Hobart

Check to see if your refrig is frost-free, because those machines will suck a loaf of bread as dry as a hot rock in the desert

There is a Loi Kroh joke in there somewhere but I will avoid taking the bait and possible getting banned.

So, my answer to the question is to buy a half loaf of bread instead of a full one or get a bread buddy who you can have a sharing arrangement with. Making bigger sandwiches is also an option, the bread here is so full of air ( bait ) and full of suger that if you squash 3 or 4 slices together you should get a decent snack from that.

Next inane posting should be :

I have just put on 20 LBS from eating too much bread, any ideas as to how I can loose it ?

Cooking classes for Thais, I need to teach my GF to make toast.

My bread has blue bits in it, anyone know what they could be ?

Where can I buy hard bread because the butter I use is tearing it.

HXX

Any more Elite card members wish to post here? There can't be that many left.

You meant to say, how many people with a vested interest in the card wish to log in with multiple screen names and argue that this is the best deal ever. Perhaps they are trying to sell theirs and fear that bad publicity might bring the price down ?

Wonder if anyone knows, does K.Toxin have an elite card and if so is he a little bit concerned about the visa changes especially since he has lost his diplomatic passport.

What is / was the commission for the seller when they managed to find someone willing to part with this large amount of money.

Finally, all those of you who have nothing for praise for the card, could you possible have some interest in this card other than that of being a member. I see the same type of replies and am wondering if its the same person/people doing all of this positive posting. I know the Mods can see IP addresses, sadly we cannot.

I encourage all you to become a member of ThailandElite

I still have confidence about this program.

First post and already an award winner.

Optimist of the Year.

Give me a break " Charles ".

If you had more than 1 ( one ) posting I might take your opinion seriously. Next you will be telling us where to buy a cheap suit in Bangkok.

I would love to know what your agenda is and why you just happen to make your first posting such a sweet recommendation for this card.

Will you be a regular poster on this forum or did you just log in to try and put a rosey / PR finish to what is happening.

"China Air from Chiang Mai to Amsterdam "

Concerning travel agencies here: I've heard Mau Tours are the "cheapest".

As I could see today, they still are in business.

Yes I hear that they are now offering Ticketless Travel ( literally ) !!

Why is it that whenever a newbie asks a question, a bunch of smart asses suddenly feel the need to get off the couch and try to be funny (at least I presume that's what they are trying to be)?

Because ................ drum roll please .................... that is how this forum works and if anyone new to it takes the time to read some similar postings they will see that unless they ask about where to get a great burger or a free glass of water, their honest question will get a predictable reply.

The sentence is not that harsh considering it was the policy of the British to deport any Irish man they caught stealing even a loaf of bread to Australia.

Thankfully my great grandmother was a thief or I would not have the life I have now.

UG, I will be over later to browse your selection of LP travel books. I have a clean slate in your place so hopefully I will have it away with a decent copy of your China on a shoestring

PS I am not the guy with a small backpack looking sheepish.

So, exactly how budget minded are you and how curley is the hair ?

There is a place beside me that does poodles for under 100 baht, you might even get a flea treatment thrown in for that money. If you are looking for some warm clothing then they might be able to fit you up for a nice coat with matching hat and 4 booties.

No matter what type of hair you have here, what shape you head is you are always guaranteed to get a bad haircut. I agree with BB who suggests a # 2 buzz cut, after years of looking like some Thai school boy I gave up and and now a fan of no hair at all.

Of course OP might well be breaking the laws of the country he goes to. If this becomes a common practice (going to a third country and breaking their laws to get a Thailand visa) then the Thai Government will come under pressure to act. This could well result intightening of procedure at consulates such as Hull, Birmingham etc.

Of lesser concern to me is that OP might end up in the slammer in that thirs country. Serve him right.

What a nice guy you are cruncher, thinking only about yourself . Hopefully one day you will need some help and you will have someone just like you offer his negitive advice.

I doubt that the Thai Govt has any interest if I break the laws of another country or not and why would it "serve me right " if I ended up in the slammer. You are being over dramatic my friend.

I will update you all on what I now officially know.

I called Thai Immigration in Bangkok as the local office knows nothing and spoke to a very nice lady who had an excellent command of English. I explained my situation clearly to her, she asked questions and then I did.

As you all seem to know, my big question is can I leave Thailand and then post my passport to my home consulate and in doing so, would that be legal.

The official answer from her is " no " because the Consulates / Embassies have the authority to issue visas ONLY within a certain region. For example, If they issue you a visa in Hull and you are in KL then the Immigration department ( " if they found out" ) would deem this visa illegal.

Same as, if you lived in new york and applied for a visa in Seattle, they would refer you back to new york consulate as they are the only ones allowed to issue visas to NY residents.

Its a grey area and the chances of getting found out ? Extremely Slim

Well I cannot afford to take that chance so its a long flight for me. I have a 10 year passport and some day some officer with not a lot of time on his hands will do a quick look thru the pages and see something is not right.

Everytime I have any dealings with immigration / labor dept they want a full copy of all pages in my passport.

The end

Go to Labour, when you apply for your usual WP5 renewal, also fillout form WP7 (Change) and request the vaidity period on your WP is extended to one year.

Make sure they also mark your WP to show the vaidity period above you latest permission stamp (magic stamp = date of one year expiry plus labour dept signature).

Go to KL with the usual company papers plus WP5 receipt (marked awaiting visa in Thai) and your Work Permit.

Problem is that the work permit is a few months old and that I can only renew it after 6 months, at that time they want to see financials and tax returns. The business is not requirted to file taxes first until Jan 1 2009 so I hardly think that they will give me a renewal stamp if I cannot show them anything.

I am caught between a rock and a hard place here. I think I will rule out a visit to the Labor Department.

Someone mentioned that they know people who have mailed passports from malaisia.

As I mentioned before, there are some threads here about people getting caught mailing their passports from Thailand.

My big question that nees the technical answer is : If I leave Thailand and mail from outside Thailand is this a reason to invalidate the visa.

I had a looooong discussion / argument with the NY consulate last year about this and they told me that I had to be in the country from where I am applying for the visa from, otherwise it is invalid ( if I get caught ).

All of us who have ever had dealings with any Govt agency here have submitted hundreds of copies of our passports to them and its not rocket science to track back a visa and to determine where you were when it was issued.

Off to bed again to dream about a world without borders

I remembered a post a person talking about getting a multiple in Melbourne. Says great service and etc.

Heres the topic. Says he got a flight for 15,000. Post has link for airline and visa to Austrailie. Might cost a little more than sitting around KL for at least a week but less riskey.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Non-Single-N...ti-t212878.html

I covered that angle this afternoon. The cheapest flight to melbourne is slightly under 28.000 Bt with Jet star.

Its the taxes that are driving the prices up and that price is with just carry on luggage.

I am going to bed now, well having a few beers first and tomorrow I will wake up to lots and lots positive answers on this thread and someone hopefully a few of you will have the solution to my problem and the answer to my question ( is it deemed illegal by the Thais to get a Visa from a foreign Consulate even though you are not in that country ).

There is/was definately a note on the Hull website that they would not mail outside the UK/EU.

The UK don't stamp your PP so there would not be an entry stamp for Thailand to not see, if you see what I mean

I was using Hull as an example anyway but even with a little bit of cross checking the Immigration here would find out that the passport came in by post to say Hull and was returned to Malaisia by post ( example ).

Usually when they issue you anything here they want copies of all pages from your passport and its someones sad job to find little problems like this.

Even my Lawyer could not answer this, bit i know you TV'rs are alot wiser when it comes to Visa issues.

Someone must have gone to Malaisia, mailed the passport, got it back and came back here.

Is it that crazy an idea ?

Phaethon, I am not British and I doubt the second passport option would work.

There have been posts on Thai Visa about people getting busted at Immigration for having visas issued when they were still officially in Thailand. They sent them out by mail and in some cased they were deported.

Basicially its illegal here, but the question is, do the Thai Authorities have a problem with me leaving Thailand and THEN mailing my passport to another country. My passport will show that I left Thailand and was outside Thailand when my visa was issued.

I know if I call Immigration I will get 258 different answers.

So sending your passport to England, I presume you are from the UK, while, for example stying in Laos/Cambodia/Vietnam/Malaysia & all, and not in your possession of your passport, you are not able to prove your identity, which is deemed NOT legal in nearly all countries of the world.

I understand that and am prepared to take that risk, hey I have travelled alot and never had my passport on my person at all times.

Its a role of the dice that I am prepared to take considering my only option is to fork out 30.000 Bt + to actually go to one of the " friendly " consulates.

The big question is, and thanks to Crossy for his imput .... Is there a problem with the Thais if they see a visa issued from Hull or Perth and NO entry stamp into that country.

My passport will show that I was OUT OF Thailand when the visa was issued.?

Has anyone done this and if so ........... any problems ?

Aaaaaaaaaghhhhhhhhhhhhh !!!

I am going through similar problems. , I got my first WP and they gave me 6 months, then they wanna see me in 6 months along with company records and they will give me a year.

Has anyone heard of KL issueing a Non B Multiple ( year ) on a 6 month WP ?

Digitalchromokey posted the following correct statement in another thread.

" BTW It is illegal to be without your passport in Thailand - better get a second one. You cannot post a passport overseas from Thailand to get a Thai visa.

I have a 1 year Non B multiple that is due to run out soon. I also recently acquired a work permit. I am being told that my local Immigration will NOT give me a 1 year extension because the company is also new and the work permit is valid for 6 months only.

Fine, I understand this.

So I call around all of South East Asia and am being told by the Embassies / Consulates that they will not issue a Non B Multiple to me because of the 6 month work permit and I can show no company tax records ... etc

Fine, I understand this as well.

So, Digitalchromakey made a correct statement that you CANNOT mail your passport out of Thailand for a new visa. You must be in possession of it all the time. I have heard of people getting caught at Immigration when their in and out stamps dont add up.

Now it looks like I have to take a 30.000 Bt + flight to somewhere like Hull to get a visa, thats not a financial option sadly.

My question is ( FINALLY ) ............ If i were to go to a neighboring country and mail my passport from there is that considered illegal ?

A few days holiday in KL, a visit to Fedex and hopefully within 5ish days I will get my passport back.

Has this been done and if so, is it deemed illegal ?

Do i personally have to appear or be in the country where I am applying for the Thai visa from. ????

Any other options as to how to get a Non B Multiple 1 year GREATLY appreciated.

Mods, can you please move this to the real estate forum, thank's.

Hobart

This is a posting that could very well be in the Real Estate section but it is directed at TV members in Pattaya. If you need to move it, please wait a day or so as many of the Pattaya readers dont always read the RE section. Thanks

I am on the Juristic Committee of a newish building in Pattaya and we were considering changing management Companies.

Someone mentioned Unity Management to us but I cannot find anything online about them.

I know that they manage some buildings here in Pattaya so can anyone who lives in a building managed by them let me know what they are like or what they think of them.

Basicially I am looking for the good and the bad.

PM me if you want to rant.