Surasak

All pigs fed and ready to fly!

It must be hell to ever change the side of the road that cars use. Has any major country every tried it. I saw on a recent Top Gear that Burma moved from the left to the right but most cars there are still right hand drive.

Sweden switched from left to right driving in 1967

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagen_H

As any major change, the change of driving side takes some time for people to adapt.

Therefore it's better to do it gradually.

Week 1: Motorbikes and bicycles will switch to ride on the right.

Week 2: Cars and vans start to ride on the right

Week 3: Lorries, busses and the rest completes the change and switch to the right.

In other words, Total mayhem!

If people can't get their heads round driving on the other side of the road they shouldn't be allowed to drive a vehicle.

I am inclined to agree with Mooner. After all it only takes a little more concentration.

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Khon Kaen struck me as a nice clean city.

Pattaya has improved a lot in the last 20 years.

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Yermanee, did you stay in a hotel in Khon kaen?

Did you go around at all?

Did you try to walk on any pavements that they are not full of vendors and trash?

Please show me the clean parts so I can enjoy myself too.

Have to agree here. Khon Kaen is not the cleanest of places. Report should read, "Could do much better", but will not hold my breath.

He will be above the law, above the Constitution, above judicial process, can confiscate the assets of anybody or deport anybody out of the country. Suthep said before that he would seize the assets of Ms Yingluck Shinawatra, said Natthawut.

Strange but true, An empty vessel makes the most noise.

A definite case of the lights being on but no one is home, so the elevator has no need to go all the way to the top.

When paying with your credit card, don't let it out of your sight and always use your pin to pay.

When you give them your credit card it is too easy for them to use their mobile phone to photo the front and rear of your card to get the code numbers.

After they have got the front and rear numbers they can order anything on line, as they have all the info required to purchase goods.

In Australia on the 1st of July I think it is. All transaction done on any cards must be pinned, no signatures will be accepted after that date.

Just a warning.

In years of living in Thailand, I've never yet had any bankcard transaction for a purchase (credit or debit card) handled via a PIN-based purchase. It's always swipe and sign.

ATM withdrawals of course involved the use of PIN codes. But point of sale (POS) purchases here typically don't. The cardholder here doesn't get to choose the type of transaction they want.

Have paid at Global House and HomePro with a debit card and on each occasion paid with a PIN. They are the only store I know of which use this with a Chip&PIN M/C

You all appear to be putting logic to something distinctly Thai. I really do not understand how you can do that!

The diet as stated is, to my way of thinking rather dangerous. Try a meal replacement drink for breakfast, plenty of green vegetables for lunch with home made soups. Meal replacement drink for dinner. No sugar, tea, coffee, meat, potatoes or rice. At least 3 litres water per day for 11 days and the weight will fall off. Moderate exercise over this period. After the 11 days return to a low calorie diet with more exercise and keep the meal portions small. If you wish to lose more weight leave at least two month before returning to the diet. It works if you stick to it and can even cure type two diabetes. Proven.

You *are* required to present documentation of your immigrations status on demand, and for 99% of us that is our passport.

"Presenting" doesn't mean "presenting the passport that you must be carrying on you at all times."

This has been discussed ad nauseam here on TV. Look up the many previous threads. Nobody's ever been able to find any law saying that foreigners must carry their passports, specifically, at all times. Nobody's been fined or deported for not doing so. (If you think there is such a law, then quote it.) They must have a passport, yes. So you can be detained until you produce it, if BiB or Immigration so chooses. If you have no passport, the obvious follows. What else is new?

Keep carrying those copies and DL.

I was find ฿300 in Patong in 1998 for not carring a passport. I did have an ID card at the time Stating my UK address and phone Number along with the passport number. It did not have a photo so this may have been the reason, but the BIB were doing there usual spot checks. The ID I had was taken from me by the officer concerned and I was directed to the police station in one of the back roads. There I was met with a long queue of other foreigners paying fines for the same offence. So, unless I have misread your posting people have been find for not carrying passports.

I taught my Thai stepson to drive. It took the best part of six months before I thought he was reasonably capable. He speaks English very well and I took him out on the local roads in Esan. I also set up an area near our house to teach him three point turns and revers parking. Hill starts were easy as we have quite a steep incline into our drive. The most important thing was the UK highway code. I made him study this one hour every day until he could answer questions at random. When I thought he was able, I took him to the local IDDriver station in Khon Kaen, paid a fee of ฿600 and he passed the same day. I might add this was with a manual gearbox car, he now drives an automatic.. .

Three months ago I transferred ฿300,000 to the UK via KTB bank. I have used this bank for approximately 6 years and am known to the staff. When asked the purpose of the transfer, I said it was to repay a loan. No other questions were asked and the fee was ฿1200. Early this month I transferred a further ฿100,000. The fee was the same but no questions as to the purpose.

Itll be the block pavers and double glazing salesmen next. Oh and then the telesales

You forget the guy wanting to tarmac you drive with what he has left over from a previous job. That usually turns out to be cr*p

I have paid late electric bill at the post office or sub branch but they will only accept up to 7 days late.

I have just change from marriage to retiement but they would not let me use 50/50 money in bank and income. Only other thing was the yellow book which negated the requirememt of the wife attending. I was in the K/K office ten minutes only with a 12 month extension. very simple.

I have an Acer Aspire 4820TG. IT's battery life is quoted as 8 hours! IT also has alittle label stating 'Battery life varies by usage settings and operation conditions.

When using on battery it can sometimes last for about 4 hours which is reasonably good. When using at home I remove the battery and just plug into the mains. Works a treat.

Bought a new Honda Civic 18 months ago and it came with 30% tinted windows all round. I think the law states not more than 50% tint but that may have change. As to driving day or night I have no problems but do need sunglasses in daytime, although not too dark.

The exchange rate now is about the same as it was in 1990/1, I really don't see the problem. Better off here than in the UK in so many ways.

I suppose there is not much chance of it being blamed on those who cough and sneeze with no thought to cover their mouth. Or those who spit in the street and or eating places with no thought for those around them. No thought not!

Having worked with many Thai people in the UK, asked why they do not drive the answer was alway, 'Too many rules'

I think this says it all"

Marriage extension

Why, in this age of computers do all Married to Thai lady have to produce so many reams of paper each year, when a passport number and copy of marriage certificate, should be all that is needed to register?

90-day notification of staying longer than 90 days

Same for the 90 day reporting. If you are legal you are legal.

Where did you get that figure from? - seems a bit high for a small number of folks not that rich (and certainly holding most assets off-shore). Can't count all the tourists as part of us - remembering that the M-16 gang was targeting local residents.

I do believe this a figure which includes tourists

i see no mention of which organ was bitten.

Probably a Werlitzer and the lower man-ual?