simon43

It's not just qualifications that you need in the UK - you have to be young! They simply won't consider oldies. Well, actually it's the same in Thailand.... As for me, a few months till I hit 66 years old and my UK state pension. Next week, I start a new teaching job back in Myanmar again (a country I both love and am drawn to time and time again).

I had a great inverter which I bought in Amorn a few years ago. It just died and Amorn has closed down... I don't want to buy online from Lazada because I am only in Pattaya for 2 days. Does anyone know of a shop that sells these kinds of inverter in Pattaya? Thanks

Chomper, give it a rest! It gets very tedious when you keep trying to defend the indefensible.....

"The homeowner told Matichon that the man even stared at female pedestrians and spent over two hours masturbating outside her home." Wow! 2 Hours! I mean Chuck Wow!! My hand hurts after 10 minutes.

I have almost zero interest in US politics. But considering your question, I would guess that the answer is 'desperation'. This is similar to what's happening in the UK, where mainstream politicians seem to ignore the genuine concerns of many people over immigration, labeling them as far-right or fascists. This is a dangerous situation, which only forces people to turn in desperation to those politicians who do seem to hear their concerns, and that may mean a hard-right politician or a nut job....

Tommy is a top bloke!

Just after the 2004 tsunami, a young girl whose mother I knew at Nai Yang beach adopted a little puppy and called it 'tsunami'. Every afternoon, this girl would walk out onto the beach and scream 'TSUNAMI' as she looked for her dog!!

Hos did they know its name? 🙂

On the contrary, (IMHO) this is not a racist topic, BUT is an easy way in for racists to post their views..... Unfortunately, (like many AN threads), the thread starts off with good intentions, but then is rapidly derailed by trolls, bigots etc 😞

Is that used for sniffing cocaine up your hooter?

AFAIK, there is a 'farang' doctor in Pattaya who is fully-registered with the authorities and legally-allowed to practice medicine. Speaks Thai, English, German......

I have this dog tag around my neck always. As I have private insurance, and as I also travel in neighbouring countries, it carries the message in English, Thai, Lao and Burmese. On the other side of the tag are my personal details - name, passport number, blood group, NoK contact details.

[quote] ... Forget demanding a salary, the Sisaket beauty says she’s focused on finding someone who can nurture her and her family ... [/quote] I've put those 3 words in bold/underline 'cos I stopped reading after that.....

Lightning is a static electricity discharge and static electricity has no magnetic component 🙂

Just to comment that the new EVA Air advert banner is too wide for a PC screen - it forces one to scroll right with the cursor to view everything...

Throwing bottles into the sea is plain stupidity. The glass bottles can break on the pebbles and then someone could get seriously injured if they stand on the broken glass.

I posted in the Health forum and got this message: "Posted just now · Hidden - This content must be approved before it can be edited. " Why? I have received no warning about any previous posts. As one of the longest-standing forum members, I'd like to know the reason for withholding my post. Thanks.

That cobra looks a bit 'flat'! Did someone reverse their truck over it? 🙂

[quote] ... People who try to face every obstacle by themselves get worn down, and eventually it can lead to depression or worse ... [/quote] IMHO, that entirely depends upon the individual. I have always faced my obstacles alone, and either overcome them or found an alternative solution. I absolutely do not like to rely on others because - from previous experience - I have been let down by those who claim to be supportive. Better to do it myself!

Emotional support?!! The only people who need emotional support are those who are mentally-ill or soft-brained! My father was 'old-skool' and I was brought up to understand that the world owes you nothing and you have to stand on your own 2 feet. I have friends and family, both in-person and online, but contact with them is for social/family reasons, not for this new-fangled woke reason of emotional support. FFS grow a pair!

I've lived in Thailand/south-east Asia for 22+ years. The worst time that I had was when I had a Thai GF/wife. Now divorced (for the 3rd time about 10 years ago), I am completely independent of anyone, Thai or otherwise. I prefer it that way. I no longer have the responsibility of considering the views of a wife or partner. I can do what I want and go where I want. I'm a social guy, but have zero interest in sharing my life with a partner. Since getting divorced all those years ago, I have traveled to or lived in Mauritius, Turkish coast, UK, Khao Lak, Koh Lanta, Koh Phangan, Samui, Pattaya, Ranong, Bueng Kan, Yangon, Mandalay, Naypyitaw, Luang Prabang... I'm not sure that I could do that with a partner 'in tow'.

On my first little hotel build in Phuket, I let my Thai brother-in-law do the blue plastic pipe plumbing for cold water, (the glued type of fixings). He did the work, and then laid down the concrete floor and tiling over the pipes. Of course, months later it all started to leak, because he hadn't bothered to clean the pipe joints before applying the glue.... out with the jackhammer, break up the floors, replace the piping myself.. After that for my next hotels, I made sure that no water pipes went under the floors. I designed the bathrooms so that all water connections for shower, toilet and washbasin came through the outside wall 🙂

Unless of course if you have a very aggressive form of prostate cancer, in which case you might be dead in 6 months....... 🙂

The only sure way (I'm not a doctor), is with a biopsy to withdraw cells from your prostate and then examine them for signs of cancer. A raised PSA can be an indication of prostate cancer, but it doesn't confirm cancer. My PSA value is always about 9, but I don't have cancer. It's raised because of BPH and UTIs. An MRI can detect unusual lumps inside your prostate, but it doesn't confirm cancer. My MRI shows 2 lumps inside my prostate, but they turned out to be benign cancer stones.

I'm no doctor 🙂 (Ask Sheryl). But my understanding of prostate cancer is that it is usually a slow-progressing kind of cancer, and many men who opt for no treatment die WITH prostate cancer, but not BECAUSE of prostate cancer. But then there are the small number of prostate cancer cases which advance rapidly, and which could be slowed by medical treatments. I think the idea that all those who have had prostate cancer treatment have to wear a nappy is far from correct. Bear in mind (with my non-doctor's hat on), that it's bladder control (or lack of it) that leads to urinary incontinence, not issues with your prostate (please check this with Sheryl!). I have perfect bladder control, but my BPH and UTIs mean that I use the toilet many times each day, just to relieve the sensation of wanting to pee. But I can sleep a full night and travel outside for hours without needing to pee - I just need to put that sensation out of my mind. If I were 75 years old and had prostate cancer, I might consider having no medical treatment. But at a younger age, and in otherwise good health, I (personally) would prefer to seek some treatment (and of course there are various options).