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On 12/28/2019 at 10:50 AM, jackdd said:

It’s the opposite these days, in the west at least

2 hours ago, Jiggo said:

Holiday destinations come and go, and Phuket has gone, used to be full of Aussies, yet cant see many coming this year. 

Yep

The Russians can have it, change every sign post and menu from English to Russian 

Part and parcel of living in a big city

3 minutes ago, shadowofacloud said:

Street food is typically made using lots of low quality oil, salt, sugar and MSG. 7/11 meals are ultra-processed, containing little nutritional value.

 

If you really want to develop a more healthy eating habit try renting a studio with a kitchenette and start cooking yourself.

 

Avoid refined sugar, white flour, salt and oil. Eat lots of fresh veggies, fruits and nuts. Do not fry, rather braise or steam. Use white rice (you can get a basic rice cooker for, I guess, 200-300 THB and a pretty decent one from 1000 THB) as a base for most of your meals. If you don't like rice in the mornings, switch to oatmeal. Try eating 5 smaller meals per day. Eat your last meal 3-4 hours before sleep, and make it smallish and light. Avoid anything processed, especially ready meals. Drink lot's of water, green tea, herbal teas. If you are a coffee person, drink black coffee, without milk or sugar. Soft drinks, snacks, crisps etc. are a big NO.

thanks - I have a rice cooker, i wonder if everything could be done with that?

how would something like this look: -

breakfast - rice with eggs and vegetables, black coffee

snack - fruit, nuts or seeds

lunch - rice with chicken and vegetables

snack - fruit, nuts or seeds

dinner - chicken soup

10 minutes ago, blackcab said:

If you want restaurant recommendations it might be helpful if we know your location.

 

Are you going to do a specific type of diet such as keto, or are you generally reducing calories?

i mean generally, e.g. avoid pad thai, eat som tum instead

I'm looking to start I diet in January and wondered what advice people could give when restricted to just food from food stands/restaurants or 7/11

I normally cook myself so am able to calorie count but this isn't an option

Does anyone else do this (with success)?

About 5 years ago I bought some Crest Whitening Strips and these worked astonishing well, same results as a dentist would give.

I bought some recently from Lazada and they did nothing, though they were sold under a new name. Not sure if I bought fakes, or they've stopped selling the strong strips due to safety concerns.

Whats the best option these days? Do Thai dentists charge much? 

12 minutes ago, Eye4you said:

My original post was about young foreigners who are in Thailand between 20'-40', the prime working age to build their career. Seem many here are without a job.

How can anyone afford life in any country without income sources?

What about the future?

It is unimaginable for me and that is the reason I am asking this question.

i'm mid 30's, teaching for 30k a month, wife is a government worker so I get all the benefits including free health and life insurance, and she's on a salary that never stops rising.

rent and bills is about 5000 a month which I pay as the wife is still supporting her family, she has a car/bike use for free

next plan is to build a house and pay outright with savings money, no more renting

should something go wrong with the teaching job there is the option to work online and go onto a marriage visa

I still manage to save money at the end of each month and have no debts from back home

not being able to afford red wine is the biggest issue for me

I'm trying to work out the TCT system.

Here's a friend of mine, he's worked at 5 schools in 5 years, but has 2 different reference numbers.

Delaying doing the course is surely the best option at the moment until it's absolutely nessesary.

When they start to struggle finding new teachers, it might be that they scrap the waiver system. Living costs are becoming higher and more people are teaching online now.

you can buy tramadol here with no issues whatsoever via a pharmacy, each city/town usually has one, you just need to find it

at home it would be a ****ing nightmare to get both an appointment and prescription, so that's one benefit of living here in pain...

1 hour ago, roderick17 said:

Which bar is it ??

probably one of the russian ones

definitley smarter with regards to immigration

look at the state of merkels west, beyond repair

i've heard from various people who've recently got new passports that this removes the waivers, has anyone experienced this?

1 hour ago, metempsychotic said:

wouldn't it make more sense just to give it up altogether, to learn to move away from the habit?

It was actually my decision to start taking Antabuse as I was concerned by the weight gain from beer, wasn’t drinking a huge amount
 

Im not even sure it’s prescribed anymore 

I tried a Heineken 0% last night at home and quite liked it. Maybe I’ll see if I can find some diazepam to mix it with 

Sounds like Antabuse is the problem, not alcohol

Destroying my holiday

I’m on Antabuse at the moment so looking for somewhere that serves Heineken 0% etc.

Any suggestions? 

how many different schools in those 6 years?

was the PGCEi difficult?

i'm trying to find out how many waivers have been logged on KSP website but can't see how..

also have their been any rule changes yet to the number of waivers allowed?

8 minutes ago, theoldgit said:

then the funds in your bank accounts should be sufficient, if your salaries are paid into the accounts, even better.

our salaries are paid into thai bank accounts yes, but are bank statements required if we won't be using them for our visit?

i'm very confused about the sponsorship letter

I will not be supporting her financially, my father will, so does this require a letter from both myself (explaining our relationship) and my father (explaining proof of funds etc.)?

Applying for UK visitor visa for girlfriend and concerned about the lack of evidence we are able to provide.

Currently the only documents that prove we're in a genuine relationship are various flight e-tickets. All other rent, hotel bookings, and bills the past 2-years of relationship have been under my name. I've heard photos are not accepted.

Will the following circumstances help/hinder with the application?

• Girlfriend has had a government job the past 8 years, and is only allowed 2 weeks off at a time, which is how long we wish to travel for
• She has 2 loans - one for the house she built, one for her car
• She has 1 son
• My father will be a guarantor, and will be providing accomadation for the full 2 weeks stay, spending money and flight tickets
• Both our Thai bank accounts will only have 20-30k in them
• She will have a new and unused passport, my passport shows 3-years living in Thailand, and I also have a work permit for a job I will returning to

13 hours ago, Suradit69 said:

I've never understood why anyone who is very unwell would think, "I know I'll seek a diagnosis and have treatment prescribed for me on a Thai Visa forum."  Oh wait, I can think of one reason ... it's not the principle, it's the money.

 

 

180 baht for the consultation, blood test and medicine

hardly expensive

48 minutes ago, Stevemercer said:

Well, I hope you feel better with all those symptoms and no diagnosis.

 

It’s become the norm, hence why I question any sickness on here first

went to a government hospital, they did all the usual checks plus a blood test

my blood pressure is the lowest i've ever seen it but still in the normal category

they've told me all test results are fine and sent me home with paracetamol and ibuprofen