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Kudos too to Big C for now stocking Crunchy Nut Cornflakes. And while it pains me, on one level, to congratulate CP Group, they've done a belter with a new (to me) fresh milk that's on shelves in most supermarkets. It actually tastes like proper milk. Goes great with cereal and improves tea no end.

Dare you to say it to his face. That's a Chinese thug. The tattoos give him away. They can be incredibly psycho. "The tattoos give him away. They can be incredibly psycho" - that also describes some ladyboys ...

You're lucky - I don't even have that button. This is the message I got this morning after submitting a request for a temporary limit increase (via the call centre)! How the <deleted> do Kbank know what my "needs and circumstances" are? Bunch of useless Ku#t฿. Not that I have any particular feelings about it.

If it's just old age (15 is a decent age for a cat) and there's no underlying health issue(s), which is what you say, then Nature will take its course. As you say - "if". Somewhat easier these days than it used to be, but there are still those that won't do it despite an animal being in extreme pain / distress. I got my favourite cat to 14 despite him having renal failure. He got an extra two years of good quality life thanks to daily subcutaneous IV of fluids. I got very good at doing the IV and the cat didn't mind at all. But after two years he went seriously downhill in a matter of days; terrible to see but had already agreed with a local vet that when the time came they'd euthanise.

Thanks but I have other accounts; also Thai nationality, so opening an account is a simple procedure. It's ridiculous that KBank have decided a limit of 50K is appropriate for a customer's daily electronic transactions but are quite happy to give that customer 500K in cash over the counter no questions asked. Back in March this year I bought a secondhand car: traded in my old one leaving THB 380K to pay. Settled there and then with a single transfer from KBank, but now would not be able to do that. Pushing people to use cash is, in part, just encouraging tax evasion. I'm sure the car dealer would have been very happy to take 380K in off the books cash rather than a traceable electronic transfer.

UPDATE: requested increase to 200K (only valid for 30 days, remember) ... waited two days and then received a message saying bank had considered request and current limit (50K/day) "was appropriate" (เหมาะสม 'moh som'). WTF - what am I? 10 years old? Mentally incapable of managing my money? I would post screenshot but a) it's all in Thai and b) Kbank security settings won't allow screenshot. So it's off to Kbank today to close that account and take a half-mil in cash somewhere else. Under the bed, perhaps?

Exactly - every customer is treated differently and nationality is irrelevant - it's not only foreigners, but also Thai nationals who are affected. I was told yesterday (5 Aug) by the call centre people that the decision is based on pattern of account usage: I've had a Kbank account for more than 10 years. Use it mainly as a savings account so paying in more than paying out, but in last few months made several transfers to other banks for amounts well over 50K. As of some time last month (July) can only send 50K A DAY. Have been told I can increase the limit upon request via call center but new limit will only be valid for 30 days then will revert to 50K/day. No current way to make a higher limit permanent. I complimented KBank on their work to encourage money laundering and tax evasion, as it's perfectly okay to go to a branch and withdraw say 250K in cash, to then be used in ways that are much harder to trace than electronic payment ... fools. Many small businesses are very happy to be paid in cash. Nothing to do with phone number / passport - see above. I have Thai nationality and same phone number for 25 years.

Surely the best approach is moderation. I'm not going to stop eating ham, salami, bacon - just don't eat pounds of the stuff every day. Balanced diet and above all just don't eat more than you need to (which is often easier said than done). Portion sizes have generally also become larger over the past 30-40 years.

Cook a lot when 'back home' but in Thailand it's a real case of "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen". Too damn hot here. Plus I like things that aren't so easily available in Thailand or are really expensive (sausages for toad in the hole; streaky bacon for flavour in risotto; swede; leeks in a cheese sauce mmmm) ... One good thing about cooking in Thailand is that it's still mostly gas; UK and most other western countries are moving to electric for everything. I hate those f##king induction hobs; gas is so much more controllable (although electric ovens are good).

Things really started to go wrong for Andrew once he left the navy in 2001. By then he'd pretty much squandered all the credit he earned (deservedly) for his in-theatre service in the Falklands.

BYD sure do love slashing prices to build market share! As I've said before, I think this is a big dis-incentive to buy new EVs here right now - but great for anyone looking for secondhand. And thank you Thai government for keeping electricity prices so low (not sure how many billon USD EGAT is shouldering right now in subsidy costs!)

Problem compounded by defamation laws, which make media unwilling to name the "renowned hospital". If I was one of the patients whose personal and medical info had been leaked like this, I'd be minded to sue the hospital. Doubtless hospital would then offer a basket of fruit and chicken soup as a compromise.

The official RTP online reporting channel is a gmail address ... so very Thai! Surprised they don't have a Line account for it as well.

Ah, one of those occasions when a picture's worth a thousand words ... (some mistake surely, Ed.)

Ghislaine was likely as 'damaged' as many of the poor girls and women who had the misfortune to meet her and Epstein. Being the child of Robert Maxwell it could hardly be otherwise. He was a monster in many respects: his later misdeeds however buried the fascinating history of his early years. The 'Bouncing Czech' was due to be executed for espionage aged 18, escaped, joined the British Army and won a Military Cross for bravery. Almost his entire family died in the gas chambers. Of course past good deeds can be undone by later actions, but Ghislaine and her siblings did not have a happy childhood. John Preston's biography of Robert Maxwell, 'Fall', is a cracking read and good backgrounder to Ghislaine's formative years.