Golden Triangle

I thought this was gonna be pollution thread same as the incense sticks ????

So when are the authorities gonna introduce low emission zones & congestion charging as they do in other countries, London being one of the main area ??

And then be really radical and provide electric bikes for hire or other ways to get around the capitol that don't pollute ?

Sorry I just remembered where I was.

On a brighter note all the dinosaurs in government might just keel over when their lungs are full of carp ????

7 minutes ago, cheeryble said:

I was going to suggest the finger tapping test for Parkinson’s or similar, tapping the middle finger and thumb together as Fast as possible and comparing left and right sides. I can tell you it is very noticeable on the 'bad' side.
I kept my silence as a full exam is best and to see what Sheryl said.
I would hope that one of the specialists was a neurologist......do u know this? One would also wonder what the blood tests were to see what’s been excluded from diagnosis. Do you know?



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Thanks for your input, I haven't seen him for a while as my Mrs has been busy with her mother at hospital in BKK so no time to visit the family, as to your questions, I don't know is the honest answer to both of them, I won't see him for a while either as the Mrs is off on some sort of pilgrimage with other family members very soon, but when I do see him I will try the thumb - finger test on him.

My mother had Parkinson's so I know what it looks like and how debilitating it is, she went from an active outgoing and busy world traveller to a hermit in next to no time, very sad to see. ????  

On 5/25/2019 at 10:49 AM, Sheryl said:

He needs to be seen by a neurologist specisluzing in neuromuscular issues/movement disorders and that is probably what is scheduled.

 

There are many possibilities including early onset Parkinsons Disease which is unusually common in Thailand and thought possibly linked to pesticide exposure.

 

Gabspentin is used for neuropathic pain, seizures and other conditions where there is a problem with transmission of nerve signals. Its use in this case is not unusual (though may stop once cause is diagnosed) and nothing I would be concerned about.

 

The Thai government health care system does work but it takes time with a comparatively rare and specialized condition like this. A poor farmer in my village had exactly the same thing and it took several months before they got a handle on it, but they did.

 

As long as he is being referred up the line to specialists I would not be too alarmed. Occupying a hospital bed vs. being an outpatient is not going to make a difference at this stage. If there is a sudden dramatic worsening or onset of any trouble breathing should rush him to hospital, otherwise continue with the prescribed consultations.

 

It is unfoftunately likely that this will turn out to be a chronic disease (Parkinsons or other) that has no cure though some symptomatic improvement might be possible with medication.

 

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Just a quick update, he went to see the specialist in late June, they did the bloods and other tests, all came back with no result, he was referred to another specialist in a different hospital, all tests came back negative again, sent ho e with no medication, that's fair enough and told to do gentle exercises like lifting small weights etc, I still am of the opinion that a lifetime of exposure to nasty pesticides and insecticides may have taken its toll.

PS. Thanks for your input. Much appreciated.

Can I have a couple of minutes to get my head around this please................

Okay I've had a real good thunk about this, a Member of Parliament has been found guilty of murder and is currently in prison, did I get that bit right ? Oh I did, good, so why on God's green planet do they have to debate as to whether he can maintain his MP status ??? Sack the piece of carp, strip him of all his worldly goods, in fact strip him down to his underwear and let him rot in jail for life.

Same goes for that other heroin smuggling (and possibly) murdering goon currently still in office, this country is beyond belief at times it really is.

I would like to know why he wasn't pulled up and questioned on his strategy to achieve this target at the time, that would have broken the mirth / spluttering meter ???? 

This prat is just unbelievable.................

As far as the OP is concerned I really don't know, but I would have thought that they could call the police, trace the runaway farang - not difficult go to Centara, they have a copy of his passport and supplied a TM30 to immigration, put an alert out, he will soon be caught and made to pay in blood and bucket loads of cash.

With regard to tipping, when I first came here I adopted UK norms for tipping IE: 10% - A Thai girl soon put me wise to that and told me that 20 or 30 Baht was more than enough, and that was for a restaurant.

Now a bit older and a bit wiser I now tip on the quality of service, if I am in my usual bar the girls get maximum 20 Baht, they are doing nothing special other than taking a beer out of an icebox.

Me & the Mrs usually eat out 3 times a week at the same place, where we go the service, no matter how busy they are is always spot on, the staff are friendly and no request is to much of a problem, I will tip 40 or 60 baht depending on the evening.

We usually go out for a Christmas meal at the same place (last 3 years) It is a special occasion, I know Christmas is mainly irrelevant to Buddhists but they make the effort and the service is special and personal so I will tip 200 Baht

As for the USA I made a mistake in Florida one year, I was on my own and sitting in the hotel restaurant I had a steak and stuff, I forgot to leave a tip - Big mistake, the following day the lady picked me up on it and asked what was wrong with her service !! I left a slightly larger tip that day ???? 

49 minutes ago, Cadbury said:

That's nothing! Junta leader Prayut spent billions of baht on homes for his army of Public Relations staff all over Thailand in the lead up to his Thai Niyom vote buying cash splurge. He had them everywhere to make sure he got full media coverage.

Sorry, can't find the link now but I am sure it was a TVN news item.

Lets not forget the brand new housing estate on the side of the Soi Dao mountain up in Chiang Mai for the judiciary.  ( I think I remembered all that correctly, someone will let me know if I goofed up) ???? 

On my last 90 day there was a bit of a Hooha on TVF about arriving properly dressed, IE: Trousers, not shorts and a collared shirt and no flip flops, as much as I hate wearing long trousers I complied (mainly just for fun) and also wore a rather fetching Yellow Polo shirt, I refrained from wearing the Rama 10 badge (his new royal emblem) that the Mrs bought me, anyhoo, I was greeted warmly by the guy on desk 4 and was in and out before my Mrs had parked the car ????

I can't offer you any advice mate just deep sympathy for your terrible situation and moral support that you will be able to resolve this as cleanly as possible, I wish you all the best in the world and really hope that you can get this scumbag for as long as possible with a decent prison sentence.

Please keep us all posted.

I left a pretty bad review of a Pattaya attraction on Trip Adviser a few years back, then I learnt about the defamation laws here, it was a pain to get the review retracted but once I explained the law to them they were pretty good about it, the review was honest & forthright BUT if the owner had seen it and deemed to have damaged his business I would have been in deep doo doo.

My advice would be - Don't do it.

WRT Thailand, see back on topic ???? I don't know if hypochondria is part of the genetic makeup here, it seems that every Thai I know, particularly females, seem to have a huge bag of prescription pills ?

If I have a minor ailment my Mrs asks if I want to go to and see the doctor, I always refuse and invariably the problem sorts itself out in a few days. Her and her friends on the other hand are in the doctors at the drop of a hat, velly stlange. ????

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Shot people.... the not so good side of joining the military !!

Two sides to every coin.

As the advertising used to say ' Join the army, travel the world, meet interesting people & kill them ' ???? That was a joke by the way ???? 

1 hour ago, bluesofa said:

I can see your sarcasm there.

Just to explain my Thai brother-in-law's conscription:

He spent months looking after the ageing parents of his commanding officer.

'Looking after' is the wrong phrase - he skivvied for them 24 hours a day, as they were both senile.

 

He had live with them, clean the house, buy food from the market in order to cook for them, make sure they didn't harm themselves as they didn't know what they were doing most of the time.

They constantly argued he hadn't cooked any food food them - when they'd eaten it half-an-hour earlier.

They watched the cartoon channel day-after-day, even the same programmes which they'd seen the day before appeared new to them.

 

"Lean Green Killing Machine"? I'm sure he would have strangled his CO given half the chance.

That sounds like Prawit ???? 

Just seen your post on the Legion site, glad to see you're getting it sorted.

I really must get my eyes tested, I thought it said " Well hung toilet" 

3 minutes ago, from the home of CC said:

The cord cutters site warned about the UK push back a while ago. Terrarium and other sites went down 6-8 months ago and were replaced by better sites. Haven't used Mobdro for a long time now, been going downhill for a while. As in terrarium, just wait a few days or a week and another replacement site will be along shortly at least that has been my experience. 

I watched some stuff on Terrarium last night with no probs, I also use Movie HD & Showbox, no problem with any of them, I'm not a massive sports fan but I do like my F1.