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Well if he was doing it behind her, who would drive the taxi.

Perhaps, he can no longer get a boner, so had it removed and transplanted to his forehead, as notice to those who aren't already aware what a total d!ckhead he is.

That sucks. Totally unfair.

No idea. Check out this link. https://www.gov.uk/voluntary-national-insurance-contributions

About Baht 750 is deducted from your salary and your employer pays an equal amount. This money is held in the Social Security Fund, which is overseen by the Socioal Security Office. Upon retirement, assuming you have paid in for a sufficient number of years, you will be entitled to a monthly pension. In certain instances, you may be entitled to the choice of a lump sum, or monthly pension, while for some others there is only the lump sum option. In my case, I only have the monthly pension option. The accumulated amount saved in my name is Baht 236,929, so assuming I don't pop my clogs, that will cover a monthly payment of Baht 5,500 for 43 months or 3 years and 7 months, however, the SSF will actually continue paying me until I die. This is one of the reasons that there are concerns that the fund may collapse, i.e. due to insufficient funding and aging population

In my case, I have been paying into the social security fund together with my employer for the past 30 years and when I finally retire, which is likely to be next year, I will draw approximately Baht 5,500 per month. So if your wife has only paid in for 10 years, she will get much less than that. On the other hand, if she hasn't paid in at all, she will get the Baht 600/month when she hits 60, which will increase to a whopping 700 when she hits 70.

I have lived here for 41 years, and still got a few years left before I hit the state pension age. However, I had a good look into the matter and despite having made very few NI contributions, found that I still qualified if I back paid. Obviously, I won't get the full pension, but it is still a really good investment in my case. I would be paying Class 2 Voluntary Contributions, which are Pounds 3.45 per week (179.4 per year). So if they allow me to back pay for 6 years (there is a chance I will be able to pay for more years) I would end up paying Baht 47,840, but hopefully I will be allowed to pay back 12 years and make annual contributions for the next 6. Gov.uk "The deadline for paying voluntary National Insurance contributions for the tax years 6 April 2006 to 5 April 2018 has been extended to 5 April 2025, if you’re eligible."

Still waiting to back-pay into the UK SS system. Applied back in January in order to avoid the cutt-off date and called to follow up. Apparently there is a massive backlog due to impending changes and I shouldn't expect to hear anything before this month or next. The deadlines have been greatly extended though and I was told that as my application was received before the deadline, I had nothing to worry about. Don't know how many years I'll be able to back pay though.

I had never noticed it before, never mind used it. 🤣 Thanks for bringing it to my attention as it is certainly a very convenient function.

It doesn't look like you can clear your notifications anymore.

Here it is. 18/9 Sisuttha Rd, Tambon Mak Khaeng, Mueang Udon Thani District, Udon Thani 41000. Quite central and not too far from Central.

I came to Thailand when I was 19. I knew nothing about the country. I had next to no money. But I still managed to make a life for myself. You have more advantages than I did so I don't think you need to worry too much. Life is a journey to be enjoyed, but reading some of the comments on here, it would seem some of the posters get their enjoyment from being curmudgeons and hate seeing other people have a better life than them.

Is his nibs okay with this? I thought he was all for the police and military buz cuts.

And circumcision isn't mutilation which serves no physical purpose for the vast majority of males? It should only be done in the case of medical necessity. Hence the comparison.

So if your family was a member of a particular faith that required the chopping off of your ears, you would be fine with that because you would still be able to hear?

If your parents did it, they should have been reported to the authorities. I wouldn't have wanted my mum or dad messing around with my dick. Leave it to the effing doctors.

Surely that is misleading. Wouldn't many of those opting for assisted suicide already be suffering from great pain/discomfort as a result of the big C and other diseases? As a result, they will be claiming that cancer related deaths are dropping, when in fact they aren't. People are just electing to end it early.

It would require having a house registration in that area. If your wife's house registration is still in the NE, then the best way for her would be to register a change of address. If you are renting a house, she could ask to be added to the owners house registration. Whether they would agree to that or not is a different matter. If your wife owns the house, then she would normally already have a house registration for that address and be covered.

Emergencies are an exception.

Automatic, but it is based on the Tabien Bahn (House Registration Book). People have coverage at the government hospital/clinic which serves the specific area where the house is registered. If they are living in a different area to their house registration (very common), the only way to benefit is to travel to the hospital which serves their official address. This could be in a different province and take a lot of travel time. The exception is in the case of emergencies, such as accidents, in which case they could be treated in the nearest government hospital. All information can be found at this website. https://www.nhso.go.th/home The government is supposedly considering updating the scheme such that people will be able to seek treatment at any government hospital/clinic. However, whether this comes to pass is anyone's guess.

I think it is called limp dick energy.

I rarely agree with you, but you are right on this. My niece is a transgender teacher in a government school. I also live close to a school in north Kalasin and can confirm that there are quite a number of trans students there.

I moved to north Kalasin in February this year after living in Bangkok for 40 years. I must admit that I was concerned about the change in my life, but really love it here. The countryside is so beautiful. However, I do have the advantage of being able to speak Thai, so I am not dependent on others for communication.

You're in a great location. Haven't been in a long time but remember it well. People fishing around the lake and some lakeside eateries. Pretty good location. Ubol is a nice place to live, especially your part.

They ain't got owt better to do.