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Fingerprints? I remember they had fingerprint scanners at Khon Kaen immigration in the past. Had to put fingers on that thing. But if I think about it, I can't remember from last visit in October. Both Khon Kaen and Nakhon Ratchasima (Korat) have LINE accounts. KK is quite useless. Once asked about an oncoming office closure. No response. Korat sometimes brings some useful info.
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? And my usual sources (European Weather Center and others) say: nothing for our area, close to nothing for Pattaya? Burning afternoon sun here yesterday. Merely a cloud. Check back in four days. Here: Pattaya:
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Open Friday, June 2nd (no idea what would be against). Closed Monday, June 5th (substitute for Saturday 3rd).
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Alcohol ban in Thailand on June 3 for Visakha Bucha
KhunBENQ replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Saturday 3rd, alcohol ban (Visakha Bucha and Queens birthday). Monday 5th, public holiday (substitute for Saturday), all offices incl immigration closed. The latter one might be more important to many. -
I am here since 11 years and I am quite sure that since then again and again the "high speed train" is in the news. The only materialization that I saw on my own is the new elevated railway lines and station in Khon Kaen. Never have I seen a train(!) that comes close to what you have in other countries for multiple decades. U-Tapao: I would have overlooked something real big in Pattaya when there was a trace of high speed rail line and station in March. All I see is the well known museum/historic railway line. It demonstrates the complete negligence for rail traffic compared to the never ending concrete masses for improved highways / motorways. I am 66 yr old and a bit pessimistic that I will ever ride the phenomenal high-speed train from Khon Kaen to Pattaya
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I did my last extension without any agent as always. Watched the video, got the QR which saves me from watching video at the office. Medical cert. plus pink card/yellow book, passport, old DL and that's it. Just done the physical tests. Walk in no queue. Why should I pay for an agent to do any shortcuts. Yes I know it's not that easy everywhere
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The headline of all that stuff is "probiotic drinks". Before I try to put together an explanation in English better read here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probiotic I buy one of the Betagen "fakes" at about every visit to a 7/11. The "0%" sugar of course Thankfully my digestion works like a clock with or without.
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Yes I thoroughly checked with data available on the net. The "Pendine" name is not too widespread (South Africa?) but there is close to no margin for error. I buy at a major pharmacy in our district town. And as written it's very trivial and widely used stuff sold over the counter. Show the picture to the pharmacist. Do you still have a package or description sheet of your "Pendine". Never wrong to take it with you.
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It's produced by Berlin Pharmaceutical. Yes a surprising for a company in Bangkok. It's available with 5 or 10 mg. Dirt cheap. 100 tablets for 350 Baht or so.
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Seems to be a South African(?) brand name. What I find: And Amlodipine is about the most trivial stuff that every pharmacy that earns the name will have. I buy in boxes of 100 for my wife (Amlodipine 5 mg).
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A practical example of name change: one granddaughter from a former relation (not officially married as usual) got the surname of the father. He ran away when she was two years old and didn't care much (a rare story). When she became 20 she quickly went to the amphoe and changed back to mothers name.
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The Thai spelling is THE one and only official name. Transcription often does not follow unique rules. So in our family there are three different English spellings of the surname in ID and passports ("..ornboo...". "...onboo...", "...onbu...". Last one following some published rules (RTGS). Same chaos like geographical names, who knows transcribed by the rules: Phatthaya, Chom Thian, ...?
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Pattaya City Lifeguards Aid Two Unconscious Foreigners on Pattaya Beach
KhunBENQ replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Neither nor. Looks like "Tessakit". Municipal law/order officers. No weapon. Limited authority. Often mocked as litter cops. -
Depending on amount the difference would not even pay a BTS ticket to the "better" exchange. Similar in Pattaya just no Superrich.
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If I was a $$ millionaire I would go to Switzerland (my native country). Zurich, USZ (University Hospital). Many global insurances exclude USA and Switzerland. Guess why.
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Truck flips in Chon Buri, crushes car and kills young woman
KhunBENQ replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Pitfalls of natural languages (I love programming languages ) That is how I read it: -
It's war, it's propaganda war. I am so sceptic to believe anything particularly from the directly involved parties. On the other hand you might ask how Russia is capable of developing and producing such hightech. What civilian high tech products/industries do they have? I read they best build 60 nm chips? Archaic compared to leading edge of 3 nm. They depend on smuggling chips otherwise disassembling household devices to tear out the chips. But maybe I fell for more propaganda...
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Pattaya City Lifeguards Aid Two Unconscious Foreigners on Pattaya Beach
KhunBENQ replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
From where do you know what I think? From the night before and still unconscious at 10:30 AM in the sun? Awoken and disoriented? No shirt, no shoes and no trace of the "party" they had? What the hell of a stuff they consumed? -
It's many years (if not a decade) ago that the "ghost/crazy lady" was wandering around the Soi 7/beachroad area. In extreme mental condition shouting aggressively, talking to herself. Completely white-faced (what probably gave her the name "ghost lady"). She earned some publicity. Vanished unnoticed.