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13 hours ago, JackThompson said:
Actually, the rules about entering with Tourist Visas haven't changed. There is still no time-limit on their use. It is the made-up rules of certain Immigration checkpoints which has changed.
Visa-Exempt rules have changed, however, and those changes have been published. They are still fuzzy with regard to air-entry, but at least the 2x land-rule on their use is clear.
Those following the rules are not "abusing" anything. There is either a rule, or there isn't. Rule "breaking" is the only "abuse" (overstaying, taking a Thai's job, etc)
That said, if current trends continue, I would not be surprised to see new rules come in the future - sending even more foreign-capital flows out of Thailand, and into Vietnam, the Philippines, Cambodia, etc.
"sending even more foreign-capital flows out of Thailand, and into..."
Just for the sake/fear of this no country should relax it's immigration rules. Always the priority for jobs should be for the locals, where ever possible.
One has to admit that Thais are not bad as some 'senior and experienced' TVF members accuse them of been- it is just their own inferiority complex that's at fault IMHO.
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I opened a account at the Bangkok Bank with a Tourist visa - see #2 at the following link.
(A Thai friend working for the government 'recommended' me to the Bank -
- Person acceptable to Bangkok Bank e.g. branch officer, customer, government officer or company executive
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- Popular Post
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Is there any way to force their hand...
Would be really useful to know how an Embassy can be 'forced' to issue a visa!
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"We do see signs now, however, that our pressure is working," Gargash said. "We are ready for this process to take a long time."
Yes, it will take time indeed, but when things backfire, it will be too late!
Remember what happened to Syria, Libya etc.?
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The famous "Stroop Effect" is named after J. Ridley Stroop who discovered this strange phenomenon in the 1930s. Here is your job: name the colors of the following words. Do NOT read the words...rather, say the color of the words. For example, if the word "BLUE" is printed in a red color, you should say "RED". Say the colors as fast as you can. It is not as easy as you might think!
https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/words.html
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22 hours ago, NCC1701A said:
Thinking about living in Thailand? Here is all you need to know about the government.
You sure did hit the nail on the head!
I guess there are worst places than Thailand - proves why so many people are coming to live here in desperation to find a safe haven!
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11 hours ago, YetAnother said:
ah yes, another international study that will be labeled 'FLAWED' by some insecure thai official
" international study" ??? - Really???
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When undertaking such a risky activity, is the entire responsibility on the operator?
IMHO, the customer also should be knowledgeable /experienced to some extent.
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10 hours ago, observer90210 said:
Such "studies" are nonsense...At most they enable financing a bunch of useless statistians at taxpayers expenses...
You are absolutely correct.
Today we hear about such "studies" very often.
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3 hours ago, brling said:
World of stats. When do intend to visit Thailand for the first time ?
Never. Don't want to commit suicide. Thank you for saving my life.
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Just for the record, we are very happy with the performance of AIS Fibre, so far.
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23 minutes ago, joebrown said:
I stand to be corrected, but your question leads me to think you know very little about life in Thailand.
You are absolutely correct, hence my question. Please do educate me, I pray.
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59 minutes ago, mikebell said:
Don't Consulates issue advisories about driving in Thailand. It has the second most dangerous roads in the world; is number one for motor cycle deaths; has no functioning police force; and driving drunk is a National past-time.
According to stats of ????
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I found this website and thought it might interest people who likes to listen to Radio Stations
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18 hours ago, Sheryl said:
She needs to see an orthopedist specializing in shoulders (or at least, with extensive experience) and you will not find that at a government hospital in or near Hua Hin. Need to come to Bangkok.
The best shoulder specialist in Thailand IMO is Dr. Mason at Bumrungrad.
Unless she has good private insurance would not want to do surgery at Bumrungrad as it is a very expensive hospital, but a consultation should cost not more than 2000 baht and would be well worth it to get his opinion first and explanation of what is wrong and the pros and cons of surgery.. etc. If she has what is termed "atraumatic shoulder instability" then a course of physical therapy first would be usual before resorting to surgery. This is usually exercise she can be taught to do on her own with periodic follow up visits to the doctior.
if he thinks surgery is advisable then either Siriraj or Chula Hospitals (both large government hospitals) would be the less expensive options, there is an after hours private clinic at Chula that can be used to direct access specialist, and Siriraj has a private wing. Dr. Mason may be able to recommend a surgeon at Chula or Siriraj once he has ascertained what the problem is. if not then try one of these:
Siriraj
Dr. Ekavit Keyurapan
Chulalongkorn
Dr. Kitiphong Kongrukgreatiyos
Dr. Somsak Kuptniratsaikul
Dr. Niti Prasathaporn
If she is Thai she can get whatever treatment is needed free of charge but for that she has to first go to the hospital where she is registered (will be wherever she is listed in a tabian baan) and get a referral letter form them to a higher level government hospital. In that case she has to go through public channel and cannot select her docotor.
Thank you very much Sheryl for the most invaluable advice you provided. Yes, she is Thai and I will ask her to consult Dr. Mason at Bumrungrad hospital.
Thank you very much, once again.
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On 5/7/2560 at 0:26 PM, tifino said:
I copped this problem back in 1995.
It took 2 different operations to correct
Impact injury that mutilated the AC joint. and there was barely any of it left, when the Ortho specialist went in to have a look...
Because of the weakened link, the clavicle, and that other bendy bone(Acromion) that leads from the shoulder cuff, towards the clavicle actually became misaligned, and fouls the shoulder from getting it's full range of movement
I could not:
shave
roll up, or down my manual car window
or even Salute with the affected (Right) arm
...without my shoulder cuff dislocating (Ouch!!!)
The next operation by same surgeon, was to remove 22mm from the length of the Clavicle, which effectively tightened up all the slackness in the shoulder's geometry. It all seemed so radical to my mind back the, espaecially os, as the clavicle itself was never injured in the first place
A separate condition also resulted from the initial accident, in that I still have partially paralized serratus anterior muscles; which means I have uncontrollable (winging) scapula movement... to this day
No. her shoulder never had an accident.
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On 5/7/2560 at 0:27 PM, 1SteveC said:
Just guessing, but if a doctor recommended surgery, I reckon he told her what the problem was too.
Actually no. He had not explained the issue.
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Has any TV member had a shoulder problem that may require surgery?
To be specific, her shoulder joint sort of dislocates or jumps out when her hand is at a certain angle - it even happens in her sleep, resulting in excruciating pain. She herself manages to put it back when this happens.
My friend has been having this issue since her teens and now a Doctor has recommended surgery.
What exactly is this problem due to and how serious and successful is surgery? Will the condition worsen if surgery is not done?
Any recommended Doctor or government hospital, preferebly in Hua Hin/Cha Am area?Thank you.
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Hope the following will be of some use.
https://www.connectedly.com/how-to-choose-best-router
https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2398080,00.asp
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Driving me nuts!
An ‘ol salt swaggers into a bar.
He has a ship’s wheel stuffed into the front of his trousers.
The bartender says, “Hey, you’ve got a ship’s wheel in your trousers!”
The ‘ol salt says, “Aye mate and it’s driving me nuts!”
A colourful crash
A boat carrying red paint crashed into a boat carrying blue paint and the crew were marooned.
Small change
A thirsty sailor runs from his boat to the nearest bar and shouts to the bartender, “Give me twenty shots of your best scotch, quick!”
The bartender pours out the shots, and the sailor drinks them as fast as he can.
The bartender is very impressed and exclaims, “Wow. I never saw anybody drink that fast.”
The sailor replies, “Well, you’d drink that fast too, if you had what I have.”
The bartender says, “Oh my God! What is it? What do you have?”
“Fifty cents!” replied the sailor.
Don’t start anything!
A sailor brings his boat up to a restaurant dock to eat lunch.
The dockhand says, “I’m sorry, sir, but I can’t let you dine here today. This establishment has a necktie policy, and you are not wearing one.”
“Of course I don’t have a tie on,” replied the sailor, “I’m on a boat!”
“Well, go down below and put one on,” said the dockhand.
“I don’t HAVE one!” shouted the sailor.
The dockhand, not wanting to turn away a customer, said: “Well, why don’t you just find something that approximates a tie. That should be OK.”
After some time, the sailor comes out with a pair of jumper cables. “This is all I could find to put around my neck,” he said.
Sighing, the deck hand said: “OK, I’ll let you in with those, but just don’t start anything.”
Testing a fishy theoryTwo sailors are talking:
Sailor A: “I hear fish is good brain food.”
Sailor B: “Yeah, I eat it all the time.”
Sailor A: “Well, there goes another theory!”
Professional courtesy
A doctor, a dentist and a lawyer were in a boat together when a wave came along and washed them all overboard.
Unable to get back into the boat, they decided two would hold on to the boat and the third would swim to shore for help.
They noticed that there were hundreds of sharks between them and land.
Without a word the lawyer took off! As he swam the sharks move aside.
The dentist yelled, “It’s a miracle!”
“No”, said the doctor, “That’s professional courtesy!”
An expensive snore cure
A woman was nearing the end of her tether – every night her husband was snored so loudly that it kept her awake.
She decided to call the family doctor to see if there was anything that could be done to relieve her nightly suffering.
“Well, there is one operation I can perform that will cure your husband of his snoring,” said the doctor, “but I must warn you that it is rather expensive. It
will cost you a deposit of £15,000, and payments of £1,000 for 48 months, as well as money for extras.”“Good grief!” exclaimed the woman. “That sounds like I’m buying a yacht!”
“Hmm,” the doctor murmured, “too obvious, huh?
How did you get that eye patch?
A sailor and a pirate are in a bar recounting their adventures at sea. Seeing the pirate’s peg-leg, hook, and eye patch the sailor asks: “So, how did you end up with the peg-leg?”
The pirate replies: “We were caught in a huge storm and a giant wave swept me overboard. Just as me crew were pullin’ me out a school of sharks appeared and one of ’em bit me leg off.”
“Blimey!” said the sailor . “And how’d you get the hook?”
“Arrrr…”, mused the old salt, “I got into a fight over a woman in a bar, and me hand got chopped off.”
“Blimey!” remarked the sailor. “And how about the eye patch?”
“Oh that,” said the pirate, looking embarrassed. A seagull droppin’ fell into me eye.”
“You lost your eye to a seagull dropping?” the questioner asked incredulously.
“Well…” said the old sea dog, ” it was me first day with the hook.”
What did the newbie say to the skipper?
Newbie: “Do yachts like this sink very often?”
Skipper: “No, usually it’s only once.”No … you change your course!
Dead ahead, through the pitch-black night, a captain sees a light on a collision course with his ship.
Reaching for the radio, he says: “Change your course ten degrees east.”
“Change yours ten degrees west,” comes the reply.
The captain responds, “I’m a navy captain! Change your course, sir!”
“I’m a seaman second class,” the next reply comes back. “Change your course, sir.”
The captain is furious. “I’m a battleship! I’m not changing course!”
The man replies, “I’m in a lighthouse. Your call.”
And didn’t spill a drop.
An old captain and his first mate are reminiscing about their days on the Arctic convoys of World War II together.
Captain: “All through those terrible, dark, storm wracked nights, you never once failed to bring me a steaming full mug of tea on the night watch. How on earth did you manage it without ever spilling a drop?
First mate: “Well Sir, since you ask, I used to take a swig of your tea in the galley, then spit it back in the mug when I got to your door.”
Hand me the shovel.
A pair of a novice sailors’ best mate died, and, in his will, specified that he wanted them to bury him at sea.
So, the pair set out from shore in a rowboat with the body. They had rowed out a little way when one got out of the boat and stood knee deep in water.
“We need to go out further,” he told the other. So they rowed out another fifty yards, and the same sailor jumped out again to find the water reached his chin.
“We need to go out further,” he said again.
About 150 yards from shore, he jumped out of the rowboat again and disappeared under water. After five minutes, he reappeared coughing and spluttering, and said to the other: “Thats far enough; hand me the shovel.”
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*** If you buy her 1, no matter how good it is how expensive it is, it will be wrong.
*** f you can't avoid having her using a smart phone, make surge to install a hidden tracking app before giving the phone to her, that you can check on her.
*** Asus has no 'status' value, which is very important, especially for Thai girls / women.
Ooooh how I pity some people for their choice of GF's!
Mine always ask me for advice re Laptops & Phones and are 100% happy with my choice! (By the way, I am an Apple hater!)
(of course I know for what exactly she uses them for)
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This guy gives us all a bad name, but it shows us also that foreigners are not total saints. Lots of bad apples here too maybe should keep that in mind the next time we start bashing Thais.
This aint no secret, but an obvious fact (and was so, at least to me, for a long time)
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A farmer wants to cross a river and take with him a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage.
There is a boat that can fit himself plus either the wolf, the goat, or the cabbage.
If the wolf and the goat are alone on one shore, the wolf will eat the goat.
If the goat and the cabbage are alone on the shore, the goat will eat the cabbage.
How can the farmer bring the wolf, the goat, and the cabbage across the river?
178 Days stay Thailand
in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
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Absolutely correct.