Everything posted by Seppius
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Renewing UK passport
If it helps anyone, 3BB emailed me a bill address in English, no charge
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Foreign Biker Kills Finnish Pedestrian in Pattaya Crash
This guy is well-known for speeding up and down Pratumnak sois 5/6, going by FB comments he had been reported to police https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsoninpratumnak?locale=th_TH
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Soham Killer Ian Huntley murdered in Jail Cremation Funded By State
Cheaper than keeping him in jail another 30 years
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Big C now cheaper than expat shops
Yeah, you are right. I like the salade bar in the Lotus Sukhumvit, its the main reason I go there, Makro is great, some good steaks
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Big C now cheaper than expat shops
My gripe with Lotus is they have so many products with no price in the food section, seems nearly everything I want has no price This includes the Sukhumvit Road Lotus big store Pattaya, and the two Lotus Fresh stores in Pratumnak that I use. I would not be surprised to see the one on soi 5 near the beach Pratumnak close, now the other one is open on the hill
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Renewing UK passport
Exit 3 from MRT large motorbike group there, 30 baht to the passport building
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Holes in Passport be aware
I recently got a new 10 year UK passport, I asked my agent when getting stamps transferred to ask immigration not to staple, she said words to the effect, "its what they do, sorry" My last one was littered with staple holes Just renewed 1 year visa, no staples, so maybe they are learning as more people ask them not to
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Foreign Nationals Lose ฿300m in Pattaya Gold Scam
This is the same group of the British guy arrested a few weeks ago, by looks of it https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/british-man-and-thai-women-arrested-over-300m-baht-investment-scam
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Maneerat Visa Service.
Mine using Kbank has taken nearly 3 weeks to get back from them
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Thailand Votes in Pivotal Election After Decade of Turmoil
Bhumjaithai party is winning by a mile
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Will They Re-Criminalize Cannabis in Thailand Within 60 Days?
Looks like the election today will be won by bhumjaithai party, The PM elect is the one that brought the liberalization of cannabis
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Thailand to Enforce Nationwide Alcohol Ban for Election Day
There is a place in Pratumnak, Pattaya, where hundreds will be enjoying a beer all night in the open air, always does on "dry" days and never been touched by the police
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Female Student Injured at Zebra Crossing in Bangkok
Jomtien beach road has many of these crossings now, some with traffic lights, some not. They are deadly, I always stop on red, as others do, and people start to cross, then some baht buses, motorbikes, and cars go steaming straight though
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Foreign Man Shocked After Winning Lottery But No Cash Prize
The odds of getting the last 2 numbers right are 100/1
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Look out for confused tourists
Going to be interesting in 7-11s when they have to pull the shutters down at 6pm, specially like the busy ones at sunset points like soi 5 Pratumnak
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The ‘Great Scare of 45’ and Bonnie Prince Charlie?
The phrase "Great Scare of Forty-Five" likely refers to the Jacobite rising of 1745 (often called "the 'Forty-Five'"), a major rebellion in Scotland and Northern England. Been watching Outland, a great TV series, and this is featured heavily in the first 3 series
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Which vitamins, supplements, and foods for health do you take?
Foodmart in Jomtien has some very good Sauerkraut and pickles not in tins, I transfer them to glass jars
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Concern Mounts for British Couple Jailed in Tehran
They went against all advice from family, friends, and the government. Why should staff there risk their lives.
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Lazada and Shopee - which one you find better ?
I have been getting some good stuff in TikTok shops, some good bedding deals, very fast delivery
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BTS Refutes Rabbit Card Ban: KYC Rules Apply Equally to All
Tried to put B300 into mine yesterday, took about 10 mins, passport, phone number, I kept apologising to the people behind me Problem manly was I could not understand a word she was saying with those crappy speakers they use I defiantly resisted with my passport a few years ago
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Maneerat Visa Service.
I was in there today, looks like they have re-arranged the office, maybe the short term reason for a communication break down The staff in there are brilliant
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Russia Panics,Venezuela Raid Threatens Their Oil Prices Lifeline
No more cosy phone chats between Trump and Putin hopefully, good for Ukraine
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UK visa application at VFS Application Centre Bangkok - QUICK
Got a message yesterday, passport ready for collection, it took 10 days. Very fast. Edit: was a renewal
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UK visa application at VFS Application Centre Bangkok - QUICK
I just used them for my UK passport, very efficient, and yes, better than the Trendy building Got the MRT to Rama 9 exit 3, motorbike taxi from there B30 , there is a shuttle also
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British Man Arrested For Illegal Birdwatching Tours
Bet his ass started twitching when they swooped in on him😀