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34 minutes ago, mogandave said:

 

In any event, everyone in housekeeping knows how to open them. 

Best type of safe can only be opened with the self configured number combination or the mechanical key. 

And at a decent Hotel not every cleaner has access to the big Hotel safe with the mechanical keys.

But cheap hotels have cheap safes.

And even for master code: not everyone please but trusted staff.

Had to search for forum rules (tedious) before putting a link. It's not a forbidden source 😃
Sure the driver of the black sedan could have noted that something is coming on?

2 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

According to Mr. Ha-ngen, the accident was caused when Mr. Dhedhi's car, which was parked by the roadside, unexpectedly pulled out and collided with his car's back end.

Either a bad translation or wrong statement.

I was scratching my head to understand what this could mean.

Fortunately there is video from Pattaya News on youtube.

(search for "Thai man suffers minor injuries after car accident with an American tourist in Pattaya")

Very simple and trivial, check the mirrors!

Bone dry (as other weather centers forecast).

Do they consult an oracle for their weather forecast??

On 6/13/2024 at 8:55 PM, ravip said:

 "before you take the money out of the machine, you have to take out your credit card first, here in LOS it is exactly the other way around, resulting in forgetting to take out the credit card."

 

Then, would it not be vise versa?

You take the card and forget the money?

 

No because users are greedy for money. Makes them forget the plastic.

Few will walk away without the money.

Standard in many European countries.

You look on your mobile or website?

You are logged in/registered user?

And your girlfriend?

There is all kind of points/coupons etc. to the registered user.

I will never get it.

There are some recommendations in this thread from 2022.

A name that appears more than once:

Big Camera, 3F, Emquartier (Phromn Phong BTS).

Out of curiosity I studied the requirements for NL passport photo.

It's amazing that EU countries can not agree on a single standard.

Size NL and D is same 35*45 mm.

But NL wants the face height from chin to head-top max 30 mm.

Leaves a lot of empty space, no idea why.

Germans (D) want face up to 36 mm.

The official NL spec is for technical draftsman

But this example is good enough to show. Light and background as usual. Eyes centered, chin to head-top 29 mm (30 mm).

I think every photo studio should be able to do this.

If the mobile has a second SIM slot available it's easy to test/compare.

SIM cards easily available at the booths in the Lotus's mall.

Start about 200 Baht/month.

As usual registration needed.

7 minutes ago, anotherexpat4444 said:

am currently in Chumphae . it is near Khonkaen

Hello neighbor.

No chance to get a fibre to home? Or not worth for temporary stay?

The whole area is well covered.

I have a GOMO SIM as a second SIM in the mobile phone.

Although they have an English language website there is no chance to register with passport.

If you have a Thai partner he/she can register with Thai ID card.

https://gomo.th/

("EN" in the upper right corner)

7 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Your response was rather abrupt and would hope you are talking through experience with that particular app.

Using WISE since six years (January 2018). Can't tell exactly when I switched to app preferred (after website).

EUR from WISE account (Belgian IBAN) to Bangkok Bank.

Never "instant"/"in seconds" because I select purpose long term stay in Thailand.

Money usually arrives next day as international transfer (FTT).

7 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

so maybe your location

Guess in Bangkok?

Wouldn't be the first complaint.

How do you connect? From inside condo/house?

With mobile phone and working on mobile phone or tethering/mobile hotspot.

Mobile phones are not best with signal quality as they have no proper antenna.

A SIM router with an antenna might be useful.

Just did a test with my GOMO SIM (AIS).

In my room in the back of the house: 35/15 (down/up)

On the balcony outside: 48/52.

(GOMO SIM unlimited speed, is available only through a Thai proxy, can't register with passport).

Unreliable to US: invest in a good VPN (I have NordVPN) and connect trough Singapore?

6 minutes ago, sandyf said:

What are you trying to say?

That the Android App shows up in the PlayStore without a problem.

No VPN necessary.

And that I advise against using a VPN when using WISE should also be clear?

19 hours ago, Nickcage49 said:

Dogs are great. And pits are very misunderstood. Any dog will be mean if you train them to be mean. Pits can be absolute pussycats.

That is the unfortunate truth.

In Germany they are often owned by "special characters" who mistreat them.

That's why they landed on some red lists and either be mandatory muzzled and on leash or forbidden to own at all. Some states do test the owners fitness to own dogs.

In the US I see them being left alone with the baby.

34 minutes ago, sandyf said:

You would probably need VPN on your phone to access the app on the relevant app store.

For WISE? No. And don't access with a VPN!

I had two problems in recent time with logging on.

The first one was due to the fact that I forgot to switch OFF the US VPN on the mobile.

So it was "suspicious" after years of logging on with Thai IP.

The second one was at my usual unsociable hour of about 5:30 AM.

This was indeed a problem at WISE as they showed on their status site.

https://status.wise.com/

(see June 12 and planned maintenance for tomorrow)

Apart from that I cross my fingers. No unusual problems.

Fee rise is always unwelcome but still moderate.

3 hours ago, jaywalker2 said:

Then I found my bank's connection to Plaid had been cut.

I don't know what that is but seems unrelated to WISE?

And you don't consider you have a problem with the laptop and/or network connection?

10 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

They're not Japanese, you know...

Not to say Chinese who would do it overnight Sat/Sun.

I have asked mods to move the thread to Health/Medicine forum.

It would be helpful if you could explain what "syringes" stands for.

I guess combined with some medicine/drug to be injected?

Can you name it.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The Thai government issued a warning for heavy rain...

Deputy Spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office,....

Is it common practice here or in your country that the "government" distributes weather warnings?
 

53 minutes ago, Guderian said:

It's currently 36° C with not a cloud in sight in Pattaya. I'd welcome some rain.

Cross your fingers.

Forecasts (compare to above) show even less.

Come back to thread in five days.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

A monsoon trough is forecasted to pass over the upper northern and northeastern regions of Thailand, extending into a low-pressure area in northern Vietnam and the Gulf of Tonkin.

What northeast?

? Again completely different from what worldwide forecast centers show for us.

Even the usually bad forecasters show a max of 10 mm?

Wait and see.

Something wrong here. First video removed. Picture of some guy.

Topic handled in another thread.

9 minutes ago, john donson said:

grandson maybe, as he has had the card

 

wow taking 30k from granny for a mobile phone...mine was 3k

Come on!

Less than an upper-class iPhone will make Thai brats of today cry.