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Thanks for your info anyway lopburi3
Should I take my passport to the Pu Yai and see how well he translates the Non-O visa?
Having the PYB as your friend can have many unforeseen benefits down the line. Instead of viewing this an inconvenience why not treat it as a chance to a acquire an asset? If he's close to your age, invite him over. If he's older and it's convenient, have your father-in-law invite him over and meet with him at their place.
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You've got those extra hours. Unfortunately they're ones where you're kept awake by crowing roosters, barking dogs, cats in heat, drunks singing in the street, revving motorbikes, your ever-bickering neighbours and a thump-thump-thumping Techno bass-line courtesy of the folks next door.
We wish there was peace on Earth.
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Buying legit software works too
So sick of people stealing Windows then crying about how something doesn't work. If you don't want to pay, learn how to use Linux or another open source OS.
stealing is the wrong word. Stealing would mean that someone other does not has it anymore.
When I steal you mobile phone, you don't have it anymore. If I steal your WinXP you still have your WinXP.
So it is using it without paying for it.
If I would use a pirated WinXP I may realy cheat Microsoft for the money.
If have on my computer software collected for 200.000 USD I don't cheat them 200.000 because I could never pay that.
Or if Somchai installs Office Microsoft does not loose any money because he could never buy an original.
So Somchai is not making any damage if he writes a love letter for his girlfriend on the PanThip Microsoft office.
Then if you go on vacation, you will have no objection if we use your place as a leper colony? And brush the dog's teeth with your toothbrush? Nothing will actually be taken from your room, I promise. You won't actually be losing your property, it will merely be used in a way you probably do not approve of.
When some one creates (or hires someone else to create) a work product, they have the right to determine who will gain the benefits of that work product at whatever price they deem fit.
Your Somchai could in fact afford Microsoft Office if he set aside a few dollars a week towards its purchase, or got store credit, or came to some other arrangement. The fact that there is whole culture of theft which enables him to take the easy way does not make his actions right or make him anything better than a thief.
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One of the great taxi scams of years gone by would see the driver insert a steel pin through the meter's wiring harness at just the right spot. Then at the destination he'd ground it against something metal. The effect was to make all the meter's LED elements light up and create an instant 888 baht fare. Wouldn't fool an old Bangkok hand for a second, but surely took in more than a few gullible tourists.
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I think the OP meant the Thai govt lottery in the English language, not an English website
I haven't seen one either, but I bookmark the page where you can check your results, just be sure to check the right month and date:
This might be useful as well, with the dates in the drop-down menu in reverse chronological order:
http://www.glo.or.th/detail.php?link=result_text
Paired with this which gives the month names in English and Thai:
http://www.thai-language.com/default.aspx?ref=months
If you click on the names of the months, it will also show you their abbreviations which can be helpful in other contexts of life in Thailand.
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Windows media player should manage to handle it.
For some downloads you might need Codex - if you download DIVX it will have that - and is a better media player than the windows one.
Or an other option is to use the "VLC media player".
If you don't have, you can download free here:
Indeed, VLC is an excellent tool and well worth downloading. Certain versions can be slightly unstable or unpredictable on some platforms (often because of memory limitations), it doesn't have a slick user interface or full drag-and-drop GUI, and the learning curve may be too steep for some.
But this is more than made up for by the fact that it will play nearly every A/V format in existence (including some very obscure proprietary formats like ATI-mp2) and allows for good quality conversions between formats as well as recording and streaming. VLC has allowed us to keep some of our legacy surveillance devices in service when even their own manufacturers no longer support their formats.
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What's really at issue here is the lack of a mechanism which prevents a high volume of alcohol consumption from turning into a high rate of alcohol abuse. There are after all many countries where a high rate of consumption has few or no negative social consequences.
Neither a Prohibition or a pseudo-prohibitory advertising ban is going to have much effect. What's required is to generate greater economic opportunities and to foster a culture of personal responsibility. Thailand isn't likely to get either any time soon.
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Can't help but wonder if he has the misfortune to resemble a certain Mr. Cazus.
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The name can remain but her prefix should be changed to Mrs. so a new ID card should be made.
If the marriage registrar did his job properly there is already a footnote on her entry in the national identity database which cross-references the marriage record. Changing the ID card now is not, so far as we know, an absolute legal requirement.
Culturally speaking, Mrs. carries more weight than Miss, so she might be keen to do this sooner rather than later. Even if she skips doing the card replacement now, the title Mrs. will be applied to her new card when the next mandatory renewal or replacement-for-loss takes place, barring a lawful termination of the marriage.
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If she's Elizabeth the first, then she's over 500 hundred years old!
Technically she is Liz the 1st of the UK. Queen Elizabeth the First was Queen when Scotland was a seperate nation.
She ascended the English throne when her father Henry the eighth died. Her sister Mary was queen of Scotland.
Henry VIII (reigned 1509 - 1547)
Edward VI (1547 - 1553, son of Henry VIII and 3rd wife Jane Seymour)
Mary I (1553 - 1558, daughter of Henry VIII and 1st wife Catherine of Aragon)
Elizabeth I (1558 - 1601, daughter of Henry VIII and 2nd wife Anne Boleyn)
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You don't cite which version of Windows you're using, but here's a general solution that works quite well as a rule. It's specifically tailored for Win98SE, but surely there is an XP analog to it.
Create a small partition on your hard drive and install a minimal version of Windows on it. Boot into that new partition (it will probably now call itself the C drive), and defrag the main partition (probably now called D) from it.
I tried to create an extra NTFS partition under XP some time ago and it wouldn't let me.
I was going to look into it, but still have not got around to it as I expected to have upgraded to a new OS by now.
Do you know of a 'freebie' partitioner that works.
thanks
Partman is very good tool for this and the developer also created (or at least once linked to) a boot manager. But be advised we've only sought to use it on Win98SE and don't know if it works with XP or other Microsoft OSes.
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Hi guys, arrive 16th Nov, going into BKK for 2 nights, as it seems easy to get down to Hua Hin from there. Aside from the old Nana hotel, do you have any good hotels I can try, in that area, up to 2,000 baht, needs to be close to the train for V Monument
Thanks 'Flyboy'
PS Anyone up for a beer Friday 17th Cheers
Perfect hotel for you both location wise and costwise is Majstic Suites. Next to BTS and Soi Nana.
Very clean and less than 2k. Try www.majesticsuites.com
Agreed, but bookings are often hard to get on such relatively short notice even outside of high-season. This hotel has rightfully been recognized for the extremely good value that it gives and consequently is much in demand. Well worth trying.
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You don't cite which version of Windows you're using, but here's a general solution that works quite well as a rule. It's specifically tailored for Win98SE, but surely there is an XP analog to it.
Create a small partition on your hard drive and install a minimal version of Windows on it. Boot into that new partition (it will probably now call itself the C drive), and defrag the main partition (probably now called D) from it.
If you start the defragmentation tool manually you can use some fairly obscure options.
Start > Run, then:
defrag D: /P /detailed
The "P" switch will force the defragger to move files that are normally regarded as not to be moved. However, if they are system files and are written to a damaged sector your system might be corrupted, so always run ScanDisk first on the volume you're defragging.
It never hurts to guard against losing access to your files through corruption of your primary operating system by installing another copy of the OS on a different partition. This may present license issues for XP or Vista so consult your documentation or the Microsoft website.
One very common setup is to create 4 partitions when you have only one hard drive in your PC:
C: Containing your primary operating system, device drivers, applications and files you use frequently.
D: A second copy of the OS with minimal drivers and applications.
E: A tiny partition used to store a copy of the OS install disk and critical patches.
F: For storage of less frequently used documents, archives and application installers.
Before entering into the world of boot loaders and custom disk partitions, read the instructions for those programs, then read them again, make sure you understand everything, then read them a third time.
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The Psychiatric service at Bumrungrad Hospital offers drug screening programs through their Behavioral Modification unit. Make an appointment with a primary care physician, explain your purposes and ask for a referral.
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We'd like to add our condolances and respectfully suggest to the OP (or another of the departed's real-life friends) that he could be of great service to the family. If they aren't computer savvy, perhaps you might offer to help them sort out the deceased's electronic and online affairs. This could include:
- Maintaining electronic communications with overseas family.
- Notifying other online communities of the death.
- Changing the account details for any online banking or brokerage.
- Making printouts of any important files relating to relationships or finance.
And (not meaning to cast any unwarranted aspersions) generally clean-up any files that might leave an unfavorable impression of the departed.
We'd also suggest that steps be taken to permanently preserve the hard-drive's content by burning the files to CD or another method. If the family are computer neophytes they could accidentally delete something that may be crucial in the future.
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For KL we'd recommend something in the area of KL Sentral which is a train and bus hub. This area is predominantly Indian and full of clean and safe 2-star places. Lodging should start at 50 to 60 Ringgit per night for a small private room. Dormitory-style accomodations for large parties may be even cheaper per person.
Your clients can get there quite easily from the airport on the low-cost airport shuttle buses (allow 70 to 90 minutes) which cost from 6 to 10 Ringgit one way as a rule. To visit the Thai Embassy is a 5 or 6 station ride (less than 15 minutes) from KL Sentral then a 10 minute walk costing 2 Ringgit one-way.
In Singapore the cheapest accomodations tend to be in the Geylang area. The mass transit stop there is easily reachable from the airport and generally takes no more than half an hour. Again plenty of 2-star accomodations and the Thai Embassy is 15-20 minutes away by train and then a 5 minute walk along Orchard Road.
In Penang the value accomodations are in Georgetown proper and a taxi would be recommended as it's a walk of up to half an hour to the Thai Consulate.
We would be glad to give you more specific recommendations and advice, but can't post them publicly as it would tend to expose our agents' movements. Please contact us by email if we may further assist you.
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A corresponding English idiom might be "I could just eat you up."
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So I must ask the question, why do you love Sukhumvit?
Because it's densely populated with people doing things they ought not to be doing.
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Our pleasure to help.
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*121# will tell you the balance and the date of expiry.
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I am trying a new method to send cash back to Thailand, as I feel Western Union is a tad pricy though convenient.
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It seems a simple idea but I wonder if there is anything I have missed. You pay a fee to load up the card and £2.60 for each withdrawal so I suppose it is only cost effective if you can draw sufficient funds out in one go.
Western Union is not all that convenient if you consider that most (or all?) of their agent locations seem to close at 20h00 sharp.
To really analyze if Smart is a practical alternative you'll need to know their effective exchange rate in addition to their fees.
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A few questions for the OP:
Are you sure you're pursuing an "O" visa and not a "B"? What opportunities are you exploring?
And since you put quotes around "exploring opportunities" (and what seems to be a smirking icon after it) are you perhaps less than sincere in your stated reasons for requesting the visa?
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Using visa agents is not a good idea - and some of the embassy webistes have warning notices on them to dicourage applicants from going down that route.
Other than to pay a professional for help to translate/read/understand properly the various questions asked on visa application forms, to use a visa agent in an attempt to make the application look or otherwise give an impresion that is anything other than 100% honest is to render the application a waste.
The embassies see it every day, and short of been able to identify the respective agents from the repeated styles of applications (both in terms of handwriting & types of answers to various questions), I am pretty certain they know an agency application when they see it.
Applications should be your own truthful and contain nothing more than the applicants input.
And look, do you really think agencies care wether you get your visa or not - not a chance, all they care about is getting some money from you and moving on.
Tim
PS - I am not talking about those agencies that combine airline ticket purchase with delivery and collection of visa applications & passports to & from embassies, but about those that purport to offer a "visa service" for a fee, under the impression that using them increases an individuals chances of actually getting the visa. Waste of time, waste of money.
You raise some very good points, Tim. We've always counseled our clients that in general visa agents and visa services are a mixed proposition. One thing an established visa agency provides is their familiarity with the documents and the sequence of the process. In that context they can indeed help prevent rejections and denials because of simple oversights. However the fees involved are generally out of scale with the actual services provided.
(We might even indulge in conspiracy theory and suggest that visa agents are out of favor with the embassies simply because they reduce the number of automatic rejections and force civil servants to actually earn their paychecks... But we won't.)
Sukhumvit/soi Nana Hotels
in Bangkok
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Park Hotel on Soi 7.