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15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The THEOS-2 satellite weighs about 425kg and is equipped with a high resolution camera.

The "High resolution camera" is a refurbished Iphone 12.

8 hours ago, puchooay said:

Due to laziness, yes.

 

Yesterday I made a chicken casserole for 4 people. Total cost £3.80.

 

Chicken, mushrooms, tomatoes, onions, spinach and red pepper. Served with jacket potatoes. 10 minutes prep, 50 minutes cooking time. 

 

Cheap, wholesome food with minimal fat content. Just a bit of effort needed.

But.. what did they fee the chicken with?

But I agree, a lot safer than one of those English breakfasts..

This is an annoying trend, and not only banks are involved, Lazada for instance forced me to install their app to transfer from my wallet to my bank. I guess that now everybody has access to a smart phone while only a fraction of the population has a computer at home, so they are pragmatic. I have to look into IOS emulators, but I am not too hopeful.

14 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

When you get a Thai passport, after many happy years of marriage haha

No need for that get an LTR visa, much better value for money.. and effort.

13 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Pretty sure, in fact I know, it isn't.

Farang beware, it is considered as work.

2 minutes ago, Henryford said:

I was at a restaurant in Soi Diana yesterday and the place was packed, people queueing to get a seat. I guess their restaurants are empty because they are selling dodgy overpriced seafood.

Indeed, the most popular good seafood places some 10 km north or south of the Pattaya RLD.

Strange times, I am in Sukhumvit now and many hotels are full and overpriced while a meal at Monsoon cost 30% more than last year. Seemingly the indecent attraction of Thailand will last for ever, whatever the price.

Interesting, when I am looking for a great flute player, I wander around Lower Sukhumvit.

14 hours ago, Pib said:

 

 

 

A few days ago I went to BoI to ask face-to-face if Tricare and similar type U.S. govt insurance policies "now" met BoI requirements for an LTR visa based on recent social media crossfeed regarding the LTR visa.  And the answer was Yes.   

 

I mentioned that in mid Oct I had initially been told via LTR Contact form reply that Tricare was acceptable, but during late Oct and thru Nov when my LTR application was processing my Tricare was not accepted so I self-insured instead.    And there was also social media crossfeed of some applicants who had similar U.S./U.N. sponsored health care coverage which is open-ended (i.e, no end date shown on policy statement) that most applicants were being rejected and but some accepted....but it seemed like the most recent applicants were now seeing a much higher acceptance rate....like BoI had become more flexible regarding insurance policy coverage for Tricare/U.S. govt type polices. 

 

The BoI rep said during Oct-Nov there was not total agreement within BoI and some other coordinating agencies if Tricare and similar type of U.S. govt sponsored polices were indeed acceptable and useable in Thailand,  but apparently that has now been resolved and the coverage considered acceptable as such policies do indeed provide excellent worldwide coverage.    BoI and other coordinating govt agencies are now aware such policies may not have a policy statement sheet that reflects a specific annual end date like a typical civilian insurance policy. 

 

For these type of polices which don't have a firm annual end date (example: 1 Jan-31 Dec 2022 coverage) but basically just show you are indeed enrolled and don't have to take any action to continue your enrollment year-to-year they prefer the policy/benefits letter has a statement somewhere that no action is required to continue annual enrollment.  

 

However, I stressed medical coverage like "Tricare Overseas/Select, Tricare for Life, etc.," don't require annual reenrollment as it's automatic, doesn't have an end date, and doesn't have any statement on the Tricare Benefits Letter saying year-to-year enrollment is automatic.  And as far as I know from my personal experience of being enrolled in Tricare Overseas/Tricare for Life for many years a person does not get an enrollment card, Tricare does not come with a civilian policy type coverage statement/sheet, etc.; instead all you can get is the Tricare Benefits Letter I posted an example of above which just basically confirms you are enrolled in one of the various Tricare programs...and it will also show how long you been enrolled up to a maximum of 6 years in the past.  

 

Since this was the only Tricare letter I'm aware a person in Tricare Overseas/Tricare for Life can get from the Dept of Defense I wanted to confirm if it's adequate evidence of having Tricare.  The rep said it should be but he would ask his supervisor.  He then took the letter to his BoI supervisor and a few minutes later came back and confirmed the Tricare Benefits Letter provides adequate evidence.

 

So, hopefully, Tricare and similar type U.S./U.N. sponsored polices with no end date are now indeed acceptable as first reported by Misty from that BoI and American Chamber of Commerce conference call.   A good step forwarded...this should make it a lot easier for military and other govt retirees to meet the LTR medical coverage requirement based purely on their coverage versus having to resort to self-insuring (if possible).

 

Time will tell.  Hopefully we will soon have some folks post that their opened end Tricare/U.S./U.N. sponsored medical coverage satisfied the LTR requirement....and hopefully they will mention what "document(s)" provided the evidence....like maybe that Tricare Benefits Letter example I posted above.  

Somehow these shifts and adjustments lead me  to think the IQ scores at BOI must be 20 points higher than those of TI.

3 minutes ago, Artisi said:

I guess your brilliantly constructed comment "Why are these idiot tourists still coming to this god forsaken place?" is relevant.   

It is indeed, in that it is the idiot (cheap) tourists who are getting fleece by the Patong police, and that for decades.

32 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:

How does that work?  

Backpackers go to guesthouse at 400 THB a night, Chinese go to hotel at 2000 to 6000 a night. Can this subtle hint get your modest brain into gear?

And I won't speculate about the often brainless shopping by Chinese tourist...

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

Do you live in this god forsaken place or are you an off-shore expert on Thailand? 

Relevance? I don't want to burden moderation, but these posts don't help to make this place civilised...

1 hour ago, Lorry said:

Small private hospital (part of a well-known chain) in a tourist place. 

18000 baht. 

But Koh Chang is such a nice place.

And surely you must have a proper insurance to cover that.

On 1/16/2023 at 5:18 PM, Pib said:

Sure wish Tricare had been acceptable in Oct/Nov 2022 when I applied. 

You are not the only one in this situation. All my UN former colleagues have managed to get their ASHI coverage approved, I quote our association's focal point:

"The only proof of my Cigna insurance was the very same you attached. I had applied end of September, perhaps by then, and as a reaction to your “groundwork” earlier that month, they had decided to accept the “open-ending-date” version. I am certain, for your next attempt it will be sufficient.".

The next attempt is 5 years down the road, but never mind the alternative didn't required any juggling, so I went down the path of least resistance.

Thought that lovemaking had gone silent since we had to wear masks.

Yeah.. Can't eat that sort of obscenity after 3pm anymore, but seeing this video makes me a bit jealous of the guys living in Pattaya.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The Sakoo Police in the Thalang district have issued a warning for women and transgenders

So must be more than one guy surely, one is attracted by women xor by other creatures.

On 1/10/2023 at 4:26 PM, Celsius said:

It's probably hemorrhoids. There is a small tube of cream they sell at the pharmacy that works exactly like Preparation H and it works well. 

 

Edit

 

Hold that thought....I just remembered I keep emergency supplies in the fridge. I keep it close to butter, so don't ask for toast if you come and visit

 

You shouldn't show sex toys here, this is a decent forum.

13 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

People claim they are saving time, keeping money where it can make money, they don't trust the country, or they are too young for any other long term visa as they dont have big money and so using an agent suits there needs

By which they make their contribution to perpetuating the corruption of this third world country.