John Drake

Take away his Aircon.

University age population in decline since 2010.

Where do you think the money for PTP's digital wallet is going to come from?

Prayuth, please come back!

Actually, I think it is all those people on Thai Elite and who just re-upped before the increase in TE prices who are going to get reamed on taxes. They're the ones bringing in all the income outside taxable monies from abroad. Chinese and Russians about to get a big shakedown, I think.

More likely to be the other way around.

Not fast enough. I got my electricity bill yesterday.

And behind the Chinese fraudsters comes Chinese state security. https://www.rfa.org/english/commentaries/china-southeastasia-crime-09142023181235.html

I have seen buildings on university campuses built similarly. Up goes all exteriors and interiors and then you wait a few years for the elevators. Meantime, enjoy the stair climbing.

Don't care what it says. It doesn't seem too hot to me, either. And that's what matters. I live in Bangkok all year round without a/c until very late at night, for the most part. Thailand/Bangkok is a great place to live.

Some people seem to be working themselves into a heart attack by worrying so much about health insurance.

Where else would I rather be? I can't think of anywhere. Seems like the list makers did well.

I miss Prayuth.

Not "tourists" but settlers from China. That's what some people seem to want. Look closely at what has happened to parts of Laos. Chinese simply moved in and took over, laws and visas be damned.

Of course he does.

He who controls the Mekong controls Thailand and Indochina. Xi controls the Mekong.

Fat chance.

To Argentina?

Yes, I'm going back to that (for Chaengwattana). Today, my online registration is now 10 days pending. Yesterday, I went ahead and sent a 90 day with EMS mail. It's already been delivered.

And???

Still waiting.

Thai people are smarter than their government.

Yes, within minutes after I registered online.

The reminders aren't a problem for Chaengwattana. I received mine a week ago and registered the TM 47 online the same day. Still, I wait. The wait wouldn't be a problem, except that I don't want to go past the date due and then make a 46km trip to Chaengwattana. Mail, which I used for most of Covid, was never a problem. They always managed to do that timely enough. Mail, of course, is more of a problem for them, which leads to the question of what don't they get off the rocker and process the existing 90 days waiting for approval.

My report before this last one (to Chaengwattana) was problem filled too. I'm thinking of just going back to mailing it in, although I noticed on another topic that there is an unofficial change there, too: Immigration requiring an EMS postage meter put on the return envelope as well as registering the package sent to them.