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Why should we pay cash everywhere with banknotes instead of a card? - If I have a $50 banknote in my pocket, go to a restaurant and pay for dinner with it. Then the restaurant owner uses the same bill to pay for the laundry. The laundry owner then uses the bill to pay the barber. The barber then uses the bill for shopping and so on. After an unlimited number of payments, it will still remain a $50 note! It has fulfilled its purpose for everyone who used it for payment. The bank ran dry from every cash payment made with this $50 note. - But if I go to the same restaurant and pay digitally (by card), the bank fee for my payment transaction is 3%, around $1.50. Then another $1.50 for the laundry owner and the barber and so on. After 30 transactions, the initial $50 will only be $5. The remaining $45 becomes the property of the bank...thanks to digital transactions and fees. Bottom line - USE CASH! Let's keep our hard-earned money to ourselves instead of giving it to the banks.

Meanwhile at a bungalow somewhere in Thailand...

Kamala Harris not only represented the US, but also freedom and democracy. I saw her in person and was about 5-6 meters from her when her motorcade slowed down. She looked straight at us, waved and smiled. Amazing moment. Thanks for the visit Kamala. 20221118_145855.mp4

+150 baht banking fee for using your foreign ATM card.

Trying something new.

This is outrageous, she clearly adds MSG!!! 1668476211388.mp4

The old skytrain could need a bit of paint.

There is a video out of Wagner using a sledgehammer on one of their prison recruits for deserting. Let's just say they got the message firmly through his thick skull ????.

Old news. Electricity prices were scary high in August/September, but are back to normal now.

Three high-pressure fuel tanks are cleverly packaged in the rear of NEXO, with a combined 156-litre capacity and the ability to hold up to 6.33kg of hydrogen at a pressure of 700 bar. Impractical huge fuel tanks and a nasty crash could easily make airbags and seat belts redundant features, because you are already in the next world.

Music in the ears of a military government..... Xi Jinping speech at 20th Party congress, talks about how China increasing its military was a greater priority than economy, climate change and "Common Prosperity". He said the PLA is to become the world's most powerful Army.

Xi PM?? Nah, he is just a general secretary.

Happy face, right? Since it is Chulalongkorn day Monday, I will give online a second chance. I can always be 7 days late when reporting in person.

Submitted the usual info and got this: Your application for "STAYING LONGER THAN 90 DAYS" has been rejected. The informations are invalid or imcomplete

Is 90 days reporting still at MTT or is it back at CW again?

An updated picture of Putin's table.

The real reason for Putin's visit, is so that he can meet Xi. Now that Xi has that pesky thing of getting rubber stamp elected out of the way, they can get back to business of demolished the old world order.

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https://twitter.com/tsologoub/status/1578287549428400129?s=20&t=8EaTgqZEFarHn-IW5TJWmw

I was once on 4 days overstay and had the 2,000 baht ready in my shirt pocket, but the FEMALE IO was just not focused enough to count the days correctly. She never even saw I were on overstay and simply just stamped me out.

Unusual high GPS jamming east of Finland: https://gpsjam.org/?lat=59.91058&lon=38.37189&z=2.8&date=2022-10-02

Strictly no overtaking. https://twitter.com/markito0171/status/1576913689260589057?s=20&t=XG7RyhS2Op6HhDPguqvEkg

1. Russia can now justify using tactical nuclear weapons in the annexed regions. They drop not just 1, but 2, 3 or more 1 kT bombs, evaporating Kraken and the fighting force of the Ukrainian army. The 300,000 strong Russian mobilization secure the borders to the annexed provinces and the war is essentially over. Now to the scary part. This will pave the way for China to use their nuclear hypersonic carrier killer missiles inside the 9 dash line. The US decide not to play kamikaze carrier with the CCP and the PLA takes Taiwain to please master Xi. Then what, WWIII or another long cold war?

The associated benefits will include state medical insurance, membership for spouses and close relatives and the chance to apply for a Cambodian passport after five years and enjoyment of ASEAN privileges. https://www.pattayamail.com/latestnews/news/now-cambodia-competes-with-thailand-for-10-year-visa-long-stayers-403114