Mike KIWI

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

This si very commendable, however many virologists around the world warning that once 6 months past since the last injection the so called fully vaxed are not really 100% protected from getting the Covid all over again, a booster shot however might make a different...

Almost no one talks about how quickly the vax wears off.  Many of the articles I have read say it loses over 50% of its protection after 6 months.  

2 hours ago, sandyf said:

I was in the J Inspire last week for 7 days. I don't think anyone was allowed to use the pool.

My room overlooked the entrance to the Hotel J and pool next door but never saw anyone in it.

You can pass a lot of time reading garbage on TVF.

Now that you say it I have not seen anyone using the pool in the 4 days i have been here. chlorine might be a super spreader? 

10 minutes ago, Old Croc said:

This is about compulsory health insurance for O-A visa applicants. Something you're not eligible for.

The insurance you bought (covid?) is not a reasonable comparison to the subject matter here relating to retirees.

I was talking about the insurance policy i had to buy to get my non immigrant  O visa.  My kids mum is Thai. The policy is the same policy that retirees need.

17 minutes ago, tonray said:

yeah...they go up significantly after 60...just be forewarned

I dont plan to last that long.

Just now, tonray said:

And that was only a COVID policy, correct ? At 63 I pay currently about $2000 US for 1,000,000 baht coverage with exclusions. AT 3 million who knows , I also pay 7700 baht annually for 400/40 coverage. I sent off to Aetna a request to quote at 3 mil coverage...we'll see how much it turns out to be. If they add outpatient...that adds typically 40-50K per year to premium on top.

My policy includes 100k USD covid cover.  I am 47 years old so premiums are a bit lower.

Just now, tonray said:

Agreed...but pre-existing conditions not covered. For example, I have controlled high blood pressure with meds. My policies state that anything remotely related to HBP is not covered, including kidney disease, heart problems, stroke, etc etc. Just covered about 90% of the ailments that take down majority of older men. And your coverage was likley for 90 days, how much vs for 1 year...every year ?

Yea. pre existing conditions are tricky. I paid 1000USD for a years cover.

12 hours ago, peter zwart said:

ou dont want to shoot me. ill buy you a beer and stay 1.5 mtr away from you. You see......im a nice guy but maybe with another way of thinking then you.

there you go. i certainly dont want to see anyone shot either.

10 hours ago, KhaoYai said:

Well I read it as anti vax - if it wasn't, please accept my apologies.

Accepted. 

9 minutes ago, johng said:

Many phones are  still SIM locked to a particular  network     for instance the phones sold in 7/11 are locked to True,  at AIS and Dtac shops they display 2 prices  the cheaper price is for a monthly contract  and SIM locked phone...not sure if the expensive price is unlocked or not ?

I'll have to ask next time I'm in there.

 

Yes Tukcom is still open, around half the phone shops have disappeared though they seem to be very slowly returning..I never could figure out how so many shops selling the exact same thing could  make a profit all within in shouting distance of each other ?

good news. i bought many phones from there over the years. even if only half of the stalls are there then their will still be plenty to choose from.

10 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

You mean like Polio?

no polio is a very different disease. corona acts more like a flu virus that mutates so it is very difficult to vaccinate against. the current vaccine for example is not doing so well at combatting the latest variant as it didnt exist when our current vaccines were being developed. there is no on solution to covid like there was to polio. eventually we will go to a system of annual shots for those at risk but over time viruses tend to get less dangerous so vaccines may not even be required.

9 minutes ago, Bruno123 said:

 

What?! 

Who?!

At least you have a laptop.

I imagined locked phones were a thing of the past. Get it sorted! ????

 

 

I used to have an unusual business in NZ. i needed burner phone and numbers. they are almost free if they are locked to a network.

48 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

The sad news is that even when you get paroled there's virtually nothing to do anyway.  The joint is a ghost town.

I heard kinaree is open.

Just now, treetops said:

Can still get one through Grab Shopping at a Family Mart.

Will hit tukcom for a new phone and sim. need to get a camera for mu new ute as well. wonder if tukcom is open.

13 minutes ago, Bruno123 said:

 

You could have ordered a SIM in time for your arrival and added a 20 Mbps data pack to it: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/ais-4-10-20-mbps-wifi-6-i2832805441-s10335143437.html

I guess you were busy enough getting everything together just to be able to land.

 

 

Have wifi so no rush for a sim card. Browsing thaicupid now. Better pickings up at the kinaree.

Dont have an unlocked phone. 

4 minutes ago, HappyExpat57 said:

I cannot believe we're still having this discussion. It reduces your transmission rate. THAT'S IT.

 

This search comes up with DOZENS of different sites showing evidence supporting my statement, not ONE refuting it:

"does the covid vaccine reduce your transmission rate?"

 

Use any search engine, they all produce the same results.

 

I doubt you can produce ONE valid source saying vaccines don't reduce transmission rate. How can people not get that?

Life wont go back till normal till everyone is exposed. this virus is not going away.

3 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

Your post is very much ant-vax.

Please point out which part. I am fairly sure vaxing old and fat people is a good idea. Death rate is less than 1% so vaxing say 5% of the most vulnerable should be enough.

12 minutes ago, mrfill said:

Yes, let's look at Israel, Infections are FALLING and they are NOT locking down.

 

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/with-boosters-masks-green-pass-israel-sees-covid-19-wave-retreat-2021-10-15/

Looks like the virus has finally gone through. Of course there is no way to tell how many lives were saved by the vaccine. Can probably get a bit of an idea by comparing total deaths from year to year.

1 minute ago, PoorSucker said:

Make a profile on a Thai dating app.

You'll have plenty of ladies to chat with.

Ha, good idea. Cant get my smart phone to connect to the wifi. Any of them work on a laptop?

6 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

Learn the Michael Jackson moonwalk .  They won't know if you're coming or going.

 

Or....wear a suit.  Thais never ask anybody wearing a suit what they're up to. Wearing a suit gives you superhero powers that makes it look like anything you do is unquestionably legitimate.

no way i could handle wearing more than a shirt and T in this climate but thanks for the entertainment. Wonder what the punishment is for absconding, not that I am going to do so.

5 minutes ago, KhaoYai said:

Anti vaxxers should be taken out and shot for speading such false information.  Take a look at the deaths in the UK in January/February this year compared to now.  Infection rates in the UK are fairly high at the moment but they are not translating into deaths. Post facts, not fiction!

 

 

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/uk/

 

Who is anti vax?  (pretty sure you are not allowed to talk about shooting people on here)

10 minutes ago, poohy said:

Well sorry  IMHO (apologies if you dont agree)

If you are NOT vaccinated you are one of the people who SHOULD NOT be flying or entering the country!

A vaccine only protects the person taking it. As I am not in a high risk group its better my vax goes to someone it can actually do some good for. (if they actually work). A vaxed person still spreads and can still die of the virus so what difference would it make to anyone else? People need to look at what is happening in Israel. They have the highest vax rates in the world. COVID still spreading and lockdowns still being used.

On 8/20/2021 at 4:02 PM, chalawaan said:

Aotearoa must be really horrible if you're willing to pay that much to rush back into Covid central.

COVID finally is just starting to run through New Zealand. I am not in a high risk group for the deadly virus but our feminist PM loves to do lockdowns over just a few cases so better to move back here and keep the kids in school.