Currently doing 10 days in quarantine in Pattay.

[Mike KIWI]

Bored out of my brain. Only 7 days to go. Tropicana has a nice pool just meters away which I wish I could use. Anyone want any tips on getting back in?

[Gsxrnz]

Learn the Michael Jackson moonwalk .  They won't know if you're coming or going.

 

Or....wear a suit.  Thais never ask anybody wearing a suit what they're up to. Wearing a suit gives you superhero powers that makes it look like anything you do is unquestionably legitimate.

[Mike KIWI]

6 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

Learn the Michael Jackson moonwalk .  They won't know if you're coming or going.

 

Or....wear a suit.  Thais never ask anybody wearing a suit what they're up to. Wearing a suit gives you superhero powers that makes it look like anything you do is unquestionably legitimate.

no way i could handle wearing more than a shirt and T in this climate but thanks for the entertainment. Wonder what the punishment is for absconding, not that I am going to do so.

 

Edited October 19, 2021 by Mike KIWI
adding something.

[Gsxrnz]

1 minute ago, Mike KIWI said:

no way i could handle wearing more than a shirt and T in this climate but thanks for the entertainment.

The sad news is that even when you get paroled there's virtually nothing to do anyway.  The joint is a ghost town.

[PoorSucker]

Make a profile on a Thai dating app.

You'll have plenty of ladies to chat with.

[Mike KIWI]

1 minute ago, PoorSucker said:

Make a profile on a Thai dating app.

You'll have plenty of ladies to chat with.

Ha, good idea. Cant get my smart phone to connect to the wifi. Any of them work on a laptop?

[PoorSucker]

Try Thaifriendly , worked on PC two years ago.

Don't know now.

[Bruno123]

14 minutes ago, Mike KIWI said:

Ha, good idea. Cant get my smart phone to connect to the wifi. Any of them work on a laptop?

 

You could have ordered a SIM in time for your arrival and added a 20 Mbps data pack to it: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/ais-4-10-20-mbps-wifi-6-i2832805441-s10335143437.html

I guess you were busy enough getting everything together just to be able to land.

 

 

 

[treetops]

14 minutes ago, Bruno123 said:

You could have ordered a SIM in time for your arrival and added a 20 Mbps data pack to it: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/ais-4-10-20-mbps-wifi-6-i2832805441-s10335143437.html

I guess you were busy enough getting everything together just to be able to land.

Can still get one through Grab Shopping at a Family Mart.

[Mike KIWI]

13 minutes ago, Bruno123 said:

 

You could have ordered a SIM in time for your arrival and added a 20 Mbps data pack to it: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/ais-4-10-20-mbps-wifi-6-i2832805441-s10335143437.html

I guess you were busy enough getting everything together just to be able to land.

 

 

Have wifi so no rush for a sim card. Browsing thaicupid now. Better pickings up at the kinaree.

Dont have an unlocked phone. 

[treetops]

Ignore.

Edited October 19, 2021 by treetops

[Mike KIWI]

Just now, treetops said:

Can still get one through Grab Shopping at a Family Mart.

Will hit tukcom for a new phone and sim. need to get a camera for mu new ute as well. wonder if tukcom is open.

[Mike KIWI]

48 minutes ago, Gsxrnz said:

The sad news is that even when you get paroled there's virtually nothing to do anyway.  The joint is a ghost town.

I heard kinaree is open.

[Bruno123]

Just now, Mike KIWI said:

Dont have an unlocked phone. 

 

What?! 

Who?!

At least you have a laptop.

I imagined locked phones were a thing of the past. Get it sorted! ????

 

 

[Bruno123]

Just now, Mike KIWI said:

Will hit tukcom for a new phone and sim. need to get a camera for mu new ute as well. wonder if tukcom is open.

 

Have you jumped here directly from the nineties?

Decide on the phone and package you want beforehand. What's your budget and requirements?

If you don't, you'll be dependent on the knowledge, honesty and competency of the vendor that you choose. I wouldn't.

 

 

 

 

[Mike KIWI]

9 minutes ago, Bruno123 said:

 

What?! 

Who?!

At least you have a laptop.

I imagined locked phones were a thing of the past. Get it sorted! ????

 

 

I used to have an unusual business in NZ. i needed burner phone and numbers. they are almost free if they are locked to a network.

[johng]

10 minutes ago, Bruno123 said:

Have you jumped here directly from the nineties?

Decide on the phone and package you want beforehand.

Many phones are  still SIM locked to a particular  network     for instance the phones sold in 7/11 are locked to True,  at AIS and Dtac shops they display 2 prices  the cheaper price is for a monthly contract  and SIM locked phone...not sure if the expensive price is unlocked or not ?

I'll have to ask next time I'm in there.

 

24 minutes ago, Mike KIWI said:

wonder if tukcom is open.

Yes Tukcom is still open, around half the phone shops have disappeared though they seem to be very slowly returning..I never could figure out how so many shops selling the exact same thing could  make a profit all within in shouting distance of each other ?

[Mike KIWI]

9 minutes ago, johng said:

Many phones are  still SIM locked to a particular  network     for instance the phones sold in 7/11 are locked to True,  at AIS and Dtac shops they display 2 prices  the cheaper price is for a monthly contract  and SIM locked phone...not sure if the expensive price is unlocked or not ?

I'll have to ask next time I'm in there.

 

Yes Tukcom is still open, around half the phone shops have disappeared though they seem to be very slowly returning..I never could figure out how so many shops selling the exact same thing could  make a profit all within in shouting distance of each other ?

good news. i bought many phones from there over the years. even if only half of the stalls are there then their will still be plenty to choose from.

[The Hammer2021]

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[The Hammer2021]

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Free books

[BOB JOSHUA]

From what you were saying, boredom and so close to the pool but can't use it,  this was the main reason I went with Phuket Sandbox, freedom of the island and was in the pool quite often + some bars.

[sandyf]

On 10/19/2021 at 3:18 PM, Mike KIWI said:

Tropicana has a nice pool just meters away which I wish I could use.

I was in the J Inspire last week for 7 days. I don't think anyone was allowed to use the pool.

My room overlooked the entrance to the Hotel J and pool next door but never saw anyone in it.

You can pass a lot of time reading garbage on TVF.

[3STTW]

Get on to Udemy and take some courses, great way to kill time and you get to learn something new.

[Mike KIWI]

2 hours ago, sandyf said:

I was in the J Inspire last week for 7 days. I don't think anyone was allowed to use the pool.

My room overlooked the entrance to the Hotel J and pool next door but never saw anyone in it.

You can pass a lot of time reading garbage on TVF.

Now that you say it I have not seen anyone using the pool in the 4 days i have been here. chlorine might be a super spreader? 

[PoorSucker]

35 minutes ago, Mike KIWI said:

Now that you say it I have not seen anyone using the pool in the 4 days i have been here. chlorine might be a super spreader? 

Any luck on Thaifriendly?

[Luuk Chaai]

take a look under the  dresser or nightstand or desk where  the  phone is ..  the  router should be there .. and  you could plug in direct  and go to town..  worked for  me

[The Hammer2021]

On 10/19/2021 at 4:24 PM, Mike KIWI said:

Ha, good idea. Cant get my smart phone to connect to the wifi. Any of them work on a laptop?

Why not?

[The Hammer2021]

1 hour ago, Mike KIWI said:

Now that you say it I have not seen anyone using the pool in the 4 days i have been here. chlorine might be a super spreader? 

No. The issue is people congregating in groups around the pool not a actually swimming. Anyway, how many people are at the hotel?

[The Hammer2021]

On 10/19/2021 at 5:50 PM, Mike KIWI said:

good news. i bought many phones from there over the years. even if only half of the stalls are there then their will still be plenty to choose from.

I've never bought a locked phone in my life

[The Hammer2021]

On 10/19/2021 at 5:08 PM, Mike KIWI said:

Dont have an unlocked phone. 

PPP