Felton Jarvis

I had an American Attorney here in Pattaya, get my renewal done. It cost me a bit over 5000 baht, but service was quick and I was able to pick up my new (and old) passport in about five weeks. I had already paid the Embassy fee for the passport and had a receipt. Integrity Legal can do the whole package for you if necessary. The Embassy website is a garbage can of bad tech.

Yes. I was in the habit of giving a wai to the security guard at my condo. We were roughly the same age but my girlfriend claimed that I "outranked" him socially. I refuse to participate in social class nonsense. I consider all people to be as good as I am and do not consider myself to be "below" anyone in status. I will let the Thai snobs sort that one out.

Now that I have a new passport, do I need to register again with the online system? The information from the old passport has been transferred but the Passport number is different.

Never. It is not expected of farang. When offered by a foreigner it is seldom done correctly. I have my own customs. I just give a little bow and smile. That will have to do, since I am not Thai.

Question about using a new passport with the Thai Immigration 90-Day reporting system. Now that I have a new passport, do I need to register again with the online system? The information from the old passport has been transferred but the Passport number is different.

Big Joke's wealth is family-connected, not from his salary on the police force. He's a bored rich kid who hates farang.

A beautiful development. Lock him up. One of the prime "farang-haters" in positions of authority.

The mini-mart in my condo complex is run by a couple of scofflaws who will sell alcohol 7 days a week. I like these people.

It is not only legal, it is written right into the Thai constitution. "Thailand is for Thai people".

Another requirement aimed solely at irritating the farang. If they can't find you with only an address, their law-enforcement qualifications are highly suspect.

I can assure you that it is NOT. Have a beer instead.

My agent is doing it for 2000 baht. At least I know it will be done right. The only reason I am using the agent is the possibility that they may ask to see my bank balance. The agent deposits the required money and then withdraws it. I suppose 2000 baht is worth avoiding a hassle at Immigration over a bank balance that I don't have.

I should have mentioned that I am also 73 years old and have not smoked continuously since I was in my twenties and thirties. There are lots of things that old men can no longer tolerate. Weed may be among them.

Does anyone know what the timeframe would be for transferring information from the old passport to the new one? I asked my agent and he seemed to think I could wait until October when I renew my extension of stay. That seems like a long time to carry two passports around. I couldn't nail him down on a price for this service. My landlady's son is the agent that does my extension of stay every year so the lines of communication are usually pretty good. October seems like a long time. Just asking.

I have smoked weed many times in the United States. The weed I have tried here in Thailand is too strong. Three tokes and my brain quits working. To some, that may not be a bad thing but I like to hang on to a bit of reality even while smoking weed. Why the Hell is the cannabis here like a sledgehammer???

Bravo, Joe!!!

The same could be said of North Korea. Let those folks alone so they can abuse their people.

The problem is that this kind of action means a lot of innocent Thai people will die. This is exactly how civil wars start. Is it worth it? It's easy for those of us from countries like the UK and USA to say "rise up", but it's another thing entirely when it actually happens, I don't want to see bloodshed and probably, neither do you.

The Constitutional Court would appear to be anything but impartial.

Nobody wants higher taxes, even the ones who can easily afford it. They are also the ones who can buy off enough politicians to insure that never happens. I wouldn't look for any increase in taxes on the wealthy.

Even Trump's death would not change the fact that he has millions of supporters. Truly frightening.

Big Joke is only concerned about farangs in Thailand because everyone knows they are the reason that Thailand is not Utopia

Normally, you don't haggle with doctors and dentists in first-world countries. Thailand should be much cheaper. What made you think that offering your dentist half would get the work done? I got an estimate for a crown for 3000 USD in the United States. I got the work done in Colombia for 500 USD.

This possibility would kill my chances of updating my passport information. I use an agent and do not maintain a bank balance. "The best laid plans etc"

Because anti-semitism and race-baiting never seem to go out of style. There are still crypto-nazis around who believe that Jews are a "race" rather than an "ethnicity".