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Or my VPN classifies this site as "suspect" and cut's me off before major damage can occur? Case in point: ASEAN NOW is the only Social Media plattform I use. After logging in, I receive regularily junk mail the next day. Mostly originating from "tinder". How do they get my e-mail adrees I wonder as I have no connection to "tinder" whathsoever.

Thanks! But I rather await a respones by some ASEAN NOW administrators.

On the verge of starvation, actually goats will eat everything. (Including paper, prefferably old tax records). Having the choice they still prefer leaves.

Thats what I always do. Still I am being "timed out" when my "inserts" appearantly take too long. Not that I post "massive" posts. It's the number of posts that are (apperantly) allowed within a certain period of time. Nevermind. I am confident that a "administrator" will soon deliver a satisfactory answer.

Any vegetable that has some sort of leaves is condemmned to death if a goat is nearby.

Theoretically, I should post this under "IT", but I post it here for more "reach". Situation: If I hurry, I manage to place 1 post. No time for a second post, because in the meantime I was "timed-out" and automatically set back to "logged-out". The second post is not being posted, it has simply "evaporated". WHY ? I post here since 2006. According to the above, it turned me into a "discrunteled" participant of ASEAN NOW. In a time, when Thai Forums encounter increasingly "less demand", I can not believe that limiting "on line presence" of posters here is part of some sophisticated "foreward strategy" by ASEAN NOW.

Goats are "foragers". They prefer leaves, not grass. Sheep are "grazers" not liking leaves much. Conclusion: You need Goats as well as Sheep. How many? Depends on the size of your property.

Agreed. But most major religions are based on the reward/punishment principle. = You do good you go to heaven, you do bad you go to hell. (collecting positive/negative Karma points). Without this concept, religions would lose a great deal of appeal. Possibly folks living by the motto "sex, drugs and rock n' roll". ????

Wife will retire with good monthly pension benefits. But she will probably drain her savings in favour of her children. Until the last penny is gone. Fine with me, it's her money. The kids will not bother to access my money, I have told them that I never liked them and their hedonistic lifestyle and they will never get a penny from me. They also know, that upon my demise, all my assets will not go to my wife, but to a charitable organisation. PS: Can do, as we divorced for technical/financial reasons years ago. Other than that, we still function as husband and wife in perfect harmony.

The pipeline between Europe and Thailand: In short: After marriage, I took my Thai-Wife to my home country. I managed to get her a good paying job, practically from day 1. Ever since, upon mutual agreement, "your money is your money and my money is my money". A perfect constellation since 2003. She financed her 2 daughters truh university. Both of them having very well paying jobs in Bangkok for the last 10 years. She financed their homes in BKK as well. BUT: Inspite of it all, the daughters are still in need of money to the tune of 300'000 Bht per year. My wife pays gladly. (= Family is sacred in Thailand and it increses my "Karma"). Long have I realised that the daughters are part of the hedonistic new young Bangkok "elite", seeing her mother in Farangland as an endless source of Karma related hard currency. It's her earned money and she can do with it whatever she wants. If it would affect "my money", I surely would have stopped any "Karma related money transfers" to Thailand a long time ago. --------------- Still: Even without suffering any financial disadvantages myself, I wonder how long the "ironclad family obligations" in combination with the collection of positive "Karma-Points" can lead Thailand into the new age? Do you have a similar "pipeline" between Europe and Thailand? Or a pipeline between Bangkok and the Isaan perhaps ? As a consequense, every time a Thai-National tries to explain to me something in connection with "Karma", I realise that we are culturally incompatible. With or without a marriage certificate between a Farang and a Thai National. Can still function in daily life, as long as individual "Karmas" and Bank Accounts remain separated. As we did. All is still well.

Quote: "Unsanitary conditions, inadequate nutrition and unrelenting hard labor made slaves highly susceptible to disease. Illnesses were generally not treated adequately, and slaves were often forced to work even when sick". This is the description of the situation of "todays slaves".

Play a Wagner Opera for 24 hours at full blast. = No more rats. Drawback: Your wife may also have left.

Yesterdays slaves: To buy a slave was a hefty investment. To keep a slave healthy was in the interest of the "owner". Underperforming slaves were sold off, not whipped to death (mythology!) Slaves paid no rent, therefore could not be evicted. As of "retirement": They just stayed on the farm until death. Arab traders bought the slaves from African Chieftains mainly and brought the "merchandise" to African ports, where Europeans bought and shipped the "merchandise" to the New World. Todays slaves: Low income earners have to work 2 to 3 jobs and/or have to live in their cars. No health insurance. No retirement benefits. Who was/is better off, I ask.

How old are you? If still "young", go for it !!! See it as a "life adventure" that you can tell your grandchildren about someday. You will find the weekly drive to Suphanbury "exiting". Crucial: Learn some basic Thai fast. This is the ultimate door and (hearth) opener.

At the crossroads? The strong fundamentals are starting to sink in. Copper is doing better than other industrial metals. Technically, all indicators put copper in a "overbought" situation. A setback "should" occur. If this setback doesn't happen and copper forges ahead, this could well mean that the market proclaims: "Damm the torpedos, copper is beautyful". Thus kicking off the next leg of a bull market. The next few trading days will give a clue. PS: Long term investing in commodities requires the observation of "carrying charges". The CC for copper has risen from 2% to 4% anuallised. As a consolation, the CC for US Natural Gas is 85%. Both reflecting "long" positions, well understood.

These days, the "Market Gurus" cant't make up their minds. Torn between market statistics that can indicate a future economic "recession" or a general "nevermind". We will "sit out whatever comes", recommending mostly a very conservative approach to "the markets". Fine. - But future "Bull-Markets" sneak up like a cat on silent paws. Not noticed by the Wall Sreet Guru community, until the cat has leaped foreward (upward) by 50%). Then they recommend it with "a strong buy". Currently we have a cat, getting ready to "leap". Having formed a very solid technical and fundamental base from witch to "leap". Having build up the foundation to laep for months. Most producers of this material agree that they will not be able to satisfy the demand for this material. At the latest by September this year. Regardless if the Chinese Economy recovers or not. (A major consumer). The Wall-Street Gurus have not gotten wind of it yet. But the producers of this material have. Does the cat, aproaching on silent paws has a name? Yes, it's name is COPPER.

I truly want to understand "crypto currencies". "Experts to the forefront". I understand, that "fiat currencies" are becoming more suspicious. For thousands of years Gold and Real Estate were a refuge when "Currency De-Basement" were on the agenda of Kings an other rulers, when they ran short of Gold (the only money, back then). As I understand it, while buying Bitcoins I get a combination of numbers that my baker around the corner will not accept as currency and give me no loaf of bread for a part of my numerical combination. Outside of a numerical combination I can not see the value of anything outside of the value of a numerical combination. Backed up by nothing else than a numerical combination, hoping that another fellow will consider a purely numerical combination is some sort of "currency". Backed by nothing but a combination of numbers. - In my younger days, I traded all kinds of volatile commodites (CBOT, CME) mainly "Pork-Bellies", knowing that the worst thing that could happen, is having delivered 40'000 Lbs of "Pork Bellies" at my doorstep. A big loss, but still an "asset", because people like to eat bacon. How do you eat Bitcoin? Unlike "Pork-Bellies", a combination of numbers is not an "asset". Both highly speculative. I still prefere "commodities", with a tangible value, instead of a numerical combination, called "assets". My baker across the street does not believe in "numerical assets". He believes in "cash" and won't sell any of his bread for some part of a Bitcoin. Any currency (fiat or not), reflects the state of the "health of a nation", politically, economically, sociaally. Not looking too good, I agree. To replace this by something backed by absolutely nothing tangible must fail. As the Central Banks will not abandon the privilege of controlling "the money supply", not tolerating alternative "dream-currencies", bare of any tangible "assets". Nor having the power of "Taxation". Knowing that the greatest "ponzi-scheme" is in the making. China has already forbidden "crypto currencies" unless approved by the "Governement". So truly, I need to know, why would anyone buy a number of other numbers for 30'000 $ and call it finally an "asset". Back on Toipic I would simply like to know why some people prefer to invest in something that only exists as a mathematical complicated password, basically. Hoping that the next fool will buy the "complicated password* for 1 Dollar more. ----------------------- My perception on things. Opposing views to enlighten me are very welcome. Especially if it comes to lend credibility of the greatest "Ponzi-Scheme" there ever was.