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Is Great Britain going BROKE ?
mfd101 replied to Social Media's topic in UK & Europe Topics and Events
Oh dear! The world (at least as we have known it) is coming to an end. -
Colonoscopy: St. Louis, MedPark or Bangkok Hospital?
mfd101 replied to Y Chang's topic in Health and Medicine
Just for comparison here in the provinces: I had a combined colonoscopy & gastroscopy done here last week at private hospital in Surin city. Unlike 'in The West' I was expected to stay in the hospital for the long 'cleaning' process (they obviously don't trust Thais to follow the instructions). Result: over 2 days + 2 nights in the hospital, polyp removed & pathology awaiting. All-up price: 50000 baht. -
Yes. Apple cider vinegar is often recommended by the experts. 1 tablespoon + water before each meal.
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Bananas are (relatively) high in sugar. Better would be an apple and berries of all kinds (blueberries particularly good, also strawberries). Avocados & kiwi fruit are good.
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Senator Porntip asked to leave restaurant in Iceland
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Thai man. Sushi. Iceland. Multiculturalism at its best. -
Yes. The problem is that everything is connected to everything else. Poor management at every level results from corruption and lack of education & training which results from lack of understanding and leadership which results from corruption and hierarchy and cynicism which results from ... If you were new in government and tasked with 'fixing Thailand', where would you start? You've got only 4 or 5 years at most to 'make a difference', for tasks that will take half a century to fix (but only 30 years if you were in South Korea or Taiwan). To make major changes quickly you have to use strong-arm methods, but - as we hope the military might almost now understand - such methods are in the long run self-defeating. But producing fundamental change within a democratic system is almost impossible except in unusual (eg post-war) circumstances. Just ask any Western political leader.
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A new era declared in Thai-Cambodian relationship
mfd101 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Empty words. Don't pay attention to the detail - there isn't any. The main thing is peace & goodwill, which is what such occasions are for. Symbolism is important in national & international affairs. Get used to it. -
PM to donate his salary to charitable foundations
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Well we can all be cynical, an essentially negative substitute for activity. Politics is about symbolism. When politicians make the right symbolic gestures, things can change and improve. Make the wrong gestures - those of passivity & cynicism - and nothing ever changes. -
There is a reason why many many Thais don't pay income tax: As in my extensive Khmer family, many many Thais don't have an income at all. Or they have one that is invisibly small or one that is short-term or erratic and unpredictable ....
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What is the real deal with proposed foreign income tax changes?
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
What is the real deal? Noone knows, least of all the government. But the likelihood of it affecting genuine old-age pensioners living in Thailand is small indeed.- 57 replies
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Pita: Move Forward Aiming For 300 Seats In Next General Election
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
There has been a view (since May) that the time for military coups has passed, a younger generation simply won't put up with the b/s any longer etc etc. We shall see but - for our own (powerless) sakes & mental health - we should remain optimistic. -
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No longer profitable.
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As suggested above, clearly the handwritten 'suicide note' holds the answer to the questions ... If the note has disappeared 'gone missing' by the time the UK cops & Embassy start to lift their little fingers, then we & the mother will know the answer.
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Telltale signs to come from leadership changes
mfd101 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Thailand always fascinating. Lots of ifs & buts and lots of surprises. Never dull. -
Thai Workers Are A Joke
mfd101 replied to Brewster67's topic in Real Estate, Housing, House and Land Ownership
I hate to be ethnicist, but here in south Surin, if we don't know anyone or family capable guy, we'll look for a Thai Chinese workman/supervisor ... We don't always find one but when we do the job done is invariably a whole lot better than the alternative and at reasonable price. And that includes my once-every-5-years doctor.