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Ok, I'm not a physisist but there was a time when the best education money could buy told you that the world was flat. Paupers to Princes knew this to be fact! Then that day changed. Same with the Geocentric universe. People were killed for suggesting a heliocentric one.
My point:
Concensus and Fact don't always go hand in hand so my point about trying it is not as silly as you make out. I don't mind if I turn out to be wrong. I do mind that you think it's ok to say you are right without even proving it.
#3925066 Free Electricity
Posted
on 2010-10-03 14:11:36
#3927869 Brit Poses As A Millionaire To Steal Back His Son From The Thai Lady He Once...
Posted
on 2010-10-04 15:47:20
wouldn't you want your dad to show that kind of commitment?
#3850392 All Revealing Tales Of The Rich And Unhappy Thais
Posted
on 2010-08-30 21:06:27
Money cannot buy/The fuel of love/but is excellent kindling.
~ W H Auden
How do you stop curruption? Anyone got a realistic answer?
~ W H Auden
How do you stop curruption? Anyone got a realistic answer?
#3926628 Thai Mobile Number With 081
Posted
on 2010-10-04 08:55:28
Back in the days their where about three- four area codes.
02- Bangkok
01- Cell phones
03- Other provinces
They later added 04
Before their were only a few companies with cell phone service. Cellular 900, Worldphone, etc.
Then came the GSM era. AIS and TAC, Hello 1800 was a minor company.
If your phone was 01-8xx-xxx it meant you were AIS 01-6xx-xxxx meant you were TAC (now DTAC)
0818xx-xxxx and 0816xx-xxxx meant you had the first available GSM numbers and your phone number was really old like 10 years ago.
At the time there were no prepaid sim cards so all phones were billed monthly.
The first prepaid sim cards were AIS 1-2-Call which gave them a 09-xxx-xxxx to differentiate them from post paid numbers. After 09 number ran out so 06 was added.
Now those number were running out so everyone needed to add an 8 for a cell phone number so it would free up 02,03,04 numbers.
home phone 02 cell phone 082, etc.
Numbers are all over the place now. I think the laws will change soon where numbers will no longer be attatched to any company. So you can move your number to any company regardless. So the number will belong to the owner not the company anymore.
For home phones:
02-8xx-xxxx means you have a True or telecom asia number while 02-4xx-xxxx means you have a TOT number. Not sure what it is now.
02- Bangkok
01- Cell phones
03- Other provinces
They later added 04
Before their were only a few companies with cell phone service. Cellular 900, Worldphone, etc.
Then came the GSM era. AIS and TAC, Hello 1800 was a minor company.
If your phone was 01-8xx-xxx it meant you were AIS 01-6xx-xxxx meant you were TAC (now DTAC)
0818xx-xxxx and 0816xx-xxxx meant you had the first available GSM numbers and your phone number was really old like 10 years ago.
At the time there were no prepaid sim cards so all phones were billed monthly.
The first prepaid sim cards were AIS 1-2-Call which gave them a 09-xxx-xxxx to differentiate them from post paid numbers. After 09 number ran out so 06 was added.
Now those number were running out so everyone needed to add an 8 for a cell phone number so it would free up 02,03,04 numbers.
home phone 02 cell phone 082, etc.
Numbers are all over the place now. I think the laws will change soon where numbers will no longer be attatched to any company. So you can move your number to any company regardless. So the number will belong to the owner not the company anymore.
For home phones:
02-8xx-xxxx means you have a True or telecom asia number while 02-4xx-xxxx means you have a TOT number. Not sure what it is now.
#3915660 Your Favorite Hang Out In The Los
Posted
on 2010-09-29 08:11:37
Camping in Andaman Natl Marine Parks. I live in the parks in the cool season and my girlfriend comes down ten days every month by coupling two weekends with a Thai holiday (or two) in between. That way, she gets 11 days and only takes two-three off from work.
Camping is a great get away, the place we favor is pretty packed out but the daily snorkeling makes it all worthwhile. The other parks are lovely and great for a romantic get away, but we love the coral and fish. Won't be there forever!
Nat'l Marine parks cost anywhere from free to B80 per night for foreigners. Most have good Thai canteen (far better than backpacker crap food) and the grubby backpacker factor is low. In fact, many marine parks in the highest part of the season many parks have scant visitors as people go to dumps like Samui, Lipe and Lanta. Well I hope they continue with that!
Sadly, I have found BKK confining, not met any people to hang out with. Not interested in go-go bars and such (my gf would not be pleased and I am bored with that scene anyway) Find the places gritty and polluted (air). Not really anything to do - Really bored.
Would like to find somewhere to have a drink during happy hours or a nice park in the day (above Sukhumvhit on MRT line).
Camping is a great get away, the place we favor is pretty packed out but the daily snorkeling makes it all worthwhile. The other parks are lovely and great for a romantic get away, but we love the coral and fish. Won't be there forever!
Nat'l Marine parks cost anywhere from free to B80 per night for foreigners. Most have good Thai canteen (far better than backpacker crap food) and the grubby backpacker factor is low. In fact, many marine parks in the highest part of the season many parks have scant visitors as people go to dumps like Samui, Lipe and Lanta. Well I hope they continue with that!
Sadly, I have found BKK confining, not met any people to hang out with. Not interested in go-go bars and such (my gf would not be pleased and I am bored with that scene anyway) Find the places gritty and polluted (air). Not really anything to do - Really bored.
Would like to find somewhere to have a drink during happy hours or a nice park in the day (above Sukhumvhit on MRT line).
#3913575 Suvarnabhumi Aims At World Top Ten Best Airports
Posted
on 2010-09-28 11:43:54
Ever see those large 'food protector baskets' that you put over plates of leftover Thai food waiting for the next meal time?
That's what Suvarnabhumi is.
A uniform looking shell with a whole lot of leftovers (from Don Muang, as in shops, logistics, service, mentality, etc.) and mess underneath.
That's what Suvarnabhumi is.
A uniform looking shell with a whole lot of leftovers (from Don Muang, as in shops, logistics, service, mentality, etc.) and mess underneath.
#3907429 Best Beer In Thailand
Posted
on 2010-09-25 18:39:07
lannarebirth, on 2010-09-25 18:33:58, said:
All pretty shitty. Beer Lao best choice. Dark then light.
Agree.
All Others are shyt compared to Beer Lao.
#3908082 Nationwide Crackdown On Night Venues
Posted
on 2010-09-26 01:30:21
>Crackdown on night venues
1. A "witch-hunting" for something REAALY SOOO IMPOOOOORTANT to this country, to the safety of locals and to the internal improvements progress, so-called "reconciliation"
2. Another nail in the tourism's coffin. Sad but true. Hotels are empty (emptiest I ever see for decades), and what we're doing now? Cancelling one more tourist's service, raising thai baht, allow rallies under SOE - and expecting the INCREASE of the arrivals. High-class arrivals, yeah. A dumbest dumberers! A HUB of idiots!!!
3. They got to find ANOTHER job to those who will be fired from those bars - just to let them survive. Will they care those who lost their jobs? We all know the answer.
4. The bombs are still exploding on the streets. Daily! Yeah, it is 2nd-priority task to fix it comparing to the night venues.
Im really tired of all of these idioticities......
1. A "witch-hunting" for something REAALY SOOO IMPOOOOORTANT to this country, to the safety of locals and to the internal improvements progress, so-called "reconciliation"
2. Another nail in the tourism's coffin. Sad but true. Hotels are empty (emptiest I ever see for decades), and what we're doing now? Cancelling one more tourist's service, raising thai baht, allow rallies under SOE - and expecting the INCREASE of the arrivals. High-class arrivals, yeah. A dumbest dumberers! A HUB of idiots!!!
3. They got to find ANOTHER job to those who will be fired from those bars - just to let them survive. Will they care those who lost their jobs? We all know the answer.
4. The bombs are still exploding on the streets. Daily! Yeah, it is 2nd-priority task to fix it comparing to the night venues.
Im really tired of all of these idioticities......
#3903741 Thai Immigration Introduces Jail Time For Overstayers
Posted
on 2010-09-24 09:46:06
Some might recall this same several days in jail policy was implemented for a short while last year at Bangkok Airport so expect this is a revival of that and it will now be policy nationwide. If a person has overstayed for an extended period they would like to check for wrongdoing before allowing departure and this time will allow a more accurate police check to be made.
#3903510 Thai Immigration Introduces Jail Time For Overstayers
Posted
on 2010-09-24 08:15:45
UKMatt, on 2010-09-24 08:06:01, said:
Well God forbid you are ever at the mercy of someone as heartless as yourself! Overstaying is hardly at the top of the crimes that frequently happen in Thailand, is it?
I accidently overstayed for 40 odd days recently as the immigration didn't apply my O visa and gave me a 30 day entry stamp instead (check the archive in the Visa forum). Of course it was as much my fault for not checking it until near the end of what I thought was my 3 month Visa but by your reasoning I should have been jailed for 6 weeks for this error. To be honest, I was bricking it at the time I discovered I was on overstay but if they were to follow your "hang 'em all high" attitude I might have pursued a different solution than trying to rectify it legally...
It seems pretty obvious that the reason they are doing this is to generate money. If not then why under these new extreme rules can you still overstay up to 21 days? Do you think it's because 21 days will still cost you 20,000THB? This just looks like they are not happy that there are people getting more overstay days for their 20,000THB.
I pretty much stopped reading the article at the part "immigration are tired of tourists turnng up at the aiport with a valid ticket and 20,000THB overstay fine". Yes, I'm sure they must be sick of all that free money. I wish I owned a business where I had zero expenditure, did not need to produce anything at all and I could just sit in a room and thousands of people I didn't know, or need to have any prior business with, would turn up and give me 20,000THB for nothing.
I accidently overstayed for 40 odd days recently as the immigration didn't apply my O visa and gave me a 30 day entry stamp instead (check the archive in the Visa forum). Of course it was as much my fault for not checking it until near the end of what I thought was my 3 month Visa but by your reasoning I should have been jailed for 6 weeks for this error. To be honest, I was bricking it at the time I discovered I was on overstay but if they were to follow your "hang 'em all high" attitude I might have pursued a different solution than trying to rectify it legally...
It seems pretty obvious that the reason they are doing this is to generate money. If not then why under these new extreme rules can you still overstay up to 21 days? Do you think it's because 21 days will still cost you 20,000THB? This just looks like they are not happy that there are people getting more overstay days for their 20,000THB.
I pretty much stopped reading the article at the part "immigration are tired of tourists turnng up at the aiport with a valid ticket and 20,000THB overstay fine". Yes, I'm sure they must be sick of all that free money. I wish I owned a business where I had zero expenditure, did not need to produce anything at all and I could just sit in a room and thousands of people I didn't know, or need to have any prior business with, would turn up and give me 20,000THB for nothing.
21 days overstay would be 10,500 baht, not 20,000 baht.
Did you ever consider that immigration takes their job seriously and really take offense at people just ignoring the law they are to uphold.
#3899923 Building A Pizza Oven
Posted
on 2010-09-22 17:04:52
I made my own oven and I just used regular cement; it ain't too pretty, but it was the first thing I had made out of bricks.
It makes good pizza, and it has been working for about a year and a half.
It makes good pizza, and it has been working for about a year and a half.
#3898148 Bangkok's Chatuchak Market Becomes Non Smoking Zone
Posted
on 2010-09-21 22:03:32
Non smoking policy to be effective in Chatuchak market from Oct 1
BANGKOK (NNT) -- Strict non smoking policy will be effective in Chatuchak Weekend Market from 1 October, along with the policy to ban alcoholic beverage sales in the market.
According to Chatuchak Market Director Arun Sricharoon, smoking will be restricted in Chatuchak Market from 1 October 2010 onward, in line with the Protection of Non-Smokers’ Health Act, B.E. 2553 (2010). Offenders will have to pay a maximum fine of 2,000 THB. Meanwhile, state authorities and municipal officials will help detect illegal sale of alcoholic beverage in the market.
Chatuchak Market officials were tasked to promote non-smoking campaign to visitors and stall operators throughout September by handing out flyers, posting campaign posters around the market as well as making public service announcement.
Chatuchak Weekend Market, known by locals as JJ Market, is one of the world’s largest outdoor markets, featuring up to 15,000 stalls, with more than 200,000 visitor arrivals each day.
-- NNT 2010-09-21
BANGKOK (NNT) -- Strict non smoking policy will be effective in Chatuchak Weekend Market from 1 October, along with the policy to ban alcoholic beverage sales in the market.
According to Chatuchak Market Director Arun Sricharoon, smoking will be restricted in Chatuchak Market from 1 October 2010 onward, in line with the Protection of Non-Smokers’ Health Act, B.E. 2553 (2010). Offenders will have to pay a maximum fine of 2,000 THB. Meanwhile, state authorities and municipal officials will help detect illegal sale of alcoholic beverage in the market.
Chatuchak Market officials were tasked to promote non-smoking campaign to visitors and stall operators throughout September by handing out flyers, posting campaign posters around the market as well as making public service announcement.
Chatuchak Weekend Market, known by locals as JJ Market, is one of the world’s largest outdoor markets, featuring up to 15,000 stalls, with more than 200,000 visitor arrivals each day.
-- NNT 2010-09-21
#3896493 Happy Dtac Messaging
Posted
on 2010-09-21 09:34:38
Happy cell rage.
This may sound rather petty although personally find it annoying and frustrating.
My Laos girlfriend and I are bombarded by Happy messages (up to 7 per day sometimes) going over the top, since' these annoying texts are sent at ANYTIME within a 24 hrs period. I don't no whether we've been picked out as special candidates for this onslaught given that before was only subjected to around 1-2 per day. Now I don't have a clue if some space cadet at Dtac control nominates certain numbers to plague at random or by choice.
It does tend to get on one's Tits if in the process of making an sms message at the given time or being wakened during the night about some FANTASTIC promotion. To me I find this an intrusion of privacy and don't really have a clue whether we are ever charged for these invasions.
Is there anyway to stop this completely or is it another part of - Mai bpen rai ?
If so - still does my Headin'' !!!!
Unhappy Dtac customer.
This may sound rather petty although personally find it annoying and frustrating.
My Laos girlfriend and I are bombarded by Happy messages (up to 7 per day sometimes) going over the top, since' these annoying texts are sent at ANYTIME within a 24 hrs period. I don't no whether we've been picked out as special candidates for this onslaught given that before was only subjected to around 1-2 per day. Now I don't have a clue if some space cadet at Dtac control nominates certain numbers to plague at random or by choice.
It does tend to get on one's Tits if in the process of making an sms message at the given time or being wakened during the night about some FANTASTIC promotion. To me I find this an intrusion of privacy and don't really have a clue whether we are ever charged for these invasions.
Is there anyway to stop this completely or is it another part of - Mai bpen rai ?
If so - still does my Headin'' !!!!
Unhappy Dtac customer.
#3892725 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport Bus Crash Kills One, Injures Many
Posted
on 2010-09-19 14:12:08
I love the word 'collided'. So neutral. What the article should read is....
"A tow-truck speeding way past the unknown speed limit yesterday rocketed into a bus, also speeding beyond its capacity, carrying underpaid airport staff at Suvarnabhumi Airport, which everyone knows has drag-strip-racing-inviting roads leading into and out of the main airport. Unluckily or luckily one needless death was the result as of this reporting and another 10 injured. As we are fortunate to report so as not to be bombarded by angry posts by expats,no foreign tourists were involved. They may only be blamed for not supplying better vehicles imported to supply our country."
"A tow-truck speeding way past the unknown speed limit yesterday rocketed into a bus, also speeding beyond its capacity, carrying underpaid airport staff at Suvarnabhumi Airport, which everyone knows has drag-strip-racing-inviting roads leading into and out of the main airport. Unluckily or luckily one needless death was the result as of this reporting and another 10 injured. As we are fortunate to report so as not to be bombarded by angry posts by expats,no foreign tourists were involved. They may only be blamed for not supplying better vehicles imported to supply our country."
#3893530 Red Shirts End Demonstration At Bangkok's Ratchaprasong
Posted
on 2010-09-19 21:18:59
u know what ---- i think man like Burma's Junta leader Than Shwe( am aware of his relationship with THug Sin) is the best to handle these Reds ! or the way Chinese handle Uighurs ! sorry to say these - I dont support either Than shw e or Chinese ! but with the Red shits which are funded from dubai-russia-montenegro-uganda-siera leone- should e dealt with nothing but machine guns -
