Hanuman2547

3 minutes ago, transam said:

Naughty boy.......????....................????

Well, I was thinking more about the BiB not being able to see who is driving down the road.  I hate making donations to them.  I usually have the sun visor down as well although not so much at night.

Lucky for you Chevrolet is pulling out of Thailand.  Buy a Honda or Toyota.  Lots of dealers around and they are very reliable.  Personally I would tint the windows to reduce the effects of the sun and UV rays.  It also makes it a little harder to see who is in the car.

It all depends on your own personal tastes.  Will you be working?  If so find a place near your work site.  Do you workout?  You might want to be near a gym.  Want to run in a park?  Perhaps live near a park.  Being close to the BTS or MRT is great if you don't have a car.  Even if you do have  acar it might be better due to the traffic.  You'll find a lot of condos and apts. in your price range a little further out such as Onnut or Ratchada.  As others have said do some short term rentals in different parts of the city to get a feel if that's what works best for you.  

The Cambodians that are deported are those that are not US citizens and have been convicted of a felony crime.  After serving their sentence they are then deported from the US to their home country which in this case is Cambodia.

Been there, done that in what seems like another lifetime ago.  When I came to Thailand, not the first time but years later, I came in on a 90 day non-immigrant visa.  I already knew where I was going to teach.  I did not have to do a teaching demonstration.  On the first day I was there they collected all of my documents and made endless copies of the documents.  Two different sets, one for the Labour Office and the other for immigration.  Then a set for myself and also a set for the school.  Went to immigration and started the process there.  Afterwards went to the Labour office and started the process there.  Had to go to the immigration office first as the Labour department wanted to see that my application for a one year visa based on employment was under review.  I was then free to work in Thailand while everything was under review.  During this time my passport had been stamped "under review" by the RTP but I still had to go to immigration every 30 days to keep it renewed.  I also had receipts and paperwork from the Labour Department stating I was temporarily authorised to work while the process was being considered.  It took approximately three months to finally secure the one year visa and the Work Permit.  Renewals each year were a little better and didn't take quite as long.  I also had a representative of the school accompany me on all of my visits to immigration and the Labour Dept.  It does help having a native Thai speaker along.  

I would go with the Toyota all day everyday.  They make a good product and there are Toyota dealerships all over the country for servicing.  I've owned a lot of Toyota vehicles over the years and never had problems with any of them.  

7 hours ago, fforest1 said:

Snitches get Stitches....

"Snitches get Stitches and end up in ditches".

Words to live by as the consequences can be dire.

No. 

We were both students in the US at the time.  We did go to Bangkok, where her parents live, the following year for about six weeks which was cool.

6 hours ago, phkauf said:

That dream ended with the Warren Court. Get a clue.

Right.  Now whoever is President tries to stack the SC with as many judges as possible of their political party to assist with furthering their agenda.  As these are life long appointments it can shape the political landscape for easily 10-30 years.  

I've used Grab in Chiang Mai and it was by far the best route to go.  Taxis in CM are more difficult to get.  The red mini buses don't always go where you want and have to wait until they have enough people.  You can just rent the whole mini bus but that gets expensive.  I found the Grab taxi to be much better value and service.  In Bangkok Grab is great for getting out of my soi as I live very deep in the soi.  Out on the main streets I use taxis because there are more of them around.  

Due to this so called "diplomatic immunity" the NYC PD and the Capitol PD in Washington DC have thousands and thousands of unpaid parking tickets as the diplomats park all over the place regardless of the laws.  They openly flout it and have no intention of paying any fines.  

_{Maybe not the last generation but a decline in the numbers that do retire to Thailand.  Declining baht, Visa rules, financial requirements, health insurance, poor air quality, and the list goes on.  I know that I am seriously curtailing my time in Thailand.}  

I know that I for one didn't come to Thailand this year.  Last year I spent seven weeks over Christmas and New Years and the smog and particulate matter was bad.  I think maybe this year was worse so I just went elsewhere instead.  

What's odd is they never name the university which this lewd event took place.  I would think they would want to warn the students of such nefarious activities taking place on their sacred grounds.

On 1/18/2020 at 11:59 PM, Jonathan Swift said:

Please allow me to further your limited education in response  to your ignorant wisea$$ statement. Broken bones have been properly and easily diagnosed long before x rays existed, and in today's world it's not hard for any properly educated or experienced person know if a person has an obvious broken bone or two. It's taught in the most basic first aid courses. Like, duh, arm and collarbones are kind of right there, you san see them under the skin. If your arm has a bend where it's not supposed to, duh! You don't suppose the police have seen broken bones or motorbike accidents before, do you? Or that police are trained in basic first aid and first responder treatments? And shame on you for making light of a sad and tragic event. Who raised you to be so calloused and insensitive? Do you think you're funny? 

In addition to the above, there was also an English nurse that was on the scene when the accident happened.

1 hour ago, gk10002000 said:

are there any ice hockey teams or leagues in Thailand?  Where I grew up, in the hot summers we would go behind the one ice rink we had in town and we could have snowball fights or carry off in our bicycle baskets as much ice scrapings from the zamboni as we could peddle off with.  Damn that was like 1972, the Bobby Orr era

Yes!  There are ice hockey leagues in Bangkok.  There have been various groups playing for over 20 years.

On 1/15/2020 at 1:38 AM, bangkokfrog said:

Interesting. Thai students study English at school for 12 years and most can't hold a very basic conversation. How could they be expected to become fluent in Russian in just 10 months?

That was the first thought that crossed my mind.  

Originally I t orhought that I would retire in Bangkok and live there full time,  I previously worked in Bangkok for 12 years and have been involved with Thais and Thailand for almost 40 years.  Still visit on a regular basis.  However, over the past five or so years I kind of like living where I do.  I seem to be shortening the amount of time that I want to stay in Thailand.  Now I'm thinking maybe just stay in in Thailand from early November to late March which would be approximately five months and miss most of the northern winter.  Instead of going the retirement visa route I was thinking 90 day non-immigrant and then extending for 60 days/another 90 day non-immigrant whichever is easier to obtain.  I already have Thai banks accounts, housing sorted out, etc.  How easy is this to do?  

On 1/9/2020 at 6:18 PM, rkidlad said:

I worked for a Thai company for a short period of time. The owner would often bully the staff. Once in a blue moon she'd be nice to them, but mostly she'd just be mean and belittle them and bark inane orders. The staff would seemingly just take it on the chin as if it was just the way things worked. 'She's up there and we're down here' kinda mentality. 

 

You see the PM, police chief, army chief, etc, on TV sometimes looking down their noses at people and displaying sheer contempt. Barking orders and swatting away reporters, etc. People see this and it sets awful examples. Sadly, I think there are a lot of people who aspire to be in these positions acting in the same manner. 

So true!  It starts in the schools and continues through their working lives.  

It's surprising that with many western tourists on the beach that no one had any type of first responder training.  Not saying that they needed EMT type of training but even basic first aid and CPR. 

On 1/5/2020 at 12:33 AM, AmericanSafety said:

Mrs just sent me this of the exterior of Laguna Beach 1. 

Looks like that fire caused more damaged than previously thought.  The whole building is leaning to the left!

On 1/4/2020 at 6:22 PM, bwpage3 said:

Try traveling around the 3 provinces in the south and let us all know how that works out?

I actually did that.  I didn't drive my car though.  I rode my bicycle.  Started when I got off the train in Surat Thani.  Then I rode east to the ferry piers to Koh Samui and turned right and followed the coast south to Nahkorn Sri Thammarat.  Continued south passing Songkhla, Pattani, and Narathiwat.  I then rode back up north but veered NW to Yala.  Made my way up to Had Yai and then over to Trang.  From Trang I cycled up to Koh Lanta and then on to Krabi.  I then rode to Phuket but only as far as the airport and flew back to my home in Bangkok.  It was a fun trip and didn't rain that much even though it was late May early June.  Never had a problem and I didn't even have a flat the whole way!  Memorable moments:  Cycling early in the mornig in Pattani by a Muslim girls school.  About 20-30 8-10 year olds all ran out to the road and were waving at me with big smiles.  Getting the very last ferry on to Koh Lanta and riding down the island looking for a place to stay.  Being off season everything was closed.  A couple of Thai guys in a  pickup truck told me to follow them as there was a place I could stay.  Got there and met the owner who was building some Thai style wooden bungalows on the beach.  He spoke almost perfect English as he had studied for a PhD in the USA.  Wouldn't take any money for staying there or even for breakfast in the morning.  

On 1/6/2020 at 1:16 AM, Nyezhov said:

Hmm should I be a bold Yank then and go over there to chant USA, USA? Joking.

 

Nah, that's nothing.  Go over there and chant "Marg bar Iran"

I left Thailand in 2001 after 12 years of working there.  Best decision I ever made.  Times have changed so take this for what it's worth.  I turned my WP into the company and let the secretary who handles this figure out how to do it.  My visa still had about a month left on it as did the WP.  Yes, technically you only have 7 days on the visa after you turn in the WP but at the time the Labour dept and immigration were not in synch with each other.  The secretary wanted me to go with her to turn it in but I let her know it wasn't my problem.  Been back to Thailand many times since then but not to work.  Have never had an issue entering or exiting the Kingdom.