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    Quote Originally Posted by terry57 View Post
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    Terry's a virgin. He's obviously nervous.
    The balls in my court when I go to Wattana in January.

    If it all goes tits up I'll simply send over the 800K and go down the money route.

    I'm 100 % flexible and free to do what I please. Its not friggin hard is it ?

    The thing is I'm putting my trust in Toddaniels at this point, he has his finger on the button and if anything changes he will tune me in.

    He is the man who deals with the front line Immigration in Bangkok, I'll run with what he says, all the other posters on this thread are simply looking in from the outside.

    Nothing has changed yet regards Aus And Yanks going the stat Dec route.

    Tough shit if it does Eh, Money will be in my Thai bank at the click of a button.

    No big friggin deal.

    The bottom line being, the Thais will not get my money in their bank until I have no other option.

    It seems all too easy!
    May I suggest that you step it up. I have read on TD where an Oz TV crew is coming over to LOS to do a segment on "Aussiesinthailand". I think that their timing coincides with your gig at BKK I/O.

    "No big friggin deal"!

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    Quote Originally Posted by cnx37
    I have read on TD where an Oz TV crew is coming over to LOS to do a segment on "Aussiesinthailand". I think that their timing coincides with your gig at BKK I/O.
    The fee would help with the party

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    TV contract - consumated?

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    What could be more mind numbing for people to watch huh? An Aussie ex-pat navigating the Thai Immigrations process with an asshole american leading the way?

    It'd rate right up there with the documentary film I did of thaiz picking their noses. It's a just a short clip where they dig around for a while, extract and closely examine the debris, check the tensile strength, moisture content and stretchability, show it to friends then surreptitiously eat it while looking the other way!

    Comin' to a theater near you soon!
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    I would suggest a strong following re Oz TV. "Humour" rates well in Oz.
    "Nasal cleansing" - special nail - requires PG degree (in LOS)?
    BTW - I have no personal gripe with you - just TD banter.
    Facts & principles - some members on TD have a need for quality information. My specialist knowledge now - I have none. Had R/V for many years.
    Cheers

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    Quote Originally Posted by cnx37
    TV contract - consumated?
    Bring your camera to the party. Ibiza has nothing on Bangkok

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    Quote Originally Posted by terry57 View Post
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    There is one insufferable, pedantic, small minded menopausal bitch of a captain who works up in Chaengwattana who is unfortunately too stupid to comprehend just how fucking dumb she truly is.

    It's a lottery up there but if Terry gets that cow then he just better hope he's got all the bases covered. And just sometimes, when they're in the mood, they'll fuck you over for the sheer pleasure of it.

    Well lets say I get this mad bitch Eh, Shes on the rag and Hostile looking to shaft a White guy up the blurting tube.

    I will be sitting next to a guy who speaks Thai, writes Thai and actually knows what the fuk he is talking about regards Immigration rules.

    He is known to Wattana Immigration and has been dealing with them for 5 years.

    I'm actually really looking forward to this, going to be lots of fun.

    This is exactly why I will have Toddaniels there to assist me, anything can happen, I am not up to dealing with a mad mole at Immigration.

    Having someone who can possibly deal with a mad insane Immigration officer is well worth placing a bit of faith in.

    wowoow 5 whole years;
    I have been dealing with thai's and immigration over 30

    WE know u take everything he says as 100% truth, good for you,
    But there are plenty others on here that dont deal with Bangkok and understand the system here just as well. there are plenty of posters here that would like more information on OTHER immigration offices as well



    Its really getting old and ur probley even getting on Todds nerves
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    "ur probley getting on Todds nerves".
    Todd must have nerves of steel - I would have pissed the "Fireman" off many moons ago. ie Bye, bye - Terry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phuketrichard View Post




    wowoow 5 whole years;

    I have been dealing with Thai's and immigration over 30

    WE know u take everything he says as 100% truth, good for you,
    But there are plenty others on here that don't deal with Bangkok and understand the system here just as well.

    There are plenty of posters here that would like more information on OTHER immigration offices as well.


    Look Dick,

    It's actually like this.

    The way you post and present information on this issue leave's me underwhelmed.

    Instead of blending your information in with TodD's you tend to fight it.

    You may think I have the hard on for toddainels, I do not.

    Comparing his well layed out posts assisted by factual cut and pastes from Thai Immigration backing up what he is saying I tend to go with him and not you.

    Besides that, we are talking Changwattana and you keep pissing on about Phu fuking Ket.

    Further more, I don't really like you that much so you can't come to my free piss up .

    That leaves you free to hang out with that fuk wit from Chaengmai " cnx37."

    Have a lovely time.

    Cheers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by terry57
    like you that much so you can't come to my free piss up
    Will you have your framed visa/extension to stay/ Kings photo/........ with you?

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    "Phuketrichard"; I'm not casting dispersions, err aspersions or wanting to start a pissing match with you about this stuff.

    It's also true I haven't spent near the time in the glorious "Land 'O Thaiz" as you have. I've only been here a measly 10 years and been dealing with Thai Immigrations here in Bangkok for just over 5 of them..

    BUT

    In those 5 years dealing with them, I've been out to Immigrations more than 200 times! I know people who've been here 20 years and have made exactly the 20 requisite trips to Immigrations in that amount of time (seeing as they farm out their 90 day reporting to a runner). Going out there once a year does not tend to pound into someone's head what's what. Especially given the meager understanding most foreigners have about how visa-stuff works.

    I'm NOT sayin', I'm the go to guy, I'm not saying speaking/reading are part of the skillset required to get a yearly extension of stay (as evidenced by the plethora of foreigners showin' up there with their "thai-in-tow" to speak for them). I'm just saying, I know how it works out there, I know the people, or I should say, those people know me because I'm pretty easy to identify.

    I can't remember having a hiccup where things didn't work IF I did my due diligence before we made the sojourn out there. People I shepherd, show up with every document, every copy, every form (even with the 3 "secret forms" they have you sign after you get your yearly extension) filled out, collated in the order that immigrations wants. I don't turn in stuff not required, and I don't forget to turn in stuff that IS required. We don't have to stop the process and go make a copy of this or that which only screws everyone else waiting to be called.

    I tell everyone I shepherd, "When we get into that cubicle, don't wai, don't talk, just sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up." These people do not want to be our friends, they just want to do their jobs and be done with us. Most of the time the officers don't even acknowledge the person I'm with, and they don't say anything to me other than remark "Mr Tod, you come with another 'friend'?" and that b/s chit chat thaiz do. We rarely spend 5 minutes in front of the officer, before achieving the objective.

    If I've written something which doesn't work as I outlined IN BANGKOK, please quote me on it. I've said until I'm sick of sayin' it I ONLY deal with Bangkok.

    Other than semi-interesting bits of information for comparative purposes, I am not interested in the least how the other offices run, which paperwork they require, or the hoops they make you jump thru to garner yearly extensions of stay.

    All that stuff does to me is prove the "system" as it's designed is broken. It shouldn't be like that. Christ they're all Thai Immigrations Offices run under the main branch. I mean why don't they all require the same stuff. Still at the end of the day those other zones just don't matter to me.

    Don't mis-remember what I wrote, I said I don't personally care about it as it doesn't ever affect me or someone I'm shepherding. On the other hand I do believe people should share what's required where for specific things visa-wise in this country. Any knowledge we can glean from each other which makes the process as painless as possible is a good thing.

    I worked on a data base for a while about different offices in different zones wanted as far as documentation for this or that extension, for 90 day reporting, etc, but it started to suck the life outta me. No sooner would I get something written that I thought was right, would work and I'd read a post by someone saying the thaiz there asked for more documentation. I just finally binned the whole project.

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    Quote Originally Posted by terry57 View Post
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    wowoow 5 whole years;

    I have been dealing with Thai's and immigration over 30

    WE know u take everything he says as 100% truth, good for you,
    But there are plenty others on here that don't deal with Bangkok and understand the system here just as well.

    There are plenty of posters here that would like more information on OTHER immigration offices as well.


    Look Dick,

    It's actually like this.

    The way you post and present information on this issue leave's me underwhelmed.

    Instead of blending your information in with TodD's you tend to fight it.

    You may think I have the hard on for toddainels, I do not.

    Comparing his well layed out posts assisted by factual cut and pastes from Thai Immigration backing up what he is saying I tend to go with him and not you.

    Besides that, we are talking Changwattana and you keep pissing on about Phu fuking Ket.

    Further more, I don't really like you that much so you can't come to my free piss up .

    That leaves you free to hang out with that fuk wit from Chaengmai " cnx37."

    Have a lovely time.

    Cheers.
    awww, u dont me, that hurts!!
    fuck nothing left in life, guess its time to eat the bullet.



    Todd; good on ya, but u assume i have only dealt with my situation with immigration here in Phuket cause i dont post that i "Shepard" others thru what many of us know is a very simple process

    MY ONLY POINT IS
    u dont need anyone to help you if u look up what is needed online and take it with you.

    Fuck, Phuket and many immigrations now, have Farang volunteers that check to make sure u have all ur paperwork BEFORE you go see the Thai immigration officer.

    Lets let it go,

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phuketrichard View Post



    MY ONLY POINT IS
    u don't need anyone to help you if u look up what is needed online and take it with you.


    Hey Dick, My point is,

    Why are you being such a cock just because people decide to use a helper. ?

    You big man, been here 30 years ? Who actually gives a fuk EH. ?

    He's the rub Dick,

    I have never done this before, I'm not going down the banked money route so I shall use a helper who will have me drilled in with all the correct Paper work .

    No mistakes, no pissing around and correct first time. Stress free experience.

    Also I really like the idea of me fronting up to Immigration and not needing to deal with this issue. Just sit there and say nothing sounds fabulous .

    Next point being is, the helper is well known to Immigration and has done this numerous times before. I tend to think they will not fuck him around considering he is known.

    Next point is, no drama, in-out, pay Immigration the money, walk out with the
    Retirement Extension then go down the Pub and have a nice drink with the hired help.

    If he don't drink I'll buy him a nice cup of tea and a biscuit.

    That's after I have payed him for services rendered.

    Nice plan that Eh Dick.

    Cheers Dick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post

    Will you have your framed visa/extension to stay/ Kings photo/........ with you?

    NA,

    Once I have the Retirement extension in my Passport I could not give a fuk.

    Thanks for asking though.

    Hope you like " Dark Beer Lao."

    You can have Dicks share.

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    Quite a funny thread this one.

    On one hand we have a poster who has assisted untold farang through the Visa Issue and is actually posting up cut and pastes to back up what he is saying.

    In other words, he is not making shit up or second guessing but is sharing his considerable knowledge on the subject complete with factual cut and pastes from Thai Immigration.

    On the other hand we have a few other Muppets who think they have it sorted ???

    Love Teakdoor, All tossers get to have a go.

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    I'm sure PhuketRichard remembers how two years ago you wouldn't get through the door at Phuket Immi in shorts and a Def Leppard Tee shirt - you'd be sent home to get a shirt with a collar.
    There was a big sign to that effect on the door.
    Which highlights the differences in interpretation and nuances of Different Immi Offices which the majority of expats use who are not in Chaengwattana's catchment area.

    The OP didn't specify Bangkok - so the topic ain't C/W specific.

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    I looked into being an "insert your own "thai F-word" here (rather than use the word foreigner like white people refer to each other) volunteer.

    Seeing as I don't have the slightest social responsibility towards these people in general as they seem fully capable of running their country off the rails without my help, I'm not big on volunteering for anything in this country. Now I take that back I will volunteer, offer out what I know IF it directly helps foreigners navigate convoluted stuff here. Even then I'm not all that big on doin' stuff for free.

    I did go out to Immigrations a few times a couple months ago and spent 2-3 days worth of my time with their "interns". The college kids out there dressed in red vests, who are majoring in governmental studies and stupidly picked thai immigrations as the place they wanted to intern (most do a month and bail to another governmental office where they don't deal with foreigners). I got along really good with those kids once they got over being scared witless of me.

    I tried to push it up the ladder that I'd like to "volunteer" or assist them, but I couldn't push it high enough up the food chain to get to someone who could make a command decision. Plus they didn't appear to be up for coughin' up money for me to help 'em out, and as I said I've got no sense of social responsibility to help the thaiz all that much.

    Funny you mention those "foreign volunteers" at various places. I seem to read more and more about someone or other of them comin' off the rails when it comes to light there was a pipeline to "back door visas".

    A while back someone got caught out doin' this and I believe over 100 visa extensions were canceled! The thaiz didn't bother informing the foreigners who had those extensions that they were no longer valid, just canceled them in the computer. This threw a bunch of foreigners off the rails when the went to A-) leave the country, B-) couldn't find their normal "fixer" and C-) went to renew their extensions themselves only to find out; not only did they not have a valid extension of stay but were also on overstay too! Much fun ensued, but it never made the papers...

    I'm not saying those volunteers are doin' that, just that I remember some foreigner getting caught out for it, so don't mis-read what I'm tryin' to say.

    You're totally right, as long as someone is prepared to wade thru the total bullshit about visa extensions posted on the inter-web in various forums; most everyone can do it themselves. Now it might take you a couple hours of hard research, eliminating the conflicting data you glean off the net. Then possibly another full day at immigrations, running here and there for what you need, but you can get it done. After all; even blind squirrels find acorns if they hunt around long enough..

    Good on you "Phuketrichard" for being able to last here 30 years. I think I'd rather bite out my own veins than admit to that. Also good on you for not tooting your own horn about what you do.

    Sadly, from perusing your posting history; what you don't appear to do is provide all that much fact filled visa information to queries by other posters. Little light on substance and heavy on criticism in my humble opinion. But that's just me..

    Evilbaz; If I couldn't walk into immigrations wearing a black KISS band tour t-shirt, ball cap & levis, I'd come unhinged on these people. I imagine given the skankily dressed tourists I see routinely at Chaengwattana with their Singha/Chang beer singlets, camo cargo shorts and 99 baht flip-flops, that Phuket immigrations aimed that announcement more at them than foreigners who live here.

    Not that I'm saying foreigners who live here don't dress like skank-sex-tourists because in my neck 'o the woods they sure do. Strange, in all my time here, I've never seen a single thai wearing one of those red bull, singha, or chang beer singlets, just foreigners.

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    Funny you mention those "foreign volunteers" at various places. I seem to read more and more about someone or other of them comin' off the rails when it comes to light there was a pipeline to "back door visas".

    A while back someone got caught out doin' this and I believe over 100 visa extensions were canceled! The thaiz didn't bother informing the foreigners who had those extensions that they were no longer valid, just canceled them in the computer. This threw a bunch of foreigners off the rails when the went to A-) leave the country, B-) couldn't find their normal "fixer" and C-) went to renew their extensions themselves only to find out; not only did they not have a valid extension of stay but were also on overstay too! Much fun ensued, but it never made the papers...
    This is all TOTALLY untrue
    there is a dif between police volunteers ( who have gone off the rail) an IMMIGRATION volunteers.

    They have no say in the visa application process an can not do anything for u;

    What ur referring to was NOT FARANG IMMIGRATION VOLUNTEERS but thai's ( like they have in Pattaya and to other offices) that will arrange your extension for u if u cant meet the requirements.

    Way it is set up here in phuket
    you go in and present ur paperwork to the IMMIGRATION volunteer, they check ur paperwork, if its ok , the give u a number, if its not they tell you what you need,
    Than the IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS call the number, double check ur paperwork and grant u the visa,extension. re entry permit etc. Saves alot of time and farangs yelling an losing their cool in front of thai immigration.

    SO by ur post , it shows me u dont really know as much as u think u do. suggest you do not stray from what you know in BANGKOK ONLY

    One thing that anyone that lives here knows, each immigration office does make up their own rules as it suits them an to argue is a waste of time even if your in the right


    Like is said
    let it go, its over,
    you can hold terry's hand an he will be happy

    BTW, Terry ur show who u are in ur choice of words u use.

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    Sheesh, sure got your knickers in quite the twist there richard, did I hit a little too close to home?

    BTW: typing words in a post in all capz doesn't mean what you're saying never happened or isn't true. It just might not have happened where you live.

    I certainly know the difference between those glorified "security guards" aka the "Tourist Police Volunteers" or what ever they call themselves in their snazzy black uniforms and what an immigrations volunteer might look like (seeing as most likely they'd be AT thai immigrations not policing the sex tourist areas in the middle of the nite).

    What I was referring to was totally a foreigner who also was an "alleged volunteer" at an un-named immigrations office. It was NOT a thai. Plus the story was related to me in thai by a thai I respect (as much as I respect any thai here). I have no reason to doubt their story in the least; seeing as they too "wear a uniform" for a living here. Now this was a few years ago, but I most definitely believed it happened..

    That we have different experiences here doesn't necessarily mean either of us are wrong in our observations or our personal experiences. It just means that we are in completely different areas of the country, deal with a different set of thaiz and things are done differently.

    Ease up on the "u dont really know as much as u think u do" rhetoric. It becomes taxing after a while. Accept we run in different circles and let's agree to disagree over some things. If you notice I will rarely call you out on stuff you say Phuket immigrations does, because I don't know if what you're saying has a shred of truth to it or not.

    Man, you certainly are hung up on calling foreigners what I refer to as the "thai F-word".

    I'm here to say it is NOT a waste of time to argue a point with ANY thai, if you're right and can back up what you're saying with proof or documentation. You just have to be willing to invest the time, the effort and have the tenacity to stick to your guns as you push it up the chain 'o command.

    Unfortunately as long as foreigners here keep kowtowing, bending over and grabbing their ankles every time a thai in a uniform says we have to do something; all we're doing is conditioning the thaiz into believing they can get away with being as heavy handed towards us as they are. <- That is what makes me sad!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phuketrichard View Post


    Saves alot of time and farangs yelling an losing their cool in front of thai immigration.

    Like is said, you can hold terry's hand an he will be happy.


    Hey Dick,

    It makes me feel Special when you mention me in your posts. Thanks for that.

    As far far as Farang yelling and losing their cool in front of Immigration goes ?

    I would love to see that.



    You're pissed up again EH.

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    Terry's got a lot to learn a typical newbie post.
    Mention free piss up on any thread and this forum and there goes this years interest on your pension plus a bit on top.
    Be a nice pair of hardly used running shoes in the pawn shop soon,
    Go Terry ring that bell.


    Quote Originally Posted by terry57
    Further more, I don't really like you that much so you can't come to my free piss up
    Fascists dress in black and go around telling people what to do, whereas priests... more drink!

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    ^

    How do you know I have a new pair of running shoes ????

    Just bought those fokers EH.

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    O-A is in the bag, no need to piss around with Thai immigration or get letters or nothing.

    Did it back in Perth. Well worth the effort.

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    Quote Originally Posted by terry57
    O-A is in the bag, no need to piss around with Thai immigration or get letters or nothing. Did it back in Perth. Well worth the effort.
    What is the total cost from Perth, with all the info charges?

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    Glad you're sorted out man!

    It seems you jumped thru a few hoops to do it, but now you're fine for 2 years if you play the dates right.

    Here's a free tip!

    Because so few people actually get that OA visa, passport control at the borderz and airportz don't always stamp you in for a full calendar year from the day you enter the country. Make goddamned sure you check the "permission to stay until" stamp BEFORE you walk away from the counter!

    The section at Chaengwattana which corrects errant permission to stay stamps is always chock a block with people who got stamped in wrong and even though correcting a wrong stamp is free it is a time waster...

    Great news, glad it worked out..

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