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  1. Stocky
    What you doing here then?
  2. Stocky
    I was thinking "Yu-ve" sounds a little like "Hey-You" they use the same term in Togo as well. I was working on a gold exploration project near Tarkwa. The kids would follow me around chanting a little song which I was assured meant "white man, white man give me a penny" but may well have meant something less kind. I enjoyed my time in Ghana, hard working good people.
  3. Stocky
    Eastern Ghana that would be "Yevu" they were calling - white man. In western Ghana it's usually "Oburoni" or "Broni" - foreigner . I spent three years in Takoradi.
  4. Stocky
    Sure, we've an AQI of 40 in Hat Yai today, but that's because it's been raining; very unseasonal weather for February.
  5. Stocky
    Yes, you would think he's far too savvy to not have 'insurance'
  6. Stocky
    Yes, you would think he's far too savvy not to have 'insurance' in case of sudden demise .
  7. Stocky
    I only have one
  8. Stocky
    It's like Wise formerly Transferwise, it's eternal.
  9. Stocky
    Find him a nice ladyboy
  10. Stocky
    I think you'll find the majority of XE’s payments are settled locally, so no charge is applied, just like Wise. Whilst XE doesn't charge a fee as Wise does, rather it takes a variable percentage cut from the exchange rate. So for me it is less transparent in its dealings than Wise.
  11. Stocky
    I have no idea what's possible these days, I opened my HSBC Singapore account 20 years ago.
  12. Stocky
    I send money from accounts in both Singapore and the UK. Currently XE isn't available for transfers from Singapore, whilst from the UK, as noted above, XE's rates are only better than Wise for amounts of GBP1,200 and below. For me Wise is just the best and easiest solution, though I do keep an eye on both XE and OFX. .
  13. Stocky
    I transferred my Krungsri KMA app to the new phone without issue; though I'd only changed the phone, not the SIM and number.
  14. Stocky
    I need to go to the loo
  15. Stocky
    You really do need to supply a lot more information than that if you expect anything other than a derisory response.
  16. Stocky
    You can download Windows updates and install from an external drive, Google "Update Windows offline"
  17. Stocky
    Would help if they reduced the amount of plastic and general <deleted> that gets discharged into lake Songkhla. It depresses me to see the frequent floating garbage bags, 'Thai swans', heading down the klong behind the house. When the city arranges daily garbage collection it beggars belief that people still opt to toss the garbage bag in the klong.
  18. Stocky
    Collars and cuffs last is a good tip.
  19. Stocky
    I don't have a problem with that.
  20. Stocky
    My January bill just arrived, and the FT (Fuel Tax) rate is 1.5492 per unit, an increase of approximately 66% from the previous rate of 0.9343. Overall my bill is up about 13% from last month; an average of 6.11 Bht/Kwh compared to 5.42 Bht/Kwh previously, we use on average around 750Kwh per month.
  21. Stocky
    ...and Malaysians get 180 days visa free entering the UK.
  22. Stocky
    I'm only guessing. But you get the feeling stuff is moving more toward the app - the latest being the virtual debit card which you can only obtain via K-Plus. I doubt it's imminent, but it's likely on the cards eventually.
  23. Stocky
    Kasikorn still has K-Bank but it probably won't be long before that closes in favour of the K-Plus app.
  24. Stocky
    5 Fs - boxing?! I can think of another F
  25. Stocky
    Doesn't prevent your eyes from working.

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