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  1. John Drake
    Wonder if a lot of people piling on him will find themselves in Big Joke's database when all is said and done? They thought he was finished when forced out of Immigration, too.
  2. John Drake
    Take three or four cold showers when the days are hot. That helps a great deal, and it's what many Thais do to cope.
  3. John Drake
    Or it chooses them because of what it will do to them, and, again, the West, as you point out with your experience, does nothing. Western governments allow Thailand to insult, offend, and repudiate them and then crawl back and beg Thailand to accept more money from their industries.
  4. John Drake
    You've just identified the reason Srettha does do these things. There are no consequences from Western governments if he does. China wouldn't wait a day to slap Thailand around were it being constantly spat in its face, as Thailand does to the West. US ambassador is too busy posting his jogging pictures to squeak so much as a pip.
  5. John Drake
    Boeing is a shell of its former self. Utterly untrustworthy. Need Elon Musk to start manufacturing airliners.
  6. John Drake
    Personally, I know nothing. I see nothing. I hear nothing. Everything is fine. Just give me my extension without any changes. Yea police! Yea immigration! Yea authority!
  7. John Drake
    If you're going to melt down, might as well get your money's worth. Good job, Zhang Yanxin!
  8. John Drake
    Why give Thailand either jet? Their capabilities and tactical limitations and strengths will be passed directly to China. http://eng.mod.gov.cn/xb/News_213114/TopStories/16236106.html#:~:text=News Top Stories-,China-Thailand joint air exercise Falcon Strike,2023 kicks off in Thailand&text=BEIJING%2C July 10 -- The,Thailand on July 9%2C 2023.
  9. John Drake
    Then, I guess you will fry. I'll live with it.
  10. John Drake
    In retrospect, Prayuth did a pretty good job balancing Thailand's interest among the big powers. He would back away from China, at times, or delay. Srettha is just going whole hog Russia/China and damn everybody else.
  11. John Drake
    Is this Halal?
  12. John Drake
    Should go to the pharmacy and buy some celebrex. Problem solved.
  13. John Drake
    Never buy. Rent.
  14. John Drake
    God is a mosquito.
  15. John Drake
    Better to contemplate the best and use them as a guide for future excellence. #1 FDR #2 Eisenhower #3 Wilson #4 TR #5 JFK
  16. John Drake
    The wheels have really come off since Anne got herself involved in this pageant mess. Too bad. JKN had a thriving and expanding little niche market for imported Asian TV series, while also doing some Thai exports. It was profitable, and they had some ancillary proposed studio deals that would have made money and expanded influence as well. All blown to hell because of a narcissistic infatuation with a beauty pageant.
  17. John Drake
    Just gas'em.
  18. John Drake
    JFC
  19. John Drake
    Easy to compare last year's weather with this year. https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/th/bangkok
  20. John Drake
    Last year, things remained relatively cool for quite a while. I remember going through the first week of April without much hot weather at all. Things warmed up soon thereafter, however, and May was pretty hot. But nothing I couldn't deal with. I agree, though, that the past few days have been sort of normal as to what I'd expect. Right now, at a little after 2pm, it's 34 and comfortable.
  21. John Drake
    Got through several 43 degree days in Bangkok last year with some misery but no problems. Figure I can make through a few at 44. Limit aircon to use at night only, if possible. Acclimatization helps.
  22. John Drake
    Combine the no notification under 50 baht rule with something like SCB's waiver for foreigners' losses on transfers and they can suck you dry and leave you nothing and you haven't any recourse.
  23. John Drake
    Cars need to exit off the expressways, and then what? Seven or eight years ago a new expressway opened leading to an exit that feeds into Borommaratchachonnani at Phutthamonthon Sai 2. What used to be a strait shot down Borom now clogs up pretty much 24/7. Place is a nightmare thanks to the new expressway.
  24. John Drake
    I found out last week that I am only notified through a text message of a banking transaction if it is 50 baht or more. Was told if I wanted to be notified of lesser amounts, then I need to pay extra.
  25. John Drake
    Knew it. All the people in other topics saying my worries about being forced to use phone apps for banking were unfounded, well, let's see what happens when you have your money disappear into one of these digital black holes.

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