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They should send out forms to all government entities and offices, asking for their Microsoft Windows & Office leicenses. Oops. 

LINE works though. And the IOS is "up to date". Q: is this a known issue? Is there a fix?

They should start by ending favouritism. No more FREE anything for anyone who is connected. Terminate those who got jobs because of who they knew, not because of their ability.

Simplified processes, leaner management structures (in the West, middle management has been cut dramatically)

Well, working with no B-VISA during the probationary period? No, thank you.

Am now in Bangladesh. A country which may not even be on your radar. Friendly people, I like the food and no stomach problems yet despite eating street food. 

Some of you could live elsewhere most of the time. I love TH and want to visit frequently. But hell no to ever working there again.

Ever since a new battery has been installed in Vietnam, my while Ip 5 has had "ghost images". It's still useable, but they are annoying.

After letting my black Ip 5 lie unused for days, it now shows even more intense coloured virtical stripes. No one even touched that phone since it was powered down.

Q: Any idea  w h a t  is causing these issues?

...

Following a low cost screen replacement (the new glass is like 3 x thicker and much less sensitive), my Ipad Mini keeps acting up. Icons shying away like leaves being blown away by a strong wind in Fall. Sometimes, apps are switched in a manic speed. I've had to try for whole minutes to start my bank's app which needs to read QR Codes and generate TANs for online banking purposes.

Q: Is this a known issue? Can it be fixed? (The glass - I'll gladly pay for a proper Apple service center to replace it next time. But can the other issue be repaired? What might cause this???

Wish I'd left the fully functional Ipad alomne, cracked screen and all. 

A school gave me a grammar topic and an unruly class. 

How was your demo class? Were you given a specific topic? (Once, I had to talk about "clothes" and that turned out to be quite boring (to 8 year olds).

At my schools, the dreaded observations have commenced. How are those handled at your school?

* Who will observe you?

* Will you be getting feedback? 

* Will they show you what they wrote? (collecting signatures on blank pages has been the M.O. at a school).

* I was left to  w a i t, unsure of whether to start without the Thai treacher beoing present. It rattled me, it ruined m y lesson plan and it was a diuretic experience for a noob. 

There is something funny going on. Where are the guidelines? Where are the documents of schools about what they actually want foreign teachers to do?!??

- Walk around or not?

Conversation - some schools focus on a TOEIC Test or something and want a laser-like focus on some book. (NO talking, no writing, just  "the book").

Write  o n l y  students' answers on the board, or write first, then try to make them understand? Get it wrong and your ass may be grass.

Closing, what kind of scores have you received over the years? I am seeing bizarre swings, depending on - hell knows what. Many Thais don't communicate with foreigners.

Well, add to the more than doubling of the actual rate per kw/h the usual "meter misreading" games. Before this law, a hotel had their meters installed high up, out of reach. The thousands they charged for a modern refrigerator and a brand new SAMSUN aircon for the small bedroom build inside the living room, couldn't have been possibly accurate.

I was working and wouldn't leave the air con on when at work...

Oh well, hope to hear from someone who somehow benefited from this law. And how that has been accomplished.

Hi All

how isthis law ernforced? Who enforces it? (For >4 units, landlords must pass on actual costs, like <4 THB per kw/h.

Q1: what are you paying?

Q2: I've had stubborn landlords, ripping me 0ff with impunity. 9 THB @ kw/h, with a written notice or written in a contract signed after the law has been established.

Q3: What about the "no lease" issue combined with yet another rip off? Getting charged more than double and there is no lease. Suddenly, you will be shown the door when you complasin.

Has anyone heard or witnessed the enforcement of the new law??

Savannakhet on a Tuesday or Wednesday. The same for Khota Bharu. Pnomh Phen - they prefer agents.

Q: OT, can someone say something about HANOI?

6 hours ago, timendres said:

They will not install the app without a payment method attached to your account?

Affirmative

23 hours ago, michael888 said:

anybody refused SETV at Savannakhet recently?  Thanks?

Me. Had no proof of funds. Platinum credit cards allowing me to buy a new truck don't count. A dreadful experience. That Monday, they were working hours longer... I used to like Sawannakhet. 

I'm ready to get rid off all Iphones and the I-Pad. Can't even install free apps. Nanny knows best. Paypal - yes, I have it.

But I am sick of APPLE's intrusive policies.

Is there a way to end the nightmare? To hell with them if one cannot even install a free "My AIS" app on one's own phone.

Well, I would recommend upgrading the laptop by i. adding more RAM and ii. a SSD. iii. if it doesn't have a slot for a data SIM card, then you might buy a HUAWEI hotspot. 

I like Thinkpads off www.ebay.com and got the one I'm using now for $ 65. X-131E, a Chromebook. It boots in 8 seconds, powers down in 2. 11.6", small and rugged. Well worth the money!

I doubled the RAM to 8 GB... Paid about 500 THB for the 4 GB RAM and shipping.

...

FYI, I would recommend buying a second hand machine to use for the next year or 2. THEN go get a machine with the latest SSD technology (data transfer rates > 3,300 Mbit). by then, high end APUs in the 7nm process will be available...

How does this play out in the real world? Say Immigration checks a school's residence. That will be a 6-figure for TM-30 violations for the school as "landlord" and the same amount for the teachers as tenants.

No B-VISA during the probationary period.

Q1: What are the fines here? What goes down? 

* Arrests and deportations?

Q2: Schools hire folks on Ed VISAs. 

Q: care to comment on this TV thread and how this might impact your own situation? 

Put the balance on a credit card? Barclays has a financing offer for like 4.99% after the purchase. Surely, you do have credit back home?

A friend brought me 2 x 200 grams for like 160 THB for both from India.

It does soften stool and returns regularity. Personally, I'm convinced that it also aids i. a boost in one's metabolism and ii. weight loss.

Just sharing - 80% remains what you eat, 20% is the fitness regiment you follow.

Drink before you eat as we often confuse thirst with hunger.

On 8/23/2019 at 9:26 AM, PatOngo said:

It's the coke!

let's go back to the roots: red wine and cocaine!

The local AIS store has a promotion. Friends got 25 GB with lower speed after that for a 200 Baht top up.

I paid 100 THB and got 32 GB? Only this afternoon, but it's working so far.

2 hours ago, Martyp said:

There are at least 4 ways to stay in Thailand long term:

You are at least 50 years old

Married to a Thai

Have a job with a work permit 

Have an Elite visa

 

I agree that it takes more than a year to master the Thai language. You didn’t say what your long term goals are and why it is necessary to learn Thai. You didn’t say if you are enrolled in a university degree program. It is not unreasonable to think that staying in Thailand for a year or so is plenty of tourist time to experience the country. There is a gaping hole in Thai immigration policy for people under 50 to stay longer as a tourist. It would be nice if there was a way for people to apply to stay longer while dembonstrating they have to means to support themselves.

Well, schools hire NNES on Ed VISAs (being desperate, too) and they won't bother with a B-VISA until the teacher has passed the probationary period.

Driving thousands into illegality.

23 hours ago, Pilotman said:

Not on the airbridge it isn't. 

It's been the usual M.O. (modus operandi) for German Border Police at FRA airport. Arriving on THAI or VIETNAM Airways from SE Asia, they intercept all passengers some 15 m from the plane's doors.

Why not in Thailand?

I'm not into trolling, so can someone explain why anyone would make up such a story? There has been a marked change in attitude towards foreigners who come often and stay longer than a week or two.

I've reached AoT after there was no response to a message to the Tourist Police.

That meter ran in 1-Baht increments and resebled more a CB rig than the usual meter. In addition, it jumpoed in 1-Baht-increments instead of the usual 2-Baht steps. And the distance was not shown.

Care to share your experience? 

We have been taking the same route (to and from the airport). Last time, the meter was somehow manually manipulated by the driver.

There was plenty of time to count seconds and check the speed/ At slower speeds, the intervals were sometimes shorter. In addition, 

the driver added 100 THB when I was distracted for about half a minute.

Upon arrival, the fare was xxx THB higher than usual. And then the driver played the old "

i have only 200 THB change" game.

Q: Who to report this to? The DLT's Hotline speaks no English...

AoT? Tourist Police?

The meter looked different from the other meters I've seen over the years. Perhaps a homemade device?