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7 hours ago, webfact said:

says he is now working in a restaurant in Thailand in return for meals

Kinda dumb to mention that, could be further up siht creek if he carries on like that.

3 minutes ago, Skeptic7 said:

Hahaha...actually it's a colander, but YES 

 

 

To any Pastafarian, I am deeply and profoundly sorry for insulting your religion; I am ashamed and in complete remorse for suggesting you wear saucepans. This should be a lesson to all - my ignorance is unforgivable.

1 hour ago, 55Jay said:

Santa Claus is the entry level invisible "minder" for many kids in the West,

I strongly disagree. Its fairies.

On 4/16/2019 at 4:40 PM, Skeptic7 said:

Right so you gotta take Pascal's wager for ALL deities...NOT just one. ALL...cuz if you believe in the wrong deity, suffer the consequences.

 

Like say The Flying Spaghetti Monster that the Pastafarians believe in. If you don't love pasta and have it at least once a week and truly enjoy it...spend eternity drowning in a noodly pot of boiling water! 

  

 

And you have to go around with an upturned saucepan on your head (handle pointing backwards) to comply with the religious silly hat requirement.

On 4/16/2019 at 12:52 PM, stevenl said:

Only nationals of UK, USA, Denmark and Australia can not get the income verification letter. 

Belated thanks for that info.

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Info about the various membership options is here. https://www.thailandelite.com/?locate=en

Thanks, much appreciated.

5 hours ago, longball53098 said:

I will ask my local guy to watch the Thai SCG videos on how to install and see if he is willing to do it.

Longball, do you have a URL to these videos, would appreciate the link if you do. Any idea of what these are called in Thai as I can't understand the Tingalit spoken in the HP stores.

Ive missed out somewhere, what exactly is the Elite program? Ive never heard of it.

14 minutes ago, gunderhill said:

None  of it  makes  any  sense,  plenty  have  the  money and  more  to  stay  here  but the stupidity of depositing every month is  plain NUTS.

I can understand where they are coming from, after all 130,000 divided by 2 or 195,000 divided by 3 is a pretty daunting task.

8 hours ago, NotYourBusiness said:

 

Fascinating thread. There is compelling evidence of the existence of a huge (over 500 feet long), ancient, man-made, boat like object at 6.300 feet above sea level.

I saw several of these at Suvarnabhumi airport the other day with lots of strange  writing on the side like "Finnair" and "EastStarJet"

Is one of them Sweden by any chance?

So the 65k Embassy letter of proof of income, is this now completely off the menu or does it still work for the nationals of some countries?

I suppose there is no way to take into consideration the 3M Baht worth of shares that I have on account with a Thai stockbroker. After all its a permanent investment in the place and nearly 4 times the 800,000 they are looking for. Then again, its me that gets the dividend payouts rather than the Thai banks getting almost interest free loans. so I guess the answer is probably 'no'. 

1 hour ago, QuantumMech said:

The CAAT has a website at https://www.caat.or.th/ where they give their name as สำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่งประเทศไทย

Thanks QM, but does that fit the acronym กพท. or is this an 'unofficial' abbreviation that the Daily News has invented?

I cannot find an entry in any dictionary for กพท. but as its a newspaper story about Thai airlines, I would guess that the abbreviation refers to the Civil aviation Authority of Thailand. Finding the words that correspond to the abbreviation, I can only guess it means something like กรมการบิน พลเรือน แห่งประเทศไทย. Anyone have a definitive answer? Thanks.

Many thanks folks, I suspected that it added little extra meaning to that particular sentence.

I find this word causes me constant difficulty and a struggle to truly master. For example, what additional meaning does it add to this sentence:

SEC News : สรุปแบบ 246-2 ประจำวันที่ 7 กุมภาพันธ์ 2561. Without ประจำ I guess we have "SEC News, summary (according to regulation) 246-2, 7th Feb 2561". So what does ประจำ add to this sentence? Thanks.

On 8/18/2017 at 8:44 PM, darrendsd said:

 darrendsd, apologies for not thanking you sooner. I didnt realize I would get a sensible comment! Did as you said, went and complained and hey presto, loads of mail suddenly turned up and the flow continues unabated!

 

On 9/20/2017 at 2:19 PM, lopburi3 said:

http://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=12v LED E27

 

For much larger selection and mostly free shipment:

https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20170919232443&SearchText=LED+12V+e27

On 9/20/2017 at 2:19 PM, lopburi3 said:

http://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=12v LED E27

 

For much larger selection and mostly free shipment:

https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20170919232443&SearchText=LED+12V+e27

Thanks, exactly what I was after!

Anyone know where to buy these anywhere in Thailand? Homepro no good and  Amorn Solar's web site appears permamently defunct. Thanks

Surprised that anyone still actually want to go a dump like the UK.

Has anyone experienced that their ordinary snail mail (letterpost)  deliveries have stopped? I have long suspected that snail mail is no longer being delivered to us despite the same address for 20 years. My proof is obviously expected mail, like credit cards, bank statements, frequent flyer cards and so on that should have arrived months ago have simply disappeared. My definite proof is a registered letter sent from europe six months ago that never arrived. Not only overseas stuff, stuff from Thai tax office, stock broker and so on no longer being delivered. If you have experienced the same and managed to sort out what is going on, please post me some suggegstions. Thanks

Thanks tgeezer for your reply, I appreciate that.

A bit confused about the difference between  จิตใจ and just จิต. They both seem to be nouns that mean 'the mind, spirit'. Are they just freely interchangeable, is one spoken and one written.. or what is the subtle difference if neither of these?

Thanks