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Indian gangs have been present in Thailand for hundreds of years. Bangkok has seen any number of high-profile murders between Indian gangs over the years. Old line Indian families control almost all the land of Lower Sukhumvit in Bangkok, including Nana Plaza.

The majority of suit guys are Bangladeshi's

A friend who made two business trips to Brazil every year would usually take his Thai GF as well. She loved it and fit right in there. Most of their time spent in the provinces as his business involved the pulp-paper industry. She especially loved the variety of fruit but he would always have to buy a little portable gas stove and a wok because she found local food boring and distasteful.

They recently opened a "Raffles Hotel" in Boston of all places. Super high end in a city legendary for high room prices. A local reviewer noted the same as you: Singapore Slings out of a jug, poured 10 at a time at over $25 a pop.

It appears that the most successful beer bars around Jomtien are targeted at a specific nationality and serve as a local base for visitors from that country.

Many years ago, I bought into a piece of a NanaPlaza bar. When going over the financials with the owner, I noted there was no notation about local "Public Relations":, ie, greasing police and other's palms. I was honestly shocked when he told me in his three years of operating the bar, he had never once been asked for any kind of bribe. The local cop who patrolled Nana Plaza at the time would stop by from time to time and perhaps sip a complimentary drink or two, but that was it. Same with two person's I knew who had Pattaya bars, one near soi Buakhao and one in Jomtien. Both told me they had never been asked for any kind of bribe. Again, maybe a few free drinks when officials stopped by, but never a brown envelope.

ASUS 2024 Laptop ต้นฉบับใหม่ RAM 16GB + 1TB SSD 15.6 นิ้วแล็ปท็อปโลหะ Ultrabook Intel Core i7 Windows 11 แล็ปท็อปการเล่นเกม 5G WiFi

"A Rose by any other name would smell as sweet" "Rose" is a popular name used by many local women. OP will perhaps need to narrow it down a bit more.

This looks like a pretty good buy. ASUS with excellent specs. I don't know the seller but it's ratings are not too bad. Always with a grain of salt, though. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/asus-2024-laptop-ram-16gb-1tb-ssd-156-ultrabook-intel-core-i7-windows-11-5g-wifi-i3947737144-s16793357864.html

Hard to tell from the front view but it looks like it might be one of the mini-buses running the fairly new Jomtien-Bangkok route. Some also run from S. Pattaya Rd to Bangkok, not stopping in Jomtien. I've taken it once each way: Jomtien-Bangkok and both times the drivers were pretty smooth, not speeding or changing lanes often.

Pretty much every brand has it's fans and detractors. Locally, ASUS seems to have a good reputation for build quality. If you are an older person, then display size may be more important to you than portability. The cheapest laptops have Intel Celeron processors which are their lowest end processors. They will do what you describe pretty well but for not too much more money, a laptop with a 7th or 9th generation Ryzen or Intel I-3 or I-5 will give far better performance in the long run. For now, 8gb of RAM is sufficient but may not be 3 or 4 years from now as applications get hungrier and hungrier for memory. 16gb of memory would be a good investment. If you like to download torrents, then a 512gb SSD is ok but if you download anything 4K, it can use a lot of space so a 1 terabyte SSD will again, make you more future proof. A 15" laptop with a Celeron processor 8gb Ram and 512SSD will be between B12,000-B16,000. Upgrading to a Ryzen-7 or Intel I-5 with 16gb ram and 1TB SSD will be 20,000+ Both Banana and Advice computer stores in many malls have decent reputations. If you want to shop at a very reputable online store who will give you excellent advice if you ask, I personally recommend: www.invadeit.co.th LAZADA sells a lot of laptops but beware as many of the lower priced units are refurbished corporate machines, often 6 or 7 years old. They would actually do what OP wants but may not be very dependable in the long run.

SIGNAL has always been noted for it's tight encryption. Problem is, very few use it. You'd have to convince your frequent correspondents to download it. Viber is very popular in the Philippines.

When my friend was hit by a car in Pattaya and later died of his injuries, his family in the US and I used a agency specializing in overseas deaths to handle everything. The agency took care of all the paperwork, transportation and care of the body and arranged and paid for a very respectful funeral and cremation. Their fee for everything was B40,000. Very reasonable considering the level of service and the stress it saved his family.

I opted out of "Plan-B" when I started receiving SSI in 2009. I was living full time in Thailand and had VA Hospital eligibility if needed in the US. I have pretty severe osteoarthritis in both knees. While the VA was willing to perform knee replacement, the waiting list was long and the procedure was not the latest. Since I had Medicare, I started checking with local orthopedic hospitals in Boston. What I found out was that without "Part-B", no hospital would touch me. It was explained that medical billing has become so complex that there is no way that they would receive full compensation without the availability of Part-B. Apparently, the lines between Part "A" and "B" has become blurred and interdependent. That is definitely something OP should consider. Should the need for surgery or complex treatment arise, he could find himself locked out by the reality that both "A" & "B" are equally necessary.

There are some models of halogen oven in both BigC and Lotus's with a stainless steel bowl rather than glass, thus no light pollution. Also much lighter and easy to handle.

Roast broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, carrots, beets, onions, red & green peppers and many other veggies roast very nicely in both air fryer and halogen. First, I toss them in a little oil so they are lightly coated. I've tried the oil sprays but don't like them. Again, the secret to roasting but not burning is distance to the heat source, in this case, as far away as possible. If a larger amount that half fills the container, I'll lower the temperature setting and toss a bit from time to time.. If the broccoli has heavy stems, I sometimes microwave if for a few minutes prior to the AF. Garlic cloves also roast nicely

There is actually little difference in how foods turn out using either appliance, once one has learned the various tricks and limitations of using them. For instance, a nice pork-chop or steak, crispy on the outside, juicy inside requires a learning curve. Distance from the heat source is critical as is timing. I use small trivets picked up at 20 baht stores to raise the level of metal cooking dishes, also sourced at said 20 baht stores, to a higher level. I usually cook on the highest temperature setting and check in 5 minute increments. An instant read meat thermometer is really helpful. The top line air fryers often come with built-in thermometers that will shut it off at a pre-set point. Temperature of the thing being cooked is also a critical factor. If an item is just out of the fridge then the center will cook slower than if room temp. One of the things I really like about both is one can take an item like a frozen chicken leg or thigh out of the freezer directly into either of the two and be eating it within 30 minutes. One trick to learn is that if slightly elevated on some king of rack, food tends to cook on both sides so side 2 usually needs less time to cook through. I hate the smell of fish cooking, especially salmon so I simply put the air-fryer on the balcony for the duration of cooking. Fish is really easy to over-cook so 3 or 4 minute increments at first. Air fryer clean-up is very quick and easy. If cooking for two people, I'd suggest a larger, 8+ litre unit. You can even do a small 2kg whole chicken in one. Lots of YT videos showing the best techniques. The only real advantage of the halogen oven is it's capacity and ability to do a round, 10" pizza. I also sometimes like to do braised meats in a small Dutch oven which fits inside the halogen oven for very slow cooking. The major inconvenience of the halogen oven besides it's overall size is dealing with the lid which incorporates the heating unit...always a challenge where to put it when opening to check the food. BTW, while most halogen ovens on the local market have big glass bowls, there are a few available with stainless steel bowls. My first halogen had the steel bowl and though one couldn't see the food being cooked, it was much lighter and easier to handle and less prone to breakage. It was also nice to be able to transfer it to a stove top after cooking a roast and make gravy directly from the drippings. I liked that one more than my current glass bowled unit. Also, as one other poster mentioned, one isn't bothered by the light going on and off. Both are a learning curve and YouTube can be a big help. I think whichever you choose, you will find it a very useful device.

If you have a decent, late model LED flat screen TV, you might consider a "Mini-PC" that plugs into your TV via an HDMI cable. A wireless keyboard and mouse completes the set-up. Nice to be able to watch YouTube and read mail on the much larger display. A huge amount of content available. similar to this, for example. I'd suggest minimum 8gb Ram, 256 SSD. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/genmachine-new-mini-pc-amd-ryzen-r5-4600h-windows11-6-cores-12-threads-wifi5-bt52-ddr4-max-64gb-ram-4tb-ssd-support-three-screen-output-mini-office-gaming-computer-i5086903143-s21461313991.html?

I also have both Air Fryer (6 litre) and a Halogen oven. The air fryer gets used daily for chicken, pork, bacon, pretty much everything, even including steak. The much larger and less convenient Halogen oven comes out when I want to cook a pizza or whole chicken or a large quantity of something, like roast vegetables and potato. I tried doing bread for a while but just don't have the patience. If I could only have one: air fryer all the way. BTW: If you currently have a halogen oven or plan on buying one, it may be a good idea to purchase a few extra bulbs now while you still can. The manufacture of halogen bulbs is being phased out this year and replacement bulbs will become difficult to buy. Lazada currently sells a variety of halogen bulbs.

"How much Baht for one chair, 4four people?

I know that 4 of the 18 deaths were from a single fire. An E-Bike shop, located in the ground floor of an apartment building caught fire in the middle of the night. All four deaths were apartment residents. Most of the other fires were in apartment residences were bike owners had brought their bikes upstairs, into their rooms as is customary for all style of bike owner in theft prone NYC.

I made this same point in a similar topic not long ago but it bears repetition: In 2023 in New York City there were 250 fires and 18 deaths attributed to E-bike batteries.

The BTS senior discount has always been Thai citizen only. MRT has been 1/2 price for seniors for more than 10 years, regardless of nationality. To bad it's been changed.

OP here. Went to Immigration Jomtien today at 1:30 pm, done and out by 1:50. TM47 was required as was an active TM30. I always stop first at the copy shop adjacent to Immigration and they make the necessary copies: B15. Thanks for the responses.

My 6.5 kg Toshiba automatic top-loader lasted 15 years, one small repair in that time. I had to replace it not because of mechanical failure but because it had been exposed to the sun every day, the control touch panel degraded. That's on me. Replaced it with the same updated model: B6000, same as 15 years ago.