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01.18.09Opening of Seven-ElevenSeven-Eleven is probably the most popular convenient store in Thailand. Found almost every street in cities and towns across Thailand, it is rather strange to live in a town without one in it. The small town I live in, although only two and half hours' drive from Bangkok, did not have a Seven-Eleven store. It is really inconvenient, as sometimes, it is difficult to find a snacks, food or any accessory. In Thailand, a town without a Seven-Eleven can be considered very outback. However, today, the town opens its first Seven-Eleven store. Since its construction last month, the news of new ...
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01.15.09Extremely Cold in ThailandDuring the end of December and early January this year, the weather in Thailand is extremely cold. I was in Ratchaburi and in Nakhon Pathom, and the weather there is very cold, even during the day time. Last year winter was not cold as this year. Even when I use the warm water machine to take a shower, as soon as I get off the shower, I was shaking with cold. In the early morning when I take shower, I cannot really wash properly. I just stand under the warm water shower and rub with a few soap bubble. Once ...
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01.02.09Happy New Year: One Hundred Million Times"People in Thailand sent more than 100 million Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Message Service (MMS) messages during the New Year's holiday. The estimates were made by the third largest wireless firms: Advance Info Service known as AIS, Total Access Communication or DTAc, and True Move. Market leader AIS alone said that on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, its users sent about 50 million short text messages popularly called SMS. They also sent about a million more colourful - and more expensive - multimedia messages with photos, sounds and varied fonts." The above is the article from Bangkok post. I ...
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12.21.08Getting Thai Work PermitIf you ever tried to get a work permit in Thailand, you will know how complicated it is. Not that it is difficult to get, but the sheer complication of the work permit procedure make it excessively frustrated and stressful. Let me give you a brief overview of Thai work permit procedure. To get a work permit, you must have a non-immigrant visa. Any non-immigrant visa type is OK, but usually, this will be type B non-immigrant visa. You have to get this non-immigrant visa before entering Thailand. If you enter with tourist visa, you cannot change to non-immigrant visa (except ...
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12.02.08Getting a one year marriage visa in ThailandGetting a one year marriage visa extension in Thailand is not difficult if you meet the requirements and know the procedure. According to Thai immigration law, if you are married to a Thai (man or woman), you are entitled to apply for one year marriage visa. However, there are a few legal requirements for this. 1. You must have a valid marriage certificate. Your certificate can be a Thai one or from another country. This marriage certificate must be in Thai or in English. If it is in other language, you must first translate it into English, which must be certified by ...
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09.06.08More Photos of Damneon Saduak Floating MarketRelated posts:Damneon Saduak Floating Market We just visited Damneon Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi,... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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09.02.08Damneon Saduak Floating MarketWe just visited Damneon Saduak Floating Market in Ratchaburi, Thailand. It is a famous floating market built along a man made canal in Ratchaburi. Sellers row boats along a narrow canal and sell things. The market usually starts early around 7 AM but does not reaches its peak until around 9 AM when lots and lots of tourists flood the market and turn the market into Floating Tourists! If you really want to enjoy the market, I advise to got there before 7 AM in the morning and take a boat ride. A boat ride will take around 45 mins ...
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09.02.08Stay away from Bangkok for a whileBecause of the fresh violence erupted overnight in Bangkok among PAD and the government supporters, and the declaration of the state of emergency in Bangkok, I think it is better to stay away from Bangkok right now. I am away from Bangkok in a small town, and have not plan yet to go to Bangkok for a while so I will be safe. It is also better to check with the airlines to make sure that the airport will not be shut down, as the unions are planning to shut down all the electricity, water supply, telecommunication and transportation including ...
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08.20.08Foreign Exchange Rate in Thailand (Baht)Somebody ask me what is the current exchange rate in Thailand. You can check out the current exchange rate at one of the Thai Bank websites. Here is a quick link.Kasikorn Thai BankSiam Commercial BankBangkok BankIn Thailand, you can find money exchanges from banks everywhere. Usually, the rate the other money exchanges give is around 0.50 baht higher but sometimes it is difficult to find one. Related posts:Money Exchange in Bangkok If you happened to be in Bangkok and want to... Money Exchange in Yangon (Dollar Exchange) If you are visiting Myanmar, you will find yourself trying... Getting a one year marriage visa ...
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12.30.07Thai Online Digital Camera StoresIf you want to buy digital cameras, lens and accessories online in Thailand, or just want to check price and offer (which is a better option), here are a few digital camera stores online. All of them have many branches in Bangkok and all over Thailand, so you can simply go to one of their stores and buy your thing.Big Camera - This is one of the largest photographic, digital camera and camera accessories store chain in Thailand.Photo Hut - Another camera and accessories store chain.Fotofile - This store chain sells only professional digital cameras and accessories, as well as ...
