NativeBob

Not that muchof entertainment: 2 auzzies. What's real an eye candy is watching 2 drunk brits fighting each other. So that 25 years ago at Khao San and recently at Soi Cowboi. They went "Full Monty"!

everybody run for Raytheon! It is hot and only getting hotter. PS: Sayonara

There is brit Bill around Ratchada area begging for change to buy food (and I guess booze). Active in evening around Soi 4 - bars and discos. I saw him from the distance - he looks like an average farang teacher, but seems that something is wrong with him. I think people who can't fix themselves in TH should find their way back home asap. This country is not very cozy for bums.

Yes, sure-sure. Gave his wallet to the stranger

Yes, I know. 30.000 limit on ATM else - harsh fines.

Exactly. Why some foreigners are going belly-up and admit wrong-doings almost instantly?

HSBC since their branch was on Silom

no, my son was born in Thailand and he's not thai. I never did visa thingy and 90 days until 16.

IO female told my son he would be thrown into jail if he won't get Thai visa at 14. Turns out she had no clue No need to do 90 days until valid visa and 16 (18?) years old

Tokyu Ratchada Towers were haunted for more than a decade. People saw ghosts there, some unlucky ones jumped. Even now it is almost empty

Nope. You'll end up in monkey house for working illegally. In fact you are not allowed to fry eggs for anybody except yourself

Banda-Ache (is it correct?) story? Yes I also remember, there were some grim stories about temp. permits.

Even more serious than checking your messages on the computer at travel/real-estate agency office!

You noticed too? A Lt. General comes to watch a bunch of Russians playing with wires. Seems that Phangan is some sort of golden goose - wherever you turn up there's "crime" and money

Quite a few. Too many stories about guy deported from TH for painting his fence, instead of hired khun Thai. 😁

So what? report you? unless there's solid evidence of engaging into "paid work" they can go whistle. Stupid and paranoid farangs are just amazing! They think that Thailand is some "banana republic" with banana's laws.

Old time switcharoo. I was scammed exactly same way in Turkey, and my friends called me "a careless idiot". Yet the IO was fat and very intimidating. He said "You stay here and wait". That was years ago, but still feel aftertaste. Yes @david555 ^^^ that form.

did they get "the fund transaction"? than why that sucker "admitted hiring"? if I ask my beer-friend to set up the VCR, my lady friend to peel potatoes, or even better - to draw some pictures with my kid >>> is it "working ilegally"? However those "electricians" suxx~! A couple of "freelancers" were installing "bad ass" sound system in broad daylight in the disco bar at Koh Panghan while local [thai competitors] were watching. Only one (1) call would bring wrath of tourist police on their heads, yet they didn't mind half a mil amps and drivers (speakers). Like a little children indeed! Natural selection at work.

Yes that was fun some years ago! Customs took $XK from me, make a gazzilion copies, asked me to signed them, after IO run away with my cash, returned like 15-20 minutes later. Issue some form that I never used applying for RT visa. They were nice and kind people, they just didn't know what exactly to do. Thanks, I'll keep it still in the bank until ...

Oh please! Bangkok Essay, they will buy at current value after testing. No brainer

That's scares me. Proof no proof but proof if monthly. Me head is spinning. Well, @david555 you say I do need to show the "proof of origin" with 400K THB deposit to show?

That is what scares me most. I don't like to collect and show "proof of origin" and had pretty nasty experience with Standard Chartered Bank donkey-manager back then. Yes I can send crypto to some "money helper" and he will use WU, but still not comfortable with such an idea.

Thanks for clarification. I've been told scary stories about those "90+60 days in a sandbox" - seems that 365-(90+60)=215 is quite healthy relieve to me.

that is exactly what I meant. However we here are about MRI in Bangkok. btw, old friend of mine is super loyal to Samitivej Hospital, like there are no others.

just like a jewelry - you can buy at posh areas of Central Dept. stores, or you can buy almost exactly same-same at Yowarat, or you can manage it yourself - not casting and setting, just "manage" Same for scanners - they all very similar Phillips, Toshiba now some Chinese one. But quotes can range up to 300%.