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17 minutes ago, baansgr said:

But the tourist visa is easier and is being extended till june for free...whats been made harder is for retirees on extensions.

what has been made harder ?  ....   show income ? 800k ?

13 minutes ago, khwaibah said:

 

Their hq is only 3km from Surin Immigration. I know most in the photo.

there's not one good lookin one amongst them ....  lol

2 hours ago, connda said:

continue to live a good, comfortable life after I'm gone to the great beyond.  She already has the house, land, assets to keep her comfortable, and when she passes on it goes to my step son

you talk this way it makes me sad.

logs ...  !!   I wouldn't really call them logs.

41 minutes ago, djayz said:

You forgot Portugal; good wine, great weather, beautiful scenery, attractive women (if you like brunettes that is) and a high level of English is spoken. The food, on the other hand, isn't particularly appealing - neither to the eye, nor the palate. 

what do they eat in Portugal

5 minutes ago, Essecola said:

for godsake then where are people allowed to go if thailand is doing the same. and no, I dont want to go to "vietnam" or cambodia or the philippines(sir)

Malaysia, Laos, Malta, Vanautu, Norfolk island, China, Japan, Korea.

5 hours ago, murraynz said:

i can relate to this story..was an egg farmer for 15yrs in nz..

after investing huge money to buy the farm--the govt then deregulated the undustry in 1987, as producers increased production, egg prices dropped, until we were selling for under cost of production.

this went on for many yrs-smaller producers went broke..

supermkts squeezed the producers even more..

it was a very stressful part of my life.

just one more reason why i am making the very most of happy /stressfree life in thailand...

Good example Murray.  Same thing going on now with Aussie dairy farmers .... supermarkets are just squeezing the margins so tight now that they are not making anything and the little guys are going bust. This is happening in many industries,  as you mentioned ... a stressfull time working daylight till dusk for very little or going backwards.

15 minutes ago, Essecola said:

Is Indonesia now turning people away at random as well, after they have been there once or twice? 

yes .... seems travelers cannot continue return visits as before.

6 minutes ago, Zeus Carver said:

not a good night life in KL?

There are some good expat bars about, I think it's Julan Chang road or similar name,  anyway it's at Bukit Bintang area. I was there a few weeks ago.

1 hour ago, fruitman said:

KL is better, better english spoken, better manners, better food, cheaper, safer roads, better air...

KL is fine .....  I wouldn't say better, as it depends on what you base your assessment on.

KL does have good food ....  Thai has good food also ....  but I wouldn't go to KL for the beer or sex. Just saying ... everywhere and everyone has different tastes.

8 minutes ago, ezzra said:

Big mistake to publish your mug and family for all to see, soon, all the relatives he never knew he had will coming out the woodworks, not to mention other unsavory characters who will eye for a spoil of the prize...

hmmmm, 30 mil  ..... did they mention any location or where i can locate him... 

Random breath test police in the likes of Australia, UK and the US have heard them all ....  from cough medicine to chocolates laced with brandy etc .... 

These days the machines back at the station are a bit more safisticated and precise than they were years ago.

Anyone who does drink and drive deserves jail. It could be someone you know who is killed by a drunk driver.

On 3/18/2019 at 5:17 PM, Gecko123 said:

it damaged my sense as a retiree of feeling like I was welcome or valued.

Tell me one country where any government has said retirees are welcomed & valued  ????

dream land ....

4 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

Obviously anyone here since that time will have ploughed many millions of baht into the local economy, supporting local businesses and possibly a Thai family.

 

Add to this the increasing likelihood that a long term retiree will have gone native and be living in a much cheaper part of the country, and may have sunk money into buying a home, furnishings, car etc, thus eliminating rental and most transport costs. With these overheads already paid for, Thailand would be as cheap a place for them to live as anywhere they could find in the world.

Absolutely correct. 

so they are only extending the waivering of the chinese 2,000 baht .....  correct ?

The VOA is here to stay .... for now.  ?

leave a saucer of milk at the door .....  if the milk is gone in the morning the cats fine .....

if the milk is still there in the morning .... order a new cat.

6 hours ago, Lucius verus said:

They should have known better. Nothing is free not even -no cover charge- as it fronts for what comes next.

Why didn't they ask for a menu.?

I had lunch on the beach with some Thais in Rayong ,atleast we had a table and bench.

Only reason I agreed to eating on the beach was because I wasn't paying. Lol

Bill  for 3 or so basic rice dishes,  a fish plate and a couple of Singhas630 ml bottles 2000 b thereabouts.

Waste of money.

keneow !  I would say there are many cheap charlies who stay in Thailand. 

Frozen Pad Thai ....

So don't go out and get sloshed at a bar and fall in love with the bar girl and go off to the amphur next morning.  A big no no  !!

yes ... cheap charlies has gone, Sarah went also, Check inn was long gone ... pool bars, Absolute bar, I've seen them all come and go ... from Queen park plaza to soi nana to On Nut and most.

I've seen farang stagger and fall over the stool while leaving ... I've seen the drunks throwing up in the street ...   it's all gone ... only the memories live on.

1 hour ago, monkeycu said:

If you don't like it here, don't come.

A person can get ripped off in any country, not just Thailand

don't be too concerned .... like most whingers here ... they don't even live here now.

they most likely got burnt by a thai gf and now they have a chip on their shoulder about everthing thai.