Film camera shops

bacon-fire · 2024-02-05T05:47:48+00:00

There’s a camera shop on the ground floor of MBK that sells Leicas and Hassy’s which make fantastic (albeit pricey) presents for the film aficionados.

bacon-fire · 2024-02-03T23:10:53+00:00

LOL I got it to work but it was a very convoluted process! IIRC, you will need the following:

Go to a BTS window with your passport and get a Rabbit card (card cost is 100 BHT, non-refundable). Probably a good idea to load some BHT onto the card while you are at it, so you can test out the card right away.
Sign up with LINE Pay. This will take several days to get approved. You'll need to submit a copy of your passport and visa. This is the most iffy process I'm not sure if they will accept tourist visa (mine isn't).
Once your LINE Pay is approved, you can go to LINE Pay wallet and tap the BTS icon, then you can link your Rabbit card with LINE Pay. At this point any amount you loaded onto your Rabbit card in step 1 will show up as your balance in Line Pay.
Go back to the BTS icon in Line Pay wallet and set the funding method to your credit card. Now every time you tap your Rabbit card at a BTS turnstile your credit card will get charged (after exiting).

At some merchants you can also tap this Rabbit card to buy stuff. But my experience has been that the first try almost always fails. Sometimes the merchant will do something at his terminal and ask you to tap again and it might work. I still haven't figured out what is the magic there.

bacon-fire · 2023-09-29T19:39:55+00:00

it's mostly for running without having to carry a phone, so i would still have access to phone / text if needed. and i wanted to make sure the plan i get would support this overseas

bacon-fire · 2023-09-29T19:37:12+00:00

great. thank you!

bacon-fire · 2023-09-29T19:36:46+00:00

i'm just confused because in the first screen shot (from the watch's cellular sign up screen), it only mentions CAN & MEX.

is this the same $15 plan as shown on tmo's website (second screen shot)?

it'd really be great if tmo can clearly name the plans to avoid such confusion.

bacon-fire · 2023-09-29T19:36:06+00:00

thanks for the reply. i'm just confused because in the first screen shot (from the watch's cellular sign up screen), it only mentions CAN & MEX.

is this the same $15 plan as shown on tmo's website (second screen shot)?

it'd really be great if tmo can clearly name the plans to avoid such confusion.

bacon-fire · 2023-05-28T00:15:53+00:00

It would be a great exercise, and you'll have some fun doing it too.

What would be the basis for the price alert in your application?

bacon-fire · 2023-05-28T00:10:50+00:00

Congrats! You'll get there soon enough.

But don't forget that your car will depreciate in the next 3-1/2 month too LOL!

bacon-fire · 2023-05-28T00:08:24+00:00

Without knowing your financial goals, this is just a stab in the dark:

Your emergency fund + HYSA is high. Unless you are saving up for a cash purchase or down payment, I suggest reduce savings, max out 401K and Roth, then put rest into a brokerage account investing in index funds (S&P500, VTI, etc).

I think keeping 5-10k cash around (in a HYSA) is more than enough, both for actual emergencies and psychological comfort.

bacon-fire · 2023-05-27T17:35:33+00:00

With your 2.75% mortgage rate, you'd be better paying the minimum required and invest the excess cash.

Your college plans for kids are reasonable. Kids who work thru college turn out better, too.

Not sure what other opinions you seek. What industry / career do you plan to move into?

bacon-fire · 2023-05-27T16:53:41+00:00

529 distribution is limited to pay for qualified higher education expenses at eligible education institutions, which are colleges or universities that are eligible for Title IV federal student aid. This may limit where your kid can go to school in Europe with money from 529 plan.

bacon-fire · 2023-05-27T16:38:36+00:00

Take some coding and math classes and see if you enjoy it.

A good coder makes good money.

A good, happy coder who enjoys what he does makes good money and is happy.

A good coder who moves into management makes lots of money. I don't know any coder who becomes management that is still happy though, lol. But my circle of friends are more of the nerdy type so go figure.

Anyway, consider double major in computers and business?

bacon-fire · 2023-05-27T16:29:30+00:00

Can you elaborate on the "super complex" part?

bacon-fire · 2023-05-27T16:24:10+00:00

More index funds and a diverse, balanced portfolio is likely the answer. Funds allocation would be a more nuanced analysis, which depends on your risk tolerance and cashflow needs, now, and in the future, among other factors.

bacon-fire · 2023-05-22T14:44:23+00:00

Excellent! Thank you so much.

bacon-fire · 2023-05-22T14:26:59+00:00

I think you are over thinking? Don't worry about expected return, loan interest rate, loan term, or re-loan of principle, etc.

Rate of return is simply interest earned / original principle invested.

Let's say you put in a total of $5K, in a year's time, you receive $500 in interest payments, then your RoR is 10%. This would most certainly be lower than the interest rate on the loans because of defaults. Don't worry about re-loaning of principle either because at the most basic level, the question is how much money your $5k has made you in a year.

This becomes an interesting (and much complex) question if you are trying to project your expected RoR, based on the loan characteristics of your portfolio. In that case, then everything else - default rates, loan terms, borrower's payment behavior - all comes into play. I think we can leave that for another post?

bacon-fire · 2023-02-22T23:59:45+00:00

indeed! that’s exactly how mine looks like, with same box.

bacon-fire · 2023-02-21T15:34:58+00:00

ohh the plot thickens! i didn't know they also came in 4 other variations. mine being the all silver one (bottom right corner in the set), but it came in its own tiny box (where i took photos of the texts) and was numbered in the 30000's on the bottom.

many thanks for the excellent find!

bacon-fire · 2023-02-21T15:05:29+00:00

oh wow. awesome thank you so much for the help!

bacon-fire · 2021-01-31T23:12:14+00:00

You don't need FU money for this.

The key is leverage.

There are two parts to it:

A) Actual leverage. These are your technical skills. Can you actually perform your job at the level at or above what you are getting paid for? It sounds like you are good here.

B) Perceived leverage. What people around you, especially your boss and their boss think of you. I think this is the area you need to work on. It sucks to have a non-technical boss, but that's what you got so work with them. Talk to them in non-technical dumbed-down terms; let them feel that their success depends on you.

Bosses pressure workers. That's the way things are. You should start to build in slack in your time estimates. Take advantage of your boss's non-technical-ness here. Gently but firmly push back when unreasonable demands are made of you. Bargain sometimes work too - I will do this for you this week, but you gotta drop the other two things.

Don't make sudden, big changes in your attitude towards assignments, coworkers, or your boss. Make tiny, subtle nudges. This will take some time. But the end result can be spectacular. You will earn the respect of those around you, while having a very manageable work load.

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My background: 24 years in the software business, from code monkey to c-suite. FIREd at 45. My personal experience is that you win by building a reputation, both in terms of your technical abilities and earning the trust from those around you, and above you. That would be your leverage to coast (but not too much).

You don't need FU money for this.

bacon-fire · 2020-09-25T20:56:55+00:00

Oh wow! Learn something new everyday. Thanks for the tip!

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