ThaiFelix

4 minutes ago, NotEinstein said:

Assuming you are married to a Thai, how often does your wife 'make merit' with your hard earned?

More often than I like but she is getting wiser to it,

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

He is now known as pra crash bang wallop. As for money, temples obviously posses vast wealth. In my village there is a small well kept temple in the temple grounds, then they built a large teaching center for monks for 14 million Baht, next on the list was a new temple for services as the old one was too small but is, unlike the teaching center, still used by the monks, the latest is building a new hall (for whatever purpose), to do this they had to demolish a perfectly usable hall in the same place, I've only seen it being used as a dinning hall for 10 or so monks. Recently they bought four 3 meter tall 'monster guard' statues to be placed in front of the old temple. I saw that my and my wife's name along with other villagers have been commemorated in gold leaf on black marble plaques on the base of the statues so unknown to me my wife has contributed no small amount to buying these decorative monstrosities. They must be rolling in cash, some of it mine.

Yes its a perfect example of modern thai culture.  I live in a very small village and yet we have something like 7 temples.  Its 3 times as many as the population requires.  And they forever have their hands out for some improvement of some kind.  They are nothing like the temples you talk of but still too much for a poor village.  They could knock them all down and build two big ones to well and truly accupy all the worshippers and more but then there would be no competition for whose got the biggest statue or meeting hall etc.  They cant even follow the most basic of Buddhist principles.

9 minutes ago, sambum said:

"Chiang Mai abbot’s shocking crash leaves trail of carnage"

car·nage

noun : the killing of a large number of people.

 

As far as I can make out from the post not on person was even injured!!!

 

Dont let silly things like the truth get in the way of a good story.

2 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

Not blocked on the BBC site using 3BB Internet, I watched it earlier.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65743967

Hmm I like what he says but its early days yet.

3 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

You want to investigate coral damage? How about tour boats dropping anchor straight onto coral, then killing more when the pull it up? Is that damned yellow submarine still going around in the Pattaya area doing the same thing?

 

What's good for the goose . . .

Sadly you need to have pics of tour boats dropping anchor straight onto coral or fishing boats throwing plastic waste overboard posted on social media before any action is taken.  Shove it in our faces for everyone to see or it didnt happen.

12 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

OP... 

 

1) You can get the Yellow Book in your name for your address - it involves hoop jumping and more work than getting a simple residency letter, so you may not find it worth it. BUT, if you go through the process, it will be there for you went you need it next time.

 

2) You can get a Certificate of Address from Immigration at Chaeng Wattana IF you have already submitted a 90 days report.

 

3) IF you have not been in Thailand for 90 days (in one spell) and can’t yet submit a 90 days port, then wait 90 days... OR, you may have to ‘bite the bullit’ and go through the process of applying for the Yellow House book (and pink ID card).

 

 

This part is not true - No work permit is needed for the Yellow Tabien Baan.

You will likely need (amongst others).

- MFA verification of Translation of Embassy Certification of your passport. 

 

Visit your local Amphur Office and ask them exactly whats needed for your Yellow housebook as requirements sometimes vary and some offices are easier to deal with than others. 

 

 

First I would visit your local traffic office to ask what they require.  Some offices, especially in Isaan dont recognise the yellow book.

2 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

reason for such a high ranking is that there's 36 million people in the Thai military.

And I think they are all generals arent they lol!

I have been living here in Thailand for over 20 years.  Prior to that I was a frequent visitor coming 2 or 3 times a year for 15 years.  I have family back in Oz including a daughter.  Over that 35 odd years I have used Thai post quite a bit, especially when my daughter was younger to send her clothes toys etc.  I also found it easier and cheaper to post stuff back to OZ rather than carry it on my travels.  Only ONCE in those 35 years have I lost a thing.....one parcel sent to Oz never made it.  Lost here or there who knows.  Incidently I always used the cheapest post as in no hurry to have it delivered so long as it gets there and it almost always has.

1 hour ago, Pouatchee said:

don't think it will be so easy to get considering how ultra conservative doctors are here in thailand and they already made their positions clear about weed.

There are also a great many doctors who are concerned about the road toll but dont hesitate to give you a health cert for driving licence without even seeing you lol!  Money speaks the loudest in Thailand and will do for the cannabis crew (unless the alcohol lobby get busy with it)

Sounds like a cry for help the only way he knows.

This isnt a news report its an advert!

5 hours ago, webfact said:

who has a net worth of US$14 billion

That is disgusting!  I wonder how much influence US$14 billion gets you (influence in this case sounds so diluted and weak, maybe force is better)?

4 hours ago, rwill said:

It's long been a joke about chinese restaurants serving cat.

 

Cat In The Kettle

We used to have a joke when I was at uni:

"If your house is robbed how do you know it was an asian student?  All your homework is done and the cat is missing" lol!

21 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The peculiar practice involves locals, particularly women, bowing down and paying respect to male and female genitalia statues to seek good fortune.

Oh thats why all the villagers are bowing and scraping at the gate, they think its a statue lol

Its so beautiful it even glows at night!

6 hours ago, Hokeus said:

The guy became a billionaire owning and operating prostitution businesses. Now he appears to have too much free time and has become the beacon of morality. You can’t make this stuff up. 

Exactly!  I would be more concerned about him hanging around a girls school lol!

49 minutes ago, Trevor Collins said:

My Thai wife is at least 10 kgs under this weight, so I'm happy and so is she.

so is her boyfriend , the thai guy called 'brother" lol

I think I dreamt about this, there was a sign in a shop window reading "Free holiday in Thailand with each Travel Insurance Policy purchased here"!

On 5/11/2023 at 10:00 AM, BenStark said:

Reflection of hardcore drug users on this forum.

 

covid is a hoax........response AN posters, you want to deny science?

 

Climate change is only about money.............response AN posters, you want to deny science?

 

Cannabis has an increased risk for schizophrenia..............response AN posters, scientists are wrong. Reefer madness

Are you by any chance using Reefer Madness as a source?  Damn funny!