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One sentence says "Thong Lo", then the article goes on to say the crime actually happened in Phra Khanong, off Sukhumvit 71, Pridi (soi) 13. Very "working class" area. I lived opposite this soi for 20 years.

The heat a fridge removes to make the compartment cold has to go somewhere. Since fridges don't have outside fan units like AC units do, the heat is usually dissipated by coils located behind the back panel. Sometimes the sides will get hot as well. Perfectly normal.

I bought a grinder on Lazada identical to the one pictured in the OP. The blade was soft metal and became bent and uselessly dull within a months use. I then paid a little more for this WORLDTECH model. That was 4 years ago. I still use it daily and it has held up very nicely. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/worldtech-xpresso-wt-cg-m150a-150-i1889942110-s5923308480.html?

Shocking! This would never happen in the UK!!

Great point. I remember trying to get dressed in a single person tent, during a rainstorm, trying not to touch the fabric. Not a fond memory. Also, a single person tent tends to concentrate condensation.. I once bought a cheap, $30 3 person tent in Walmart. Had an outside, hinged frame and a rainfly. Ended-up using it for 10 years on many cross-country trips. Sometimes you get far more than you pay for..

This combo from Lazada, better than almost any AIO you'll find for under B20K https://s.lazada.co.th/s.kMnSF 8gb/512 sufficient, 16gb/512 better https://www.lazada.co.th/products/wanke-24-144hz-27-4k-2k-19201080-hd-led-19-i4692565385-s19549227135.html? I have the 27" version of this monitor and it is very good. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/logitech-wireless-keyboard-and-mouse-mk235-i160579425-s193390932.html? Almost any pair of cheap PC speakers will be better than what you will get with an AIO

That should do it.

I've had a "BMax 2+" for several years and while it's a good value, mine has had several issues, the main one being the version of Windows (in my case Win-10Pro) they pre-install. I don't know if it's a licensed copy or just a mirror copy but every time there was a Windows update, there were problems getting it to properly install and run. Finally, after an update, it crashed, wouldn't open Windows. The only thing I could do was do a total re-set and clean Windows 10 install from a legitimate source. I used it connected via HDMI to a TV. Often the TV would not see the HDMI on start-up, necessitating several re-starts.

Local electric repair shops are always best and cheapest for this kind of repair. In Jomtien, on Trephassit 17 there is such a repair shop. They will come to your condo and usually do the repair onsite. If you exit the Rampho Market from the rear, that is soi 17. Turn left and the shop is on the right not far down. Look for old appliances out front. They fixed my fridge onsite for B500 a few years ago.

Your replacement passport will show the very recent re-issue date which will support the lack of stamps.

Good Xiaomi specific forum on Reddit. Better information available there. https://www.reddit.com/r/Xiaomi/

I believe every airline negotiates unique deals with flight staff. Asia being very labor unfriendly, I would guess that Air Asia and other discount airline staff don't get very lucrative contracts. My friend worked for United in the US.

That great pharmacy is long gone.

Those who make it at home, just leaving it out, what is your recipe and procedure?

Not Nana but "Little Italy", at the Sukhumvit end of Suk. 23, back end of Soi Cowboy has slices, open 'til 0600, so the website says.

OP Here. Please ignore above plea for help. Problem solved...needed new drivers from AMD. Thanks anyway.

I've been regularly using my Hisense E7G 70" TV as a monitor using a Win-10 mini PC. I just upgraded to a new Win-11 mini-pc with a 4k capable Ryzen 5-5600H processor. When I connect the new mini-pc to the TV, it is stuck in 640X480 resolution though the TV is capable of 3840X2160P resolution. I tried the same new mini-pc on my bedroom TCL 43" TV, also 3840X2160 res. it worked perfectly. No scaling issues. I also tried a 1080P monitor and that worked correctly as well. I had previously purchased a 4k Intel n100 mini-pc for the BR TV. I tried that on the Hisense and it scaled correctly. So, the Ryzen pc is only incorrectly scaling on the Hisense, correctly on others. Other PCs are scaling correctly on the Hisense. Windows is listing the Hisense TV and the Ryzen Radeon graphics as the video source. When I try to adjust the resolution in settings, I get increasingly smaller fonts and narrower letterboxing. I have tried every TV setting I can find. I have gone through Windows...I am out of ideas. BTW, also tried different HDMI cables, cutting power and restarting: both PC and TV. HELP!

Now that's a BJ turnaround if I ever saw one.

This is a forum on which people are encouraged to ask question so why wouldn't they? Simple local knowledge. Sometimes Google gives a lot of conflicting info and we all know how often Thai websites can be out of date or incorrect.

I have a friend who was a longtime FA on a US airline. She told me that the FAs flight pay does not begin until the doors are closed and that they are specifically told not to assist passengers lifting bags into overhead bins because if they were injured doing so, they were not covered.

I think OP knows, it's not going to get better. Gifts will become meaningless, any kind of joint activity non-existent except perhaps shopping and no apparent affection. OP; you know you have to move out and move on. Yup: gonna be messy, drama, tears, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie. Like getting teeth pulled, it will be unpleasant but so much better when done.

A Thai woman friend changed her last name, last year...one of those Thai "Good Luck" efforts. She has had nothing but problems with banks and especially PayPal since as they see different names attached to a single ID number. She works in the travel industry, had different bank accounts in different cities and uses PayPal a lot for foreign payment. Her PayPal account has been locked for the last 6 months and she keeps going in circles with CS, they demanding new and different documents at every turn. She had to go to the office of the original bank branch for each of her accounts and each had their own list of paperwork demands. My late brother-in-Law's name was Willem. It got frequently mistyped as William on many official documents. Caused him no end of trouble including twice being denied boarding of flights. I suggest you let the bear sleep but be very careful any documents you fill out, match the passport those documents are related to, especial airline tickets and financial services.

I've had this OGGI coffee maker for 2 years now. I like that it can use fresh ground as well as several different varieties of capsules for when I'm feeling lazy. No built-in grinder though. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/oggi-coffee-machine-capsule-mc2-plus-2023-i4572481424-s18654963325.html?

A friend has a Saeco Automatic coffee machine which has a built-in grinder as well as a timer. It has options for different coffee styles. He purchased if for around B30,000, 20 years ago and has been using it daily since. The only time he had it serviced was when he moved back to the US and had Saeco convert it to US current. Expensive but it does it all and seems very durable.

I use paracetamol "PM" tablets from time to time for a sleep aid and they seem to work well. No drowsy after effect. I did just read a report a few weeks ago that the mild sedative added to many "PM" formulated OTC medications is suspected of possibly contributing to cognitive decline in older people. Suspected but not yet proven.