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I have more than one sim card. The one on the smart phone is with True on a monthly plan, I got another top up sim about 8 years ago on a dumb phone (no camera) for when my mum came to visit and now use it as an emergency phone in the car. Oh, and there's also a sim in the car's gps unit that is als...

Ah. Okay. The original Nokia brick (no such thing as a SIM card then) was registered to the wife. I later got a company phone, but eventually got one in my name for my own personal use so it was in my name.
Fair enough. Thanks Pete.

My wife had the house in Bangkok rebuilt after major damage due to the 2011 floods. She went to an architect and got it done, with all the approvals and everything. We were also considering building on the plot upcountry in Khampaeng Phet but decided not to. Plans are available at the Amphur office ...

I thought there was an exercise a couple of years ago where you had to get the sim done in your name otherwise it would be deactivated?

Back in the early 90's when the Asian highway was still a toll road, they would have unmarked cars at the side of the road. I also remember one guy perched halfway up a tree with his radar gun, just after the toll station almost to Ayuthaya. Once spotted a guy in the center divider ditch just before...

Since you're receiving it in the mail, this would indicate a dedicated automated camera triggered by either radar or laser. The handheld laser or radar teams would typically have a traffic stop further up the road. I very much doubt the authorities are using MRCD photo radar as that would be quite e...

Yes, the motorcycle mindset back when I started driving in Bangkok in the early 90's was to speed down the oncoming lane and duck in and straddle the middle line when traffic actually appeared. They still do it now, but to a lesser extent. Then the powers that be changed to taxation rate on pickups,...

Too many bike riders adopt the 'look ahead only' stance and won't look left or right with the mindset that others will see them and take appropriate evasive action. You only need to watch the Thai news channels on weekdays between 7:30 to just past 8 am to witness the utter absurdity..

If you're ever in the Yaowarat area in Bangkok, you'll see similar antics, not with golf clubs, but rolls of fabric tied at right angles to the backs of scooters navigating the narrow sois..

The pm lives in Lala land. Ganga had been available practically everywhere from years ago. My first trip up in 1979/80, any hotel bellboy worth his salt could get you some. Magic mushrooms in Samui? No probs. The Thais have been putting ganga in kway teow soup since before I even ventured here. I'd ...

Well, BB, have fun. That cheap and cheerful made in China radar detector is basically a superhet set and will pick up everything from your 7-11 door opener to your anti collision and side mirror proximity detection on many newer cars. Also I don't expect it will have any laser detection diodes. The ...

The original BIP has good battery life because the display is liquid paper. The GTS came later, but since the BIP is still chugging along I have no need for another. Re the 'smart' scales. As long as your weight doesn't fluctuate too much, don't bother. I have one of those inn the house and it confu...

I've been using the Amazfit BIP (original, they're now up to version 3) and for what I paid for it, I'm pretty happy. It's a cheap and cheerful one, but does have built-in GPS and a heart rate monitor with alarm settings. It will also display messages when linked with your phone and has a 3 week bat...

Nereus, you're correct about the poor water pressure, the pump is necessary to pump up to the upper storey, otherwise the wife would be throwing a hissy fit..

Was trying to figure out how that would work too. In both houses in Bangkok, we have a check valve system installed together with the water tank. The pump is an on-demand pump, and will only work if the demand pressure is lower that the mains, and the check valves ensure I'm not pumping back into th...