simon43

I never give a second thought about speaking Thai. I'm in Thailand, so I speak Thai. When I'm in Laos I speak Lao. When I'm in Burma I speak Burmese 🙂 Thai's never give me a second glance when I speak Thai, although occasionally they compliment me. Since I avoid most 'farangs' like the plague, (with exception for those few who are not mad, drugged up or of a criminal nature), the need to speak English rarely arises....

Yes, considering the many years I've been taking Alfuzolin, it's no doubt an allergy 🙂 I think there are some antihistamine medicines that don't make you drowsy. Is there a particular medicine that I should look for?

Thanks - seeing a competent doctor is not an option in a rural area - my first point of call (for many years) is Dr Google. (Actually, not quite true - I value Sheryl's advice way more than Google). I guess that opening up the prostate vessels has a similar effect on my nose!

I take 1 Alfusolin every day to counter my BPH, to help me to pass water. If I don't take this medication, then it's difficult to pass water. But unfortunately, (and I think Alfusolin is the reason), I suffer from absolute torrents of runny nose mucus, as well as sneezing. These are known side-effects of Alfusolin. The amount of mucus is high, dripping out of my nose 🙂 So I take anti-hystamine to try to stop my runny nose. But many anti-hystamines make you drowsy, and since this medication apparently narrows the blood vessels in your nasal passages, could it also be countering the effects of the Alfusolin? Advice please as to how to keep my uretha open and my nasal blood vessels closed!

Hellooooo! It's a hospital. Sick people go to hospitals where the staff have to breathe in their germs and airborne bacteria. If I were a doctor I'd be wearing a hazmat suit every day!... 🙂

This is a clean room - that handsome guy is me many years ago when I was a space flight hardware designer 🙂 After that career I became an ice-cream salesman...

Biden is just a typical example of an older person who is losing their marbles. Dementia diseases stands at #7 out of the top 10 causes of death - so no surprise that Biden is not all there. Like many with dementia, he can't reason logically and needs a third party to take action on his behalf. Time to retire.

Hi, how did you dig out your first post on ThaiVisa? I think my profile messages only go back a short time...

Beat you by 18 months 🙂 Such a lot has changed with this forum - and mostly not for the better...

Surely that is a man?

Usual rubbish excuse of mental health issues no doubt.... or he doesn't know how to tell them that his new Thai girlfriend is sporting a massive di ck

I was talking to one of my online students in Hong Kong. He was sitting in a restaurant because he and family had to stay for 2 hours in the shopping mall while the family EV was recharging.... Why didn't you recharge the car before you came out? I asked. There is no EV charging at home - they live in a high-rise condo and the only EV charging is at the shopping mall and garages....

[quote] ... however, the bloke put some strange looking type of wallet on my arm ... [/quote] I've read this post several times and I still have no idea what the OP is talking about!

Huh? I have my breakfast at 7am and that's pretty good....

You need to tempt them outside your abode. I suggest leaving a rotting chicken or fish in your garden or condo corridor....

No insults - you fall into the physically-disabled category. But I expect you to walk to/from the shops after the stitches are taken out! 🙂

I think Profino Suit is still there, and I endorse your comments about the quality. I used to have collar shirts made by them. Being 'Old Skool British, I insisted on wearing button-down collar shirts, preferably with a tie, except of course when on the beach 🙂

I see where your priorities lie`by your comment.....

[quote] ... Ber sure to have emergency contact information prominently displayed in your wallet and that these people know you are covered under SS, and which is your registered hospital. ... [/quote] I have a custom dog-tag that I wear all the time. On one side it has my personal details, passport #, blood group, next of kin phone number. On the reverse side it has "I have medical insurance" printed in English, Thai, Lao and Burmese languages.

I always used to stay at the Nana Hotel when I was flying back and forth from the UK in 2002 and the next few years. Always friendly staff, guest rooms acceptable, close to shopping, Skytrain, breakfast was excellent and a nice place to people-watch my fellow guests. Always interesting to see the few very elderly men sitting in the lobby who seemed to be part of the furniture. Nana Hotel, what's not to like? 🙂

What's with all this online delivery? Are you physically-disabled? Have you no time in your life to visit a shop in person? How about of bit of exercise? I have a car, but I always walk the 1 or 2 km to the shops every day. Can't believe how lazy some people are 🙂

Absolutely! And be careful of disclosing that annual medical check-up, because unscrupulous insurers could claim that you had the check-up because you suspected a health issue! I never go to a mainstream hospital for tests etc, because I do not want that information recorded in my medical history, even if the results are all good. Insurance companies can exclude pre-existing conditions which are specific, such as the BPH that I have (slightly enlarged prostate). But diabetes and high blood pressure can lead to a whole range of illnesses, whereas my BPH can really only lead to an ability to pee, UTIs etc. I guess insurance companies love to provide insurance for those with diabetes or high blood pressure, because they can exclude those conditions from cover, (or charge a premium), AND they can then also deny any subsequent claim for cover if you go down with a medical condition that has only the slightest relationship to your high blood pressure etc.

Ham? You mean a radio 'ham'? I can't recall chatting with him on the air....

Perhaps the moral of all this is to look after your health so that you do not have high blood pressure, or take statins or have diabetes or have high cholesterol... because any of those conditions is a 'get-out' clause to deny almost any claim that you make on your medical insurance. Insurance companies don't really want to insure 'unhealthy' people - why should they?.

Nope, did you not know that wearing a rubber glove gives the sensation that it's someone else's hand? 🙂 Common knowledge I thought!