DaamNaam

On 3/2/2017 at 9:23 AM, mfd101 said:

You can even get it in 3 or 4 days at RTP HQ in BKK if you pay an additional additional fee ...

Can you give us a hint in how much? or private message me...lol. Heading to do it from Chiang Mai in a few days. Cheers. 

DN

On 2/2/2017 at 8:57 AM, mfd101 said:

You can do the AFP check entirely by email, as I recall. First time, it takes a couple of weeks; quicker thereafter. The details on how to do it should be in your papers or on the relevant website. The checks are done from Perth.

Mine took 28 days, they said it would take between 21-35 days.

How fussy are they at both the Laos border for the entrance visa and at the Thai consulate about the sizes of the photos? I have three photos, but they're a little big. I've never had trouble using them for extensions at the Chiang Rai consulate, so I figure I should be fine.

The little helpers running around the front gate checking folks paperwork and opposite the road were just trimming photos up to fit in the box, easy peasy.

Does anyone know if you need to show funds or proof of income for the multiple O? Thanks.

No proof of funds required here at all.

Avalon Residence. http://www.agoda.com/en-gb/avalon-residence/hotel/savannakhet-la.html?checkin=2016-03-23&los=2&adults=2&rooms=1&cid=-1&searchrequestid=1f98d681-1494-4cc4-836c-818dca2066c9

• I haven't stayed myself but a friend recommends it. Short walk to the bus station and easy walk or tuk tuk ride to the Consulate
• Free wifi.
• Don't know about scanner but most hotels can copy things for you. If not there are people offering copying services outside the Consulate.

Don't stay in the house (annex) section of Avalon residence, the A/C just isn't up to task in this heat. Nothing around Avalon either, don't bother with the market nearby, only has the Avalon coffee shop as an option (delicious baguettes though).

Next time we will stay down near the night market area. Nicer area in general, cafe's, restaurants , guesthouses and a few hotel options near the river. Its a bit further from Thai consulate but uk tuts are dirt cheap all over town.

I highly recommend Pilgrims inn and restaurant near the night market. Fantastic coffee and food options here, new rooms with great A/C for only 650-800 Baht a night.

Once your ME "O" visa has expired the only option you have to stay is to apply at a nearby Thai Embassy/Consulate for a single entry tourist visa which is all that is now available.

The visa provides a 60 day stay which can be extended (1900 Bht) for 30 days at an immigration office.

You can still get multiple entry visas not just single as you are saying. Just hunt around. Suvannaket and Singapore are just two i know of that do them still.

Really !

You know more than most !

Multiple Entry Tourist visa are only available from ones home country.

In Laos and Singapore METV'S are only issued to citizens of those countries.

Rubbish. I've been getting them in Singapore for years. They are still doing them too. Suvannaket is doing them too, a mate of mine just got another one. Do your homework. I am talking about non imm O spouse visas BTW...lol

I just received my visa back from Canberra. I applied for a non O MULTI and I completed all due papper work for Thai Spouse visit. For information I am Married for 10 years and over 50 years.

I sent AUD$225. What I received was a non O SINGLE and cash change of AUD$135 and no explaination.

It appears to me as mentioned previous in this thread that embassies are no longer due to a policy change issuing multi non O any more.

I wonder why !! ??

If I only knew this I would not of bothered and only applied for a double tourist entry. As this would of suited my travel plans better.

As on this trip I will only stay 60 days. So having 3 months with a possible 2 months exstension is totaly wasted.

PS The moderator may want to start a Canberra thread with this.

I was in Canberra in 2014 with my wife and 3 kids and had all the documents required for a non imm O visa, i was flatly refused a multi entry as soon as we walked in the door. The also said nowhere else was doing a multi entry in Australia either. I went outside (partly fuming, lol) and called Melbourne (as we were heading that way) and they said yes, no problem at all for a multi entry, lol. Dropped it off one morning picked it up the next afternoon, smiles all around.

Canberra a total waste of time IMO.

Sadly Brisbane is no longer an option either (this was always my favourite option), and friendliest. The consul general is no longer operating there until further notice.

Once your ME "O" visa has expired the only option you have to stay is to apply at a nearby Thai Embassy/Consulate for a single entry tourist visa which is all that is now available.

The visa provides a 60 day stay which can be extended (1900 Bht) for 30 days at an immigration office.

You can still get multiple entry visas not just single as you are saying. Just hunt around. Suvannaket and Singapore are just two i know of that do them still.

Where is the new campus? The old one is right next to the airport. I would move 5-10 minutes south of there noise wise. Search the real estate classifieds for Hang Dong / Nong Kwai.

Late April fools post?

Just cook your food properly. The traces of whatever was left on there will be gone and you can carry on enjoying your life.

Complain to the management and it will probably result in much worse things being done to your meat in the future.

OP the problem with your idea is you are applying (quite rightly) something called logic.

And sadly until logic becomes part of the culture Thailand will never move foreward.

A full DNA rewiring is needed to reboot this lot. Don't hold your breath (unless its in the thick of the smog).

Morning all,

Anyone here know where i could get this type of works done here in CM? Long shot I know.

Cheers,

DN.

I drove the Trailblazer for a test drive (weekend). At the end I chose a FORTUNER. Trailblazer uncomfortable seats, loud, hard

I test drove one today and its far more comfortable than my Fortuner.

The only issue is a few warnings i have got about it.

Anyone else heard anything like this about it?

Used to have good pork knuckle and pilsner on tap. Owner was a prat though.

Here's a few reasons. http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-5875/15-Reasons-to-Use-Apple-Cider-Vinegar-Every-Day.html

Boosting the metabolism is the main reason. And with a tablespoon of Manuka honey its almost "Manna".

Don't get hooked on these tablets they are very addictive and are worse than trying to get off heroine and Prozac at once, as they are an Opiod and SSRI in one tablet.

Couldn't agree more. Get on a juice detox for a week or more and throw away all that garbage.

In fact, I suspect that if it were not for the Chinese Thailand would be a long way behind where it is today.

I have spent time in China, the majority of Chinese people I met were polite and nice.

Well, you can say pretty much the same thing of much of SEA

I think most Chinese tourists in CM are alright and actually quite low-key, though I do wish they are more careful on the roads, either as pedestrians or motorists. At least they are not known to get drunk and start fights. Actually much prefer them than those from some other countries I see in some of the beach towns down south. However, I shall not go into which nationalities

They just blend in with the local drivers in that department.

As they say in the classics. Nothing stays the same. And if you don't like it just get on yer bike.

The healthy mate one is identical to Braggs.

Everything you need is no more than a couple of mouse clicks away on the computer.

CDs how quaint, get your music on a USB stick.

New cars are starting to arrive without CD players, just like when cassette tapes became obsolete.

I still purchase CDs of my favorite albums. Not as good as an LP but a quality CD on a good Hi-Fi system has much better sound than MP3. Newer audio discs often come in Blue-Ray and or 5.1 Dolby audio. Nice to have the album art and inserts. Another thing is durability. Digital files tend to become unplayable over time due to file corruption. MP3 may become obsolete. When they came out I was told that CDs would not last as well but I have some from early to mid 1980's that are in brilliant condition and play just fine.

I remember when they said tape players will be obsolete soon, back when CD's come out. Both mine and my wife cars still have them almost 30 years later. CD players will be around awhile yet.

Regarding some classical CD's for the car, buy some blank CD's and i can rip some music onto them if you like. I won't be coming to pick them up or drop them off though, lol.

PM me for details if interested.

OP, DaamNaam has made a generous offer. I hope you take him up on it.

They haven't. Was a one time offer. lol

Regarding some classical CD's for the car, buy some blank CD's and i can rip some music onto them if you like. I won't be coming to pick them up or drop them off though, lol.

PM me for details if interested.

G&M German Sausage Restaurant

103/1 Moo 4, Muangton, Doi Saket, Chiang Mai

Sunday buffet.

If there is better German food in Chiang Mai we've never tasted it.

GPS 18.7973649265, 99.1416968101 (G&M)

Best pork knuckle in CM. Even if the owner is a bit of a "knuckle" himself when tanked.