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On 4/25/2020 at 5:29 PM, connda said:

That's because Thai youth are taught that the Sun is evil and to be avoided.  It will turn your skin browner than it is which is horror for a society which loathes and fears farang but oddly enough virtually all want to have white skin just like them.  Hence - 30% of Thais don't get enough Sun (although there is plenty around) and have vitamin D deficiency. 

As an European I do not mind to get a browner skin...but it is simply too hot to walk outside

I will take a gamble with this here (not much money to loose) :                                                                                     https://www.lazada.co.th/products/sandisk-pen-drive-usb-flash-drive-usb-30-san-disk-64gb-usb-stick-pendrive-30-32gb-u-disk-cz48-usb-key-128gb-extreme-flashdisk-i972876993-s2080162284.html?mp=1   

I bought in the past external hard disk (4 Gb) for the storage of my video and movies and I could connect this - for play back - to the USB port of my old TV.

Now that my new Smart TV does not accept large volume HD  for play back I have transferred some video and movie files to a 16 Gb flash drive and this works well.

As I wanted to buy from a large Thai online supplier I noticed they have 2 Tb flash drives for less than 400 Baht (much cheaper than similar external hard disk)

Has any TVF member tried this and can such 2 Tb flash drive play back video when plugged in on Smart TV?

4 hours ago, Siamjim said:

lots of poor families in Thailand, what sort of schools clothes could they afford?  getting picked on even worst now wearing off style old stuff. 

 

I raised 3 daughters (now adults) I was fortunate they had uniforms until the age of 18 so that they could escape the competition of a "fashion show"at school

21 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

You can prove your income by proving a transfer of 65k baht into a Thai bank from abroad for the past 12 months to apply for your extension. For some unknown reason it was omitted from that piece of paper you posted.

Many people have already done it at Chiang Mai immigration.

Also Pathum Thani I/O has in writing that I must have Embassy letter + bank letter certifying evidence of monthly transfers (which I provided)

Moreover they now wanted also an update of my bank book as if I was using the "money in the bank" method...so I was kicked out and I had to come back after depositing 100 Baht and then make an update.

20 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Yes. Though may need a pretty large pharmacy to find it.

 

It  is available in 3 brands:

 

Pitasor 2 (locally made so likely least expensive)

 

Livalo

 

Pitalip

 

Thank you

Can Livalo (pitovastatin) be bought over the counter in Thailand?

I lost my pills prescribed by a cardiologist in a government hospital but I cannot have a new appointment for several weeks

On 4/23/2020 at 8:02 PM, dddave said:

Three weeks ago, I placed an order with "i-herb" in the US for some products I use fully expecting delivery (Bangkok) to take a month or more with current conditions.  I was shocked when the full order arrived  9 days later.   

Shipping charges are very low and as long as an order is under US$80, customs doesn't seem to care.

I use iherb.com since several years with great satisfaction and indeed without being troubled by customs for small orders

18 hours ago, graemeaylward said:

The recommended safe social distancing measure is a minimum of 2 metres!  This is the distance droplets are spread by coughs and sneezes!  Why is it that Thailand has to have their own "safe" measurements, which aren't safe at all! It's the same with measurement of air pollution PM2.5 particles! Thailand's "safe" level is unsafe everywhere else in the world!

How can my barber keep a distance of minimum 2 meters?

45 minutes ago, wombat said:

once you have drunk water from the Ganges and survived my guess is your immune to pretty much everything

 

.....still better is drinking cow urine 

...and what if (probably) there will be soon a next wave of COVID-19 ?

On 4/21/2020 at 10:49 AM, Kwasaki said:

Up to you. ????

OP is a silly teenager or is a troll

10 hours ago, riclag said:

Any country that shouts death to America and writes it on their missiles, doesn't deserve a shilling ! America First, Mr. President!

They were not asking American money but - based on their paid membership of the IMF - a loan to restore their balance of payments.  Also I can assure you that their are more people in Iran loving the USA than in Saudi Arabia (I worked and lived in both countries)

On 4/19/2020 at 3:15 PM, ubonjoe said:

Not many offices do a 2nd visit. They will inform you if one will be done when you do the application.

In Pathum Thani they make house visits - every year - since at least 5 years / last week they came to our house and it took only 5 minutes and it was friendly.

2 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

Maybe Trat not accept the Income Letter from the Consul-General for Austria and Germany in Pattaya.

Maybe only accepted by Immigrations Chonburi, or maybe only the one in Jomtien. 

You are really Lucky Luke????

2 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

Did he have proof of income from the German embassy in Bangkok. It is that or 12 months of transfers into a Thai bank but most offices prefer the proof from the embassy.

In Pathum Thani they require both for one year extension based on marriage : an embassy letter (translated and legalised) + letter from local bank.

In my case it is a bank letter about 12 monthly transfers well above the legal minimum + photocopy of my bank book.....and now the latest surprise I was sent back to the bank to get an update of my bank book which is normally only required for people with the 400.000 or 800.000 Baht requirement. 

2 hours ago, DeaconJohn said:

A right Judas.

The other players were sleazy but Linda Tripp lowered the bar for betrayal of trust.

I would have understood if she would have spilled the beans after having learned in shock a confidential confession by her "friend" Monica.....but no.... she made secretly 20 hours of tape recordings. This was a carefully and viciously orchestrated character assassination....imagine the person you considered as your closest friend would do this to you ?

On 4/8/2020 at 5:32 AM, ezzra said:

It is a government mandated order to restrict all non essential persons from entering the premisses including workmen to carry out renovations,

and BTW to the OP, being on a committee is considered as work nevermind if you get paid or not, so unless a foreigner has a work permit they're risking having an issues with immigration...

Only the Juristic Person Manager needs a work permit.  This is not required for Committee members except if they are paid.