ASQ fun coming up....

[Shutree]

Cheers and hope that helps

Thanks. The Hotel Quarantine prices in KL are a bit eye-watering for the decent hotels and Penang is currently fully booked. It seems a lot of time, money and trouble just to get a visa stamp in KL then come back. Especially with all the uncertainties around the future of the MM2H visa there.

[Stumpy]

Thanks. The Hotel Quarantine prices in KL are a bit eye-watering for the decent hotels and Penang is currently fully booked. It seems a lot of time, money and trouble just to get a visa stamp in KL then come back. Especially with all the uncertainties around the future of the MM2H visa there.

Yeah none of its cheap if you want to do a 14 day quarantine in some reasonable comfort. The MM2H from what I read is a mess.

Why do you have to leave to get a stamp if you are here on a retirement Visa. Can't you just submit an extension of stay? At this time I wouldn't recommend anyone traveling. It's painful and expensive.

[OhOh]

It's painful and expensive.

More space at the back end and cheaper!

[Saint Willy]

The Hotel Quarantine prices in KL are a bit eye-watering for the decent hotels and Penang is currently fully booked.

Indeed so, Mrs KW just forked out 8,500 RM for a stay.

The MM2H from what I read is a mess.

The government is now considering rewinding it back, but the trust has now been broken. I cannot see them getting it back!

[Shutree]

Why do you have to leave to get a stamp if you are here on a retirement Visa.

It is my MM2H vis that will expire soon. That can only be renewed inside Malaysia.

[Saint Willy]

and you need a million in equity and 40,000 per month income.

[Shutree]

and you need a million in equity and 40,000 per month income.

Requirements to which I cannot aspire. If I had those assets then I'd be looking elsewhere. I am still hoping that those of us with existing MM2H will be allowed to stay on the old terms. That is why I want to renew.

[Stumpy]

It is my MM2H vis that will expire soon. That can only be renewed inside Malaysia.

Ahhhh. Now I understand. I wasn't sure.

[Saint Willy]

I am still hoping that those of us with existing MM2H will be allowed to stay on the old terms. That is why I want to renew.

Agreed. And sounds like they realise form the backlash that they messed up and they will fix it...

[Shutree]

Ahhhh. Now I understand. I wasn't sure.

BTW, no intention to hijack your thread. Everything still holding together there?

[Stumpy]

BTW, no intention to hijack your thread. Everything still holding together there?

Hijack away Shutree, we all learn something. I enjoy the cross section of discussions.

[Stumpy]

Lunch Q. Because everything tastes better over coals.

Ya bastad.....I have been waiting for Q'n pics knowing I am eating boxed food, 12 days and 600km away from mine........

[baldrick]

It is my MM2H vis that will expire soon. That can only be renewed inside Malaysia.

could you just courier it to an agent ?

[Shutree]

could you just courier it to an agent ?

Unfortunately, no. I asked the agent a while back. I need to enter the country and get a fresh stamp in the same passport where the new MM2H visa will be pasted.

You cannot renew from overseas. You can, however, withdraw from the program from overseas.

[Saint Willy]

Ya bastad.....I have been waiting for Q'n pics knowing I am eating boxed food, 12 days and 600km away from mine........

Plenty more where that came from! I'm planning some slow cooked shorties for Sunday & the rugby! Accompanied by some IPA's & infused gins.

[Saint Willy]

12 days and 600km

You could almost run home in that time!*









*if you were an ultramarathon runner (90kms)

[happynz]

Wow! Despite the giant headache booking flights (and the cancellations and changes) and difficulty in securing a spot in New Zealand's Managed Isolation Quarantine (MIQ), I have to say the price was right. Fourteen nights in MIQ - no charge.

For those Kiwis still wanting to return to Aotearoa, don't plan on going back this year. All the slots appear to be filled. There are some problems with the MIQ booking scheme, but it seems to me that capacity is a major factor in getting people home as there are limited numbers of hotels that have the capability to host returnees in quarantine.

[OhOh]

^

Whereas Thai embassy staff UK, Scandinavian and possibly elsewhere, along with Thai ASQ's, have been extremely helpful at assisting returning foreigners.

[Stumpy]

Well the day is winding down. We got our Covid test results this morning and they were negative. So it should be academic at this point being you do not leave your room or interact with anybody.

Today I found it a bit challenging to stay busy as it is a weekend and do not have work to fill the time. I am holding true to my work out routine in the morning and a short one just before dinner. While I have liquor I could tap into, I will not but I would sure like a few Ice cold beers.

One thing to this point I have witnessed is the excessive food waste. You are required to order your 3 meals the day before by 6 pm, no cancellations. So when you get it and you are not hungry it just goes to waste. Also my wife unfortunately had a few times where she wanted to order from outside and forgot about the scheduled meals. So we eat the outside delivered meal then the ASQ "Dinner" shows up. I was always raised never waste and never take more than you can eat. additionally the real effort comes in minding your food intake or you could pour on the weight. I have had to stay on top of that with my wife reminding her that she is not going to be doing anything so she better cut the portion sizes in half when they arrive. Tonight we are going to only order 1 meal for each serving tomorrow and split it.

Also note to myself, do not order a cappuccino when you are stuck in a room...Bad idea for a type A guy like me. I forgot and drank it and Yeeeeehaw I was running laps around the room while I streamed the San Francisco Giants play the Los Angeles Dodgers.

On a positive note, my wife finally got a covid vaccine scheduled for my FIL and Niece. We will take them 2 days after we return home.

11 more days to go..............

[bsnub]

Jeezus. Poor Mendys ASQ was like jail, and you are living high on the hog.

[aging one]

Also note to myself, do not order a cappuccino when you are stuck in a room...Bad idea for a type A guy like me. I forgot and drank it and Yeeeeehaw I was running laps around the room while I streamed the San Francisco Giants play the Los Angeles Dodgers.

11 inning game great win on an error by the Fodgers. Go Giants!!!

[aging one]

Jeezus. Poor Mendys ASQ was like jail, and you are living high on the hog.

Mendy had worse food that was it though. He had a balcony, and just kicked back and became the bird man of Bangkok.

[Stumpy]

Poor Mendys ASQ was like jail

They are all like Jail Snubs. Doesn't matter how big your room is. However the larger the room does give you some freedom to move around. I have no real complaints other than I can't leave and do what I want. Same thing Mendy and Cyrille and others suffered with.

[Stumpy]

11 inning game great win on an error by the Fodgers. Go Giants!!!

Yeah Man..great game. I was screaming at the laptop. McGee let us down again though. Giants bats have gone cold. They either whiff or hit homers. Won't work long term.

Mendy had worse food that was it though. He had a balcony,

I am still not sure why the balcony thing is a key to it all. I have a huge open bay window like set up and have both windows open and its raining like mad. Good cross draft. Wouldn't be out on a balcony anyway. I will say though, I suspect the balcony enjoyment would all depend on what ASQ, its location, what floor and which way the suns hangs out all day. It would be the luck of the draw as its not like checking into a regular hotel where you can go to the lobby and request another room. They set them up way in advance for your arrival. But I get we all have different preferences.

[Saint Willy]

Also note to myself, do not order a cappuccino when you are stuck in a room...Bad idea for a type A guy like me. I forgot and drank it and Yeeeeehaw I was running laps around the room while I streamed the San Francisco Giants play the Los Angeles Dodgers.