Lacessit

1 minute ago, OneMoreFarang said:

How about if cash gets stolen?

But up to you, use cash as much as you want if it makes you happy.

I'm 90 kg, 6 ft tall, and very little of it is fat. Do you feel lucky?

4 minutes ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

 

 

I've had a KBank saving account for 20 years, can I get a card there on a retirement visa easily - what does Kbank need to obtain one? Just need it when services like hotels, airlines and car rentals ask for one when debit cards won't do?

 

 

I have yet to encounter a hotel, airline or vehicle rental company that refused my debit cards, Australian or Thai.

From memory, I needed my passport, residency certificate, and a savings passbook when I got my debit card from Kasikorn. They were falling over themselves to sign me up for one.

3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I think it's amazing how many people here insist that they have money and use cash all the time. And at the same time they warn about the dangers of credit cards.

My question to these people is: What do you think is the problem of owning one or multiple credit cards? Many card companies don't charge anything for the card and they don't charge if you pay your bill within 10 days or so. That way the card costs no money at all.

And you have the convenience and limited risk for online shopping, hotels, etc.

And many places have discounts if you pay with certain cards.

So what's the problem if you use these cards wisely?

Get them stolen or skimmed here, and you are in for a world of hurt trying to get the mess sorted out. My debit cards are only for emergency use, I pay cash.

Next question.

4 hours ago, recom273 said:

I mentioned blood pressure because they won’t let you in the door without blood pressure, weight, temp check.

 

I just detest the whole song and dance and to be charged for it, they even have a violin and guitarist in the waiting room along with some beauties to greet you .. total waste of time and money. 
 

Yup, and no generics are available either .. so .. I’m kind of shafted.
It’s the first time in my life I ever had to take medication, so we are learning along the way.

I had a flu injection in December. Song and dance, consultation with a doctor. Your hospital must be upmarket, no violin, guitarist or pretties. 700 baht total, think the consult was 300 baht.

At the end of it all, a nurse gave me the injection in a separate room after ushering me out of the doctor's office. Stuffed if I know what the doctor did.

I've been taking meds for probably 40 years now, it's why I am still here.

I have 3 debit cards. I don't have a credit card, told Amex to get lost back in the 1980's.

The last time I owed money to anyone was 1974.

I usually have 1 - 2 years cash in a bank account here for living expenses, the 800K in a separate account is never touched.

1 minute ago, recom273 said:

Nothing to do with blood pressure.

The medication isn’t available in any local big pharmacy. 

 

When he prescribed the first medication this was available overseas and we talked about the difference in cost, but the current drug is only available from Auz with a prescription. It d isn’t work out that cheap tbh. 

Fair enough, but that wasn't information in the OP. The other option is to look for substitutes that will do the same job. For example, I have swapped omeprazole for pantoprazole in dealing with gastric reflux.

10 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

it does seem that some are overly sensitive about “racism”, being politically correct and scared to death. 
Seems like you can’t have a real conversation about anything these days without somebody getting offended.

 

It feeds off itself and becomes over the top. More of a western issue. Glad the Thais don’t carry on with this nonsense. Call a spade a spade.
 

If these old plus sized birds want to get them out on TV, it doesn’t worry me. Personally I think it makes them look slutty, but it is their choice. 
 

Rita Ora actually stays at a hotel near my place on Natai Beach. Here she is by the pool at Baba Beach club. She isn’t slim.

 

https://web.facebook.com/BabaBeachClub/photos/a.319771761504089/1836729759808274/?type=3&theater

 

Pass me the two-by-four, please.

I've always said any more than a handful or mouthful is a waste.

2 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

so i guess Hua Hin has been excluded. 

Oh, there you are. For a while, I thought you might have died in the saddle.

19 minutes ago, recom273 said:

About a year ago, I was diagnosed by a specialist .. I was prescribed some daily medication, and Immediately I felt a lot better, I followed the doctors orders and increased my exercise.

 

In the first we were on a monthly visit, and that was a good idea as we changed the medication after a month. 

 

After a couple of visits, I asked if it a monthly visit was necessary, and we moved to bi-monthly.

 

In this time, it was the same procedure, the same checkup at the front desk (blood pressure, temperature) and every time the same response, that im good.

 

For this I was charged 200B, next the specialist charges 300B, so maybe 500B, just to walk in the door.

 

The consultations were becoming comical, the doc asked if everything is ok, I said, yes I feel my condition and general fitness is improving, examined me for 1 minute and typed the prescription in to the computer. The consultant was running out of questions to ask.

 

The last time we asked if it was necessary for me to keep attending the hospital, would a six monthly checkup suffice? We came to an agreement that my wife would pop in to pick up the drugs on a quarterly basis. We had a discussion with the head nurse and it was clear that we were asking for some kind of repeat prescription procedure. The answer was, yes, this is possible, not a problem.

 

Today was the first time my wife popped in, she was told that she would have to go and see the specialist, who asked her the same questions as I was, then typed in the prescription and she went and picked it up from the in-house pharmacy.

 

When she paid for the drugs, she paid 350B consultation fee.

 

I know hospitals are a license to print money here, I know its only 350B but c'mon dont take advantage, they must make enough profit from the drugs.

 

In the future I will just buy 6 months supply, its no biggie. Their attitude today didnt really do them any favours. 

 

Anyone else have a repeat prescription arrangement? or am I wasting my time. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Are you kidding? You just go to any larger pharmacy with an empty packet of the medication, and the pharmacist will sell you the same drug, maybe in a different packet. Usually considerably cheaper than any hospital pharmacy.

Buy yourself a blood pressure monitor on Lazada.Your temperature gets tested every time you go shopping.

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It's also called the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, which is experienced by most males.

I understand there is a Thai expression saying old cattle prefer young grass, applied to old Thais and their mia nois.

2 minutes ago, DaLa said:

You say 'mostly' ....tell us more.

Are you sure you can handle the information?

1 minute ago, DaLa said:

Just get her to take them out, then no risk of teeth marks.

I don't know if you have observed this, but false teeth are a rarity among Thai women, and I don't fancy gummies. Nice try, though.

AFAIK everything opened up in Chiang Rai in May or June last year, and it's been that way ever since. Perhaps not the bars, but the restaurants definitely were open and serving alcohol.

It's welcome news vaccinated people will not have to quarantine. Having said that, there is still the issue of whether air travel will be available or affordable for some years to come.

I would be asking the BF how he proposes to service both of you without risking transmitting an STD. Will he be willing to clean himself between bouts with both of you? What other fantasies does he have?

It's a mild fantasy to men, me included. But in reality, one woman hot to trot is all any man can handle.

It's kinky, but harmless in his mindset. It's harmful to you if you go along with it feeling uncomfortable.

8 hours ago, thainet said:

I asked you to do your own research as you made the first blanket statement, but as you won't then I will educate you as requested.

 

1) Up to about 5 years ago all Thai people were eligible for the basic 30 baht card, to be used at government hospitals.

If a Thai citizen took up the offer and registered for the scheme, then they are still eligible for their lifetime (or until another scheme replaces it). If they didn't register at that time, then for the past 4-5 years it is impossible to register, and hospital costs must be self paid.

2) Even with the basic 30 baht card not all costs are covered (room for example).

3) A gold card issued to the elderly actually covers all costs 100%.

Hope that clarifies everything for you.

 

 

Thank you for the information.

When someone gives me a peremptory instruction on Thai Visa to do something, I don't react well to it when I have countervailing evidence.

Hope that clarifies my attitude for you.

4 minutes ago, thainet said:

Actually this is untrue.  Please do more self research and post again.

Educate me, my GF has just paid 30 baht for a visit to a government hospital and came back with 2 months' supply of Omeprazole. Free.

11 minutes ago, sirineou said:

That makes good economic sense. 

I think I will bring  three months use with me, double the dosage so I can cut them in half and stretch the three months into 6 months and simply purchase the rest in Thailand. 

Or perhaps If can stop being so cheap I will buy the whole thing in Thailand ????

I have had to adapt, since I can no longer access the PBS in Australia. I used to bring six months of meds from there, ran out last August.

My most expensive medication here is Co-Diovan for blood pressure, 840 baht for a month's supply. I'd say all up, I am shelling out about 1500 baht a month for 3-4 medications. IMO quite tolerable.