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  1. 5 hours ago, webfact said:

    “My dad, who was also a teacher, bought this house. At the time of his passing, he had still not repaid the debt. So, I had to take over the house debt,” Pimchanok said. 

    A term life insurance policy to cover such a predicament should be compulsory with all home loans.

    However, it seems like this lady was also a compulsive borrower before her father died.

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  2. 17 hours ago, markusss said:

    Baker's Delight certainly sounds good mate! I am looking forward to all the creature comforts of life in Australia. But I know the novelty will wear off fast. But I'm in my early 40s now. Not the young man I was when I first left and arrived here without a care in the world other than doing what I wanted. The best time for me here was between 2005 & 2008 I think. I had a great bunch of mates & had loads of great times especially with gfs here. While the political dramas were certainly well into play back then, it was still fun and Thais in general were good value and always up for a good laugh. But I seldom have those moments here these days. Life here seems to be consumed by how much the military grip has tightened & and not to mention the hypocrisy of this place which has reached a point where I can no longer follow the news here anymore. But I'm leaving on my own terms & I intend to get a T-shirt printed that reads "I lived in Thailand for 13 years & survived" ? 

    All the best, cobber. Have a Chiko Roll for me and may your future be "as bright as bright can be."

    This has been a very enjoyable and enlightening thread. I thank those who have left or pondering the move for their honesty.

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  3. On 7/18/2018 at 1:01 PM, Tongjaw said:

    Just for information about passport photos. I was at the embassy yesterday and had all the paperwork to renew my passport. I got photos taken at 2 different shops just to be on he safe side, one place near the embassy and the other near Nana. Girl at embassy said one was a little dark and the other maybe a little too light. I asked if they recommended any photo shops. They gave me a map to one they recommend which is near the old embassy apparently. They told me to specifically say it was for Oz passport. I did state that with the other 2 shops I went to ththe day before but maybe they’re not into speed on the Oz requirements. Motorbike taxi outside the embassy to the shop and he waited for me, 100baht for taxi.  Back to embassy and handed in new photos. I could see a slight difference in contrast but not much. Anyway they accepted the photos and I will pick up passport in 3 weeks. 

    This is the place they recommend so just maybe it will save someone else any hassle. The girl and the rest of the staff in the embassy where very friendly and helpful. 

     

    When I got my new passport 2 years ago at the old embassy, every Aussie applying on the same day had to get new photos done at the same shop.

  4. 8 minutes ago, dufusdonald said:

    right. Common sense let's you know what it means.  And Vern has yet to apologize.  Shows what he is made of. He clearly meant to insult Musk in front of the world. No class.

    Yes.And not only Musk but also his workers who laboured to design and build the submarine.

    If he had just ignored Vern's comments, Musk would have been the "bigger"man. But he didn't.

    And now they are both seen as petulant school children sniping at one another while the "real" men and women in this situation have gone back to their everyday lives.

  5. 6 minutes ago, animalmagic said:

    If people who make assumptions are an ass, please elucidate on why you decided to assume Vern meant 'stick it up your arse' when he actually said something like, 'stick it where it hurts.'  I did not hear any reference to things beings stuck up <deleted>.

    Isn't imagining that gays would find it pleasant a thought simply another assumption?

    I'm in the same age bracket as Vern and "stick it where it hurts" has always meant "stick it up your arse."  And the look on Vern's face before and when he said it, clearly implies it.

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  6. 21 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

    I’d be interested in the name of this site ( pm me if you wish ).

    I haven’t lived in the uk since ‘95 so probably missed a lot of good stuff !

     

    Billy who ??.... no , I’m not as old as you ?

     

    Anyone else wants to join please PM me. I have invites. First in first served.

    As tlcwaterfall mentioned, this is a private tracker and ratio is very important.

  7. 3 hours ago, Dexlowe said:

    Musk has so completely lost the moral high ground that it's highly unlikely he will ever regain the trust of anyone ever again. Instead of standing tall in the face of Vern's (childish) remarks, he chose petulance and called Vern a pedo -- wow! That's the very worst thing you    can do to a man. This kind of mud sticks and it gets out of control very quickly. 

    Internationally, this will pass. Millions will wake up tomorrow morning, have a nice breakfast and not even think about it. Sure, the media will do a bit more on it.  Here in Thailand amongst the expats and probably on TVF, it will get milked to death BUT, in the long run, it won't hurt Musk.

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  8. 9 minutes ago, Tongjaw said:

    I keep a photo of passport on my phone of the relevant pages.  Carry a small laminated copy of the pages in my car also. If we drive outside of our city area or overnight anywhere I carry the original passport. Only ever had to show my Thai DL when stopped by police though, so maybe I’ve been lucky. 

    A question if you don’t mind. 

    My 5 year Thai DL expires in September but I’ll be travelling outside Thailand at the time. How soon before expiry date can I apply for a new one? 

    I believe it is 60 days.

  9. 5 minutes ago, kekalot said:

     

    I got an account with Kasikorn about two weeks ago, was told to bring my elite card, my passport and the answer to a few questions (what kind of account etc)

    however when i showed up there they did all the paperwork and asked me for 20,000 baht first deposit which I did not have on me and they wouldn't budge about it. i had to walk back home and borrow money from a friend in a pinch but then told Thai Elite about this, who knows maybe that is the reason why they don't meet their agreement

     

    quite useless the first deposit to be honest since i just transferred it back out to my friend the very next day but still, annoying red tape is annoying.

    Yes, the ad by Thai Elite mentioned 10,000 baht to open the account. Shame that! BKK's Union Card is a bit useless for internet purchases.

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