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Yeah, I have the same thing with Schwab. For whatever reason it was easier for me to withdraw abroad for long periods of time from my brokerage vs. my checking. Just get it and ask a service rep which works best for long trips.
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I used Schwab too for my trip and it was pretty easy to deal with. Just be sure to not forget your online log in info because they will not help you get back in via calls  And an itinerary is fine, I was flying one way into Tokyo and taking a different carrier out and the airline made me show my return flight itinerary. Some booking sites like United and Expedia allow you to get a full refund within 24 hours (when doing it on Expedia, don't try to pull this with AirAsia) so you have a legitimate-looking booking to show them. I've never had anybody try to verify if the flights were legit or not.
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Ill be in Bangkok thu-sun. Flight home leaves sunday morning. I have time for another goonmeet if RingoR or Reindeer are around? Nothing huge planned, just need to shop some gifts for my mom and brothers. ps i have a lot of thai baht to burn before flight so first whiskey bottle is on me.
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Bus went off the rails in my neck of the woods, at least 32 dead. "Fun" fact: this happens nearly once every month in Thailand, on average.
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Another night bus crash: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/at-least-27-dead-in/1047194.html Take a knee. EDIT: Oops, didn't reload first. Beaten by our Norther Thailand Hill Tribe Chieftain. Avoid night buses if possible.
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MothraAttack posted:"Fun" fact: this happens nearly once every month in Thailand, on average.  Definitely going to be much more nervous the next time I inevitably take a BKK-CM night bus!edit: I really shouldn't be at all surprised by this. Sabai Sabai... moflika fucked around with this message at 18:11 on Mar 25, 2014 |
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I drove past this accident in northern Luzon on the morning of the crash. These buses don't even have seat belts so I don't recommend taking night buses through mountainous areas.
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Why doesn't Thailand have more trains yet... Also, why hasn't the Chinese or Japanese rebuilt the Cambodian railway from Poipet to HCMC. 
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Cheesemaster200 posted:Why doesn't Thailand have more trains yet... Much of Thailand's major rails and roads were initially built with development funds post WWII from the US. Other neighboring countries elected to do other things (embezzlement mostly), and Japan stuck its money into factories. In other words if you want more trains just send Thailand a big check and maybe they'll build some. Or maybe they'll embezzle it. MothraAttack posted:Bus went off the rails in my neck of the woods, at least 32 dead. "Fun" fact: this happens nearly once every month in Thailand, on average. Just to make sure, Bangkok had its weekly "student fell out of open doors of bus while it was rounding a corner" incident, right? raton fucked around with this message at 03:39 on Mar 26, 2014 |
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Mar 26, 2014 03:27
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Don't worry guys, according to Thai media reports the bus driver already knew the brakes were going loose before they started their trip.
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Cheesemaster200 posted:Why doesn't Thailand have more trains yet... Cheesemaster200 posted:Also, why hasn't the Chinese or Japanese rebuilt the Cambodian railway from Poipet to HCMC. MothraAttack posted:Don't worry guys, according to Thai media reports the bus driver already knew the brakes were going loose before they started their trip.
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We had a bus go off the road in Singapore yesterday. One woman was lightly injured and was treated at an outpatient clinic; the other passengers had no injuries. It was on the evening news.
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Chuwit, Thailand's most colorful politician (and former, possibly current super-pimp), interviewed by our pseudo-media: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIpaUo1p_Lw Yeah I know the guy is technically awful and a human trafficker surely, if not proven (honestly, no idea, but it's impossible that he isn't). Still he's hilarious as a politician.
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Hard to believe he isn't still in the business after that interview. Also, the interviewer seems quite goony to me..
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Hahah, what. Make sure you don't drop your cigarettes on Sukhumvit, goons.
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MothraAttack posted:Hahah, what. Make sure you don't drop your cigarettes on Sukhumvit, goons. The littering fine thing has been going on for at least a decade now. Jatujak used to be Ground Zero for it.
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Don't call me a pimp. Call me a super pimp. Hahahaha, glorious.
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In Finland again, back to work
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I mentioned this before but I got a picture this time so you can show your gik and blow her mind!!!!!! (On my phone, I apologize if the image is huge.)
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Last night at home!
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Use proper tags you dirty Farang
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Threadshitting, no longer just for Mainland Chinese!
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This really feels like the China thread, I thought I was lost.
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So I've gone and ended up in Malaysia for the foreseeable future, but been lucky enough to have all my travel and accommodation arranged by the production company I'm working for so the move so far has been relatively hassle free. Hello, Johor Bahru. Hopefully I jump across the Causeway at some point when we're not snowed under with work and get a chance to enjoy Singapore, I've heard good things. Question to those more wise in the ways of this part of the world than I- what is with the little hoses next to all the toilets? At first I thought they were a more diy version of bidets, but arriving at the studio and apartments we've been given (which are all rather modern, as in the paint is still drying) they're still there, so either a) they aren't what I thought they were or b) it was too expensive/too much of a hassle to put actual bidets in. It seems like every time I need to use the restroom in public places like cinemas or malls every single stall looks like someone just took a shower in it. Do people use these hoses to wash themselves? The toilet? The stall? Their clothes? Also, for Centripetal, I also brought a T-mobile cell over, and popping a Malaysian SIM card into it worked just fine, so as long as it's unlocked everything should work just fine unless Thailand uses a radically different cell network. Anyway, back to adjusting to the humidity!
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FelixReynolds posted:Question to those more wise in the ways of this part of the world than I- what is with the little hoses next to all the toilets? At first I thought they were a more diy version of bidets, but arriving at the studio and apartments we've been given (which are all rather modern, as in the paint is still drying) they're still there, so either a) they aren't what I thought they were or b) it was too expensive/too much of a hassle to put actual bidets in. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_faucet
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FelixReynolds posted:Question to those more wise in the ways of this part of the world than I- what is with the little hoses next to all the toilets? Sounds like your bathroom is missing the standard SE Asia mini-bar. You know how bars have those soda guns? Yeah... Alternatively, mosquito target practice.
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If I ever go back home I'm going to miss those hoses.
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They're bidets and the reason you don't see "real" bidets is because they're better. As to why the whole bathroom is wet, try listening to some Thai people complain about why the "little shower room" has to be so little stateside. raton fucked around with this message at 09:59 on Apr 1, 2014 |
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It's always cute to see somebody encounter the Bum Gun for the first time.
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I never bought toilet paper when I lived in Thailand. Well, maybe once or twice just so I had something to clean the basin with after I shaved. Back here in Australia, I work from home. I haven't bought toilet paper for home in months, although guests like it. I don't have a bum gun here, either 
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Finch! basically just walks around making GBS threads himself if this wasn't clear.
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The Malay tradition of butt-wiping is to use your left hands, not toilet paper (I can't recall why). Hence the bum gun. This is intrinsically tied to why it's rude to give/accept anything to/from a Malay person using only your left hand, because it's your poo poo-smeared claw.
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That's the Indian tradition as well. It's also the reason I get pretty mad when bum guns are attached to the left instead of right.
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Not using paper is loving weird bum gun or not. You're still wet down there.
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Wear a sarong, problem solved.
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Sarongs aren't buttwaterproof sheesh. I can't believe I have to say this but seriously the only valid reason not to use paper after is if there's none. Next you guys will tell me you squat on toilet seats for authenticity of the Asian experience.
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The last hotel i was in Bangkok had these japanese made toilets. It washes and dryes your butt. You can even move the nozzle and control water pressure. Where can i buy one of these in Finland??
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lemonadesweetheart posted:Sarongs aren't buttwaterproof sheesh. I can't believe I have to say this but seriously the only valid reason not to use paper after is if there's none. Uhrm I'm sorry don't you know the seats are there for you to squat on? You shouldn't be sitting on it like some orang puteh philistine.
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lemonadesweetheart posted:Not using paper is loving weird bum gun or not. You're still wet down there. You use your bath towel dingus.
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