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I've bought many 100% cotton T shirts through Lazada that are holding up well....No messages, but I've ordered in the colors that match the days of the week.... They're perfect for wearing at home but would be fine to wear out & about (I prefer to wear a polo shirt style when venturing out).....

It only takes a few visits there to imagine island fever..... It is pretty the first few times..... Admittedly, I grew up just a short drive from the NORCAL coast so the beaches might not hold the same allure for me as it might for someone that's never experienced an ocean....

With the advent of social media & smart phones, as well as political toxicity, dinner parties with real participation & interesting conversation with charming companions have gone the way of the Dodo bird....

We booked EVA - CNX to SFO & IAH to CNX.....They code shared the departure from IAH to UAL & that was the only leg that had problems causing a 2 day delay....The EVA flights were seamless + they provided two nights of 4 Star accomodations & meals to offset the UAL delays..... In fairness, the UAL leg was hampered by a huge weather front....However, there was no way UAL came even close to the proficiency, or experience of flying EVA.... We left CNX in Sept 23 & returned Jan 24.....

I always wondered why such an abrupt, quiet departure from CM Immigration - then off the radar for a few years.... None of it trumpeted loudly like at first when he was in the news everywhere....

We usually RV in the US.... That capability takes the sting out of travel.....We used a hotel for an overnight layover flying both ways....One way was planned in Taiwan, coming home wasn't; as weather delayed our arrival 2 days.... Out of LOS to US can be 3-6 months & it would take years to try and cover the different regions of the country.....Inside Thailand, up to a week or longer depending on extended family involvement....If on our own 3-5 days seems the norm....Out of country - Paris was 8 days + travel to/from....

No - I have been a fill in bouncer at a well known North Hollywood CW bar = fortunately mostly unchallenged ..... Although I had to disarm a situation involving a 44 magnum when I just happened to be there, mainly because I was standing behind the guy that he was aiming at across a pool table.....The bullet would have gone through both of us.... One time in Napa I tossed a guy out the front door by his collar & belt that was blindsiding other patrons punching them as their backs were turned - he was picking & choosing who to bully.... I'm not really sure why I ran him & settled the situation, it was just a reactionary experience.....I got an ovation & free drinks for the effort.... Little did the guy know that the woman I was there with was crazier & more dangerous than he could ever be .....She was dynamite in the sack though.....But, she's a story for another time.....

Stay clear of Putin...

100% truth there....Just like the handsome man syndrome here.....

Yes - during my time here.... However - we returned last month from 4 months RVing stateside.....I got hit on a few times there while shopping.....I must have had that new man in town "look"...... At 76 it was completely unexpected.....

It's been years.... I'm a member of the CM Expats club....I went to meetings that had a speaker or topic I found useful... It was an interesting mix from the quiet folks to the ones hunting out perspective clients glad handing & passing out business cards....Then there were guys who had their gals dressed to the 9's, obviously proud to show them off while strutting around...... Everybody showed up, found the same places they always say - with seemingly the same people they did every time....As soon as the meeting adjourned it looked like somebody yelled fire. Very few lingering conversations - boom - gone..... They tried a NYE party which we went to.... Basically, the farang men seemed to be getting quietly plastered while their women sat at the table all dressed to party & looked bored to death.....Not fun or lively, after about 90 minutes I left..... The real value to me seemed to be the interest groups....Where hobbyists, computer geeks, chess players, farang women, etc. had set their own groups meetings an agendas = this was a good spinoff of the expats....I basically just quit driving in from 50k away after a year or so and haven't really thought about it much since.....

I'm experiencing the same thing BoA to BKK....They initially say an hour....The there's a screen messsge citing 3 days, (BoA shows the transaction completed almost immediately) <<Wise then sends an email saying it's taking longer to receive the money - apologizing for the delay of up to 3 days>> Then in about 3 or 4 days depending on weekends they email that they've received the money, they have to exchange currency & will forward = this takes one to three more days..... I use to transfer at the end of a month = usually 1 hour to 2 days, which was ok..... It's taking 5 to 7 days now.....

Wasn't the OP's post about needing clothing for a graduation? I addressed that with a possibility..... Yeah - 2nd part was probably less relevant than your post..... Uncertain though, you've set that bar pretty high..😆

My oldest Thai daughter's Uni graduation is coming soon..... She ordered the robe online & asked me to take her to the local market (I didn't know why) where she bought a blouse & other items needed..... She is a go getter and proudly used her own money from a job she went out and found of her own volition..... This is the easy one = Daughter #2 doesn't believe she should have to lift a finger to do, expect, or get anything - she's going to have a rude awakening..... She's the more gifted of the 2 & life will be harder if she doesn't harness/channel her efforts.....

Not sure if they are voting for inches, the longevity, or the overall performance.... A little pounding sand in the wrong place & they will be VERY uncomfortable for awhile - especially her.... I grew up a half hour drive from the northern California coast......

Long forever....The OP's pics are not favorable to the short haired version..... It's hard to find alluring looking women featuring short hair.....Ugh......

Nope - Napa, Ca....The price was proudly posted right at the outside freezer door - the small bag was $5.95.... We spent the first night in the RV storage lot with no hookups available & had to keep the foodstuffs that we bought overnight .... I agree the price was way too high.....

In the US I went into a Circle K to get some water, snacks, etc...m At checkout the counter had a basket like scanner that you placed the items in (including an $11 bag of ice).....It gave an amount and I went give the money to the "cashier"....They said no and pointed down under the counter to a bill machine that took the $$$ and dispensed the correct change....There were swipe/slots at the counter top for card payments..... They also were not allowed to touch or bag the vended products.... Basically, 2-3 people manning a checkout counter that were not allowed, by policy, to do much of anything..... It was my first purchase after arrival on the trip....After that, cards were the primary method of payment while I learned to check myself out almost everywhere we went..... I think, only 2 ATM withdrawals during our 4 months there....

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.....