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Q :"eat rice... or not yet ? " A: "eat already" simple !

translation : 55555 for non thai speakers : huhhhhh?

pretty well sums it up . I also have noticed that the non thai speakers either are being led around like a buffalo with a rope in their nose by their "lover" .............. or barking out demands in English .

i already ordered a Latex topper ..... dunlopillo brand .... from Lazada 3" one of the pricier ones on market a bit under 5000 baht

we just passed pkk again on our way back from bang saphan . three years ago i had the chance to move south from cm but didn't . love the nice months in the north but ............ its crazy this aqi when i look at AQI for your town it gives a number but says there are no monitoring stations ?? i am getting damn old so if i move i better do it soon. mind if i send you a pm for a few questions regarding pkk ?

by the way.............. the point was made in a similar "pollution topic" yesterday that "THERE'S FIRES ALL OVER ASIA NOW"....... Check out the fire radar and one should get the picture that it is HELPLESS to just stop the local burning in N of Thailand. Just an observation that smoke knows no boundaries..... and all the neighbors are having a fire fest every year https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:2024-04-01..2024-04-07;@102.2,17.9,6.7z

and........ you are moving to where ? ( i always hesitate to say where i would move, as i don't want everyone else going there !) ha ha in fact.... thirty years ago , living in CM , i would cringe whenever one of the few farangs living here would tell people about it . Now that they have come ..... look what's happened . so. where ya moving to ?

sending PM

Unless you have really big bucks.......... everything is a "trade-off" nowadays . Personally i meet very few older farangs that seem to care much about their health (IMO) . Little exercise and a diet that i can not handle . ( we won't get into that argument here haha) . My point is , the North and even Central now has MONTHS of bad pollution . Other months are really nice . The humidity near beach areas is not so pleasant . But last month i sat out on a balcony mid day and the breeze was so nice . You are right about Hua Hin .........but further South there are areas that are "quiet" and have some good points. Of course.... quieter places also are "boring" for many . And there are no Rimpings around 🙂 Just got back three days ago . Stuck inside with the air filters again !

Is there a link for easy access to this graphic on a daily basis ? ALSO...... as NR points out ... the whole friggin continent is on fire . I have a few opinions ( not optimistic ones) regarding the possibility of this changing in my lifetime ( well, could get worse, ifs that even possible) So.......... sometimes, as a thai would say, if you wanna be flee you gotta flee . Go where the smoke don't rise

Well............. the obvious question to the long term foreign residents here in CM is : Since we see how the smog has increased over the years ( with a very occasional exception) , WHEN will the hardcore expats living here finally make the move ? I ALMOST made it a few years ago when we sold our rentals , seeing the hua hin and areas south of that as a good choice. And i have stayed there for a month each of the last 6 years . Anybody want to buy a 2 1/2 year old small house in Doi Saket area ? 🙂 So...... what is your MAIN reason for staying ? And is it worth it ?

i have it stored from 2011 ......... the reruns are exactly the same btw: i have been in the area ( includes CR and Lamphun) for 35 years . Like everything, things have changed . Only thing i can think of thats better is the internet 🙂 What else could we do waiting out the bad months? Shoulda ............. moved South . More humid and not quite as "charming" as the North, though.

looking for recommendations for 3" or 4" GOOD QUALITY memory foam topper ( brand name, specifics, price ) if possible. Hopefully from persons who have actually purchased one recently ( like in the last 2 years 🙂 . Homepro or Central would probably have best quality ...... but any other ideas ok thanks,

"self evident" no longer exists for an amazing number of humans . and that number is ever growing. stop living in the past TBL ! haha (btw.... i just spent a month in bang saphan. still quiet and very peaceful )

any recommendations for a brand or specific place to buy a good memory foam topper ?

well, i believe the creative thinkers giving us covid "information" have, after being "baffled" by cases such as yours, come up with the newest unbelievable explanation . Those who have had ongoing problems after being vaxed... but long before getting covid......... are suffering from PRE COVID symptoms ! Yep. pre covid . that's it .

What is widespread (and worldwide) is the slow but sure increase in billionaires , the ongoing controls being implemented on "ordinary" workers/citizens, and the sands of freedom being washed away into the ocean of one world order. Every new dictate and demand to make us show every detail of our lives , as "they" pass by go and collect money from the masses does not go down well with me . But, just my personal feeling, of course. Sorry for adding this off topic comment..... but i did give a pertinent one previously 🙂

I rarely get involved with the assorted issues people have at CM immig...... (as you can see it turns into a real circus. the comments. and everyone is "an expert" ) but...... here is my experience as of 2 months ago. I am on retirement extensions, and have fixed account which i leave untouched , for years now . NEVER an issue or question.....BUT THIS YEAR , even with an appointment, they wanted me to go first to the blank blank guy at the window at ground level . He looked at my papers , which are same as always , and then hits me with the Bull that i need to go to bank and get a record . Trying to talk to him was useless so i did not argue ....but i went upstairs and asked at info to speak to an "officer" . Talking to a "helper" will not work. An officer came over and in polite talk I said that i use a fixed account (showed my book, she sees my balance remains the same) and she told me i do not need any "other" info or form. The next day when i went to my appointed time the attending officer , different than who i asked the day before, started to talk about the bank form ( no, not the letter we always have to bring about proof of funds) .... and once again i say it is not needed. The MAN who presided confirmed this and that was that . I even asked for the form the guy below had talked about and the presiding officer said "NOT NEEDED" . I left it at that. note: i speak pretty good thai, do not raise my voice (but i might have shown a bit annoyance . very hard not to as the blood pressure raises haha) . Anyways ..... the guy on ground level seems to refuse to accept what i just relayed here concerning people using money in the bank method . (and probably many agents do not understand it either)

very good question !

short people i can put up with . I just hate anyone who is bald, fat, or has different color eyes than myself . So, probably i would hate you

It is always easy for us to give that "advice" to others . hahaha but, it is the truth . Of course there will always be a few Rambos here that think they will "win" in a fight . And maybe one or two do ......

I have lived here ...... and witnessed and/or read these "stories" over and over . The advice given by uttradit ( obviously for those men NOT already in the OPs situation) is by far the best of any other . Lawyers, usafructs, blah blah blah . Putting a lot of money in others name puts you at their mercy , plain and simple. And you are on their turf .

I love Samsung but find the ones i've had to be a bit noisy . Maybe the latest models are better ? Or, anyone bought a Fridge recently that is QUIET ? what brand do you guys like ?

i follow pretty much the same procedure . i keep a one year term acct every year so i don't ever need any additional info, just the letter and update the balance at that time. (bring copies of all pages of passbook , not many since i do not make withdrawels) . They want to see them, but give them back to me. Same with copy of yellow tabien bahn. ( and i bring the kitchen sink in a seperate folder ) . I have a new passport, so only a few pages to copy..... with the transfer stamps and current extension. Thanks for the input ...... we are getting to be real "oldtimers" , lol , but i do still manage to get it together for the "big event" every year. The online appt is a blessing .

Hi Bob ..... the last post i see on Retirement extension requirements is from last April. I am about to do my umpteenth extension , but never sure if there are any "recent" changes . Would you be good enough to put up a current list ? (letter from bank, photo and form, tm30, adress ( i use yellow book) , copies of passport ( i do all pages ) , tm7 90 day, ... am i leaving out anything ? TIA Rumak