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rimmae2

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  1. I have 2 UK Passports and for about 30 years. Last time I renewed one passport (November 2020) by submitting documents to VFS in Bangkok, I submitted a copy of all pages of the other valid passport, as well as a letter explaining the need for 2 passports as on previous occasions. Section 3b of the Form at the time was the same as the earlier post. I remember asking the VFS staff member about this question and it was not relevant to the situation where a person has 2 UK Passports. Previous time I obtained 2 new UK Passports on the same day by visiting one of the offices in England where this can be done.
  2. There were some recent comments including the following on Camerata's Guide............: 'Interesting confusion getting my re-entry permit the other day. I had one just before covid kicked in and cancelled my trip so I ended up not leaving the country on my previous one at all. Just for a moment I thought they may refund the unused one but no had to pay extra to get it stamped as used before paying for new one. Worth bearing in mind if you are getting a re-entry permit, you need to use it or it will cost you again to cancel it even though its out of date.'
  3. For second hand information refer to weekly column of stickmanbangkok
  4. I have a conventional 'credit card' with a Thai Bank, which I obtained about 6 years ago a few months after I stopped having a work permit. I had held accounts with the bank for about 15 years at the time and was often asked if I wanted a credit card by the staff. Many years prior to the above I obtained an AMEX Platinum Card in Thailand with the limit being based on the normal multiple of salary. In December last year I was asked if I wanted to increase the limit on the AMEX Card by 60%, so I said yes and signed a document. No questions were asked. I always pay the complete balance on both every month.
  5. Hafele Thailand is a subsidiary of Hafele Holdings. The showroom is well worth going to for ideas for different types of rooms, including for the elderly generation as well as for many other item such as lighting, locks, etc. SCG Experience at CDC is also good for ideas for the home, although by no means as varied as Hafele's showroom. If you are looking for oven, hob, hood, etc, Hafele has a reasonable selection, including Bertazzoni brand which is more expensive and depending upon the person maybe more stylish than Hafele. We wanted and chose a stylish and efficient hood and 3 years ago what Hafele had was not so appealing, so we chose over, micro, hob and hood from a well know European company that has been established in Thailand for many years. Aesthetics, functionality, after sales service, etc are more important to us than price for something that we are using and looking at every day. Go to kitchen showrooms from low to high end, condo showrooms, etc. We all have different ideas on design, quality, service
  6. And since then also started for a number of slim young Thai females.
  7. 1st para is what we did for the kitchen and other rooms and are doing now for 2 bathrooms. Think that you will only do this once (probably), don't buy outlandish colours and designs that look good in the showroom or show condo and are maybe deeply discounted for a reason, mix and match on price choosing quality pieces that you hopefully know that you will never replace (we purchased imported European TV cabinet and sofa, each for the price you can buy a new car at the high end as well as a small table 45cm diameter, which was less than 10k THB), choose good lighting and controls, think about what you really want and need to be built in (coffee machine, dishwasher), choose quality surfaces for kitchen and bathrooms, do you want it to be suitable for young children?, watch the sub-contractor and his subbies if he has like a hawk and don't be afraid to complain.
  8. YTD is a short timescale; depends when you bought it, what you plan to do with it (all or part), base currency (ies),....
  9. Maybe you having made 80 posts on a recent/ongoing thread about LBs?
  10. Good that you managed to change on line. Thai Airways Nos 02356111 and 023561188 have definitely been available all day today, as one of my friends was working answering calls on the latter. You could have called Chiang Mai or another office and by speaking a sympathetic member of staff may have agreed to keep the preferred seats if you had a good reason. No harm in trying now by calling.
  11. Share split soon for Amazon and even now it is possible to buy a few shares. Possible LB Experts based on frequent posts are ST and MM.
  12. Will wait for the LB expert to give advice/opinion before deciding what to do.
  13. Call another office such as Chiang Mai. Think laterally.
  14. Office (tel no 02 356 1111) is open 24x7. Also try business class no 02 356 1188, which was 24x7 prior to COVID, then not available at the peak of COVID. Today I called this no and spoke to someone in 2-3 minutes.
  15. Thanks. I was not aware of that. I have had an account with IB for 10 years and previously bought 2 funds.
  16. From your hundreds of quickfire posts without seemingly engaging your brain 'most' and 'a lot' (of what sample size?) are extreme exaggerations. Perhaps a case of bad experiences and/or bad western eyesight.
  17. https://www.wellmedbangkok.com/covid-19-test
  18. Refreshing to hear a positive experience, having had the same experience of dating, living together and marrying many years ago. From Thai friends and former business colleagues/associates, females that I have employed and from social interests, cabin crew that I know, etc there are many Thai females who have never been married and who are not looking to move in quickly with a farang and live as they did in a village. It seems that that target market for a high proportion of posters is limited, such posters carry out no due diligence and are unable to quickly judge a person, maybe because they are distracted by other immediate priorities.
  19. How about a positive post for once or maybe the second time.
  20. Closed almost 6 months ago and reopened in a new location.
  21. Most posters on this and 'similar' threads would not know where to find a Thai woman to have a perfectly normal relationship with and even if he/they met such a woman their expectation would be for instant gratification rather than building a relationship which involves more than this. Not surprising that their choices are limited and some are manipulated.
  22. I saw something on Flyertalk TG that 2 aircraft delivered already on 6th April and one more due, with proposed routes to Tokyo and Sydney. Not official, but I have other information from a friend who works for TG in BC. If so then 1st stop Tokyo when permitted.
  23. Provided that Thai Nationals are willing to travel to London considering the current situation I don't expect much problem finding passengers for 8 first class seats, paid for or not paid for when flights commence on 27 April 2022. Hope to try the first class on a flight later this year to another destination.
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