expat_4_life

Reminds me of the song "Winds of Change" ... but this time NOT in Europe with the decline of the old USSR and German reunification

but this time rather the decline of US influence and the rise of China and India in Asia.

 

4 hours ago, bob smith said:

just listening to mrs. smith and her friends yap on endlessly is enough to send anoyone to sleep!

"Correlation is not causation" ... it has nothing to do with their nationality or native language - they are doin what women do 

@SluglordGood Report, couple of comments/questions if ya don't mind:

"Submitting documents have remained essentially the same."
Would be curious to know if they requested TM47 and/or TM30?

"IO caught me out with old photo."
I got caught out by this a few years back, since then have taken to getting a new photo at the same time I make copies downstairs, 100 Baht as I recall.

Glad to hear, no drama and that it was essentially a pleasant experience - I always had a fairly courteous and pleasant exchange with the IOs at CW myself.
 

At home, it usually western, soups/stews, roast, veg, BBQ when I do the cooking.
If wife cooking, it Thai food all the way - she handy in kitchen, favors seafood.  She has a few western dishes up her sleeve tho too.

When we go out, it an opportunity to have something different - then its
(in no particular order)
Japanese

Korean

American BBQ

Mexican

American style Steaks (or pork chops, she loves her pork chops)

Indian
Arabic

Italian
or, sometimes Thai (have a couple of favorite places)

I have doubts on the effectiveness too!

The Covid years wreaked a lot of havoc.  In the wake of that period, tourism is still down and inflation feels like it has taken hold.

Meanwhile debt has risen, interest rates are up, dining out is up substantially and so are food prices - got to be tough for many households

56 minutes ago, Harsh Jones said:

Is there rip tides there 

RIP tides found along all the beaches ...

I gift the wife a seasonal vacation at this time of the year, departing next week.

This way I don't have to expect anything from her as I get to go along

I would suggest IKEA is the only reason for people living in central Bangkok to visit EmSphere.  If your hunger is only satisfied by Swedish meatballs, or you want to visit a more conveniently located IKEA showroom than BangNa or Nonthaburi. then EmSpehere it is (I suppose).

With the Emporium and EmQuartier so close, located directly at the BTS, and Terminal 21 just one BTS stop away I'm finding any reason to visit the new mall except IKEA hard to imagine.  More of the same that you find at any of the malls.

Won't be visiting until my Swedish buddy comes to visit - for the meatballs of course

8 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Is any of the plan addressing the fact that Bangkok is expected to be under water within a few decades from now? 

8 hours ago, attento said:

How long before the predicted, rising sea levels render it under the sea ?

I think the Maldives is the canary in the coal mine, it's still not underwater and we have at least a few decades after it is to make "holistic development plans".

1 hour ago, Ravi98008 said:

The Bangkok Thailand USA embassy office says 4 to 8 weeks.   

If I don't get a renewed USA passport back from the Bangkok Thailand USA embassy office in time to get a new retirement Visa extension stamp in April 16 2024.

I understand you're anxious about a passport renewal, but the process works.  You might just be over thinking the whole thing, you have a lot of "ifs".

Assuming I have it correct, today is DEC 15 and your extension expires APR 16.  That is 4 months from now, a renewal is just 4-8 weeks.

If it was me I'd apply for a new passport immediately ... don't see how you won't have your new passport back in time for your renewal. 

Good Luck whatever you decide

 

Very popular night market with locals and tourists located conveniently near the MRT/Fortune Town, sounds like they can reopen it in a couple of weeks.

Extremely lucky that this occurred at 16:30, rather than say 20:00 when the market is jam packed - only one minor injury

Imagine the chaos that would have occurred later in the evening - probably be a death count.

17 minutes ago, jtrump said:

Strange as my LINEMan app doesn't have a taxi service.  Possibly because of my location in Bang Pa-In.  I was looking as taxis are not easy to get here and need to go to airport often.

Could well be a location "thing", TBH I have only ever used it in Bangkok.
You got my curiosity up tho, will check when I'm in Rayong province for the holidays - thanks for the info

27 minutes ago, BusyB said:

 

Sadly this doesn't seem to be available on Apple. 

OOPS not LINE, my bad, it is LINE MAN ... in addition to metered taxis they also do food delivery and more

If I'm really stuck, usually at night, in Bangkok I use the LINE taxi app.  For planned longer trips I use a booking service.

LINE drivers show up and they use the meter +20 Baht ...

I get my metered taxi and they get a tip, only app I'll use

9 minutes ago, azt219 said:

Hi

 

Unfortunatley I just ran out of pages on my UK passport

 

If I go back to the UK and my visa lapses, do I have to restart the whole non-imm O visa extension process (as compared to renewing? - since the first time doing it seemed much more ardous than renewing) 

Not sure how u get around the fact your passport is full, maybe there is some type of temporary passport that can be issued?  Suspect someone that has been in this situation will be along with a work-around.

As to allowing your permission to lapse while visiting the UK, yes definitely you would have to start the extension process from scratch.

Big fan of Aussies myself, find me another nationality that can misgender me as a kunt with impunity

Poor parents  ... lot's of criticism and scrutiny

“Looking for a home tutor for English. The child is seven years old and is located in Si Racha. I want someone who didn’t graduate from Rajabhat, everyone else is fine.”

Should have simply asked for a native English speaker ... rookie "social media" mistake as that appears to be what they wanted.