tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post4730028771905326749..comments2023-11-26T13:37:42.402+00:00Comments on Dale 'Daleroxxu' Philip: Living in ThailandDaleroxxuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15212011398384950936noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-42537595290373695102015-10-13T08:43:34.696+01:002015-10-13T08:43:34.696+01:00Nice post, thanks for sharing.Nice post, thanks for sharing.TECH FIREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176246408627521780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-7472817274090788352015-06-25T21:42:37.685+01:002015-06-25T21:42:37.685+01:00Hi mate. I do still live there so don't want t...Hi mate. I do still live there so don't want to share the name, for privacy reasons, I hope you understand.<br /><br />If you are going to stay for at least a year then get a condo. It will offer better value for money and every BTS / MRT stop has condos near it. If you need to be on a rolling monthly contract then residences / serviced apartment / long stay hotel places you can search on http://www.thaiapartment.com/<br /><br />I recommended some fellow poker players to the LILO in Suthisan and they liked it there. I've been in the rooms and it's very high quality, clean and safe, but a bit on the high side price wise for serviced apartment in the area.<br /><br />You can play on any poker site as an American living in Thailand but will need to verify your address with the sites which means getting a lease and a bill printed in English which isn't always easy. I had to get a lawyer to do a certified translation (500 baht).<br /><br />You will have a problem opening a bank account in Thailand as an American. Very few of the banks want to deal with you because your government forces the foreign banks to fill out forms and to send them details about your account for any US citizens holding an account with them. If you try enough different branches (even of the same bank) you'll eventually get one to accept you though.<br /><br />Party Poker, 888 and any iPoker skins linked to a reputable company such as Paddy Power or Betfair are safe to deposit on and have beatable games.Daleroxxuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212011398384950936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-53294993283962383332015-06-24T05:25:41.361+01:002015-06-24T05:25:41.361+01:00Hey Dale...moving back to Bangkok after almost a y...Hey Dale...moving back to Bangkok after almost a year back in the US...would appreciate it if you could share the hotel name if you dont live there anymore..sounds like a great location with restaurant, close to BTS, ect.. also want to get into online poker and can you recommend some good sites that you trust..also does being from the US present any challenges for me as far as setting up an account? Thanks, JamesJMS9798https://www.blogger.com/profile/04612934496881437127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-708166498700285122015-05-24T08:25:32.328+01:002015-05-24T08:25:32.328+01:00ok great thx
ok great thx<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-58230516341446023862015-05-21T13:08:35.192+01:002015-05-21T13:08:35.192+01:00I always used 4G for playing online poker or games...I always used 4G for playing online poker or games because it was more stable than the building's internet. AIS is a good one, they have shops in every mall.Daleroxxuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212011398384950936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-17561746587460980532015-05-21T03:23:41.185+01:002015-05-21T03:23:41.185+01:00Hey Dale,
I've moved to bangkok, on nut and ha...Hey Dale,<br />I've moved to bangkok, on nut and having some major problems with my internet connection.<br />Was hoping for you to tell me what you are using and how reliable it has been.<br />Im living in on nut in an upscale building using adsl.My internet works fine mostly but having a ton of problems just with pokerstars software. Ive contacted them and they told me that its my service providers connection to them thats not good. But i also never had much problem with their old software and its just been with their new one. Then they admitted that their new software is more demanding of resources for connection.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-16828840367469314212014-09-29T05:01:04.434+01:002014-09-29T05:01:04.434+01:00Wow.. ok, good to know. I'm flying out Oct 21....Wow.. ok, good to know. I'm flying out Oct 21. After speaking with the thai consulate here they said i could buy up to 3 tourist visas before i go. Guess me planning/signing up for a 1 year lease on a condo is a bit of a gamble with all the changes.<br />thx<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-35643110984352018822014-09-26T11:30:25.452+01:002014-09-26T11:30:25.452+01:00yes but now with the immigration changes you can&#...yes but now with the immigration changes you can't do too many tourist visas in a row to live there, should be ok for the first couple but after that you may want to spend at least 14 days out of thailand before trying to re-enter on another tourist visa.Daleroxxuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212011398384950936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-4305074714568213992014-09-26T02:48:15.999+01:002014-09-26T02:48:15.999+01:008hrs is crazy. Need to find someone locally to wor...8hrs is crazy. Need to find someone locally to work out some kind of private tutoring deal. Although a pain in the ass, tourist visas seem to be the best way to go unless you really want to learn the language.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-23771211341234422892014-09-21T20:39:37.632+01:002014-09-21T20:39:37.632+01:00Try Walen Thai School. The law just changed and yo...Try Walen Thai School. The law just changed and you now need to be on a course that's 8 hours per week instead of 4 to get the ED visa.Daleroxxuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212011398384950936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-3057799578336684372014-09-19T12:56:03.160+01:002014-09-19T12:56:03.160+01:00Do you have any connections for ed. visa? Looking ...Do you have any connections for ed. visa? Looking to do private lessons w/ least amount of hrs.<br />thxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-69450406215633207572014-09-04T15:50:36.147+01:002014-09-04T15:50:36.147+01:00Ok, Yep im familiar with them all thx.
Ok, Yep im familiar with them all thx.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-76394413520931932182014-09-04T02:04:37.422+01:002014-09-04T02:04:37.422+01:00no I don't coach, but there's loads of goo...no I don't coach, but there's loads of good training sites online that offer better value than coaching.Daleroxxuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212011398384950936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-50017006695636596742014-09-03T22:53:17.367+01:002014-09-03T22:53:17.367+01:00Thx, I"ve spent a ton of time reading up, wat...Thx, I"ve spent a ton of time reading up, watching videos, talking to many people and google maps street by street. Have at least a decent read so far and think i'll enjoy it. My more than mild case of yellow fever will carry me for awhile ;)<br />Btw..i'm looking at expanding my game and was wondering if you offer any coaching services?<br />thx<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-70590407430308569142014-09-03T02:13:41.452+01:002014-09-03T02:13:41.452+01:00Probably a good idea to visit somewhere before dec...Probably a good idea to visit somewhere before deciding to live there but good luck. :)Daleroxxuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212011398384950936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-87024698769718120932014-09-03T00:12:08.009+01:002014-09-03T00:12:08.009+01:00Thx Dale ;)
Never been to thailand and going for 1...Thx Dale ;)<br />Never been to thailand and going for 1 year at least, so trying to cover everything.<br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-2348196976111106052014-08-31T18:31:25.641+01:002014-08-31T18:31:25.641+01:00I've never used Netflix, I usually just downlo...I've never used Netflix, I usually just download everything I want from well known torrent sites.<br /><br />VPNs aren't illegal and are common. I use Tunnel Bear. You can switch between countries that you're pretending to be in. For example I switch to UK and watch streaming from BBC iPlayer.<br /><br />You worry too much.Daleroxxuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212011398384950936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-68166758138119433712014-08-31T18:25:46.019+01:002014-08-31T18:25:46.019+01:00I understand you cant get netflix in bangkok. Coul...I understand you cant get netflix in bangkok. Could you please share some other restricted ones?<br />Would the nature of obtaining a VPN raise any kind of concern in thailand. Sorry dont exactly know how VPN's work. If i chose to go w/ one any recommendations?<br />thxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-47743784541965094822014-08-15T07:16:01.281+01:002014-08-15T07:16:01.281+01:00Nice blog Dale! I will be subscribing. This articl...Nice blog Dale! I will be subscribing. This article in particular really hit home as I just got back to my home country of Canada after 2.5 years in Thailand. I am going through all of the culture shock and feeling like a tourist that you describe. I already have a ticket booked for Bangkok in one month and in many ways I cannot wait!BlackRain79https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583442498190608166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-7395687442328354212014-08-07T23:08:55.017+01:002014-08-07T23:08:55.017+01:00Good to see another scotsman is enjoying Thailand,...Good to see another scotsman is enjoying Thailand,poker and life in general!<br />I miss Thailand :-( <br />going back one day though......<br />http://tiltbook.com/aceofspades/<br />Poorman1001https://www.blogger.com/profile/15849182036649342987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-11175041534396282382014-08-07T20:39:37.622+01:002014-08-07T20:39:37.622+01:00Great...thx for the clarification.
Great...thx for the clarification.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-77531449750758972302014-08-07T18:04:19.660+01:002014-08-07T18:04:19.660+01:00I don't know any poker sites that are blocked....I don't know any poker sites that are blocked. Full Tilt used to be but it's not any more.<br /><br />Any websites that do get blocked by the Thai internet censors are blocked by their hostname. So in the case of a poker site, the client accesses the server with it's ip address, so even if they block whateverpokersite.com as long as you already downloaded the client you could still log in and play and do whatever.Daleroxxuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212011398384950936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-28809706805164392222014-08-07T00:11:43.693+01:002014-08-07T00:11:43.693+01:00Most online poker sites are not blocked? Which one...Most online poker sites are not blocked? Which ones are?<br />Prob. best for me to spread some money around to diff sites to hedge.<br />thx<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-13156643029285766862014-08-05T19:49:15.364+01:002014-08-05T19:49:15.364+01:00I'm not aware of anyone ever getting in legal ...I'm not aware of anyone ever getting in legal trouble for playing online poker in Thailand, and most people I know are quite open about it.<br /><br />Most gambling sites are blocked in Thailand but most online poker sites are not blocked. No need for a VPN to play online poker, but you can use one anyway if you prefer more privacy over your internet activities.Daleroxxuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15212011398384950936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7135310409069979080.post-73795034044785457742014-08-04T15:33:21.514+01:002014-08-04T15:33:21.514+01:00Do you know of the official penalty for playing po...Do you know of the official penalty for playing poker online in thailand/bangkok?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653144758600723729noreply@blogger.com