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Ha ha ha ha ha! (I don't know what else to say). Is it April 1st?

18.789884,98.997958 - Meh Kaa (แม่ข่า)

they are the main distributors for Chiang Mai for Motorbike and Bicycle parts. They have just about everything and anything. Think they are open everyday except Sunday.

edit: My Thai is horrible....

I popped that into Google map. Right behind Verachai Court off of Chang Moi. I'll check it out.

Thanks!

Wow. No luck today finding motorcycle tires. I probably passed 20 stores selling car tires, but no motorcycle tires. Did a lot of driving and only came across small motorcycle shops selling a limited number of tires, and no English speakers, so I couldn't explain what I wanted (the widest, high quality tire with a better than average speed rating). I speak some Thai, but not enough to get those specification understood.

So still looking for recommendation, especially for a shop where someone speaks at least some English. I really want to get new rubber on my bike.

Thanks!

Get real...

I'm looking for a store that sells motorcycle tires. I drive a Honda Dream 125. Most of my driving is on the highway. I want to get some quality tires on my bike for all of the obvious reasons.

Can anyone recommend a store?

The test is an embarrassment.

It amazes me how so many foreigners here have so much to say about politics when they can do nothing about it whatsoever.

It's called Catharsis! It's the same reason why we have so much to say about professional football which we can do nothing about whatsoever. What else are you talk about over a beer. Religion?

Next it will be Red Thailand! BTW, what happens if you live in a village that becomes a Red village but you aren't a red? Do you opt out of this...erm... democracy... or stay yellow, or try to mix in and turn a kind of orange, or go multicoloured or try to preserve your village life and go green. The Thai political spectrum is truly amazing.

They don't know how to spell dictatorship. They keep confusing it with the word democracy..

I hope they extradite him and put him in the general prison population.

...which is a great example of why you tell your kids never to even try meth. Tweekers

It's a fad that will disappear in due time. The reason it's so successful is because of the images shock value, especially for farangs.

Ignore it -- it will go away. You can either suffer as the righteously indignant patsy and play their game of shock shlock, or you can shrug it off and go about your life. I choose to do the later.

When in Rome...

Today I was in Tesco buying some bread. Walked up the counter, and a lady and her kid walk up beside me. and start edging toward the front of the checkout. I simply place myself between them and the counter without a comment or a look. I just basically did what Thais do. It felt good.

When in Rome...

Today I was in Tesco buying some bread. Walked up the counter, and a lady and her kid walk up beside me. and start edging toward the front of the checkout. I simply place myself between them and the counter without a comment or a look. I just basically did what Thais do. It felt good.

Walk away. Let your wife visit her mum. You? Enjoy your vacation on the beach or wherever. You don't owe anyone anything other than your wife. Work directly with your wife to determine support for your extended family if you chose to give any, then give it to her to dispense it. Your brother-in-law? Sounds like a wanke_r. Avoid him.

Ultimately your only real obligation is to your wife. Your a farang, which means no matter what you do, you won't be respected by the extended family who are expecting a "free lunch". So why bother. If you're treated like an foreigner and outsider, act like an foreigner and an outsider. Live your life by Western cultural standards.

Good luck!

send it to the Police in Australia.

The above is the best idea. Thais don't care about you. The Australian authorities would take this very serious. Talk to the Oz cops.

Good luck!

Iceland -- because they had the backbone to stand up to the banksters in their country, unlike Greece.

Oh, and I like Thailand too.

Thai food

Beautiful women

Reasonably inexpensive

Beautiful women

Buddhist culture

Beautiful women

Just a note on the paperwork and photo requirements. Be aware, they vary between immigration offices, and they may vary between employees at that office. The simplest way to find out what your immigration office requires is to go there with your wife and ask. Or, post the immigration office you report to on this forum and see if anyone has processed a marriage visa (extension) at the office. On your first trip to immigration to apply for the marriage extension, taking more paperwork than you need is usually a good idea. Plan ahead for the unexpected, and expect the unexpected. If someone recommends taking paperwork in duplicates, take it in triplicates. Cover all your bases. Be prepared and if things don't go your way -- smile and stay cool. Its just a game. If all your ducks are in a row, you'll eventually get your visa. Be tenacious.

It depends on your situation. There is pros and cons both ways.

Some posters indicate that getting a marriage visa (or extension based on marriage) is a hassle. There is more paperwork, but if you're organized, it goes relatively smoothly. With a marriage visa you can obtain a work permit and earn money or perform volunteer work. Also, the financial requirement are half of what they are for the retirement visa. The downside is that if anything happens to your marriage (divorce or death of you wife), you immediately need to get another visa. This personally pisses me off. The utter lack of compassion is incredible. If your wife dies, you don't even have time to make arrangements for a funeral or to grieve -- you must immediately present yourself to immigration and arrange an alternate visa, otherwise you risk jail time and deportation. This type of BS is unheard of in Western countries. Cold, jingoistic, uncompassionate -- the exact opposite of the Buddhist ideals that most people in this country claim to follow. That's probably the biggest downside.

The retirement visa (or extension based on retirement) is easier to obtain. You can not work, you can not obtain a work permit, which means that, legally, you can't perform any sort of work, including volunteering. In Western countries, what do many retirees do with their time? Volunteer work. Giving back to society. But in Thailand, the generosity and selflessness will get you thrown in jail and then kicked out of the country. It's a downside, and a real shame. Also, the financial requirement are pretty stiff. I'd personally recommend bringing the 800K over a putting in a bank. Immigration seems to like to change the rules (often) to make it increasingly difficult to live here. But, when they change the rules, they do seem to "grandfather" financial rules that applied to previous visa recipients. So my guess is that if you are on a 800K visa, and then they decide to up that to 1.6M, then you're probably going to be covered. Why would they do this -- who knows? The Thai government routinely does things that are counter-productive.

I'm on a marriage visa, but I keep 800K in my bank. If anything happens to my wife, I'll convert to a retirement (or business if I'm working). And if anything happens to my wife, I'll also be looking at Burma. If they ever open their borders, I'd consider moving there. I enjoy Buddhist SE Asia. I'm definitely not stuck on Thailand. Like the visas, there are pros and cons to living here. It's not the "end all."

Best of luck in your decision!

It was 30 days in Nakhon Ratchasima.

Go to you local Doc. Ask him to ask you the following questions:

Do you have:

leprosy?

TB?

elephantiasis?

drug addiction?

third stage syphilis?

Answer "No" to each question. Have Doc sign form. Bob's your uncle.

Humm, and I though Americans were litigious! Except in the US, as a public figure, you're pretty much fair game.

Too much yaabaa, too little brain.

Cue renewed extra-judicial sanctions.