Rants, Stupid Shit and Coronavirus in Thailand

[Jimmy Boy 99]

Empathy itself just means to be able to put yourself in a position of another (person, place, thing, or the plural of these forms). It is an enormous concept, even a gift of sorts to those who can master it. Because you then have the ability to predict and even control others. It is a power that is not given to all, and not even to its fullest extent to those who think they may have it. There are 3 types of empathy.

1. Compassionate (This is the one most people think of when the term "empathy" is used. Basically, it just means to have an understanding to what is being felt).

2. Emotional (Being able to read and understand their emotions. This is very high level skill, such as laughter doesn't necessarily mean happiness).

3. Cognitive (Being able to see from their perspective and thinking. Basically, you are able to read their mind and thought processes).

The faster anyone is able to do these 3, the better they will become at the game of "LIFE. " Being highly skilled in empathy, allows you manage your own emotions and raises your own power in "emotional intelligence. " Google this one. This is a real concept CIA agents and spies have. To be able to control your emotions in response to another's to achieve your own goals, goes beyond discipline. When one is able to really master this skill of emotion intelligence, they become Hannibal Lecter-like. And can really get into the minds of others and manipulate them for any purpose they wish.

So back to what you asked. There is a reason why, a "thank you" is always better than ignore. You have one hostess, checking in at least 200 rooms and 400 guests for breakfast time at Radisson Blu. At around 8-9 am, it's probably the busiest and the guest line will get longer and longer, as she checks off the rooms one by one. They guests always gets inpatient, tables don't get cleaned quick enough, and there is always bitching and griping. The hostess just smiles, lots of "I'm sorries," stays respectful to these 5 star hotel guests, and continues to do her job. Her only job is to be the gatekeeper at the check in desk and help bus tables when it's slow. It's not to be the security or detective to see who is valid and who is not. She doesn't get paid enough to be the Radisson RoboCop. Your "thank you" to her and politeness to other staff, is a "play" on empathy. Hope you get the gist. But like I said, empathy in itself, is a gift or power that not everybody or everything has. Remember Eddie Haskell with "Good afternoon Mrs. Clever. That's a lovely dress you are wearing. " Eddie was always able to concoct and instigate schemes with his friends, schemes for which they, not Eddie, would be in the position of blame if caught. Master of the Game type shit. Snip/

So you would use your being "highly skilled in empathy" to make her complicit in your theft by not reporting it to management? What a guy!

[Banana Boi]

Let this Corona be over as soon as possible. Enough already.

What will we talk about then?

[Abellaa]

Let this Corona be over as soon as possible. Enough already.

[SinfullyKorean]

Didn't look hard so maybe someone can find something more recent. From an April 16 article 5800 Americans out of 125.8 million people who got at least one jab contracted COVID AFTER their shot. That's 1 in 21,690 people. Number seems low enough for Thailand to consider a vaccine passport.

There's even better news in the real world outside trials: New Public Health England (PHE) analysis shows for the first time that individuals who receive a single dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine have approximately 80% lower risk of death with COVID-19 compared with unvaccinated individuals. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/c...nce-of-success.

They are using vaccine passports. I don't think they've determined how to implement the vaccine passport. But the plan is to allow vaccinated tourists to visit without quarantine starting in July (Phuket), 5 other provinces on Oct 1 and the rest of Thailand on Jan 1.

https://www.bangkokpost.com/business...pen-as-planned

[Downandup]

Didn't look hard so maybe someone can find something more recent. From an April 16 article 5800 Americans out of 125.8 million people who got at least one jab contracted COVID AFTER their shot. That's 1 in 21,690 people. Number seems low enough for Thailand to consider a vaccine passport.

There's even better news in the real world outside trials: New Public Health England (PHE) analysis shows for the first time that individuals who receive a single dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine have approximately 80% lower risk of death with COVID-19 compared with unvaccinated individuals. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/c...nce-of-success.

[Banana Boi]

Didn't look hard so maybe someone can find something more recent. From an April 16 article 5800 Americans out of 125.8 million people who got at least one jab contracted COVID AFTER their shot. That's 1 in 21,690 people. Number seems low enough for Thailand to consider a vaccine passport.

[MonkeyPaw]

By making yourself known to the hostess, would she not know the next time you snuck in and left by the main entrance that you hadn't paid for the buffet since you didn't check in with her at the entrance to the buffet? Making yourself known would force you to sneak out the back stairs instead.

Empathy itself just means to be able to put yourself in a position of another (person, place, thing, or the plural of these forms). It is an enormous concept, even a gift of sorts to those who can master it. Because you then have the ability to predict and even control others. It is a power that is not given to all, and not even to its fullest extent to those who think they may have it. There are 3 types of empathy.

1. Compassionate (This is the one most people think of when the term "empathy" is used. Basically, it just means to have an understanding to what is being felt).

2. Emotional (Being able to read and understand their emotions. This is very high level skill, such as laughter doesn't necessarily mean happiness).

3. Cognitive (Being able to see from their perspective and thinking. Basically, you are able to read their mind and thought processes).

The faster anyone is able to do these 3, the better they will become at the game of "LIFE. " Being highly skilled in empathy, allows you manage your own emotions and raises your own power in "emotional intelligence. " Google this one. This is a real concept CIA agents and spies have. To be able to control your emotions in response to another's to achieve your own goals, goes beyond discipline. When one is able to really master this skill of emotion intelligence, they become Hannibal Lecter-like. And can really get into the minds of others and manipulate them for any purpose they wish.

So back to what you asked. There is a reason why, a "thank you" is always better than ignore. You have one hostess, checking in at least 200 rooms and 400 guests for breakfast time at Radisson Blu. At around 8-9 am, it's probably the busiest and the guest line will get longer and longer, as she checks off the rooms one by one. They guests always gets inpatient, tables don't get cleaned quick enough, and there is always bitching and griping. The hostess just smiles, lots of "I'm sorries," stays respectful to these 5 star hotel guests, and continues to do her job. Her only job is to be the gatekeeper at the check in desk and help bus tables when it's slow. It's not to be the security or detective to see who is valid and who is not. She doesn't get paid enough to be the Radisson RoboCop. Your "thank you" to her and politeness to other staff, is a "play" on empathy. Hope you get the gist. But like I said, empathy in itself, is a gift or power that not everybody or everything has. Remember Eddie Haskell with "Good afternoon Mrs. Clever. That's a lovely dress you are wearing. " Eddie was always able to concoct and instigate schemes with his friends, schemes for which they, not Eddie, would be in the position of blame if caught. Master of the Game type shit.

Dude that Radisson Blu description was spot on. BTW, to bring back a theme from the past, its an awesome venue for taking a dump too. Fabulous cans in the lobby.

I know you aren't lying, MP, I'm a fan LOL. Folks that dis you can talk the talk, but haven't walked the walk.

If at Nana, use the Landmark Hotel guest bathrooms by going into the Atrium next door (patio restaurant and coffee shop), stay to the left until reach back. Take a left and go up the stairs that lead to the Landmark Hotel. Once exiting those doors, bathrooms are to the immediate right and the elevators are to the left. You just successfully bypassed the security desk for the Landmark, way on the other side.

If at Thermae, go out the back garage entrance by their bathrooms and across the Sheraton Four Points Hotel. This is the same Soi 15 entrance to avoid the pesky to forced "buy a drink." At Four Points, just walk pass the front desks and lobby lounge. When see elevators, make a left, stay to left of elevators and there are the guest bathrooms.

I feel bad for those who are lost or unknown to these privies, and have to use the unisex bathrooms at the Gogo bars. Good luck on barfining the hotter girls after having the runs or taking out a massive load. Those bathroom attendants talk and the girls are standing right there waiting for the toilets as well. Haha.

[Berrys66]

https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/121...hout-tourists/

Looks like a hard time ahead for Thais.

[XXL]

No restrictions on domestic air travel but of course that may change even from after you arrive at your ASQ until you complete your ASQ. TIT.

Personally I'd rather pay a couple hundred bucks more and go straight to my chosen destination rather than take another flight. It's like deciding to pay $200 more for a direct flight than one with a stopover. I'll always pay for the direct flight. Even more so now to lower the chances of getting COVID.

If ASQ in Pukhet, the flight into Thailand needs to be a direct international flight to Pukhet. A flight with stopover in Bangkok won't do.

With their numbers growing there's actually an outside chance that Thailand closes its borders altogether to everyone, vaccinated or not, quarantine or not.

The recent increases from 7 to 10 to 14 days quarantine is an indication borders may be reclosed.

I hope international flights won't be cancelled. I don't want now to be stuck in Thailand after having long been stuck out of Thailand. Being stranded in Thailand was only ok as long as Thailand had the pandemic under control.

[Banana Boi]

If I fly into Bangkok and do my asq there do I need to worry about getting to Phuket? It's a couple hundred dollars more expensive to fly into Phuket. That is where I want to be for reasons other then mongering. I worry they will close off internal travel. Also it seems cheaper for asq in Phuket.

No restrictions on domestic air travel but of course that may change even from after you arrive at your ASQ until you complete your ASQ. TIT.

Personally I'd rather pay a couple hundred bucks more and go straight to my chosen destination rather than take another flight. It's like deciding to pay $200 more for a direct flight than one with a stopover. I'll always pay for the direct flight. Even more so now to lower the chances of getting COVID.

[Horatio]

If I fly into Bangkok and do my asq there do I need to worry about getting to Phuket? It's a couple hundred dollars more expensive to fly into Phuket. That is where I want to be for reasons other then mongering. I worry they will close off internal travel. Also it seems cheaper for asq in Phuket.

Thanks.

[Jimmy Boy 99]

Snip.

If you manage to sit down with your first plate, unchecked. Then it's pretty much game over for them. I would always make myself more visible, once the hard part was done sneaking in. I would ask the bussers, where certain items where on the buffet (it's huge and many many stations), complement the cooks, and leave a small 20 baht tip as well. On the way out, use the main set of elevators, and walk by the hostess and "thank her." By making yourself familiar and kind, the next day, nobody would even question you about anything when they see you again.

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By making yourself known to the hostess, would she not know the next time you snuck in and left by the main entrance that you hadn't paid for the buffet since you didn't check in with her at the entrance to the buffet? Making yourself known would force you to sneak out the back stairs instead.

[Nyezhov]

P. P. S: If you think I am lying, ask FL Hawk.

Dude that Radisson Blu description was spot on. BTW, to bring back a theme from the past, its an awesome venue for taking a dump too. Fabulous cans in the lobby.

I know you aren't lying, MP, I'm a fan LOL. Folks that dis you can talk the talk, but haven't walked the walk.

[MonkeyPaw]

What waste of bandwidth. Why do you guys diss the Paw? Great writer, great sense of humour, great familiarity with what he writes about.

Dudes this is the internet, smoke a bowl and chill.

For you guys in BKK, see ya in a few months. As soon as the hotel buffets open me and Eatigo are back.

Hey Paw, got any fun experiences with Hotel Buffets, LOL?

Radisson Blue on Sukhumvit for BKK. Skip paying for breakfast buffet to be the included in your room. Avoid the set of main elevators that lead to the hotel rooms. Those require cards except for the restaurant and buffet floor. The lobby has a small bar and coffee lounge open for everybody, guests or not, just like restaurant. Go down to the lobby and use the single elevator that is parallel to Sukhumvit (walk in entrance), next to the glass stall that sells cookies and cakes. This single elevator only goes to the restaurant and the stairway. It is always unmanned. The hostess desk for the restaurant is way on the other side by the other main set of elevators about 90 meters away. There is always somebody there that checks guests in. Dinner time, she seats them. Breakfast time, she doesn't. The key is to come an hour or two before the breakfast buffet ends, when it is a bit chaotic. It's a 5 star restaurant, so there will be plenty of food left. When you exit the elevator and get to the buffet dining area, go straight the buffet lines and look at the food. If you get caught, which I never have, say that you are only looking at the options to see what they have before deciding if you want to eat. Don't panic or get flustered, that will give you away. You can always say, you don't like what you see and go back down using the other set of elevators. They think you are going back up to your room. If you don't stay there, act like you do. Remember, these are very low waged workers, not so bright, so more than likely, they are deathly afraid of the "5 star hotel guest."

If you manage to sit down with your first plate, unchecked. Then it's pretty much game over for them. I would always make myself more visible, once the hard part was done sneaking in. I would ask the bussers, where certain items where on the buffet (it's huge and many many stations), complement the cooks, and leave a small 20 baht tip as well. On the way out, use the main set of elevators, and walk by the hostess and "thank her." By making yourself familiar and kind, the next day, nobody would even question you about anything when they see you again.

Also, floor 21 has Club and Lounge access which if you stay there on any floor, your card will be able to reach that floor, but not be able enter the lounge glass doors unless it was programmed to. There are some nice chairs sitting outside the glass doors and near the elevators. Right next to the lounge entrance glass doors is the mens bathroom. This is a positional advantage. On a typical busy weekend PRE-COVID, I can just wait about 5 minutes (in the afternoon) and I will hear the elevator ding. Somebody is coming up to the lounge, which means free sandwiches and juice for somebody else. Yum! Quick dash in the bathroom. Wait and listen for the door to beep. Pretend like you are headed out and back into the lounge. Amazingly, they will also hold that door for you as well. And when you are enjoying your goodies, think of the Paw.

P.S. In Pattaya, use the Beach Road doors for LK Empress Breakfast buffet, not the one connected to the hotel itself in the middle. Just walk in and straight to the buffet line. Check in is way in the other side for hotel guests, but their mistake is they allow for walk in non-guests for 200 baht, plus have patio seating on Beach Road for everybody. How the heck they know who is who is anyone's guess. If you get caught, which I never have, say you are a guest and they will ask you to check in way on the other side at the other entrance. Then just walk to the bathroom in between to the left side, take a piss, wash your hands, and wait a minute and try all over again. Worse case scenario, say you want to see what's on the buffet before deciding. This one is as good as found money. Don't forget tip to make an impression of "no way he's scamming because he has money to tip, when most don't."

And for Avani (former Marriot), use the Dicey Reilly stairs to access the patio or the Beach Road entrance next to Benihhana (Avanai garden) or Royal Garden Mall entrance or even the front entrance because it's all open there. The mistake they both make is they allow patio dining. Just walk by, grab you a used plate that somebody left behind or hell, bring your own plate that looks the same and walk in and enjoy their 5 star buffet. Nobody will say anything to you when you are holding a plate. They think you already checked in.

Aya Botique has never checked anyone even if they stayed there or not. Many times I've stayed there, breakfast not included, and I would go down to eat breakfast. It's not a buffet, rather crappy, but it was free.

I know more places, but I would have to spend all night writing.

P. P. S: If you think I am lying, ask FL Hawk.

[Explorer8939]

I read one of the big reasons Thailand went back to 14 day quarantine is because of backroom deals with the hotels that do asq. Article said those hotels like the guaranteed money.

It seems crazy to me to do this to vaccinated travelers. If phuket could open with no quarantine maybe open it now with the seven day quarantine.

My plan for after the vaccine was either travel for work, Thailand or Brazil. Work is dependent on finding it and Brazil kind of scares me even with vaccine.

Where's a cheap good place I can go?

Those ASQ hotels are going to lose a lot of money from the 14 day quarantine, because nobody is going to come.

The real reason for the 14 day quarantine is they found a vaccinated person carrying the Indian double mutant virus on Day 6 of their 7 day quarantine.