martinzoeller 9d

My girlfriend and I found the process to be pretty straightforward. No need for an agency imho.

lukas2407 9d

Hello! Anyone in Bangkok looking for an extra monitor? Im leaving next week and need to get rid off my 24’’ LG (24MP400-B) as I wont be returning 🥲

0xluca 9d

By yourself they won’t be able to add more value than just reviewing your documents and saying “okay”. You have the checklist, just follow that and you are good to go. If you have doubts you can ask here 🤝. If you really want external support Siam Legal for this would be too expensive I can’t send you links here but feel free to DM

0xluca 9d

+1 true although slpmvlrllprpjts keep in mind that not all consulates/Embassies support the online procedure so make sure to check in the country where you would be applying from (e.g. when DTV came out the Consulate in HCMC required physical presence)

elpol 9d

He was/is completely wrong, but he’ll never admit it

leighb77 7d

I know there are several co working spaces on ko samui but I’m looking to rent a desk chair and monitor for a home set up - does anyone know of anything on the island ?

alhasaniq 7d

Anyone in Phuket looking for companions to tonight?

jknotek 7d

Everyone safe? Thought my building was going to collapse for a minute. 😳

hunterfogarty 7d

Sameeee!

suitcasesavant 7d

yup never seen something like this

hunterfogarty 7d

Felt that here in HCMC

elpol 7d

So scary. Thought it was my hangover and then I saw people running and I’m like ok this is serious

konradgnat 7d

same here, i felt my high rise shake in hcmc

hunterfogarty 7d

Same,14th floor. Like Pol said, I thought my hangover was causing vertigo or something at first, until I saw a ceiling light swinging back and forth. Texted my Airbnb host "is it normal for the building to shake" lol

overflow10 7d

Hope everyone‘s safe 🙏🏼🙏🏼

clouedoc 7d

There’s a chance this was just a foreshock

clouedoc 7d

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-probability-earthquake-a-foreshock-a-larger-earthquake

clouedoc 7d

5% chance of a bigger one coming

clouedoc 7d

One building already collapsed

konradgnat 7d

caused a lot of alarm for me too

clouedoc 7d

I won’t send the video cuz it’ll get deleted by the moderation bot 😓

clouedoc 7d

Effectively, everyone staying in Bangkok over the next 7 days is betting on a bigger earthquake either not happening or being still not destructive enough to harm them (which are 95% and unknown% respectively).

clouedoc 7d

Good thing I’m going to Cambodia tomorrow… good lucks guys …

clouedoc 7d

There is no way to know for sure, it’s all luck right now…

clouedoc 7d

My biggest advice would be to spend as much time as possible in safe places. E.g. if your condo has a garden with a table, better work from there than on your apartment on the 6th floor

imatraveler 7d

Left bangkok yesterday for a weekend in koh samet and felt nothing here. Have an airbnb in the 34th floor in asok and I m shook from seeing the videos. Geezus. Feels kinda unreal rn

pizzamafianomad 7d

where to go in may and june departing form phuket?

pizzamafianomad 7d

am I safe in phuket from these earthquakes, btw?

pizzamafianomad 7d

i did feel absolutely anything regarding the earthquake

pizzamafianomad 7d

i'm grateful for that and hope a 2nd earthquake won't affect phuket, 'cause i had a pretty traumatic experience with earthquakes when i was a kid

pizzamafianomad 7d

however i always book at least 2nd floor on 3-4+ floors buildings because of tsunamis

pizzamafianomad 7d

because after seeing so many hours of the 2004 tsunami footage, i saw that being in a concrete building and at least at 2nd floor (and going to the upper 3+ floors) was the key difference between life and death

pizzamafianomad 7d

also: have you got any emergency alert on your phone?

carryondre 7d

I had just arrived at BKK - was at entrance 2 when it hit and felt nothing. The baristas at the coffee shop said they felt the ground vibrating though… staying on the 21st floor tonight because getting either airport is painful right now.. so few grabs and they don’t seem to be accepting rides to airport easily.. soon I’ll be in CNX though, hopefully..

jcoutz 7d

https://x.com/Rainmaker1973/status/1905579091497017771
Woah

wingbeats 6d

holy crap

elpol 6d

You think it’s safe to stay in BKK?

elpol 6d

Saw a lot of people leave to Hua Hin for example

juliusnomad 6d

Bangkok city is sharing updates on FB account bangkokbma

juliusnomad 6d

Also many businesses posted updates on their Facebook account

ccooper 6d

yes

regiani 6d

Bangkok:: Is public transport working today? Are museums open?

elpol 6d

I hear the BTS, not sure if all lines are working

0xluca 6d

Just checking the pulse here. Anyone went back to the apartment? Most people I know went for a low-rise accommodation (hotel) or flew somewhere else for a few days

0xluca 6d

Hope everyone is safe and didn’t suffer any damages 🙏

elpol 6d

I’m staying. My building seems ok but some people left

0xluca 6d

which area/condo if I may?

0xluca 6d

I am in Thong Lor the building seems safe although lots of cracks everywhere (Oka Haus) and definitely some issue in the floor that feels uneven (nothing structural just normal in these cases)

clouedoc 6d

5% chance a bigger earthquake happens in the next 6 days

clouedoc 6d

I posted everything up there

clouedoc 6d

If you have the money and time, it’s a good time to take a vacation…
The people flying out and changing hotel are not wearing tinfoil hat.
There is 95% chance things will be fine and the “nothing will happen” crowd will likely will be proved right
But it’s not useless to do some risk management…

clouedoc 6d

It’s like riding without a helmet. It’s fine for a long time until one day, it isn’t. Saying “Bangkok is safe” is like saying “riding without a helmet is safe”
Truly nobody can predict the course of the earthquake, we can only look at past data and compute “probability”

clouedoc 6d

5% chance means that in 5% of the cases, another bigger quake came

clouedoc 6d

This one already took a building down, it’s a miracle it was the only one especially in Thailand in my opinion…

carryondre 6d

I’m now staying in my most frequent Thonglor base for a few days. My next stop of Chiang Mai is probably not safer and I have a few things to take care of here first anyway. BTS is running today and at least Bangkok Art & Culture Centre was open today. Traffic seems normal now too. For the ones leaving, who’s to say BKK would be hit the most in a subsequent quake?

carlosas 6d

I just bought my flights to bkk yesterday 🥲 I hope in a couple of weeks everything is sorted out and safe. And I hope you are all safe 🤞

pizzamafianomad 6d

How do you know?

pizzamafianomad 6d

ANYWAY

pizzamafianomad 6d

I just discovered the 2004 tsunami was nothing compared to other tsunamis in the 900 and 800 and 700

pizzamafianomad 6d

Like a tsunami can be taller than a skyscraper wtf

pizzamafianomad 6d

It could be closer to thailand?

pizzamafianomad 6d

i'm going to bali in less than a month, should i fly out now from phuket ?

simonforever 6d

The demolished building was under construction, not finished

pizzamafianomad 6d

That's also true

pizzamafianomad 6d

But

pizzamafianomad 6d

The thing is: 4 days ago new zealand, now 1-2 days ago in myanmar

pizzamafianomad 6d

What's next?

elpol 6d

Yeah in the end decided to go to Hua Hin, felt weird to stay in BKK

elpol 6d

I agree with this. They are already checking building by building. The thing is that with such a corrupt place, I don’t trust that at all. And BKK is too big to be evacuated.

pizzamafianomad 6d

What do y'all think about phuket safety?

romancores 6d

It’s all right there

romancores 6d

It was not any signs of earthquake that day/time, all was chill

bobz_zg 5d

Someone tried Pay & Tour card from K-Bank?
Curious is it possible to top up with debit card

promptflix 5d

Anyone in Rawai?

clouedoc 5d

I put sources above

clouedoc 5d

Here

clouedoc 5d

See here for an earthquake that was even less strong; the chance was « 9% » and it happened anyway.

clouedoc 5d

True, it only destroyed one of the weakest building, which means that we would be safe as long as the next earthquake is not as big as the first one… unless you take into account the damages that the buildings suffered due to the first quake.

(I have zero knowledge of architecture but I assume that a building only gets more and more fragile with each earthquake — not because I believe it, but because I don’t have information and it’s the safest assumption)

clouedoc 5d

It’s not because everything’s returning to normal that there is no risk. People acting normal is the state making a bet to minimize economic disruption rather than minimizing human loss. Evacuating large cities is super costly and in most cases, useless.

Concerning the location, if something happens again, it’ll be coming from Myanmar again which is pretty far away from BKK but still managed to crash a building.
The furthest, the better, IMO…

clouedoc 5d

It’s fine, if you wait a week then the chances of another earthquake are really down (honestly didn’t investigate this — but the longer you wait, the safer it gets)

clouedoc 5d

I don’t know, I assume not, looking at the map

carlosas 5d

Yes, that's what I read. I'm not cancelling the trip :) thanks

rcsligar 5d

What are some good places in Thailand that haven’t been overrun with foreigners?

rcsligar 5d

I was in koh phangan and it was about 95% foreigners. Was too much for me, felt like I was in Florida doing high tourist season

simonforever 5d

Bangkok

pizzamafianomad 5d

hey man

pizzamafianomad 5d

do you know an app on android that can alert me more?

pizzamafianomad 5d

i wanted to be alerted even if i was in phuket

farseb 4d

How is Chiang Mai nowadays regarding the pollution?

markus 4d

I was there a few days ago. I'd skip it.

farseb 4d

Sad, such a nice place

markus 4d

True. Weather is much nicer in October-December anyway.

markus 4d

That sounds like comparing apples and oranges. The building which collapsed was a government building under construction by a Chinese contractor.
Anxiety is saved in the body in different ways. I experienced 2 earthquakes in the last 2 months. The last one in Colombia was scary. Maybe because I didn't feel well and was alone in an unfamiliar hotel late in the evening.
What's the chance that something heavy will fall on our head in the 5% scenario? Especially when staying on low floors.

clouedoc 3d

1/ Yes, this building was weaker, but it's an early indicator of weakness. In the case of a stronger earthquake, who's to say which building is going to survive or not? I tentatively agree that a smaller or similar earthquake won't be a problem. Thus I'm focusing on the 5% scenario of a bigger quake.

2/ The anxiety is totally decoupled from the reality of the situation because our minds are not equipped to evaluate the situation correctly and also that the media/government have incentives to not push mass hysteria. I actually "feel" very chill about it — on a physical level, my body is perfectly fine with a little shake. Mentally too, I didn't feel stressed about it that much.

3/ The chance of something heavy falling on your head on the 5% scenario is hard to quantify, but it'll depend mainly on your own trust in Thaï authorities to enforce strong buildings. Personally, I put the chance of something harming me in case of a bigger quake to 5% too. That means the ods of being harmed are 0.25%, which looks very little, but to put it in perspective, if you were living at this level of risk for 400 days, you would be dead for sure at the end.

I'm not going far enough to tell the whole story, this is just one variable to take into account for the problem of "should I leave Bangkok a little until things settle down?".

You can make the same kind of estimations about other questions like "should I put a helmet?" "should I put a condom?" etc. I think all choices are fine as long as they're informed and not a "head in the sand" strategy...

clouedoc 3d

I'm not sure if Thaïland is equipped with such a system😬
Even so, the alerts can only warn you up to ~15 seconds which is not a whole lot.
In the case of a Tsunami, I think somebody will see it coming (but you probably know more about tsunamis than me...)

maxkorlaar 3d

I was wondering if you guys know any nice bars/cafes to grab a beer or cocktail at, in the Asok area -- looking to stay clear of Nana haha, and all the rooftop bars ask like 500 Baht for a cocktail 😭

leighb77 3d

Any recommendations for scooter rental In lamai koh samui

kimward 2d

Hey guys, I'm doing a 2 week hol in thailand in May but I'd like to make some stops to scout out nice areas to work from while I'm there as I might come back out when winter rolls around in the UK. Any suggestions other than chiang mai and bangkok as they're already on my list?

martinzoeller 2d

We really liked Ao Nang, but idk what the weather there will be like in May.

kimward 18h

Ao nang looks really nice. I'm trying to temper my expectations for weather 😅 I'm fairly sure it could really swing either way. I've been to bali in the rainy reason but not thailand.

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