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  3. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    If you're having a meal right now you might want to skip this post...

    Do you have any suggestions for an effective yet easy on the stomach OTC antidiarrhea medicine in Thailand?

    I sometimes use Imodium (loperamide):

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    but I'm not sure if I wanted to take it longer than one or two days in a row as it's very strong. They are not available at convenience stores, only at pharmacies (about 50 b). Charcoal:

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    is better for the stomach I guess but it's not quite as effective as Imodium... At convenience stores in Bangkok they sell a purple colored pack of "Antidiarrheal":

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    but I don't know what the ingredients are and how effective it is...

    Seirogan toi A isn't available at convenience stores, only at pharmacies:

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    Any suggestions (other than skipping Thai food, drinking lots of water or not drinking orange juice and similar)?

    Thanks :-)

  5. Posted

    The MRT Blue line extension from Hua Lamphong (currently still the main train station in Bangkok though that will change) to Tha Phra was opened today for a two month trial period to celebrate the new King's birthday. The ride is free of charge for the trial period.

    However, currently one cannot travel directly from, say, Sukhumvit station to the Chinatown and Old Town stations. During the trial period one must change trains at Hua Lamphong station  which is no problem however as the other train will be arriving at the neighboring track. The trains for the Blue Line extension are also brand new Siemens metro cars Made in Austria.

    I've traveled this morning to Tha Phra and what can I say, it was sheer madness! Long queues, TV cameras, and a huuuge crowd of curious Bangkokers made the journey a memorable one...

    For visitors to Bangkok it's now so much more convenient to travel from lower Sukhumvit to Chinatown. Wat Mangkon station is particularly well designed:

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    Image above: wall painting at the new Chinatown station.

    Below: long queues at the five new stations for the inaugural service:

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    http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/29/c_138267285.htm

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  6. Posted

     

    Pulse clinic seems to be on an expansion path: In addition to their Silom location and the upcoming Nana / Asok location, they also have or are about to open new clinics in KL (Kuala Lumpur) , Hong Kong , and HCM City :

     

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  7. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    13 hours ago, flipflops said:

    Where do you find 'other'. I have searched my app but do not find it so I must not have it. 

    I think what he meant to say was that if you have 2 sim cards you can set up two Line accounts... One regular one and one for "other" stuff...

  9. Posted

    What has worked in my case is the following:

    Go to the search box (click on the magnifying glass). Enter a letter, if possible the one that is most likely the first letter of the Line ID. In my case the app suggested possible accounts / friends (auto complete) and one of the suggestions was indeed the one I was looking for... But there must be an easier way to get hold of someone's Line ID or Phone no. ...???

     

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  10. Posted

    If you have their mobile number, you could delete them. Then when you re add them by their number, you should then be able to see both. 
    And how do I see the mobile number? Usually they either enter their Line ID manually or they scan that stupid QR code...

  11. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    Can somebody please advise if (and how) it's possible to see the Line ID of an existing Line contact (and therefore already know the contact's Line display name - which can be different from the Line ID) without asking the person in question directly? 

    Has anyone tried Line Pay to pay a girl for her services already? 

    Apologies if this is a stupid question or if it has been already asked and answered somewhere else before...

    Thanks :-)

    --- and a happy world tequila day!

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  12. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    On 8/2/2018 at 3:17 AM, Drew69 said:

    Maybe I am missing something quite obvious but how on earth do you upload a picture to a private message?

    Only option appears to be "Insert Other Media" then "Insert Existing Attachment". I don't have any existing attachments and when I go to the "My Attachments" page there is still not an obvious way to upload anything.

    So (A) I am missing something very obvious (highly probable) or (B) you can only send a picture privately that you have already uploaded publicly in a topic (defeats the purpose a bit)?

    Help?

    That's an easy challenge, Drew!

    You just click on "Click to choose files" and then select the folder on your computer or phone where the picture is that you want to upload, select the picture and attach it to your PM...

    Once the picture is uploaded, you can click on the plus sign and the picture will be inserted into your message... If you picked the wrong image, you just click on the trash bin symbol...

    No need for a PhD in computer science... Even a computer idiot like myself can do it. :ph34r:

  14. Posted

    On 6/19/2019 at 4:52 AM, SAGuy said:

    What the Thai's appear to have done is a halfway house, where they have the basic biometrics in place, but still require the passport officers and the passport stamps, as they haven't installed the self-serve barcode readers yet.

    "Suvarnabhumi is hell" wrote the - apparently - famous Aussie English teacher Andrew Biggs in a Twitter post after he was faced with a long queue on arrival recently:

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    Twitter replies from some Thais were a bit unsympathetic it seems: "That's OTT - Thailand has given you a good living now you call us hell" said one person...

    And a spokesperson for the Thai immigration service explained:

    "Immigration officers have to do 8 things in 50 seconds," he said. These are passport check, visa check, face recognition, blacklist check, scan, interview, take a picture and stamp."

    Full story on TV (Thai Visa).

    So despite the new fingerprint scanners there's obviously still a chance you have to wait a hellish long time until it's your turn to give the immigration officer your passport...

  15. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    On 7/18/2019 at 12:07 PM, oliver17 said:

    Club Dang was a small operation at Korea Town and I am guessing its the same at their new location. 

    Perhaps... But on the other hand, the new Dang 2 is located in the brand-new, 300 rooms large, 5-star Nikko hotel*****

    They have several large conference and ballrooms:

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    Nikko is a Japanese luxury hotel chain that apparently is particularly popular with Japanese tourists traveling abroad to destinations such as Waikiki, San Francisco (Union Square), and now also Bangkok...

    On 7/17/2019 at 9:07 PM, oliver17 said:

    Isn't Soi 55 like Soi 33 - bars and restaurants cater to Japanese along with a healthy dose of Japanese-like disdain for gaijin?

    Should somebody be looking with disdain at me because I'm 'gaijin' (farang), I'd retaliate by being extra polite and respectful and greeting that person with a friendly "konnichiwa?" :)

    However, one of my favorite live music places in Bangkok is a venue called "Twilo" in Silom that is very popular with Japanese party folks. I found the Japanese crowd there overall to be very friendly and never had any issues...

  16. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    11 hours ago, mikel said:

    The original one was in KoreaTown 

    Was it in the same location were the Mambo ladyboy show used to be? Or were they located in Suk Soi 22?

    :offtopic2:

    BTW: The new Mambo ladyboy show I think is located somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Bangkok and I haven't gone there yet...

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    http://mambocabaretbangkok.com/

     

     

    I guess Playhouse on Yaowarat has closed for good?

    Thanks :-)

  18. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    As an alternative to the Bangkok Hilton one could book a room at the Sook Station hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 102.

    Each guest receives a pin-striped pyjama and mugshots will also be taken during check-in... Price for a night in a jail cell: 1000 - 1500 B. 

    https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0783dwl/the-prison-where-you-can-freely-come-and-go

    http://www.sookstation.com/?set_lang=en

    https://m.facebook.com/sookstation

    The hotel is within walking distance of the Udom Suk BTS station and can therefore be a good location for exploring Udom Suk and Bang Na.

    I'm not sure if it's guest friendly though...

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  22. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    Chuvit Garden on Sukhumvit Soi 10, close to Check-in Bar, has come to life again. Since 30 May 2019 you can find the Art Box there.

    Art Box will be in Chuvit Garden until 30 November 2019.  They’re open every day from 3pm to midnight.

    The Art Box is a mix of outdoor night market, live music venue and food and craft beer places.

    One can eat and drink there before going to CIB for example...

    After the demolition of Washington Square with its makeshift gogo bars and other girlie bars in 2003, Chuvit garden became first a public park but was finally closed a couple of years ago. The former owner wanted to build a ****hotel there but then dropped those plans...

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     Thanks :-)

     

     

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  25. Posted · Edited by Thanks

    The #1 spirit in Bangkok is SangSom I was told recently. In most farang bars in Bangkok the only local spirit you get is SangSom.

    But I've bought a small bottle (350ml) of Mekhong (and one Hong Thong) recently at a 7-Eleven in Bangkok as a souvenir (less than 300 B for both). I think Mekhong is more popular in Isaan?

    Nevertheless I'm drinking a shot of SangSom right now as I am writing this to your health Taas - and after that another one to the other BMs as well...

    :Drinker:

    I've tried Thai cigarettes once but though the price was ridiculously low, the awful cigarette packs keep me as a light smoker away from buying more...

    :_smokelots:

    At the airport or other places where I could annoy non-smoking people I don't smoke at all...

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