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by Ratsima
Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:24 am
Forum: North Of Hua Hin
Topic: AC Hotel By Marriott To Be Built In South Cha Am
Replies: 0
Views: 200

AC Hotel By Marriott To Be Built In South Cha Am

PR Document (in Thai) including description, map and an aerial view are here (pdf):

AC Hotel by Marriott Hua-Hin Cha-Am

It will be located on a vast and long empty lot just a few hundred meters north of the Raya Resort and stretch between Naratip Rd and Chao Lai road.
by Ratsima
Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:00 pm
Forum: North Of Hua Hin
Topic: What's the attraction of living in Cha-am?
Replies: 11
Views: 2326

Re: What's the attraction of living in Cha-am?

I first visited Hua Hin in 1991 while waiting for a Lao visa with my late friend "Mr Huge", who was a member here. I loved the place and visited often. In 1997 Mr Huge bought a condo south of Cha Am, just north of the Regent Hotel. I loved that even more. Why? It's quiet. It's not yet over...
by Ratsima
Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:26 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode
Replies: 21
Views: 2181

Re: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode

I have to apologize. This was intended to be a humorous post that might make people laugh, or at least smile.

Instead it has devolved into a semi-acrimonious discussion that I don't understand at all.

I'll leave this thread and leave it to rest of you to hash out.
by Ratsima
Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:09 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode
Replies: 21
Views: 2181

Re: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode

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This is a screenshot of a video taken while I was holding the phone vertically.
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This is a screenshot of a video taken while I was holding the phone horizontally.
by Ratsima
Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:05 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode
Replies: 21
Views: 2181

Re: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode

Landscape and portrait mode depend entirely on how you're holding your phone when you shoot a video. There's nothing to do in settings. If you hold your phone horizontally, then the video will be in landscape mode. If you hold your phone vertically when you shoot a video, it will be in portrait mode...
by Ratsima
Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:57 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode
Replies: 21
Views: 2181

Re: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode

STEVE G wrote: Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:51 am Portrait mode works well for snakes climbing trees.
https://youtube.com/shorts/BnN7pAYs_Ss?feature=share4
Indeed, I fully admit that there are times when portrait mode is suited to the tasks. Yosemite Falls, for example.
by Ratsima
Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:35 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode
Replies: 21
Views: 2181

Re: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode

Examples?
by Ratsima
Thu Jul 06, 2023 8:17 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode
Replies: 21
Views: 2181

Re: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode

I’m not sure I understand the issue. I only make landscape mode videos and have never had any platform rotate a horizontal video to vertical orientation. I don’t sing or dance well enough to chance TikTok, but a little research revealed that they accept both vertical and horizontal videos.
by Ratsima
Thu Jul 06, 2023 5:35 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode
Replies: 21
Views: 2181

Videos: Portrait vs Landscape Mode

One of the things that trouble this old man is the nearly universal trend for people to use portrait mode when making videos with their phones. The other day the morning news showed a user-taken video of monkeys on a rampage in Lopburi. The video was in portrait mode so most of it was either sky or ...
by Ratsima
Wed Jul 05, 2023 4:32 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand tourism situation
Replies: 1860
Views: 191406

Re: Thailand tourism situation

For reasons that continue to baffle me, my wife has, over the past few years, gotten an awful lot of business from the Eastern Seaboard; especially Chonburi. Last night we spent another night at the Jomtien Palm Beach hotel as she had a court appearance this morning. One thing I've learned is that i...
by Ratsima
Tue Jul 04, 2023 7:08 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Thailand Censorship Thread: tilting towards Chinese-style internet controls
Replies: 78
Views: 7562

Re: Thailand Censorship Thread: tilting towards Chinese-style internet controls

buksida wrote: Mon Jul 03, 2023 9:43 am The banning of books/movies/music is usually called for by those hardcore right-wing ultraroyalists who are a dangerous bunch of fanatics.
:cheers:
by Ratsima
Sun Jul 02, 2023 3:32 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Wise formerly Transferwise
Replies: 83
Views: 10615

Re: Wise formerly Transferwise

Thanks. Interesting. I found hat when I did it the way you describe, it took a very long time for the money to get from my bank to Wise.

I guess you just have to experiment a bit and see what works best.

It could be a difference between US and UK banking.
by Ratsima
Sun Jul 02, 2023 6:52 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Wise formerly Transferwise
Replies: 83
Views: 10615

Re: Wise formerly Transferwise

I've never tried using a card. I have a two step process: • First I transfer funds from my US bank (American Express) to my Wise account. That takes a few minutes. • Then I initiate the transfer from my Wise account to Bangkok Bank. This can take many hours. I guess that holding on to my funds for a...
by Ratsima
Sat Jul 01, 2023 9:19 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Wise formerly Transferwise
Replies: 83
Views: 10615

Re: Wise formerly Transferwise

According to my confirmation e-mail, mine took 6 seconds yesterday. and that is pretty normal. I find if I transfer at weekends or bank holidays, then delays often kick in. I just avoid those periods these days. Well, mine was on a Thursday, not a weekend or, AFAIK, a bank holiday and it still took...
by Ratsima
Sat Jul 01, 2023 6:30 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Wise formerly Transferwise
Replies: 83
Views: 10615

Re: Wise formerly Transferwise

I'm wondering how those of you who get instant transfers manage to accomplish it. Here's the timeline on a transfer I did this week: Thursday 7:06 am - You set up your transfer Thursday 7:06 am - You used your USD balance Thursday 8:54 am - We paid out your THB Thursday 1:13 pm - Transfer successful...