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Before it was Big C extra it was Carrefour, and the meat was great. After the transition to Big C it's been all downhill. Quality is hit or miss.

The library at the Father Ray Redemption Center use to take books. Haven't been there in a while so I'm not sure if that's still the case.

I’ve had Capital One (CC & savings) for about 7 or 8 years while living in Thailand with no problems. I have found that I rarely require an OTP when logging in via the website (not app). When OTP is required, I use Mint (now part of T-Mobile) roaming which I was able to activate while in Thailand and also works great when in USA. You can link your Cap One account to an external bank or brokerage account if you need to transfer money. You can do it all from Thailand if you have a PC/laptop.

Those street vendors made for a lot of congestion making it hard to pass sometimes. Mostly all cheap/counterfeit junk anyway.

Posted 19 hours ago I find the Visa Section of the Pattaya City Expats website a useful reference point in keeping up with the actual local office situation. They seem to have enough members that any real changes consistently affecting applicants are highlighted. https://pcec.club/. I always check it in advance of doing anything in Immigration for latest requirements and paperwork. Exactly. When I traveled to USA in February the Immigration Officer removed my 90 day & tm30 slips (never had that happen before). Upon return I went to Jomtien Immigration to do another tm30. Was told because I had a retirement (OA) visa I didn't need. Hmmm that surprised me but fair enough. Fast forward to June and it's time to renew/extend my retirement visa. So as always I check the Pattaya City Expats website and I read tm30's now required to extend retirement visa. I go to immigration to apply for a tm30. I explained to the Immigration girl (as I showed her the old application from February) and asked if I was previously told wrong or did the rules change? She just handed me my tm30 with a very big courteous smile. Close enough for me and even though I was a few months late - no fine. Next day to the bank for letter of deposit. Next day after that (Wednesday) go back to Immigration at 8am (30 min before open) and get queue (#3) and finished about 9. The only difference I saw this time is that the Immigration Officer made a copy of the tm30 and added it to the papers (my signature not required). Personally, I can't justify using an agent for what only takes an hour or two of your time but everyone has their own personal reasons. A couple of my friends say they don't want to expose themselves to covid - Fair enough.