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It's like an electronic mosquito.....Every time you swat it away it lands again.... The annoyance factor is huge.....

My wife handles the Thai traditional way of merit.... I help & assist people as a situation might dictate.... Since I rescued a Bangkaew soi dog in our MuBaan a few years back I've kind of become the surrogate father to a few (about 6) of the others.... All great animals that others have basically thrown away.... With just a little bit of individual attention there is not a bad dog in the bunch.... I'll help with their daily needs + administer their rabies shots, etc as I've earned their trust.... While we were gone for 4 months our daughters and neighbors took an active interest & carried on with their care....I was glad for that.... Not sure it's Merit worthy.....

My guess would be yes, they would....

During one visit to the Philippines, (Bacolod), a member of my then GF's family was a contractor - he was eager to show me some of his work..... One visit was to a school.....We parked and walked through the school trailed by a school full of students.....They would stare at me, but not come close....Being 6'4" I thought it was my height so I hunkered down to not be imposing.....No change..... Being unsure why I asked the teacher....Her response was it was my blue eyes = they had never seen blue eyes before....After getting into the car I rolled down the window and there they were, faces pushed through & against a wrought iron fence to get a glimpse of me....I waved, so did they, as we left.... Somewhere, I still have a picture I snapped of one little boy's face, & knuckles as he wedged his little brown face into a fence opening to take a last look.... A fond memory, to be sure....

That leaves room for truckloads of trash & clippings.....We had a house with a vacant lot of about 2 Rai on the other side of our 7ft wall = it basically became the nearest handy dumping ground.....

Try these people...100% Egyptian cotton from their own mill....They supply most of the 4-5* hotels in CM (per them).....Both sides of the business card..... However, this was before COVID & I have not been to Baan Tawai since..... The sheets have lasted many years with minimal wear.....

Migration????

Anek bike is huge & well regarded....They are off the Canal road.... They sell many bikes.... Having boxes should not be a problem....

We just flew into CNX via TPE from the US.... No forms or announcements made..... We did hand our boarding pass to the immigration officer after arrival.... The following day I tried to report my arrival at the CM Immigration, which was overloaded busy..... We got shuttled around like a ping pong ball in a dryer.....Nobody seemed to know what to do.... My wife asked the officer in charge of the TM30 office who told us if no address change = not needed & sent us on our way..... All of the other times we've flown in I used the immigration satellite office within 24 hours of return and (unless they were playing video games) something was entered into their system.....I don't remember if they stamped the passport or not.....

Ditto - I second this....

I'll follow sports & scan headlines, investigating what piques my interest.... I don't have to worry about finding negative news from my country Aseannow excels in glorifying & "reporting" all the bad it can find..... With 200 countries around the world they have a difficult time balancing the scales.....

Great - we fly out in a few days....🛫✈️

Thanks CH Back-atcha

Pervasive in CA....We flew into SFO.... After getting our RV/car road ready we stayed at a nice RV park for a week..... Directly outside the high RV park stone walls was a homeless camp....An old RV, parked cars, lean-to roofs against the wall....While running errands for that week, every frontage road or dead end street offered the same..... Destitute people at busy intersections with their signs & hands out..... Driving through the state, as I looked around there were people under underpasses, tent encampments, lines of occupied old RV's noticed near the urban areas.... This is the first time we didn't visit San Francisco based on reports....During our last visit there we visited the Palace of Fine Arts & about 30% of the parking lot was broken glass from the smash & grab thefts..... Traveling across the US to Texas I thought about boondocking, however, the small clusters of people I saw seemed dirty, unkempt, hardened by life, and weary.....Not a safe place to take a Thai wife imo....They weren't "homeless", more like a nomadic tribe traveling banded together.... From casual observation it's everywhere, but at it's worst on the west coast of the US.... We've moved our home base away from the only state I've ever called home..... I'll miss the topography and natural wonders of the west...

Intermittent fasting helped me go from 117k to 90-93k.... Having a scale to monitor helped.... Unfortunately/or fortunately we've been in the US since September & have gained about 7k of it back spoiling myself with favorite meals, treats, & snacks not available in LOS.... We return in January & the scale will be needed again..... So yes, a scale is a good way to monitor progress - or lack of.....

We've been given the GIFT of life.... Based on 76 years of living = it beats the alternative.... That may vary person to person.... I have a good wife to go through life and with laughter, an upbeat outlook, a cuddle, and (still) more - we have family on both sides that offer love, support, and willingly share their lives with us - sprinkle in a few dogs & cats, a few interests and hobbies along the way.... Our health is good + active.... As mentioned before.... It beats any (known) alternative.... Back to you Gamma.... Is the pursuit of imponderable questions satisfying? Or is it a bottomless abyss who's itch we just can't fathom to reach & scratch.....

We had fresh sushi available locally until COVID took it's toll....It was reasonable at 12 choices for 200 baht & he'd add a couple more..... Truthfully, my wife & daughters can prepare sushi combinations at minimal costs..... My wife would prefer to prepare it at home.....One daughter has a sushi restaurant that she favors for special days & birthdays.... In any case, we avoid "market" place conditions where it's prepared & sitting out on display - waiting - subject to the surrounding conditions.....

In Texas = Went to the oldest daughter's house where they had gumbo and sliced hams along with all the trimmings and deserts.... My wife made a sweet & sour shrimp dish + some coconut topped butterfly gelatin cups from butterfly flowers we brought from our garden.....I bought 18 boxes of cordial cherries to pass out..... Enjoyed a houseful of people that ate, collected goodies & presents - then left..... I watched an American football game with my son in-law chatting about this & that....My wife helped my daughter tidy up then we came back to the RV..... I've enjoyed a couple of rum & cokes..... She's heating up leftovers from the day; then we're kicking back to end the day...18:30 here at the moment with low temps expected overnight.... My wife is loving the cold, fresh air.....

Thank you & back-atcha.... Merry Christmas 🎄 to you & yours..... Also wished to the rest of you TV(A) knuckleheads....

Chiang Mai plastics would be my best guess..... They seem to have a lot of variety where hobbies are concerned....

In TH = same king sized bed but an adjoining "sitting" bedroom has the wardrobes, home gym, book shelves, & big screen with a couch that opens into a bed.... So there is a "separation" of space - stuff wise = bedroom - her array of stuff...The other room is arranged my way & I spend quiet time there if the house is busy.....But, we always are together in the same bed.... Currently in the US RVing & sharing a queen sized bed.... I'm an active sleeper & she sleeps like a log so she favors her side close to the edge....

Just think of the long list of life impairing situations.... Away from state of the art technology, not having a simple thing such as refrigeration of any sort would be catastrophic....