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Who's on third. So much I know.

183 people is ... surprisingly few ! anyway, why should immigration have such a list? I guess there is a special branch of police, DSI or other Thai intelligence service who are interested in such persons and will tap into immigration systems at leisure to look up visa status and arrivals departure of such persons. I'd guess thousands of people are on such a list, not just 183.

I got the laptop back yesterday after approx 1.5 days of repair. It works well. The repair guy said something on the graphics card had run too hot and failed, he had to replace a chip. So my diagnostics were wrong. And my laptop runs much better than before. I think its performance had degraded over the past months without me noticing. in fact, I have had a couple of temp shutdowns a year ago which stopped after I renewed the thermal paste, I thought that solved the problem. Apparently, the graphics card had already suffered damage. Not a simple repair. It was certainly worth my 3500 baht. So my hat is off to Pattaya2U and they got my recommendation as well ! I'd also like to note that we are really lucky to have such repair shops at our disposal here, because such repairs are rarely possible in the Western world.

par for the course, I'm afraid...

Power went off while under high load. I might have heard a snap noise coming from the laptop, but I cannot be sure, maybe it came from the speaker. When reconnecting the power supply, charging LEDs come on on the laptop, as if charging the battery. When trying to start the laptop, then either the LED light briefly turns green for 1/10th of a second, then nothing happens, or the blue LED blinks. In both cases t the power supply goes offline, i.e. the LED on the power supply goes off and won't come back on until de-plugged and re-plugged in a socket. This suggests an electrical problem within the laptop, maybe a short. The power supply also turned itself off when I accidently shorted it. When holding down the power button of the laptop, a very faint clicking noise came from the power supply. I also noticed USB ports were at least partially powered. I checked the power supply with a multimeter and it delivers 19V. There was not the slightest burn smell coming from the laptop. => so it might be a number of things. 1) the power suppply looks ok, but maybe it's shot somehow and despite testing ok for voltage is unable to deliver the required amperage of 11. something. but it's unlikely. 2) the long defunct battery interferes with the laptop's operation. shouldn't be the case as it should be able to operate without, but who knows. 3) the power jack/internal connection is faulty. unlikely because I almost never plug it in or out, the power jack doesn't move. 4) a protective fuse fried just behind the power jack: this might have happened. I was too agitated to think about a fuse. If that's the cause, it will be an expensive fuse. this scenario is compatible with the total absence of burn smell, but then I wonder why trying to turn on the laptop turns off the power supply. 5) something more nasty past the power jack assembly: I have no idea. I know there are one or two chips on the motherboard responsible for brokering the power to the mainboard's components, like the CPU, card slots, USB ports, etc. maybe it's one of those chips that failed. that's compatible with all symptoms.

I was quoted the same price today. but "fix the power button" is probably not describing the work they did on your laptop.

thanks for all the advice, I will try my luck

My laptop just died, I believe the problem is power-related, repair might involve replacing a chip or two. Who knows a shop doing that kind of work and which is open at the moment, during the lockdown?

my thoughts exactly when reading the headline

I'm looking for a new office chair. There are quite a few offers on Lazada, some look incredibly cheap for the features offered, but as it looks too good to be true, I'd like to ask the forum if anyone has experience with these cheapish office chairs for 1000 - 2500 baht. Some examples: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/hz-shop-y-type-i676790474-s7388658859.html https://www.lazada.co.th/products/hz-shop-y-type-i676790474-s7388658859.html https://www.lazada.co.th/products/furinbox-i1123344654-s2585072319.html https://www.lazada.co.th/products/erland-modern-style-chair-i2489697602-s8782839414.html features I am looking for include: - tiltable back rest with lock - tiltable seat with lock - adjustable height (of course) - armrests made from plastic - all chair covers made from mesh/fabric (I don't care about head rest or leg rest) Index Living Mall: https://www.indexlivingmall.com/110032248.html not in stock in Pattaya, so no way to try it first, but I'd be happy to read your comments if you have this chair still Index Living Mall: https://www.indexlivingmall.com/370000001.html this one is "Furinbox Cooper", but seems to be available at other places too eager to read about your experiences with cheap office chair - can any be recommended?

Although I manage internet marketing campaigns in Europe, I have never done that in Thailand. I'd like to ask for information about common prices for clicks on Google Ads and Facebook/Instagram ads in Thailand. Can some members provide some information based on their experience please?

Many golfers in Thailand face high per-round costs at their usual courses, while courses with flat yearly membership fees and no additional compulsory cost per round are very rare. Let's put legal aspects aside and think about how many of us would be ready to acquire a membership in such a golf course and for how much. Project cornerstones: - conveniently located at a similar distance from the city as other nearest courses (for Pattaya this would mean within the arc between Burapha/Laem Chabang and Cheechan, following route 331 - other locations in Thailand use your imagination) - minimum 18 holes championship course, not a cheap setup, a good course with good maintenance - optional carts and optional caddies, no per-round fee for members - memberships are perpetual, meaning they don't expire. when the membership holder dies, the membership is inherited - club policies/management priorities/investments set yearly by the member's general assembly Proposed main fee structure for members (theoretically the course should be able to run on minimal maintenance with these fees): - initial memberships fee for fund setup - yearly maintenance fee for members So the question here is not about project costs or feasibility, the question is about how much would a resident golfer in Thailand be ready to pay for a membership ? As an additional question, if you have knowledge about golf course economics in Thailand, could you please comment on costs of building an 18-hole course (without cutting corners), land costs and maintenance costs in Thailand ? Yes, I realize the land cost is very location dependent, but a few ballpark figures would be useful to put things in perspective.