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Passenger charges soar at six major Thai airports
BananaGuy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
šA well-aimed post there Spamhead (nice choice of name too). -
Context In Australia: a lot of the commentary would be about this bit ā¦ Ploy told Channel 3 that the Russian womanās boyfriend tried to seek help from a local politician in the province to evade charges In Thailand: that bit not yet mentioned but a lot of chatter about farangism, wearing shoes indoors and various nationalities bad behaviour leagues.
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Swedish Man Arrested for Exchanging Counterfeit Money in Patong
BananaGuy replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
Sloppy reporting, again ā¦ How many ācounterfeitā notes? One or two notes? Heās probably a victim not a perp. A whole bunch of notes? Heās maybe dishonest and maybe dumb ā¦ those FX places check notes like hawks.- 42 replies
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How do you manage to get good long lasting batteries?
BananaGuy replied to In Full Agreement's topic in General Topics
Mad bad and dangerous advice. Do not try this at home. -
How do you manage to get good long lasting batteries?
BananaGuy replied to In Full Agreement's topic in General Topics
Not true. A (very) smart charger such as Powerex will include refresh and recovery functions that restore near-original capacity to ādeadā Li cells. A slow process though - can take 12 hours to complete all cycles on an AA cell. But typically these devices can charge 4 batteries simultaneously. -
How do you manage to get good long lasting batteries?
BananaGuy replied to In Full Agreement's topic in General Topics
Rechargeable. Assuming you are talking AA or AAA size ā¦ look for Panasonic Eneloop or Eneloop Pro technology (pricy) IKEA-labelled rechargeables are cheaper and reportedly supplied by Panasonic using the same tech ā¦ but are lower capacity. -
Xi Did Not Shake Hands With Prayut āBecause Of Covid Measuresā
BananaGuy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
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Hua Hin to get high speed train by 2032
BananaGuy replied to webfact's topic in Hua Hin and Cha-Am News
Itās a metaphor ā¦ either ā¦ Japanese hi-tech transport system or childrenās fantasy ā¦ take your pick. -
Hua Hin to get high speed train by 2032
BananaGuy replied to webfact's topic in Hua Hin and Cha-Am News
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Thanks for that, Iām aware of most of what you discuss ā¦ have you any source for the ā12 monthā reference there? Thatās feasible if de facto needs to be established but our intention would be to marry and Iām not aware of any waiting period there. Would really like to hear from actual experiences - I realise there have been few during last 3 years but I donāt think these 300 visa conditions have changed much.
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Hi All I've posted elsewhere ... but here exploring options beyond a tourist visa for Thai girlfriend to visit/live in Australia. I'm aware that an Australian 'Prospective Marriage (Subclass 300)' is as dear as poison and there is an approx 12-month wait and reams of paperwork, but it's the effect on my age pension that's the unknown ... ... at what point does the Australian age pension get reduced to the 'partnered' rate (ie effectively halved)? Is it when the application is submitted? when granted? on arrival? when married? some other point in time? Sharing of any experiences would be appreciated.
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Thanks for that. I sense the pain of that $15k 'investment' rightly lingers ... agree with you 100% about Oz attitude to inbound visitors ... still very 1950's and difficult not to compare/contrast with the reverse situation - as an Oz citizen i can show up on arrival in Thailand with a toothbrush and swan around indefinitely. I have a slim hope the huge Oz backlog in visa processing, new government here and a collapsed Oz inbound tourist industry may produce another fluked success for me. Hopefully, DFAT are automating a lot of their processing these days. As an ex-IT guy, i have faith their systems misfire frequently and may yet spit out a 'Computer says 'Yes'' result.
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thanks Will for that (gloomy) assessment ... i believe you helped me with advice back in 2019/20 too ... yes, i maintain an optimistic face but likely you're correct. i have seen Thailand before - she has not seen Oz ... better for us to use scarce resources to get her here first ... but meeting her in Thailand is our Plan 'B. Nevermind. I'm happy to 'invest' a small amount in an application - just looking here for recommendations that will give it the best shot.
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Thanks. Far as I can make out, the B10k + B20k outfits do not even include āextrasā such as translation ā¦ their fees seem to go 100% to them. B30k cheap? All relative I guess ā¦ but regardless of whether I can afford it or not, Iām naturally reluctant to pay the price of a return Scoot airfare for a visa thatās got a base price of about B4k ā¦ ā¦ hope thereās some middle ground here!
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After a three-year cross-Covid, mostly remote and now failed relationship, i embark on the journey again to help new Thai gf acquire her first Oz tourist visa. Neither of us are great candidates, practically no history together, me not super-rich but able to pay for her trip and support her financially ... but she has no regular job, no property in Thai etc etc. I'm familiar with the Oz IMMI process and, as shared here, fluked a three-year visa for GF #1 in early 2020. She ended up allowing it to lapse (grrr!). This time though, i'm in Oz and new gf is in Thailand (Phetchaburi) so i can't assist directly - a Thai-based agent seems to be the best option. She has (randomly) found one in Buriram - one-person business by the look of it - advertising a service for B7,000 - which sounds suspiciously low to me. I've e-trawled the usual suspects - Siam-Legal etc - which offer deals for B10,000 upfront and B20,000 on success - which sounds suspiciously high to me. Anyone got current recommendations for an agent? Phetchaburi would of course be ideal but more desirable features would be :- (a) ability to massage her application (b) talk her through the biometric and document-gathering stuff (c) hopefully some pay-by-results component - we can't afford multiple bites at the cherry. Positive responses* welcome either here or via DM * but please, no 'Walking ATM'-style comments
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Anyone done 'Ceramic coat' / 'Crystal glass coat' on their car?
BananaGuy replied to jack71's topic in General Topics
If you have a brand new vehicle then your first line of defence needs to be an (expensive) paint protection product ā¦ a physical film applied to scratch prone areas usually nose and sills. āCeramicā products are basically glorified waxes. If your paint is new or near-new theyāll improve appearance a little and make washing easier. Big ābut ā ā¦ no product will compensate for existing scratches, swirls, chips or sun damage ā¦ if the vehicle has been out of the showroom more than a month or two youād be wasting money on any of these products ā¦. ā¦ money probably better saved for a re-spray or a (much cheaper) cut-and-polish job. -
ā¦ ātrue causes ā¦ā What a (typically) weasel trick ā¦ implying in two short words that the Thai government is so wise as to accept Lavrovās fairy tales as true. Thereās a popular phrase āDonāt <deleted> in my pocket and call it a cute brown kittenā ā¦ probably doesnāt translate well into Thai or Russian. Sad of course that Thai government lies on itās back and allows Lavrov to give these little belly-rubs but pleasing to see so many comments pointing out the absurdity of the situation. Only massive pushback against this misdirection will move governments. I donāt read or speak Thai so no way of knowing if there is any pushback from Thai people ā¦ but here in Oz at least, the government and people have moved on to react with near derision when Putin glove puppets try this stuff. China too. A recent interview on ABC 7:30 Report had Chinese Australian ambassador both deriding massive UN Xinjiang report as ātotally fakeā and in next breath admitting he had not read it. Putin, Xi ? Grow up or preferably, move on. Your Bart Simpson-level material doesnāt work any more.
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Maybe you need to sharpen up your question ? Like ā¦ do you plan to drive your car back ???? ?
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Public Swimming Pools in Ramkhamhaeng/Wangthonglang
BananaGuy replied to WalsallRobbo's topic in Bangkok
Donāt ask. Bluff. Just walk in for your usual swim. Whatās the worst that can happen? -
Living in Thailand vs living in America?
BananaGuy replied to jack71's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Dumb āpiece of stringā type question but this is one of the smartest responses Iāve ever seen to anything in this forum. Goodonya Pomchop. Please continue to have fun ???? for a long time.