Jaymatheson

Hi, Looking for a decent cooking oil for stir frying that's healthy. I've been using sunflower, canola and a mix of the two. I thought extra virgin olive oil shouldn't be used for a stirfry but read that it can be done .... maybe. Plenty other options out there. Thoughts?

Hi, Looking to help a friend who is having issues with their thyroid. Anyone recommend a doctor in Phuket or the southern provinces? Many thanks

Hi, a friend is looking for a sample contract to use at her school. Does anyone have one that they are willing to share? Many thanks

Hi, is it usually okay to arrive at Jomtien Immigration in the afternoon to apply for a 30-day visa Extension? Reason I ask, I've been to a couple offices in the past that will occasionally stop issuing queue numbers in the afternoon long before they shut down for the day. Thank you

Hi, thinking of walking into a local lab and having some tests done. Don't have any health history worth mentioning. Anyone have a list of tests that they've done or suggest? I've seen the generic menus at labs before and not sure how practical some of them are.

Is Thai Immigration now giving 60 days for Visa Exempt entries at land borders?

I've been to Savannakhet a couple times this year. Things change depending on who's sitting behind the window and how they feel that day. To more or less guarantee a Non-O Multiple based on Marriage have the money seasoned for 2 months .... in a Thai bank account. If less, you might be stuck with a Single entry.

Nephew is arriving and looking for venues during vampire hours. They tend to change pretty fast and i'm completely out of the loop. Soi 11 used to have a few many years ago. Today?

Hi, it's been several years since i've regularly driven an automatic. Back then fuel consumption was terrible compared to a semi-automatic. Friend recently told me that there's no longer much difference. True?

Many thanks. So for 12 month extension the FD account doesn't have to show the funds coming from overseas?

Hi, I'll be transferring bt800,000 from overseas into my BKK Bank Savings account. After i apply for my conversion from a Tourist Visa to a Non-Imm O Retirement (showing bt800k in Savings account) at Thai Immigration I'd like to open a Fixed Deposit account and transfer the bt800k into it to season the funds for the 1 year Extension and for the foreseeable future. Is this doable? a) After transferring from Savings into Fixed it won't show as international transfer .... issue? b) Can i use a different bank account to apply for 1 year Extension than what i used for switching to Non-Immigrant?

Yah, i'm a little different. Often stay for a few weeks so i've gotten used to buying local sims. Think you're likely correct though.

Whenever I buy a SIM in Lao, they insist on seeing my passport to set it up. Which isn't surprising. Anyone have experience getting a SIM with just a photocopy or image of passport or do they need the real thing? Thanks

Oh, yes, that makes sense. Most of my banking is through Canada ..... which would likely be more Wise friendly. Many thanks

Interesting, seems to be pretty much evenly split in opinions on SWIFT vs Wise.