4MyEgo

If the cost of health insurance is going to be a financial burden to you as it increases every 5 years, if not annually, set aside 3,000,000 baht as funds for yourself for any health insurance requirements, if you can't do that or afford health insurance, you really shouldn't be here IMO, i.e. unless you are prepared to be treated in a government public hospital. Get your marriage visa then annual extensions and worry about it when the time comes as I do believe there are agents who can for a price sort out any insurance requirements if need be for an annual extension, if required. We are all ticking time bombs, I had my heart attack when I was in my late 40's back in the home country, i.e. I ended up here 7 years later, it was a 10 year plan, I retired at 55 and am now in my 60's, I could kick the bucket tomorrow, but do I worry, no, do I have everything in order in case I need care, yes it's called a wife 20 years my junior, private health cover, and life insurance, if the wife does go before me which I hope is not the case, I will assess the situation then, i.e. we can't plan for everything, so plan for what you can and either adapt to the change when it happens. Extensions aren't really an issue if your organised enough with your paperwork, and like I said, agents sort things out for a price and immigration officer welcome them because they get a slice of the pie. Not planning my end of life stage, if my wife does go before me, I have enough money in the bank to return home and get the pension in a few years and put my deposit down to a nursing home and they also get 85% of the pension to look after me, that would have to be the last hurdle, e.g. I couldn't look after myself, otherwise I would stay in Thailand and continue enjoying the life left in me. We are born to die, it's inevitable, so why worry about it, grab life and enjoy as much of it as you can, I have lived more than most, had my more than fair share of travel, women, fast cars, bikes, etc and if I dropped tomorrow, well selavee, it's going to happen, the later the better because I still have a lot of gas in this tank.

Just thought I would let those living in or around the Khon Kaen area that you can easily register for the Pfizer or AZ jab by choice, for those who also want Sinovac, you can choose that one too....lol I have not yet received my email confirmation for 12 September, but they did say I would so fingers crossed it won't be too long away and I will update when I do get it. I live 180 kilometres out of Khon Kaen or a 3 hour drive according to Google Maps, so wish me luck. Here is the link, and to the right of it, you can choose which vaccine you want by clicking on it and then answer the easy questions. Note, if you do not have a middle name as I don't just put in n/a, if you don't it will keep asking you when you press save, also as I am over 60 with an underlying condition, I only pressed the greater than 60 button and left the underlying condition button as it said it was only for those under 60. Good luck lads and I hope this helps some of us in Isaan get vaxed asap. https://it-nurse.bkn.co.th/index_vaccine.php