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The little green one doesn have a camera right? And no live view on phone etc? Just a flying practice model? Looks awesome. I wonder if it has to be registered etc? Can you tell me the approx fling time and range?
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Hi all, living in Khon Kaen city area. Does anyone know if Thai post EMS deliver on Sundays? They seemed to have dropped the ball the last year deliveries taking much longer. Was quite normal to get stuff overnight from Bangkok, now 3-4 days. I remember being quite surprised at deliveries right through Songkrahn / New years. Does anyone know if they deliver EMS on Sundays...I know the Post offices themselves are closed. Nothing on their website about deliveries and mixed results from Google searches some say yes, some say no. Anyone received anything lately on a Sunday?
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Toyota Landcruiser, Prado etc in Thailand
Kenny202 replied to Kenny202's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
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I see the occasional used Landcruiser and Prado pop up for sale, sometimes at a very low price for 2010-2015 model. Generally never see them much unless they are Laos registered vehicles. I was wondering if its because there is some legal restriction or huge yearly / transfer tax on these sort of vehicles? I ma guessing they are imports...Last one I saw was a 3 liter Diesel Prado. Can anyone shed any light on this?
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Buying a couple of these for kids for Xmas, may even get one for myself. Trimui smart plus and Anbernic 40XX H Will probably receive the game units tomorrow, 64gb loaded with games. I have never used on of these devices nor know anything about them, Would appreciate any help, compete newb I assume you can download extra games. Just wondering where and how? Is there a website / websites to download? Is it free? Do you need to load games specific to your brand device or do these emulators all run the same games (within device capability)? This is supposed to be able to run some PSP / N64 games (but not the best), depends on the game apparently. Is it ok to download some and try or will it crash the drive or something? To back up the card that comes with the device can I simply copy the files off the SD card onto my computer? If I wanted to D/L more games and the 64gb card is full, do I just get another card and put in slot 2 or is it better to just get say a 128gb card and have them all on the one card Many thanks in advance, sorry if they are stupid questions....really know nothing of these devices
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Hi all. Been wanting to try a drone for ages but not willing to shell out a lot of money. Its more of a toy than anything. Doesn't have to be steller video...decent would be good. More interested in something to start off with, learn to fly it and something easy / pretty fail safe re crashes. There are a squllion of them on Lazada from 200 baht upwards and Lazada has got so bad now its nearly unusable. Bought 2 products this week had 500+ positive ratings and both were in the bin within 10 mins of opening the package. The Chinese must have armies of paid reviewers or something these days. Anyway, like I said more of a toy than anything so not willing to waste a lot of money on something may end up in a creek.....is it possible to buy something usable under 2000 - 3000 baht or would I just be wasting my money? Any recommendations welcome if someone knows of something suitable preferably owns one
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Using an Apple magic keyboard (Japanese issue) with Windows 11?
Kenny202 replied to Kenny202's topic in Apple Products
I know how to remap on Windows but it only remaps your Laptop / built in keyboard. It wont do third party keyboards unfortunately. In this case the origin of the keyboard is very relevant as the Japanese layout is different and has about 10 more keys. I will try another forum though it isn't a huge deal for me as it is working fine on the Ipad and that's predominantly what I bought it for. I was being a cheapskate getting a used Japanese bargain basement magic 2 keyboard for 800 baht lol. Now I know why it was so cheap. Anyway, like I said works fine on Apple so not stressed. Thanks for your help -
Long shot here but give it a whirl. I bought an apple magic keyboard (Japanese / English) off marketplace for my Ipad. Works a treat. As a bonus I was hoping to use it with my PC but many of the shift / symbol keys in different areas to whats shown on the keyboard. Mainly symbols above the numbers (+, ( , ) ,* etc etc. When I connect to the Ipad it actually asks if I want to use it in Japanese or English layout. Selecting English works perfectly on the Ipad. Just wondering if someone knows of a setting or something I can change on the Windows PC to make it recognize the keyboard correctly. Yes its Japanese English, yes I am an idiot, yes buyer beware, pay peanuts get monkeys etc etc. No motherly advice please, just someone that may have a solution thanks 🙂
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Using an Apple magic keyboard (Japanese issue) with Windows 11?
Kenny202 replied to Kenny202's topic in Apple Products
Well it is an Apple Keyboard albeit using with a Windows PC and the forum is Apple products. One each way bet really and you know good old Asean Now, someone will be along to tell you you are in the wrong forum no matter where you post 🙂 I will give it another day here, cancel the post and try the general computer area. I doubt I will get an answer anyway really....strange question generally -
Long shot here but give it a whirl. I bought an apple magic keyboard (Japanese / English) off marketplace for my Ipad. Works a treat. As a bonus I was hoping to use it with my PC but many of the shift / symbol keys in different areas to whats shown on the keyboard. Mainly symbols above the numbers (+, ( , ) ,* etc etc. When I connect to the Ipad it actually asks if I want to use it in Japanese or English layout. Selecting English works perfectly. Just wondering if someone knows of a setting or something I can change on the PC to make it recognize the keyboard correctly. Yes its Japanese English, yes I am an idiot, yes buyer beware, pay peanuts get monkeys etc etc. No motherly advice please, just someone that may have a solution thanks 🙂
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I can answer all of those questions but in this case will refrain on some issues. A lot more to the story than I can discuss in an open forum. He was working off shore FIFO so no need for a yearly visa. He came home unexpectedly and you can guess what (or who) he discovered going on in his home. She bailed, he got left with the kids. He currently has a tourist visa and several (too many) extensions already. I'm not really sure how hes been doing it but in and out then extending that out as far as possible then repeat again. Think he has gotten away with it three times, maybe more. I have been telling him for 9 months get the kids citizenship and passports sorted out as I have been through all this stuff myself. Not sure on the visa exempt, or what that means? He doesn't even seem sure of anything himself and in all honesty through lack of getting in front of the problem pretty much only himself to blame...but unfortunately 2 very small children involved. Hes had ample time to get the kids passports, citizenship back home...all that sort of stuff but continues to procrastinate. I fear he may be at the end of his luck. If he cant get this visa he has 60 days to get them passports, visas and get them sorted out to leave the country, which may or may not be enough time. The 60 day entry he got yesterday could possibly be the O visa? I am not even sure he has his court custody papers in order if in fact that's what they are and not just an agreement with his ex wife that the kids can live with him but both still maintain joint custody. Obviously hes one of these people doesn't check anything and hopes for the best. He says he has full custody but I have my doubts. I told him exactly what may happen and he could become separated from the kids if he runs out of time which he refuses to believe anyone or government would do. He will find out tomorrow if he can reapply for the support of a Thai child extension or he has to start making arrangements to go home.
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Got a mate here been left with two near babies (wife scarpered). They were married and he has already done the full custody thing through the courts so no issue about paternity. Hes been living here on tourist visas and border hops for far too long and things are becoming urgent so this is a genuine asking for a friend question. He has his hands full and seemingly terrible at organizing anything or paper work so trying to help him out. He engaged the service of a visa agent who claimed she would sort out the O (or OA?) visa and from there get all the parental visa sorted. Hes 42 so cant get a retirement visa. Was a surprise to me as I've had a parental visa for 5 years and had to jump through quite a few hoops to get it. I did mine all by myself. She called him yesterday to say she put in the application but was rejected yesterday because the officers came to his home to interview him and his 2 or 3 witnesses / sponsors and he should have brought them to the IO. Not sure how that works as it was IO who suggested they come to his home so if there was a mistake it was theirs. Immigration admitted they made a mistake but said head office issue. Anyway, none of it making much sense and he is starting to wonder if he is being taken for a ride. I have no idea about O or OA visas apart from I originally got an OA visa from Australia which I later extended for retirement, then converted to parent as I also have a Thai child. He has been told he needs to get an O visa, which she also said she would organize but he has to go out of the country and back in again to get. Is that how it works? OA visa from your home country....O visa from a 3rd party country consulate or something? I remember when I got my OA visa I basically got a year....which I actually ended up getting near 2 years by leaving and re entering just before the end of the 12 months. Is an O visa the same ie 12 months? He has been told O visa for 3 months then extension as a parent visa. I said to him today well she would need the O visa sorted out before applying for the parent visa or do they do the lot at the same time ie you have to qualify for the parent visa and jump through all the hoops, application etc before starting the O visa process? Not sure what he needs to do now, looks like start the whole process again. I think he wrongly assumed the agent would do some magic but its more of a hand holding thing where he is still going to have to supply all the required photos, docs etc. Can anyone advise what the O visa / extension to parent process is? Does what he is being told sound right?
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90 day report in person, what is required
Kenny202 replied to Kenny202's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I turned up this morning 9.15, not a soul in the place. Had my form and copies of 6 or 7 things signed and dated. She just looked at all those and pushed them aside (I'm guessing for the round file), brought my details up on the PC and printed the next due report sheet off. In and out under 5 minutes....pretty much as reported. Makes me wonder if many foreigners have left Thailand. When I did my extension last time also only a couple of people there. Used to be so busy -
90 day report in person, what is required
Kenny202 replied to Kenny202's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I answered that many posts ago. Khon Kaen