mstevens

What a heart-breaking story. Poor Willie's life has been charged forever. Thoughts go out to him.

This is a strong antibiotic and should really only be taken when a bacterial infection has been confirmed. It could be that she has a fungal issue in which case an antibiotic won't be helpful and an anti-fungal like Fluconazole might be required.

Some of those who used to provide really good info are no longer on the forum, and it feels today that it is dominated by jokers and people who wish to argue over politics. For those who like joking around and arguing over politics, it's great. But for learning about navigating life in Thailand, I don't think this forum offers anything like the same quality of info that it used to. And that's a shame because the owners have done a good job with the server and the forum itself is faster than ever.

Good to see a review where someone gets it that there's so much more to Pattaya than the nightlife and how that is just the icing on the cake.

Nervous nationalities like the Japanese and some other Asians will stay away. The Thai baht will take a hit and more Westerners will visit. So Pattaya will have fewer Asians, and more Westerners. In other words, a return to the old days.

Because many countries do NOT accept the jurisdiction of the ICJ, the United States being one such country.

Stickman said Soi Cowboy is better now than it has been in a long time, at least that's how I read it. I think he still prefers Nana Plaza. He has never rated Patpong.

When the baht crashed in 1997 due to the Tom Yum Gung crisis, we were getting 50+ baht to the dollar and that made everything so cheap. People were losing jobs and dancer numbers swelled. Patpong was amazing! Maybe it was even better before the late '90s but I thought it was quite amazing back then, and oh so cheap.

For me, the reason to leave would be a change of that which made me move to Thailand in the first place. In my case, that was a combination of my own country being rather boring and very expensive while Thailand was much more exciting with more to do and had the advantage of a much lower cost of living. If those things flipped, then I'd look at returning. The odds of that happening though, are highly unlikely! If the visa rules became so difficult to meet then, obviously, I think many of us would (be forced to) leave. But, again, I don't see that happening.

Waking up around 4:30 AM and not being able to get back to sleep can be indicative of a few different things. First of all, is there any chance you may be diabetic? If you are, uncontrolled diabetes can see blood sugar levels fluctuate. If blood sugar drops too much during the night, cortisol spikes to wake you up. This is essentially your body telling you that you need to eat something to raise blood sugar levels. To resolve this, you need to get diabetes under control. Waking up around 4:00 AM is also associated with histamine intolerance. Histamine is involved in the waking up process, but if our body has issues with histamine (often due to any of a number of gastrointestinal issues) then we may have a degree of histamine intolerance which can wake us up a few hours early. This is an area where modern medicine is not entirely helpful as there are no specific lab tests for histamine intolerance. The way it's usually diagnosed is through an elimination diet - where high histamine foods are eliminated over a few weeks and you monitor symptoms for any changes. Histamine intolerance can get kind of complicated and to resolve it, you need to identify the root cause - which is often gut-related like dysbiosis, SIBO, Candida overgrowth etc. Best to Google histamine intolerance for more info. If you wish to seek medical assistance for histamine intolerance, you really need a functional medical doctor. There are a number of supplements you might like to try: Melatonin helps you to fall asleep, but not necessarily to stay asleep. Magnesium Glycinate helps you to relax and can be very useful for sleep issues. GABA is an inhibitory neurotransmitter which essentially calms the nervous system and helps sleep. 5HTP is an amino acid precursor used in the formation of Serotonin. If you suffer from anxiety or mild depression, this can help resolve that and improve sleep. These are just a few thoughts and suggestions. As someone who had exactly the same issue of waking up at 4:00 AM, I have been through this myself!

Good that Magnesium Citrate works well for you, and at such a low dose! It's a good form of Magnesium, particularly for constipation.

When you say 1 Magnesium Glycinate, do you mean 1 capsule / tablet? How many mg is it? You can take 300 - 400 mg of Magnesium Glycinate before bed to help sleep, if required. If less works well for you, then all good!

If it's mould, do NOT use bleach. That will cause it to spit out massive numbers of spores, mycotoxins etc which will spread throughout your residence and could result in growth elsewhere as well as inhalation. Instead, use 12% Hydrogen Peroxide or a dedicated anti-mould product like Concrobium or Decon 30.

If you have sufficient savings / income to have a pleasant life, Australia would be a much better choice than Thailand. Thailand is great if you prefer to eat Thai food all the time, if you have no savings / low income and need a cheap lifestyle, if you wish to chase hookers etc. I think Australia has one of the best lifestyles in the world, so long as you have adequate income / savings - and that makes it a better choice.

It all comes back to the sort of relationship you wish to have. Some guys are happy to be in a relationship with a lady they support financially. This is often the case if you're dating a much younger lady / a former bargirl / a lady who would otherwise be out of your league. In relationships like this, money is certainly a bit part of the reason she's with you. Personally, I prefer to date a woman closer to my own age who is educated, enjoys work and values a degree of financial independence. If you are dating a lady and supporting her financially, you need to be clear from the outset the level of financial support you're able to provide AND STICK WITH IT. It might be that you pay for everything and give her 20,000 baht per month which she can do with as she pleases She then has to plan how to use that money accordingly. If she runs out of money before the end of the month, she has to wait until the calendar rolls over to the next month. Many of the problems with constant requests for money are because reasonable boundaries were not set from the outset. Be fair, but firm.