JensenZ

That's not going to happen. In 50 years China will be bankrupt and back to 3rd world status. Their population currently resembles a reverse pyramid, with old people outnumbering young people by a significant degree. The problems have already started, so you won't have to wait 50 years. I don't know why so many people buy into this bs that China will soon be the world's number one economy. Apart from that, they lie about their growth numbers. It's all CCP proganda.

I did some investigation a few months ago. The only places where you can still get vaccines are in government hospitals. Pattaya City Hospital and Banglamung hospital both do them. It was once or twice a week in the mornings they offered them - and you pay of course. Banglamung quoted me 1380 baht. It was surprising that the major private hospitals I visited (Bangkok and Memorial Hospitals) were unaware of where vaccines are available. There's a major concern about excess death worldwide after covid (not a theory, but statistically proven), so you might want to do some research before taking another jab. I was investigating the jab for visa requirements to visit the US, but as lf May 11 you don't need to be vaccinated to visit there.

Not necessarily as old functional computer components can be valuable and sought after by some people. The last one I handed over was a 2009 Compaq laptop and they greatfully accepted it. Your 20+ year old systems might have some value yet. If they don't want it, dump it in the bin.

I take out the HD and give the rest of the computer to people at the local computer centre (Tukcom in Pattaya), then just smash the HD to pieces with a hammer.

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No it isn't. The reason the geckos had nearly disappeard in the first 4 months of this year is due to not enough insect biomass to feed them - they starved to death. Now, since we've had some rain, they are slowly returning along with their food source - the insects.

No, I have a lot of mirrors in my condo.

It's not about other people seeing it, I don't care what they think as I don't date. It's the shock I get when I see it.

One member above said he paid 12,500 to an agent. Deducting the 1900 fee plus a small amount for the bank statment, that's about 1.3% on 800,000. He might be able to make more in interest or at least break even vs the normal application fee and that's not even considering transfer fees and exchange rates.

LOL. Mirrors are not too bad for me as my eyesight is fading. It's photos I most like to avoid. My last passport photo was a shocker and I have to see it for another 6 years. Rather than fading away into non-existence, I prefer the idea of planning my exit. That's easy enough if you don't have family.

What a brilliant deduction. People need money to live on whether they use agents or not.

A number of members have already proven you wrong. Why couldn't you get your extension?

You expected knowledge from a thread about a motorcycle death in Pattaya? Seriously? I would suggest you work a little bit harder on getting that life you think you have, mate. A good start would be avoiding threads like these and wasting your time baiting other members.

That's what public forums are for. People discuss and speculate on the causes of assorted happenings. Are you suggesting that no one should should discuss anything as it's just speculation? Of course everything said here is speculation because we have limited facts to go on. I proposed another possible cause to create some balance to the "he was a young idiot with no experience and speeding" camp.

I can confirm that Siam Legal no longer have an office in Pattaya. I just called their head office in Bangkok.

There's no need for the sarcasm... Tyre health is not a big thing in Thailand, so of all the things that can go wrong, tire blowouts, front and back are a very real concern and would cause the swerving that was observed by onlookers. I've had blowouts on both front and back on big motorcycles (much bigger than 300cc) over my riding years. It causes swerving that is hard to control, especially on a front deflation... and it comes as a surprise (shock) that no rider on a public road is prepared for. I'm also considering the good condition of the road, and the gentle curve, which would, on its own, not be an obvious cause of a crash of this nature, even at high speed.

Let's bring it back a bit. A fast front tire deflation or blowout, for example, could easily cause a rider to crash. I've experienced one before at highway speed, and it was terrifying. If you hit a pole, you don't need high speed to kill. Sure, the rider might have been riding too fast, but that curve on Jomtien Road is rather gentle and it wouldn't normally cause a problem at high speed. A mechanical failure of some sort is a possible cause.

Did you check the Siam Legal office opposite Immigration on Soi 5? Are they still there?

I don't know where you live, but 10,000 is not and hasn't been a lot of money in Thailand for a long time. The cost of a good night out in Pattaya won't see much change from 10,000 baht. A decent hotel will cost you over 5000 a night. My monthly rent is 30,000. We're talking about foreigner spending in Pattaya as tourists, not a rice farmer trying to survive in Northern Thailand.

Google finds that address instantly. I'm trying to find out where they are, and both locations, Soi 5 Jomtien and King Power Building still indicate "temporarily closed" (May 20, 2023). I get no answers on any of their phones, even head office, despite them saying they have 24 hour service. Not a good sign of their professionalism for the high fees they are asking.

My world too. I'd misplaced a day.

All for the grand sum of 10,000 baht. Perhaps they think this is a lot of money in Thailand?

What time will Thailand turn on the rain?

There are levels of everything in life. "High quality" as a description is meaningless. I've seen 10,000 baht (years ago when inflation was low) per kilo Japanese beef for sale in Foodland. It was frozen. Not sure who buys it.

I agree Foodland is a good source of meat and I've bought plenty of Thai beef from there over the years. The meat I suspected was rare roast beef bought from Carrefour. In fact, my tapeworm was discovered around the time Carrefour ceased to exist so no defamation charges can be brought. People might appreciate knowing that you can get tapeworms from rare Thai beef. I gave a simple solution to ensure its safety - freezing it for 24 hours if you prefer to eat it rare. The important note is you can coexist with 10 - 25 ft long beef (pork tapeworms are very dangerous) tapeworms for many years and not know it. At the very least you could be feeding a beef tapeworm for 2 - 3 months before you detect it. Some people get worse symptoms than others, but mine were nothing more than a minor irritable bowel.