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by UdonExpat
July 5, 2007, 2:29 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Thought/s for the Day
Replies: 531
Views: 69825

"It is my firm belief that it is a mistake to hold firm beliefs."

Sorry, I don't remember where I heard this.
by UdonExpat
July 5, 2007, 2:02 pm
Forum: Money, Finance & Investing
Topic: Baht What up with Dat?????
Replies: 4613
Views: 495169

My thoughts on this today. The dollar is weaker against nearly all currencies and it doesn't look like that is going to change while Bush is in power. He has steadfastly failed to defend the dollar against other currencies. The US public hasn't really felt the effects of the decline in the dollar ex...
by UdonExpat
July 3, 2007, 6:51 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Thought/s for the Day
Replies: 531
Views: 69825

Man must first create peace in himself if he desires to see peace in the world; for lacking peace within, no effort of his can bring any result.

Bowl of Saki, by Hazrat Inayat Khan
by UdonExpat
June 28, 2007, 10:18 pm
Forum: Thailand Visas & Migration to other countries
Topic: Guenter has visa problems .....
Replies: 12
Views: 3069

Here's what the immigration department says is needed:

http://www.immigration.go.th/nov2004/en ... ge=service#

Click on visa extension and then the third choice on the page that comes up.

As usual things are about as clear as mud. I'd try a different immigration office.
by UdonExpat
June 28, 2007, 10:00 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Driving licence test
Replies: 19
Views: 2329

I took the computerized test in Udon a couple of weeks ago. Got 25 of 30 for a pass (minimum of 23 to pass). I highly recommend using the review function on the computer to check your answers, as a couple were different than I had thought I answered them. In Thailand, at an unmarked intersection the...
by UdonExpat
June 22, 2007, 7:23 am
Forum: Computers, IT & Electronics
Topic: System Restore
Replies: 24
Views: 4787

System restore will not "catch up". Basically, it restored your computer to a state that existed at the time and date you used, although it did not alter some files created since that time. For example any documents you created, or backup files you did after that time. Since you have system restore ...
by UdonExpat
June 21, 2007, 11:13 am
Forum: Money, Finance & Investing
Topic: Residency requirement for US Social Security benefits
Replies: 9
Views: 1944

An interesting a side is that many illegal aliens in the US use fake and/or someone else's social security account number, and consequently, they are paying into the system and will never derive any benefit from it. If they are using someone else's number that person may get a larger benefit when th...
by UdonExpat
June 21, 2007, 7:56 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Consolidated Joke Thread
Replies: 5676
Views: 483798

TEXAS CHILI COOK OFF Note: Please take time to read this slowly. If you pay attention to the first two judges, the reaction of the third judge is even better. For those of you who have lived in Texas, you know how true this is. They actually have a Chili Cook-off about the time Halloween comes aroun...
by UdonExpat
June 20, 2007, 9:27 pm
Forum: Money, Finance & Investing
Topic: Residency requirement for US Social Security benefits
Replies: 9
Views: 1944

Too bad that the rule of law offends you SanBorn. Perhaps you'd like to work to change the law so that it is more to your liking. In our particular situation no non-US citizen will get any benefits, but as Pop's noted many non-US citizens (some of them even illegal) pay taxes and help support the sy...
by UdonExpat
June 19, 2007, 11:05 am
Forum: Money, Finance & Investing
Topic: Residency requirement for US Social Security benefits
Replies: 9
Views: 1944

Residency requirement for US Social Security benefits

Someone recently told me my wife would need to have resided in the US for at least 5 years to get survivor benefits when she is 60, and I have passed on (we have no children). This is true if she is not a US Citizen, but since she is there is no residency requirement. Under current naturalization re...
by UdonExpat
June 19, 2007, 8:32 am
Forum: Thailand News
Topic: 50,000 websites blocked by Thai censors
Replies: 9
Views: 852

Any Thai surfer worth her/his salt knows that the blocking of websites is an exercise in futility. There are numerous free downloads that hide your true IP address and provide an IP address from somewhere else in the world that doesn't block websites, and off you go. Admittedly some surfers will not...
by UdonExpat
June 17, 2007, 8:39 am
Forum: Udon Thani Restaurants
Topic: Non Smoking Restaurants
Replies: 16
Views: 4684

Thanks all for the info on non-smoking venues. The only smoke-free restaurants I know of: Meh-Yah, 042-223-889 TJ's, 042-247-293 All the eating establishments at Charoensri Complex. Briefly - any restaurant in any of the malls - Robinson's, Big C and Tesco are non-smoking. TJ's Resaurant is non-smok...
by UdonExpat
June 16, 2007, 3:27 pm
Forum: Udon Thani Restaurants
Topic: Non Smoking Restaurants
Replies: 16
Views: 4684

It certainly would be a good public service if UdonMap included the smoking/non-smoking info for all the restaurants that advertise with them, and if persons posting here would include the info if they know it. My wife and I sometimes change tables to escape smokers. Last night we ate at a relative'...
by UdonExpat
June 16, 2007, 7:43 am
Forum: Money, Finance & Investing
Topic: Baht What up with Dat?????
Replies: 4613
Views: 495169

Baht and Sold Andrew T. Foster, Director of Research, Portfolio Manager Matthews International Capital Management, LLC Toward the end of February 1997, a small article was carried in financial newspapers across the Asian region. The headline announced that a Thai company called Somprasong Land1 was ...
by UdonExpat
June 14, 2007, 10:00 am
Forum: Thailand News
Topic: Quits on principles
Replies: 1
Views: 318

Yes, wouldn't it be wonderful if newscasters worldwide followed his example.
by UdonExpat
June 14, 2007, 9:51 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Is it Better to lied than to hurt someone you love or not?
Replies: 32
Views: 5635

Yes, Val, very well said. =D> If we are dong things that need to be lied about, what does it say about ourselves? Our actions may be different than another person would want, but if we are comfortable with the rightness of our actions, then the other will just have to deal with it if they become awa...
by UdonExpat
June 14, 2007, 9:26 am
Forum: House & Land
Topic: Looking for Builder/Remodeler
Replies: 1
Views: 979

Looking for Builder/Remodeler

I'm in the process of buying a house in Udon city and I want to do some remodeling when the deal is completed. If you have worked with a builder/remodeler that you were satisfied with the outcome, I would appreciate a name and phone number so I could interview him and see if we can work together. #-o
by UdonExpat
June 13, 2007, 8:41 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Consolidated Joke Thread
Replies: 5676
Views: 483798

Those of you who ever served in Japan or had liberty there will love this... Subject: Technology secret revealed The Japanese have finally revealed a mystery for you. How does the small arrow on your computer monitor work when we move the mouse? Haven't you ever wondered how it works? Now, through t...
by UdonExpat
June 13, 2007, 8:32 am
Forum: Thailand News
Topic: Poll:Rising gloom over jobs and finances
Replies: 10
Views: 809

I think the internet users are most likely to be from the emerging middle class in Thailand and they will have a different mind set about money than the villagers who are more likely to come from a poverty mind set. The middle class tends to value money, things, systems, jobs, banks, the future, etc...
by UdonExpat
June 12, 2007, 5:17 pm
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Consolidated Joke Thread
Replies: 5676
Views: 483798

A wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in Africa , taking her faithful aged poodle named Cuddles, along for the company. One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before long, Cuddles discovers that he's lost .. Wandering about, he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his directi...

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