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Did a quick RT on Thai down to KL and well, lets say nothing much has changed. The food in business class was definitely much better then in years past but both flights had equipment changes to old crappy planes from what was supposed to be newer 787-9s both ways. Crew looks like they were well past retirement age and very forgetful about things. Just a test run to see if they would be worth it for my January trip to ZRH. I’ll probably stick it out with Swiss on that RT though.

The screws just keep on getting tighter and tighter. I remember the good ole days of simply hopping in and out on visa exempts for years with no issues whatsoever. Boy have times changed. You could get a Non-O ME visa at most thai consulate/embassy with next day window service, now its 15 business days only via e-visa. Not a good harbinger of things to come. If the new rule in Savan is true, it wouldn’t surprise me as applying in Penang as far back as 2015, you needed to show your actual thai bank passbook with at least 400k. Now if Savan will not issue any multiple entry non-o, then its bad news for a lot of husbands and fathers but again, they could care less about us. Its all good, enjoy it while you can. Worse case, deal with the Stasi at the local gulag or cough up the baht for the notorious agent extortion fee.

I have never seen much improvement when adding CalMag. You need to watch the watering, use good clean organics (unless you like smoking <deleted>e weed). Everyone has their own thing going. There is no definitive solution. You learn by growing and failing and then success comes if you are persistent.

Dont use too much Guono as well. It can burn your plants. Look at adding some seaweed extract, molasses, worm castings and humic acid if you are sticking with organics.

Too much water and/or lack of nutrients. Try to tail back on the watering. Only water when the soil is dry. Are you giving them any nutes? Fertilizer?

Why only Russians? Do the Scandi’s or other Western tourists not deserve the same opportunity to stay longer visa-free? Seems pretty narrow minded but its likely due to the reciprocal ability for Thais who can travel to Russia visa-free for 90-days.

I have done same day round turns on the same visa type but several years ago and it was through BKK. No issue but nowadays, I will stay 1 night when flying as I have seen IOs flipping around my passport looking for entry/exit stamps of the neighboring country since it was a quick round turn. I have only done a more recent same day in and out at Mukdahan land crossing and we used a VIP van (with easy immigration processing both ways) to take us across to Laos and back. No issues, the driver handled everything anyway.

its because thailand has low economic growth and poor economic prospects. There is a Thailand ETF that trades in the US and it is at the same price today as it was back in 2009. So compare that to the QQQ and well let’s just say dead money invested in the SET. Gold even outperformed the SET..

During our drive from upcountry down to Rayong last week, I was shocked to see how many BYD and GWM dealerships were open now and even more in the groundbreaking process. The Japanese motor companies better wake up or else it all gonna be chinese ev’s out here.

Just came through Swampy both ways the last few days. Only saw a small smattering of chinese wandering about. Seems like a ton of arabs coming though nowadays.

I remember the good ole’ days of being able to walk into the LA consulate and get a Non-O multiple entry visa with next day turnaround. Now its 15 business day’s minimum and thats for e-visa. For tourists who want to stay longer then visa exempt, surely its a major turnoff and just opens up more doors for other neighboring countries to get that tourism spend.

Reading these posts is comical. You guys think the RD is as sophisticated as the IRS which is laughable. Look at how this country is run. Look where you live. You are all worried about nothing. This is a tactic to scare foreign money out of the country plain and simple. They want a weaker baht and they are getting it. The last regime had a strong baht policy and it killed exports and FDI which went elsewhere. It all a game and expats are freaking out over nothing.

When I used to do these BS 90-day reports prior to the online system, I would always take a photo of the filled in form, the envelope and EMS info in case I didn't get the receipt sent back. Fortunately CW always sent the receipt a week or two later.

Not quite. Sold multi-million euros of gear to VPNT. Its still a dump..

Right but that country is a dump. Spent a lot of time there for work and could not wait to leave that place for BKK.

We rented a 2br/2ba there in 2015 for 40k/month. Moved out after 1 year contract ended. Very thin walls in that place. Close to BTS and Gateway but we moved to PK down the way and slashed our rent in half. Was well worth the move.

I had used DM many times before without issues. Sometimes the transfer would arrive a day or two later then they say in their guarantee though. Recently they stalled a transfer of mine by asking to see my thai bank statement showing the last 3 month’s transactions including the last transaction showing the actual DM transfer which of course is not reflected in the statement until the next business day. So be advised that you may be asked for bank statements and if you cant provide, your money could be stalled for 7-10 days from what other users have posted. Personally I wont use their services anymore after this last ordeal.

It may not be an issue but no guarantees. The signed ID card and house book should suffice. Definitely bring the original marriage certificate, both of them would be best to show current marriage is intact. From my experience, the consular officer there flips through everything very quickly and efficiently, i have only seen them hassle tourist visa applications that show too many issued already.

Before signing a rental contract, it is advised to obtain the Thai ID or passport copy of the registered owner, copy of their current thai house book and copy of the house book for the unit/house you are renting and a copy of the land title. I would never hand over a deposit let alone sign a rental contract without having copies of all the above.

All of our holidays are outside the country now as well so that I can do my 90 day Non-O ME run. Thanks to thai immigration who wants 35k baht to even consider my fully legitimate and qualified application for extension of stay. Married to a Thai national means pay up nowadays. Thanks to the RTP immigration!

37.14 today. PM quoted today encouraging weaker THB favoring exports and tourism. USD may top out soon against G10 currencies but Asian currencies should remain under pressure.

Dont waste your time and money on SET. Find a way to invest in US tech stocks which have vastly outperformed. Investors are pulling funds out of SET, not piling in..

You wont get much out of that. If you want to supplement light for outdoor, CFL is usually best but you will need 80w per plant.

November would be better. I wouldn’t do autoflowers outdoor as they will likely grow to small. Autos need 16 hours light minimum, 20 hours is best.

PM to meet with the BOT governor today. With such a strong push for Chinese tourism, its only sensible to get the BOT onboard with a weaker THB to catchup with the already weak RMB. 38-40 range USD/THB is what I’m aiming for…