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Pretty sure there was a thread about interesting Youtube Channels, but I can't find it. I know that we all have different interests, but sometimes come across channels that are worth watching in themselves. To start things off, here are a couple that I enjoy: https://www.youtube.com/@RickBeato What started out as a musical education channel has morphed into a much wider "everything about music" channel. So much so that Rick Beato has started doing interviews with some well known musicians, including Sting, Brian May and Peter Frampton. I am not a musician, but I find his "What makes this song great" analysis really interesting. He was once a music teacher, has played in a band, and was also record producer so he knows what he is talking about. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJyJKu3ysdceGqK_JaZFUNA This second one, Scotland's Mountains is just a Scotsman who enjoys climbing and camping in the Scottish wilds. I just like watching it for the scenery and photography. Which ones do you find interesting?

I thought the EEC was for the benefit of China along side their belt and road initiative.

No. But she watched Mary Poppins last week. Only because when she told me, "Daddy. I have learned the longest word in the English language, ...pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis, I told her about supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. So she watched the movie just for that. I just tested her, and she can still quote that longest word correctly..

I am 65. I do Muay Thai training 5 x 1hr per week. Not for fighting. I just enjoy it. Gets me out of the house, keeps me fit, and I have a laugh with the trainers. Lost 6kgs and I tend to sleep much better as well, so lots of upsides for me. There are guys quite a bit older than me that train there 5 times a week as well. They must enjoy it to keep doing it. It can't all seem like a chore.

Muay Thai 5 x a week. Just for exercise. Keeps my blood pressure normal. Reading. Watching old movies with GF's daughter. Trying to show her the good stuff. At 10 y.o. Titanic (1997) is old to her. The Terminator (1984), and Cool Hand Luke (1967) are positively ancient. ???? She keeps asking if she can watch Kill Bill. Don't know where that came from . Trying to improve my swimming technique...not very successfully. Looking after GF's rabbit.

i doubt they are doing more than an hour or so each day, so not exactly wasting six days. Better than propping up a bar, and if they enjoy it, why not?

Not just small things. 3D printed houses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHSYEH133HA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7-PATZNZYY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5xK2wWUIxw

Not just small things. 3D printed houses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHSYEH133HA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7-PATZNZYYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5xK2wWUIxw

Nothing wrong with going to the gym six days a week, and it hasn't been proven yet that he was taking steroids if at all.

30? Way too young to die. Especially someone who it seems tried to live a healthy life.

Wow! Someone must have received a Thesaurus for Christmas.

Maybe I am misunderstanding this, but if it was just for his girlfriend, couldn't he have just FaceTimed, or Skyped her rather than doing a livestream for everyone to see? Or was it a moneymaking scheme? I doubt he will get a jail sentence. Probably just deported with a blacklist ban for a while.

Using a wide angle lens inside those tiny boxes to make them look bigger, distorts the picture too much.

Exactly. Instead of streetwise celebrations for a new PM as voted for by the majority, the authorities already know there will likely be trouble due to the Senate shenanigans.

No.2. Motorcycle driving excluding forklift operation? Never seen a two wheeled forklift. No.19. Agent / Broker services. Seen a few foreign insurance brokers here. No.21. Cigarette rolling. Does that include rolling splifs in all these cannabis shops?

If you kick her out, you might be able to find a foreigner lodger. That will give some company, perhaps a little protection against her sending anyone to make your life a misery, or even trying to threaten or hurt you., and even provide a little income. Alternatively employ a housekeeper for a small wage. I understand your desire to stay in your home, and you would have to check if this would be legal, but as a last resort, if things got really nasty and you are forced to leave, pack your bags and possessions, hire a back hoe and demolish to the place before departing for good.

Rat or even Cat?

Its OK to be confused about getting confused emojis. Happens to me all the time. it's quite confusing. You don't have to be wrong to get them. Just starting a thread can be enough as you can see in your OP here.

This Teva Store locator might help: https://teva.rev.co.th/locator/ I know it's not Pattaya but I saw them in Centralworld last month. Teva stall was on the side that overlooks Centralworld Plaza. $th Floor or below. Not sure which. HTH

The other thing to consider here is that the electricity supply is pretty dirty. All sorts of surges and dropped phases. Also ants that get attracted for some reason to circuit boards. I have had to replace the circuit board in my Smeg oven several times due to both ants shorting things out, and power surges burning things out. The last time, the Smeg technician told me it might be a good idea to turn off my oven at the circuit breaker when not in use as these power surges are working out to be quite expensive for me.

The seas are pretty shallow around Samui. especially Nathon. That would involve some serious dredging to build a deep water terminal. for those big cruise liners. I doubt they could use the current ferry terminals.

Until you get your usufruct signed, you have no rights to the property so if you intend to continue living there if things go wrong, get it signed in your name quickly.. Even then, if you split up and she wants it, she can make your life a misery. Also. Going by your figures of losing 200-400 baht / day, she is losing 6000 -12000 baht / month just on her phone games. If she is gambling elsewhere as well, that is potentially even more loss. Your suspicions will continue to eat away at you now so you need to find out what is going on.

He should buy a digital watch. Most of them have alarms now.

Most forums have, indeed need rules to prevent threads descending into chaos. Many threads on here turn to name calling and worse. So rules are needed. Updating maybe, but certainly needed.

Just a suggestion: Is there a Kumon Maths Centre near you? Maybe you could both try and go 50-50. Meet in the middle. Take you child out of the high pressure school maths program and enroll him in a Kumon Maths course where they would still get some homework, but not too much. That might keep the wife happy while reducing the workload on the child. GF's daughter does 2 x 1hr lessons per week after school. Gets some homework, but nothing lke you are describing. She is way in front of her classmates in maths. Many international school kids go there after school. I drop her off, then go and have a coffee until she has finished, so it does take some of my time, but it is paying off.