MrBrad

Why is dropping dogs off at a temple the solution?  Most temples have enough dogs already, to say nothing of the temperament of those dogs.  So shifting the problem to someone else is the answer, it appears.

As inferred above, go to one of the better hospitals and inquire if they can do it.  If they do not have the capability on site, they will send a blood specimen to Bangkok for analysis. 

Being an avid bicyclist, I appreciate a quick tap of the horn when someone's approaching from the rear.  I do have and use my rear-view mirrors, yet I'm always appreciative of the quick horn tap, especially in cases when I'm caught unaware.  This is a foreigner speaking, though.  On the other hand, Thais seem to be very offended by the sound of a horn; I guess they think it's rude...rude to be the honker, and rude to be the recipient of the honk.

A related and even more potentially disastrous situation is when I am mowing the grass alongside the road in front of my place.  I have to continuously check for cars on my otherwise rather quiet road; it's a local road, not a main thoroughfare by any means.  Too many times, though, a car will appear supposedly out of nowhere, and the driver will see how close he can come to me without hitting me as I'm stepping to and fro into the road.  With the overpowering sound of the mower I cannot hear the cars.  These are my neighbors.  I think that they pretty much like me, but they will never alert me to their oncoming presence.  I always breathe a sigh of relief that I escaped death again.

If befriending an ill-mannered dog doesn't work, perhaps wasp and hornet spray will help to change its attitude, at least long enough for you to move on.  It causes the eyes to smart, but even on humans does not cause long-lasting damage.

A paucity of detail here. 

In 1994, I and ten others studied at Chiang Mai University for one year through the University of Wisconsin, working toward the completion of requirements for bachelor degrees.  The program was totally independent study with consultation and monitoring by instructors at CMU.  Credits earned were transferred back to Wisconsin.

The bug bomb, ARS Kwan, can be bought at Home Pro.

This was in 2012.  The cost was around 60,000 baht per eye, one week apart.  My new lenses are called Alcon Restor Multifocal.  With the multifocal lens you will not have any adjustment period trying to get your brain to zero in on peripheral vision. 

Also, some people go for a combination of having one eye for close vision and the other for distant.  That, to me, sounds like a real challenge, even though it's a cheaper option.  I am not at all sorry that I spent the extra cash for what has given me restored vision to what I had when I was a kid...or close to 99% the same as then.

By all means take the time to compare prices.  As for expertise, scary as it may be, there are several qualified doctors in Chiang Mai.

It must be 7 or 8 years ago that I had my cataracts taken care of by Dr. Paradee Kunavisarut at Sriphat Medical Center.  Phone 053-936-900 or 936-9001.  She knows what she's doing, and I highly recommend her.  She also works at Ram, but that hospital's costs are higher than at Sriphat for the same service.

Other than their saying it's "in the Bueng Buakhao area, in Chiang Mai's San Sai district," one would think the reporter would give real information as to where this is located and how to get there, even if it's completed and open for business yet.

Does anyone know the location?

On 7/2/2020 at 9:59 AM, wotsdermatter said:

The monks in Thailand could well learn from the monks in different European countries.  None go out begging for food on any day.  Many monasteries are self-sufficient, or nearly so as they grow much of their own food, and a few are well known for producing wine, beer, and/or liqueurs which are sold and are famous around the world.  Thai monks could do with a good shake-up as most seem to be in it for doing nothing, although that will never happen as long as people keep providing them with the essentials, like they do the soi dogs.  Good examples to comp[are them with are the monks, etc., in places like India where they provide food on a daily basis for themselves and sometimes hundreds of people every day at no cost.  Could go on but you get the gist of my meaning and it has all been said before.

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They are not begging.  I've never seen a Thai monk begging.  Any "monk" who is begging is a charlatan; few that there are, they exist.   As I understand it, the early morning walk with alms bowls gives the community the opportunity to make merit and receive a blessing.  Everybody wins.

Can anyone identify the critters that just a few days ago have come out by the hundreds.  They're coming from my neighbor's property which is deserted at this time.  I noticed a mass of them on the garden wall, and went to investigate--actually, spray with วาลิท 35 which is cypermethrin, and found them climbing up the sides of some out buildings next door.  The spray slows them down, but I don't know if it really does them in.  Day after day more appear.

What are they?  (Other than across the wall) Where do they come from?  What do they eat?  And what do they become in later stages of their lives?  Oh, and is there a more suitable chemical that will eliminate them?  I suspect that if they're not killed off, they will only multiply.  A few have even managed to find their way into my kitchen which is enclosed and well screened. 

Thanks for your help on this.

6 minutes ago, Mahseer said:

Certificate of entry is what you are referring to:

 

http://www.thaiembassy.org/abudhabi/contents/files/news-20200609-205147-781608.pdf

I and most of the rest of us retirees are not addressed in the PDF above.  At least, that's the way I read it.  This PDF refers to only two groups of people:

• 1. Staff of diplomatic, consular missions, International Organizations, or representatives of foreign governments performing their duties in the Kingdom of Thailand
• 2. Persons with work permit or permission from Thai Government agencies to work in the Kingdom

On the north side of town alongside Highway 11, the Superhighway, just east of the river is this shop.  It's on the corner, under the trees in this streetview.  They've professionally replaced body parts for my motorcycle right down to decals and chrome trim at an affordable price.  I'm sure that they can fix you up.

https://goo.gl/maps/LuRYZThxEhGb2oUt5

Just FYI:  The Thai word for this material is also gypsum, though the G is pronounced as a Y as in Yipsum.

I don't know about Prince, but at Dara, which is a Christian school with some affiliation with Prince, the class size for younger (pratohm) students is around 25.  When they enter junior high, however, the class sizes double to around 50.  It is at that time when I transferred my student to the public school for roughly the same quality of education at a fraction of the cost, and there are generally around 40 in his classroom now.

The cost for a term (1 of 2 each year) for study at Nawamin Payap (High) School which is immediately north of the 700 Year Stadium runs right around 3,000 baht.  This is not very expensive when compared to Dara Academy which is easily well over 25,000 per term.  International schools will be even much more expensive.

From the Thai government website:

https://immigration.go.th/content/extend_alien?click=1

Before taking my post as fact in everyone's case, please contact the Immigration Office to confirm that the information that I passed along is appropriate for you.  I agree with HullyGully and CMBob.

By the looks of this from the US Department of State, I think that extension of visas is a non-issue until July 31.  It refers to temporary visas, and I'd guess that the one-year extension is a temporary item; it is not a permanent visa that's why it needs to be extended annually.

Anyway, for what it's worth, here's the message from the US Embassy in Bangkok:

Automatic Visa Extensions

On April 24, automatic, additional visa extensions for all types of temporary stay visas went into effect.  Temporary stay visas of all types are extended automatically until July 31.  If you have a valid visa (i.e. your visa would have expired after March 26, the date of the first "amnesty") you do not need to visit an immigration office in order to benefit from the automatic visa extension. If your visa expired on March 26 (the date of the initial "amnesty") or earlier and you do not have a valid visa, you should visit the nearest local immigration office to request a visa - which is then eligible for any future automatic extensions.  You may be subject to an overstay fine.  

For those foreign nationals who are staying in Thailand for over 90 days and must submit a 90-Day Notification of Residence and the deadline is between May 1 and July 31, the deadline has been extended to July 31, 2020. 

The Parami Guesthouse has permanently closed.  All furnishings have been moved out.

In mid-February, I was on a bicycle tour from Saigon to Hanoi.  We biked alongside the coast much of the way, taking in countless jaw-dropping vistas.  It's such a beautiful country.