captpkapoor

Right. Cheers! God bless.

Dr Jack: please see page 4 of this thread, Sophon has posted on 17 Feb, quoting the rules, which say 3 months prior. Am a bit confused now as to what advice to give to my friend.

Sorry, don't they need to be in the bank 3 months prior to application? I'm asking for a friend who will come in on a 90 day tourist visa, then apply here to change it to Non-O retirement. I had advised him to immediately first transfer 800 k to his existing savings account here. Thanks for clarifying.

I did that for my wife for 3 years. But the interest rate on the USD fixed deposit was a pitiful 0.1 %. Didn't make sense.

My annual extension of stay date is 15 March. So last year, I renewed on 3rd Feb (within the 45 days in advance window). However, the mistake I made was that, after renewal, Krungsri told me of a better rate of interest on the fixed deposit, so I changed to that better FD. Ho, ho, ho! This year, at renewal time, the IO was not happy, although after much persuasion her superior agreed and granted me the extension. So don't tamper with the fixed deposit - now Krungsri offered me 2.2% but I can't take up that offer - for 2 months after the renewal has been done.

Quick question for you, please: 800 k has to be in bank 3 months prior application AND 2 months after, for Non-O application, here, correct? And does it need to be in a FIXED deposit or can it be just a regular savings account? Thanks in advance!

Poor knowledge, caused by not meeting the decent blokes. Very high spenders at high end stores for shopping, and classy hotels. You have to stop living in the past stereotypes.

It's very, very sad, as a foreigner who has travelled around the world since 1973, worked with so many nationalities and ethnicities, to see where Europe as a whole, and France, England in particular, are ending up. You've been soft states and bent over backwards to allow people in who will never integrate into your societies. Endless trouble, bloody and violent clashes will ensue. The gradual radicalisation fuelled by big money from overseas is already on. I tell all my "white" colleagues of where they're headed.

Holi is a far more colourful and enjoyable festival in India than Songkran is in Thailand. There is music, dancing, singing, lots of water colours and coloured powder, much embracing of friends - and yes, a fair amount of a flavoured drink which contains cannabis paste (esp in North India). Songkran - which, btw comes from the Sanskrit word "Sankranti" from the Hindu and Buddhist calendar - is a relatively pale affair. Go to India to really enjoy it, preferably with Indian friends and their families.

Woke up in the morning. Three SMS on my phone. Two around 0100 or so, saying a transaction on my Bangkok Bank credit card was declined. Third SMS, at 0500, saying 21000 odd baht paid on Agoda using my credit card. Called up the bank immediately and wrote emails. Blocked my card. Eventually, after a month's "investigation", BBL did not charge me. Issued me a new card but I lost all the points accumulated on the old card. Small price to pay.

Of course, you'll lose the argument with an Indian - mostly because he's better educated than you! (Note... For the trolls and woke, this is a bit of fun and not to be taken seriously.)

Keep smirking. Suits your face well.

In Spain, Italy and France, just to name the most common countries where this happens, scamsters, pickpockets and thieves aplenty. My laptop bag stolen at Ibiza airport arrivals just as I bent down to pick up my checked bag from the carousel. Police of no help. No CCTV coverage. Gangs operating with impunity across Europe, particularly during the tourist season. Police does absolutely nothing. Understaffed.

My, oh my! So dangerous to write a bad review about a hotel or airline here. End up getting sued! Remember some hotel suing a guest after he left a bad review on Trip Advisor. Better to just keep your mouth shut.