OneMoreFarang

Just looking at the link, this is "at birth". The life expectancy is a lot higher for people who are already 50, 60, 80 or whatever.

I guess in most situations we don't have to plan much ahead. When we feel for an hour that we don't want to live anymore then maybe we should wait a little longer. If we feel for a week that we don't want to live anymore and there is no hope then it's up to us to act, or not, or maybe later. As far as I know people who are sick and everything hurts have often morphine at home. I know one guy with terminal cancer who said bye bye to everybody before he took a large dose. Another guy with health problems has a big stack of morphine at home. If he doesn't want to live anymore, he can end his life anytime with a deep sleep.

No news on my Bangkok Post App.

About the life expectancy: Many people get this wrong. If the average life expectancy is i.e. 70 that mean in average all people (maybe specific sex, location) live so long. People who die when they are 20 or 30 or any other age are part of the statistic. For that reason, if you are already 70, then your life expectancy is a lot more than the overall average. Here is one article about this: https://www.hsalist.org/resources/life-expectancy/male/70/

It's also no problem for me, and I don't believe in any god. When I am dead, then I am dead. That's it. And until then I enjoy life. I have a couple of medical issues, i.e. diabetes. When I asked my doctor a couple of years ago about Covid he told me I am high risk. Finally, I think in 2022, I had Covid and I obviously remembered what my doctor said. And I thought: What now? And then I thought: All is fine. I lived until now the way I liked to live. If I die now, that's it. My Covid wasn't bad, and I didn't take any medication for that. And in a week it was gone. All fine. I don't know what I will do if I can't walk anymore. I guess life is still interesting. If it hurts every day and I have no fun at all anymore, then the balcony is not far. Let's think about that if I want to think about it.

My idea was to give you something to start, like the Thai name. ดอกเราเตอร์ แกน Maybe search for that or similar items from the same manufacturer and/or seller.

I guess that is what you are looking for: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/total-14-12-tacsr0104121-12-pcs-14-router-bits-set-i804702843-s1631400326.html You can also search for a picture of an item (in Englich) and then use that picture to search i.e. in Lazada.

Yes, that reminds me of the father of a friend who might move to a home for old people in Thailand. Under normal conditions they can take care of him. But if he has a big medial problem, then what? That is a real problem.

I agree with that. First of all, where do you want to live? In Bangkok? Or Pattaya or Hua Hin? Or somewhere up country? Do you have already any woman in mind who loves you so much and wants that you live with her in her village? Many of us, including myself, that that we know Thailand after staying here for a couple of months. And then, maybe 2 or 3 years later, we realize that we didn't really know it. And then 10 years later... You get the idea. If you think you want to live here maybe start by thinking you want to live here for a few months. If you still like it, then maybe for a year or two, and if you still like it, then stay. It seems too many make the mistake of deciding they want to live in Thailand, and if they don't really like it anymore, they feel like a failure for not living here forever. Don't do that. Keep your mind open that maybe you don't like it - for whatever reason. And I would suggest at least for the first two years or so make no long-term commitment. Don't buy a condominium, don't buy a house for your darling. Just live!

Any food in any restaurant on that ship? I go relative often to a 5-start hotel buffet. I like it. But I am sure if I would only go to that place every single day for years, it would become boring. On the ship, I guess it would be faster boring. And about living on such a ship and (I guess) every few days another tourist city: Today 3h in Rome and tomorrow 5h in Venice. Is that holiday? For me, I don't think so.

The only little contribution I can make is telling you that when you transfer money you can just call it "for purchase of a condominium" or something like that. You don't have to specify a building or unit.

Cable is not that expensive. Why save 1000B on something like that?

nuff said

With the multimeter you should be able to see that is sends a voltage signal. But the signal can obviously be "wrong". And that is what you don't see with a multimeter.

Then the cable should be able to handle 40A. Please be aware that not only the cable must be good for 40A. All connectors must be able to handle that current. I.e. terminals like this are not able to handle 40A, even if the cable fits. You need something like this with the correct rating. The A rating must be same of higher of the RCBO. I.e. this: http://www.es.co.th/detail.asp?Prod=131200076

You should be able to see with a multimeter if there is any voltage/signal at all. I.e. with a broken cable there would be nothing. But that's about it. Multimeters have a different purpose.

I think it's wonderful that we have all the choices here. Maybe I eat sandwiches, which I make the way I like them, at home. Maybe I prepare pork chop, the way I like it, at home. And sometimes we buy ready-made food at the market. And often my Thai gf buys fresh food at the market, and she prepares it. And sometimes we go out to restaurants. I don't like much advance planning. We decide each day spontaneously what we want to eat and where.

You opened a couple of threads about your issues. And some of us responded with well-meaning advice. What else did you do already apart from spending a lot of money on eBooks? Personally I think one of the great things about eBooks is that you can order them anytime and you have them within a minute. So if you just finished a book from author X, maybe you feel like another book from the same author. Or maybe you were disappointed and read something else. It just takes a minute to order and get a new book. I think part of your problem is that you (want to) do thinks total or not at all. Today it is books for 15k, a day or two ago it was about girls for 20k. How about one book or girl at a time?

On, off: Yes With the same dimmer: No.

They have them in their shop, ready to eat, even in Thailand.

I would think this attitude could very well attract a lot of attention in gossip. "One cannot not communicate"- Paul Watzlawick

I think as always there are laws and then there are interpretations of those laws and ways which they are enforced or not. I am pretty sure that by definition of the law working is working, paid or not. I guess some authorities won't take this too serious, like the officer you talked to. But is seems some officers take it very serious. And people get prosecuted. I remember stories from bar owners in Pattaya in their own bars. If they were in the customer area, then that was no problem. If they spent a minute behind the bar, together with the bartenders, then that was interpreted as "working" (without a work permit). It's up to you what you want to think. Just be aware that only because one officer tells you A that doesn't mean another officer also sees A and not B.

It seems your definition of sex is very limited. There are lots of nerve endings in lots of places which both women and men have naturally.

Personally I like to be fair. A long time ago I met a beautiful girl in Nana. She was stunning on stage. And she still looked stunning in a dark hotel room. But after I did some "research" I discovered that she was not born that way. Then she told me she had the full operation when she was 16. Obviously, she couldn't be pregnant and have babies, but apart from that she was just like any other girl. She wasn't a man anymore. She was a girl. She was a "she". And looking at that picture The Miss looks pretty much like a she to me. And then there are people like Lia Thomas, which claim that they are a woman, without any female attributes. I wouldn't call him her.

I ordered already some more. It seems IKEA adds to their stock every day. What was yesterday not there might be in stock tomorrow. It's a little boring to check every day. But it's good that it doesn't take weeks before items are available again.