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I tested these Enchroma lenses. They don't work for me.

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Once there the europeans who flooded Pattaya, then there were those Russians, than came the Chinese and now the Indians, as Thailand is desperate for those tourist's dollars, i wonder who's going to be next...

It remains only.....

Aliens ????

21 hours ago, simon43 said:

Being able to write Thai is a useful skill for me that meets a particular need. 

You are able to write Thai? That is amazing. Read and speak ok, but write. I will never learn how to write and even many Thais are very bad in writing their own language.

The same sound can be produced by different letters and the resulting tone might differ depending of the letter combination. Its really hard to learn.

18 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

THAT IS THE ANSWER, I GUESS.

it is important, becuase in other countries, and i think most europe, a tax resident - or anyone who stay in the country for more than 180 days a year - has to DECLARE ALL HIS ASSETS ALL OVER THE WORLD !!

You don't have to declare your assets. You have to declare your income.

Marry? For what......?

Marry? For what.....?

I never understood why people were traveling to Phuket.

Its overpriced and not worth your money at all.

There many better places in Thailand. (and in other countries as well)

3 minutes ago, blazes said:

The very same blood test that costs 300 baht at the Hua Hin Blood Clinic will cost you 1200 baht at both the St Paulo and Bangkok hospitals.

same for medicines...if you buy the same agent in a normal pharmacy you pay about 80% less

drug dealer! ????

50 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

I think that will be Regent School

1 hour ago, Kim J said:

The testing centre on South Rd or any others that are dotted around the area are a necessity on older vehicles. To me they are very efficient and convenient. It generally only takes them a few minutes to do the inspection, leave your book with them and make the appropriate payments (around 700bt for a motorbike) Then just go back next day after 4.00pm, or within 7 days to collect your log book with new entry, along with your renewed tax and insurance certificates. All very efficient. I used to go to the main centre out near Phoenix school but found the queuing and waits could be a pain.

No need to go to the DLT near Phoenix School as I stated already before.

You just can do it every Saturday in Central Festival yourself. No waiting!

6 hours ago, Dizer said:

Looks like in the south Asia and and south east Asia, India is the only counter to the chinese. Democracy will always triumph over communism.

China has no Communism ???? 

Everybody who takes money either from a friend, a bank or from China must know that he has to pay a price for it. Nothing is for free.

The only problem is if corruption is involved.

8 minutes ago, Guderian said:

Not sure if it's still the case but you used to be able to renew the tax at Big C on Sukhumvit. Only for newish bikes that don't need the local equivalent of an MoT though, so under five years old I think. Older than that and you'll need to take it to a testing centre and you might as well pay them to get the tax sorted out for you as well.

No, they moved to Central Festival half year ago. They are not in Big C any longer.

Before you pay the tax you have to buy an insurance and for bikes older than 5 years you need the checkup. The testing center can sell you the tax sticker, but they will take your green book and you have to go there again a few days later to take the green book back. After the checkup you can drive to Central festival and do it yourself as well.

4 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Many agencies will do it in one day for a few hundred baht.

Yes, but why pay money to them and must go again there if I can do it myself in 15 minutes for free ????

They changed the location again...

Now every Saturday in Central Festival 6th floor near the Beach road front beside the Pizza-Company-Store.

5 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

Keep on comparing persimmons to kiwi fruit if you please..keep on scrambling.

 

Meanwhile..my gawd..the power has gone off with a blam at the end of the soi...3rd world nightmare,as usual.

 

Oriental fantasy.These people could not run a booze up in a brewery.

What did you smoke? It must be good stuff ????

1 minute ago, Odysseus123 said:

Nope..I am comparing electricity bills..

 

First world country..to third word world-sans the local supply bowing up on a regular basis.

 

Comprende compadre?

If your comparison should make any sense you should compare your consumption (kwh) and even then....Australia is large...where in Australia? How is the temperature? (aircon) How many people are living here and there?

You can only compare the cost per kwh but not the final amount of your bill.

2 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

My Thai bill against my  Aussie bill.

At the moment it stands at Australia..7,500 baht per 3 months..

Thailand-4,200 baht per one month.

Very funny...what are you comparing? You are comparing apples with oranges ????

16 minutes ago, rhodie said:

 but western food is better and cheaper IMHO.

Maybe better than in Isaan ???? But they cannot compete with Pattaya, Phuket, Chiang Mai or Bangkok....

It is still the 4. world. A lot of poor people, bad infrastructure, a lot of plastic waste in the nature.

The main obstacle for me is that it is quite unsafe. I don't feel secure in the Phils.

11 minutes ago, melvinmelvin said:

ya ya ya

they speak kinda laos in Surin

 

as I suggested, he should now turn to Kamen

No, no Lao. It is Khmer. Lao is similar to Isaan and in Prasat they speak similar to Khmer from Cambodia. 2 very different Languages. Lao/Isaan have some similarities to Thai, Khmer don't have any similarities.

33 minutes ago, melvinmelvin said:

you've already done lanna and central, now you are in laos land

Khmer could be useful in Prasat, get on with it

 

Not Laos....now he is in Khmer land (Cambodia). Lao is very similar to Isaan language/dialect.

17 hours ago, ZeVonderBearz said:

Grab is the only viable option for local trasport in this country. 

I don't see any need for companies like Grab. They are extremely expensive, they are exploiting the drivers and they violate the law. It is unfair against the official taxi companies.