KhunBENQ

Morphing from little Kuwait.

I hope I got it like i described above. SW can't guess if or where you want a decimal point. They could separate the input into a Baht and a two digit satang field. But you can bet that soon someone else will dislike it. Problems with copy/paste etc.

Bangkok Bank app: If you enter 1451537 in the edit without the dot this ends in: "1451537.00" before you hit confirm. So would send 1.4 million Baht (likely stopped by limits). Make a proposal how to improve. Some people simply want to send 14515 Baht. They wouldn't be happy if 145.15 is sent. I grew up in one of the rare countries where a decimal comma(!) is used and dot as separator. 14.515,37 Believe me I have to be very careful when changing between apps here and there 😊

Surprised that I can't find anything in the news yet? Thai internet full of really bad flood damage, pickup drowning in the floods. Mud covered roads etc. https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/heavy-rainfall-disrupts-flights-and-floods-phuket

Using a VPN? Or testing to a Singapore server? Which speed test?

It's indeed a HEV (hybrid) assuming it's a 2024. So maybe lost in translation. Before 2024 simply an ICE.

Seen often, grandma in the truck, engine running. Seen more often: truck engine running on the parking lot, family at Sunday shopping. And here it was obvious that they wanted to "park" the blag in the car with AC running. Me too. Toyota Yaris. My old Mazda 2011 has a key with traditional remote. And Toyota is paranoid about auto locking. At this car I can not disable it. But fortunately it seems inactive for a parked car with running engine. And they tell me the car won't lock if the fob is forgotten in the car?

Not Phuket specific BTW

Until years ago my German bank reimbursed. Stopped. Don't even know whether they charge a fee for cash because I haven't used a foreign card at an ATM here since nearly 10 years.

As written not relevant for credit card withdrawals. Differences only in cash exchange.

Ad written above decline any offer which shows your currency on display. This indeed means that the Thai bank can fix the rate ("DCC" scam). Terrible rates! You have a whole bunch of wrong ideas about using foreign cards at a Thai ATM. And you don't give the important information: What type of card is it (credit card?) ? Issuing card organization (VISA, Mastercard, ...?)? This would allow to look up the rate that you get at a Thai ATM. And that's the same at every ATM (at least from reputable major banks).

Two fairly recent threads about one year SIMs: https://aseannow.com/topic/1324616-am-looking-for-new-dtac-sim-30-mbps-unlimited-download-1-year/ https://aseannow.com/topic/1283854-whats-the-best-1-year-package-unlimited-ais-dtactrue/page/2/

Maybe it's related to that mysterious data breach at their (former) US partner bank? I got this email but seems I am not affected, expecting money (EUR -> THB) tomorrow afternoon. The mail also warns about possible pishing mails with personal details and that I should check transactions carefully. https://wise.com/de/help/articles/1Tyvn34K9tp08aZ0y0Hqe0/data-breach-at-evolve-bank-trust-in-the-us

There are threads about that topic again and again. May try to find later.

I am also satisfied. A nice addition is the AIS Wifi (smart login) in shopping malls etc.

Gomo is indeed not a substitute for a fibre optic connection that I have. For me a mobile SIM is just for use on the road/shopping. I have the 150 GB package and even if I use that up before the year is over I fill up (online) with a new package and still cheap. 100 GB in one month: there are SIMs/packages available for that with 10 to 30 Mbit/s. But I am not up-to-date on that. They became much more expensive during the last year.

No way. The name and location is in every report except this one. It's newly opened as a live music club on LK metro. Second venue on the left coming from Soi Diana. Closed for years and being a big Gogo before which was named after fancy French sparkling wine.

Good luck finding a Made in USA/UK computer. Even assembled in these countries from Taiwan/China parts would rise cost significantly. Some people are not aware that the vast majority of consumer/computer chips comes from TSMC Taiwan. Build with huge machines from ASML Netherlands costing up to 400 million USD each. Even Intel lets certain chips produce at TSMC! Chips shipped to communist China for assembly, making iPhones and millions and millions of cheap mobile phones, motherboards, graphic cards... you name it. Don't even think what happens if these two companies are sabotaged/attacked.

Just saw late sunrise down south at 6:15. Happened at 5:40. Total darkness? Not really. Up here it's lit up at this time. Adding to that the road has lights. The truck is parked half into the left lane, half on the edge. Road is wide and it needs a good sleep to bang into.

After reading Pak Thong Chai district I knew this would come. Such "mountainous" roads are not for Thai drivers. I like this road.

I think staring at the mobile is a major reason for many of these accidents. I always wonder how the delivery guys on motorbike survive while always staring at their mobile during the ride.

Brake failure, brake failure, brake failure... That happens in a country with vehicle inspection that is laughed at.

Urgent video call to his darling.

Your irony is very subtle

A mate has the same problem. Been rejected endlessly in the past without reason and now rejected with wrong entry date. At KK immigration he asked and of course no clue. Just saying that the reports are bounced at Bangkok (IT). Local immigration does not see it in this case. It speaks volumes for Thai government/administration/workplace culture that no one cares. Seems Bangkok IT does not look into the results/logs of the system otherwise they should note that many reports are rejected for the ever same reason. Local immigration will not inform/contact Bangkok (as they sure will have relevant contacts). Don't risk loss of face, don't look like a troublemaker, bad for the career. I suggested my mate to use postal report. Worked for me in the past. As he is a stubborn goat he won't follow