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Simply put you been doing a long stay in Thailand by doing border. Thai immigration is discouraging long stays in Thailand via border runs and multiple tourist visas. You are using tourist visas and visa exemptions meant for tourist to long stay in Thailand. It is nothing new that they discourage this with the exception that they are clamping down on immigration policy and starting to enforce the ever changing, evolving and stricter immigration rules.

There is no field in the TM47 to put the "updated permission to stay". Take a look at the attached blank TM47. The only date it asks for is "entered Thailand on" .. that would be the arrival date. So how can it be done "when submitting the 90 day report"?? ( I also have had my online 90 day check in rejected) I have a feeling the first check in needs to be done in person after the first 1 year permission to stay on a Non-O imm visa. I've tried twice online and been rejected after tweaking the address etc.. I may just need to go to CW yet another time... Form-TM-47 (1).pdf

I found another AA group that is based out of Thailand. They are solution based and use the literature at most of the meetings. Good AA group. https://aathailand.info

Turn of the computer and stop watching all the propaganda. Especially from the USA. Fox news, CNN and the rest of these politcally biased so called news media outlets are designed to propagate fear. Turn of t the computer, go outside and ask yourself. How is it out here? More than likely no tanks are rolling down your Soi.

Not going to an in person meeting is "isolating"?? Who's says I'm "isolating"?? I've got lot's of people I associate with every day. Friends, people I work with. Again, what are you going on about? Nobody is arguing that 12th step work is not important. As you so correctly pointed out in the above excerpt. Also I do not see that what is happening is a "new way". It's the same program as it's always been .. the 12 steps. By what means they are communicated has changed.. thats all. used to be face to face, phone and regular mail. now in addition it's Zoom, Skype etc etc. I'll tell you this. Doing the program as it's described in the Big Book appears to not get talked about enough in a lot of AA meetings. I've been to some really bad Zoom meetings. Nobody is talking about how to recover from alcoholism by doing the 12 step program .. a lot of other stuff get's talked about, much of which doesn't make sense to me. There is also this guy that posts what he calls "agnostic" AA material.. really confusing. I have been really fortunate to have a very smart and well read AA sponsor. He's the guy that makes sense in meetings where a lot of other people just go on about a lot of stuff that in many cases is not helpful IMHO.

What's the difference? My sponsor showed me in the AA Book that know where does it say you have to go to meetings at all! If somebody wants AA recovery they do have to do all the 12 steps and sponsor people eventually, so at some point they need to go out and find a drunk to help in order to do the 12th step. I will go online to a Zoom meeting and offer my help. My sponsor said in the early days of AA when there were only 3 groups on the entire face of the earth many early AA used to sponsor other alcoholics through the mail. You can't tell me that an alcoholic cannot stay sober and get recovered if they don't go to in person meetings. One is no better than the other. That is only your opinion and opinions do not give recovery ... God does.

The BS about "woke" attitudes etc .. everything that is changing in the world will continue to change. Accept it or be miserable. It's up to you. I payed for a Thaifriendly subscription. It has become pretty much useless.. Hookers, scammers, large women who don't show body pics .. then if I do find someone who looks OK, they wind up being next to unable to speak English and even though I speak some Thai there's very little chance of really any meaninfgul communication... IMHO I will not be having a Thai partner unless they are exceptional at English and are more than a coffee shop girl. Probably going to check out Cambodia or other countries where at least the women speak more English ..

Thinking from below the belt again huh? Do yourself a favor and actually go out and do some humanitarian work - help some less fortunate people. It has been and is one of the most fulfilling things I've done with my life. To bring a smile to an orphaned child's face, to bring hope to a hopeless person. To give of oneself to the underprivileged. These things have brought me peace and happiness - things that no amount of money can buy. If you wish to help, and I sincerely wish you do. Get away from the computer and unhinge from the so called conservative media banter. it's all BS created for the rich to get richer. You want to know true happiness. it can be found in selflessness. Peace out...

Insightful and relevant post. Thank you. A refreshing rational contribution. I have been focusing on prevention. I agree that, of course the crimes need to be rooted out when and wherever possible, perpetrators identified, prosecuted and seperated from society or reformed if at all possible. And as you suggest prevention needs to be implemented in just the way you describe. This takes quite a lot of work and effort but I'd like to think one day humanity may be able to greatly reduce crime. It seems to me Japan has been doing a fairly good job at controlling crime in their society. I do believe most forward thinking societies are moving in this direction. I was quite appalled at some of the backward thinking suggestions on this terrible issue of human trafficking minors for sex.

Today my account has been banned from the app for 'hate speech' - I presume because of the 'No Trans' statement, they don't say. ? Your entire post is based on this assumption? (you presume?} Me thinks you may have wrote something else in a reply or message that got you banned

Of course pedophiles are born that way? You really believe this? Your hyperbole and warped logic are readily apparent. You equate homosexuality and heterosexuality with pedophilia? What kind of monkey logic is that? You and others that believe people are born evil are a troubled lot. I pity you and your dim view of humanity. Show me any extensive scientific studies that support your sophomoric conclusions. Your crude ideas of criminal reform and social policy have been proven over and over to be ineffective and you want to double down on these mid-evil practices. Reminds me of Americans "War on Drugs" ... a completely failed attempt at solving a huge social problem. Nobody every tried to look at it the other way solving the root cause - why there is a market in the first place. You know why? Too many folks like you (so called conservatives with "traditional" values) like "war". They love conflict and fighting. Killing, fighting and beating is the solution. You'd probably be in the front row at the gladiator games of ancient Rome cheering the death sports. Let's "fight" the bad guys. We need to "execute" the wrong doers. Such a sad state of mind.

Listen, it's obvious you are not a doctor of sociology, humanities or a Doctor of anything for that matter and what you say is hyperbolic (look up the word if you don't know what it means). No, people like Epstein or Prince Andrew or anybody who is a pedophile is a very sick person. We can all see that yea? They were NOT BORN THAT WAY! Something probably many things happened along the way to make them sick. Abuse likely being the primary cause. You need to do more research my friend. And you will need a good comprehension of the English language to do it. There are may studies done which identify that a HIGH PERCENTAGE of pedophiles were preyed upon and abused themselves! Get it? Are you following along here?? So if society was more diligent about making sure children are spared from abuse, have good education, have parents who are well educated and take care of them properly etc etc.. the likely hood of them growing up to be well adjusted members of society is a lot higher. There is a reason why so many African American men wind up in US prisons. Broken homes, abuse, drug addicted parents, poverty stricken neighborhoods rife with gangs and crime. This kind of environment DOES NOT PRODUCE WELL ADJUST MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. GET IT?? Is that too difficult to understand? So a way to make society better is to get out there and HELP MAKE IT BETTER YOURSELF. Volunteer at an orphanage. Give you time to be a mentor to a fatherless child etc. etc. Feed the homeless, donate to well established charities doing this kind of work etc.

Where do you get this stuff? What are you suggesting? All hail the all knowing King Bday Prang!! We are all waiting with anticipation for your book on how to improve the world

You seem to be helping the movement backwards quite a bit with these neanderthal notions of justice and criminal reform. What real contributions have you made to society? Seems to me all you do is pour out this verbal sophomoric nonsense at your desk. Do yourself a favor. Get up out of your chair, turn off the computer, go out and volunteer to help some less fortunate people in the world. There are loads of them here in Thailand. Actually make a contribution to society. I'd be very surprised if you have ever done any humanitarian work. You want to help solve some problems? Make an effort. These kids may have not have ever been abducted in the first place if more people actually gave their idle time and helped these underprivileged people who were preyed upon in the first place. The people who preyed upon them may have never done so had they had help in the form of better education, a good home, proper nutrition and the like. You are clueless.

I am assuming you did not really pay attention in your studies of sociology, humanities or psychology. if you even went to university. What you suggest is such a step backwards in social policy and society building you might as well be living in the dark ages. You do realize what you are suggesting is more or less considered vigilantism. If there was a way for me to not see any of your posts I'd be a lot happier. In fact I will not be reading anything you write again. Just complete nonsense.

Oh man, you really put me in my place 🤣🤣🤣🤣. You blew my mind man. Wow, you made me have such a revelation. I'm going to the Wat today, shave my head and rethink my entire existence.

Don't get your panties in a wad .. I'm just joking around. Having a sense of humor makes life a lot easier and brighter, especially those of us who are towards the end of it.

This weekly (or probably daily) event should just be a running headline. Foreigners in Pattaya have been and will be screwing on the beach tomorrow, next week, next month and next year. In other news long term stay foreigners, surprisingly enough never take the time to learn Thai, familiarize themselves with local culture, try Thai food more than a few times and retire in Thailand expecting to find the love of their life but wind up losing their shirts!!

Airing stuff like this on this forum is tantamount to asking for help from a verbal fire hose .. I mean a verbal thunderstorm. Do what you want. If you are looking for punishment or to be confused out of your mind ask for advice here 🤣🤣🤣

While I do agree that the "customers" deserve punishment. I'd like to think we live in a world where "execution" is no solution. These "customers" are extremely sick people and need to be locked up etc but not killed. Comments like this are what suck oxygen out of a room and deprive the rest of space to make more rational conversation.

My sponsor told me somethings that are really helpful. One important thing we have been reading in the AA book is that it promises in many places that Alcoholics who completely follow the path of the 12 step program can become recovered!! from alcoholism. I hear people say they are recovering alcoholics in meetings. But my sponsor pointed out on many pages of the AA book where they say that had recovered. I love that. It is a very hopeful thing. He showed me the 10th step promise and what it looks like to be a recovered alcoholic. It is a wonderful thing. Another thing he pointed out to me is that if I am willing to "thoroughly follow the path" by taking all 12 steps I won't need good luck. I will have Gods help and I seem to be getting it. Thanks for your encouragement

Respectfully sir, it appears to me that you are making an incorrect assumption about the people who frequent this forum. I noticed most all your posts have zero responses. I think there is a good explanation for this. I've noticed almost all your posts deal with AA and your "Agnostic" brand. I think you might be mistaken in thinking that a lot of people already in AA visit this forum. I for one did not visit this forum looking for "advanced" AA advice or agnostic methods for doing the AA program (which I personally have found through study of the literature with my sponsor cannot be done) I did however find a post that spoke about online AA meetings and that post was very helpful. I would have probably never gone to an AA meeting had I not known they could be visited online using these new video chat apps. Perhaps you'd have more success is getting discussions started (or advertising your book) on recovery forums. my two cents as a new AA member.

I had been having a pretty bad drinking problem. It was suggested that I attend some online meetings of AA on this forum. I used this link to find a couple groups online in Thailand. I really like the online Zoom meetings. I didn't need to turn on my video and I just listened for the first few times. No need to even leave my condo. Just turn on the computer and use the Zoom video chat app. https://aa-intergroup.org/meetings/ I have an AA sponsor and have been doing the AA 12 steps. It appears to be working. I've been sober awhile now. Anybody with a drinking problem who might think they are alcoholic I would urge to check out an AA online meeting. best, SI

Respectfully, I have no idea what you are talking about and it's my business what step I am on. I've been looking for help here and trying to get recovery from alcoholism. My advice to you is, if you wish to help people here, that you not communicate in riddles.

What's even better is that my sponsor explained to me that the fellowship meetings will not give me recovery from alcoholism. He told me he drank again by only going to meetings. So we are talking 30 min everyday and studying how to do the steps in the AA book and I just did step 2. I heard about the Roundup but my focus is on recovering from alcoholism now. Not socializing in the fellowship. My sponsor explained that meetings are nice but not required for recovery. I go to some meetings sure, but meeting with my sponsor has been the focus. Doing the 12 steps is my focus now. When I do go to meetings I hear very little about what I'm studying with my sponsor. I told him about this and he said it's normal. Very few people study the AA book. I'm looking for a Big Book solution based AA meeting. Someone told me aathailand.info has a good meeting.