dingdongrb

Mr. dingdongrb

"Now to enlighten you so that you have your facts right the next time you try to answer someone's questions, my duaghter is a USA citizen, she holds as USA passport, she has only a USA birth certificate (at this momment), and she is required to get a Non-O visa each and every year (as do I). But if I submit the proper application with all the required documents to the Thai Embassy in Washington DC my daughter can rightfully obtain a Thai birth certificate."

His facts were correct. It's been your choice to not take advantage of options available to your daughter.

She is only required to get the non O visa because of a choice you have made. A poor choice in my opinion.

You can get a Thai birth certificate at other Thai consulates in the states, you don't have to do it only at the embassy.

It's a simple process, really. She can get a Thai passport at the same time as she gets the Thai birth certificate.

No downside to having both a USA and a Thai PP.

Terry,

Fact: She is required to get a Non-O until she obtains the Thai BC. (Unless she wants to be here on just the 30 day stamp.) Just because she was born to a Thai does not automatically mean she is a Thai citizen. Yes, this would be the case if she was born in Thailand, and then we would have to pursue the other direction (becoming a US citizen).

I agree that this can be handled by other Thai consulates in the USA other than DC but I was directed to the one in DC, thus the reason I mentioned it. I'm also fully aware that she can get a Thai PP, but this cannot happen until she gets a Thai BC.

My point being is that I disagreed with how I read the poster's statement: "Regardless of your place of birth, with one of your parents a Thai national you are Thai by birth and your birth certificate should show this." My daughter's BC means nothing to be able to live in LOS without additional paperwork. And that additional paperwork is either using the Non-O visa approach or obtaining a Thai BC (which is not automatic).

So once again: Just because I am a US citizen, my wife is Thai, and my daughter was born in the USA, the USA BC for my daughter alone does not state that she is Thai nor allows her to live in Thailand.

May I ask: Are you a USA citizen, are you married to a Thai, and have you had children born in the USA? Have you personally experinced having your USA born children being able to live in Thailand on that USA BC and nothing else? Please enlighten me, as I would like to hear how you accomplished that unless it was some time back and the rules/regulations were different.

If anyone knows where to get the special film glasses around Bangkok, please let me know. Thanks.

It was only when I got home last night, well after first first contact - as it was darker than normal at that time of the evening, and standing on the bedroom balcony that I thought to make a pinhole camera. Probably the best way to observe solar events. And also allows you to use a pencil etc. to point out features etc.

I only post here to act as a reminder next year.

Pinhole Camera. Solar Observing.

Another way to view a solar eclipse is by using a pair of binoculars. Here's a pic I took while viewing a full eclipse back in 2002. This picture was taken only shortly after the eclipse began.. (Of course don't look into the binoculars, use them to project the sun onto an object. In this pic the object was my privacy fence.)

There has been at least 2 threads on this rather boring subject in the past 6 months. Why start another?

Because the OP wanted you to post again with the same boring reply we always hear from you when someone occasionally posts information/questions that were in a previous post.

To the OP, was the jet any lower than the commercial flights over Big C?

Regardless of your place of birth, with one of your parents a Thai national you are Thai by birth and your birth certificate should show this.

Maestro, What do you mean by this? Your statement is ridiculous. My daughter who is 2 was born in the USA. Her mother (my wife) is a Thai national. My daughter may be half Thai and half American because of her parents, but she is 100% American because ahe has a USA birth certificate and was born on US soil. I am looking directly at her birth certificate now and it states where my wife was born (Thailand) as well as where I was born. But for what it matters my wife could be a US citizen now and has given up her Thai nationality when my daughter was born. (But that is not the case.)

Now to enlighten you so that you have your facts right the next time you try to answer someone's questions, my duaghter is a USA citizen, she holds as USA passport, she has only a USA birth certificate (at this momment), and she is required to get a Non-O visa each and every year (as do I). But if I submit the proper application with all the required documents to the Thai Embassy in Washington DC my daughter can rightfully obtain a Thai birth certificate.

The bank does not care where the ATM is. They look for patterns of activity...withdrawals at several different ATMs in one day, for example. But, due to the amount of foreign travel that I do, some to "shady" places such as Nigeria, I did have to make arrangements with my bank and credit card companies so as not to have the "fraud flag" raised so quickly.

I have always found it to be wise, and in some cases required, to notify your bank that you will be traveling, where you will be going to and when. Then there shouldn't be any problems with using your credit/debit cards when you get there.

Had a delicious rabbit stew yesterday (cooked by meself ), with lots of garlic, onions, herbs, chili, served together with boiled potaoes, and eased down by a SA Kaya Pinotage Cabernet Sauvignon.

The came rabbit came from Makro, and the wine from Tesco.

Forunately I cooked for 4, and the wife's only on fish and veggies at the moment, so I'll enjoy the rabbit for a couple more meals

Hey bergen, How is that rabbit from Makro? I shop there almost weekly and have seen it many times in the freezer, wanting to get one but always wondering if it would be a waste.

I always loved rabbit. My dad used to raise them in the USA. I was the one that got the chore of going out back taking a 2x4 and whacking them in their pretty heads prior to skinning and cleaning them. Always a mighty tasty treat after they were cooked but for some reason, while eating them, I couldn't get the picture of their pretty little eyes staring at me.

As I stated earlier......... the rabbit was delicious - tender meat - good taste.

Maybe my cooking skills had something to do with the end result .............................................

Good then I'll have to pick one up this weekend and try it out. I just was concerned if it was freezer burnt since I don't think Thais eat too much rabbit.

I always liked them when they are fried just until brown in a deep skillet and then make a gravy over it and let it slow cook for about 1-2 hrs.... Ahhh the meat just falls right off the bone.. Some mashed potatoes would be made since there's delicious gravy and possibly some corn on the cob.

Yes, I am totally fed up with Wachovia as well. I used to bank with a company called NetBank but they were bought by ING Direct. NetBank was just that, strictly an Internet banking system. They had no branches and I could use my debit card at any Visa ATM worldwide with no service fees or ATM fees. Well needless to say when ING Direct took them over, ING Direct would no longer allow me to keep an account with them since my mailing address was here in LOS. I tried to tell them that I was a USA citizen, I worked for a USA based company that direct deposited USD into my account, and I did all my banking/bill paying online. It didn’t matter, they were adamant not to allow me to keep the account since my mailing address was in LOS. I was almost going to provide them my old mailing address in Colorado where I have tenants in my house who are very trusting long time friends. Or even give them my brother’s address in Austin but I said he77 with them and pulled my 25K+ out of their bank.

Meanwhile I was shopping around for another US based bank who would allow me have an international mailing address (even though I would do everything online) and provide me all the conveniences and services I needed for the smallest amount of fees. I narrowed it down to Wachovia and another (forget who at this moment). I went into Wachovia and they seemed to have everything I needed. I informed them of my international mailing address, no problem. I asked about any currency exchange rate fees for using my debit card (Visa) overseas, none. I asked them three times about ATM fees for not using their ATM machines. I was told three times that the only fees that I would be charged was $2.50 for each cash withdraw from any ATM that was not theirs and I would be charged 1% if I made a purchase (not cash withdraw) using my debit card internationally.

Needless to say the first statement that I received I saw the 2% fee for using the ATM (cash withdraw) as well as the $2.50 ATM charge. I immediately got on the phone and asked what was going on. I then got the truth; they charge 2% for using my debit card at any international ATM for cash withdraw. Then top if off, charge the $2.50… I came unglued and escalated it as far as I could. The last level that I was able to talk to said that the 2% was out of their control and it was a Visa thing. I informed her that I had a Visa debit card with NetBank and they didn’t charge this 2%. She gave me the run-around and said that the only thing that she could do was to remove any ATM fees no matter what ATM machine I used. I had to settle with this as it was better than nothing.

Since I use my debit card to receive cash only at ATMs and then pay everything with cash, the fees like you said, added up quickly. I have decided that I will open a Thai bank account, perform a one time wire transfer from Wachovia every six months into the Thai bank at a cost of $40, and then use the local ATM card saving myself a ton of fees. One day I will soon close my Wachovia account but I have been procrastinating doing so being busy with life and not yet finding a US bank that I desire.

Bottom line is, I did ask all the right questions many times before choosing Wachovia and they fed me BS lies.

This thread is working out better than I had hoped.

The idea, as I have stated, was to test the response of individuals to the situation - I absolutely did not want to discuss prostitution, feminism or even 'should one tell the wife or not'.

While those 'off track' distractions have come up, what is far more interesting (and the point of the question I asked) is the 'thinking behind individual responses'.

The term 'prejudice' has come up, referred to in its common usage of people being prejudiced against others - paradoxically the people who have expressed opinions on those lines have also been those who are exhibiting the greatest prejudicial view of other other people's thinking. Examples are comments on feminism and some very weak arguments against social norms.

There are a number of clear objections to women's opinions in the responses.

One member asked the very reasonable question 'what this question has to do with Thailand?'. Forgive me for not answering right away I didn't want to skew the discussion.

The answer to that is: Firstly it is a situation that is not uncommon in Thailand but more so I wanted to see if people's experiences in Thailand had changed/colored their view of what are the social rules and where the lines are drawn - The confirmation of this has been remarkable. (I make no comment on whether that is a good thing or not).

However, what is clear is that individuals are very keen to argue the injustice of social norms/rules where they themselves/or their behavior are subject to censure by those rules. Importantly, people who argue in other threads on the importance of integrating to Thai society and following the Thai rules argue against following the particular social rules that lie at the heart of the 'situation' in my question.

Those who would deny the importance/relevance of these social rules/lines have proved otherwise by their response to the question - the more ardent the case against the rule, the more positive the confirmation that there is a clash of values in the situation and that these rules of social class do matter and are important.

I find it curious, and rather depressing, that only one member pointed out that the focus of his attention would be the feelings of his own wife (Hats off to Steve)

Thank you Dr Phil for this bit of entertainment...

After spending over an hour preparing to reply to other posts, I received the message, "You have gone over the amount of blocked quotes" or words to that effect. As a result, I shan't reply. What a stupid message.

how sad you are, i agree with poster above.

i actually agree with many of your usage points regaring misuse of homonyms like there, they're, their etc, then & than, but after reading your corrections of other people writing i can only conclude that you know little of what you speak

dam_n, here I thought a 'homonym' was a bi-sexual dude or a musical instrument. The things you can learn by reading TV...

George appears completely oblivious of Suttichai's ability to make him look like a fool.

The fact that he even said "yes, sir" to thank him at the end is the real topper...

He's also apparently completely oblivious to Samak's comments regarding Burma and his stance against Aung San Suu Kyi and favoring her continued detention.

Who's the fool? Suttichai says, "Sir, last question - is there life after the White House?"

Then after Bush answers that Suttichai asks yet another question..... Must not know the meaning of 'last question'. Duhhhhh

Had a delicious rabbit stew yesterday (cooked by meself ), with lots of garlic, onions, herbs, chili, served together with boiled potaoes, and eased down by a SA Kaya Pinotage Cabernet Sauvignon.

The came rabbit came from Makro, and the wine from Tesco.

Forunately I cooked for 4, and the wife's only on fish and veggies at the moment, so I'll enjoy the rabbit for a couple more meals

Hey bergen, How is that rabbit from Makro? I shop there almost weekly and have seen it many times in the freezer, wanting to get one but always wondering if it would be a waste.

I always loved rabbit. My dad used to raise them in the USA. I was the one that got the chore of going out back taking a 2x4 and whacking them in their pretty heads prior to skinning and cleaning them. Always a mighty tasty treat after they were cooked but for some reason, while eating them, I couldn't get the picture of their pretty little eyes staring at me.

Does anyone know what the approximate percent of totality today's solar eclipse will be as seen here in LOS?

I don't know the percent for here in Thailand but it will not be all that grand as well as being coupled with the time nearer sunset as well. Maybe we'll just have night time a little sooner this evening.

But the best one of this century (for SE Asia) will be next summer (7/22/09) and will start around 9:30 AM where it should last for many (4 or 5) hours during the peak of it.

but if i were in the situation that GuestHouse mentions, i think i would do as Boo would do, and be polite, but invite no further conversation or company.

Boo who.... Boo who....... lighten up and stop crying...it's just a forum.....

As a newsworthy item, right now as I am writing this, Exxon Mobile just announced it's 2nd quarter results, which are a quarterly record profit of almost 12 billion dollars ( the exact amount was $11,970,000,000). The Corporation distributed a total of $10.1 billion to shareholders in the second quarter through dividends of $2.1 billion and share purchases to reduce shares outstanding of $8.0 billion. I am not positive but I think that this may be a quarterly record profit for any corporation.

You were just probably reading an update on what my OP was started from, I guess when I opened this thread until the time you read the latest news, they found an extra few hundred million bucks.....ahhh just 'chump change'.... Or it could be like any news reporting there are always some variances to the story...

By the way, I totally agree with the corporate greed you refer to...

I guess little boys are going to stop dreaming about throwing that 95 mph fastball and dream about being a CEO instead, less exercise required.

Exxon Mobil pays as much tax as the lowest 40% of US taxpayers COMBINED.

Polluting the planet? Let's cut your electricity off first.

PTTEP had profits in the 10's of billions of baht. I preferred when it was a state owned monopoly.

I hear what you're saying dotcom, but over 11 billion in profits for one company in one quarter... Let the profits fall to 5 billion and have them pay taxes that equate to 50% of the taxpayers or better yet, lower the gas prices so that people can afford to pay the taxes. But 11+ billion in profit......Bahhhhh

I do believe that the majority of generated electricity in the USA is still coal burning furnances.

PTT is a Thailand state owned integrated oil company and Thailand's largest company so I have no idea if they are profitable. Chevron however is Thailand's largest oil importer. I have no problem if an oil company makes huge profits as long as much of the profit is put back into research and exploration however if those immense profits are just used the line the pockets of stockholders with huge returns and the expense of everyone else then that is a totally different picture. ( I cannot believe I said that since I have profited heavily this year because I have been heavily invested in oil and natural gas [but a least I am am a money grubbing capitalist and honest about it ] )

I totally agree with you jetjock about putting the profits back into R&D and possibly even exploring alternative energy sources (which I doubt that spend that much on), but I am a big believer that much of the profits are lining the pockets of the top management group and the some smaller percentage in dividends to the shareholders. It just kills me when gas is $4 gallon in the USA and the CEO is probably making 2-10 million a year in salary, another 2-10 million a year in bonuses, and then probably 10s of millions in stock options. No one person is valued that much to do a job in my honest opinion.

...but then again a lot of athletes get these kinds of wages as well...... Why couldn't I be born with the ability to throw a 95 mph fastball?

I can't believe the OP of this post, 10 baht..... Surely you must be joking??? Do you have a seizure when you have to pay for a taxi in HK, NYC, Stockholm, or anywhere else for that matter?

I bet you clip coupons when you shop at Big C too.

Lighten up dude, as others state the taxi driver needs to feed and support his family. I don't really think that he was purposely trying to get over on you and rip you off.

Let me ask you this, when you eat Thai food and they toss in that unknowing extra fly or mealworm do you pay any extra baht?

polluting the planet is profitable.

I guess you missed the point that it is Oil Companies who produce fuels and people like yourself who burn the stuff.

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Oil company profits - Great news - I'm loving it! .. and so is my Pension Fund!!

Yeah, I'm kicking myself in the arse because I sold my 'Nabors' stocks a few years back with a moderate profit, and since then they have split and gone above where I sold them at...... ye ole 'hindsight' saying.....

Also polluting the planet is not always profitable.... If that were the case there would be many rich Thais for tossing trash out their windows like it was helping the planet.... (Hence pollution does not get generated by big businesses alone.)

OK. I give up. Farang women do not find it "exciting", and want to know if their partner is scr.....ing someone else. Hence they want to know in the scenario mentioned. I wouldn't dare to presume about the Thai wife equivalent.

Is that all farang women or just the ones you are speaking for?

I just read online today where Royal Dutch Shell reported this quarters earnings of $11.6 Billion USD in PROFITS! Just now I have read where Exxon Mobile just reported this quarters PROFITS of $11.68 Billion USD.... I ask what the He77 is going on here? I hear where the gas prices in the USA (as well as other parts of the world) are at record highs and these companies are raking in the cash. Without looking at their websites I am sure the CEOs of these companies are making bonuses of tens of millions of dollars. I am wondering since the gas prices in Thailand are regulated do the Thailand oil companies make large profits as well? Does anyone know?

....and what are your thoughts on these enormous profits these companies are posting?

Definately invite them to join you , because hypothetically ,I am at the next table, and I want to see how you talk your way out of a Bobbit job when the "bar lady" says , " Hi GH , hav,nt seen much of you at the bar lately".

Opinion....

Deduction..... Knowing a lady is a prostitute and which bar she works at is not the sort of information you gain from reading tea leaves.

Opinion that he will get a 'Bobbit' job... You never know when he gets home his wife may find that sort of thing exciting for him and give a special 'BJ'... and the 'BJ' that I am referring to is not a 'Bobbit Job'.... (NOTE: Not all women in the world are not the same, some women get 'turned on' by seeing their mate with another woman, hence the reason for a "three-some"..)

Definately invite them to join you , because hypothetically ,I am at the next table, and I want to see how you talk your way out of a Bobbit job when the "bar lady" says , " Hi GH , hav,nt seen much of you at the bar lately".

Opinion....

I guess I don't fully understand your term of legalizing the birth.

I mean, I just recently applied (four weeks ago) and received a Non-O (married to a Thai) visa here in Chiang Mai less than a week ago. When I applied for this visa I had to show a birth certificate of my daughter (who was born in the USA). I provided an original certified copy that I received in the USA when my daughter was born. This was not good enough for the Thai Immigration folks. So I had to go to the USA Consulate here in CM and fill out an affidavite stating that my daughter was born in the USA (where in the USA) and on what date. I signed this affidavite, paid the fee to the USA Consulate, raised my right hand and and swore that the information I provided on the affidavite was true, then it was stamped by the Consulate as being certified.

I then took that to the Thai Immigration and they were 'fat happy campers'.... Visa provided...

As a farang (ex) wife whose husband went out to bars with a prostitute without her knowing - I would like to clearly state DON'T ASSOCIATE WITH HIM AND TELL THE WIFE - PLEASE!!!

I repeat again - please don't just ignore the poor wife who has no idea this is going on!!

Ignore her? I might scream out her name during the heat of the passion.

How do you know the wife has no idea? Did the OP state this in the limited facts given? (I didn't see it.) For all we know it might have been his 50th birthday and the prostitute was a BD gift from his wife.

It appears that all the ladies assume sex has ocurred

really, all the ladies? I thought it was just me who has commented on it?

..but that's your opinon, or perhaps you do know all the facts (the sex of all the posters).