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16 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Try googling "NZ covid testing fiasco" and "NZ quarantine fiasco" before cheering too loudly.

Or "NZ fiasco" for both ????

(Works for most countries!)

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Thailand scored 36 points and came in at 104 in among 180 countries in Transparency International (TI)’s 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI).

 

In 2019, Thailand ranked 101 in the index.

Pretty meaningless, without knowing the 2019 score: the 3 point ranking change could just reflect 3 other countries ranking <=Thailand in 2019 improving in 2020...

4 minutes ago, Delight said:

However with this this bank book and a good lawyer it is very likely that a presiding judge can be persuaded that the main asset -i.e. the money was the asset of a foreigner prior to manage -so that same foreigner can keep 100% i.e keep the property 100%

It takes the bank book and a good lawyer to establish that?

8 hours ago, webfact said:

He accepted that post pandemic the numbers may be down but he'll be targeting the high spenders.

 

So the spending will actually be UP!

The "Thailand Elite ****er Visa"?

21 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

That dish of course has become globalized. Usually more general Chinese restaurants don't put Sichuan peppers in it but the original  Sichuan dish has them.

It always seem to have them in China. Might also be worth checking Lazada for lao gan ma chilli/black bean sauce; that's also a staple in (low-end!) restaurants there (eg 老干妈炒鸡蛋盖饭)

4 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

 

You can put condo in sole or both names. My advice from my experience is put it in your name only. I remember so clearly sitting in the lawyer's office in Sathorn in December 2009 when signing power of attorney and other documents for purchase of my Bangkok condo. My Thai wife asked "do you want only your name or both names?". It was my money used for purchase. At that time marriage of 8 years was sweet so I stupidly said "both names" thinking that if anything happened to me then it would be easier for her. On divorce (in UK) 7 years later it was nothing but a pain in the <deleted> getting her name removed from the land register even though our court agreement was for 50% each. When she learned I had a new partner she refused to sign the papers meaning another court appearance and £5,000+ of costs. When she finally did sign, it meant I had to transfer, again, 50% of the agreed condo value to Thailand from overseas to satisfy the Land Office that funds were remitted from outside the country (this was despite me still having the original purchase funds remittance document for the whole amount). As mentioned in another post, you can always do a will leaving it to your wife (or kid/s) in case something should happen to you. Therefore, MY ADVICE IS BUY IN YOUR NAME ONLY! Chok Dee!

Could the difficulties above have been avoided with a pre-nuptial agreement?

6 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Perhaps people either love them or hate them like cilantro?

Come to think of it I like them in mapo doufu... ????

Much ado about hua jiao ???? When I was in China my problem was avoiding them!

2 hours ago, CandiceBraf said:

Here is my recipe:
- the juice of 1 lemon
- 1 teaspoon of baking soda 
- 6 tablespoons sugar (optional)
- 1 liter of pure cold water. 
The mixture should be mixed and filled with water. If desired, you can add ice and mint.

Thanks to the lemon juice & baking soda, this will carbonate itself ????

8 hours ago, webfact said:

More than 100 foreigners and Thais arrested at party on KohVID Phangan

FTFThem

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

I asked them about it and they said they were concerned about lawsuits because there have been incidents of customers choking to death on the actual dried peppers. 

Sichuan pepper is 花椒 right? Those things are about 2-3mm across, an adult would have to really make a special effort to choke to death on one...

On 1/26/2021 at 10:28 AM, ImageDude said:

I buy these over the counter in my local pharmacy.  ANADOL 50mg capsules. They will only sell 20 capsules per person per visit. Sometimes they want me to sign but mostly they don't.

 

Hope this helps.

ID

Do not confuse with Anadrol

2 minutes ago, Bangkok Basha said:

I foresee a huge black market for them emerging in China or other places known for counterfeit documents.

Heard Khao San Road's not so busy lately...

7 hours ago, Brickbat said:

The young geeks who are involved in Cryptoland are way too smart for these old farts who are only afraid of losing their control. 

The old farts control fiat currency, which, if they choose,  they can "print" in unlimited quantities to hire other (non-libertarian/crypto-anarchist) young geeks to mess with "Cryptoland", in what might become "trial by combat"*, whether Bailey realises it or not.

* (c)  Rudy Giuliani

9 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Mask up, hand gel, at least foot massage should be ok.

Right, it's not foot & mouth!

2 minutes ago, goldenbrwn1 said:

You have obviously been in LOS for too long and forgot there are two halves to Glasgow . 

Just wishful thinking, no disrespect to Glasgow intended...

6 hours ago, 2530Ubon said:

I've got odds on for Boris to go there in a kilt, bagpipes and tartan draped around him on show- and then mumble a comment or two deeply offensive to Scots.

 

That same comment would earn a pat on the back and a free drink in a low class east London pub close to Millwall, but it's definitely going to earn him a vote leave result.

And would get him a Glasgow kiss if it weren't for the MI5 heavies...

7 hours ago, colinneil said:

Gordon Brown speaking nonsense once again, the most useless PM in living memory.

Failed state, thats just where it was heading under his leadership.

TBH I think he did more damage as Chancellor: spent too little until public services (esp NHS) were badly run down, then started treated government spending as Labour's re-election fund...

1 hour ago, BlueFlowery01 said:

I am half Thai but my education has been more involved in English

Maybe you could do English tutoring? Schools might want people with degrees, but it might be possible to do it privately &/online. There are also some online diplomas that aren't too expensive.

27 minutes ago, Catkiwi said:

Sorry if I misinterpreted previous comments but please explain...We were talking about NZ MIQ and then comments around Thai ASQ popped up.

If they're looking at spread via aircon in quarantine in NZ, that possibility might also exist in ASQ in Thailand. (However, if the hotels don't have central aircon &/ the NZ case had known contact with a +ve person while in quarantine, this is less of a concern.)