junkofdavid2

Do we have any maps showing the most vulnerable areas?

Like, say, color-coded type to show which are more flood-prone than others?

What are the opening times of the airport link?

They should do something worse than capital punishment or jail!

Like maybe instead, transfer him to an "inactive post"!

Oh, forgot he ain't working for the...

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even though I have seen Jesus and reformed my evil ways.

not enough.

you gotta be 'born again'.

Can happen anywhere...

The difference, of course, is than in a developed country, the guilty really get locked up (if caught).

In Thailand, what does "confessed" after an "intensive" police investigation really mean?

he doesn't need to make himself important.

This is his CV:

Well then, the old man doesn't need "importance", he just desperately needs "attention"!

Blocked, but found a way to...

Anyway, this is ridiculous!

Some recommendations by environmentalists are really true and some of these warnings need to be heeded,

BUT

They never get the (some) "real" messages across to the mainstream because they act and exaggerate like WACKOS.

Thai people no longer need to be concerned because society has matured

I am guessing this must be the really big restaurant that has a gate on rama IV? The place I am thinking of is quite small and is on the other side of the street. will give it a try. I do miss good Chinese food.

I know exactly which resto SBK is talking about. I read about it from SBK earlier so I went there and 1) it had a STRONG smell of cockroaches, and 2) even if the place looked old and dirty, the menu was actually quite expensive (160 to 200 per dish) compared to the "level" of restaurant. Easy to assume it's cheap though (if you don't know your prices), because the place looked extremely cheap.

Sorry, didn't try the food because of the reasons mentioned above.

If you have 40 million baht, go ahead and buy it.

... if you're willing to lose it right after yet another "law" is written/repealed or new government takes over.

You might even be called one of the Elite land owners.

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... There is a difference in filipinas in that although they have responsibility to their families, once they get married, their responsibility to their own family takes more precedence over their parents lives. This is in stark difference to Thais.

No. Their responsibility to their own family (including their parents and extended family) will always take more precedence over your own life, so be ready to support a LOT of relatives, many of them you never heard about yet. Your role will be a financial and emotional support and you will always come the last.

No. You are only referring to lower-class Filipinos. The educated class and their relatives from good* schools will NOT want any of your support; and will even take offense if you offered it.

*(Note: just like in Thailand, there are also LOTS of "diploma mill" type schools in the Philippines; hence, the proliferation of so-called filipinos with "advanced degrees/diplomas" with sub-standard education and speak bad English).

You'll be amazed at how learned, educated, and well-cultured some Filipinos are from certain sectors of society.

That was my observation when I lived and worked in the Philippines for a couple of years.

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I received a 90 day Visa from there in March. Make sure you have all the necessary documents plus originals.

Fly there the day before, check into a cheap Hotel around Baht 1,000 per night.

Go to the Thai Consulate for about 10.00 am the next day.

Easiest and cheapest way to get there for me is to take the Monorail (mini-skytrain, and connected to the other main skytrain lines) to Bukit Nanas station, and then walk around 200m to the bus stop right in front of the Renaissance Hotel.

Get on bus number 28 or 79 (not "U28" which is different). Bus ride costs 1 to 1.50 MYR (10-15 baht).

you'll pass a few embassies and then when you see the Nationwide Express building on the left side, then you are VERY close the the Thai embassy already.

Going back, take the same bus #s to Bukit Nanas Monorail again.

Hope this helps.

You said that you have done you research well, then can you please check the Thai Embassy web in KL:.30 hrs.

I am sorry if I offended you meanwhile you are trying to remind the other of the situation, however, this timing was on for at least the past 2 years and my last visa from KL

@bjhabal:

You may indeed be correct but you shouldn't have pointed out this out correctly because then someone "lost face".

I bought a 14 year-old Toyota Camry 1 and a half years ago and was super LUCKY... has no major problems until now; just the usual maintenance like battery replacement, etc.

I first inspected it myself using a "used car checklist" I downloaded from an auto website, and after it passed my initial test, I had it inspected by Testcar's much cheaper (albeit not as thorough) competitor known as Cartrust for only 2,000 baht.

No need to take the car out to their shop, they just send 2 mechanics on a motorbike equipped with car testing equipment. (Like I said, not as complete check as Testcar, but good enough for me).

Their website:

http://www.cartrust.net/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1〈=en

I'm not connected to them in any way, and have never talked to them in the 1 and a half years since (never had to! )

If I travel to Saigon...

Is a taxi the only way to travel from the airport to my hotel in the middle of the city?

I'd rather take a bus... as taxis may just try to cheat me and/or take me to another hotel.

I only noticed two 3M logos, not bothersome nor noticeable unless you really look hard, and I'll keep it for when I sell the car; to prove to the next owner that the film is 3M high-end and not some flimsy Thai brand.

Are they open or not?

August 13, Friday, declared a holiday, but some companies and schools remain open.

If you buy a standard lead-acid battery in Thailand, make sure it's not "maintenance free".

What's wrong if it's maintenance-free?

Ha! I was just about to post that. 2 years, that's how long your battery will last, maybe 2 1/2.

Mine lasted 2 years and 2 months, whilst I didn't add water for 1 year and 3 months.

So I'm guessing... had I faithfully added water... would it have lasted 3 years???

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Mine has lasted more than 2 years...

Only died recently but could be because, as I mentioned, I didn't add water and it dried up.

May have lasted longer had I added water.

However, I shut off my main headlights at stoplights. (Not sure if that helped or not)

That happened to me, ...The battery lasted a couple of months after refilling with battery water before dying for good. Save yourself some hassle and just get a new one now.

After the "few months", did it die suddenly or gradually?

I wonder... since my battery is more than 2 years old, should I be using the pink one?

Battery was so weak car almost didn't start last week, but it turns out it was just drained of water (I thought all batteries were maintenance-free nowadays) and battery seems to slowly be "reviving" after I put the regular deionized water. (can start with one crank already, but cranking is still a bit slow).

Maybe the pink one will revive it better?

So then...

What was that "pink" colored "premium" water available at the battery shop... which was a little more expensive than the deionized water?? (20 baht instead of 15)

Is it "better"? Will it take a longer time to evaporate perhaps? Does it prevent rust?