I use the swan coils - I put it in a metal bowl to catch the ash.  Not worried about the toxicity of them after 45+ years of fags don't think it will make any difference.

When I go out at night I spray on Avon skin so soft dry oil spray.  Used this in many countries in the world and it seems to work better on me than anything else.

I have used transfer wise since November - use my Uk debit card and never been charged by my UK bank or Thai bank.

Brilliant service IMO

Thanks for the post Sheryl and all the informative replies.

I have a living will made out in 2011 in the UK and witnessed by nurse practitioner.

I resign it every couple years - will this still be valid here?

I have only one brother in the uk who would not agree with the terms I have set out - he believes life should always be prolonged as long as possible.

I do have friends here in Thailand would it be ok for one of them to sign and carry out my wishes - I am thinking of a Thai girl I know very well.  But looking at some of the posts would I have to make a new one each time I moved within Thailand.

Many thanks everyone.

About every 2 months.  Front doors(glass) every couple of weeks.

Used to live in a place with louvred glass and bars on the inside - nightmare to clean, despite my best efforts never did get the ingrained calcium off the outsides of them

When the wind is blowing I need a shawl to keep me warm.  Even the Andaman sea can sometimes feel cold to me.  24C and I wear tights/trousers to keep me warm.  Lived for 58 years in the UK and was permanently cold.  Mistakenly went back in April one year - never again - so bloomin' cold.

For nearly four years i have been using the atms for money from the UK.  I only heard about transferwise a couple of months ago.

Tried it and even though I consider myself to be 'computer thick' it was relatively easy the first time and after that very easy.  First heard about it in my local bar - now there are many of us using it from many different countries in the world.

On 12/18/2018 at 7:59 AM, geronimo said:

+1

make that +2

13 hours ago, soleddy said:

How do the agencies do it? They cannot "lend" you 800,000 for 3 months--can they??

I actually do know someone who does this via an agency.  Bankbook and card + pin number handed over.  Also passport.  Takes two months and costs 30,000 baht - nice bit of interest on 800,000 for two months.!!!

13 hours ago, vogie said:

My marriage extension is due in April, so I will be looking to get my BE income letter soon, the worry I have is that my passport expires in November 2019 so will be looking to renew the passport before I go to immigration in April. Will there be any problems with the passport number not tallying with the passport number on the income letter?

I went last month to Phuket immigration for my retirement extension.  I had a letter from BE re income declaration.  The letter stated that I was a 'He' not a 'she'.  Also my address had changed but it did not seem to be a problem.

On 10/14/2018 at 8:50 AM, scottiejohn said:

And of course the "Daily Mail" who are banned in Thailand due to their negative articles on Thailand.

Off thread a bit however, it is possible to buy the Daily Mail as a newspaper in Thailand.

I find this most bizarre.

I too was given this to fill in/supply when I went to Phuket immigration last week.

Got it all done and going again on Thursday.

Just to let everyone know I have just e-mailed [email protected].

Received an automated reply saying my letter cannot be dealt with as I am not resident in South West Surrey.

Instead to contact him at;

[email protected]

Sorry if this is a repetition of another post - I must admit I haven't read all of them.

3 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

"We’re checking this petition

5 people have already supported Richard Brown’s petition.

We need to check it meets the petition standards before we publish it.

Please try again in a few days."

 

 

maybe should have delayed the OP until the petition is up and running. 

 

 

Justtt tried it also - and failed.

Hope that it gets the go-ahead.

Will be watching very closely

I use the confirmation letter of proof of income from the British Embassy.  i send original copies of my P60s and house rental agreement.  The cost of transferring funds on a monthly basis would be astronomical as i have 5 different pension providers, plus the house rental.  Also i need to leave funds in the UK to cover any costs associated with my house.

i do not have any savings so where would that put me next year?  Do i take along all my bank statements?  Would the local IO really be bothered to wade through so much paperwork?  I do not think so.

Might move to another country but after 4 years here I really do not want to.

I do not think I will be alone with this sort of problem.

I pay 1500 baht for 100 tabs diazepam 10mg from my local pharmacy.  Have checked others out - 200baht for 20 tabs and 300baht for 10 tabs.  It varies greatly.  Do not need a script either.

Very, very rarely do I take them - they are for my friend in the UK who has a real hassle to get them and 100 tabs last her a year.

2 minutes ago, hobobo said:

You forgot an important factor: red round ones are not the same as red oval ones!

sorry could not resist a flippant comment to something I heard some time ago - the smaller the tablet the powerful it is!!!!!

The mind boggles!!!!!!!!!!!

Also in the UK we have nurse practitoners who can prescribe any class of drug.  One academic year of one day trainng a week and at least ten hours of home study plus essays and a dissertation.

I know this as was one.  Very hard study but so interesting.  Annual updates were also required.

However here in Thailand drugs are dispensed otc willy-nilly.  I was horrified when I first came here to see what could be bought otc without a Doctor/Nurse prescription.

On the plus side though it is handy if anyone runs out of their regular medication they can buy it otc without any hassle - does depend on the nature of the drug sometimes though.

1 minute ago, ubonjoe said:

Yes you can. You can select the country code using the drop down menu or put +44 in the space for it on the dialing pop up.

You need Skype credit to pay for the call which is very low cost.

Thank you for that - much appreciated.

5 minutes ago, Katia said:

Mobile or land line?  No. You'll use the Skype app, either on computer or mobile device.  No need to worry about calling codes; my Skype asks what country I'm calling and applies the country code automatically.

Thanks for that - need to phone the uk tomorrow so will try it.