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Thanks tod_d..... From what I've seen posted recently I do believe you do really know what your talking about in these matters.

I'm not currently in that crowd, but as the Bible says," Those that have eyes, let them see; and they that have ears, let them hear.". Having both of those facilities myself, I can predict that it is very likely that in a short while the requiremwnts for ED visa will be strictly scrutinised, and followed to the letter by immigration. Did all of you scuba people down in Phuket "studying" for your PADI cetificate on ED visa in Thailnd hear that warning?

Probably not, don't think they read TV that much....but maybe one or two do.

Hopefully, that's a 'word to the wise'.

One or two of them are CMULI students

However, all their marketing and advertising (including their banner link on this website) directs customers to their CMU LI website. People believe they are buying a CMU LI product but they are not. They will actually be buying an ISU product run from rooms at Far Eastern University. Why isn't this made clear to 'customers' before they pay their money?

I think this a transitional move and the websites have yet to be updated fully. I am sure in future it will say FEU. It seems Matthew has been rather busy lately so the website hiccups are understandable.

As far as it being a ISU product it has always been this but with the CMU name. I took it that CMU had contracted them to run the program when I found out and felt that I was doing CMU courses probably only half true but it is the same situation.

Again Matthew deserves congratulations on his efforts to keep the program alive and take responsibility for his students...Something CMU apparently did not do.

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

So people can sit in your restaurant and catch their own fish from their seat.

Yes

Yes

just like in the high priced joints where you select your own fish, just taken to a new dimension

Less customers higher prices.....get them to catch their own food....and then cook it themselves.

Maybe you are turning Thai

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

So people can sit in your restaurant and catch their own fish from their seat.

WOW The Hydro gang is on the ball now...... new noon posting and even some minutes before the hour. and up another good size leap 3.25 as I remember.

So I mark 3.25 as the level where I start getting water under my riverside fence.

Gonzo sez " Glubb, Glubb, Glubb......

....anybody got any updated infor on the Nong Hoi, or C M Land areas???

So people can sit in your restaurant and catch their own fish from their seat.

I must be getting old. I forget how long I stay on thai visa each day.

NEWS UPDATE

THE NOTION

17 September 2010-09-17

Ian Forbes, one of the most prominent members of Thai Visa was last week:

Struck down by the E.coli stomach bug after eating at a Thai mobile noodle stall.

Robbed at knife point in the most dangerous part of Pattaya and again when he later travelled to the most dangerous part of Bangkok

A few days later Ian was viciously head butted by a ladyboy in a Chiang Mai Karaoke bar after he could not pay the bar tab when he lost all his money on a pool game. A friend feeling sorry for poor Ian bought him 5 rounds of drinks leaving Ian paralytic drunk. He fell down in the road and was robbed of all his jewellery by some young Thai passers by.

When Ian finally recovered from his stomach bug and injuries, some high society hooker acquaintances invited him to an orgy at their home. Unfortunately Ian caught a rather nasty STD and is now hospitalised under police supervision until further notice for his own protection.

Sounds a bit FISHy to me

Matthew's letter shows his dedication to running a good program and supporting his students. He is to be congratulated on his efforts. Now if only he could fix the attendance problem it would be a great improvement. I hope the association with Far East will be a good one.

I am very dissapointed though with CMU and its actions and feel this will not help its International reputation.

Well done Mat.

Anyone know where to go to see about getting a couple of 12V 80 A gel batteries in Chiangmai.....I may need some soon as I am slowing down.

Also 8inch rim 3in (2.5 RIM) Tyres for my wheelchair.

usually I would agree and say there is something wrong with you but your experience with Thai people is more like the one I have than of the ones I read here.

Remember Johnny Cash

The river has now squirted over the edge of the bank at my riverfront. Another 30 cm or so and it will be in my backyard. For those of you who know the riverbanks around The Pun Pun, here is a pic from directly across the river.

Down by the Rimping condo, less than half metre and it will be on the walkway along the river.

Just for the record and to fill out the ark, anybody know where I can get 2 pigeons? Can't seem to find the 2 I had.

Gonzo

Come and get the two that are on my window ledge nesting....they wake me up with the coing ....you are welcome to them even if you do make pigeon pie with them.

According to this chart the river crest at 3.7 meters at the bridge so it has approximately .8 of a meter before Mr G needs his ark.

But that is not Mr Gs bridge.....I would get mud tyres if I were him.

His new menu

Mud pies and Mud cake.

How about Moon Pies and RC Cola.

same thing

According to this chart the river crest at 3.7 meters at the bridge so it has approximately .8 of a meter before Mr G needs his ark.

But that is not Mr Gs bridge.....I would get mud tyres if I were him.

His new menu

Mud pies and Mud cake.

Why shouldn't Thailand have aligned with Japan...it did not owe either special loyaly. In hindsight it made the wrong choice maybe...or maybe the right one as so few Thais were killed.

What I would like to see though is a little more honesty about what actually happened. There seems too much saving face in Thai history.

went into the CAT shop at Pantrip Plaza today

USB dongle 5,900bht + 790bht a month

Personal wireless Hotspot 7,900bht + 790bht a month

(5 hour battery life or power/charge from mains or USB socket)

I love the personal wireless Hotspot

Speeds, down 3.1Mbps, up 1.8Mbps

Sorry didn't ask the price of the wired/wireless router you can plug the Dongle into.

My friend gave up on a TOT landline after 5 years of frustration, is using the dongle + router and thinks the CAT is twice the speed as the 1Meg TOT landline, and far more reliable (We live near Doi Saket).

My next house will have one of these in it. Fed up with TOT.

You have read the small print havent you about being slowed right down if over 4g a month.

THere is confusion over health care here.

THere are at least three schemes:

The Gold card scheme free to all thais. (was 30baht)

Social Security which entitles limited private health care....but is still really good

Government scheme which covers much more and also covers family

Thanks for that.

Very odd. 3 Entry Non Imm Visa valid until 10th Jan. A five month validity.

Is it possible they could have used the wrong stamp by mistake?

the stamps are all correct , its what they wrote by pen thats mixed up . its very odd indeed. i dont even know how i got this non immigrant visa anyway . i appiled for a 6 month tourist visa . before last week i didnt even know what a non immigrant visa was . i always get a tourist visa each year , just guesses it was the same didnt look at it at the time .

The five months is understandable the clerk counted on fingers August...Sept etc and when 6 fingers were used put this as the date....THey forgot that the current month is really month Zero.

[To answer the OP: The fee for the 30 baht card treatment is... (wait for it)... 30 baht. Though the care provided doesn't seem to be of the same standard as social insurance for employees. (with some exceptions I guess)

Wrong....the fee for the 30 Baht card is....wait for it 0 baht. It was 30 baht under Taksin but with Ahtitsit things are much cheaper

Thanks for that.

Very odd. 3 Entry Non Imm Visa valid until 10th Jan. A five month validity.

Is it possible they could have used the wrong stamp by mistake?

Well it is Ireland

Harry, really they can't stop your payments if you go on a holiday overseas can they? Even like a two week trip, man they are tough.

Ok so I am asking this question on behalf of a mate that is about to retire, he is just over 65 and will go on the australian OAP, He is single has resided in Australia and has no ties to Thailand, but would like to retire there.

I seem to be reading about the initial 2 years and time spent abroad, my question is if he gets the pension and within a few months permanantly moves to Thailand will they cut off His pension?, am I understanding this correctly, does a new recipient on the Aussie OAP have to spend the lion share of His time in Australia within the first two year period to avoid problems.

Thanks in advance.

He must spend ALL of the next two years in Australia or it stops. If he leaves in the two yeas even for a day the pension stops. on returning he must apply again and a new two year period starts. Pretty nasty isnt it. Only exception seems to be if he goes to stay in a country with a treaty with entrelink and Thailand does not.

Even a One day trip and yes they are tough and No I do not agree that it is right or of any benefit to Australia.----------------------------------

Ok so I am asking this question on behalf of a mate that is about to retire, he is just over 65 and will go on the australian OAP, He is single has resided in Australia and has no ties to Thailand, but would like to retire there.

I seem to be reading about the initial 2 years and time spent abroad, my question is if he gets the pension and within a few months permanantly moves to Thailand will they cut off His pension?, am I understanding this correctly, does a new recipient on the Aussie OAP have to spend the lion share of His time in Australia within the first two year period to avoid problems.

Thanks in advance.

He must spend ALL of the next two years in Australia or it stops. If he leaves in the two yeas even for a day the pension stops. on returning he must apply again and a new two year period starts. Pretty nasty isnt it. Only exception seems to be if he goes to stay in a country with a treaty with entrelink and Thailand does not.

Cost TOT 4M unlimited including line and tax about 900baht. I would not sign the lease unless they allow you to connect to landline,

With the arrogant attitudes of some business owners, no wonder they are going down.

Two nights ago I visited the Olde Bell restaurant in the Loi Kroh road. It was 7.00pm and there were two Thai women staff working behind the counter. Before I ordered my meal I asked the woman if they have a scheme where Chiang Mai residents receive discount because I have heard this mentioned from some friends. The woman said she doesn’t know. I asked if it is possible to chat with the boss. She replied, no, he would be down at 7.30pm. I said, I would not be here at 7.30pm. She mumbled on that he is up stairs in his flat. I asked please can you ask him to have a quick chat with me. No she said, he is with his wife at the moment.

I sat down at a table, ordered a meal, then it meal arrived. The fat staff Thai woman was busy flirting with some young American guy sitting at the counter the only other customer. He was smoking, so I lit up a cigarette. A woman member of staff approached me and said, no smoking here, put that cigarette out. I ate the meal and paid the bill. I was short changed by 300 baht, which I got back when I brought this to her notice and the woman apologised. On my way out she said, there have been many customers like me with the same question, I will let the boss know. Then I went.

Let me make this clear that I was polite and curious at all times. It seemed I hit a nerve when I inquired about the discount scheme and after that I was to be ignored in the hope that I will go away.

Well, if that’s the attitude and the owners can’t be bothered to put themselves out for their customers, they can keep it.

What country do the resturaunt owners run back early from their meal break for a minor query?

If you applied for a 30 day extension of stay today the stamp would say exactly that (15 Oct 2010) as the date you must leave so nothing wrong in that and red ink is often used for stamps so it is not what is called a "red stamp" if that is what you are talking about.

Now they have full authority to refuse you an extension of stay if they wish so after your next 60 day entry they could do that. You should not have any problem using your next entry if I have understood correctly.

Thanks for that mate that is the way i read it,i can do 60 days but if i go there again for 30 days they will knock me back.

Remember to re-enter before the use by date of the double entry visa....sometimes they are close.