NanLaew

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Earlier today, the newly-appointed Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa stated that he is not concerned over Thaksin's meetings with Myanmar’s opposition groups. He confirmed that Thaksin was acting in an individual capacity during these discussions.

Gotta luv them loose cannons, eh?

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Something strange about this report...

Engines are normally started upon push-back from the terminal, if the engine failed during take-off that is a whole different thing.

Plus, if the aircraft was pulled back to the gate then the APU could be started which would give electrical power to use bleed air and run the air-conditioning ?

 

You are assuming that a 'normal' engine start-up on push back was ever done.

You are also assuming that the APU "could" be started.

But it's also highly likely that the whole chain of events has been misinterpreted and misreported by local media. I reckon that's a safe assumption.

1 hour ago, cardinalblue said:

None reported in thailand? That’s because there is a cultural prohibition to do so…the system not set up to support women 

 

He’s in a candy store in thailand…

Plenty of recent stories being reported in the Thai media about local and foreign women filing complaints with the police against abusive partners, family members and 'Tinder' losers.

20 minutes ago, Upnotover said:

It has been reported here several times that if using the priority/fast track immigration lines that you inform the officer you need a REP and you will be directed/escorted to get it.

That was my experience last year, but due to the constant changes behind the walls, it could be a bit different now.

After you get the benefit of a quicker security screening, you tell the immigration officer you need a re-entry permit and depending on how busy they are, they'll either show you the way to Zone 2 or escort you there. If the IO retains your boarding pass, then you will need to retrace your steps from Zone 2. If you have your boarding pass, then you can rejoin the regular immigration lines next to the re-entry permit office.

Or, as the other thread you linked to has suggested, forego the fast-track option and just get in line with the plebs for Zone 2 and burn less calories. You have a class of ticket that allows you lounge access once you are air-side, and I think that's more beneficial than saving a few minutes at security on the land-side.

PS: I also recommend NOT faffing about with downloaded, prefilled, forms and pictures beforehand since, for a small premium, they'll do that for you when you apply at Zone 2. Just give them your address and phone number handy on a bit of notepaper so they can fill it in.

Bon voyage mon vieux

8 hours ago, Liquorice said:

On 5/6/2024 at 9:33 PM, NanLaew said:

... Can the stamp be moved by his local immigration office

Just have his stamp transferred to his other passport, just the same as if it were a new one.

But...

On 5/6/2024 at 9:53 PM, DrJack54 said:

On 5/6/2024 at 9:33 PM, NanLaew said:

... I guess the other (easier?) option would be to apply for a replacement for the damaged one at VFS in Bangkok while he's still here, but that may depend on their turnaround time?

This is his only option.

The earlier suggestion in OP will not work.

...

Maybe he should go ask at his local immigration office.

I am upgrading the lighting in the master bedroom that has a total of 8 of those old-fashioned dimmable GU5.3 12 V incandescent downlights, each with a heat-generating 60W transformer inline. I am looking to replace them with dimmable LED downlights, about 3.5 W to 5 W so they fit the same sized holes in the ceiling (9 cm o.d and a 7 cm hole).

I got ahead of myself and purchased some new LED dimmer switches (to replace the incandescent dimmer switches) and LED downlights but didn't know that the LED lights need to be dimmable and the ones I bought aren't! No worries, they can be used in the new annex.

So, looking around for dimmable LED's and the local market seems a bit sparse. Lazada seems to have some, with most coming from China. If anyone has done this already, what did you buy?

Something like this (from the UK) would be nice. I can always replace the socket bases to GU10 on the current BEC fittings.

3 hours ago, Crossy said:

Are the annex rooms going to be rented / Airbnb etc?

 

If so, you may want to consider an individual CU/distribution board for each room, you could then meter each room to see just how much juice each guest is using.

 

No, it's for members of the extended family. Mrs NL has suggested that once they fly the coop, then they could be rented out, but I don't see that happening in my lifetime.

Any ideas on RCB and/or RCBO for the 'wet' appliances?

I am also going to run the wiring in half-inch white pvc conduit with surface-mounted switch and socket boxes, same as I did with my shed. Semi-industrial looking, but I have a feeling that the 'electrician' I will be watching over has loads of VAF building wire (no VAF-G!) and hundreds of those wall staples of yore.

Bump.

The annex now has four rooms, each with its own ensuite and is going to have its own power line/meter and the Thai style house will be moved onto that line, just finalising things with the light company. The main house will be standalone.

So, back to internal wiring for the annex. With 4 air-conditioned rooms, each with en-suite bathrooms. Initially I was thinking a 14-breaker CU with four 16 A breakers for air conditioners, four 16 A RCBO/breakers for hot-water shower units, four 10 A breaker for room lighting and four 16 A breaker for the room wall sockets. That makes each room 'standalone' for power. I used Schneider Square D CU and breakers for my shed, so will go the same way with the annex.

I was also looking at the Schneider Square D CU that has 8+4 and believe with an RCD protecting the 4 slots on the right, this may be an option for having better protection for the shower units? But with only 8 breakers on the left side, that reduces my capacity for individual (4-each) aircon, lights and wall outlet power.

What's the safest, no-overkill (unfortunate pun) method for these hot water shower units? On a bus bar of four hanging off the RCD in the 8+4 CU? Or in the original 16-slot CU with individual RCBO's?

14 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

I don't like the look of it, nothing like traditional fish and chips like this one

You've really got a hard-on for Sharples.

1 hour ago, giddyup said:

Where is Tinnies, too lazy to Google it.

It's somewhere on Jomtien, too lazy to Google it as well.

3 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

Did you select a class of ticket that permits advance seat selection? Airlines will nickel and dime customers with varying options these days. Even an airline's frequent flier can miss the changes being made. I've never flown EVA, but it's possible that they lumped the seat selection option into the first-step of fare selection, like several European airlines do? KLM used to have the seat selection after you had progressed most of the booking, but nowadays, it's either allowed or disallowed in the initial drop-down list under each coach fare type. If you miss that when you select the fare, the seat selection option will be skipped.

As an adjunct, some airlines only open up online seat assignment much nearer the actual flying date.

Keep in mind that all seat assignments can be changed by the boarding staff and cabin crew upon boarding in order to meet operational expediency, safety, security or whatever other excuse they offer for their incompetence.

8 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

14 hours ago, Pattaya57 said:

Funny that the OP wants a specialist fish & chip shop but dismisses Sharples that advertises itself as a traditional UK fish & chip shop that only does that 😆 

 

because it isn't that popular

But it seems that NONE of Pattaya's fish and chip offerings are popular with you.

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

The OP's question was "What is the legal age of consent" (in relation to his friend's situation), that's all, so the answer to his question is cut and dried in that context...it is 15.    That is all that I was commenting on.          

Correct.

But, as alluded to by @OneMoreFarang on page 1, between 15 and 18 there's a law that allows the parent's or the individuals, to pursue charges, regardless of consent given.

"In Thailand, sexual encounters with a minor under the age of 18 may be classed as a compoundable offence, even if this was with a person over 15 and with their explicit consent.

To clarify (I hope!), what this means is that a young person having sex with another person aged 15, 16, or 17 may be prosecuted for this “compoundable offence” if one participant (normally the girl), or their parent, were to file charges against the other side when they later decided they regretted what they had done. In effect, this makes the unfettered Thai age of consent to sex to be 18 years of age."

https://www.lannaist.ac.th/keeping-our-teenage-children-safe/

Since the OP's mate has an 18 year-old admirer, all this and most of the previous two pages is mostly wasted bandwidth.

43 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

26 in the above chart.

 

All these holidays just add to lack of productivity and debt.  

Yes! Isn't it great? It's the Thai way of making sure the knowitall farang squatters have something to gurn about.

On 5/6/2024 at 10:57 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

He's okay and enjoying himself. 

 

Bangkok has him now. 

 

Yup, @bob smith is doing just fine.

4 minutes ago, johng said:

 

Crikey  what a rip off !!!  some people obviously have more money than they know what to do with.

Yes, and that's why...

2 hours ago, bendejo said:

People who can afford cars like that don't get them fixed, they go out and buy a new one.

 

Sorted.

22 hours ago, marin said:

Stop being robbed bob!  Get  your butt back to where a pint is a pint. 

That's good advice Bob. But make sure you've cleared things with your probation officer first.

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Seems cheap for a Mercedes.

I think that is the estimate of the repair cost.

As @SABloke has already pointed out, I think somewhere in their excitement, they got the numbers arse-about-tit, and it's an 11.2 m baht Maybach needing about 1 m baht's worth of repairs.

Who gives a toss?

5 hours ago, mrblonde said:

As above, have just booked our flights for November with EVA and wanted to select seats and pay the extra to get seats we want, but on EVA website every seat on the plane is showing as ‘not available’ (greyed out)

 

any idea when they become available to book? 

Did you select a class of ticket that permits advance seat selection? Airlines will nickel and dime customers with varying options these days. Even an airline's frequent flier can miss the changes being made. I've never flown EVA, but it's possible that they lumped the seat selection option into the first-step of fare selection, like several European airlines do? KLM used to have the seat selection after you had progressed most of the booking, but nowadays, it's either allowed or disallowed in the initial drop-down list under each coach fare type. If you miss that when you select the fare, the seat selection option will be skipped.

I am aware that it is possible for Thai immigration to transfer permission to stay stamps from an old passport to a new one. However, my friend has a slightly different issue.

The UK passport that hosts his current stay through 22 June (enabled by a Non-O) is badly damaged. The biometric data chip won't be readable when he presents it to immigration on departure or arrival at his destination. He does have another valid but not new UK passport. He is wondering if immigration will transfer the remaining +6 weeks permission to stay to this other used passport so that departure scans here and arrival scans at the destination will be OK. The biodata page and stamps in the damaged passport are all undamaged, just the 'machine-readable' functionality is gone. He says he plans on replacing the damaged passport when he visits the UK this summer.

Can the stamp be moved by his local immigration office, or is that done by airport immigration on departure from BKK?

I guess the other (easier?) option would be to apply for a replacement for the damaged one at VFS in Bangkok while he's still here, but that may depend on their turnaround time? I think four weeks is the best I have seen from a few months back.

Thanks in advance.

On 4/26/2024 at 10:46 PM, Hummin said:

She explain the start of sex tourism in Pattaya in the video. The soldiers on holiday created a good business opportunity for women. 

 

So basically vietnam war was the beginning of sex tourism

The myth of American soldiers is thus propagated.

The Germans and Swedes predated the GI's in Pattaya.

On 4/30/2024 at 11:46 PM, Hummin said:

On 4/30/2024 at 11:40 PM, JimTripper said:

They don't really need money for the family. One can make all you need farming and passing the land down to your children.

Sure, good point 

But gambling and alcoholism was endemic and as significant a factor in the rural communities then as it is now. You can't farm the land when you've already lost it, are drunk or both.

Which nationality "passport renewal form"?