Thanks for the info. Very helpful. I am surprised they refused your tourist visa. I had planned to go to Hanoi to do the same that is to buy another tourist visa for Thailand. However my plans changed and I now plan to come back into Thailand on the 45 days visa exempt scheme as I am planning a trip back to Australia.
that's a little presumptious. Heaps of women myself included visit often. In fact I've been visiting/living in Thailand since 1996. Tulip's profile suggests she's a woman. Anyway 112 days was specified so I still think the whole money in the bank thing for that time is overkill.