Regyai

Ive found once you pass a certain age in you late 60's you come to the conclusion that that whole world is <deleted> 

, you have empathy/pity for the up coming generations, but you move on in the happy knowledge you wont be seeing  it unfurl. 

learn to say "mai phet - mai aroy"

Perhaps if the intermediary guide could have passed him the flag-

he could have jumped 

and all the others followed him 

A real minivan driver ? surely not without at least a sword in hand.

(or maybe when he got back in he realised he had taken the weaponry out at the last valeting)

On 3/22/2023 at 5:36 PM, scubascuba3 said:

If you have an ED visa you may be able to get personal accident insurance, again try a broker such as AA, i have the Axa 200k baht medical expenses per accident, 6500 baht a year, or buy double policy for 500k medical, that's about the best you'll find here

Sounds interesting. I have sadly endured several days engaged in a puerile and wasteful exchange with AA who could, however prompted, only persist in coming up with ludicrously pitiful levels of accident medical expenses cover. Your 500K whilst not remarkable, has half a chance of making a dent in a hospital bill after a calamity on the roads.

2 hours ago, stoner said:

i think we can do without the pictures. the story is brutal enough. :(

If only in its disjointed use of inappropriate plurals

Whatever it is I see lottery numbers on the horizon

1 hour ago, kingstonkid said:

Let me guess this mall is close to the National Stadium.  Wonder what they did about shops on other floors.

other floors Might Be Known

Was Auric Goldfinger on the passenger list?

Speak to Krungsri - though will more than likely a non starter (required documents then being the necessary amount of the thousand baht type).

Doesn't mean that they're bad people

Nung meun baht 

Suspect that Pillsbury's might soon counter offer

11 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

Yeah we may go back one more time and offer him the original asking price in cash just so he gets the idea but that may prompt the guy to raise the price on us now. It's already expensive and requires and investment to grade and a well which will cost at least 150k. That's why we wanted the discount.

But seen through other eyes - "I want a discount because it will need X,Y & Z". - "But I'm not selling it with X,Y & Z included"

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She also kept telling me she wasn't being rude or impolite whilst being rude and impolite! 

Hazard a quick guess at the two recurring words at her annual reviews in reference to customer feedback 

57 minutes ago, animalmagic said:

I can vouch for the fact that the discretion of the I.O. is a concern.

Prior to Covid travel restrictions I used an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) for all my travel around Asia for 3 years.  This card is similar in effect to a pre-approved Visa for all APEC countries and allows visa free entry to all jurisdictions with length of stay in Thailand pre-approved for 90 days.  During Covid I first used the extensions before changing to a Retirement then Marriage extension of stay.  

Now that the travel restrictions have lifted, I have renewed my ABTC and have since arrived from HK and Malaysia.  On the first occasion there was no problem, and I was granted 90 days on arrival on 21 April before leaving on 7th May and returning on 12th April.  On this occasion the I.O. was very unhelpful and did not at first want to give 90 days.  She eventually relented and warned me I should get a retirement visa before entering something in the computer.

Quite strange that an I.O. can unilaterally ignore the decision of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs that granted me unlimited entries of 90 days for a 5 year period.  Stranger still is her advice to get a retirement visa when the ABTC is for the purpose of doing business throughout Asia! 

I can get the retirement visa but want to avoid the hassle and unnecessary expense, and I can get a marriage visa, but my wife does not like being interrogated by Immigration; we have been married for over 20 years.

Very disgruntled but do not want to stick my head too far above the parapet.  I am considering approaching the I.O. Main Office at the airport when I travel to the Philippines in June. 

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.  

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I would suggest 90% of your problem right there

2pm after late night drinking in bar

Even if the Germans are amongst those equipped with travel insurance (and having been parcelled off to the nearest high cost hospital) they need to look to the gods of good luck that their imbibing doesn't negate their insurance, and possibly their claim against the drivers insurance (which may of course in any event baulk at the costs of the hospital they've landed at).

South of Pattaya 

House in Moo Baan

I'm aware of the rudiments of obtaining TM30 - but for reasons of circumstance I need a work a round

Any advice from personal experience of which Immigration Office can/will process the extension without a TM30?

Or an agent who can orchestrate it?

Quelle surprise