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5 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

So how long do you think it’ll take him to recover at the hospital? TIT

Four months is the norm for improvised heart disease, which coincidentally corresponds with when he will be able to walk out of the hospital as a free man. 

3 minutes ago, rickudon said:

Heavy overnight rain in Udon. All ponds overflowing and wife's shop flooded, which is a first. Fortunately water levels in the village have fallen today as rice fields were not full before the rain.

The rain definitely arrived late according to the in-laws (my first rainy season here), but it seems to have caught up, which is great as I hate watering the garden and I would have needed to do that often as we've had the Taipei grass planted and it will take about 3 to 4 months to fully cover the lawn area. Actually, I'm lying. My wife would have done the watering. 

Decent amounts of rain up here in North Kalasin. Sakorn Nakorn seems to have been getting loads too. 

8 hours ago, HighPriority said:

Here, hear !

We need TBL back on the job to ensure this thread doesn’t degenerate back into a soccer thread again ! 
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We need Big News, leaning trees, pond levels, Avocado seedling status and with some degree of trepidation, DIL/SIL/all bloody inlaws updates too !

 

To get us back on the right path, here’s a video that was sent to me by the guy who drilled a new water bore for me last week.

I haven’t struck gold but close to it !!

 

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I thought it was best to leave bore drilling until the dry season. I've always been told Feb, March or April are the best months for this as the water table will have dropped. Requires drilling deeper but will ensure water year round.   

16 minutes ago, onthemoon said:

I do not doubt that this is your experience. As I said, YMMV.

I don't think I ever encountered this with my son either. He doesn't even think of himself as luk kreung, let alone other people.   

41 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Perhaps pardon instantly rejected but wait 14 days and reapply, and put more emphasis on xxx in your next application letter.

 

I thought that if it is rejected, he must wait for another 2 years before he can reapply. 

1 hour ago, anchadian said:

Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra has applied for a royal pardon, as confirmed by Wissanu Krea-ngam, the caretaker justice minister.

 

https://twitter.com/ThaiEnquirer/status/1697178654340784452

 

I think the pardoner needs to think carefully on this. I don't think it will improve his popularity rating. 

It is in the news that Anutin Charnvirakun will be the new Interior Minister. Hope this doesn't negatively impact current applications, but he is viewed as a racist person, particularly against Westerners. 

1 hour ago, superal said:

Cialis is available in Thailand and a quick Google search came up with several suppliers including the next link https://www.misskamagra.com/cialis.html  . Granted it is not cheap and the pills are 20 mg , not 5 mg . No prescription needed .  I have also seen it for sale in Pattaya , by mobile vendors but maybe a copy because much cheaper than on line pharmacies .

Tadafafil (Cialis) is prescription only. Drug stores selling it without prescription are doing so under the table. There are loads of streetside vendors along inner Sukhumvit in Bangkok selling a variety of performance enhancers including Cialis, but they are doing so illegally and there is no guarantee you are buying genuine product. Buyer beware. 

2 hours ago, superal said:

May I ask if you have ever taken Viagra or anything similar . Not just for sexual reasons but also relaxes the prostate and makes urinating much easier . There was an article on the BBC News medical journal a couple of years ago that stated men over 50 years old would benefit from taking 50 mg of sildenafil ( or a generic pill ) a day to control and reduce the prostate size . This may be too late for  you but it may help other readers 

Standard daily dose of tadalafil (Cialis) is 5mg for treatment of BPH. It is also the same daily dose for treatment of ED and/or PE. However, Cialis is very expensive in Thailand and prescription only. Despite the patent having expired quite a few years ago, generic tadalafil is not available in Thailand, or it wasn't the last time I checked in about 2020-21. From checking just now, the only Thai companies that have registrations with the Thai FDA for generic tadalafil are Pinnacle Chemmed (tadalafil is not listed in their APIs on their website) and Sai Pharma (which is a supplier to Pinnacle among others). The Cialis brand registrations are owned by Zeullig Pharma in Thailand, as they entered a partnership with Eli Lilly for distribution of this drug, among others, in Asia.  

Wouldn't it be funny if this turn of events was true but as a result of his plans for getting a pardon going tits up, i.e. stress levels through the roof causing heart issues. Very unlikely, but we can always hope.   

36 minutes ago, Adumbration said:

Do you have retrograd ejaculation?  What was the cost for your MRI at BGH?

No, I do not. Incidence of retrograde ejaculation post treatment is 3.1 % as per a study undertaken in 2022. I can't recall the cost of my MRI. I paid a package price with a few extras, but I got a special price as I managed to get in when they were promoting Rezum as a new treatment.  

22 minutes ago, superal said:

Tests in Thailand ?

Yes. Bamrungraj Hospital. 

23 minutes ago, superal said:

How is the size  of a prostate made ? Also I thought that a digital exam was the most reliable indicator of an enlarged prostate and normally the first procedure along with the PSA test .

My prostate size was measured using MRI. I had a number of other tests, including PSA, uriflow, etc. and was expecting a finger up the bum too, but it never happened. 

28 minutes ago, superal said:

To the OP , Adumbration , I admire your courage in bringing this delicate subject to this forum . Most men over the middle age years will have this problem to some degree . Many men are stubborn in getting a check up on their prostate because of embarrassment of a digital examination . I have been Googling the Aquablation technique and it appears to address all your concerns . Extract below from https://potomacurology.com/services/bph-treatment-options/aquablation/

 

Strange, I have never been digitally examined.

I had Rezum treatment at Bamrungrat Hospital in October 2021. But not sure whether it would be suitable for Adumbration as his prostate may be too large. The treatment is for prostates under 80cc. Mine was only 38 or 39. May be worth checking out these threads. While mainly about Rezum, they do mention other available treatments in Thailand.  

I will draw a lovely pension of appproximately Baht 5,500 per month (Thai Social Security pension), which will be supported by my savings.  Most Thais who are official employees in companies will also get a similar amount. However, those working in small businesses or self-employed often do not pay in so they will get Baht 600/month when they retire.  

When I bought land in Kalasin, the officer at Somdej Land Department Office was a bit unsure when I presented my ID card, so she asked me to check with her boss. The boss just said to the effect that he has a Thai ID card so he is Thai. I don't recall ever having to present my naturalization certificate and never bother taking a copy with me when doing anything official. Yesterday, when opening a bank account at SCB in Kalasin, I just presented my ID card. There was a lot of faffing about though because their system did not seem to accommodate those with middle names, but finally got it sorted. 

Have any others encountered middle name issues? I know some of you have many more than one middle name. I can't be arsed changing my name though as that would open a whole new can of worms.  

I dislike the PCX so bought a Honda SH 150i when they were still available here. I'm glad I did too as Wave's and PCX's seat height is too low for me. 

On 8/16/2023 at 7:56 AM, webfact said:

 

Thailand’s National Water Command Centre (NWCC) has issued warnings regarding severe rainfalls predicted in 16 provinces, even as water levels around the Chao Phraya River are seen to decrease due to the El Nino weather conditions.

 

Surasri Kidtimonton, the deputy of the NWCC and the Secretary-General of the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR), warned of the heavy showers expected to affect various regions, with the North, Northeast, East and western regions of the South being particularly impacted through to the end of the week.

 

The most significant warnings have been flagged for 16 provinces: Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Tak, Nan, Nong Khai, Bueng Kan, Nakhon Phanom, Sakhon Nakhon, Rayong, Chanthaburi, Trat, Ranong, Phangnga, Phuket, Satun and Trang.

 

by Mitch Connor

Photo courtesy of Ian, traveltin.net

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/predicted-rain-in-16-thai-provinces-as-el-nino-lowers-chao-phraya-levels

 

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Hope we get some spill over from Sakhon Nakhon. They've had quite a bit of rain this year but nothing much on this side of the hills in Kalasin. 

17 minutes ago, onthemoon said:

I don't have anybody here who has an account in my country, and I don't want to transfer to my mother or anybody else. I want to transfer to my own account, and I am certainly not willing to pay Western Union charges. Kbank charges THB 100 for transfer fee, and the full amount in euros without deduction arrives in my account there. ????

I was considering opening an Interactive Brokers account, but reading these posts, it makes me wonder whether I will be able to transfer money to an IB account from my Thai bank accounts. All my funds are located in Thailand and I don't have any overseas bank accounts. I did not realize that transferring money overseas as a Thai citizen would be an issue.