Tropicalevo

Bank of Ayudhya still have safe, workable on line banking. (For now.) I have never trusted apps on phones.

Of course diabetes cases will increase by 2050. So will cases of cancer, piles, STI's etc etc infinitum. That is because the world population will increase by 2050 (unless Russia, Iran or North Korea get their way.).

'Samui' will not be OK. It is a bigger problem than that. There has never been enough government water for the island. Even if they get the pipeline working properly, it will not help most people. It will only help those on the government supply. ie the larger villages. I think that most people on Samui use private wells or trucks. At our daily staff meeting this morning, I asked 'who is on government water'? Only one said yes. The other 10 have their water delivered by trucks. There are five 'farang' developments on the peninsular where I live, as well as four hotels (including Six Senses.) This does not include a fair number of private houses and small businesses that are dotted around. None will receive benefit from the pipeline. None are on government water. Then there are the other developments and hotels around the island. Lots of them. Most are not on government water. This is not a 'quick fix'. It needs more than just 'gaffer tape'. Clue - stop draining the rainwater into the sea Mr Mayor.

Krungsri online works fine on my laptop. Phone apps are often not tested properly. That is why I will not use them. Yes, I am old school - software developer of 30 years.

and stay away from mushrooms with anything.

The water situation on Samui has managed to be reported in the BP. According to them, in an article today, the island has enough water for 30 days. (IF we are lucky.)

Think again Jack. I have stayed in hotels in Thailand for 30 years. NONE give a screenshot. The screenshot saves them from looking online. If you tell them that it was a hotel or that you have lost it, they can check online. This has happened to a number of people here. One couple were not in the system. Did not have a TM 30. Their landlord had never done one in his life. Whilst waiting in the queue at immigration, their landlord called me and we managed to get them recorded. By the time they reached the counter, the girls checked online. All good. Sorry, you can go home. They did not have a screenshot but they do now. Immigration ask for a screenshot because they are lazy but it is not the only solution.

Totally agree. My girlfriend back in the late 60's was from California. Lots of male students visited the UK to avoid the draft. Great culture in Hanoi as well. Riding a m/b is interesting there.

I go to the water puppet show every time that I go to Hanoi. Brilliant. Four times now. It is a Must Do. They tried to start one in Phu Quoc but not sure if it got off the ground.

Hotels do not usually print out the TM 30 but you WILL be in the system. Immigration can look online.

They either get pushed to one side or leave and start their own businesses. This was explained to me by two ex policemen. One is now a builder and the other is running a restaurant where he grows his own fruit and veg.

As required by whom?

Noooo. Because then hordes of tourists would show up and deface the place by scratching their names on the rocks.

Then stop paying professional political agitators who are trying to break things up.

I had cataracts and went to Bangkok Phuket Hospital. They have a department called Bright View. They proposed tri-focal lenses. Very simple procedure - 1 hour. Left eye day one. Right eye day two. Check up on day 4 then back to Samui. Back to Phuket again for another check up on day 12. Final check up after one month. All good. Halos are sometimes a problem, but not in my case. 109,000 baht per eye. I have no idea how l long I will live but I could possibly save that on glasses. I had two prescriptions before the op (reading and mid range). Now - no need for glasses. Brilliant. https://www.brightviewcenter.com/

Ouch! ????

Very luck ladies.

The political unrest is not Pita's fault. It is the fault of the crooks that are frightened that he will be PM. They will do anything to stop him.

Poor guy. He did the right thing and was robbed.

The problem starts when you stay elsewhere and that place records a TM 30 for you. You should re-register at your usual address. I have been going to Phuket a lot in the last 9 months and the hotel where I stay always registers my TM 30 at the hotel so I always re-register when I get home. It only take two or three minutes. Almost the same time as writing this response.

Not when you live overseas six months of the year, have money in SCB for paying bills in Thailand, but do not have a Thai SIM card. Totally Agree. My money has left SCB already ????

What is it that the gun lobby say? Guns are safe, it is the people holding them that are dangerous. Same with marijuana. The plants are safe, it is the smokers that are dangerous. Many times lately I have checked guests out of their villas (very tricky as they are as high as kites) and then they get on motorbikes and drive off. Safe? Not.

As well as a majority of the population. Recreational users are a minority and are still illegal as explained by Anutin to CNN.

Problem solved. No staff during Covid. Many left the island. Lots of the staff in the sorting office are new and the post office is slow to train them. Meanwhile, the piles of undelivered post are growing every day. My friend has found a partial solution. He speaks fluent Thai and he goes to the sorting office every day with a jar of cookies for the staff. He tells them that he still has not received the urgent letters that were sent to him last year would they please carry on looking. The next day he receives a batch of letters. In fact, today, even I received half a dozen letters. All sent in January. Including January's credit card statement and last year's annual summary.

Not sure where you live, but here on Koh Samui we are desperate for rain. No rain where I live since February. Government water rationed and non existent in some areas. Wells drying up and water trucks only delivering to regular customers (at higher prices). I tried doing a rain dance but the neighbours told me to put some clothes on and go back inside out of the sun. ????