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If the virgin birth means placing sperm but no penetration, it's not much of a miracle, is it?

On 10/22/2024 at 10:48 AM, KhunLA said:

You're going to get mixed reviews / advice on Hua Hin.  I'm not personally a fan, but can see the attraction at times.  

 

#1 plus for you ... Hua Hin Hosp (govt) is quite good, from experience (1), possibly life saving, or not.  Though not familiar with the dialysis dept.  Also a couple private hosp., which I have no experience with.

 

Others love that it caters to the western palate, though fails miserably IMHO.  Along with bland Thai food offerings.  Good shopping, 2 large malls, & Villa Markets.  Couple Makro s in the area (N & W).

 

My negatives are congestion, little to no parking, and crap beach, I wouldn't swim, or even wade in.   Does look nice though, from a distance.

 

There's a decent baht bus system, that will take within walking distance of most things, in case you don't drive, or simply don't want to.  Actually you can park at either mall, and that would put you in walking distance to most things.

 

Have a few night & weekend markets.

 

Immigrations is friendly and not too crowded.  Extension done within 1 hr +/-. (wait time + processed)

 

Strangely AQI (75-150) & PM2.5 #s (unhealthy), during smog season, as only 1.5 hrs. north of us.  Nothing like Krung Thep & north of, but higher than I'd expect, being a bit south.

 

Hua Hin is a decent choice, although you might take a peek at Chumphon (muang), is decent also.   Never warmed up to Surat Thani (muang).   NST also is worth a peek.

 

 

How far south do you have to go to get out of the air pollution zone?

You can request a year's worth of statements from Bangkok Bank through the app, and they email it the next day, usually.

I just transferred using Dee Money. I initiated the transfer on August 1st and it was completed August 14th. If you're in a hurry, I would avoid.

I'm still waiting for a transfer from August 1st. According to Dee, the money has been released to their partner, and they're waiting for them to get the funds to me. I will avoid them in the future. I have no knowledge of their solvency, at all -- so the following is complete conjecture. If they were robbing Peter to pay Paul, this is how it would look.

They are regulated by the bank of Thailand.

On 7/5/2024 at 4:53 AM, Mekmong MICK said:

Mods can we do something about this poster? He is clearly here to spam and make nuffy threads

The forum has an ignore function.

3 hours ago, Henryford said:

You say one of WISE's strengths is fast speeds, often within a few days. I think that should be, often within a few seconds.

Wise usually takes a few days for me. I rarely have a transfer get to Thailand on the same day. It depends where you transfer from, the time of the transfer, and the amount.

55 minutes ago, Thaddee said:

There is a Chiang Mai company that, in cooperation with Chiang Mai university and some German engineers, has created a simple et effective air purifier. No frills, no extra electronic sensors and gadgets but effective and quite silent. Last year they ran out of replacement filters but they might have prepared more for this season. Check out their website https://airdeveloppa.co/ Their air purifier works great at a fraction of the cost of a Xiaomi.

This is a great tip. 

Something similar happened to me when I was staying at a resort with a bunch of the same TV models installed in nearby bungalows. I was just minding my own business when suddenly my TV turned on and started showing porn.

The fella next door had managed to pair his remote with my TV and the bungalows were close enough together that his remote worked my TV, via Bluetooth. No hacking was involved.

I never said anything to him when I saw him, but let's just say his tastes were interesting.

I unplugged my TV after that. 

I've talked to many Thai people about air pollution. The majority are not aware of any problem except when it's in the news and schools close. 

6 hours ago, Bobthegimp said:

 

It doesn't take long to uncover the bad women. I've found one and am contemplating whether or not to use her like a rented mule and cut her loose before the bill comes due.  My lease is up at the end of February so I could move and cut contact. 

 

She's trying to line me up as a chump.  My experience with women like that is that they'll shag a man rotten for quite a while before putting the squeeze on him.  

Too many different ways a woman can cause trouble for you. Yes, sometimes you can get away by moving and cutting off all ties, but what do you get out of it except sex with someone you don't like? 

On 10/11/2023 at 12:54 PM, smallchungus said:

Thanks for all the replies.  Is healthcare decent in all these places or are the "big four" going to be best for that?  Udon is sounding pretty good for English as well as access to Western restaurants if farangs are there.  Is it possible to stay through smoke season in a place like Chiang Mai or is it as bad as they say?

Air pollution is a risk factor for not only lung diseases such as emphysema and lung cancer, but for heart disease, stroke, and dementia. 

15 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

It's no worse in Bangkok than in most other areas of Thailand!  Avoid November to March if you're sensitive to it.  But wearing a good quality mask and using air purifiers at home makes it liveable.

I wouldn't use 'being sensitive to it' as a big factor in a decision as to where to live related to air pollution. Some of the risk factors related to air pollution, such as stroke may not have any discernable symptoms beforehand.

Heart disease, stroke, emphysema, lung cancer, and dementia all correlate positively to pollution levels. 

On 9/23/2023 at 1:28 PM, 2baht said:

Bob, you can't escape everyone, you have to be somewhat flexible! The older you get, the more you value life! Hang in there, don't despair! 

'Nothing really matters' is not necessarily a realization that causes despair. I find it very freeing.

Although I would rephrase it. I'd say we make our own meaning in life. In the end, it doesn't matter, but it feels like it does. 

5 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

Nobody chooses from an early age to be a murderer, a rapist, a pedophile, a genius, or a philanthropist, it is what happens, choice doesn't exist. Experiments by Benjamin Libet in the 1980's have shown that for example an arm movement will be carried out several seconds before the decision making process in the brain sends its decision to do so (the findings have admittedly been challenged). The Buddha's teaching that 'the world is empty' doesn't mean he believed that nothing existed but rather that nothing existed 'in and of itself'. Observe a flower, if you remove the earth, the sunlight, the rain, and the pollinating bees there is no flower. When Buddha was asked if there was a god he remained silent. He was ambiguous on reincarnation as well but could be moved to favour incarnation because there was no self to reincarnate, as an example he lit a candle from another candle that was burning, the flame (tendencies) could be transferred (incarnation) but not the candle (a self, reincarnating). He considered the mind to be merely a sixth sense but IMHO he ignored that man is not only aware (as are all sentient beings) but man is aware that he is aware, a huge difference. Buddhism is a philosophy not a religion and I have no belief in any religion.

The arm doesn't move before a person makes a decision to move it. People decide to do something before they're aware of the decision, consciously. But it's still 'them' deciding. 

3 hours ago, brianthainess said:

'Fair exchange is no robbery' so the saying goes, so what's the problem here? oh a monk yes but it was consensual, unlike a lot of other creepy monks here.

Meth is the problem.