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Hello, Chiang Mai Expats.
I'm most likely going to move in the New Year. I usually go through an agent when looking for properties and will probably do the same this time. Even so, it doesn't hurt to ask local expats for suggestions.
I live in a single-story, 3-bed, 2-bath detached house in a moo baan. I've been very happy here for the past few years but fancy a change. Being able to jump between properties and locations is one of the joys of renting. I would prefer to stay in the Hang Dong area, but I could change my mind if the right property comes along elsewhere.
If anyone knows of any new-ish developments that I might want to consider, please let me know. My budget is between 12-15,000 THB/Mo.
Thanks in advance.
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This is just a quick update in case anyone is interested.
A helpful member here messaged me and said I should contact Red Ride in Chiang Mai. So I did. The owner, Glen, arranged a car and an English-speaking lady driver for me at short notice. The rate was very reasonable. And the 7-hour round trip was a safe and pleasurable experience.
We arrived just before lunch, so there was that awful "Please come back after 2 pm" response, which we used to grab lunch and coffee. The actual process to change the name in the Green Book took less than three minutes, and then we were heading back home.
It's been a bizarre experience, but at least it was a scenic trip void of drama.
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7 minutes ago, BritManToo said:
If you go to any of the m/c markets in CM, Ruam Chok, Saturday Buffalo market there are people there who do this for a living. Usually they want a couple of hundred baht for driving out of town.
Alternatively,
Don't bother, if you've got the green book you can tax and register it no matter what name is in the book.
Thanks for the tips BMT. I have toyed with the idea of not bothering, but I'd prefer the bike was in my name. Otherwise, I don't legally own it. Not only that, but should I ever get caught on camera for a traffic offence, the fine will be delivered to the address of the previous owner. That's not really fair.
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1 hour ago, connda said:
Before that, take a Thai speaker with you and have them explain why they can't reissue a license plate that can be service at the Nong Hoi branch. Honestly, we have Chiang Mai plates on our car and we did all of our licensing at the Lamphun office when we changed from a Red Plate to normal plates. I haven't been to the Nong Hoi branch in a decade. I did change our motorcycle license from Chiang Mai to Lamphun when we moved here almost a decade ago. We were never required to go to Chiang Mai to make that change.
I think they are just giving you the run-around 'farang.' A decade ago I would have recommended hiring my very assertive, non-Thai-like, Thai wife to run your problem by the Thai bureaucrats. She has a way of getting her way.
I doubt that, Connda. The girl at the information desk went to confirm her assumption with her superior before informing me of the inconvenience. It is quite an inconvenience, too. But if there's one thing I've learned in Thailand, it's not to let stuff like this eat too far into me.
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17 minutes ago, novacova said:
Fang is in Chiangmai, Fang district.
Anyway, there may be an issue with the registration with the person you bought it from.
I know Fang is in Chiang Mai, but I'm sure have seen vehicles displaying Fang plates before, but I could be wrong. Regading the second point, it's possible I suppose. I don't know what's in the sealed envelope, but I'm guessing its details of the bike test pass.
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1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:
Some motorbike repair or motorbike rental shops will be "an agent" for a day to help fill out the paperwork.????
I prepared all the paperwork in advance, VocalNeal. In fact, I had too much as they passed too pages of stuff back saying, "No need." Everything else, it seems, is in order.
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1 hour ago, connda said:
Go to any of the car rental agencies in Chiang Mai and request to rent a car with a driver. They will oblige. The driver shouldn't cost more that about 500 THB or a day's wage. I've done it before...very easy and convenient.
That's interesting, Connda. Looking online, I was expecting anywhere from 2,000-4,000 Baht. It's why I decided to ask for experiences/advice in here ;)
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1 hour ago, Yeah rightio said:
G'day @Stubby, sorry no recommendations for a driver, but, which office did you go to?
I've bought two motorcycles and transferred them both at the Nong Hoi branch, without any trouble.
However, the car had to be transferred at the branch out on Hang Dong road.
Thanks, Yeah Rightio. I went to the Chiang Mai-Lamphun Rd, which is for all things motorcycle. They let me check the bike there. For some reason, I had to sit around for 90 minutes whil they prepared a document for the Fang office (sealed).
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Good morning, Chiang Mai.
Yesterday, I went to CM Provincial Land Transport Office to change the name on a motorbike I bought. The information desk said I had to go all the way over to the Fang office to do this. I'm confused as the plate says Chiang Mai, not Fang. Anyway, if they say I need to go to Fang, that's what I must do.
I was thinking of heading over on the bike, but this month's weather is unpredictable, with a forecast that changes by the hour. I don't fancy being caught up in a violent storm while out on the open road. Instead, I will hire a private driver to take me there and back.
I have found a couple of companies online. But if anyone here has any personal recommendations, please let me know.
Thank you.
Stubby
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1 hour ago, MRToMRT said:
B4 and B5 are ripping through Thailand at the moment. I know loads of people who have caught covid in the last month who never caught it before. These two variants are super easy to catch/give.
I don't even know what that means anymore. Each new variant—we're informed—is more transmissible than the last. A while back, I read that measles is one of the most contagious human diseases. And then the "experts" told us a couple of variants ago that COVID had become as infectious as the measles. Yet still, we're told that each new variant is more contagious than the last.
My point is this; where's the cap on transmissibility? When will it be so infectious that it can't possibly get any more contagious? These headlines make no sense at all. But I bet my bottom dollar the next headline for the next new variant will also read:
WARNING! NEW COVID STRAIN IS X TIMES MORE TRANSMISSIBLE THAN….
Am I the only one who doesn't get it?
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8 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:
existing vaccines don't protect against the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants according to some sources. would post the link here but CNBF trying to figure out if it's verboten or not.
If that's true, Lemsta69, that would suggest the fully vaccinated/boosted have now joined the ranks of the unvaccinated. In other words, no one is protected against COVID19 as it currently stands. It's possible, I guess.
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5 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:who is that loser in the video?
I suppose you could have just said I disagree with the bloke in the video? You know what they say, don't you? Anyone who resorts to name-calling has already lost the debate. So based on that logic, I suppose we could also call you a loser as well, right? Would that be a fair assumption?
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I'm a regular tipper, but only to low-income workers who are paid from the neck down. I usually give my laundry lady twice what she asks, for slaving over a hot iron smoothing out my clean rags. Heck, I even tip the poor fuel pump attendants.
It seems that the OP wants recognition and praise for throwing a few shekels at low-paid menial workers. If that's your reason for tipping, may I suggest you put your hand back in your pocket and stop whining about something you're not obliged to do?
It's just a thought.
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3 hours ago, Orinoco said:
They are all crackpot. Just that many people are to blind to see it.
I think religion gives a lot of comfort to many people, especially those terrified of death. However, non-believers will never win the atheists debate; such is the hardwired mindset of believers. But then, I supposed most of us have hardwired beliefs of some kind, though the majority will be benign.
MIND Y' MORALS, PLEASE
It doesn't matter which of the remaining gods others believe in... until they try to ram their so-called morals down the throats of those who disagree. The Islamic Council is well within its rights to have an opinion, but does it really need to make headline news?
PUT A CAP ON IT, LADS!
And as for the only anti-contraception god, well... many poor sods have suffered and died due to the spread of nasty STDs passed around by the more promiscuous theists. It's a fair comment, is it not, albeit a tad controversial.
So, c'mon, fellas, put a cap on it, for crying out loud!-
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19 hours ago, seajae said:
trouble is islamic teachings are based on hundreds of year old teachings and they refuse to modernize apart from how they wage war on people, they do not like anyone refusing to do what they want them too, time for the govt to tell them to stick their teachings where the sun dont shine
True, but then Christianity is based on thousands of years of old teachings, and many Christians refuse to modernize their beliefs, too. Heck, most of the coffin-dodgers I know who got much younger women pregnant were of a particular Christian denomination. But why is that? Well, it has something to do with their god telling them (in a book written by one of 50 some blokes) that the deity disapproves of birth control, and the flock obeys.
So when one bashes Islam as some crackpot religion, I suppose the question is... "Compared to what?
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22 hours ago, CharlieH said:
Heres the bottle info
Thanks, Charlie. From what I can fathom, PKFB is a pharmaceutical manufacturing company that makes supplements for the "The Nature" brand, though I still can't find anything on the latter. It's also quite possible that I don't know what the heck I'm talking about. That happens quite a lot ;)
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22 hours ago, fvw53 said:
I am not a medical professional (but I graduated in astrophysics so that I can read reasonable well medical science) : if you take 1000 IU of D3 per day in a single tablet you should be OK / after a lot of reading I am taking 2000 IU a day combined with 100 mg K2/MK7 to direct the calcium produced by D3 to the bones and not to the heart region/ some people prefer to take 5000 IU of D once a week because D3 is stored in the body and that is also reasonable / I would not dare to take over a long period 100.000 IU of D3 per day because according to the famous Mayo Clinic it can be toxic / https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/vitamin-d-toxicity/faq-20058108#:
Thank you, fvw53, Ithat's useful ;)
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3 hours ago, fvw53 said:
100.000 IU of vitamin D day is very high / I prefer to follow the advise given on Youtube by UK Dr Campbell / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5g9AVqRsjo
The vitamin D3 content is very confusing for the layperson. It reads: Vitamin D3 (100000 IU/g) 1.68 mg. (or 168 IU per capsule). I mean, I take 1000 IU per day in a single tablet. So what 100000 IU/g and 168 IU mean in the same sentence, I have no idea. Maybe there's only a super-low dose of 168 IU contained in the product?
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10 hours ago, CharlieH said:
Who makes them, Charlie, do you know? It says the brand is called 'The Nature' and the bottles are in English, but I can't seem to find any brand info.
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10 hours ago, vandeventer said:
No, I am talking Grams not MG. Your body does not store Vit. c ,what you don't use comes right out. When it comes out it goes over your kidneys and gallbladder to shrink any stones you might have
OK, thank you ;)
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2 hours ago, vandeventer said:
As I have been living in Thailand for over 20 years I have been doing a lot of research when I fist came here I also started taking vit. C in large amounts as I was getting sick often from the food and the bacteria. I started with 10 grams a day and was running to the toilet often so I cut it down to 5 grams a day and I have never stopped taking it for the last 20 years .I have been in great shape. All my 3 brothers and my sister have cataracts but not me, so supplements do help, you just have to find the one's that's best for you.
I think you mean mg right? But 10mg of vitam C isn't much considering most supplements average 500mg. Or perhaps I've not grasped your message?
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15 hours ago, 4MyEgo said:
My wife buys my Vitamin D3 supplements online from Lazada I believe. The last batch she purchased was in March 2022, 500 tablets x 1,000IU for 754 baht delivered, brand is Healthy Care from Australia.
Prior to this we used to buy NAT D online for a little cheaper than our local chemist, who would charge us 420 baht for 60 tablets, so we were paying through the nose so to speak.
Now she shops around online until she finds a bargain which includes vitamin C 500mg for cheap as, again Australian brand.
You only really need 1,000IU per day, I did a vitamin D blood test and was in the mid 30's which is good, perhaps you should do the same if you haven't already and then you can determine if you need the extra 1,000IU.
Thank you, 4MyEgo, good advice. ???? I'm not sure about IU, though, as that advice seem to change seems between "experts."
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15 hours ago, drtreelove said:
"Just eating an averaged balanced diet, getting sunlight on your skin, is all you need to do." This is a beautiful fantasy...
I used to buy into that line until I opened my mind and started to read scientific studies about soil degradation.
If there's one thing I've learned in this life, it's that people believe in anything if they want it to be true... and discard anything to the contrary. The counterargument—not only on nutrition but anything—usually goes something like thing:
"Oh, that's BS, that is!"
I don't want to take or pay for supplements, but hey, if they fill a few nutrition caps, then why not.
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34 minutes ago, connda said:
https://th.iherb.com/pr/now-foods-vitamin-d-3-125-mcg-5-000-iu-240-softgels/22335
And / or
Exposure calculator for UV to Vit-D
https://fastrt.nilu.no/VitD-ez_quartMED.htmlInteresting, thank you.
New House Suggestions?
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Thanks, Prubangboy, I'll have a gander ;)