unblocktheplanet

Any opinions on rice bran oil?

For many expats, the nut is retirement visa money.

Twice for me, too. To remove the margins. 20 sutures.

Shopee is Thai-friendly. English, not so much.

The peripheral vision test is done to see if people have glaucoma. The colors may make it easier for some. Good peripheral vision is essential to notice that motorcycle riding close. Over age 45 should have a thorough eye exam with dilation every year by an ophthalmologist. Rutnin is pricey but good value.

Obviously, for public health, boosters should be available for free. I'm told they now cost. I'd call the Red Cross vaccination unit.

~USD 10 billion.

Offshore wind, solar and tidal power are far safer options. An SMR costs $10 billion & trebles the cost of electricity. Green? No way!

Jack, I thought the same. But my online 90-days were twice rejected, noting "Update TM.30". Not sure what that means; my TM.30 is in my wife's name & the dates are correct. Expiring at next year's extension. We've lived in the same house for 32 years! Any ideas?

Does the include the 800k required to extend retirement visas?

Does this mean that I can transfer / remit from my foreign bank account created pre-2024 without the 15% tax? I presume I don't have to file as I live off savings.

Yes, but I bet they will target farang, business as usual.

Thanks for your efforts to keep us in line, George. It could be chaos! Will you please point us to the tax thread or tell us where to search? Thx.

Really???

THAT would be a serious bummer. No hope for me at 75.

Health insurance is going to be really hard on spouse visa-holders. Many have a spouse visa because they don't have the dosh to tie up in retirement. Let's hope they grandfather us in for existing non-O extensions. Thanks for your take, Sheryl.

Govt hospitals are cheaper per doctor consult but often rushed through with not very effective ideas. Sometimes downright hooey. They want to prescribe you a grab bag of name brand meds--think Pfizer, GSC, etc.. Those big pharma brands are not cheap. A few have generics but not many import from cheaper countries. The U.S. has a $35/month cap on insulin. Insulin is a lifesaver--it should be FREE!

Stupid question: If I can get insulin prescribed in Canada, can it be mailed here? Would it be cheaper?

The problem with meds from India is it's so difficult to pay them!

No surprise, our city water comes from the Chao Phraya. The PVC pipes are close to the surface, not buried as in the West. This means hot water when it's hot. Terrible amount of chlorine (take a breath of your tank). We have had a stainless steel three stage water filter. Prefer stainless to plastic. Changed the filters--B 1,500. Ceramic center filter is black and slimy. Water tastes like sh**. Big left filter is some kind of resin beads, right is charcoal, center is ceramic. Reverse osmosis removes all minerals, not so good for health long-term. Any recommendations? Thanks.

What's the latest price for EMS, please?

Late coming back to this topic. Made appt at CW in person, next one worked online. Go figure. Yes, wait a few days but it's always a gamble not to get caught out & spend a whole day in queue, CW traffic & so on. However, I have read elsewhere that the FIRST 90-day report after a new extension has to be made either in person or by mail. Anyone had such experience? Would be way easier to just continue clicking the magnifying glass! Thanks for your help.

Thanks, Jack. I'll give it a try next time.

Right, I guess. Good to know the arrival card number is unimportant. The problem seems to be my port of entry. My application was 'pending' for two weeks so I had to go on the last day to avoid the fine. Thanks, Jack. I used the magnifying glass method & change the date of expiry. But nowhere to enter port of entry so it does not appear on completed PDF. Any ideas, please?

Online reporting worked great through 2022. But after my latest retirement extension, the online system failed for me. When I submit my report online, the PDF generated on submission left several crucial items blank such as the tick-box for “NON-IMM”, port of entry (“BY”), and “ARRIVAL CARD NO.” Nothing has changed for me and all other information is correct. This means a whole day, at considerable expense, to get to Chaeng Wattana, and wait in the endless queue if one is not lucky enough to secure one of only 14 five-minute appointments in one’s allotted 10-day reporting window. The IO at this desk obviously did not ‘update’ my data in the online system. Surely there must be a way to correct one’s data!?! Anybody know? Ubonjoe? Thanks in advance! (Takes me awhile to get back to TV these days...)