly (climate change, covid, proxy wars).

Imagine they would report this with normal flu cases, or how many people are diagnosed with cancer, you would be more shocked.

Who asked you to follow or needing to understand, has zero to do with my question. Neither did I ask your advice or opinion to tell me about alternative countries or locations. How is that even relevant at all too? It is not. No wonder this forum and website is dying by the month, there is just always the same nonsense and never clear info or true knowledge, just old knowledge that is hidden away between 100,000 comments and thousands of topics.

Wow sherlock, you saw the website lik I did too. The point is obviously about the fact that there seldom to never is any slot, neither are the seldom slots shown '14 days in advance', more often it's 9-10 days. Anyway nevermind, all the answers on this topic are basically zero-answers + questions towards me, that have zero to do with the question I ask. Which is about anyone with recent experiences in KL and this appointment system, themself.

I feel sorry for OP lol, imagine you worried of safety outside traffic in TH

Wasnt in a rush or issue, just wanted to use the freedom to travel a bit since borders opened up. But to go to KL only for a 30 day on arrival VS a fresh non-o 90 days elsewhere, id go elsewhere. I just find it super akward that this appointment system never has good options or slots since covid, it never was my favorite embassy but love KL a few days. Also surprised no more news or topics popped up related to this? I suspect nobody goes at all due to this, so the embassy is doing this on purpose or what is the logic?

Feel sad for you to live life like that.

I have been trying to check the appointment system for the Thai embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but every time I checked over the past 2-3 months, there is no appointments available or only on some very specific date that I can't even align planning with (even I am a bit flexible). Any news about this or people with experience? Really seems to be a mess compared to for example the appointment system in Vientiene. It really sucks as I haven't been there in years, due to covid too, and would love to get my new non-o visa there. Specially now 45 day is back to 30, a normal run would be a waste, aside that I just need the new non-o sooner or later, to go back on yearly extensions again. Tired of travelling already since covid is more or less over.

Disagree entirely, met people that are worth a penny when talking drunk, but smart, nice and good. business people sober. Or decent nice people who turn out bitter and boring. Sure if someone is obviously loud talking, bad speaking and has a gangster walk body language, it can be judged by the cover, but can't say this is always the case.

My American friend up north with a bachelors in teaching, but no experience, received around 55K. However he also earned on the side with tutoring and this would easily be another 20K a month. This was not even a super B school or university too. I think you basically just have to get out here, if possible with no rush to take a job within the first 6 months, to then see what your options are and in which locations those are + what you like the most.

I rarely seen any people with hands or necks tattoo in Thailand in the first place, the few I did were tattoo artists and business owners overseas. Aside of that, I have seen plenty of engineers, lawyers, scientists and more with tattoos. Even at Thai universities now most students will have at least 1 small tattoo. You must be very narrow minded and uncultured yourself, if you judge the book by it's cover.

Not sure it is the best time for waterfalls hehe. Be more like 'water stream' if any left during the hot months, at least to most I tried visiting with my parents in law last month (fail).

I know plenty of the more interesting people around, I enjoy having beers with them, but I do not have their contact or make it more than that. I guess that is also the 'choose' part right, what is crazy is subjective anyway, and I might enjoy 1 'crazy' person in my life even as friends, while for others that would not be nice or good.

Where did I write that you have to avoid them upfront? Nowhere. I also do not need to become friends with idiots who have cool stories or experiences, they often talk loud enough to hear them sitting on my own table in the bar or restaurant. But sure, I did not say doing a few beers on a drunk evening is bad either. Anyway, not so sure of that as well, plenty of experiences and more proper knowledge for people who are normal and better. The OP is kind of the living proof of that, he posts this wondering what is obvious not the reality.

1) You choose and attract the people you meet and deal with unless you live in like the ghetto. 2) You are the average of the people you hang out with / the friends you have. 3) If you go to places to socialize, in a travelled country like this, of course you also always will see and hear these crazy people and stories. Doesn't mean that's the majority. I could also believe most expats in Thailand are russians, israeli's and germans as of being on a island right now, but of course I know better. Most of them are not even here for 2 years yet.