mania

Makes that old 500 baht fee at CM Immigration look like a real bargain, doesn't it?

Which is why I always used the consulate

But as others said that yellow book does look better & better

Just something to get started on I guess

Would be interesting to see if the need for these is really dropped or

even if the cop shops are doing them.

Saw an ER6n with some very interesting mods at Phuket Kwacker today. Has anyone heard of a hydraulic clutch? Is that common?

I know there is a conversion kit for the Er6

runs 5500 baht

Dont have any experience with it just something I saw.

Got me monitor fixed and downloaded both races yesterday.

What a great start to the season at Qatar.

Austin is one hell of a track and looks like it was built for Honda's, Jorge did well to keep where he was, and Cal did a really great job, maybe the bosses at Yam's will send him some upgraded parts sooner rather than later.

Poor old Dani at last with Casey out the way along come this pesky young wipper snapper.

My monies on Marc winning the chanpionship unless they can find Jorge a bit extra.

Roll on the 5th of May for Spain.

No doubt about it Marc has talent galore but.....

They are now headed back to Europe & many tracks will suit the Yamaha's too & the data that

the other teams have from years of racing there will not be Austin

Also no matter what the talent there needs to be a consistency that usually does not come the 1st year.

But Marc is excellent & may prove me wrong but even at Austin he took a pretty decent spill in practice.

His style is such that he is on the edge a lot.

I am kind of thinking the championship is still a Dani & Jorge affair with a healthy does of the Doctor in there of course

& he cannot be counted out.

Also agree Cal was awesome & sad he kind of got ignored by the media there.

I heard he gets equal of Rossi's current bike next? But not sure when

YSS used to be red but now I guess they're going for the "fake Ohlins" look. Nice I am pretty sure they have black too.

Those exhausts... ugh... horrible. But hey each to their own.

Yes looks like the Ohlin which is 24k now

One on a Versys

Dear Sir/Madam

The document require for account opening are

1. Work Permit or Business Visa or Retirement Visa

2. Thai residential documents i.e. household registration (Thai Tabian Baan)

3. Valid Passport

As usual TIT

I have one of those three requirements ( Passport )

Yet I have two MTD accounts there

Your passport contains your visa hence you have two of the three. Also, item number two on the list refers to proof of address which is now a firm requirement, it doesn't have to be in the form of a household registration though, a lease or similar will suffice.

I came on a basic 3 month & later at the end of that applied for the based on marriage extension

I guess I was lucky but also we use to have a mortgage at that branch even though we still

lived in the US & knew the manager well.

When I opened the 2nd account I opened it at Airport Plaza instead of my usual branch & they did not

ask for anything at all.I had just popped in to ask a question about interest/taxes etc.

They told me yes I was about to pass the 20k interest so I should open another MTD & would I like to do so now

I did not even have my passport I guess because they saw my original MTD account & also my Thai drivers license has my PP# on it.

So that was sufficient? or TIT Each store/bank etc is more like a franchise with their general rules but still operate as they or their manager

allows.

Dear Sir/Madam

The document require for account opening are

1. Work Permit or Business Visa or Retirement Visa

2. Thai residential documents i.e. household registration (Thai Tabian Baan)

3. Valid Passport

I have one of those three requirements ( Passport )

Yet I have two MTD accounts there

Very heavy in Mae Hia. First time this year I had to turn the windshield wipers on coming home from work. Maybe nearly time to pull my garden sprinklers out and put them away.

Still in full sprinkler mode out on the parched SanKamphaeng plains

ps get this freaking quote system sorted

please.....

But if you click that 1st icon in the upper left of the reply box it turns it back off.

Which is easier to deal with IMHO

On the rain side we only had some big drops & the smell of rain on ChangKlan

But Man was it hot right before those drops!

Not only that, but he was also the first person to speak out about how the Government created AIDS, Black Rage and how Jews were secretly behind the 1993 WTC Bombing.

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/01/ron-paul-newsletter-iowa-caucus-republican

There is a lot more to that newsletter story & yes they did use his name & yes he should have policed that better

But ultimately they were all various reports newsletters that carried his name not his opinions.

Is this going to be the Ron Paul thread now?

Your very welcome mania.

Maybe a good link to save in case of any missed races in the future.

Yes for sure Shaggy

You know even when I see them online live on EuroSport 2

there are times where it is very choppy

So having the smooth video as a back up is nice.

Not to mention replay

Thanks again!

Very odd but I cannot get into these two sub-forums
All others seem fine
Even the bikes for sale section inside the bikes forum is accessible
but not the bike forum itself

No biggie but thought I would let you know

EDIT: Working now, Maybe it was my internet?

Odd as it only affected those two sub-forums

well the interesting fact was that when OUR document was complete, it measured exactly 4.25" in depth. the visa is a 'following partner' which lasts initially for 2.5yrs, after that my partner has to sit a 'living [life] in the uk' test, plus we have to supply a further new set of financial records,if all is in order we have to wait for another 2.5years, only then can we apply for citizenship.

I think when my wife did hers it was equally large & expensive too.

Took about the same amount of time too. 2 Year temp residence then your 10 year

which after having at least 1 year you can apply for citizenship more $$$$$ to pay

Funny thing is a few days after she got her US citizenship we moved to Thailand permanently

Did you ever say in this thread why you moved back?

Was it mainly for your son's upbringing?

(If I may ask?)

I actually beat Ron Paul to it when I was in the anti war movement and issued a chain newsletter condemning the upcoming Iraq invasion.

Nah actually he smoked you there too.

If you read any of his books you would know he long supported a non interventionist

foreign policy as many who support the Constitution do.

In fact he many times has quoted John Quincy Adams

"America does not go abroad in search of monsters to destroy.

She is the well-wisher to freedom and independence of all.

She is the champion and vindicator only of her own"

Thanks Shaggy Great link!

Wow sad for a generally nice guy Ron Paul really made a fool of himself juggling nonsense there even the interviewer was on him like a rash, had it been a conversation with me I would have torn him apart.

Disclosure: I couldn't bear to watch more than one minute twenty he may have said very intelligent things later.

Ah yes & what books have you written that we can check your wisdom?

Have you had discussions with the likes of Greenspan & Bernanke or Presidents as RP has?

Written book with as much wisdom as he has?

Yet after in your words a minute twenty you would have torn him apart in a conversation?

Your a legend in your own mind.

Maybe you & the Japanese soapy massage owner that posts here can swap one liners?

Niyom Panich a little down the road from Airport Plaza mall is great.

Large pro shop with a good waiting room coffee shop etc.

Or you can go browse the store

I think the main reason this thread got started & pinned was not

looking for better investments abroad etc.

We have the financial forum for that.

This thread was specifically created for Thai Bank interest rates

Folks who live in Thailand full time need a Thai account if nothing else but

for their visa seasoned 400-800k THB

To that end we were always interested in local Thai Bank Rates

Watching that elevation change at turn one is deceiving on TV & looked much smaller

Yes that is part of the reason when I originally posted pics of four or five of these at Kawasaki

Chiang Mai I said it was a huge bike.

It really gave the impression of being a Battlestar Galactica type of thing

PS. I thought long and hard about you're statement....."job application over the phone"....some things you can apply for over the phone,.....but I or no one I know of,has ever heard of jobs.

You are misreading what he wrote. Which was,

and if your lucky enough to get a reply an, interview is initially a telephone call,

This is not uncommon & many HR departments in the USA also do it this way now.

Rather than interview 100 or more for a job they "Initially" do a phone pre interview

to see if you meet certain minimums

OP : Good Luck to you & your family

I keep reading in non-Thai sources that Thailand and SE Asia gold shops are out of gold. I do not believe this and wonder at the motives behind this rumour getting circulated? I posted this in the CM thread

anyone experience problems buying gold in the past week or two?

Usually when prices get low enough yes there is a shortage but not of gold jewelry

chains etc.

The shortage is of Bullion both 96.5% Thai & 99.99% or 99.999 coins

Of course depends on your order size too.

i love going to zoos,must be the youngster in me,got to admit its certinally entertainment value, at cnx imm.

You know you could turn that love of the zoo into some coin/income

Absolutely, all you need to do is beat Assist on price and you could go to the zoo so often and get paid........you would have the perfect life.............OK waiting for the work permit police.

He could do each for say 125 baht per ...gift...tip....consideration etc.

so as to not alarm the work permit police.

Competition would be good for us too as others might lower their prices to compete

with the falang zoo lovin guy

I couldn' t open Mee Tae Dai account as the local branch of bank of Ayudhya told me this account is just for Thai...so bulllshit... L&H Bank any good? This Bank have a similar account at 2,90 % and Fixed 12 months at 3,35 %

I have two MTD accounts with them & am not Thai

On L&H bank I am sure they are fine but have never seen a similar to MTD type account.

The one they have 2.8% is a stepper account

They have a 2.9% 12 month lock too.

Unless they have a non-fixed 2.9 that I have not seen?

The nice thing about the MTD accounts have always been that they are not fixed time wise

can be used for Visa extensions & are not taxed like fixed accounts. Until you reach 20k baht in one year

of interest at which time you can just move it & not be taxed anyway

i love going to zoos,must be the youngster in me,got to admit its certinally entertainment value, at cnx imm.

2nd race 2nd podium kid is doing good