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jaywalker2

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  1. It also depends on the card that you're using. I know that Citibank used to incorporate a 1 percent fee into the exchange rate with the standard debit card. In fact, it's often hard to know just how much you're being charged.
  2. The problem with hydrogen peroxide is that it doesn't really penetrate very far if the wax runs deep or is impacted. Plus, you're putting an acid in your ear, so you don't want to do it on a regular basis.
  3. You can do it yourself. Get a plastic syringe at a pharmacy, fill it with warm water, inject it into the ear. Tilt the head and hold it there for five or ten minutes.
  4. The problem is traveling to a major market in Pattaya is time-consuming and you can't carry that much, certainly not on the baht bus. Most condos don't have a greal deal of storage space in the kitchen either. This necessitates visiting a store several times a week, I find. But I suppose in Thailand cooking is not a priority for most people. I find eating out all the time exhausting, however.
  5. That's not true. Citibank Thailand is a separate entity independent of Citibank N.A. While it's classified as a branch, that's a technical classification made by the Bank of Thailand relating to its structure. It doesn't mean that it is part of the Citibank NA operations.
  6. It's 220 baht now
  7. Normally, I don't like to tip but I'll do it on occasion if I feel it's warranted. For example, I took a Bolt from Pattaya to Bankok for 1100. It was a nice car, new, plenty of leg room, the driver was fast and efficient, he had three phones going charting the route and made good time. So I gave him a tip. It was over two hour journey after all. He seemed surprised.
  8. Given that there are no full-scale grocery stores in Jomtien, just the ubiqutous 7-11s and Tops Dailies, do people living there mainly eat out? Is there a convenient way to rely on your own cooking if you don't have your own transporation or would you have to take Bolt constantly to one of the major stores? I'm thinking of transferring there but I wonder if there is a lack of amentities outside the tourist trade.
  9. He means what the crown is made from: ceramic, ziconia, porcelin, gold or a combination
  10. I only tried it out as a public service to this forum.
  11. But that's Pratamnak, isn't it? That's a ways to go for breakfast.
  12. This one looks a lot nicer
  13. The other one. It is in the jomtien complex, I guess
  14. Theppraya road
  15. I went to the Zing buffet this morning. It was 250 baht. And all I can say is that I won't be going back. It was sort of like a cross between an English breakfast and Thai street food. They had silver dollar pancakes, panang curry, the usual cheap ham and hot dogs, baked beans, toast and jam, fruit juice. Most of it wasn't very good. Even the coffee was bad. They had one of those automatic machines that supposed to be make various kinds of coffee but they all end up tasting like Red Cap. The two bright spots were the croissants and the egg station. At least the eggs were freshly made.
  16. Where are you?
  17. To answer my own question, I checked over at View Talay 2A and found that several providers offer optical fiber (including CAT as one poster mentioned). There was also a company called TMN, I think, and one other. I was told the 3BB service is very spotty, something about how they had touble linking up with the old cables or something. I can also confirm that fiber optical is available through NT at View Talay 5C and 5D but the tenant might have to install it himself, along with signing a 6-month contract. Odd that landlords choose to avoid the expense, as you would think it would be a selling point.
  18. Value for money. Suppose breakfast is going to be the main meal of the day. So you want something filling you could partake of daily.
  19. Any recommendations?
  20. Sorry, I don't see much future for this marriage. If he gave in to her squeezing him in the beginning, she's going to keep doing it. It's inevitable.
  21. Why is the media still following this story?
  22. Sorry, I misread it. Try Thai Visa Expert Indtead Sorry, I misread it. Try Thai Visa Expert instead
  23. Maneerat Travel Soi Post Office
  24. Didn't like it all. The brilliant scientists selected to save the world happen to be one black, one Mexican, one Asian, and a white guy who gave up science to make potato chips. Lots of melodrama, not much action. Dumbed down version of the book (although I couldn't make it through that either)
  25. I don't care if they wan to restock the shelves, but the way they do it is annoying. They block the aisles, wander around pushing big carts and practically knocking people over, they have ladders, and cardboard boxes strewn all over the place. Have a little consideration for the customer, will you? I nearly got run over the day by a guy pushing a big line of shopping carts through the store at breakneck speed.
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