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Luuk Chaai

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  1. a wise man once said "forgive them; for they know not what they do"
  2. This guy could make Pete Buttigieg look intelligent
  3. the collision in high winds and rain involved 12 pick-ups, trucks and a Bangkok to Samui tour bus. what ? no motor bike with 4 passengers all on cell phones / smoking/ no helmets and going the wrong direction ?
  4. We use a FL-001 5 stage neatly packed under the sink inside a cabinet .. skipped the seperate faucet that comes with it and use a dual inlet faucet (seperate controls and outlet ) from Mex that's after it comes from a holding tanks out back going thru a big blue 20 sediment then a carbon filter into another holding tank all going thru a salt/brine automated softener system all well water 30 meters.. torpedo/smurf well pump. into tank 1 then thru the system that has 3 Hitachi pumps it thru the system,, into the house and various outlets around the property (6) all run off an automated control system with cut off for each level float and pump .... we can run 2 showers 3 hoses and flush a toilet. and never drop in pressure kitchen sink and all bathrooms heated water
  5. Looks like we got lucky .. Honda / Pranburi 3 days with a red, then the real ones came in and switched out
  6. I have 2 @ Kasikorn .. one for my immigration funds.. and a joint acct for the Mrs. and I .... Fbar filing is a $49 fee with H&R Expat but the big $$ stays in the US and if /when you need some.. it's 7-11 seconds with Wise
  7. from Pattaya to Chanthaburi province for visa extensions Jomtien Immigration Closed? hmmmmmmmm ..??? let's see if I were Big Joke...guess where I would be headed next
  8. Just south of Hua Hin Wang Pong... bees, wasps, spiders, centipedes ( big mama's) tons of mantis, butterflies, scorpions, snakes snakes snakes, they must love pineapple.. have not seen a worm in 2 years
  9. and what drives a person to go public like this ? still a better outcome than
  10. "He's got someone else,' the host said. 'He's going to Thailand to see someone else - male or female." Las Vegas odds would put this scenario as your best bet . Or... maybe he's building their dream home , and when it's all done he will surprise her with 2 tickets to Paradise ? ( Naaaaaa ! ) if it's door #1, Life's too short to go thru a miserable **** . man up , state your intentions and take care of business and do it properly. . Paul Simon
  11. ... another one Biden missed
  12. Great !!! now stay there... we're tired of you destroying everything American
  13. I'm trying to reach them to see what's the soonest time they would have. Tried Line for two branches and calling the Ekkamai branch but no response yet. facebook messenger gets a real fast response
  14. I used Fat Boy's Onut Soi 17 2 times the only thing they do not do is take the physical test for you .. fantastic service.... and the attending agents,, wow !
  15. we get an occasional cobra,, maybe 2x a year but frequented by the lovely Malay Pit Viper i grab them with a 2meter Stainless Steel gripper and walk them down about 500 meters then drop them in the bush .. here tell anything they bite is pretty much guaranteed to turn black and fall off but........................... I'm more afraid of the Weaverpu ( i think Latin is Pickup overloeadus maximus ) they have been clocked at speeds of 130 kph while emitting gobs of black smoke to avoid detection while they weave in and out of traffic to be first at the next traffic light
  16. someone wrote ACH transfers no longer allowed. Money needs to transfer by wire. totally incorrect ... Wise does ACH transfers .. just did one this am USA bank to Kasikorn ...."7" seconds "
  17. no drugs .. they treat symptoms not causes "do" eat good fats olive oil ,coconut oil, grass fed butter, ghee, whole organic pasture raised eggs ( I eat 4 a day ) avocados organic grass fed beef and not the lean cuts ,,,, also contains tons of zinc.. along with oysters ... wild salmon... tons and tons of green leafy veg, macadamia nuts .. don't forget the ACV ....stay far far away from processed oils ,, canola, vegetable, sunflower, corn... all chemically processed and GMO no sugar .. zero nada none that means no bread / pasta skip beans seeds are not good either exercise and get your blood work checked to include particle size . small dense LDL is what plaques u can have a total cholesterol count of 290 and not be in any risk and try intermittent fasting minimum 18 hrs a pop
  18. Will you take your wife if you ever progress to a retirement extension? My Rule #1 is.. The best place for my $$$ ( 400,000 ) is in my pocket.. not theirs. ( 800,000 ) Why bother to change ? and tie up an extra 400,000 ? and as I learned very early on in the business world use the tools .. my wife Thai National / Native speaker vs. myself that is not the greatest at speaking Thai .... zero stress @ communication with the I/O and another basic.. dress to impress and show respect ! a civil servant in uniform being addressed by a guy in flip flops and shorts and tee vs a dress shirt, pants and shoes.. why give someone fuel ? Works for us !
  19. Went to HH immigration and picked up the "List" of requirements from the check in staff then 28 days before expiration.. I took all of the paperwork / in duplicate... PRESIGNED IN BLUE INK with Wife's signature as well including pictures on A4 paper .... Living room / Bed Room / Kitchen / Front of house with house # showing, all with change of clothes for each ... a witness,, with their Blue Book , required funds .. and a smile We were 3rd in que.. and I witnessed the 2 before us.. getting grilled .. ,, Lets use assumed names .. Joe.. then Charlie were not getting a smooth ride Both were wearing short pants and Tee shirts and tried to do most of the talking ( 2 diff windows ) We ... were dressed nicely and I sat back and let the Mrs. conduct all the dialogue .. a few extra signatures .. pics and in and out 20 minutes got a Line Phone call @ 4pm and the house visit / pictures were all done remote 1/2/3 .. then 3 days prior to report back date ,.. we called and gave them our file #.. good to go and went back and received the stamp ..... less than 5 minutes can't ask for better than that
  20. liquid soap.. will go thru the "system" in less than 15 minutes.. and it ain't gonna be pretty very doubtful there was time to do anything but hit the throne ,, and stay put.. for a while good news is,, the results end up squeaky clean errr.. don't ask how I know
  21. like Marvin sang .."Ain't nothing like the real thing, baby. Ain't nothing like the real thing, "
  22. for others that may be interested .. you can get at any pharmacy ... way better results
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