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I'm willing to spend money on good golf clothing. For everyday use, secondhand is all I need. I sometimes get designer brands from a secondhand shop, discarded by someone with more money than sense after one or two outings. What really amuses me is the designer jeans with arty-farty rips and tears in them, IMO anyone spending money on those is as dumb as a can of soup.

I don't know if this helps. I transfer AUD by telegraphic transfer, get charged $30 by ANZ irrespective of amount. Bangkok Bank gives me the baht equivalent about 0.5 baht below the cross rate shown on sites such as xe.com, i.e if the cross rate is 24.8 baht for one AUD, I'll get 24.3. Do not transfer with what is called dynamic currency conversion, it's highway robbery. I would suggest transferring a smaller amount first, to see what conversion rate you get.

Shop around, that sounds very expensive. I have a friend who has one, gets the battery changed about every 7 years. I'm pretty sure his was nothing like that. Of course, that was some years ago.

STD is an acronym for Sexually Transmitted Diseases, such as herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea and HIV. I should imagine there is more than one STD clinic in Pattaya.

It's moot whether Crimea can be regarded as part of Russia, as it was invaded and annexed by Russia in 2014. The annexation AFAIK has never been internationally ratified. No doubt Zelensky would be asking the stipulation on arms to not apply there. Putin is not going anywhere except friendly countries, IMO he would risk being arrested as a war criminal if he did. The oil China and India are buying is a drop in the bucket, compared to the loss of the markets for gas and oil, mostly in Europe. Getting Russia's oil to those countries needs shipping, because Russia does not have the now-shut pipelines to Europe. Ships are in short supply. The link is to a guy who irritates me, by doing voiceovers on text. That assumes his audience can't read. Having said that, his material is from Kremlin advisers who are saying Russia is going to be in deep doo-doo economically, for a number of reasons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sL3EysuSniQ

Very gentle cycling was recommended for me after tearing a knee meniscus, and having surgery. Stop if there is any pain. If you don't feel tired after swimming, you are either not swimming fast enough, or long enough.

Pathology labs will do the testing, the OP can go to a doctor armed with the data.

Antibiotics weaken the immune system, especially with prolonged use. They are also ineffective against viruses, so relying on any to prevent HIV is not a good idea.

There may be a tiny morsel of truth in what is otherwise nonsense, when they claim the Ukrainians are getting drugs. Both the Allies and Germany gave out methamphetamines quite freely during WWII, the Germans called it fliegeschokolade.

I eliminated my need for blood pressure meds with exercise. As other posters have said, see a doctor. Staying on a diastole of less than 60 may cause permanent damage. Be aware taking Viagra or Apcalis can lower BP quite drastically.

Sent you a PM. Everyone is different, I have found CBD oil to be utterly useless, even at ten times the recommended dose.

The danger of that proposition is Putin would become so unhinged he would start using nukes. Having said that, I would like to see the Ukrainians take back Crimea, so Russian holidaymakers would see how badly Putin has misled them. The EU is steadily transitioning away from dependence on Russian gas, no-one wants a supplier who blackmails them. Another Putin error, he has lost three-quarters of his energy market. The Ukrainians don't need to do anything. IIRC, it was Napoleon who said never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

The literacy of your post tells me all I need to know about how many clues you have. Russia is a collection of tribes, who have never matured to a democracy because they were kept on the run for centuries by the Mongols and Tartars.

My limited experience is: First online 90 day: Accepted, approved about 2 days later. Second online 90 day: Accepted, rejected two days later. Resubmitted today, accepted, approved about ten minutes later. Maybe submitting reports on a weekend is not a good idea, because IO's are hung over. It's one plausible explanation.

Do you have previous experience in trekking at high altitude? AMS can become a medical emergency very quickly if ignored, for people of any age.

There is no reason why a football pitch and golf course cannot coexist. In Australia, I know several country golf courses that combine with a race course or cricket ground. It does baffle me why concrete was poured for the golf course, unless that was a foundation for practice mats, which makes it a driving range, not a golf course.

I'm no expert, don't have to be. Having said that, I was under the impression the requirement was 2 months prior to extension, three months after. Perhaps one of the more learned posters can confirm. As a retiree, I get the extension stamp the day after application.

You may be right, the OP did speak of topping up before the two month period prior to extension date. He still has to have the 800k showing in the account for five months, I just think it's not worth the hassle.

If the OP needs to spend 400K of the 800K in the year to stay afloat, perhaps he should look for another destination with less stringent requirements. I don't touch the 800K, it avoids complications at extension time.

I have an Australian will, and a Thai will. The Australian will acknowledges the existence of the Thai will. All assets in Australia go to my son there.

Why worry about something that will take place after the OP is gone? My Thai will leaves everything in Thailand to my Thai GF. If she's smart, it will be enough to give her a comfortable old age. If she is not, it will be gone in a couple of years. Her problem, not mine. I have done my best to educate her on the virtues of planning for her future.

It is not uncommon for families to put pressure on a farang's GF/wife to provide money for their support. To them, we are all ATM's. Why work, if you can bludge off a farang? I used to give my GF's father small amounts of money for doing gardening. I also hand out gifts of money at Christmas time. I've found unless I set boundaries with Thai people, they will usually attempt to expand them.

Bear in mind it is quite common for a farang to be asked to help out with a large bill in a Thai family. That's based on the assumption we are all rich. I was asked to put in 10,000 baht to the funeral of my GF's father, it cost about 30,000 baht and was all about maintaining face with the neighbors. I am also contributing to the cost of her grand-daughter's education, I know the parents have no money. Having said that, my GF has learned from early experience it is not a good idea to lie to me.

IMO there is no way a Thai public hospital should be charging 18,000 baht for a Thai citizen's broken leg, irrespective of the circumstances. In your shoes, I would be asking my GF to show me the bill from the hospital. If she can't or won't, she is trying it on. It then depends on what value you put on the relationship, and if you are prepared to accept being lied to.

As my GF does the washing, drying and ironing, my involvement is minimal. We don't have a clothes dryer. It's simply a matter of hanging out the clothes, sheets and towels under cover. If it takes one hour, or three days, so be it. Americans have some good qualities, patience is not one of them. Hurry hurry hurry.