bubba

9 hours ago, BestB said:

I never realised he was seeing $180 million in damages . Hardly surprising he lost

 

maybe if he was more smart and seeking $100000-200000 he would of won but $$180 million ?????

"Wood said Musk's "pedo guy" remark was a slur that would overshadow Unsworth's relationships and job prospects for years to come".

I am not sure what Mr. Unsworth's occupation is, but I do wish my future relationships and job prospects were worth $180,000,000.

On 11/9/2019 at 3:42 PM, roo860 said:

 

Have you seen his post from today?

"I will avenge you, Mother, for what they made you do. The Promise can only be broken upon pain of my death. You will be avenged, your loving son, Chul"

Yikes.

https://www.facebook.com/daniel.franckowiak.315

Interestingly, I have a friend who just obtained his non-imm O marriage single entry in Honolulu and the requirements were quite different. He was required to show US$700 in a bank account and no proof of income. They also required a R/T air ticket receipt and a copy of his wife’s passport.

4 hours ago, orchis said:

Do you mean Daniel Park/Franckowiak? Was also arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia in Bismarck US 2017.

Yes, that appears to be the person. Scrolling through the comments from the Facebook video provided in the OP, someone posted a link to his Facebook page.

It is:

https://www.facebook.com/daniel.franckowiak.315

His posts reflect someone with a serious mental health issue. Reading through them, I see someone whose mental health could potentially risk the safety of himself and others.

Unlike majority of parasitic infections, D. fragilis is more prevalent in well-developed countries as opposed to disadvantaged and resource poor nations. Globally, the prevalence of D. fragilis ranges from 0.3% to 90%, occurring in multiple countries including many urbanized cities such as Los Angeles, California and Sydney, Australia.

Dientamaoeba fragilis

Perhaps they should book the next flight back  to Thailand where D. fragilis is less prevalent?

On 6/3/2019 at 4:00 PM, Farma said:

I've flown numerous times on both aircraft. 787 on Scoot to Japan and Gulfair to Bahrain. A330 to Bahrain and other destinations. For economy I prefer the 330.

 

787 economy seats give me lower back problems which i don't suffer from on the 330. I find the 787 seats hard and don't hold me in position. I tend to slide forward in the seat. I thought it was just me but a number of my work colleagues have had back problems too.

 

I prefer 787 business class seating over the 330. Both are comfortable with the 787 providing a bit more privacy.

Seats are not made by Boeing or Airbus. Airlines contract specialist seat manufacturers for those. Some cost more than others and some are more comfortable than others.

Some other things to consider:

The B787 has a lower pressurisation altitude with higher cabin humidity. This really does make a difference on longer flights.

The B787 cabin is quieter than the A330. 

Overhead storage is larger on the B787. You can store carry-on rolling luggage lengthwise rather than widthwise, as is the case with the A330.

If you are a window seat gazer, the windows are larger in the 787. One drawback about the B787 windows: the electronic polarising system does not go all the way black, so some light still comes through which is not welcome on long haul flights.

In economy, TG's A330 seats 263 passengers with six lavatories while their B787 seats 240 passengers with seven lavatories. I like the 787's motion detection flush system as opposed to having to press a handle. 

The B787 has an automated vertical gust control system that reduces turbulence.

Cruise speed for the B787 is 903 km/h while the A330 cruise speed is 871 km/h so you will spend a little less time sitting in the airplane. 

I have spent a lot of time on both aircraft and would choose the 787 hands down.

3 hours ago, apalink_thailand said:

It would help if people spent 5 minutes actually reading an MSDS. They might then have a clue (1) how to pack it and store it (2) how to protect from human exposure and what the effects and 1st aid will be (3) how to put out a fire in this chemical (4) how to protect the local environment (waterways). But no....reading it is not important.

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"It was a chemical fire and resulted in noxious fumes and particles being emitted into the air over a wide area. 

What chemical it was was not known."

What would help even more would be determining what the chemical is so that someone can look up the associated MSDS (or SDS).

13 hours ago, connda said:

iHerb.  Compared to the prices in Thailand this is dirt cheap even when you consider shipping.  You get a price break on shipping for orders over $40 USD. 

LHW417
https://th.iherb.com/pr/Now-Foods-Silymarin-Milk-Thistle-Extract-150-mg-120-Veg-Capsules/794?refid=33880f93-296e-4c68-8087-704e1ea0156f&reftype=rec
 

There is also the consideration of quality when comparing the American made products at iHerb to locally produced Thai products.

1 hour ago, champers said:

Surely Darlene is from Kansas?

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   2 hours ago,  bubba said: 

Seems that many Condo C Ekamai owners are not keeping it a secret that they are doing daily rentals. How about Booking.com as advertised by the Chinese owner:

 

"Hello! I am the landlord, I look forward to your reservation for our condo, I hope that you can feel the feeling of home when you travel! As long as you give us the opportunity, we will work hard to do better!"

Darlene Li

 

https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/xin-di-biao-c-ekkamaigao-dang-gong-yu-47-gao-lou-ceng-47-ri-ben-ren-ju-zhu-qu-47.en-gb.html?aid=356980;label=gog235jc-1DCAso3QFCUHhpbi1kaS1iaWFvLWMtZWtrYW1haWdhby1kYW5nLWdvbmcteXUtNDctZ2FvLWxvdS1jZW5nLTQ3LXJpLWJlbi1yZW4tanUtemh1LXF1LTQ3SDNYA2jdAYgBAZgBCbgBGMgBDdgBA-gBAYgCAagCBLgChKWJ5wXAAgE;sid=f136b89e1fd624efc4e2fcd5647c7d78;dist=0&group_adults=2&keep_landing=1&sb_price_type=total&type=total&

 

 Or how about this owner "Amanda", who has 51 listings for Condo C Ekamai on AirBnB:

 

https://www.airbnb.com/users/244044673/listings

 

Now assuming these owners might be Chinese nationals and running what appears to be a daily substantial business, I wonder what immigration and labour law says about their businesses as well?

 

 

 

 hehe.

But think about it: a single owner called "Amanda", surely Thai and from Nakhon Nowhere, is listing 51 units in a single condo tower for daily rentals on AirBnB. That is a serious business and larger even than many hotels. As well, that is just Condo C Ekamai. 

28 minutes ago, JTXR said:

The wife and I went to the sales office of a new condo in Huai Kwang a few weeks ago and were told that of the three buildings just being finished, one had units being sold only to Chinese, one only to "other foreigners" and one to "Thai people."  I don't know if it's true or not, but that's what we were told by the sales girl.

I thought the law was that condos must have a maximum of 49% ownership for foreigners.

But one thing for sure, if they really are selling all the units to mainland Chinese, with only one unit reserved for "other foreigners", I cannot imagine being the other foreigner buying that unit.

2 hours ago, jmd8800 said:

Last fall I was looking for flights from BKK to LAX. I usually fly Asiana for around 850USD. I noticed the Thai Air prices for the same travel dates was around 1400USD. I booked Asiana.

 

When I boarded the Asiana flight I found it was a code share flight with Thai Air.

TG ended flights to LAX in October 2015. You were probably looking at TG to NRT and then a Star Alliance codeshare (UA or NH) to LAX. 

I like Asiana as well, although there are very long connection times at ICN outbound to North America. I think their service is going downhill as well, and they nearly went under earlier this year until they refinanced their debt,

8 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

I answered in as a general comment as an example since I do know about the posters status here.

I am aware Jomtien does not enforce that for those on long term extensions or visa entries.

Commenting from Chiang Mai here. I was told by my condo management when I moved in that TI is very serious about the T30 here and they advised me to let the front desk attendant know each time I return from a trip out of Thailand. They then do the filing for me. Note that they did not say returning from a domestic trip, where I know the hotel would have TM30'd me. Just to be safe, I ask the front desk agent to TM30 me each time I return from any trip.

2 hours ago, rkidlad said:

Bkk Post reporting that the hospital have now admitted it. 

They also name the hospital.

5 hours ago, HaleySabai said:

The Wat Chan area is not part of Chiang Mai province. It became a new provincial realm,named after Princess Galyani Vadhana who lived in Vancouver,Canada and passed away a few years back.

 

This district is absolutely hardcore for hazardous air quality. Would be a perfect place for CMU to conduct a long term study of the consequences of health effects on the local population as well as an ecological/environmental assessment.

 

A few days ago ChiangMai was pushed back to no#48 rank of the top 50 worst polluted cities.

Some good rain and wind can sure clear up the environment quickly. However, today we are back in the top 5...again.   It's been a record breaking fire-season.

 

OT but...I think you will find that Princess Galyani did not live in Vancouver. In her later years beginning in 1988, she lived in her chalet at Doi Tung. She fell ill in 2007 and resided at Siriraj Hospital until she passed away in 2008. King Bhumibol bestowed the name and Galyani Vadhana District was officially decreed in 2009. Galyani Vadhana District is part of Chiang Mai Province.

12 hours ago, gk10002000 said:

I fully believe the Thais will gravitate to seeing some evidence of a pension, not just some monthly transfers which by themselves do not prove any sort of reasonably sustainable income.  One could just be spending down a lump sum and transferring it in monthly.  That I am sure is not what the idea of "income" was intended to be.  Now if the OP above says Phetchabun will only accept pension and Embassy Letter, well that is bad news for those that can't get embassy letters.  Even if they prove transfers, they won't have the embassy letter.  This whole thing is a mess and will be a mess for quite a while.

In this becomes the rule, then the income option is effectively ruled out for those who are not yet of pension age. That represents a large percentage of retirees here. I cannot see TI taking yet another draconian measure to chase retirees and their money away. 

The Forestry Department should spend more time on raking the leaves, like Finland does. I hear Donald Trump will soon be implementing that practice in America.

1 hour ago, NE1 said:

What is the present situation with the air quality in Chiang Mai. 

I am trying to plan a visit some time in May and I was wondering if it has improved any.

Improved, yes air quality has improved; however, it is still not great. We have had a few rains and blustery storms and by May the air quality should be better.

Here is a link for you:

https://aqicn.org/city/chiang-mai/