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davidhen

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  1. Please explain how to do a screenshot and then post on this site.
  2. e.g. Search for any given movie, then select "cast"
  3. I have a Samsung A03 Android phone. When exploring the cast members of any given movie, I can see pictures of the players, under which are their character and real actor's names. Unfortunately, the names are cut almost in half horizontally, resulting in my being unable to see the full name of the actor. Thanks in advance.
  4. I've just been reading this thread and cannot find any mention of the need for a printer. Do I need access to one in order to attach the TM47 to my passport, like immigration officers do? Thanks, David.
  5. Please can anyone tell me of an easy (quick) way to recognise a Thai highway where the riding of a 125cc m/c is prohibited. Also, how is such a highway designated on Google maps? Thank you, David.
  6. Ojas, calm down. One of the main benefits of using an agent is that there is no need for money in the bank --- they deal with that. I don't have enough pension (currently) for the THB 65,000 per month requirement and I'm not sure how I would show any pension-sourced transfers anyway. I do receive about THB 50,000 per month in pension payments but I do NOT want that money paid directly into a foreign bank a/c for obvious reasons.
  7. Thank you to all respondents. I think I'm going to go with wise. I didn't realise just how good their rates were for transferring large amounts. They are currently quoting just £114.07p to transfer £20,000 @ .57%.
  8. Hi folks, I have not as yet renewed my extension of stay (based on retirement) other than via an agent. I am considering trying the DIY route next time and I ask the following question: If I wish to transfer the funds from my UK Lloyds bank a/c to my Thai Bangkok Bank a/c, what would be the most cost-effective method? I believe that Lloyds only charges £9.50, but I have no control over the potential levy which intermediary banks may impose. Also, there would be no guarantee of the exchange rate. I have long used Wise (formerly TransferWise) to transfer funds for day-to-day living expenses, but I think that the fees for transferring a large amount of cash may be punitive. Thanks, in advance. David.
  9. Hi Folks, I am staying in View Talay 1 condos, near Foodmart. Is anyone able to recommend a laundry shop in Jomtien which charges "per kilo", rather than "per item". Thank you, in advance.
  10. No, I've tried there a couple of times. Also, I like to do the puzzles, and find it easier to do on paper, than online.
  11. Hi Folks, I'm staying in View Talay 1 Condos, Jomtien and I like to get the Bangkok Post occasionally, but not every day, only on an ad-hoc basis so I'm not prepared to pre-order. I'm aware that Food Mart sells it, and am also aware of 2 new-stands which sell it in Soi Buakhao, Pattaya --- 1 opposite Cheap Charlies, and 1 opposite the Corner Bar. Does anyone know of any other vendors, preferably here in Jomtien, or maybe in Pratamnak? Thanks in advance. David.
  12. It's not irrelevant, it's a hippopotamus! (apologies to Flanders and Swann)
  13. I did put out a post that I, along with a friend, wasted about 4 1/2 hours queueing at the eastern sports stadium in Jomtien just before Christmas. We were turned away at the registration desk because both of us had received Pfizer x 2, the last one being only 3 months previous. Apparently 6 months has to elapse before a booster will be given. I think it has something to do with antibodies still being in the bloodstream for a longer period of time after Pfizer x 2.
  14. With the onset of the current (and constant) testing regime whenever one wishes to enter a bar/restaurant, is it worth the trouble of going out anymore? I think the situation at the moment is just as bad as, or even worse than a lockdown. Taking a stroll down Walking Street the other evening was extremely unwelcoming. If all establishments have to abide by these new rules, they will soon find themselves without any customers.
  15. Do NOT, repeat do NOT go to Chaiyapruek stadium expecting to get a booster jab, if you have had Pfizer x 2, and 6 months has yet to elapse. I just wasted 5 hours queueing, only to be turned away for that reason.
  16. I am here on a non-o (retirement visa) with no "pink I.D. card" etc. I am a UK citizen in possession of paper and Mor-Prom digital proof of Pfizer x 2 at Samitivej hospital, Sri racha. Will they give me a booster jab if I just turn up at Chaiyaphruek Stadium?
  17. Am I correct in assuming that everyone 90-day-reporting online owns a printer? Otherwise, how does one get the slip of paper into their passport --- or is this not required when reporting online?
  18. The short answer is, probably, but the magic cut-off date is 5th April 2016. Anyone who qualifies to receive DWP pension AFTER this date, will, or would have been, a recipient of the NEW pension. As such, people built up (or not) rights to their own individual pension, and would be highly unlikely to be able to pass on such rights to any surviving spouse.
  19. I have some personal, albeit indirect, experience in this matter --- but only regarding the UK pension part. My Thai girlfriend lost her UK husband to cancer back in 2015. She only turned 66yrs of age in May this year, and was not eligible to receive anything before then, although application can be made (I think) up to 4 months prior to the eligibility date. I compiled the initial emails for her ( to the OVERSEAS BRANCH of DWP pensions, which can be found on the HMRC website) and, after completing online forms, downloaded and printed them, before sending them to, strangely enough, somewhere in the UK midlands, which I think must be where all of the overseas applications are dealt with. My friend was married to her UK husband for 28 years and actually lived in England with him for 10 of those years. She was herself, employed for some time in the UK but not long enough to satisfy the 10-year minimum national insurance contributions requirement. So, although she (I) divulged her UK employment details on the forms, I think it was important to stress that she was making the application based on her LATE HUSBAND'S N.I. contributions. The good news is that yes, one can be eligible to receive (part of) a UK (DWP) pension based on the widow's deceased husband's N.I. contributions. Alas, the bad news for my girlfriend is that she has only been awarded about THB 1,000 per month. I think that the reason for this is that her late husband did a lot of overseas work and, consequently he probably didn't have all that many year's N.I. contributions himself. Also, whilst the paltry sum is "better than a kick up the rear", it will almost certainly never be annually uprated, as is the case with direct DWP pension recipients who reside in Thailand. Having just re-read some other posts, I should mention that, prior to her husband's death, he had already been receiving his state pension for some years, long before April 2016, and so, would have been a recipient of the "old" pension --- not the "new." Good luck. David.
  20. I am not racist, whereas sadly, some contributors on this forum are. I have travelled quite widely thus far during my time on this planet, and have learnt that one must not "generalise" when one meets a person who perhaps, comes across as not behaving as one would expect them to. If one lives in a place like Pattaya for example, one must expect (during normal times) to be "inundated" to a certain extent, with tourists. Indeed, my home village in the UK has a high influx of tourists during the "high season" (read 6 weeks summer holidays for this). The small number of local businesses would quickly go to the wall without this patronage. Thailand is a close neighbour of China, and it is only to be expected that their tourists would want to visit Thailand. Along with other nationals, and I'm not talking politics or governments here, the Chinese are obviously welcomed by Thailand's tourist industry. As I mentioned at the beginning of my response, I am not racist. I treat as I find, and I try not to judge --- one doesn't know everything about the person one encounters. Let us all try to treat others as we would wish to be treated ourselves --- and the world will be a better place.
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