KhunBENQ

Business as usual.

Yesterday initiated EUR transfer for long-term stay to Bangkok Bank (one day too early 🙄). The ">65k transfer".

Just got email "money been sent". Will be on account about 2 PM.

On a day like this I am again reminded that the real timing problem is when to send.

Baht plunged overnight.

You know why.

9 minutes ago, mikebell said:

I don't recognise any of the background in the video so maybe the police are right?  (There's a 1st!)

Indeed. The only road that wide would be Sukhumvit.

And that does not have so much green on the sides.

Too stupid I sent my monthly transfer yesterday 😁

Tonight, April 3rd, 2 AM to 4 AM they will take the system down for maintenance.

What will happen tomorrow, lets wait.

(just submitted my report )

If you have submitted and not yet been acknowledged, I suggest you check status tomorrow.

Sounds like an open air morlam event?

Big stage, easy a hundred or more participants (dancers, singers...).

Thousands of spectators sitting  on the ground or standing/dancing.

Very loud, very "exotic".

You will not understand what it's about. Saying is that some of the lyrics are quite explicit.

Unusual for the Siamese.

Entry fee on the other hand sounds like a much smaller event in a (concert) hall?

There used to be one at the Rhompo market in Jomtien.

12 minutes ago, TaaSaparot said:

https://www.amornonline.com/about

Outdated.

Shows tukcom Pattaya.

Company seems to go south.

Tukcom Khon Kaen was very poor last time.

At BigC Udon Thani shrunk and very poor choice. Whole groups of stuff gone.

Tukcom Pattaya:

9 minutes ago, MarkT63 said:

The exchange rate may be slightly better but when they tried to charge well over $100 for the transfer it raised my suspicions so I made the transfer from my offshore bank the very same day and ended up with more bahts in my account than Wise had quoted. I don't know how else I can put it - I got more bahts than using Wise. 

Which currency from what country?

How do you fund WISE? CC?

Using it since years for monthly transfers.  Two minor cases of delay.

I don't care about minutes or hours. To Bangkok Bank for "long term stay" it's always next working day.

To Kasikorn I can transfer in seconds. Nice to have.

I care about the result on my account.

How long does your SWIFT transfer take?

And what's the overall result (Thai Baht on your account, own currency sent/deducted)?

One concrete example would be helpful.

18 hours ago, Jiggo said:

Any cheap hotels about then?

Bad boy.

I was thinking the same 😜 

Give Phuket another chance?

45 minutes ago, RTJackson said:

Yes, I agree except for your low odds.

So you had an unlucky day 😊

I was let off the hook by highway police on M7 even without plates. Just having purchase and insurance documents.

No need to look far.

https://aseannow.com/topic/1356151-trump-offers-aid-as-myanmar-junta-appeals-for-earthquake-relief/

Daughter says she felt "a little bit" up here. I must have missed while in the car

46 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

What time exactly in Pattaya? i felt nothing 

Friend in Jomtien also says he didn't feel it.

Should have been after 13:25 when Bangkok was shaking, state of emergency declared.

Up here the Korat plateau seems rocksolid.

Came home 13:20 and felt nothing.

Multiple threads running.

Catastrophic earthquake near Mandalay, Myanmar.

Some numbers go up to 8.2 magnitude!

Just seen a clip from a TV studio in Bangkok.

Was clearly felt, slight shaking.

Clock shows 13:25:38

The building should have become the "Office of the Auditor General".

Whatever that is.