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You will still need a negative PCR test 72 hours before departing for Thailand. As others have mentioned, they have discussed replacing the PCR at arrival with an anti-gen test, presumably since results are much faster and you wouldn't need to book a 1 day quarantine hotel. Looks like Omicron has put those plans on hold.

Construction drawings and actual build are not always the same.

I'm transferring the 4 unused shots to relatives. How would the final allocation have been any different if I had booked shots under 6 names than under 2 names? And I'm not here to brag, I'm here to share information on status of shots, which is the original point of the thread.

Why? Would only use 2 shots each anyways and unused shots would not go to waste, If I don't transfer them, hospital will resell them to others. There were also alternative freely available shots that were available before.

Update, MedPark told me they got 2,170 shots, so I won't be in first batch.

To get back on track, I actually ordered for my wife and me at 3 places within an hour of them taking bookings months ago. Bumrungrad told me that they are not allocating first come first, serve, but by need. So unvaccinated first, then those w 2 sinovac can get 1 booster. After that they didn't say. At one point they told me they would only give me 2 moderna shots if I only had a single shot prior. If already had 2 jabs of something else, they would only give single shot booster. MedPark said first come first serve and I was in first batch, queue 4,000 no date given yet. But I don't believe they will get 4,000 from the first batch. Phyathai, first come first serve, gave me Nov 22nd for first shot. Unused shots all of the above is letting me transfer to someone else.

The 1.5mn donated by USA has already been distributed to high risk groups. Thailand has bought 30mn Pfizers, 2mn of which arrived end of Sept.

Problem is the gov't is giving you 1 shot of AZ and one shot of Pfizer at who knows what interval. Only certain groups will get two shots of Pfizer and not a cocktail. Anyone who has gotten 2 shots of Sinovac will only be given one AZ or Pz booster. None of those are widely recognized as being properly vaccinated. Anyone who needs a proper vaccine for travel, paid 2 shots of moderna in the proper interval is the only option.

MedPark is telling me mid November. I can wait, but am worried I can't get the 2nd shot 28 days after the first, and if delayed excessively it won't be a recognized vaccine. Of the 1.9mn first shipment, RedCross will take the first 1mn, so only 900k this year for pre paid.

For the OP. One thing to note is the current C-class coupe was introduced in 2015. So its at the end of its model life. The new C-Class sedan came out this year, with the new coupe out next year. Thailand probably a year after that. If that doesn't bother you, its a great little car. But I would also consider trading some horsepower for size and look at the E200 coupe, they roughly the same price. Must be a sign of me getting older, as I'm appreciating comfort over performance.

Anyone who's paying a dime before going to the land office and getting your name registered is taking an unnecessary risk. There's no bank won't do this, office won't do that. Its the seller's job to tell the bank they are going to repay the loan, they want the property unencumbered by the mortgage and they want the chanote, the bank has to comply. Then set a date for all of this to happen at the land office and the seller, their bank, and you the buyer shows up. You pay the outstanding balance of the bank, the bank releases the mortgage, returns the chanote, you pay any remaining amounts to the seller and whatever stamps/fees you agreed to cover. All of this happens at the same time, no one leaves until everything is done. There is no risk and no sleepless nights. Any seller/bank telling you differently is either lazy or lying.

You ultimately protect yourself by completing the transaction at the land register's office. As others mention, the land register is the ultimate determiner of who owns the property. The seller needs to bring all his necessary documentation, you need to bring a lawyer, payment and your documentation. Asking to see deeds in advance of this protects you from wasting time. If you are taking a mortgage, then your mortgage bank will handle it, they will make sure the sale is properly completed and then get their mortgage registered and then take the chanote.

BMW runs a sort of shared inventory in Thailand. As I understand it, when dealers get their car allotment, they have a certain exclusivity window to sell it. Afterwards, if another dealer has a customer, the inventory gets moved. I called lots of dealers, most said they didn't have any. You have to actually go to dealerships and be a credible buyer for them to really help you. I went to the Bangkok motor show in last December and narrowed down my list and started shopping for real in Feb. By then the global chip shortage was really in. I could not find an Volvo XC90 at all to test drive and they were not taking orders. BMW, X3 I could not find one to even look at, only X5 I could find to test drive was the manager's personal car. They had blue and graphite in inventory, but white or black would not be available until 2022, this was in Feb. I ended up ordering a Range Rover Sport PHEV, which I ended up having to cancel as it looked like my 6month wait would be 9 or 12+. So went back to BMW in June and found one blue X5 45e in inventory and bought it immediately (in retrospect, probably better I got the X5 than the RRS). Dealer said only reason it was on the lot for more than a few days was the color, and even then I had to put down a deposit within in that day or another dealership was going to take it. It was one of the last unsold X5s in the country and at that point they said they were no longer taking any more orders, and all the orders from earlier in the year won't be delivered until 2022. They still had some 5 series, but X1,3,5 and 3 series, completely gone. Similar stories at other brands, Mercedes, called and visited multiple dealers asking to see a GLE diesel and couldn't even get the time of day from them. Audi, had 1 Q8, no Q5 or Q7s. They had about 2 E-Tron's per month trickle in, they had one available if I were willing to wait a month. Porsche, if you willing to wait 4-6months, and willing to pay $$$ for options that are standard on a Kia. The X5 45e M-Sport came well equipped at 4.7mn. Cayenne e-hybrids start at 6.3mn, but get it similarly equipped it came out as 7.8mn.

I did a lot of research around this earlier this year when I was considering buying a PHEV or a BEV. I ended up with an X5 45e. I'm a very detailed type of guy who does lots of research. Do not buy a PHEV unless you can readily charge over night. PHEVs may have smaller batteries then BEV, but they do not have fast DC charging, only AC charging that tops out at only 7.2kwh charge rate, The X5 has one of the largest batteries for the PHEV (24kw gross, 21kw usable) but comes with the slowest AC onboard charger of only 3.6kw. It takes 7-8 hours to charge from empty to full. These cars were designed for people who can overnight charge at home as you have your combustion engine to take over if the battery is flat. You could charge from a regular 3 pin, as long as it can handle 12amps, but that will take 24+ hours. My condo let me install a wall box, and since I have access to three phase, I went ahead and future proofed myself with a 22kw AC charger. I charge every time I plug it in, and get 65-70km of EV range. My gas tank is still full since I got the car in May. The combustion engine only kicks in if you floor it and want all 390ponies, but urban / slow moving traffic, the 110hp electric engine is more than enough, the instant torque gets the big car moving for that 0-30 bit that's really important. Good luck finding an X5, due to global chip delay, its very hard to get. I may have gotten the last one, as it was blue (which I wanted anyway) and Thai's seemingly only want white or black. Back in May, they were not taking any more orders for white or black, and that deliveries for those were slated in 1Q 2022. I would also carefully look at the features because the 2022 model year has dropped many previously standard items due to the global chip shortage (fog lights, Harman Karmon upgraded speakers, and others). The previous X5 in Thailand came almost fully loaded, it was only missing advance driver aids, heated/cooled seats, premium leather, and illuminated disco moonroof, not sure what the 2022 will be like. I thought it was a bargain relative to the Cayenne. I did seriously consider an Audi e-Tron, which is BEV, but can take 100kwh fast DC charging and 22kwh AC charging. It should be able to do about 300km on a full charge. For a BEV, you want to be able to slow AC charge it at home and on single phase power you can get a 7kwh wall box installed. You don't need to do a full charge over night, just top it up. I guess in Bangkok, you could just go to the Audi dealer and get a charge for free on their 100kw AC fast charger, would take just over an hour from empty. You only need an outside charging network for when you have trips longer than the range of the BEV. I could barely make a round trip to Khao Yai with the Audi, but a trip to Hua Hin would require some charging there. There is a network of Provincial Electric Authority (PEA) 50kwh DC chargers around, and in most places I would go to. There's also a small but growing paid charger network. But you just need one bad experience to ruin your weekend such as charge out of order when you arrive, or some idiot with an X5 on a slow charger hogging the fast charger. I really liked the Audi, and tried to get it to work. If I got it, it would require some amount of planning for making any long trips, and all the trips I thought I would make was doable and I'm ok with with having to take 1 hour breaks to charge, but the reliability of the network not dependable enough for me. Here's a great channel about EV life in Thailand and what a bad day looks like

What sort of business you are in and how much are you paying? Many of the talent coming out of university want an established name employer as their first job on their CV, and pay has been getting competitive for experienced candidates. I've never had a problem finding plenty of excellent talent that could fit in any corporate environment NYC or London. The bulk of my fresh grad hires are from Chula/Thammast, and have never had a problem, but have also found excellent people at other universities. But I work for a big name and thanks to all the tech giants around hoovering up talent (Grab, Shopee, Lazada...), the compensation figures have grown rapidly to stay competitive. I pay kids out of Uni 45k/month starting salary and that doubles in 5 years. Middle managers with 10 years experience make 2-300k, these are 1.5 - 2x what I was paying 5-6 years ago. Its also very important the work culture and the social bonds, the Roon Pi's / big brothers and sisters. Once I established my core team, recruiting was primarily referrals through their social networks. I know not every job can pay at this level, but that ambitious, self starter with critical thinking skills who doesn't need to be micromanaged? He/She isn't a mythological creature, there are many of them, but they have lots of options. You either have to attract them or deal with managing the talent you can afford. I don't think its helpful to have broad sweeping negative generalizations. HR is always one of the challenges in managing a business. Millenials/GenZ world wide have proven to be new HR challenges. When we remodeled our offices, I gave up my corner view and now have a windowless room, smaller than before, so that the whole floor and common areas can have a view and sunlight. When I was younger, I worked hard to please my bosses, now that I'm the boss, I have to work hard to please my staff.