My eBid Thai-Singapore-UK address problem will resolve next month

[cheaver]

I flew in from Singapore via Bangkok to Heathrow yesterday and I have to say that exchanging 30C for 5C is not fun.

Long johns and thermal vests came out this morning.

Welcome back to the fridge, Bill.

[gazlannathai]

I flew in from Singapore via Bangkok to Heathrow yesterday and I have to say that exchanging 30C for 5C is not fun.

Long johns and thermal vests came out this morning.

And you didn't swing by to visit and share a bowl of rice - sheesh, the nerve of it - right, that's you off the Christmas card list

[gazlannathai]

I am discovering that the Thai government service habit has penetrated the lofty halls of British regional and local government - i.e. when apply a common central government policy, each different region does it according to their own interpretation of the policy, and with their own preferences and biases tagged on for good measure.

I started doing initial online housing register applications last night, and whilst the form (which must be completed online) is the same between regions, how they handle it is vastly different.
One region from my top three preference said
"submit the online form, we'll give you your login details immediately on-screen so you can start watching housing availability, and we'll get back to you within 3 weeks with the result of your application"
another said
"You must submit the online application, then print and submit the offline application form with these supporting documents (enter lonnnnnng list here). Once we receive the offline form and supporting documents, we'll start processing your application and get back to your within 3 weeks. If you've been accepted, we'll then give you login details to view each week's available housing."
another said
"you must complete the online form and bring the following (another long list) of supporting documents to our office as originals and one photocopy each. At that assessment interview, we will need you to sign a print-out of your application, and we will then consider your application. It may take up to three weeks after that to learn if you've been added to the register."

This sort of localised rules, bending, twisting, and warping is exactly what all expats complain about here in Thailand - it's impossible to know exactly where you stand if moving from one region to another. I really, REALLY do not want to discover this has also become endemic in the UK, otherwise I WILL stand for Parliament and raise the most godalmighty ruckus in "The House" on a daily basis.

[billsstamps]

And you didn't swing by to visit and share a bowl of rice - sheesh, the nerve of it - right, that's you off the Christmas card list

Well, I did wish you สวัสดีปีใหม่ earlier

[gazlannathai]

Yes, you did, but not quite the same as sitting around having a good yak, is it?

Mind you, I've heard the best yak's are in Tibet

[billsstamps]

I think that Yaks don't yak, they just have a very short grunt; but the females, called Naks do yak.

But Dwarf Lulus (cross between bull and nak) yak the most.