OneMoreFarang

I think it's best to change little, and slowly over time. I.e. move to a new big villa on the beach with a new girl is, IMHO, a bad idea. I think it's good to keep the same lifestyle and improve it here and there a little. And maybe later a little more. The idea is to stay sane and don't go crazy.

That is not so easy to answer. Some years ago I had an unusual frame. I asked in maybe 10 shops about new lenses. In 9 shops they told me they can't do it. In the 10th shop they told me they will do it. And then after two failed attempts they gave up. Then, sometime later, I found a new optician. He had no problem with that frame and i.e. curved prescription lenses which other opticians pretend don't exist. It's complicated...

Sometimes a dead person, relative or not, comes to my mind. Maybe I remember some good times together or something I learned from that person, or maybe how annoying that person was. And then I continue with life. Life is changing all the time. Some people die, some people are just not in our life anymore, and we meet new people. It's up to us to make the best out of our lives and any situation. Stagnation won't bring happiness. Life does change - it doesn't matter if we want that or not.

I agree. The girl will always get pressure. Pressure from the family to bring more money. And pressure from the farang to spend less money (on the family). She is often in the bad situation to decide which pressure is easier to handle.

Even with funeral cover that doesn't mean that money will be paid a day or two after the death. It's normal that someone has to advance that money before (maybe) it will be returned.

It doesn't have to be fishy. If you give a poor Thai person 60,000B then many will have this feeling that that is soooooo much money that it can't possibly be spent in no time. If you would have explained to her that you give her 700B per day, then she would have understood that that is a limited amount. Mathematics, even basic mathematics, is not really a strength of many people here. Some time ago I gave cash to my gf every couple of days, or maybe once a week. Not because I don't trust her, but she will more likely spend money if she has 10000B in her pocket compared to 1000B. And I am sure that is the case for many of the girls. Now I think it depends on how much you love her and how much you can afford and how much you might blame yourself for giving her a lot of money without explaining to her that so much money is not really so much money if it should be good for 3 months. Maybe it's just something you both had to learn. Or maybe she wants all your money. Both are possibilities.

Keeping in mind typical fees in Thailand, like maybe 1000B or 5000B what is the amount of such compensation? I.e. if A can prove that B saw C two times in a short time hotel, what is the compensation? 2000B? Or maybe 20k? I can't imagine such compensation is 6 digits or more. And what's the point of involving lawyer if it's maybe 20k?

That is a good point. Whenever someone from the family visits the doctor the doctor is free. But the transport to and from that doctor has to be paid. And maybe some medication and other supplies are not part of what any insurance pays.

I don't know the legal details, but it might be true that the 30B insurance, or even a normal employee insurance, does not pay if a motorcycle was involved. Some time ago I rode slowly with my motorcycle with my gf on the back of the bike. With very slow speed we collided with another bike and my gf fell down. It was not really clear who was responsible. I agreed with the other rider that we don't blame each other. A little later my gf told me her leg hurt. Ok, let's go to the hospital. There the doctor looked at it and then the question came up: how did it happen? And the moment when she told them she fell from a motorcycle they wanted to know lots of info about that bike. We didn't have any info because we didn't write down any license plate number of name of the guy or insurance company. Then they wanted to know my name and insurance and and and. I didn't see a reason to give them that information, I thought she has a health insurance and that's it, that insurance will pay. But they repeatedly asked again and again for that info. I have to admit I forgot what we did at the end, this was years ago. But it seems that they want to get money from the motorcycle insurance. I don't know what happens if there is no such insurance.

It seems you are assuming that because some puddles are not deep, they are all not deep. Maybe you are right, but maybe you are wrong. In Thailand enough people discovered that some of those little puddles were actually deeper than they expected.

I found this shop on Lazada Lots of wires up to 10 sq.mm and maybe more in many colors, starting from 3m length https://www.lazada.co.th/shop/koratelectric https://www.lazada.co.th/products/thw-1x10-sqmm-bcc-450750v-10-11-2553-i3761776578-s14286402612.html?

There was a time when I could answer that with a confused-icon. Sorry, I don't understand what you try to say.

And of course, all rules and their enforcement are negotiable with your friendly BiB.

I like to buy a couple of meters of thick electrical wire. Up to 4 sqmm or maybe 6 sqmm is available in the usual stores. But thicker wire, and maybe in color, is maybe available at Lazada, but not easy to find. I just tried to find 10 sqmm like this (or with fewer strands), but I can't find it. Some suppliers show what looks like copper cable but in the description it's aluminium. Other supplier offer also fashion, etc. I would like to get a link to a shop (their own website or i.e. a shop in Lazada) which offers a variety of wires, different colors, maybe just a few meters or a roll, etc. Any suggestions? A real-life shop anywhere in Bangkok would also be fine. Thanks The last picture is from an online shop in China. I don't think it should be necessary to import wires from there and wait 10 days.

Just get a full-sized bike. Problem solved.

It can't be long before there will be some "news" from Meghan how difficult others make her life because that old woman died. Meghan is obviously the center of the universe - when will those people around her understand this and treat her with the respect she deserves?

What kind of anchors are best for perforated bricks? (I don't know if that is the correct term for these bricks.) If I use "normal" anchors like below (from HomePro) this works in part. But maybe half the anchor is in the hole of the brick. Not good. Are there special anchors for these bricks? How are they called? Do you have a link from a shop in Thailand? Thanks The bricks for which I need anchors: I used these. They are just about good enough to hang a picture or something similar. But definitely not good for heavy load. This is a general question. I might want to hang a picture on the wall or maybe something heavy. Thanks

I like to use cable trays under the ceiling in my new condominium to make cabling and cable maintenance easy. It seems most of the time this is only used in industry and maybe offices. What do you think about this? Here is some more information: I am renovating my condominium from scratch. All the old wiring is already removed. I plan to install lots of LED lights, sensors, home automation, etc. Most of this I will do myself with HomeAssistant, NSPanels, etc. Some will be installed right away but likely I will add things later on. A long time ago when I was young I worked a couple of months for an electrical installation company. I helped them with electrical installations in houses and industry. I think the way things are done in industry (including offices) if a lot better to work on and maintain than the typical house wiring. This is why I want to use cable trays instead of the usual pipes along the ceiling. I plan to use cable trays separated for high voltage (220V) and low voltage (24V for LEDs, LAN, PoE (48V), etc.) I plan to install the cable trays between the concrete ceiling and ceiling tiles. That will make it very easy to access it. This is an example of such cable tray. The picture does not show ceiling panels (like I plan to use). I plan to use maybe something like this, not sure yet: https://th.rs-online.com/web/p/cable-trays/7707058 For the record: A qualified Thai electrical engineer will make sure that all is according to the regulations.

I want to buy some electric power tools. They should have good quality and service in Thailand. I checked a couple of websites of brands like Bosch, DeWalt, Makita and it seems all of them have just a small part of the products in Thailand compared to the USA or Europe. Which brands do you use and do you have any experience with the service in Thailand? In the moment this is a general question not specific to one tool. I think also about battery powered tools and for them it makes a lot of sense to have everything from the same brand with the same battery packs.