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amazon has a link to it, too. http://www.amazon.com/Medical-Insurance-Thailand-Retirement-ebook/dp/B008Z0NJDC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1350183440&sr=1-1&keywords=medical+insurance+in+thailand

Greg Miller, at http://americanexpatchiangmai.com/ has a new, long post on this topic. Good background.

I studied with a non-dual Teacher for 30 years, until His death. He had realized the truth of what we call non-dualism, and he demonstrated it in every moment, and was kind enough to teach it verbally–to the degree that it can be communcated in words. It is, as He used to say, a paradoxical matter: at once extremely subtle and blindingly obvious.

If you've coming to Chiang Mai, IM me and we can chat about it over lunch.

After 3 weeks of discomfort, acupuncture, and massage (both of which helped but did not solve the problem) I went to see Dr. Krit Thongpaeng, a Taipei-trained chiropractor and a good one.

His office, manned by his wife and new baby, is in the circle that runs around the Maninarakorn Hotel at 99/16 Srdonchai Rd., in the storefront office to the left. The sign above the door says, simply 'Tiens'.

He is not a common 'neck cracker'. He does a thorough exam and evaluation and tells you what the problem is. Then he spends time using pressure points to loosed up the spastic muscles, followed by a firm manipulation. My criterion for choosing body-workers is that if they can't fix you on the first visit they'll never be able to. he did. Hence this recommendation.

Don't be put off by the chaoric surroundings. 500 Bt. for normal treatment. Website: www.kritdc.com. Phone 08-1496-9143.

IM me and I'll send you a report we prepared for the Chiang Mai Expats' club. It covers all the options.

I've attached a 37-page report, Medical insurance in Thailand, that my company is about to publish. The links in this version are not live, nor is the video, but it the information is current.

I'd be grateful if you could give me some feedback on it. Are there any issues that it doesn't address, or questions unanswered, or lack of clarity, or ambiguity?

All the best

Medical insurance Report.pdf

I'm looking into local insurers myself. I'd like to know what attracted you to Siam Samsung and....do they have an English-speaking rep?

You don't need OP, since OP charges here are minuscule UNLESS you have--or intend to get--cancer or dialysis.

Maximum payout is interesting but more interesting, if you intend to grow old in Thailand, the maximum age to which they will cover you...

There's a pretty extensive section on this very subject in "Making Money in Thailand". I wrote it for retirees but it obviously applies to anyone. It covers detailed stuff like free product testing, Thai Post Office Special Delivery, insurance, etc.

You can download it from Amazon ($2.99 in USA, more in Thailand, for some reason) here: http://www.amazon.com/Making-Money-Thailand-Retirement-ebook/dp/B0081W0F40

Good luck. Let me know if you have any questions that aren't answered in the book.

I've been using google Maps for a year and do NOT recommend it. Very limited functionality and accuracy where I live (CM) so will be worse in countryside.

Harming Nuvi is the way to go. Buy used on eBay.

I want to know, too.

Channel, etc., for UFC schedule?

Sa-Nguan Malee Mansion, near Chiang Mai University's large, leafy campus. Very safe cul de sac. Very nice owners. Their suites fit your description well. I lived there for months and was delighted.

053-328-191

Despite what we've been told by Western media, after Japan's gold-plated Shinkansen, the Chinese high speed rail system is the safest on earth. Remember, the country is run by 8 engineers. Rail safety is measured in fatalities per TPM, or trillion passenger miles. China's bigger, faster system is much safer than Germany's or France's. Much, much safer.

The allegation that the Chinese equipment infringes on Western IP is also rubbish. The Chinese paid billions in licence fees to France and Germany, then went ahead and improved on the designs they'd bought. Siemens complained so the German government sent a commission of 9 engineers and patent attorneys to China for 6 months to investigate. Their report? "No infringement". Today China holds more high speed rail patents than any country on earth.

Holy cow! They're beautiful. Much better than the Thailand Tourism videos. How did you do it?

As soon as you've moved here dress nicely and go with your wife, after making an appointment, to introduce yourself to the local police chief. Discuss your military background, and your plans in Thailand. Invite him over for a drink.

Learn the language well. It changes everything. Then study Thailands culture, which has taken thousands of years to refine: happiness as a discipline, beauty, and tolerance. Pretty cool. Ignore the bad stuff, just as you do inOz.

Can we compile a list of the best local Chinese restaurants in Chiang Mai? Any recommendations?

Could I embed this in my blog (with attribution and link, of course). I'm doing a post on young monks' lives

I've noticed that as freedom goes up in a country, 'safety consciousness' goes down--and vice-versa. Can anyone explain, or offer counter-examples?

I treasure the freedom that Thailand offers, and realize that its price is eternal vigilance when crossing the road or doing almost anything else.

Email Wawee Coffee in CM. nice guy, grows, wholesales, and retails it. V knowledgeable.

Their website sucks. You don't know if your booking went through. By the time they add their hidden charges you end up paying the same as a direct booking. Not worth it!

I've ordered a new hard drive for my iBook G4 and understand that it's a difficult one to install.

Has anyone performed this procedure?

Any advice on a trustworthy installer (my preference!)?

The machine is in Chiang Mai.

Be careful when you connect your 3G to iTunes. Before you do so, tell iTunes that you only want to back up the music tracks, address book, bookmarks, etc.

Do NOT allow iTunes to address anything else, like updating your operating system because the jailbreak/unlock will likely cause your phone to be frozen. The freeze will then probably require an expert to un-freeze, and cost you 1,000 Bt.

That happened to me because I unwittingly had my phone unlocked/jaibroken.

Moral: never let anyone mess with your iPhone other than Apple or your cellular provider (True, etc.)

I've been using Bikky for a long time. Good people (they wash it every month, deliver a new one, etc., etc.). I Recommend them.

Just had my Amex card cloned after using it at a bank ATM in a non-bank building. Fortunately Amex declined the subsequent attempts to charge it. Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for a replacement..

There is an excellent TEFL course in Chiang Mai run by an expat Brit, Peter Bartolomy, who is one of the finest instructors of any kind I have ever seen.

The month long course includes multiple, supervised teaching classes of Thai children (useful, because you learn the cultural idiosyncrasies early) is very demanding, but I notice that all their graduates get jobs immediately.

The fee is--or was, last year--$1500. I believe it may include accommodation on campus, which is extremely convenient.