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That's what I see - two kids who don't move, maybe they are his kids - one of them may have been dicking around on the skateboard, the policeman may have done something to escalate and the old man didnt appreciate it. He only seems to have a problem with one officer, the policeman is showing a little restraint, but badly trained, if he was going to pull his baton he shouldn't use it to antagonize the situation by hitting the skateboard - he should have only used it (imho) to take out the tourist at the knees, but what do I care.

I doubt they want a copy of your license, lol. However, this is good advice. In Hat Yai, wear a helmet, its a city, its a relatively easy place to navigate, but there are lots of cars and bikes who all know the roads better than you. The police aren't really out to shake down tourists for money, but they are proactive in getting people to wear helmets within the city limit (in the daytime) and will jump out at traffic lights and fine you.

I think the best places to get bike hire is at one of the guest houses, I think Cathay GH on Sai 1 or 2 is now closed, they used to hire bikes, but there are other hostels, the hive or there was another hostel I saw on the quiet backstreets around where homeless is. There were a couple of enterprising people on the local HY fb group that started to hire to teachers, but it was more trouble than it was worth, but might be worth a look on fb.

Someones milking that one! Three years!

That's correct - The thing I don't see is the connection with spending. That tea towel doesn't have to be the cheapest tea towel, tho', it doesn't mean if I have to buy one tea towel, that I can't buy a nice Irish linen tea towel to use because I feel it would perform the job a lot better. Other peoples concept of minimalism equates to using that one tea towel to shower with and use it to wipe vegetables, because they can wash it in between uses. I feel that a bit too far. Someone mentioned something about buying perfume. So, if you buy that one bottle, you value it, it is used in a number of scenarios, is that not minimalist?

To me this is not minimalism - How is minimalism connected with spending, and generally being tight. Why not spend money on one bottle of aftershave that you like? just one simple bottle. For example, why not spend money on one phone that does the job well, that does the job efficiently, uses one cable that is also useful for other devices and does not need replacing on a regular basis.

Yes, but for me minimalist doesn't mean sacrificing standard of living, for example living in a room with a rug instead of house with a couch and a bed just because you can do both on the floor. To me, it means having less superfluous junk, even if I buy something and either sell or giveaway at a later date.

Absolutely. This has to be the plan in the long run. It started with FF now MF, the senate changes, the opposition gathers momentum, PT show their true colors, bingo. The only thing i'm hearing is "well, if our voice isnt heard this time, what's the point in voting, its going to be the same .." also, PT are still quite have a strong hold out here, maybe they have to dig their hands into the coffers to get the same number of votes next time. This election they were a bit tight, only 500B for the holder of the house book.

For sure this is the second to worse result, the first being Prawit becoming PM, but honestly, what is brewing? Nothing, from what I can see. Life will go on as per normal in Thailand, people will moan in the market as they have for the last however many years since Taksins departure, and that’s it.

You can buy a sim card, one time purchase, valid for one year on Lazada that uses one of the main carriers. You might want to post in the mobile communications forum for the best deals. You can buy reolink directly from their site, and they have their own shop on AliExpress, delivery is quite fast, but maybe give them in month to get the camera to you. The video posted is quite old now, but the info is still valid, you can compare the images. I think the newer dahua cameras (if they do sim cameras) seem to have the edge in terms of value and sharpness over reolink, however, depends upon your needs. For me, dahua have had security issues in the past and the servers may be in mainland China, so I would pass. I think if you have a NVR on a CCTV system in your own country, you could add the sim camera as a remote camera.

I always have good things to say about reolink .. HK based, not a company connected with the Chinese mainland, responsive support, good quality images. They make a SIM card cameras. https://reolink.com/blog/sim-card-security-cameras-buying-guide/

I have a little setup on my desktop from schiit. They make some EQ units. https://www.schiit.com/products/lokius Take a look if you want to add a little bit of analogue control. I have one of these https://www.schiit.com/products/loki-mini-3 as part of my setup with a Modi DAC and SYS.

Yes, have done it a couple of times, it's about as interesting as watching paint dry. Don't think of it as some orient express or trans-siberian experience. I forget about the details of the trains, but having been through the border a couple of times on the train, there is an immigration office on both ends of the platform, one Thai and then you walk with your luggage to the Malay side, then return to a train. You can also just get the train to Padang Besar then take the hourly commuter train, maybe that only runs to Butterworth. It's cheaper than the international train. TBH, If you do the train, if you want to sample the train, it would be better to stop at Hat Yai and continue via local train the next day or stop in Penang for the night, then resume. Even the train to HY can be delayed by many hours. I was waiting for 6 hours to pickup a mate once. I know it doesn't allow you to have the experience, but flying to Hat Yai and getting the train the rest of the way is a better idea. Neither way is preferable, both directions are pretty painful. Just my 10B worth, others experiences may vary.

If the landlord owns less than 5 properties he can charge whatever he wants - it’s up to you if you want to walk away or accept.

Interesting to see what twitter looks like after reading the comments. I cant see Elon Musks angle? I now have a black icon with X written underneath it on my home screen , there is no encouragement to open it, looks like a real bad attempt at rebranding, the only thing I can see is self destruction?

I’m pretty sure they do teach it from the start. At UTL you learn short vowels in the third month if I remember correctly. Don’t think of it as wasted time, there’s a lot going on. The school I attended had a full class in the first month, time was spent settling in, socializing out of class - a lot of people dropped out in the second month - they couldn’t hack it. By the third month there was two groups condensed into one of 15 students. My basic Thai was already pretty good, and I was just cruising along for the first couple of months. I don’t know why I didn’t prepare because in the third month it was like being hit with a train. Just because it isn’t in the syllabus, doesn’t stop you preparing. In the era before iPhones, etc I bought a couple of kids alphabet books and cut them up to make flashcards.

I thought the writing was on the wall for K-Cyber, Kasikorns web based portal, but they seem to rebranded it to K-Biz. The website now generates a 2FA QR code which adds an extra layer of security. I haven't really checked or used the service recently, but in the past preferred it to the mobile app. Just checking in to the web based system, I was surprised to see they have just have updated the service, maybe for once they understand a need for this kind of service for some customers.

Cheers, as always .. can't beat a show with a handlebar mustache's, muscle car and flares. But you had me scratching my head .. I couldn't find it, never heard of it. Its got an English title, Happily Married https://thetvdb.com/series/cest-comme-ca-que-je-taime I had been looking for a new crime show, I was struggling through the first season of Mocro Mafia until the final 2 and was hooked and finished the available shows. How To .. With John Wilson is back @Jingthing This may be interesting Full Circle https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15303234/ I'm not too sure yet, thehandheld camera work to give that realistic effect may put me off.

I think they are warning you against human error, rather than the possibility of someone intercepting your encrypted communication between your bank. It's not difficult to setup some rogue webpage that you may imitate something you may be familiar with and unwittingly you enter certain credentials which could leave you venerable. However, if part of your security measures is 100% not doing banking on public wifi, then that's great!

Yes, the connection is not secure but the app has end to end encryption.

Have you never heard “on its way out” ?the phone doesn’t always work, I need to buy a new one. lol .. I just read it. I will simplify. My Phone isn’t too healthy. The kasikorn app doesn’t allow you to use wifi on the initial setup, so that rules out installing the app on my iPad. They still have a web based app, but when you try to transfer money, you need to confirm by taking a photo of the qr code. My phone seems to have developed a mind it it’s own and closes the camera and banking apps down on it own.

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It’s a bit difficult to understand the OP, but in my recent experience with kasikorn. My phone, is on its way out. I downloaded an app on an iPad. It can also only be used with mobile data in the initial run, I can’t use the web based system because I need to scan a QR code with my phone with its partial screen and dodgy camera. It seems banks are hearing to mobile data apps maybe because of the increased security offered. I have had to resort to using cash at times. Anyway, all is good, the girls at SCB are prettier. Life is good.

Yes. The people are not happy in the current climate. Was speaking to the wife last night, our area is staunch PT - even so there is a lot of talk of "what's the point .." and people are disenfranchised with the whole process. But will that anger translate to mass civil disobedience? if that is the solution and as much as I would like to see this if it was, no, I don't think so. I don't actually see the regime accepting any form of mass protest. It's very difficult to judge as there is always a press blackout, but a while back there was coverage of a small democracy demonstration at Ratchaprasong junction, it got to nightfall and the police came out with water cannons, laced with colored die and chemical water, hosed the whole lot down and ended it by the time they had been pushed to Siam Square.

This has been pointed out so many times before. Florida residents are given preferential rates because of deals with local governments, for example, visitors use the roads that local people pay taxes, they may suffer from increased congestion on roads and general inconvenience caused by increased visitors to the area. It's also suggested that local residents tend to visit the parks on a more regular basis, spending money on tickets, food and merch. Neither racist, opportunistic or (un)fair, just marketing and negotiation by local authorities with corporations. What would be a fairer situation in Thailand would that if you hold a WP, tax card - or did pay tax - that assumes you contributed to the upkeep of these facilities. If you have a pink ID card or a yellow book - A full 5 year drivers license or can produce a passport with a valid extension (bit difficult to expect people to understand the visa system and also, through experience, read English), then you are assumed to be paying VAT on a continued basis - that you get the same price as a Thai.