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6 hours ago, phetpeter said:

I understand he has an inflated ego, but, he was president of the US and because he is not from one of the families, and is a self-made man, no matter how that could be misunderstood. They certainly have got the knives out for him. He certainly needs to keep his mouth shut and allow the lawyers to do their work. If they can get murderers off, then they can certainly get him off, if he stays quiet. Plus the people spoke, made him President and perhaps he would have got a second term, if the powers to be hadn't mixed the pot perhaps, and could he be in for a second term? the people vote, but, behind the scenes, the witch hunt continues.

That's the stupid and idiotic system in the USA:

 - You can be elected with millions of lower votes than your opponent ! -

Then no surprise that idi@ts like Trump could be chosen as POTUS. This kinky sytem allowed it. OMG - what a democratic system .

And with the 2-party system - it will never change. The REPs in power will not want to do this. The DEMs in power - the same.

If I were an US-American, I would have a hat with a strong light green color with

TMANGA

Trunp Makes America Not Great Again  !!!!

14 hours ago, Keeps said:

Not at all petal, so don't be so precious. I can't help it if you are not bright enough to even know where the cheese you are eating comes from (or even spell cheese correctly in your above post). I was merely commenting that in my humble opinion, in the main, cheese from Australia isn't generally considered the best. Some Aussies may even agree with this. Your post alluded to the fact that it was Australian cheese. 

 

Is that ok with you?

Your comment confirms, that you are not able to read and understand what I had written. It's your mental problem, not mine.

My experience: if people dont have enough mg in their brain, then they start looking at write errors, conceiling their understanding or knowledge!

16 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

Cologuard brand probably not but the large international hospityals may have some sort of Fecal Immunoassay Test (FIT).

 

As a point of comparison:

 

Detection of cancer: >99% with colonoscopy, about 92% with FIT

Detection of polyps: >99% with colonoscopy, about 40% with FIT

polyp removal: possible with colonoscopy, not possible with FIT

 

Simple tests for occult blood, much less accurate than FIT

Once I have had a colonoscopy in the Sripat Hospital (or RAM???) of CM, and they removed the polyps.

Advantage: controling and acting at the same time. Saved me another colon-treatment.

On 3/3/2024 at 4:36 PM, georgegeorgia said:

I can assure you the nurses and doctors do joke around when the patient is sedated even putting in classical music 

If I would hear and understand the jokes, I would answer by a joke::

Doctor: I’ve got very bad news – you’ve got cancer and Alzheimer’s.         

Patient: Well, at least I don’t have cancer.

... by registered mail and you are able to see, if and when it arrived in the IMMO. Google:  "post tracking in  Thailand".

Ask your post office, how many THB should the post stamp be on the return-envelop. Was a problem for me last time.

It seems you didn't check:  EMIRATES (LHR to BKK).

Prices ~200 GBP  cheaper. And Emirates was a high quality airline, atg least many years ago.

7 hours ago, Dolf said:

Not being ripped off. Flights are cheap in Thailand. Catch a bus if you want cheaper. Your choice.

.....  and buses are xx-times more dangerous, just in Thailand!

10 hours ago, dinsdale said:

No. Not the case. Prices are well up even with very early booking.

That's not true, concerning my own experience. Example:

A few days after Nerw Year I booked a direct flight (online) from Chiang Mai (CNX) to Hua Hin. Price by Air Asia: 1.241 THB including all usual  fees + a fee for a 15 kg (checked) luggage for 438THB. Flight date: last week of March.

"Prices are well up even with very early booking?" I cannot confirm this.

6 hours ago, mfd101 said:

True, but as usual the expert commentators here on AN ignore the question: Why do poor farmers behave like this year after year?

 

ie People who barely know where their next meal is coming from, who have a passive attitude to life carefully reinforced on a continuing basis by religion and by the feudal state, who never have new & better methods explained to them including how this will help with their next meal as opposed to merely helping the (relatively rich) contractor ...

The fire is not only set in the agricultural areas of Thailand. Here in the North they are "used" to lay fire in the forest. And it's not for mushrooms as you read so many times. It's for nothing, it's idiotic. It's in their genes!

They should do it every year near to all offices and officers, head quaters of big agricultural companies and their bosses, maybe that would help. Otherwise it's the same "procedure as every year": only words and no action. Money first .... people last; Thailand be ashamed!

I guess the criminal is afraid Thai people/neighbours would do the same to him, what he did to the Thai lady.

That's why he "prefered" time in prison against being bailed out!

On 2/27/2024 at 5:34 PM, Lacessit said:

IMO the OP is definitely over-medicating for sleep.

 

He needs to change his mindset. Worry less about sleeping to a pattern. I nap in the morning or afternoon if I feel sleepy.

 

I do take a Codiphen ( drowsy antihistamine ) on average once a week if I feel I really need a good night's sleep. I have exercise routines. I avoid alcohol.

 

Being unable to sleep is frequently the product of an overactive mind. My trick in dealing with that is to manufacture pleasant fantasies to pass the time, it's surprising how often that will lead to normal sleep.

 

Hope this helps.

It's my idea, too.

Overmedicating - against sleeping problems - will also produce more health problems, because all pills etc. have side effects you cannot control.

Stop reading aggressive comments here in AN or elswhere. Search a funny film or nice articles in the internet.

If that all doesn't work, start counting quietly  (in your brain):

twenty one, twenty two, twenty three ..... . Next morning you can't remember exavctly when you stopped counting the numbers. But it deflected your attention from thinking about problems. It worked for me!

On 2/27/2024 at 1:42 PM, HuaHinNew said:

"During his first term, Trump made no secret of his desire to reshape intelligence agencies to better align with his political agenda."

 

Well, I thought it was already aligned with a political agenda now, liberal leftists at the top of most of the agencies.

 

Based on the all the skulduggery that has gone on under the Biden administration.  

 

Please it ok to be Trump haters, but stick to facts not your feelings.........

 

 

You and some of your Trump-lovers confirm for me, that the REPs of the USA have big problems by using their brains to recognise realtity.

If Trumpp is electected again as POTUS, then the USA is for me LoS,  the Land of Stupids. And I'm very sad, if it would happen again. Compare him to the highly intelligent Obama .... that's like night and day.

Didn't Trump and his minions say Biden would be too old to be elected as a POTUS !!!  REPs, please repeat it again concerning your darling

Children urgently need education in their schools about fire and pollution. After some years maybe it would work. Did everyone hear from their children that the teachers talked about the problem?

It worked for me in the German elementary school concerning waste.

Could be one way to solve the problem here in Thailand... at least in the future.

13 minutes ago, Dolf said:

Most corrupt 83yo she wins

Dolf,  you and Trump you have only one problem: your brain ist working at the lowest level. Otherwise you and he, you would understand and recognise the realtity.

It's not worthwhile for me to show you your own reality problem. Read Asean Now and understand the content of articles concerning your "orange painted darling".

4 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

The moral compass of a soi dog as normal 🤔

That's an insult of the soi dogs in our village!

Do you need a Thai bank account for Money transfers from your home country (except for big amounts) ???

Problem solved.

5 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

The point is .....the fact that certain immigration offices require a hand drawn map (eg CW) and some do not (eg Jomitien) is irrelevant.

You provide what your particular office requires.

 

No doubt as you did when previously dealing with CW..

... but, but, we shouldn't laugh about this requirement or criticise it ??? It seems, this central office isn't able to correct it's stxxxxxness.

3 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

 

As has been said, Many have extensions issued at far away Imm. offices. Anyone can download a Google image. But a hand-drawn map is unique to the person who drew it. That doesn't mean a hand-drawn map cannot be mailed to the far away agent but adds another level of complexity to the process. 

Such as providing two photos for an extension and then having a digital picture taken at Imm office. To prove you were actually there.

--- and you think, a "hand drawn map is unique"?Let me laugh again. Everybody is able to produce 100's  of so called hand drawn maps. What a joke (of the IMMI-Office)!

You are not able to change a Google-map. It's reliable.

I cannot but laugh, when I read how some members defend this nonsense=idiotic rule. It is ordered by the bureaucrazy, yes you must do it. . If the bureaucrazy would order, jump from the bridge into the huay/ditch before asking for staying another year in Thailand, they would do it.

If at all, a google map would be the best way to show where you are staying. It seems some IMMO's are not able to read such a map. It's nice to read that other IMMO's have some common sense.

4 hours ago, sidjameson said:

Smart post. But a very simple question. If there was a law that you had to smoke 20 cigarette a day to stay in Thailand would you stay?

I fear the situation is actually worse than that.

Not at all here in the Pang Mapha Valley. Nearly dustfree, that usually will change in the middle of March (for ~+1 month).

Many years ago, when I tried to be a member of FB, I stopped it immediately. I would have to deliver too many personal dates.  It's like  rotten sticky pair of gloves, I don't like.