tomazbodner

You should change name to Provocator and reveal how much you're paid to post this garbage

Nobody can read your mind, Frankie...

I use Coway for water filters and I'm quite happy despite controversy after customer performed proper lab test on the water and it came out with over 3x the limit of colliform bacteria... Coway refused her request for a refund, probably paving the way for a media lynch of the company. This was their response (ask Uncle Google to Translate it for you): On air filters, although the main reason to stick with Xiaomi was gone with Purifier 4 series (same filters used across the fleet), they still provide great value with inexpensive (genuine) filters, small size and great performance. I do feel however that older models (like 2S) lasted longer than newer models. 3H and even 4 are already making noise on the small air quality sensor fans, while 2S that's probably now 5 years older than these are still showing no issues at all (except burned out OLED screens for inability to adjust the brightness on them). Xiaomi is still a great deal, with filters lasting 6-12 months going for about a monthly subsciption cost of Coway. But even Coway is a great deal compared to some "legacy" air filter producing companies. charging an arm and a leg for both the box and the replacement filters. I got burned on a few of them, where a couple of months after buying a box I was told replacement filters need to be ordered from Japan at prohibitive costs because... that's now an old model, and filters are no longer stocked. A few months earlier it was marked as New arrival! To avoid defamation lawsuit I'll keep the names of Japanese, American and Dutch companies to myself...

Thought that video was a deepfake so I went to search for original... and it's actually real speech... http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77373

Now anyone with private car and driver's license can drive for ride hailing providers. But with this change, those private cars with white plates would have to be registered as public vehicles and receive yellow plates, which would increase their costs and depreciate the value of the vehicle. Many drivers won't bother, so there will be a drop in available cars, probably resulting in higher fares and longer waiting times or unanswered ride requests.

I had a privilege to study with professors of Harvard. The way the material is presented is very visual, to the point, without the usual academic fluff unless you want to drill deeper. That was quite a big difference when compared with other universities, so if I had any kids, which I don't, I would definitely work towards it. Compared to other useless expenses, and having years to prepare for it, the tuition fees are achievable for many middle class families as well.

I would not know. The sliced bread from them is available in many places so maybe that's the case for these, but for sourdough, my closest Villa markets only have it in deep frozen 2 packs. It defrosts well at low power microwave - the whole baguette would be about 8 min at 100W. To get it fresh I'd need to go to Sukhumvit 23, and to make trip worth I'd buy more than I need and end up freezing the rest anyway, so this is convenient enough.

I know now you're going to call me nuts but ... long, long time ago (that means before COVID) I used to take Air Asia to Penang in the morning, go to Yin's Sourdough bakery for breakfast, had her pack up my freshly baked sourdough bread, went to whatever that mall is at Komtar, picked up the bag, and returned to airport for evening flight back to Bangkok. It was Yin who told me of her colleague, schoolmate at San Francisco who opened Holey bakery at Sukhumvit that I should try out. I did, but compared to Yin, which I haven't visited in 5+ years now, Holey wasn't on the same level, and it was considerably more expensive. Haven't been to either of them in ages now, but the Holey's building design with ... well, holes... is certainly interesting. Thank you for reminding me of Holey. Time to check it out again, as a lot can change in pandemic. I'm happy it's still around.

I usually get Maison Jean Philippe breads from Villa market. That's real bread, not whatever that stuff in Tops and 7-11 is... Actually... This might be a good read for you, bread lover: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250704-sourdough-vs-white-sliced-which-breads-should-we-be-eating

Need to give it a try.

There is a difference. I think it's quite a stretch to see someone turning 40th floor unit into a karaoke bar, and pets are banned in most condos. Street dogs are a different story, especially if there's a moobaan nearby, but nothing that can't be fixed with double glazed windows on a high floor.

Absolutely agree. Most condos now only have 30-40% of parking lots compared to number of units, and while some don't allow any dedicated slots, those that do, usually only do that for largest units.

Obviously simplistic. We didn't put in capital gain taxes, potential income from renting the unit out, differences in utility prices between rented and owned properties, potential losses from investing in something that went belly up, etc. My post was for someone who has a choice (and funds) between renting a place and buying one, that there are benefits to owning it if that's done in the right kind of property in the right area, at the right price. Like there are benefits to those who have few, if any ties to Thailand and are just longer term tourists, in renting, rather than owning a place. One admission... I bought condo at the beginning of COVID when people thought there was the end of the World coming. Sansiri wanted to close the project and offered 50% discount on all unsold units. Hence if I went to sell mine, I'd probably get 50-60% profit on it. But I like it (despite being thrown around in last quake), especially sunsets out the windows... So I have no interest in selling it. I'm not Aussie and have no knowledge nor interest in real-estate there, hence I would be useless in any discussion about it.

Unpaid maintenance bills? That was harsh. Never saw anything like that happening here. In our condo they cut off water, refuse to extend parking rights and access to common areas, which is I think for 3 months overdue fees which are collected twice a year for building maintenance and every 3 months for water usage. Electricity is anyway paid directly to MEA.

I bought it because I didn't want to have my permanent address registered at a place I don't own. This place has only a handful of foreigners, and admittedly we don't interact at all. But other than 2 cases (far from my floor, whom I've only seen a couple of times), it is far more calm (and quiet) to live in this place than it was in previous ones I was renting. The people are different. This building has 90%+ of people living here owning their place. There are very few AirBnb cases, and after owners got fined, their units were put up for sale, so we don't have short nor long term rental problem, the common areas are rarely used - that 50m swimming pool rarely sees anyone coming near, fitness is a bit more popular, but only early morning,, like 5-6 am, and after 7 pm... and lobby - there is a small community that plays board games in the evenings. It is very different from living in a building intended for rental, or one that has lots of people renting. But it seems the only thing you're looking at is reselling the unit. Yes, if that's what you're after, then it might not be worth it. But then, put together a list of all the rent you've paid in the past 20 years, and sum it up. Now compare that with the cost of condo plus maintenance fees - and deduct what you could sell it for. I am quite sure your rent is considerably higher than the loss on the condo resale value.