jchfriis

I try not to use their services, but it's almost impossible to avoid them.

On 2/9/2021 at 11:22 AM, tifino said:

still outdone by Italy... with their continuous string of failed Govts...

Many failed governments but only 2 coup attempts since WW2. Hardly comparable to Thailand.

I agree with Rory on this. It only affects 0.1 % of the worlds golfers. The rest of us don't really have a problem with hitting it too far!

https://www.golfchannel.com/news/rory-mcilroy-rips-distance-insights-report-huge-waste-time-money

15 hours ago, webfact said:

He cited upheaval caused by the 1917 Russian Revolution and the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union as examples of how illegal action could cause people misery and should therefore be avoided.

Tells you all about what he wants Russia to be: A totalitarian state.

Lazada system is <deleted>. I'm trying to log in to my account and the site wants to verify my identity which is fine with me. To do that they send me a code by e-mail. But by the time the e-mail arrives the code is unusable because the system only gives you one minute! Now who in their right mind designs it like that.

18 hours ago, Jen65 said:

I'm not sure people are aware that Returning Thai Nationals are not required to have a Covid-19 RT-PCR test before boarding a flight back to Thailand . They only need a Fit to Fly Certificate .Everyone else is required to have both .

But don't you understand that the virus checks your passport before attacking?

3 hours ago, blazes said:

The assassination of Archbishop Romero has still, after 40 years, not been prosecuted nor has the assassin been caught.

 

This is a disgrace and a clear condemnation of American foreign "policy".  Through 4 administrations (Carter, Reagan, Bush 1 and Clinton) the US looked the other way as death squads roamed the countryside of El Salvador.

American policy is to invade the sovereign territory of any country that the American establishment deems a "threat" to ....to what exactly?  Has there been ANY country since WW2 that has had the power to truly invade or conquer the American homeland???? 

a threat to their business interests I would think!

1 hour ago, samsensam said:

 

you can get medals for all sorts of things, my favourite is; Santi Mala - Medal for Calmness

 

extensive list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_Thailand

Thanks for the link. Here's my favourite:

Honestly, who really cares?

On 5/4/2020 at 8:45 AM, cornishcarlos said:

 

When was the last time anyone drowned in an elevator ?? 

Made my day. Thank you. ????????

When I was in New Orleans many years ago I picked up a local newspaper and the headline said: New Orleans, the Heaviest City in America.

By just looking around I could see the evidence for the headline.

6 hours ago, stuhan said:

After reading this i have decided enough is enough.I am sick of this racist <deleted> from Thailand. After this covid 19 has died down if it dies down i am out of here and Asia.I have found a place in south america that is not racist,cheap,easy to settle and safe,i have already started the process.I love Thailand but it's just becoming a bad place for expats now .

Can  you PM me too please?

21 hours ago, lockyv7 said:

it must have been a clear day with no burning when that photo was taken as there is not a mask in sight. 

It says File photo. I was there yesterday and 99 % were wearing masks.

Closed through April 1st. Is this the annual joke or has the virus announced it will leave by then?

2 hours ago, Krataiboy said:

How sad. All too often, suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.

Unfortunately the problem is not always temporary. Many have a permanent problem with mental illness that in many cases lead to suicide.

On 1/25/2020 at 6:55 PM, rooster59 said:

Police have provided help and assistance to the dead and injured and their families and further help would be made available though official channels. 

Exactly how do you provide help and assistance to the dead?

As I'm leaving Thailand, I have to sell my Leoncino 500. I bought it in September 2018 and it has seen very little use unfortunately, around 1600 km, so it is in like new condition. I'm asking 170,000 baht for it. New it cost 209,000. It is stock with only the small windscreen added. there's a Benelli full face helmet, hardly used and I can add a tank bag to the deal. The bike is registered in Chiang Mai in my name.

I can be contacted on email: [email protected] or 0873047158.

16 hours ago, dave s said:

 

jchfriis is not listening. hkt83100 said his problem was the incompetence of the Thai system designer. There are two separate systems, the regular one and the one for 90 day reporting, and they do not talk to one another. When the 90 day reporting system was introduced several years ago, it started with an empty database: it knew for sure that there were no foreigners at all in Thailand at that point. No they did not reformat the existing data in the regular system and start the 90 day system off with the correct information, and no one has done this task ever since. And the 90 day reporting system can only enter a foreigner into its database at a border entry station, not at an immigration office, So this problem is DESIGNED IN, and UNFIXABLE BY DESIGN. The only way to get around it is for the foreigner to leave Thailand, step over the border, step right back in, and thus be entered into the 90 day system. How stupid is that?!?!!. Strangely, every time I told my employer that they had to pay for a wild, drunken orgy of a vacation to Penang BECAUSE OF THE INCOMPETENCE OF THE THAI GOVERNMENT, they said no.

 

In addition, hkt83100 has a second problem: a new passport. IF he paid for a senseless and wasteful trip out of the country so he got into the 90 day reporting system, then his local immigration office could tell the 90 day system about the new passport. There have been reports on TVF of foreigners being refused this service because the IO staff wasn't trained how to do it, didn't even know about it, or just didn't want to, but that it yet another problem in Thailand. At that point, if none of the other many reported bugs and problems with the 90 day system affect hkt83100, he could probably use the online system's web pages or cell phone app, saving himself lots of trouble. But just saying "Ooooooo, it worked for me, so there are absolutely no problems" is wrong, stupid, pointless, insulting ..... and very common in TVF.

Dave, I'm listening. I never knew that you had to re-enter the country to get into the system. I thought you got into the system once you had reported in persona at the imm. office. So thank you for the clarification. And do I agree: "State of the art software design" 555. When it was introduced the only way to use it was through Microsoft Internet Explorer, a browser which was already outdated.

So my post was definitely wrong. Stupid? I'd call it ill-informed. Pointless, maybe, now that I know better. But insulting? I never meant to insult anyone, and I fail to see how anybody could feel that way.

22 hours ago, hkt83100 said:

In my case this does not work. The problem is that I did not leave the country in the last 12 years, so the app or online service is complaining "Cannot find entry information". In addition, I got a new passport since the last entry, which makes it even more difficult for the local software "engineers" or database designers. ☹️

I see the problem. But once you have been to Imm. with your new passport and done the 90 day report, the online system should work for the subsequent reporting. I use the Firefox browser and that works well.

Did my 90 day reporting online in 3 minutes today without leaving the house. Haven't visited Immigration for anything but extensions for many years now.

Mint Mate for my Media box, the rest is on Mac.