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Santi Suk. I had a PET scan done at the Government hospital Siriraj about 3 years ago. It cost me 60,000 baht. So I would estimate that one performed at Bumrungrad would cost well in excess of 100,000 baht.

I will marry you for 14k bath a month!!!! I will call you "Another Tourist Married........or ATM for short"

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Do you know the difference between an ATM and a farang boyfriend?

An ATM has a daily withdrawal limit!!

I've had two colonoscopies done in Bangkok. First time was at Siriraj where I was "knocked out" completely. Second one was done at Thonburi Hospital (private hosp.) whilst fully awake.....most uncomfortable!!!!!!!

Yeah. He lives and works in Manchester, UK

I can now confirm that One More Bar is doing a Christmas day dinner at about 4pm but you must book in advance.

One More Bar usually do a Christmas dinner. I'll ask Rob the owner this evening.

This bar is no longer operating. Gordon returned to the UK a couple of year's ago.

When I did my last 90 day report at my Immigration Office (Kanchanaburi)in October they handed me these two forms that are supposed to be completed by the "housemaster" which I must admit , I had never seen before and asked me to bring the completed forms with me when I do my next 1 year extension due by 2nd Dec.

So it seems that for those of us living in the Kanchanaburi area nobody is going to get a rap on the knuckles for this not being done before.

Seems somewhat strange to me, Apetley. The old style licence was non-laminated and your mug shot was stuck on in the bottom right hand corner. The photo was supplied by the applicant and the licence holder's signature was on the back of the licence. I remember my first Thai licence was like this and there was a place along the road that offered a "laminating service". This was in 2544. My missus still has one of these "old style" licences issued in 2542 and it has no expiry date. (lifetime validation)

With some degree of confidence, I would say it would be impossible to get issued with an old style licence anymore. If it's laminated when given to you, it's a new style one.

1- enter the DLT building at any time during the opening hours, although it's probably wise to avoid the lunch hour and the early morning's queues for first time applicants.

2- Go to the driving license application window and request a driving license application form

3- ask your translator to fill out the form while you get your pictures taken (70 bath for 6 pictures at the Bangkhuntian location).

4- After verifying this information with the person at the application window, make copies of following pages in your passport: the first page, the visa stamp page, the last entry stamp page and the page with the last visa extension, if any.

5- If you have a work permit book which you'd like to use as address verification, copy the first and second page, the page with the address of the employer and, if you had a new address listed in your workbook, page 23, where the change of address is listed.

6- Hand over all documents persons behind the application window, whom, if all found to be in order, will hand you back the documents with a queue number.

7- Wait for your number to be called or shown and hand over your stack of documents, together with your passport and possibly work permit. After this final check you will get back your passport and you will be allowed to pay the 505 baht fee (5 years validity @ 100 baht plus 5 baht for the "paper"), for which you will get a receipt.

8-Take a seat and wait for your name to be called.

9- Sign the back of the driving license and the receipt and take your brand new licence to the laminating shop.

10- While walking you will probably notice that the expiry date is not just 5 years from the current date, but longer: until your first birthday following today's date plus 5 years! An excellent way not to forget the date.

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Sorry but it ain't like that at all. Are you talking about the Kanchanaburi DLT?

My experience from last week, Thursday,16th October.....when you enter the building you first go to the guy at a desk. He hands you an application form and gives you a queue number. When your number is called you go to the window marked number 3 and the lady processes your paperwork. You then walk round behind where the windows are and complete the various tests. You then go up to the third floor where you watch a video. Afterwards you return back downstairs and get another queue number from where the desk is situated and when your number is called you go to the counter and pay the fee. Then around to where you sit down in front of the camera and have your photo taken and are given your new licence there and then.

You make no mention of the colour test, brake reaction test or depth perception test nor do you mention the video you have to watch and you don't have to supply your own photographs. Neither do you sign the back of your new licence.

Upon reading your post again, I believe you maybe relating to how it was done in the old days....at least over 5 year's ago as 5 year's ago they had the new style licences in place then (no more providing your own photos or having to get the licence laminated)

Some of the staff have a smattering of English. Best to take your missus/gf if you've got one.

If it's a 5 year renewal then a medical cert is NOT required.

As Kanchanaburi's Immigration office don't supply proof of address anymore, I get mine from my local Amphur.

Usual colour test/depth perception/brake test etc. plus the video they require you to watch.....although about 40 minutes into the video, one of the staff came into the room with our application forms and handed them out and told us to go downstairs again to pay your money, get your photo done and receive your new licence. So we never did get to see all of the video (thank goodness!)

Worth noting that I believe that they restrict applications to 100 per day. I got there before 8.30am and was OK.

Also I went a few days after my previous licences had expired and got nearly 6 year's validation. A worthwhile tip to get an extra 12 months!

Just to let anyone know who is going to renew their driving licences in Kanchanaburi. I went to the DLT centre today (Tuesday) only to discover that they now only deal with renewals on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays. This might save you a wasted journey!

I live very near to where the stuff is made. We used to have a maid who also worked at the distillery and often complained about a stinging sensation in her eyes. She put it down to the strong fumes she suffered at the factory.

Who knows....may have just been a coincidence!!

As said most offices will accept fixed term accounts but they have to of the type you can remove the funds at any time with no delay and no penalty other than a loss of interest.

The most important to be careful of is that that the term does not end during the 3 months before your extension is due. The funds being moved from one account to another is considered as the funds going to zero by immigration which means the 3 months would start all over again.

The way I read it according to Order No. 327/2557 the funds must be deposited with a bank. Surely as long as any money is transferred from one account to another on the same day then it would be deemed that the funds have remained in the bank.

As an example, I have had a 15 month account with SCB that terminates on 2nd October. I will then transfer the amount in that account to a 3 month deposit account I have had for years. When I apply for my next one year extension at the beginning of December I feel confident that it will be seen by Immigration that the funds have been in the bank for well over a year albeit not in the same account.

This information was given to me by Sir Rod Beattie, former curator of the War Grave cemeteries in Kanchanaburi and current Director of the museum adjacent to the main cemetery in Kanchanaburi town.

I managed to exchange some information a number of years back with Rod Beattie, but have no idea when he acquired the "Sir."

I think I vaguely remember that he was of Australian heritage, but when was he knighted?

Rod Beattie is indeed Australian. He received the MBE at the tail end of last year from Prince Charles.

Incidentally, he also received a knighthood from the Dutch back in 2010 and the Order of Australia medal in 2012

They didn't technically take the Japanese side. The Japanese walked in - invaded - leaving the Thais to decide on fight or flight. The government of the time decided on an accomodation, issuing a typically Thai wishy-washy declaration of war, which the US dismissed, while the British took the opposing view.

But a number of Thais did resist. And many died building the Death railway - go and visit the Kanchanaburi war museum.

No Thais died building the "Death "railway.

The only Thais that got involved in any construction of the railway was an agreement entered into with the Japanese to build the rail bed from Nong Pladuk to Kanchanaburi and a truck road from Kanchanaburi towards the Three Pagodas. Due to the procrastination of the Thais the Japanese took over the whole construction project.

This information was given to me by Sir Rod Beattie, former curator of the War Grave cemeteries in Kanchanaburi and current Director of the museum adjacent to the main cemetery in Kanchanaburi town.

I have just returned from Chaengwattana today I went there to extend my Retirement Visa using the pension plus balance in the bank method. This would be about the 10th year i have done this so i was not expecting anything different. To cut a long story short they refused to extend my visa and i have 2 weeks to leave the country. Why ? because about 20000 baht of the balance in my bank account had not been there for three months. When i protested and said it had never been like this before i was told the new rule came in last August and it is up to me to know the rules.I'm still in shock but i had began to think it was my fault for not paying more attention to the way the Thais make it up as they go along ,but this thread seems to suggest that this" new rule" is news to a lot of people.I would really like to know if other people using the pension + balance method have been denied because money was not in bank for 3 months.If as immigration say the rule is a year old why isnt everybody already aware of it.I'm still so shocked i don't know if i'm coming or going , literally.

If they say that the new rule came out last August and that it was up to you to know the rules, you would surely not have been out of order to request that they show you the new ruling.

After all, how can one keep abreast of any rule changes without them being readily available for your perusal?

I've been lucky in that I have made some very good friends here through sports clubs initially and some of my old University friends are working here now as well.I have also got some good work colleagues which is also great. Met some good people to from TVF. Some people just find it easy to socialise and make friends.

A best buddy and a friend are not the same. A best buddy is truely like a brother.

Not necessarily. My brother's last comment to me was "I hope you die soon". I certainly wouldn't want a best buddy to be like my brother!!!

When I got my new UK passport last year, I went along to my local Immigration office (Kanchanaburi) to get my details transferred from my old passport to my new one. They said I would need the talked about letter in this topic from the British Embassy.

BUT they told me that if I didn't want to get the letter from the Embassy when doing yearly extensions, just continue to visit the office with both my old passport and my new one.....no problem!

As it happened, I did eventually go ahead and I got the letter from the Embassy without needing to visit the Embassy....they posted it to me as I don't live in Bangkok.

The point being is that it seems that you do not have to transfer your details to the new passport if you choose not to. Just continue to show both old and new passports.

It depends where your friend is in Thailand. You mention a hospital in Pattaya so I assume that this is where your friend resides.

That hospital will surely be able to perform a colonoscopy which it seems likely that is what is required.

It also depends on how much your friend is prepared to pay. Private hospitals will obviously charge more than Government hospitals.

I've had two colonoscopies done. Both in Bangkok. One at the Government hospital, Siriraj and one done at the private hospital, Thonburi.

Be sure to see the cemeteries they are well laid out and kept up. Each grave has a bronze plaque on it. When we were there they had a group of Thais cleaning each one and putting some sort of preserver on it.

Australia foots the bill for them. Very peaceful In one of them there is a plaque. On it Is a short history a part of it says after the Rail road was built the whole thing was turned over to the Japanese it was the Koreans who had been the guards. He goes on to say their living conditions improved under the Japanese.

The Australians have also built and maintained a very wide and sturdy set of stair ways and ramps down to hells fire pass. You can't help but to wonder if they had to go up and down the hill every day. That would be a real challenge even in good health.

We hear the horror stories but what we don't hear was that the Allies had it better than the Asiaans. There was far more Asians killed than the allies.

Just to put the record straight, it is not only Australia that finances the upkeep of the graves. It is undertaken by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission based in Maidenhead. The participating member countries are Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, S.Africa and the U.K.

I cannot believe that his neighbour said that he had one party after another.

I have known Keith (aka Kheeneeo Keith)for as long as I have lived here in Kanchanaburi and he most certainly was not the partying type. He was living here when I arrived over 18 years ago. He did relocate to Goa for some years but returned to Kan some 8-10 years ago. He lived extremely frugally hence his nickname and had few friends. A regular visitor to the Jolly Frog where he would sit every day have a few drinks and then go home. Never had a girlfriend in all the time I knew him. Kept himself to himself. Dying on his own at home seems to fit in with the way he lived his rather sad life.

Retirement extensions of stay were grandfathered at last increase in price. If you are not using retirement you could face a higher bar at the time a change required. If you can meet retirement I would advise using it.

Glad you mentioned that as I think it is an important point. It is the main reason I changed to extensions based on retirement over the last couple of years having previously got extensions based on marriage for some 14 or more years before that.

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