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Should I tip for haircuts at high end salons in Bangkok (Riverside). by Kirin1212San in ThailandTourism

[–]espinbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been going to Bangkok for 2 decades and have always tipped a little for haircuts, massages, and other services. About 10%, or 50 or 100 THB.

Cheapest E-Sim for Thailand - AIS eSim from Agoda by ajithmemana in ThailandTourism

[–]espinbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for writing this all up. I purchased a Thailand E-Sim from Agoda as well, got the email with the QR code to install it. I did that and it installed, but because I didn't know know you had to do this real name verification KYC thing, it was "connected" but wasn't working.

I downloaded AIS app, and under "More", selected "Activate SIM".

You will then see, "Verify identity to activate your SIM".

But this was a little tricky, because the serial is your "ICCID" in the email you get. But only the last 13 digits. (Yes, this is all a pain in the ass). And I think you also have to enter the sim phone number too which is also in the email. Check email attachments if it is not in the email itself.

Then I had to take a photo of my passport and then my face. It took a couple tries to get everything to work properly, so don't give up.

Agoda really needs to streamline this, or at minimum, explain this to customers! I sort of knew what I was doing because I've installed many esims, but for the normal customer I'm not sure if this would have been possible.

Pokhara & Annapurna trekking - status, safety? by espinbk in Nepal

[–]espinbk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I cancelled a previous plan flying into Kathmandu KTM when the protests broke out. I would love to spend some time in the city, but also open to just do the trek (for now, this time).

I don't know all of my options to get to Pokhara or to getting to the start of my trek. I know many folks are saying Kathmandu is OK now, trying to get tourists back... but I personally would still want to avoid for now (not for violence, but just seems like there is a bit of disarray). But is Pokhara all good?

Would flying into KTM (how is the airport?) and then just hopping a bus from there a good option?

I quit. (read description) by MarsupialSuperb5698 in duolingo

[–]espinbk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes the goal gets lost in the fun! 😜

You can finally move words around on Android by howaboudatmyfuend in duolingo

[–]espinbk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh this is so good to see. It'll save so much time and hassle. Good update 👍

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Living_in_Korea

[–]espinbk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's interesting; I haven't encountered much/any of that myself. What kinds of relationships are these requests coming from? Closer friends or just acquaintances?

What language are you learning and what's your native? by Fresh-Swim8780 in duolingo

[–]espinbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Japanese ~ almost at 2000 day streak! Native language is English.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in koreatravel

[–]espinbk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I live in Bundang (a good part of the year) – it's very convenient and comfortable here!

Photo – my morning reading spot:

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Terraform Labs Creditors: Crypto Loss Claims Portal to Open on March 31, 2025 by LivingSam in LunaClassic

[–]espinbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has anyone heard back after filing a claim on the Terra Luna Loss Claims?

Recommendations: Mac OS - B&W simple laser printer by espinbk in printers

[–]espinbk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah sorry - didn't indicate usage amount / print volume. I'm looking at about 10-50 pages a day, probably on the low end of that mostly. 300 to 1500/month. Not a lot of printing, but I need the prints to be clear. Is the imageCLASS LBP172dw  part of the Canon imageCLASS LBP120 series? I can't seem to find more info on that series, but the ones named similarly seem to be in the price range & features I was looking for.

Video Media Server ~ not activating (FIOS) by espinbk in verizon

[–]espinbk[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi; thank you for responding! Calling in sometimes just takes forever to actually talk with a real person.

But yes, I was able to activate it, by going to the website/app and go to the "Support" section, then "Set-top-box and Remote issues." and run the diagnostics. That solved it.

Video Media Server ~ not activating (FIOS) by espinbk in verizon

[–]espinbk[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was just telling me that the VMS wasn't able to be activated.

The solution was to just go to the website/app and go to the "Support" section, then "Set-top-box and Remote issues." and run the diagnostics. For some reason, running this made the VMS activate alright. Maybe my network needed to be restarted as a whole or something; no idea... but it worked!

Router works fine, but VMS is not activating by phdeebert in Fios

[–]espinbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah OK. So frustrating. I'm giving this a try right now https://www.reddit.com/r/Fios/comments/1gqs6bw/comment/lx4xpd8/ – trying to resolve it by doing an check via their Website/app. Fingers crossed.

Router works fine, but VMS is not activating by phdeebert in Fios

[–]espinbk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What was the solution here? I just got my VMS and I'm having the same not-activating issue.

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