KhunBENQ

Bad boy. I was thinking the same 😜 Give Phuket another chance?

They will never really acknowledge Thailand as your (only) country of residence. You are "temporary alien". Same with the bank asking for my home address. I didn't argue that I don't have one anymore. Just wrote my last address and all happy.

And then read the other thread about Italian-Thai et.al. and things get more complicated.

Chinese built. Now the Thai bashers have to change direction 🤣🤣

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/

YOU don't hear. Trump promised help. EU, WHO, Germany incl Christian charity organizations, Switzerland. And that's only the range that I have on my news.

Not a single mile on 304 is outright dangerous. Mole hills compared to real mountain roads. I hardly ever came to a critical situation. It's the drivers, it's the vehicles conditions.

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

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!

Numbers rising with the minute. That's terrible stuff. Expect huge damage and many victims.

Just seen a clip from a TV studio in Bangkok. Was clearly felt, slight shaking. Clock shows 13:25:38

Wish them all the best!

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

We have multiple threads of course. Videos here:

ssstwitter.com_1743146057084.mp4

Under construction. Likely not stable like a ready built tower.

Korat plateau seems rocksolid. Felt nothing though I was probably in the car.

On Twitter it only says "Chatuchak Area". Seems a high rise under construction.

I am outraged that Chinese got 90 days and we have 60. What circle of Chinese can afford 90 days on holiday from savings/funds?

Get back to 15 day visa on arrival like in the good old times! VoA could be substituted by ETA with a fee if it is finally ready.

No Telegram no problem, no WeChat no problem. They don't have TikTok?

Exponential growth. And it would be much worse if they were all frequently on the road . Fortunately many pickups here are used once or twice a week.

Stupid schematic traffic lights. Not adapted. Staring at empty intersections... Four phases at the intersection. Drivers near comatose when lights turn green. Creeping. (remember Rome some 30 years ago, like opening a flood gate 😁) Much more traffic could go through. Etc etc ...

And both have grown significantly. I remember when 304 was two lanes. Too many cars everywhere. Khon Kaen on weekends is a nightmare. Udon not much better. Four small bottlenecks crossing the antique leveled rail line. And very most going through one bottleneck. Tremendous growth of bulky pickups on the countryside jamming small district towns. Zero significant public transport from the villages. Without wheels you are buried alive. Antique tiny railway net. No alternative.