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I bet a windy small island is a better choice... Pollution comes and go... you can visualize current PM2.5 and PM1.0 levels here https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/particulates/surface/level/overlay=pm2.5/orthographic=-263.52,12.95,3000/loc=100.515,13.582
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1 minute ago, OJAS said:
You will also need to notify your Thai bank of your new passport number. I almost got caught out by not doing this following my last passport renewal, when I attempted to obtain a new passbook which proved impossible until my new passport number had been safely logged in the bank's systems.
Thanks better I don't forget to go there with my old passport... also you have the passport number on your thai driver's license. here again if you can show the previous one it saves you a trip to the police station or the transports office.
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You need to transfer your current non immigrant visa into your new passport at the immigration office for a fee. Should be sufficient, ask the immigration officer.
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After building the house it is a little too late to install a waterproof mat under the soil and the walls back into the walls , but there's still a few other options, not as efficient.
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Some people say that in Thailand nothing good happends outside after midnight..
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I downloaded the whole Thailand maps from Google Maps on my phone and use GPS offline with OruxMaps only to show my actual location. Only 2 times I was stuck on a dead end, like the day I was following a path for cows in the mangrove, becoming underwater before the embankment of the railway line
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Trying to save elephants is going to be as successful than trying to change humans.
Beside this the "poor elephants" are extremely dangerous creatures, killing each year more people than sharks...
...almost always for the same reason than sharks: the good old stupidity that leads humans to venture into their territory blinded by beliefs
(Huh I could be myself in the news :-) )
That said I'm sorry for this good man.
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Just say "mai ao khap", continue walking... smile and dont stop walking or smiling even if they grab your arm or something else...
In Thailand, just dont get upset...
Here YOU lose face when you get upset, even for good reasons... and if you force somebody to lose face (getting upset because of your behaviour), (s)he will probably not lose face (get upset) halfway and you risk your life... something everybody should be fully aware of before landing in LOS.
Adding to this dishinibition due to drugs and alcohol does'nt improve things.
This guy should be happy being still alive with two working eyes..
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Once they were two lady boys on Sukhumvit behind a saphan and the one trying to stop me hard did put his hand on my banana and in my empty pocket... unsuccessfuly cause my money was out of reach in the cargo pocket and I did'nt left him (them) enough time to try more :-)
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And what about car and motorbike rentals who ask for passport deposit? Is this now illegal?
It is not only stupid to give your passport for deposit, but it is also illegal to leave it to somebody else (at least for swiss citizens)
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US foreign politics only serve their own interest.... Towards democracy ? What a joke ! Call a spade a spade
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They should wipe the bill and put in place a system where the consumer is protected,
Fair enough the boy done the wrong thing but he's only 12 and now you've got a mother who is most likely on computer savvy and a farmer slugged with a bill which is nearly impossible for her to pay.
He is only 12?
If everyone customers came and pretend innocent, what is AIS (or DTAC or True) going to do?
Give all a free ride.
The boy knowingly tried to hack the system, which is a crime by itself.
Should he be charged for that cyber crime?
Agree.
The boy is only 12 years old, but he has enough savvy to understand the foundamentals of deception and theft and hacking is a form of theft.
When parents give their children access to IT goods and computers than they must bear the responsibilities as to how their children use those devices, claiming ignorance is no defence under the laws.
The Internet has a well publicised dark side and all parents should be aware of this.
Trying to "hack" the game was done under influence of the same dopamine the game released in his brain, it was part of the game.
There is no theft when nothing is missing nowhere... Thieves are those who want you believe it to fill their pockets with the work of others... or ask 200k or more to play a game for kids no matter what it implies...
Music I play and words I say are free for everybody to listen, learn and inspire from (I learned listening others), as well words and source code I write are free for everybody to use, learn from (I learned reading words and source code from others) or inspire from.
I still "own" it all, nothing is missing nowhere.
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I still buy fresh and sweet coconuts with a straw for 12 bahts from the same vendor in the same pickup every morning in my area in BKK ..
Price often depends of the number of tourists in the vicinity...
Mango sticky rice range from 25 in secluded places to 70 or 100 bahts in other place.... Ice tea between 11 to 40 bahts
Beside this, the minimun income doubled recently, so expect everything will cost more: not only because workers are paid more, but also because people can pay more (so vendors can ask more) -> we call it inflation.
Welcome in the modern economic era.
The minimum wage doubled recently ? I must have missed that announcement.
A few years ago yet theorically, say recently..
300 bahts per day instead of 150.. for working 12h per day, 6 days per week in t-shirt factories or ananas fields under the sun...
Still a shame that it worth less here than in our countries - thanks to the banksters . I call it post-colonial slavery.
Oh no !... now despite my skills I only earn in one month (8/24 and 5/7 - no sweat) what basic workers receive there in 3 years instead of 6...
We should invest in coconut plantations before it's too late !
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I still buy fresh and sweet coconuts with a straw for 12 bahts from the same vendor in the same pickup every morning in my area in BKK ..
Price often depends of the number of tourists in the vicinity...
Mango sticky rice range from 25 in secluded places to 70 or 100 bahts in other place.... Ice tea between 11 to 40 bahts
Beside this, the minimun income doubled recently, so expect everything will cost more: not only because workers are paid more, but also because people can pay more (so vendors can ask more) -> we call it inflation.
Welcome in the modern economic era.
The minimum wage doubled recently ? I must have missed that announcement.
A few years ago yet theorically, say recently..
300 bahts per day instead of 150.. for working 12h per day, 6 days per week in t-shirt factories or ananas fields under the sun...
Still a shame that it worth less here than in our countries - thanks to the banksters . I call it post-colonial slavery.
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I still buy fresh and sweet coconuts with a straw for 12 bahts from the same vendor in the same pickup every morning in my area in BKK ..
Price often depends of the number of tourists in the vicinity...
Mango sticky rice range from 25 in secluded places to 70 or 100 bahts in other place.... Ice tea between 11 to 40 bahts
Beside this, the minimun income doubled recently, so expect everything will cost more: not only because workers are paid more, but also because people can pay more (so vendors can ask more) -> we call it inflation.
Welcome in the modern economic era.
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Sometime i had no phone signal with True in some secluded places where a farang should not go in bike alone and where i did'nt need internet anyway.. (but had no AIS to check)
Therefore this time i bought both TrueMove-H and AIS 12Call internet packages because was unsure to have signal where I was going.
For internet speed is a concern, True-H is unmatched compared to AIS/12Call...
In Prachuap, Bangkok and Prasat (and on the road between) with AIS I could never download faster than 40K/s and wait so long for every page or mail... dont talk about trying to update my system... neither with SIM in my computer or in my Samsung Note II LTE (using 3G)....
With AIS impossible to reach my 6Gb limit
I definitely stick to True-H, as long there's no better option...
H is for Happy :-)
Jellyfish - The Facts
in Hua Hin and Cha-Am
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Stop spreading nonsense, always use vinegar, even for man-o-war jellyfish !!
Scientific paper (2017): https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/5/149
Article below from: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/may/09/vinegar-best-antidote-jellyfish-stings-urine-lemon-juice-make-worse-study
What should you do if a jellyfish stings you? Scientists have found that applying vinegar is the best solution, and that popular remedies including urine, lemon juice, and shaving foam could make the situation worse.
A recent study in Toxins, which investigated the efficacy of various remedies for stings from the Portuguese man o’ war (Physalia physalis) concludes that rinsing with vinegar before applying heat is the most effective treatment. The commonly recommended treatment of seawater and ice was found to cause more harm than good.
Dr Tom Doyle, a biologist at NUI Galway and co-author of the paper, conducted research on both the Atlantic and Pacific man o’ war. He said the findings represented a complete U-turn.
“For me it was certainly surprising as we have been recommending seawater and ice for the last 10 years,” he said. “But that’s the nature of science; we have to hold up our hands and say we were wrong. We went back to basics and tested different methods. There’s no doubt about our findings. We are absolutely 100% certain that vinegar does the trick.”
The scientists tested various solutions on sheep and human blood cells suspended in agar. The method of scraping away tentacles was found to increase pressure on the affected area, causing the stinging capsules to fire more venom into the victim. However, applying vinegar was shown to prevent further venom release, allowing the tentacles to be safely removed. Immersing the area in 45C water or applying a heatpack resulted in fewer red blood cells being killed.
In contrast, rinsing with seawater was found to worsen stings by spreading venom capsules further, while cold packs caused them to fire more venom. The infamous urine theory – popularised by an episode of Friends – was also found to aggravate stings. Baking soda, shaving cream, soap, lemon juice, alcohol and cola yielded similar results.
Although vinegar is used for many other jellyfish stings, the man o’ war has long been considered an exception, with many guidelines warning against its use. While it’s true that the man o’ war is different – they are technically a siphonophore and not a jellyfish – the scientists behind this research are now arguing that all stings be treated equally.
Biologist and jellyfish expert Dr Lisa Gershwin agrees that treatment with vinegar works, but expressed concern about the hot water recommendation.
“Hot water does take away the pain but this is a neurological process; it has nothing to do with denaturing the venom,” she said. “Fresh water activates discharge and by applying heat, you are dilating the capillaries and allowing venom to go further into the body.”
The study was prompted by an influx of man o’ war on European coasts last summer and built upon the findings of a study on box jellyfish conducted by the University of Hawaii at Mānoa. The researchers will now turn their attention to the lion’s mane jellyfish to determine if the same conclusions apply.