Hot Air popcorn machine

Air Fryer

Instant Pot 

Contact grills 

I just found a Bosch Experience Center on New Petchburi Road - will give that a try.

🔥 Price now reduced to 3,000,000B from 3,900,000B 🔥 

Viewings this week!!! 

Awesome Buy!!! 

Home & Farm For Sale in Nong Bua Lamphu 🏠 

🏡 Self-Sufficient Home & Farm for Sale – Non Sang, Nong Bua Lamphu 39140 

A rare opportunity to own a fully self-sufficient property in the main amphur town of Non Sang—perfect for retirement, sustainable living, or running a home-based business.

🌿 Property Highlights:
✅ 3-Bedroom, 2-Bathroom Home – Spacious and recently repainted (150,000 THB investment).

✅ Self-Sufficient Living – 3.6kVA on-grid solar system (10 panels) and bore well—enjoy zero electricity and water bills while still being connected to the mains supply.

✅ Flexible Layout:

Upstairs: 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom.
Downstairs: 1 bedroom, large living room, spacious kitchen, main bathroom, and laundry area.

✅ Outdoor Living Spaces – Multiple seating areas around the farm for relaxation.

✅ Secure 2-Rai Property – Fully fenced for privacy and safety, including a 16-camera CCTV system with full-color night vision.
All walls and fencing fully repainted

✅ 2 Stocked Ponds – Home to yabbies, prawns, edible snails, and paku fish., f

✅ Red Bird Channote – Clear title deed, ready for transfer.

💼 Business Potential:

✅ Café & Restaurant – Fully equipped café with cookers, fryers, fridges, crockery (worth 10k THB), and customer restrooms—ready to reopen.

✅ 40x16m Greenhouse – Previously used for cannabis; ideal for hydroponics, vegetables, coffee, or other crops.

✅ Tools & Equipment – Option to include furniture, aircons, TVs, ovens, fans, hand/power tools, and more.

📍 Prime Location:
✔ Located in Non Sang Amphur town with easy access to all provincial services.
✔ Peaceful setting – Only one foreign neighbor (250m away), and the nearest village is 500m.
All concrete 
✔ Convenient travel to nearby cities:
Located 100m off main 2146 road between Khon Kaen and Nong Bua Lamphu, very close to Ubonratana dam and skywalk. 
Nong Bua Lamphu – 45km
Udon Thani – 65km
Khon Kaen – 50km
Ubonrat National Park & Golf Course – 10 mins

To view please contact 🙂 

Phennapha Watson

The Big Fish Little Fish Company 🐟 

0618325431 📞

#Business #Opportunity #Home #Cafe #Farm #FishFarm #HomeStay #Restaurant #Finance #Thailand #Property #ForSale #Resort #NongBuaLamphu — feeling excited.

MORE PAPERS REQUIRED FOR VISA EXTENSIONS DUE TO ‘NATIONAL SECURITY’

A sign posted at the Immigration Bureau’s main office inside the Government Complex in Chaengwattana telling visitors to be patient. Photo: @CKucway / Twitter

BANGKOK — Nine separate documents are now required for foreigners stranded in Thailand to extend their stay for up to 30 days, the immigration said Thursday.

Immigration spokesman Phakkhaphong Saiubon defended the inconvenience on the grounds of “national security.” New requirements include land deeds, rent contracts, and even selfies of foreigners with their accommodations, even as scenes of disarray and massive queues at immigration continue unabated.

“Indeed, we are requiring more documents than usual because there are those who want to exploit the opportunity,” Col. Phakkhaphong said. “We are doing our best to provide the best service, but bearing in mind that national security is our utmost priority.”

The new regulation was brought to public attention in a photo posted yesterday by travel blogger and longtime British expat Richard Barrow.

 

Richard Barrow 

 

Will this madness ever end? We are in the middle of a global pandemic and the Immigration bureau are still insisting for stranded foreign tourists and expats to jump through hoops to extend their stay. This is the latest list released by Trat Immigration. Look at No. 10 #Thailand

 

Apart from the usual TM7 application, copies of their passport, and applicant’s photos, the new rule requires a certificate from their respective embassies, a copy of rent contract, document confirming their stay at the accommodation, a copy of landlord’s ID card and house registration, and a map showing the location of their residence.

The landlord is required to accompany the applicant in person when submitting the documents. The applicant must also take at least four photos with their accomodation to prove their residency.

The spokesman said these new regulations are issued in accordance with the immigration protocols.

Speaking by phone, Col. Phakkhaphong also shot down news reports that the Cabinet has approved automatic visa extensions for foreign tourists.

In fact, the matter “is still being deliberated,” the colonel said.

The World except “Her Indoors” she has her own Phonetic Alphabet, B is Bangkok, S is Singapore, T is Thailand etc, every time she is on the phone using S is Singapore I can feel myself seething but there is no point in saying anything since I would be told “This is the Thai way, Western way is wrong”

This is the Thai way, the number of times I have heard that haha, I have, in certain instances proven “The Thai Way” incorrect by Maths only to be told western mathematics is wrong. Now a days I am resigned to shrugging my shoulders, saying “Whatever” realise it is an argument I will never win and accept that there is “A Thai Way”

And I found this:

"The following items are prohibited and will be destroyed by Thai Authorities:

E-cigarettes

Personal massagers

TV streaming boxes (e.g. Chromecast, Apple TV etc)"

Really? In a world of terrorism, human trafficking and drugs, they will seek out and destroy E-cigs, Dildos and Apple TVs?

In 2PriceThailand Facebook group, expats living in Thailand are warning each other about places that demand dual pricing for foreigner regardless of their residence status, a practice openly endorsed by by state and private businesses alike, despite criticism of outright discrimination. 

“The intention of this group is to give foreigners the ‘Right to Choose.’ We don’t think it is fair that some tourist attractions disguise the fact that they have a dual price system,” the group’s About page says. 

“Our opinion is that if they want to overcharge foreign tourists by as much as 200% then that is their decision. But, don’t do it in a way that is both sneaky and insulting.”

The group also says they hope to see the abolishment of the dual-pricing system in Thailand...

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/culture/net/2020/07/09/expats-facebook-group-keeps-tabs-on-dual-pricing-venues/

we will settle in Huahin.

finally.....

BB

7 days and counting

My eldest is now wanting to host his own YT show.

So of course, his discussion with dear old dad is - show me how to do.

Well, I must have missed the class on video editing, and have no known competencies in such areas - so have no idea where to begin.

Getting the software is not the problem, although I'm not so keen on letting him on to the Imac's iMovie stage, but how to either quickly learn the trade, or even better yet - pay someone to teach him how to do?

Any places to look?

Thailand to launch new 10 year multiple entry visa for over 50s

BANGKOK:-- Foreigners in Thailand will soon be able to apply for a 10 year visa.

First proposed in November 2016 as a way to promote Thailand as a medical and wellness hub, Thaivisa understands the 10 year visa was this week formally approved by the Prime Minister.

The new Non O X visa will be available to anyone who is over 50 years of age and from one of the 14 countries listed below.

Applicants will need to have a minimum 3 million baht in a Thai bank account, or a combination of 1.8 million baht in the bank and income not less than 1.2 million baht.

The 3 million baht must be kept in the bank as a deposit for a period of one year but can be reduced to 1.5 million under certain conditions.

Criminal background checks are required on all applicants, who must also have valid medical insurance from a Thai insurance company for the duration of the visa.

Foreigners are not permitted to work while staying in Thailand on the visa and 90 day reports are still required.

The visa will cost 10,000 baht and will be valid for 5 years, before being renewed for a further 5 years.

The new Non O X visa will be available from 11 August, with an official announcement expected imminently.

The Non O X visa does not replace the current annual retirement extension.

Thailand 10 year visa in brief:

- Over 50s only

- 14 nationalities eligible: Japan, Australia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada and United States of America.

- Minimum 3 million baht in Thai bank account

- or combination of 1. 8 million in the bank and income not less than 1.2 million

- 3 million baht must be kept in account for one year, can be reduced to 1.5 million under certain conditions

- Criminal background check from country you hold passport

- Health insurance provided by Thai company, Outpatient coverage minimum 40,000 baht, Inpatient coverage not less than 100,000 thousand baht

- Not permitted to work

- Unlimited entry valid for 5 years

- Fee is 10,000 baht

- 90 day report still required.

- Visa issued in two 5 year periods

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-06-17

Not NZ

Perhaps a little background so we start with some facts which I know can impact things.

My daughter is 15 and due to finish M3 grade in early March. She holds two birth certificates, one Thai one UK. She currently has a Thai passport with a UK Certificate of Entitlement to the Right of Abode in UK and so can travel to UK as and when she likes with no limits on stay.

We would like her to spend April in UK staying with her grandmother, both are quite excited at the prospect. Her mother, my wife, also fully supportive of this plan, will remain in Thailand with our son on this occasion. Our wish is to have our daughter fly from BKK, alone and in the care of the airline. I will meet her in transit at Doha where I am working and will then fly with her to London and on to our final destination. The return trip will be similar though she will make the UK to Doha trip alone and then I will fly with her to BKK.

For us this seems perfectly straightforward but I am conscious that so called "authorities" may take a different view and make all kinds of odd and unusual ,or at least seemingly pointless requests. I will be consulting with the airline to see what they need me to do. I know they provide a service for unaccompanied minors.

Has anyone here done similar? I'd like to hear your comments and feedback on the way it worked for you and what you needed to prepare and anything I should think about or get sorted in advance.

Thanks

M

I think every 20,000k for a modern Diesel engine is adequate.

What you think?

I saw a few minutes of the opening ceremony on Channel 3 (33).

https://www.gogoflorist.com/blog/2012/08/how-to-watch-the-olympics-in-thailand/

The best way to watch the Olympics is totally free, and it is by far the best, no if or buts. The IOC official YouTube channel has live streaming of all the events. You also have the choice of full 1080p HD, so you can just plug in to your TV if you so desire. The live events start at 8:30am London time, under the picture you will see the available live channels, normally about 10 different live sports. Unlike the Thai or BBC coverage, this is not country specific, which is great. On the right you can also select a repaly of every sporting event. In the menu near the expand the screen option, you can select your resolution if you have a big screen and for the Spanish speakers, most of the sports also have Spanish commentary available as well. Many sports in my opinion are great with no commentary, just select “Natural Soundâ€.

A few years ago I bought a really big ceramic pig and started filling it up. Now after about 5 years I swear the thing weights 30 kgs.

To heavy to move around and about ready to break the shelf.

So - time to cash in. But how?

I'm not going to count them manually and put into rolls. Do any Thai banks have change counting machines?

Been seeing ads on TV for a new cable operator called CTH (www.cth.co.th)

Does anyone have any experience with them?

Most of their channels are crap (as usual), but I do like the fact they have a couple documentary channels in HD.

Sanuk!

A normal journey that would take 55 minutes with no traffic has taken 4 hours on Monday, 3 hours on Tuesday and god knows how much longer tonight.

The google maps app is basically solid red on every expressway, and most major roads.

Crazy!

to bring up this eternal matter again may I politely ask for an update for monthly living cost , 2 people no kids , rented small size apartment all in . Location say Khorat . No car .

Ref health insurance : an elderly foreigner moving into the Kingdom without a previous local history seeking full cover health insurance would have to pay how much money more or less incl. hospital coverage ?

Disclaimer : have no fear , just discussing the matter elsewhere , I shall not move myself .

Thank you .

I've had a Thai driver's license since 2000. You have to get a first license, and then a couple of one-year renewals, and they then let you renew for five years at a time. I had five one-year licenses, and then two five year licenses. The license expires on your birthday. You can renew the license during a window from several weeks before your expiration, until several weeks after your expiration.

What I describe applies to renewal of a five year license - ONLY. Rules may differ for one-year renewals, and they definaiely differ for initial application

TIP #1 - renew after expiration. I renewed six days after expiration, and the new expiration is on my birthday in 2021- six days short of SIX YEARS. I previously always renewed BEFORE expiration, and just got five years.

What you need to bring:

Passport

Old Thai driver's license

Work permit (or - if no work permit - you need to bring Embassy-certification of your residence address)

655 baht per each license that you want (car, and/or motorcycle)

Bring an ink pen

Tip #2 - you no longer need a medical exam certificate. I paid 500 baht for one, and brought it - and no one was interested

I went to the main renewal location at the Department of Land Transport complex near Chatuchak Market. This is a complex of at least six big buildings, spread across a large campus. Where you go for driver's licenses is Building 4 - at GPS 13.797339, 100.554234 . It is about a 700 meter hike from Mochit BTS Station. The building numbers are in Thai script, at top of each building, readable from a km away. The Thai script numeral for four is https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTJQx5ofKRorhZkqpzmejSan1bXWGl5G6a2BNHMVwyz53j5mrop

When you get to the building, go to the main entrance, and walk in. Big open space. Head to the left rear - where , at the base of a wide stairway, there is a desk with two girls running copy machines. 2 baht per copy. Hand them your passport and work permit - they know which pages to copy. Two passport pages, and 3-6 work permit pages. 16 baht maximum.

Next, climb the stairs - where you face a registration center - big wide counter with maybe six lanes. Slide to the left - where there is a long counter/shelf - and ink-sign all pages of copies. Then - get in any lane.

When its your turn, hand over your stuff. They fumble for 45 seconds , then hand you back a bundle of forms - and they have you write only two things: 1) You passport name in block letters 2) Your (mobile) phone number, above a smudged blue ink stamp. They then give you a paper queue number slip - which has the queue number (BIG), and also the desk number. Mine was 3010, and Desk 18.

You about-face, and exit the room, and then turn left to go into another "room" - which is basically a big hallway, with desk cubicles off of it. Evidently, farangs are sent to desks 17 and 18 (English-speaking staff) - which are at the right end, as you enter. You sit, and wait for your queue number. When called you go in, hand over your bundle, and they fiddle some more - and then give you back a smaller bundle, and tell you to go to third floor.

Go back out, and climb the stairs to third floor. At third floor, there is a big waiting room, facing a TV monitor, and then off to the left, another room, with eye-coordination physical testing. Go to "Information" desk at the the back left of the waiting room, and hand in your packet. They give you a green plastic queue number tag - mine was 261. You then sit in the waiting room, and watch a video about the tests. You end up watching the video about four times, alternating between Thai and English versions. They periodically call out batches of about 20 numbers, and you proceed to the testing room when your number is called (in Thai).

Test 1 - Standing, you watch a traffic signal about five meters away, three lense-circles high, which flashes green, red, or yellow, in any order - a total of maybe eight or ten flashes. Each time, you simply state the color. Note: the yellow looked greenish-yellow to me, and I called green the first time - but the next flash was "serious" green - so I realized that I screwed up before. I guess they gave me extra flashes - because I then got the rest easily correct.

You then move to Tests 2 and 3, side by side. Test 2 is a depth perception test. The video ahead of time does not really make it clear. You face a box - maybe four meters away - with a black interior background. There are two vertical posts in the box - whitish color. The post on the right is fixed in position. The post on the left moves backwards and forwards along a track. You are presented with two buttons - green and red. Green moves the left post forward and backward, in full sweeps. Red stops the left-hand post in place. What you are supposed to do is move the left-hand post forward or back, and stop it when it is at the same distance from you as the right-hand post. It is actually pretty screwed up - the lighting is bad, the green button seems to have a long lag in movement. The good news is - the "forward and back" tolerance in relation to the reference post is evidently huge. I think they simply passed everybody.

You then slide left to Test #3. Two pedals on the floor - gas (petrol) and brake. Vertical scoring panel five meters away, with green and red lamp. You step on the gas pedal - a brief lag - and green lamp lights up. It stays green for a few seconds, and then the display switches to the red lamp - and you have to slam on the brakes. There is a column of lights on the scoring panel, which climb upward with each millisecond between red light going on, and you hitting the brakes. You have to hit the brakes before the light column reaches the top. It goes quite quickly - you have to be sharp.

You then go to the final test - Test 4 - Peripheral vision. You place the bridge of your nose into a guide, and stare straight ahead. They then flash green, red or yellow lights off to the far sides. You simply have to state the color. Again, their yellow looked slightly greenish to me - but I think they were not concerned with that distinction - as long as you saw the flashes at all. I think five or six flashes each side.

They then give you your document packet, and send you up to fourth floor.

Note: I think that after the second floor stage, the sequence can switch between going to third floor or fourth floor next - because I saw a guy who was with me originally, but he then went next to 4th floor, and then to 3rd floor.

At fourth floor, there are a bunch of people sitting in a waiting room. You go to the window at front end of room, and hand over your documents. They have you enter your name into a ledger book, and they then give you a yellow queue number, which also has a room number, and a time period. The rooms are 401, 402, and 403. My queue tag had 10:00- 11:00 and Room 403.

Bizzaro note: As I reached the fourth floor waiting area, there was Nescafe promotional stand set up, offering free cans of chilled Nescafe coffee drink. The stand was operated by a tall (at least 80 cm), leggy, reasonably attractive Thai chick in shiny black hot pants and vest - looking like a Coyote dancer. As I was sitting down, she was packing up - I guess for a break - and put up a little sandwich board that said (in Thai) "Will be back at 11:00 am"

At 10:00 am, they called for everyone who had room 401 - and everyone else went in - and then the lady who had given me the queue card - and had specifically told me to wait for room 403 - now told me to just go into room 401.

I then went into room 401 and watched EXACTLY one hour of video about driving, accidents, etc - all in Thai language.

My guess is - if they have enough foreigners, they run a session in Room 403 in English. I was the only farang out of maybe 50 people - so they just said the hell with it, and sent me to join the Thais.

After one hour, they released everybody - and told everyone to find their document packet from a line of desks along one wall - where all the document sets were laid out in a row. But - as I came out - a lady was standing there - dedicated to me - holding just my passport and one small square of paper. She handed it to me, and told me to go back to second floor.

I went back to Desk 18, and sat outside it, in the seating queue. An assistant lady had helped me earlier, and I got her attention, and she took my one scrap of paper, and dug my document packet out of an in-box - and handed it to me, and asked me to proofread my details. She also motioned me to enter cubicle 18 - where another guy was still finishing up. I looked everything over - it was OK - and I signed the place where it said (in English) to sign. The other guy left, I handed the packet to the lady, she fumbled with it for 90 seconds, then made some entries on her computer, then asked me for 655 baht. I gave it to her - and she then asked me to move to the photo-taking seat. She then took two photos - and then asked me to come around to her side of the desk, and pick the image that I liked best (!!). I did so - and she fumbled with the computer for 60 seconds. A printer next to her then printed a page -which she folded into thirds, and then tore into three sections. She gave me one section - my receipt. She then fumbled for another 60 seconds - then left the cubicle to go around behind the row of cubicles to a special printer. 90 seconds later, she returned with my license, and set it on the desk - and told me that I now had another five years.

Mission accomplished. And - my new license is actually good for 5 years and 359 days.

I entered the building at 8:50 am, and departed at 11:20 am. If you hit perfect timing at all points, it could all be done in about 100-105 minutes.

'Hope that helps someone.

Cheers!

SS

Not many Expat Engineers, Doctors, Accountants or Lawyers walk around Patong in Phuket Post midnight with a concealed weapon and allegedly mortally wound a Thai National doing his job, the bouncers force is subject to another thread, and claims to be a businessman.

Is "Businessman" a secret code for scumbag, loser, running from the law etc? which business are they in, I have owned and operated companies over the many decades I have been on this planet as a CEO on Paper for MOU memorandum of understanding of engineering companies but have never called myself a "Businessman"

IMHO anyone whom claims to be a businessman is a shady character treading the fine line between legit and illicit, a non committal title, I don't trust anyone whom claims to be a businessman especially in Thailand, I am now into my 25 year in Thailand, never been assaulted and never been arrested on account of attempted murder .... But then again I don't claim to be a businessman

Some land and associated buildings which were historically in the family might come to market but at a price I consider illogical. It was sold out of the family around 20 years ago for just under Bt1m and the thought is that it might be in the Bt3-4m range today. I think that is fanciful and no, not yet is this an inflated "farang" price.

As a corner plot, on a village highway and side soi with a family house some way up the road, it really only lends itself to a commercial venture. However, the rent which could be obtained might be between Bt10k and Bt20k a month, which if Bt15k, would be a yield of just over 5% on Bt3.5m. However, significant investment in a new property on the site would be required, taking a likely capital outlay to around Bt5m and a yield of around 3.5%.

The money is immaterial to a degree but as the property would never be sold and would never attract a high rental income, it is just like putting Bt5m into a hole in the ground. There is no way on earth our daughter will ever live in rural Thailand.

I think it is about face, to get back something which was "lost" and I see no benefit but am I missing something ?