General Reports

[QUOTE=MrEnternational;1855560]Yeah. My buddies told me that they get you when you stay overnight. I hurt my foot back in September and the Pattaya Hospital wanted me to stay overnight. I remembered what my friends had told me and declined the invitation. They appeared angry that I didn't want to stay. I live right around the corner from the place and told them I would just come back the next day for additional treatment.[/QUOTE]Thanks for this tip. They got angry?? As if you owed them money. LOL.

[QUOTE=TutLi;1855701]Help needed please reply soon.

Hi,

Team.

Looking for a MP / soapy with all the services.

Actually pointing for a parlour near to airport as on a tight schedule going to Bombay bt came to know nothing near airport so please suggest where I can go. I don't want to experiment as my trips are not very frequent.

Would be great help if any one can suggest a 100% satisfaction place.

I'm staying in rayong, tried to find places here bt things seems dry here not many options.

I'm going back to India on 25th. Have a evening flight and running tight on schedule so want a quickie.

Shall help out surely in India.

Thanks.[/QUOTE]Nothing near airport, but if you have time, you can make a quick visit to the city and there are a few - 100% satisfaction places like tulip, mango etc. How much time do you have?

If you are in Rayong, You might as well take a taxi one day directly to one of these places. But all depends on how much you want to do it.

[QUOTE=OldNewGuy;1859232]The ruler has approved a decree today allowing the military to make arrests for up to 7 days without a charge for "incidents" related to certain crimes including corruption, gambling and prostitution.

With their unchallenged authority and power they now are self-enabled to bring any suspect to their knees begging for mercy, and close down any business they want.

What will happen? Without a doubt people will say that nothing will change, but that has to be seen yet.[/QUOTE]What they did was give Army officers (rank of sub-lieutenant and up) the same powers of arrest and search and seizure as police offers.

To me it seems the Army wants to level the playing field. Either they mean honestly that they want to assist the police with high profile cases (where some equally high profile police officers may be too closely involved) or they just want to get their cut of the tea money. Until now the Army could not really threaten clubs, bars and other establishments and had to work through the Police, which of course really spoils their game.

The list of crimes where the Army can now act is rather strange:

Extortion, abuse of labour, [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord908][CodeWord908][/url], robbery, fraud, document forgery, defamation, [B]debt collection[/B], alien workers, gambling, immigration, child protection, [B]tour guide services[/B], [B]forests[/B], prostitution,.

Debt collection, tour guide services and forests? I never knew these are major criminal occupations in Thailand.

The Bangkok Post has an interesting opinion article about this matter: [URL]http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/919337/in-the-dark-on-armys-shadowy-powers[/URL].

[QUOTE=Wolvenvacht;1859751]What they did was give Army officers (rank of sub-lieutenant and up) the same powers of arrest and search and seizure as police offers.

To me it seems the Army wants to level the playing field. Either they mean honestly that they want to assist the police with high profile cases (where some equally high profile police officers may be too closely involved) or they just want to get their cut of the tea money. Until now the Army could not really threaten clubs, bars and other establishments and had to work through the Police, which of course really spoils their game.

The list of crimes where the Army can now act is rather strange:

Extortion, abuse of labour,traff-icking, robbery, fraud, document forgery, defamation, debt collection, alien workers, gambling, immigration, child protection, tour guide services, forests, prostitution,.

Debt collection, tour guide services and forests? I never knew these are major criminal occupations in Thailand.
[/QUOTE]Not exactly, because police must have an arrest validated by the judiciary within (I think) 48 hours, allow legal counsel. Nothing of that applies to the Military.

I don't think that they want a share of corruption money, and the concept of them "assisting" the police is laughable, but I would be digressing. However the list of crimes is not strange at all, all these top the chronicles, are very common and quite a plague.

Debt collection = loan sharks that will do everything to recover what they think is due.
Tour guides = illegal guides by cheap Chinese which don't want to pay a Thai for the same work. (Ok this one is small but still visible)
Forests = encroachment or illegal exploitation of natural resources.

Bangkok is supposed to be fucking hot right now. Yesterday was quite tolerable for me when walking outside. A little breeze and was not like a force fan oven at all. Was humid as my glasses fog up badly every time I exit from a taxi.

Yesterday my phone App said temperature was 36 but "feels like" 44. That was bullshit. It felt like 34 or 35 to me since overhead was overcast with cloud (and smog). I know what real 44 heat can be like (from home country) where can feel like being in an oven.

For me, yesterday Bangkok was hot but not unbearable in the slightest. Late evening I was sitting at outside bar chatting to a girl with no discomfort.

I can recall extreme heat of Bangkok with cloudless skies from many years ago, but these days Bangkok is overcast most of the time. This morning is again overcast with nice breeze outside. Hasn't got really hot yet.

Last year had a cool spell (late in the year) when Thais were shivering on several nights.

[QUOTE=Syzygies;1867020]Bangkok is supposed to be fucking hot right now. Yesterday was quite tolerable for me when walking outside. A little breeze and was not like a force fan oven at all. Was humid as my glasses fog up badly every time I exit from a taxi.

Yesterday my phone App said temperature was 36 but "feels like" 44. That was bullshit. It felt like 34 or 35 to me since overhead was overcast with cloud (and smog). I know what real 44 heat can be like (from home country) where can feel like being in an oven.

For me, yesterday Bangkok was hot but not unbearable in the slightest. Late evening I was sitting at outside bar chatting to a girl with no discomfort.

I can recall extreme heat of Bangkok with cloudless skies from many years ago, but these days Bangkok is overcast most of the time. This morning is again overcast with nice breeze outside. Hasn't got really hot yet.

Last year had a cool spell (late in the year) when Thais were shivering on several nights.[/QUOTE]Is there a need to post this.

This is what one would call a post going no where.

[QUOTE=HotShaneHot;1867651]Is there a need to post this.

This is what one would call a post going no where.[/QUOTE]I don't mind a post or two devoted to weather especially if it is in the General reports. It is especially relevant for board members, like myself, who will be visiting Thailand in the near future.

If you need a laugh today imagine if Thailand posted something like this.

[URL]http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/22/world/asia/china-foreign-spy-warning.html?module=WatchingPortal&region=c-column-middle-span-region&pgType=Homepage&action=click&mediaId=thumb_square&state=standard&contentPlacement=7&version=internal&contentCollection=www.nytimes.com&contentId=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2016%2F04%2F22%2Fworld%2Fasia%2Fchina-foreign-spy-warning.html&eventName=Watching-article-click[/URL]

Is it still fast and cheap to make eye glasses in Bangkok? I need to get lenses replaced for a polarized prescription that needs to updated. Has anyone had any experiences or recommendations? Thanks!

[QUOTE=Rodwint2;1869561]Is it still fast and cheap to make eye glasses in Bangkok? I need to get lenses replaced for a polarized prescription that needs to updated. Has anyone had any experiences or recommendations? Thanks![/QUOTE]Perhaps if find the right shop. I also would like to hear recommendations. My experience so far has been average.

First time I had glasses done in Thailand, focal length was too long to be any use to me, since I needed them for reading. They fucked it up. 2nd time was split level two focal lengths but not as cheap as I would like.

Right now I want a pair of simple +2. 75 for computer work. Cheap deal would be good. Got sick of my el cheapos off the street breaking or screws falling out.

[QUOTE=Rodwint2;1869561]Is it still fast and cheap to make eye glasses in Bangkok? I need to get lenses replaced for a polarized prescription that needs to updated. Has anyone had any experiences or recommendations? Thanks![/QUOTE]Shop next to Bradman's on Suk Soi 23 has taken great care of my eyes for about 12 years. Have had multiple lenses done there. Great, good price, and always hit the mark.

[QUOTE=Goatscrot;1869597]Shop next to Bradman's on Suk Soi 23 has taken great care of my eyes for about 12 years. Have had multiple lenses done there. Great, good price, and always hit the mark.[/QUOTE]The optical shop is V. Siam Optical and is mentioned on other forums. They seem to have a good reputation. Thank you.

[QUOTE=Syzygies;1869574]
Right now I want a pair of simple +2. 75 for computer work. Cheap deal would be good. Got sick of my el cheapos off the street breaking or screws falling out.[/QUOTE]I have had the same problems with the 100 baht reading glasses I have bought off the street, although I must say I really put them through it, sticking them in my hip pocket along side other items, sitting on them and so on. Go through a pair in 2-3 weeks sometimes.

However, I happened to be shopping in Chinatown several weeks ago and saw a family selling reading glasses for 39 baht. Since I had one of those 100 baht pair in my hip pocket on the verge of losing a half broken stem, I decided to buy a couple of those 39 baht glasses as more of a joke, assuming they wouldn't last a day but, what the hell, they were only 39 baht. I'll be damned if the first pair I decded to wear hasn't held up better under the same or worse treatment than any pair of reading glasses I have ever owned at any price! Standard horn rimmed style, nothing special about the look but more durable than any I have ever owned. It has been weeks and they are as solid as the day I bought them.

Wish I could tell you exactly where they set up shop in Chinatown but they didn't have a permanent stall, just had all the goods, dozens of different powers and styles, all laid out on the pavement in boxes at the end of one of those crowded small alleys in Chinatown. All I can say is if you are shopping in the area and see a reading glasses vendor selling them for 39 baht, that is probably the one. I didn't notice any other vendors selling reading glasses that day.

I would have bought 10 pairs if I'd known how durable they are despite the dirt cheap price. But I still haven't needed to go to the second pair I bought since I can't seem to do anything to break that first pair.

[QUOTE=Rodwint2;1869620]The optical shop is V. Siam Optical and is mentioned on other forums. They seem to have a good reputation. Thank you.[/QUOTE]That's it! No worries. Check them out. I am sure they will take good care of you. If you need an exam the older lady there is pretty good.

[QUOTE=Goatscrot;1869597]Shop next to Bradman's on Suk Soi 23 has taken great care of my eyes for about 12 years. Have had multiple lenses done there. Great, good price, and always hit the mark.[/QUOTE]Thanks, I will try, and so close to my hangouts, for watching sports and girls! LOL I never went in before assuming the location would mean not best prices.