Stocky

Yard

If your current entry stamp expires 14th April I would go and get your 60 day extension before the 14th. I don't know if any automatic extension until April 30th applies to Non-O visa holders.

I'm in a similar, but better, situation my ME Non-O expires June 4th and my current stamp is until end May, so will go for a 60 day extension then, and a 1 extension after that as I'm fortunate enough to have funds in the bank.

With the border with Malaysia already shut, Betong must be a very isolated place already.

14 hours ago, recom273 said:

Oddly enough, Mr. Donut were open, 10 donut for 100B. 

Doughnut sellers are clearly having a bad time. Last Friday granddaughter and I thought we'd order a few via FoodPanda - Dunkin Donuts were offering buy 6 get 6 free for Bht174 so not as cheap as Mr Donut.

Roller

9 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

The muslim conflict that the world ignores, which just underlines how unimportant Thailand is on the world stage. Far more have died than on 9/11 but nobody cares.

It's not a Muslim conflict, rather those in conflict happen to be Muslims. The issue is a people, with their own language, culture, history and religion being incorporated into a country they have no connection with at the whim of an imperial power (British Empire) with absolutely no say in the matter. This then compounded by their being subjected to a programme of Thaiification that seeks to deny them their heritage, language and culture.

I doubt you'd roll over and take it either!

Tops (Robinson) no queue to get in, temperature check and hand sanitiser on entry. Only a handful of people in the store, no restrictions on food & alcohol purchases, or the limited selection of household goods. No obvious gaps on the shelves.

Tesco Lotus 2 (Hat Yai Nai) also quiet, again no queue to get in, just temperature check and hand gel on entry. Non-food areas were cordoned off, so only purchases of food and drink possible. Visible gaps on shelves here, particularly noodles and tinned goods, the stacks of rice bags were looking a little sorry too. 

Face masks are close to 100% now in Hat Yai Nai, and certainly a requirement to enter shops. Food stalls still setting up at night, but it's all a lot quieter. I'm sleeping better because of the lack of motorbikes in the early hours. 

It's Tesco Lotus 2 in Hat Yai Nai, Big-C is Khlong Hae and Big-C Extra is downtown. I'll probably see what's happening with Tops (Robinsons) tomorrow and can get an update for Tesco Lotus 2 as well.

Multiply

Chamber

14 hours ago, garrya said:

No one has stopped us either way.

18 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

a lockdown of the province from April 6 to 16,

Not sure how they're going to police the 90km of the North-South Highway to make sure no one picks-up or drops off.

Prawn

Apollo

Cement

Sent money today from Singapore with TransferWise, taking advantage of the exchange rate popping above Bht23 to the SGD. Usually the money received message says 'your money will be there today', but the response today says 'it should be there April 7' - which was something of a surprise; not sure I like the change from will to should either. 

Window

Brooke

Tar

1 hour ago, Muzzique said:

You know you could simply have turned on Flight Mode on the tablet and achieved the same result.????

Sure, but I didn't want that, I wanted something that's just a 'book'. I have a desktop, a laptop and a smart phone, I don't need anymore duplication.

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On 3/31/2020 at 3:53 PM, peterdwje2 said:

Thanks to all for the idea of eReader. I think what gives me migraines on laptop -- even set to only black-and-white and brightness all way down -- are the backlighting and (not consciously seen) flickering. Are the Kindle paperwhite, Samsung tablet and Lenovo tablet mentioned by you guys not backlit/flickering? Do they really replicate reading a print paper? With Kindle, can you also access email,surf and do writing, or only read?

My Kindle Paperwhite is backlit, there is no flicker and it's remarkably like reading the page of a book, except you change the font size, and you can read in the dark. I was very reluctant to move to an eReader I couldn't accept it would be the same as a book, but I was wrong and have found it a godsend.

I purposely went for a eReader rather than making use of a tablet precisely because I want to be able to sit and read a book undisturbed, so I don't want emails or phone calls, WhatsApp pings or anything else to distract me.

Tory

I've lost 2kg so far.

No going out for dinner on a Saturday, nor a trip to the pub on a Sunday.

I'm richer too!

Porkies