[Mobile CREDIt Draining away]

Try turning data saving on as this stops apps running in the background

[Fulfil Pharma Pattaya]

On 1/17/2024 at 2:01 PM, keith101 said:

Has anyone had dealings with this company they say their products are very cheap question is are they genuine or fake ?

I get my heart meds from them. I wouldn't say they were cheap but reasonable and genuine. I think they also have a branch in Bangkok

[New AIS Shop.]

On 3/1/2024 at 10:31 AM, NoshowJones said:

This is unbelievable, a big AIS store closes at The Walk shopping centre, no one knows where it has moved to, not even a notice giving it's new address.

Tried to Google it, what chance have I got? Can anyone help?

There's one in the basement of V Square

[Does self check-in negate need for onward flight?]

9 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

Individual airlines may insist on sight of return/onward ticket or 'some sort of visa'. There is a very recent report of a member being 'pinged', stopped at the departure gate and asked to provide this information. The reason given was that he had checked-in online. I have been stopped at the departure gate and denied boarding. I was told that although I had checked-in manually for my previous flight leg with an airport agent, they should have insisted upon sight of my documentation before checking me in.  

In a FB group I'm in an American had self-checked-in but was stopped at the boarding gate and asked for an onward ticket

[Best BP monitor for home use?]

24 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

I use a wrist monitor, it reads close to a doctor's instrument. I have severe white coat syndrome.

 

I took a week's worth of readings to my local GP. Average 125/65. I am not on any blood pressure medication.

 

In his presence, the wrist monitor read 184/ 95. His reading was 191/99.

 

That does have me wondering how many doctors are prescribing BP medication unnecessarily.

I read an article saying almost a third of the world's population suffers from white coat syndrome. In the UK you have to wear a BP monitor for 24 hours so the doctor has an accurate reading before he prescribes medication. My reading at the Thai dentist was 156/101 (I was there for root canal work) but my reading at home was 128/81 and 126/83 - I have two machines (Omron and Kinetik) The correct way to monitor your BP is to take the reading at the same time every day (doesn't matter what time). The cuff should be at the same height as your heart and your feet should be flat on the ground with you sitting upright. There should be silence with no outside stimuli. Take 3 readings about 3/5 minutes apart and add them together and divide by 3. This will give you your mean BP and it will be far more accurate than the near useless static machines they use in Thai hospitals.

[Taurine for life extension -- if you're old already why wait for the research on humans?]

On 4/14/2024 at 4:14 AM, bendejo said:

Yeah, maybe a waste of money but there is no other way to find out if it will work for you.  It's like buying a theatre ticket.    And then there is the price, 30 US pennys per day for a month or two isn't much of a complaint. 

IMO the crucial hazard is that you take something that may be detrimental to your well-being.  I knew a fellow who took a some zinc and had quite a negative reaction; I don't recall his story, but he did live to tell it, and he would be the first to admit he didn't know what he was doing.

After some years in SEA and only being able to find somewhat comparable vitamins to what I would buy in the US, I returned to the US and started taking the ones I used to take (a daily multiple, and a B-complex).  In about a month and a half my eyesight improved.  I cite it as the cause and effect of the vitamins, that's my best guess.  And it was not detrimental.  For those wondering what I bought in Asia if you go to Malaysia and look hard enough you may be able to find Soligar or Solaray (I forgot which). 

I have also started other supplements, some as doctors' recommendations: B12, D3, and now considering magnesium.

 

You should take D3 with K2. There are supplements that combine the two

[I got a Non-O single visa, but I would like to enter into visa exempt & use the visa later]

18 hours ago, bbi1 said:

 

  

 

 

Well, that's quite easy really. Enter on a different passport to the one that the visa is attached to. Eg. if you have a Canadian passport that the visa is attached to, then enter on your EU passport and get the 30 day exempt entry. Simples 😉

No such thing as an EU passport. The visa isn't attached to the passport as it is a stickerless visa that is sent to your email.

[Missed out on TM30 after a trip - what is the best choice now?]

2 hours ago, AAArdvark said:

I recently was in Jomtien late afternoon. There were zero people in the information office so I took the opportunity to speak to the two immigration officers there. I spoak to them at length about the need to get a new TM30 after a trip abroad.  I was asked for my passport and asked if I had a current TM30 in my passport. They looked at it and they both agreed, without hesitation,  that there was  no need for a new one. 

My 90 day is due next month so I will test what I was told. 

This is what my office told me after a trip to Vietnam. They said as I had a re-entry permit and I'm returning to the same address using the same permission to stay so the TM30 is still valid and doesn't need renewing. My friend who had travelled with me was on a visa-exempt entry and they said he must do a new TM30 as his last one was cancelled when he left the country (his 30-day permission of stay was cancelled). He entered getting another visa-exempt and so has a new permission of stay. That was translated by my wife but that is how I understood the conversation went with the IO.

[European Parliament agrees on stricter EU migration rules]

Barn door and horse bolted comes to mind

[Bangkok Bank App Sending funds to UK]

On 4/9/2024 at 2:27 PM, Mike Lister said:

Do you have a work permit?

No, I do not have a work permit. 

[Bangkok Bank App Sending funds to UK]

On 4/10/2024 at 7:42 PM, john donson said:

when I asked, it was the classic THAI only...

Don't ask as they don't know so they say that. You have to register but it is easily done online with Bangkok Bank. The option is on the app also but I've never tried that. My Swift transfers only work during office hours so I expect it is manually checked.

[Bangkok Bank App Sending funds to UK]

On 4/10/2024 at 12:22 PM, TroubleandGrumpy said:

Seriously?? I wonder why I bother talking to the 'less informed' on this forum.

You have to have an FCD Account - read and get informed mate.

Foreign Currency Deposit Account (bangkokbank.com)

 

I don't have an FCD account but I send swift transfers 2 or 3 times a year to my First Direct (HSBC) in the UK

[hotels insisting on passport at checkin (for TM30?)]

On 4/11/2024 at 12:19 PM, Will B Good said:

Pretty sure you don"t have to do that anymore.....and I have never done it.

Some offices still require a TM30 report when you've travelled outside your district, Chiang Mai is one. I'm glad most don't.

[Thai Woman Found Stabbed To Death In London Flat 12 Hours After Friends Raised Alarm]

8 hours ago, Gandtee said:

Well done Watson. Surmising? Even if correct, are hookers down the list for police response time?

A missing adult is way down the priority list of the London Met Police

[The baffling 27 years of Richard Burrows, aka. ‘Peter Smith’]

18 hours ago, ukrules said:

I wonder if he went back to the UK multiple times over the years.

 

This is not about a stolen passport, he assumed the identity of the real guy named 'Peter Smith', once he did that it would have been plain sailing for him unless the original guy noticed.

Had the real Peter Smith at any point attempted to get a passport back in the UK then his number would have been up immediately, perhaps this is how they got him as they were ready and waiting for him on arrival.

 

There's still one piece of the puzzle missing though - how did they know this particular guy was the same on who did a runner all those years ago?

They probably didn't know who he was but the stolen passport had finally been flagged up. Maybe the real Peter Smith had applied for a new one or had passed away. Once they arrested him for using a stolen/fake passport his fingerprints would identify him.

[E-Visa ticket information]

On 4/10/2024 at 1:03 AM, Nedrapter said:

Few days ago I've applied for an e-visa (METV) through their website. I have gotten an automated reply and there's no contact email to ask questions about it, so I hope someone here knows.

The messages says the following: "Travel booking confirmation: Please upload the following document into the e-visa system: Detailed air e-ticket with number and PNR no. under your name showing all flights from Greece to Thailand, arrivals, departures, RETURN or ongoing, times confirmed flights. "

 

Now this makes me have 2 questions:
1. Do I need an already booked departure ticket? I have not booked yet tickets out of Thailand as I’m planning to stay for 8 months and visiting Cambodia or Laos via land. On the field of "Intended departure date" I had filled 60 days after my arrival, as I wasn't sure if it had to be before I exit once or the total intended time (which would be more).
2. In what form is the e-ticket they need? I’ve checked my booking from Turkish Airlines and the only e-mail I have received for my ticket seems to be bundled with promotions and images. It doesn't look "official" at all. Have you had any other Turskish Airlines e-ticket? I can't seem to find how to get one.
 

My Turkish Airline email had the e-ticket attached as a pdf. If you need an onward ticket then just buy one from the many websites that specialize in that service. Costs about $12

[Qatar airways]

4 hours ago, Tazmo said:

I usually chat to them on Twitter, ( now changed name to X ). They reply and answer all my questions. Not a robot, but a person.

 

I had the same trouble trying to contact Air France and eventually, I got a response from Facebook

I also prefer Emirates

[What do you remember ?]

17 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Buying one of these at the local shop after school, having a race to see who could finish it first, gnawing at it like a beaver and occasionally getting brain freeze !

 

Luvvly jubbly

[Diabetes Epedemic]

10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Not surprising. The amount of sugar consumption in LOS has to be too high.

I've been in rural stores where every food item was full of sugar.

I know what sugar does as I'm pre diabetic from eating far too much of it myself. Gave up most sugar and lost 10 kg and not progressed to full diabetes.

Men should consume no more than 9 teaspoons (36 grams or 150 calories) of added sugar per day. For women, the number is lower: 6 teaspoons (25 grams or 100 calories) per day. Consider that one 12-ounce can of soda contains 8 teaspoons (32 grams) of added sugar! American Heart Association.

 

Thais consume 24 teaspoons a day on average plus they now eat the American diet, which is high in fat, high in sugar, high in carbs and low in fibre. 

[Bangkok Bank App Sending funds to UK]

On 4/7/2024 at 9:07 AM, TroubleandGrumpy said:

On 4/7/2024 at 8:22 AM, Mike Lister said:

I have read several times that the app will not allow you to transfer funds overseas, to an account in your own name. That is in keeping with BOT rules regarding overseas funds transfers that require specific criteria to be met and supporting evidence.

Yes I have heard the same from several sources.  Never tried it myself but I do believe that BOT very much makes it very hard to transfer Baht overseas.  

Next tiem the OP visits Thailand - take it out in cash - get currency exchanged to UK Pound in BKK - keep documents and bank statement (print out the book so up to date) - take the cash back to UK (declare at airport if over limit UK Immigration imposes - show the documents/book). 

You need to stop listening to barstool 'experts'. I have made many swift transfers to my UK bank from Bangkok Bank online. https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Other-Services/Transfers/Transferring-Out-of-Thailand/IFT-mB

[Thai condo market dominated by Chinese and Russian investors]

On 4/5/2024 at 6:08 PM, Sophon said:

 

 

On 4/5/2024 at 6:08 PM, Sophon said:

On 4/5/2024 at 4:15 PM, siddv said:

I'm shocked. The two countries most involved with world wide money laundering. Thailand the new Switzerland of  East Asia.

 

Thailand is not part of East Asia.

Correct it is in Southeast Asia but how does that affect the context of the statement?

[Thai passport for daughter]

On 4/4/2024 at 7:04 PM, lost_in_space said:

My daughter, 19, needs to get a new Thai passport. Unfortunately, they told her that she needs both parents to be with her at the office to renew it (once she's 20 she can do it herself), but her mom is overseas and not coming back anytime soon. They said she could do it if she had her mom’s Thai ID, or her mom could send her some kind of paperwork, but it wasn’t clear to my daughter what that was, and I don't think her mom is up to helping much. Any ideas on what to do ?

 

She’ll be coming back from abroad after it expires. Can my daughter get thru immigration with her Thai ID and her expired Thai passport? If worse comes to worst she can enter on her US passport as a tourist I suppose. 

She can definitely enter Thailand with an expired passport. My wife and son have both done this. You can also use the expired passport to show the airline that you do not need a Thai visa. The Emirates check-in operator was not sure of this but a call to the supervisor soon sorted it. You cannot travel on an expired passport but you can use it to prove citizenship.

[Foreigner Questions Thai Dowry: Netizens Respond]

10 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

 

a woman previously married with kids knows not to expect a dowry. thai guys know this, foreigners not

Exactly. So many dumb farangs have paid a sin sod when Thai men would just laugh. If she is not a virgin then a sin sod is not required

[New tax laws]

There is no new tax law but an amendment was made to the existing tax rule. Previously, any untaxed income earned abroad but not brought into Thailand in the tax year it was earned was deemed tax-exempt when brought onshore. The amendment changed this interpretation so now any offshore untaxed earnings are subject to tax no matter what year you bring it onshore. This does not affect taxed income covered by double taxation agreements. Many Thai taxpayers are earning large sums of money via the Internet and were simply delaying bringing the funds onshore and thus avoiding tax liability.

[Colon cancer]

9 hours ago, saintdomingo said:

True for many, but I thought traditionally there was not too much fibre in the Thai diet. 

Asian people in general would always be small compared with the West because they ate a low-protein diet. They lived on carbs (rice and noodles), vegetables, fruit and little meat because meat was expensive. As their diet now includes more protein they, in general, have grown taller. When I first came here 20 years ago I was the average height at 5'6" but now I'm back to being small again - even school kids tower over me. There is also an epidemic of obesity which was not prevalent 20 years ago and we can thank the great American diet for that.