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20 hours ago, GeorgeCross said:

maybe because great idea's are 2 a penny? it's the execution that counts ????

 

my fav investments right now (based on my own and friend's recent experiences):

  multi-family dwellings (apartment blocks) - standard 5K/month jobs, 10+ rooms, easy to run & hold their value

  land (on the outskirts of major cities, bought from grannies in mom and pop stores!) - longer term play but LOTS of bargains around, stick pineapples, mangoes on them for some yearly income too

  SET - at 1300 i'm liking it

 

 

Do you mean like the building that just almost collapsed in bangkok?

a little optimistic me thinks

I think Facebook is the worst invention humanity as ever devised, I have an account but never use it.

I use email, SKYPE, Whatsapp, Telephone, Line and door knocker!

2 hours ago, ravip said:

Imagine if this was said by the PM of Thailand.

'nuff said LOL

Most people would welcome Free vaccine for all!

he would never say it 

On 8/15/2020 at 2:07 PM, dimitriv said:

Marriage!  Find someone who loves you. Or pay for someone to do so  ????

 

 

The Thai government are wary of people marrying for a visa and it makes life difficult for those who genuinely want to marry.

I suggest this is bad idea just for a visa anyhow.

7 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Something smells funny here

..the sniffer dogs are on it

On 8/12/2020 at 6:11 PM, allencraig said:

Oh yea, it's a bull or similar pulling the carriage. And Kazam! My electricity charge problem has been resolved!

Try buffalo.. ???? 

..only when you agree it is a Thai buffalo will your electric meter be instantly fixed! 

Richard must be doing something right.

I was told that directors of companies whether thai or non thai, are not eligible for social security healthcare.

i paid social fund for 5 thais working in my company but i wasn't allowed to pay in myself.

you might have been grandfathered into the system, the lump sum payment is a payoff. It makes sense that if you opt out and take the payoff you no longer qualify for social healthcare.

14 hours ago, scammed said:

EU has a population of 0.5 billion, compared to thailand 70 million,

so for an apples to apples comparison you would need to multiply thai

road accidents with 6

Lets also not forget the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.. (this place alone must count for 50% or those EU accidents!!!!!!!)

Save money, Eat rice

I si, dong do it wang..

dong do it

On 8/8/2020 at 10:54 AM, nikmar said:

I think about this as Im mid 50s now. Really never expected to be in Thailand this long. 

An aquaintence of mine died alone in his room a few years back and I wonder about his last moments.

At the end of the day we all will pass alone whether someone else is in the same room or not is irrelevant. We all eventually still pass alone and go back to the light!

With that said I often wonder what would happen (at any age) if i fell down the steps and my wife was away for a few days visiting her relatives. I could be stuck for days or dead.

Remember the emergency services number is 191 I think?

1 hour ago, transam said:

Ah I see now, and impressive..

Great story, my wife flew North a few days ago and reported the huge rain fall in Kalasin province. All locals reported happy she brought the rain with her to water up the paddys..

..sorry about your number plate.

Although Im intrigued, what does Transam actually stand for?

Is it the Trans-am automobile?

..short for transmission maybe?

..or is it about a ladyboy called Sam?

Clarification requested please?

1 minute ago, KarenBravo said:

There is a far worse and insidious disease going around than Covid-19.

It doesn't have a name yet, but, symptoms include:-

 

Denying science.

Promotion of conspiracy theories.

Making false equivalencies (flu vs covid).

Denying the efficacy of proven methods of fighting the virus (masks, distancing, testing and tracing).

It seems to degrade the ability of people it infects to critical thinking and it may just lower IQ.

It seems to be spreading fast judging by the posts on this forum.

I think you refer to social media BS disease 

I lost a cousin in the UK to covid-19, he already had heart problems. Another cousin had the virus and is recovering with minor symptoms.

Outgoing airmail still triggers the default Thai service response as usual..

CANNOT

7 hours ago, tweedledee2 said:

I had a testosterone level test 2 years ago at St Louis Hospital.  You register and make an appointment with a Urologist. After a consultation, he will give you an order for the test. You go back to registration and they order the test and then your blood is drawn at the lab. This test is done by an outside lab and I received the results by mail in about 5 days. Total cost was around 1500 baht.  

Did that include SHBG and free t calculation or only total testosterone? 

I can get the total testosterone done for 400baht at a clinic without needing to pay to see a urologist.

I want to check my testosterone again soon and I usually get the testosterone test done but they do not do the SHBG test at this clinic.

Does anyone know a place in Bangkok to get testosterone and SHBG blood tests done at a reasonable price to be able to calculate free t levels?

I would be curious to know what prices anyone has paid before for these tests?

As I see it the best advertising to sell land in those small remote villages is by word of mouth from locals.