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1 hour ago, CMBob said:
If there is an international flight, the re-entry desk at the airport will always be open so there's no worry about it being closed. I've gotten re-entry permits a couple of times in the past at the airport and both times it took no more than about 5-6 minutes (although I had the completed TM8 and required copies with me).
At CM the desk is now moved beyond the boarding pass check in for current departing passengers only....A helpful airport employee found 2 officers & they directed me to go to the CM Immigration office - they now only served actively departing passengers at CNX.....
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4 minutes ago, bob smith said:I would like nothing more than to go to my favorite cafe, order some light breakfast and sit there till the sun goes down drinking my favorite lager.
but thats how it starts,
you promise yourself just a couple beers
then you meet some tourists here on a stag do/birthday whatever and they end up buying you shots.
then you order a whiskey
next thing you know you are asking the nearest taxi driver about girls at the soapy, how much etc..
then the wife calls asking if everything is all right,
she can hear you slurring your words, she knows that you are drunk.
you scope about the nearest kebab shop, 2 to go please.
you try and flag down a cab, nobody will go on the meter. you pay the tourist price.
then you get home and start a fight about being drunk again.
you ask her whats wrong with her. she says she hates it when you're drunk.
you repeatedly tell her that you are not, but she can see it in your eyes.
you end up sleeping in separate beds, she threatens you with divorce.
then you wake up the morning after with a headful of regret, tired, hungover, no good to anyone...
you waste the day in bed watching netflix, eating crap. mcdonalds gets a call, as they always do.
you cant bear to look at yourself in the mirror, you havent shaved for days.
you stand on the scales, 2 kg up since yesterday.
you throw up, the mcdonalds hasnt gone down well.
you sit on the edge of your bed and you ask yourself, was it really worth it?
Meanwhile, the wife is silently mourning, isolated by the loss of her life's partner = even though he's "alive"...Because of drink he's eroding daily the intimate, special times, memories....Meanwhile, she cares enough to fight with him hoping to get her husband/lover/hero/inspiration back...
He's to stupefied (and stupid) to recognize what he's (irreversibility) costing both of them while killing her dreams day after day .....
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21 minutes ago, Red Phoenix said:They currently make use of these camera devices on a stick to take your picture for the Re-Entry Permit application, but indeed - in case that device is out of order - it would be prudent to also bring 2 pass-photos with you when applying for the Re-Entry Permit at the Imm service desk in the Airport.
She asked for the photo & used a glue stick to attach it to the form....I then was sent to get copies of two items in my passport (not listed as needed)....When I returned to her window the picture was not on the form, no longer attached.....She panicked a little & checked the papers on her desk = nada.....She stood up to check the floor and there it was - - - firmly glued to her tight, little, shapely ass....
My picture looked very happy there ????????????????.....
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Seemed to be a likeable guy.....
He had a nice, mellow voice......
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Good luck on your quest.....
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All well and good comments.....
There is a series of videos out of EV's running out of battery charge 40-80% before the initially indicated available range displayed on start up....
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5 hours ago, CMBob said:Last time (end of November last year) I got a ME re-entry permit at CM Immigration, I was dumbfounded that, besides the documents listed above, they also wanted a photo copy of my TM30 Receipt of Notification and, if you can believe it, a copy of my current TM47Receipt of Notification. I gave them copies as I take everything in the world with me to Immigration as occasionally they ask for something unusual.
Yes, I just got one at the immigration office..... They also asked for copies of items not cited in the actual instructions.....
I also made the mistake of going to the airport first where, a few years back, they had an open counter = it's now moved behind the the check in screening area for boarding carded travellers.....
I further compounded my mistake by going to the in airport Burger King for a bacon WHOPPER.....The 3 ft WHOPPER on the overhead menu turned into a miniscule disappointment, but the fries were ok....
I tottled on down to immigration to get my re entry
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Much better then my entree adventure.....
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A huge pockmark on the Earth's surface....
If you've ever seen a strip mine it's an ugly ugly thing.....
Money/greed is going to win this thing...
At least it's Nevada, which is already the dumping ground target state for hazardous/toxic waste...Cheap dumping fees & miles & miles of nothingness.....
Nevada is a right to work state which doesn't favor worker's rights.....
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Bob,
You're basing your premise on the behavior of the "at risk" crowd....You won't find many decent people in that crowd/lifestyle....
There's expats everywhere living every normal lifestyle....
Personally, I don't know one bar goer....
However, I know many expats living a normal life, contributing to the wellbeing of their families + representing a goodwill smile, style, and footprints among their neighbors....Just quietly going about their lives.....In a place of their choosing (for the most part).....
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I was raised in California with moderate temps.....A half hour drive away was the beach & a 3.5 hour drive away was Lake Tahoe for winter snow & summer water sports....Humidity was never noticable & you could participate in sports & outdoor activities year around....
I enjoy a low humidity climate regardless of temperature & find some days here with high humidity really not fun to be around....
Days like today in The CM area are comfortable - but I find living here in more or less season-less weather monotonous.....
We'll be in the US Oct-Jan.... Hopefully we'll get some "winter" in....
Unfortunately, the last month will be in the Houston area & we will be relocating home basing the RV/car there....Meaning, no more easy ducking into snowy/cold weather climates....
While writing this my wife just turned the a/c on....I guess that's her vote....
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On 9/4/2023 at 1:56 PM, Shop mak said:
Oohhh this topic will FIRE UP all the ev-vehicle haters in here.
Christmas came early for you guys.
Not really, seems to be a fairly common thing.....
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55 minutes ago, Adumbration said:
Surfing...covers everything.
The skeg keeps getting snagged up in the rice fields in CM....
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24 minutes ago, orchis said:
another instance of bad parenting.
Agreed, it took major contesting on my part to invoke an 8PM phone curfew on school nights....Which I think is still too lenient....
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40 minutes ago, brianthainess said:Sorry just asking, do you ever suggest to your daughter about doing something maybe active together, where you can't look at a phone.
Yes, I've booked & asked about activities, set up family times/games..... Supplied musical instruments she wanted to pursue that lasted for a short time.... She's the most accomplished freehand artist I've seen and I supplied everything she could possibly need....
We have Dad/Daughter days + slurpy days every Thursday....
I've managed to get us all out camping a few times.... I've taken them out for archery, mini golf trips....Have had her out bumping/digging/setting a volleyball, badminton, Frisbee toss & catch, also had her out hitting softballs off a tee & playing catch.....
Any ambition she's embraced she's had support....
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2 minutes ago, Adumbration said:Letting toddlers play on a busy road.
Toddlers standing up on motorcys between parents legs, gripping the handlebars to hang on.....Makes cringe every time....
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7 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:You have more than 10,000 posts on this one forum. Leading by example. ????
It's the only forum I'm involved in & it's taken 14 years.... Yeah, some time wasted as initially I got involved with some of the word games that account for half the total and certainly = wasted time....
I dropped participating in that when I noticed how the "posts" count accumulated....
I tend to ebb & flow posting....
But = point taken....
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Unfortunately free range kids are very common here.....
Our 16 y/o is basically glued to her phone.....I wanted to set reasonable limits & my wife basically takes the "up to her" stance....
To my daughters credit, she is holding a 3.6 at school....She is very talented/gifted in many ways, however, I have watched the creativity spiral downward close to zero with all her extra time going to playing on the phone.... Electronically free range....
I don't look forward to the wake up call....
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Here's one just for you Sip.....
Mileage can vary....
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No - but it's a big money crop in the Philippines....Anything occult is....
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I carry when there....
I no longer hunt or have horses but we do RV / dry camp boondocking style at times in primitive areas....
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58 minutes ago, bignok said:Honest posting. Not there for golf or culture.
Going for the elusive hole in one....
Fore....
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5 minutes ago, RayWright said:Friday is Martini time. 60ml Gin, 20ml vodka & 15ml Lillet Blanc. Prepped in the shaker and stored in the freezer for a "shaken, not stirred", topped with 2 pitted olives on a stick and a twist of lemming.
On the way back from Lotus, so 10 minutes and counting.
Them lemmings don't take kindly to being twisted....
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I had a Rum & Coke Zero at 5PM....
Tomorrow night we'll karaoke & knock a few back....
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Riding Trains to cure the boredom.
in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Posted · Edited by pgrahmm
When everyone suggested you start some intense training, they didn't mean the choo choo.....