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I have read stories and seen international tv shows about doctors that have made some "miracle" cures. One Romanian, living in Texas would only take on cancer patients that the best hospitals could not cure and gave the patients a death sentence so to speak yet this doctor who has been charged with "fraud" by the state of Texas (last I read 4 times) was exonerated at each trial as the number of his cured patients testified and provided proof from the other hospitals/doctors that they had been diagnosed with incurable cancer. The state of Texas then revoked his patents/trademarked treatment as their law on this states that the patent/trademark could only belong to a pharmaceutical research facility and not one individual. He was still allowed to treat "incurable" folks with some cures. I read this in several different respected magazines/newspapers. Other cures have also been reported and I have actually talked to one individual who claimed that he was given a death sentence too as incurable but found thisl treatment I read about and he is now surviving years later! I think that there is too much money for the pharmas to ever put out a cure unless it would be for a continuing buying of drugs/medicines so that they could continue reaping the results. Just look at the number of new Pharma BILLIONAIRES created during the COVID years - over 500! Now read about all the problems that have been and continue plaguing folks who too the vaccines. I of course am not any kind of expert on this and am just opining my personal views on this. I lost a wife, father, father in law to cancers and not a pretty picture but I do have my doubts that I will live long enough to ever see a cure for all put out to the public.

Retired in 2005 from a job which enabled me to work in 20 different countries - Asia, Central America, Africa, and Europe and loved most of those places. I could afford to live comfortably in the US monetarily anyway. However, while living overseas, I logged in the good and the bad of all those countries and when ready for retirement reread all. Thailand came out on top. One primary reason - I hate COLD and snowy weather so checked those warmer places and put them near the top of the list. I loved the PI (6+ years) living mostly in Manila but also in Cebu. Unfortunately, I was there for Pinatubo, close to probably 100 typhoons many with flooding in Manila, Earthquakes that really shake the ground (8/9 ratings) so with these negatives outweighing the fantastic scuba diving (over 500 dives) in crystal clear water, great and varied golf courses and some really great people. Other Asian states I also did enjoy but also had negatives. Meanwhile, Thailand went to the top and stayed there (I worked here over 10 years, NKP and Bangkok), love the food, love the weather(though that seemes to be changing) loved the freedom to travel all over the country, much cheaper than the US and most other "western countries), housing very affordable and cars so so in cost. If the traffic was more like that in the west, but, well we know what it is so...not so liking the pollution and while the govt claims it is doing more and more...we have heard that for a long time but still see the fields being burned in preps for planting and forest fires to find those mushrooms or whatever they are hunting for. Yeah, hate the tm30's, tm47, tm7 etc though some of those seem to be fading with online sometimes available. Lots of unhappy folks here just like in the west, want to attack, maim,kill, whatever with what seems like very little problems. So far, I still love it here and have no plans to depart anytime soon.

I received from the landlord, an immigration form, notifying that the TM30 had been received at Immigration and this was the "Approved" notice sent to the landlord and then on to me. I have that copy in my passport. This would be in Bangkok so I assume (Yeah I realize the when broken apart equals "ass u me") it is from Chang Wattana...it has the Thai Immigration Logo followed by "Inform Accommodation" Below is a box with my current BKK address, date I arrived at said address, passport info etc. Upper left side of all the info is a smaller box with the "Approved" and the BKK address. The landlord did it online and mentioned that he had been having problems doing it - he has other tennants too but he did do it for me about 8 months ago with no problem. Anyway I will not worry about anytime soon.

Well I am no fan of anyone who actually "kicks" someone especially a male towards a female no matter the race/foreigner/local and he should probably pay a fine. BUT, I am sure that he THOUGHT it was private property as that real estate office apparently has made some folks think that the beach was private when it according to the Phuket city officials is a public beach and many other people living there have erected something illegal on that public beach Guess the Swiss guy will end up moving anyway since he was misinformed about the beach. I really have no idea if all this is true or just made up but it seems to me to be overblown while really serious things that happen here are totally ignored by the masses.

My wife has a lease for a house here, so when I came we asked the landlord to do a TM30...after he/she complained how difficult it was, they said it finally worked. I got an email copy of the "approved" form from immigration.

If you meet the requirements for an LTR visa, wealthy, whealty retiree, professional..etc (look up requirements for LTR then you could change from your current visa without leaving the country and do so within a month or so. Check it out.

easy to get extra protein with all the drinks and added protein powders that are easy to add with the meals. Last I recall was that within 4 hours of weight lifting, need 40 extra grams of protein so that the body doesn't take it from the muscles..but I am no expert and do take extra protein when I lift weights. I do fruits AM w/soaked oatmeal, tumeric, Thai or farang lunch, nuts, seeds, probiotic yogurt and berries during the evening (fortunately Villamarket carries a variety of fresh berries)

Age 77 Lift weights (though have cut poundage and use more reps to avoid any joint problems) every 2 or 3 days a week, do core exercises on days I don't lift weights, walk 6 kms or so to get 7500 steps every day. Latest study shows 7500 steps a day is the most beneficial in extending life (20%) and if one walks even more then the benefit drops rapidly. Used to run at lest 5-10 miles a day until 65 then started walking as no good surface for running...walked 5-10 miles a day for 10 years and then cut back to what I do as mentioned previously. Have no aches or pains, eat healthy, no medicines - not even a headache this century. Don't drink alcohol nor do any drugs. Enjoy all the available fresh fruits, nuts and seeds available and have maintained the same weight (70 kilos) for years. Eat one Thai or farang meal at lunch per day. Have plenty of energy and TRY to sleep 7-8 hours daily. Love life and even with the local problems, still realize Thailand is much better than in the US.

my bank has my Thai address in English as do my US health insurance company and pension producing office and has done it this way for decades.

However, you forgot to mention that those coming in illegally over the past x number of years totalling by estimates well over 10 million and with the shortage of immigration judges/courts to hear their asylum cases, are now being told it will probably be 2030 before many of them are ever heard. Meantime, "progressive" states/cities provide free food, housing, schooling, medical for them and their families and they can work and roam around the US as much as they can afford. Those progressive states are experiencing a flight of their own citizens who can no longer afford to pay the increasing taxes to care for these immigrants. Open borders just doesn't work, competent immigrants are needed in the work force, not only the US but in many countries as the birth rates are falling drastically. Japan as a perfect example have had to resort recalling retirees to come back into the work force. China and Korea both report falling numbers of citizens due to a lower birth rate that reportedly will drastically affect the work place in the coming years unless the falling birthrate is fixed. Even read in the Thai news lately that the birthrate here is falling too. Immigrants are necessary for most developing or developed countries in my opinion, but not open borders.

however, you neglected to mention that those coming in illegally over the past x number of years totalling by estimates well over 1

FYI: Just did my transfer of stamps from old to new passport at CM. First they had me go to the TM.30 office (opens 15 minutes before the main office), then after they checked my documents they had me redo a TM47 on my old passport and go to the walkin window to do a new 90-day report with instructions to just come back to the window (5 minutes), then they stapled both the TM.30 and 90-day report in the new passport and sent me to window 2 (transfer of stamps) inside. easy to accomplish all but had to be done in person.

BTW, there is a form from immigration requesting the transfer of stamps, can get it from immigration.go.th

TM.30oi says they can do it.

previously, I always did my yearly extension about a month in advance and tried to make an appointment about 2 months prior - nothing was available except the day after my last day so I just ended up going and waiting in the tent. Only spent just over an hour there at immigration so even without the appointment, based on what I still remember it used to be with the super long queues just to get inside and get a queue number to get processed the same day. Now it is better but it seems each year when I go to CM immigration, the crowd seems bigger so although they redid those immigration buildings not so long ago, seems like they need to open even more processing sites. Improve the online 90-day so it is more reliable, cancel the TM.30 reports altogether or at least go back to having a TM.28 so we the expats can do it online too whenever we change where we are sleeping and don't need to rely on an unresponsive Thai landlord/lady. Immigration things are better than they used to be but still no where near perfect yet in my opinion.

YOu are correct, they have no visas so are illegal immigrants that can get housing, food, education to an including college, work if want to without permit, no reports on where they are living or whatever doing until their asylum hearing probably many years away as Trump cut the number of judges that do these hearings. BTW over the past year, over 60K Chinese also joined the illegals invasion from the south, many of them military-aged men and no controls on what they do or where they go until their hearings...since they just cam in this past year, reportedly will not be heard until 2030!

Can't help but agree, except I fail to understand why they hang on to PUTIN's every comment when if they were truly patriotic, they would not consider Trump as a leader anyway but to worship anyone running for any high position in the US govt praises autocratic leaders around the world means that something dealing with logic is missing from their minds in my opinion. I surely hope my opinion meets with the approval of the majority of voters in November or the world might be in an even worse situation.

I totally agree with you. On my last due report, I was notified that it was now 16 days b4 the due date so the following day I too did my online which had been successful many times. However, normally within 3 days at most, I received the new 90-day date report/receipt but this time no, so I came on this forum and asked if anyone else in CM had that problem and was told yes, they just cancelled and re-did their online report and within 2 days had a successful report fm IO so I did that but my online report was denied so I had to do it in person. It was easy yes, but just an unnecessary trip to immigration in my opinion. They used to have the TM.28 for we, the ex-pats/farangs to do this change of address report but about the time they went to enforcing the TM.30 again, they dropped the TM.28 requirement so now if the landlord/house mother or whatever doesn't feel like doing a TM.30 for me, it creates an unnecessary problem for me when it is legally (so to speak) not my responsibility but I would be the one fined or have problems with my yearly extension and not the local person responsible. Hopefully, in the future, immigration will recognize this problem as folks complain, and will fix this so we can just do it on line ourselves if they don't drop it altogether (fat chance of course). Good luck.

Yessir, I read aout it daily...just don't need a visa. join the invasion from the south. enter illegally, immigration courts so backed up that if you go in today, they won't be able to hear your asylum plea until 2030 and in the meantime, you can work, travel wherever you want, no 90-day reports or anythiing like that. Get sent to one of the dem-controlled cities and they will house you free, give medial care free, food, educate your kids in whatever language they speak. Here, I just wish they would return to the TM.28 vs the TM.30 - at least we could then report our own moves without having to convince a landlord to do it and if they don't who pays the fine? not the Thai but the farang.

While we are at the waste of time immi bit, how about the TM.30 - if the landlord or wherever one stays doesn't want to or feel like filing the TM.30 which is a THAI national responsibility since we are not land owners but I guess we could be if we had someone stay at our condo so anyway, the TM.30 is not the responsibility of the ex-pat that is changing location be it permanent or just a visit, if the land owner doesn't do a TM.30, does that person get fined ? no unless you fork over the 1400 baht or so, they won't process your 90-day or 1-year extension. How come the ex-pat has to pay for a Thai lack of responsibility. Seems like this should be a court case. Just like the traveller trying to leave, does a quick COVID test, tests positive so sent to the hospital for 10 days even if no actual problems with the COVID, so when released after ten days, is now overstayed due to hospitalization so has to pay a 4000 baht fine in order to leave Thailand. - What a world in which we now find ourselves...we have to pay for locals errors or lack of responsibility, doesn't seem fair to me.

for my February 5 90-day report, I got a reminder on day 16 prior to the 5 Feb date and immediately the next day, did my report. Normall (last couple of times) I would have a reply with the next 90-day report date. This time however, I didn't so even sent a note via this forum if anyone else noticed something different this time. One pers replied that he too waited, cancelled his report and then re-sent it and got a reply within two days or so. I did that and got a rejected reply after a couple of days. I had a new passport so just went to CM immigration, they had me first go to the TM.30 room in the rear of the main bldg which opened at 8:15 vice 8:30 so that as accomplished within 5 minutes, got back in line as had #16 queue number, when 8:30 arrived, they began by calling numbers in groups of 5 so my number was called within 5-10 minutes, went to the window - IO said oh take your old passport and go the 90-day window...did that, got a new 90-day schedule and went back to the window, didn't have to wait at all and IO checked, put it in my new P/P and sent me inside. Window 2 does the transfers from old to new P/P. handed that in, my queue # was less than 2 away from that which they were working on. Waited over half an hour and then got my new P/P, old P/P back and was out of there at 9:15 so not such a bad day afterall at immigration. Now I am in the process of changing to an LTR visa. Seems fairly simple but TIT so I a wait the decision on the paperwork. If successful, then no moe 90-day reports at all, just the once a year to let them know I am still alive and kicking at the same address I guess. Good luck to all.

you are CORRECT!!! I have a 2.5 micron meter...I check every morning beginning at 4 AM when I take the dogs out to do their thing. Almost every morning for the past couple of weeks, the readings have been in the 60-70 range. Yesteday 150 this morning 176-180 fluctuating. The levels do drop later in the day into the 90's yesterday and today. The other readings are about the 25.0 RANGE not healthy. one can check online at "pm2_5.nrct.go.th/pm hours" for all of the city plus! they give the readings as follows: Blue (clear) 0-15 Green 15.1-25 yellow - 25.1-37.5 orange -37.6-75 RED - 75.1 + anything above green should be worrying if one is spending any length of time in that or exercising in air polluted above green. Looking at this report today shows how widespread the bad air is here. Scary for longterm health reasons as it won't be too apparent at first. Beware is the operative word.

You got most of it correct...you forgot get rich through corruption..US Congress for sure.

Yes I too am an American retiree on a govt pension (lucky I got it when it was good and with govt health insurance (not cheap either) and I hear from friends in he US and family, yes the picture is not very good. Added to the normal inflation and the COVID (over 500 pharma billionaires created during the pandemic) recovery, are the 300K illegal immigrants pouring in monthly over the southern borders which means that all the democratic controlled cities have to rapidly increase the public taxes to pay for housing, food, schooling, travel etc for the illegal migrants. Citizens of states like California and NY are fleeing by the hundreds of thousands yearly because the taxes are so high and the average person cannot even afford to buy a house anymore. For example in San Franscisco, Calf, there are no houses available under a million US dollars. Also, the cost of living in the US causes over 600,000 US workers to live in Mexico, drive to the border and enter the US to go to their work place every morning and then back to Mexico as the work day is done! I much prefer to live here in what I considered paradise in 2005 when I retired - yeah it isn't perfect but it is still paradise in comparison in my opinion. Married to a Thai and we had plans to take our daughter to the US for college, got accepted, got scholarships but due to the backlog of immigrants in the US, it took over a year to get my wife's approval to take our daughter back for college...so instead she is now a student at the #1 university in Thailand - yeah Thailand, doing an arts degree so that sheet of paper will mean the same just about anywhere! Wife and I are happy, daughter is super happy, doing well in college - a great life here if one considers some of the alternatives!