Everything posted by Kopitiam
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Type 2 Diabetes Meds
These are generic drugs and are sold under different brand names. For example Metformin are sold under Siamformet brand.
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Type 2 Diabetes Meds
Type 2 Diabetes drugs like Glibenclamide and Metformin are readily available in Thailand. They are cheap and can be bought at pharmacies without doctor prescription.
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Is This Going to Happen
It's no more the case since last year.
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Dermatologist in Phuket?
Ask for Dr Pat of the Dermatology Dept at the former Phuket International Hospital. He speaks good English too.
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New Phone Riddled with Garbage Apps
This is the reason I don't buy Chinese branded phones. If you need regular Android versions/updates, go for Samsung phones or Google Pixel phones. They give you the longest Android updates and security updates. Samsung phones may still come with some bloatware but Pixel phones have the least bloatware.
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P.O. Box in Phuket
Go and ask at the Thai Post near your place.
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Fruit and Diabetes
The best way to find out what food you take can affect your blood sugar value is to do your own "experiment" at home. Test your blood sugar value before meal. Take another reading 2 hours after you have consumed the food. Use one of those home kit for blood sugar testing (e.g ACCU-CHEK, Omron, Sinocare, etc). It is tedious and requires discipline. I have developed it into an "art". I weigh my dry pasta before I cook it so that I control the portion size. It's not just the type of food you eat but also the portion size that can affect your blood sugar level. The HbA1c value only gives you the average blood sugar value for the past 3 months (your 6.0 to 6.2 values are very good). Some food release sugar to your blood faster than others (Glycemic Index), which you have to be aware of (e.g. refined sugar, etc). As a diabetic, you should avoid this type of food as sudden spikes in blood sugar level over time can damage small blood veins especially in your eyes. It doesn't mean that as a diabetic your cannot enjoy your food. Eat everything in moderation and some type of food less frequently than others. Good luck in your effort to control your diabetes.
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Cancelling 3BB Internet
It is their computer system problem. I pay rental for a second router from 3BB and paid the rental for the whole year. They still send me a bill every month. I just ignore them.
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Lazada - If it looks too good to be true ...
Why do you accept delivery when you know it was the wrong weight and size? Just tell the delivery guy to bring it back to his office. That was what I did. No problem at all.
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Lazada - If it looks too good to be true ...
I always buy COD on Lazada. If the size/weight of the package is very different from what I have ordered, I refused to take delivery. This happened only once in my ten years of ordering from Lazada. But nowadays, scammers are everywhere.
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Make life better with your own Win rider
Another is where to buy a Pixel brand mobile phone. That brand is not popular at all in Thailand. But WIN is searching. Any time he goes into a mall, he'll ask around at mobile phone shops there. Never heard of Lazada.co.th? https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?spm=a2o4m.homepage.search.d_go&q=Pixel phones
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Baguettes in Patong?
OP wants his baguette before 8am. Here is a tip. I buy the half-size baguettes from BigC, freezed them in the fridge. The night before, take out from the fridge and they are fresh as new the next morning.
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Permitted until date question
If you are permitted to stay until 28th, then you can leave on 28th.
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Baguettes in Patong?
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Baguettes in Patong?
Try the in-house bakery of BigC Supermarket in JungCeylon.
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Retirement Extension 800k, Phuket
As part of the document check process, the staff in Room 103 will check your address registration. If not up to date, they will advice you to go to the 'Drive through' 90-day reporting booth to get it updated. No extra document needed if you are staying at the same address.
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V P N & Speed Tests
I have a 3BB Optic fibre package of 1000mbps down and 100mbps up. When I use wifi, I get 400mbps down and 100mbps up. When I connect to the router LAN port I get 1000mbps down. You don't get the full 1000mbps download speed when you use wifi.
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Retirement Extension 800k, Phuket
Yes, it never fail to amaze me each time I go for my retirement extension. There will always be some new requirement. The google map screen shot of where you live (including lat/long) is new this year. But I have to give credit where credit is due to the staff who are checking document. If you do not have the google map, they will use their mobile phone to search it for you and send the screen shot to the photocopy shop for printing out. One more requirement, is that you need to update your address before your extension. At the 'Drive through booth' they will give a dated stamp on the slip. I updated it in early November, went for a short holiday in Koh Lipe. Today, they asked me to do it again because the hotel has registered me to the Satun immigration. All those talk about no need to re-register if you go back to the same address. It certainly discourage expats from taking holidays within Thailand. All these annual stresses are taking a toll on my desire to continue to stay in Thailand.
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Should I still do my 90 day report if I'm leaving Thailand 2 days after it is due?
When you are leaving, the IO will not check whether you have done your 90-day report or not. Don't worry, I have done it before, same situation.
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Is there new Covid cases in Thailand?
I rest my case.
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Is there new Covid cases in Thailand?
Vaccination doesn't prevent catching covid. Was her symptom bad?
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Is there new Covid cases in Thailand?
Did you have your vaccinations and booster shots?
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Patong - The Wake
COVID-19 vaccine doesn't prevent catching Covid but "MAY" reduce the severity of the effects when infected. Wishing you a speedy recovery.
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update to 24 H2 didn't work
The Win11 24H2 patch update is not available until 8th October. Your old PC may not be able to run it. https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-reveals-windows-11-24h2-release-date-for-all-pcs-is-your-system-ready/ If you wondering whether your PC is compatible with 24H2, Microsoft is not altering the system requirements for the new version, though devices running very old processors will no longer be able to bypass the requirements. The October 8 2024 Patch Tuesday update will also see another major change. The company announced yesterday that Quality Updates will now be pushed during the initial provisioning (OOBE) on Intune-managed devices.
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Seasoning of Funds
OP has done it for 10 years already. Let him continue doing it. Why ask and disagree with helpful responses?