[Tokyu Department Store in MBK requires passport if buy 2,000 Baht of groceries]

Does this mean taxi drivers who overcharge you from Swampy will ask for pass port also ????

[Blatant abuse of entry denials at Phuket Airport]

14 hours ago, law ling said:

Outrageous: refusing entry to a visa holder - apparently on a whim that they may intend to work (although this particular case has not been fully fleshed out yet).

I suspect that, in part, this is a result of the country currently not being governed (and it may soon become ungovernable) as the PM and his clique concentrate solely on their own survival problems.

There is no proper chain of command, so underlings become free to establish their own fiefdoms - a la Poipet, the two BKK airports and now Phuket - without any scrutiny from above whatsoever, it would seem - and if only to be able to pocket the commonly mentioned B800/day "accommodation" charges.

Rejecting the visa  can occur in any countries

Don't bring politics into this

A visa is issued at an Embassy

Immigration don't have to accept it

[Husband and Wife Falangs adopt Thai Child Non O?]

I doubt it is possible to adopt a Thai child in Thailand

A friend tried once with his late brothers child, both parents died here

All sorts of barriers were in his way

The child must be brought up in a Buddhist family

Parents must speak and teach the child Thai

These were just a couple of the things preventing the adoption

[Centipedes - way too many!]

Pour some bleach around the floor drains in the bathroom

They wont be coming back anytime soon

[In laws are retiring soon. Guess how much their monthly pension is?]

Sad to say that would be the majority

 

[Rainy season]

Sit under cover and watch the lunes race past, maybe some will one day slow down  

Maybe  

[Extend permit to stay by 1 year based on Marriage - New Forms]

Its all Greek to me

[Just slightly a scam ...]

With the list of contents, there is one or 2 things missing

A partridge in a pear tree and the kitchen sink

 

[Are these termites]

Be careful these are deadly Termitus Dragon Flyus 

Any Thai pest controller will tell you it cost many thousands of baht to remove  

Couldn't help myself

[Fine for not doing 90 days (90 day report lunacy)]

4 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

How hard is it to fill in your full name?

For some folks here  XX

Oh crap forgot my middle name XXX  

[Best refrigerators under 20k?]

Bought a Samsung 383 litre unit last week 14990 baht through Lazada

It came from Tesco

We out grew our older 2 door fridge, now its used for beer  

[Lazada no cash on delivery option now.]

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Just ordered some stuff from China this morning, CoD.

Had a new phone delivered from Bangkok today (ordered Saturday), CoD.

Another package from China delivered last week, CoD.

 

OP is wrong.

Although I do understand they remove your CoD option if you order stuff then refuse delivery.

 

I stand corrected, I tried to buy something one time from China and cod was not accepted

I wont pay before I get anything

[Lazada no cash on delivery option now.]

Imported goods must be paid for in advance, locally supplied seems ok

[Unusual Cars Seen in Thailand]

On 6/15/2019 at 7:16 AM, Assurancetourix said:

An old and beautiful  Fiat ( 124 or 125 ? ) in my village ;

june 2006 - Nikon E4500

 

 

 

 

Oh no not a Fix It Again Tony 

[Unusual Cars Seen in Thailand]

On 6/17/2019 at 7:18 AM, Assurancetourix said:

Chiang Mai - january 2015 - Lumix FZ200 ; this car belongs to a farang ;

there are maybe less than 5 cars like that in Thailand;

it's a Mitsuoka Himiko - about 4 million baht - 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsuoka_Himiko

 

 

Pay all that money and no one could fit the number plate on straight 

[Thai road carnage: deaths top 7,000 this year]

Why not publish the death toll including those who died in and on the way to hospital

That would make some, unfortunately not all take notice

[Thai road carnage: deaths top 7,000 this year]

30 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I believe in the power of Beer Leo, that gets me out of the damned awareness cycle, but only temporarily.

Chang gets you there quicker  

[Red Ants - Mot Dang, need information]

Home Pro had a product a few years ago, don't know if it still has

A white powder in 1 kg bags

It killed everything that stepped in it

[What Does Pizza Company Use For Cheese?]

3 minutes ago, rascalman said:

I like their crusts and sauce seems OK. But really wonder where the cheese comes from? I think not so great, what to do? 

You don't really want to know where it comes from, do you ?????

[songkran dates 2020?]

Time to start looking for cheap flights again 

[Water machines at the side of the road]

Be a gambler,  drink the tap water, its no worse than a machine with a blocked or removed filter

[New dual track train line to slash travel time between Bangkok, Hua Hin and southern Thailand]

3 hours ago, apetryxx said:

Disclaimer, I love trains. As a retired airline pilot, I take the train whenever I can. No long security lines, one leaves and arrives from the city center and weather is rarely a problem. For trips of 5 hours or less you can’t beat the train. 

As to the snarky comments about not trusting a Thai to handle train engineering duties at 160 KPH, this is pure racist drivel.  There are plenty of intelligent hard working Thais flying planes, doctoring in complex specialties and working in disciplines that I can only marvel at. Keep your moronic statements to yourself.

But maintenance is another story, its the not so educated that do the repair work 

[New dual track train line to slash travel time between Bangkok, Hua Hin and southern Thailand]

19 minutes ago, Booboo101 said:

Im very confused as I live in Hua Hin and can see the cement pillars being built, I thought these were for the high speed train, not the dual track train.

So after only having a ramshackle ancient one track rail system, we are now going to get a dual track rail system on stilts plus a separate high speed train ?

Soon it will be an elevated 2 track ramshackle service

[New dual track train line to slash travel time between Bangkok, Hua Hin and southern Thailand]

18 hours ago, ThaiPauly said:

Not sure I would trust being whisked at 160 mile an hour ANYWHERE in Thailand.

 

Whatever next a Nuclear Power Plant ???

That plan had been mentioned a few years back.

Think of the possibilities for disaster that could unleash

Motorists are bad enough

[How long does it take for a US/Canadian package to arrive to Thailand?]

It gets here quick then Thai Post stuff everything up

Good luck if you ever see it