MikeyIdea

Phu Tapp Boek is nice, good bike roads

There are a lot! of interfaces between different (internal) bank systems, different banks and various other systems. The way the trend has been for many years now, half of them may be outsourced. I'd say the problem is likely to have come from that. It may not even have started or come from Thailand. It's easy to check bank policies (OTP / email) in countries and chose a country. SCB for instance has minimum credit card OTP limit set to 500 baht. Anything below that will go straight through without notification.

Lazada has zero surchange. Shopee claims that they take a 3% surcharge in their help area but they don't. They also have zero surcharge, been like that for years. My own experience.

If they can sniff one authorisation, break the encryption and duplicate it, it doesn't matter which authorisation you choose. The difficult thing is breaking the encryption and duplicate it, not which method you use

Minimum limit for credit card OTP with scb is 500 baht. Not possible to set lower. So lazada should send OTP for everything over 500 baht but that very occasionally fails. Happened to me one time only last week. Error with payment, no OTP. Checked orders before ordering again and the payment had gone through, order was paid. I read on pantip.com that other Thais have reported the same problem in the past. Shopee stopped their credit card and bank transfer functionality for non saved cards totally only ten days ago or so. Those with cards saved in the system can still use them. I do occasionally use my credit card to buy on lazada and shopee but I have never ever saved it on lazada. Shopee saves automatically so I go directly after ßnd remove it manually. Hope its safe enough. There is quite a big difference in safety between an updated pc and mobile phones. Pc safety is more robust. also, the mobile phone online shopping ßnd banking market is much bigger than the pc market in Thailand nowadays, another reason why mobile phone apps would be targeted more often. Both less robust security ßnd higher volume of transactions. Time to be extra careful

I should add: The N37s have external decoder, electronics don't like to be boiled so important. They also have a powerful fan, feels well made. Should last. I'll update in 9 months = a year on the road ????

Only 3 months this far, still perfect. I would be surprised if they break quickly. We get what we pay for, these were expensive but they should last a long time.

This thread is a bit old but I have changed to Novsight N37 60w H4 on my Royal Enfield 650. Good straight dip beam beam line, symmetrical. Very good I must say, makes night driving a dream. Best mod ever. Don't buy cheap, you get <deleted>. These are 1,599 for two H4, worth every penny if you drive night time. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/novsight-h7-led-h4-h11-h8-h9-h1-h3-9004-9005-9006-9007-120w-22000lm-6500k-i2414547243-s8290298663.html? Discipline required! They are very bright.

So you're calling a medical doctor a veterinarian. What does that make you? A garbage collector Baker? Respect please

You're missing the point. The point is not what you... need or don't need. It's not about if you... are insured or not. Even if it's a 58" ketch. In the case of an unregistered, uninsured vehicle without license plates driven on a public road, its about what you or the one driving it can do to others. There's a lot of you in what you write. Do you really think the mandatory insurance you must have to drive on public roads is for you?

That area didn't flood in 2011 and it has rained much less this year. I highly doubt it.

Guys, all your stories are useless if you don't tell WHERE it happened and other circumstances. It sounds like many of you are newcomers with less than 5 years here and you still think everywhere in Thailand is the same, every situation is the same. It is not. Towns are often different from cities, cities can be different from other cities, cities are different from big cities, cities with many foreigners are often different from cities with few foreigners, touristy places with lots of foreigners, provinces like Chonburi, Phuket are often the worst. I have been driving nearly 500,000 km in Thailand over the last 30 years, have had accidents, and I have never encountered what you talk about - and the cars I drove were never expensive. Where is my first question, do you speak good Thai is my second, were you respectful is my third, did you politely demand to go to the police station my forth (always provide your evidence to roiwen, they often have law degrees) , was the other party poorer my fifth. @wprime your posts are excellent, especially Quote Thai culture judges right and wrong based on outcomes rather than actions (consequentialist rather than deonological). End Quote

As UbonJoe said, yes. The papers from the amphur actually go over to Juvenile court and the sole custody decision becomes a court order of mutual agreement there. It is that court order that you should have translated and certified.

Yes, I know several. Not easy but certainly possible. A child is easier.

I had nothing else to do so I watched the jabbers while I sat in the rest area waiting after my shot. I did some maths on what I saw. Your numbers are conservative.

Avoiding answering the same simple question in post after post makes others lose trust in you

Sorry that you don't know but it is the accusers responsibility to provide evidence. So, where's your evidence? Otherwise, the Thai's that you are looking down on so while being a guest in their country have a saying for people like you. Translated it goes: Those who don't know speak easily

There are some epidemiologists who disagree with you. It's not necessary to mix vaccines in western countries where they procured better vaccines earlier on and have an acceptable supply. I think it's fair to say Thailand messed up, they also jumped on the wrong boat. Sinovac turned out to be less than good with Delta so what to do? I read some articles a while back (sorry, didn't keep any links) where some epidemiologists advocated that there's no disadvantage in mixing a less efficient vaccine first shot with a second shot of a more efficient vaccine, as long as they are of the same type. That's a bad comparison and you know it. In fact, pain management specialists (medical doctors who specialize in pain management, especially of chronic pain) often mix different pain suppressants for best effect. It's standard practice

There is no fraud yet. Again, it's common sense. You'll just have to wait until it comes if you don't want what they have, of course???? As a comparison between us, I'd rather have Sinovac and then AZ now when there's still a lot of Delta around than waiting for something better that won't come in enough quantities for another 3 months, when covid will be much less wide spread. You choose to wait for something better, good, that's your choice, I was risk averse that's all. We'll both need booster shots within 6 months of the second shot anyway.

Your comparison is childish and you know it. No one forced you and your wife to not wait. You knew very well that it would take much longer to get that specific vaccine brand when you ordered. So wait for it then and stop moaning.

Why would vaccine statistics be a complete lie? It works fine around where I live. You can't choose vaccine in Sweden either so why should you be able to choose in Thailand? And no, Thai's would never say take it or leave it, they'd say it's all we have. So she went home again without getting the vaccine and the money is still there, right? If you want to choose, you'll have to wait. That's common sense. I have my 2 shots, one Sinovac and one AZ, I got them for free and I say Thank you Thailand

Not unless at least 90-95% of all cases were asymptomatic. There has simply not been that many cases over the last 5 months. Contact tracing still seems to work well in the area, as long as it is towns and not cities. The "mainly Bangkok" quarantine area is really busy but people are staying put and follow home quarantine rules when they are released. Obedient people... ???? I really don't know why but I don't see a serious situation up here. Busy yes but not serious

I find it to be a bit of the same also in the west. I'm Swedish, the only ones who question taking the virus are the elderly but they do take it of course. The younger ones are positive and don't question it at all. There are very few anti-vaxxers in Sweden. I find it different between big cities and upcountry in Thailand. In the office in Bangkok: Jokes about grand parents: - I don't know if I should take it. Of course you should. OK, then. Easy. Upcountry: Most elderly Thai's I have met dislike hospitals / have to be persuaded. Even more difficult with vaccine. All conversation in Thai

No official record, just that I've been here for 30 years. I hear the same story from all Thai's I know.

Note that most over 70 in Thailand are afraid of the vaccine and really don't want to get vaccinated, especially upcountry. Many of the elgerly who go / are taken there have simply given in to pretty tough persuation by relatives