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You'd be surprised how many dodgy papers are out there, masquerading as research. Academics use the phrase "publish or perish" for a reason.

IIRC, Dr. John Campbell also extolled the benefits of ivermectin as a COVID treatment without any peer-reviewed evidence, which makes him another ratbag IMO. I suppose if he proffers opinions on enough topics, statistically he should hit the target every so often. Thus it is with D3. Your family history is a guide. My mother and father still had all their marbles when they died, both at age 83. There is evidence coming out the brains of Alzheimer patients are deficient in magnesium, so I take magnesium supplements regularly.

I have made every effort to learn Thai, because mental exercise is one of the most recommended ways of warding off Alzheimers.

Then I have a problem which my GF will have to deal with. She knows to get me to a public hospital, as I have no desire to fill the pockets of a private one at her expense.

I self insure because I have to. 80 yo, pre-existing conditions. An application from me here would probably cause merriment among insurance writers.. I do, however, have top level private health cover in Australia. If I have a heart attack or stroke, so be it. Anything else requiring hospital, I am on a plane to Australia. I checked health insurance premiums here when I was 72. IIRC it was 300,000 baht/year with no pre-existing conditions.

I really don't think that will happen, because it is not sustainable. The average lifespan is increasing. IMO Labor and the Coalition would combine to defeat the bill. The Greens can put forward initiatives like these, such as the recent housing bill. They know they won't have to actually implement the policy, but it does garner them votes from the two major parties from people who are too stupid to see it's political cynicism.

Some day, you might meet someone who is quicker, stronger and more skilled than you. What will you do then?

Someone has been reading Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night". The best thing IMO the OP can do is breathing exercises, plenty of Quigong clips on Youtube. Plus walking, push for a bit more distance each day.

Pensioners I know in Australia are envious of my better standard of living, I can't recollect any saying I should pay more tax. You seem to be fairly unique in wishfully thinking we should. IIRC it was Churchill who said capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings, socialism is the equal allocation of misery. If we have the gumption to uproot ourselves in search of a better life, please explain why we should be penalized for it. Do you pay non-resident tax of 31.5% on your self-funded pension?

When the OP's wife can no longer work, it will be interesting to see whether the daughters live up to the implied obligation to take care of her. Any village daughter would; however, the reference to an elite accustomed to entitlement may not be a happy ending. My guess is the daughters would then be harassing the mother to access farang funds.

At least I don't post 400 times on the same thread, with the same refrain.

Several condos around Chiang Rai in that price range. It depends on how long the OP is aiming at staying. And what extras he wants, such as a pool or restaurant.

It used to happen with me, until I realised it's a glitch that sometimes happens in gmail accounts. It can happen when posting on social media as well. It may be traffic-related. Nothing to do with the keyboard. They usually start failing when one or more of the keys decides to quit. Which happens more frequently if they are repeatedly hit too hard when typing.

I have found it useful if I am writing an extensive email to create a document in LibreOffice ( Linux version of Microsoft Office ). I open the email, fill the subject line, then copy and paste the text from the document into the email or post. It's saved me a lot of aggravation.

Not available on Lazada.

It's actually a bit screwy, someone earning $100K or $300K offshore is worse off if they are classed as non-resident. If it's $200K, the tax payable is about the same irrespective of residency status.

OK, here's a fact for you. A score of one approval point after 29 posts. If you can't see an indicator your posts are repeating the pattern established by KH, I give up.

Can you put up something that says it will? That video you cite is a what if, as usual.

I have no idea. Be advised if you post repeatedly on the same refrain, said posts will meet the same fate as quite a few of KH's.

A fruitful thread for the tin hat brigade. Perhaps in the rush to judgment, it has not occurred to them there may be a valid security reason for doing so. Kidnappers love people who have a predictable routine.

I am starting to suspect you are KH posting under a different nom-de-plume.

Not in Lazada's catalog, but there are 17,000 others.

Yes. IMO they are synonyms, like beer and ale.

I meant I sometimes yell at computer screens when I encounter clueless programming. I have never even yelled at my current GF of 8 years, she has never given me reason to do so.

The other guy says a lot, none of which has come to fruition. Border Force communicates with Centrelink, AFAIK it does not communicate with the ATO. Your choice - be a worrywart, or wait and see.