John Drake

The Myanmar military is someone to compromise and talk with, yes?

Sounds like Russia/Ukraine. Morally questionable or something else?

That's why I wear a pith helmet.

Have you asked Arnold?

Balance has not been maintained. Seventy years ago, China was a peasant society suffering from famine whose navy couldn't challenge a row boat. Today, thanks to diplomacy and US offshoring, China threatens and takes what it wants. That's what diplomacy got.

I have gone to SCB twice. The first time three weeks ago and they said the software for "foreigners" would be ready by 17 June for facial recognition. Today, they just said "sorry for the inconvenience." Both times the bank manager used her phone to call SCB main office. Now, with a 50,000 daily limit coming up and no SCB Easy. (And SCB closing branches left and right so going in person is harder.) What are these people thinking? Bangkok Bank did the facial recognition for me three weeks ago. SCB is just trying to squeeze out more profits.

Can't use SCB Easy anymore. Can't get facial recognition done at my SCB branch. So must go in person every time I want to make a transfer? What happens if I'm in the hospital and need to transfer a couple of hundred thousand?

Pattaya

There he goes again. Eventually, they're going to get him. He's made a lot of enemies.

Segregated beach resorts. Russians only. Chinese only. British only. Germans only. Americans only. Indians only.

God Save Mao Zedong, man!

Thanks for the notice. I'll check in on my PO Box either today or tomorrow.

I'll bet. Seems the elite here already do a pretty good job of pulling up the ladder after getting to the top.

Soon see the image of starving Thai peasants watching on as Chinese trains swoosh by carrying Thai foodstuffs out of the country.

Durians, chicken, eggs. All getting more expensive as exporters leave the Thai market high and dry.

Interesting. I've never seen cartons by the dozen.

I didn't think eggs were sold by the dozen in Thailand. The closest I find is 10 eggs to a carton.

Just checked my PO Box this morning. No Form 7162 yet. Could come anytime between now and a month from now, I guess.

Not in my part of town. How about taking some emergency air pollution measures as well?

Nice shoes.

Last year, I received SSA's Form 7162 around the middle of July. But in all previous years, I usually got it around the first or second week of June. So, I guess it's time to be on the lookout for this year's form. What is terrible is that it seems we just finally finished with all the delays, omissions, and missing forms from last year. This year, I intend to return it via regular airmail. Using registered mail apparently doesn't help and may, in fact, hinder SSA's reception of the return form. At least that was the feedback last year.

Were he not wearing pants too tight for him, he might not need three other people to help him off the floor.

What the heck is he wearing? Was he arrested in his pajamas? Or does he go out on the street dressed like that?

No. Put them on trial.

Are they going to be allowed to flee the country like the last bunch?