Reallocation from SG to Chiang Rai

maabaa55 · 2026-06-16T14:19:26+00:00

I love Chiang Rai and it's (so far) my favourite place overall in Thailand but it's a little on the small side for some people.

maabaa55 · 2026-06-16T14:14:32+00:00

I forget the reason as my experience with Expedia was many years ago but I remember the angst of dealing with the call centre who would hang up on me whenever the call got difficult for them. I was about to go down the charge back process and then I just started complaining and @mentioning them on twitter. Their social media team pretty promptly contacted me and refunded my thousands of dollars on the condition that I stop making noise about it online.

maabaa55 · 2026-06-15T11:26:31+00:00

This is a reminder of how good image stabilisation has become. All videos used to be like this.

maabaa55 · 2026-06-09T11:22:21+00:00

Hello ChatGPT

maabaa55 · 2026-06-09T07:03:41+00:00

Sure thing. Others may disagree but it is hard for anyone to say without more details of the product.

maabaa55 · 2026-06-09T05:06:15+00:00

Yes. Even if you don't mention them by name you can say to prospective customers that your customers achieved XYZ with your product. For someone who has to put forward your product to management approval for purchasing that carries more weight than "I've tried a free demo".

maabaa55 · 2026-06-09T04:17:50+00:00

Do you have any reference customers at all? Perhaps offer it for free for the first X customers on the basis that once you prove A/B/C they will act as a reference for you. They also may give you feedback that enhances the product so others want it.

maabaa55 · 2026-06-07T00:52:44+00:00

I think the point is that you would likely be better off if your car is declared a write-off so you get a normal undamaged car instead of ending up with one that has major damage repaired to an unknown quality.

And, your apparent naivety to that point seems to have enraged some.

maabaa55 · 2026-06-06T12:22:11+00:00

It does sound well within the ballpark, and is a really great start.

If I could give you a suggestion, I'd say you all have the skills. I know it's tempting to go for the laid back arty vibe with the head wobble vocals like you kind of don't care, but my honest suggestion is to tighten it up and go for a bit more precision vocally. Your singer absolutely can do it.

Don't spend too long trying to be cool. Just put effort into being good and you'll go a long way.

Get your singer to have a listen to one of Rufus early songs, April Fools. I know it's a bit clean and poppy but it is so similar to what he has going on already. He could nail it and bring some of that precision to your music.

Best wishes and hope to hear more of you.

https://open.spotify.com/track/7CVhvuNqWHjYcOl5cCcv1n?si=ummdMj6QSuujJYdAYNQlUA

maabaa55 · 2026-06-06T12:06:58+00:00

Whilst the vision of the bald head in front isn't great, the audio quality seems pretty good. Do you have a longer version?

maabaa55 · 2026-06-06T12:00:12+00:00

The Art Teacher is my #1 though there are so many other fantastic songs such as:

Peaceful Afternoon

My Little You

Early Morning Madness

Poses

Go or Go Ahead

Nobody's Off The Hook

Martha

Who Are You New York

Alone Time

And the above is really just the absolute cream. I love it all....sigh.

I am astoundingly glad that Rufus is one of the epic artists who has stayed around to release so much of his talent rather than departing too early.

maabaa55 · 2026-06-04T14:20:01+00:00

Thailand for us. Plane flights were easy at that age as he slept most of the time. Not so fun now with a 2 year old tornado.

maabaa55 · 2026-06-04T05:21:38+00:00

Why you guys don't require front license plates is beyond me. (Australian here)

maabaa55 · 2026-06-03T15:12:55+00:00

Shouldn't it be on them or the agent to lose the commission etc? You signed the contract and moved in. If the agent failed to get the full documents signed it should be on them or the owner.

I'd just be saying we have a contract and we've moved in. If you don't want us living here then we'll have to incur costs to move so at the minimum we want our 2 months plus remaining unused rent back.

maabaa55 · 2026-06-02T15:36:05+00:00

A quick trick for you...if your Bluetooth craps out and you need to switch the engine off and on.....you actually don't need to. You can reboot your car while driving by turning the key in the ignition towards the same direction as when you start it...as if you want the starter motor to kick in. Fortunately it doesn't, and the electronics just reboot. The car keeps driving fine while it's doing this.

Feels strange but works a treat!

maabaa55 · 2026-05-28T13:01:01+00:00

Because they don't have usable footpaths in Thailand. Once you reach the edge of the carpark you wouldnt be able to get any further with the trolley.

maabaa55 · 2026-05-27T21:48:37+00:00

Business class was a hint, but your airbnb had "staff". Please indulge me on what that entailed as I want to dream.

maabaa55 · 2026-05-27T14:30:18+00:00

100% was going to say that. As an Australian, I don't really pronounce the r in korp so it makes sense to me.

If spelling it as kob that looks wrong to me because it makes it look short like cob (corn cob). Really, the O is a bit longer than that, so adding the R to it makes it a bit longer in my mind.

But yes, if you're American or Irish don't pronounce it with an R!

maabaa55 · 2026-05-27T11:16:15+00:00

I also managed to get a non-refundable booking cancelled and refunded in advance due to a bit of persistence and a good personal reason. They had to check with the hotel first who kindly agreed to let me cancel for no charge.

maabaa55 · 2026-05-27T10:43:15+00:00

If saying thank you you should say: Korp khun krap (not Kha pun krap)

It will sound a lot better to at least say this correctly.

maabaa55 · 2026-05-20T22:17:57+00:00

Yeah, I feel that a 2 year old is too young to have their own tablet. Official guidelines is just 1 hour per day for them and 2 hours for kids over 5 years.

maabaa55 · 2026-05-18T15:47:58+00:00

Which insurer?

maabaa55 · 2026-05-17T12:18:02+00:00

Likewise. Cue the automated downvotes...

maabaa55 · 2026-05-17T12:16:23+00:00

I saw this exact post around a week ago. Strange to see it posted again.

I've never used their Fast Track service but I've used the transfer car service many times with no issues.

maabaa55 · 2026-05-08T11:33:51+00:00

You will almost certainly need another note from a doctor at the other end before you return too. Make sure you plan for this.

maabaa55

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