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WaveHunter

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  1. I think it is just a rogue agent trying to cash in on some naive foreigners. I mean, it wouldn't be the first time! There is not a single report on the internet or any reputable expat news channel of such a thing, and you have not provided a link or identity of the agent so we can ascertain his veracity so I think April 6 will come and go, and all will be the same. What's more, It would be a crisis for the IMM office if foreigners were not allowed to have bank accounts (i.e.: 800K baht deposit requirement). It just makes no sense at all.
  2. By an "agent" do you mean an independent agent, like an IMM agent? That's all the more reason to be a little suspicious. Perhaps he is drumming up a little side hustle to get dumb foreigners to fork over a few thousand baht for him to "pull some strings". Bangkok Bank has not officially said anything on their website, and really I see no reason for them to do that. All I know is that there is a HUGE difference between what someone says and what really is true in Thailand. I was told in no uncertain terms that I could not open an account at Bangkok Bank in Chiang Mai the first month I was here. I went to another bank (Kasikorn) and was told the same thing. Then a few days later I returned to the same Bangkok Bank branch that I had first visited and spoke with another officer. I was all prepared to argue my case but to my surprise she happily opened one for me.
  3. "Tim's" Pharma is located where it always was but Tim's Bar is no more. It is now called WIZARD BREWERY. They also are now fully stocked with RotexMedica 20 amp vials of Testosterone Enanthate. Price is 3,500 THB. FYI, this is hands-down the BEST pharmacy in Pattaya without question! Address on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/o7qCzk5Jd7N7yJDJ8
  4. A bit nutty, I'd say. Just kidding! Everybody is different. Whatever is most comfortable for YOU is best.
  5. Everybody is different. If it works for you, go for it, but IMO the danger of nerve damage is overblown. As you can see in the attached diagram, the sciatic nerve is in the lower left quadrant so there's no danger if you stick to the upper right quadrant for injection (same for left side...upper left quadrant on alternate shot days). Anatomically I always aim for the Gluteus Minimus muscle. And it goes without saying sterile technique is important since the only real danger of an IM injection is in creating an abscess deep in the muscle tissue that could involve surgery to correct. I had an abscess develop once that wasn't that serious and cleared on its own but for a week I couldn't sit without some minor pain. The super safe and painless way to inject Test is simply in the belly (fat) with a tiny insulin syringe (29 or 31 gauge) which works fine except it takes to around 30 seconds to inject since Testosterone oil is pretty thick. You literally feel nothing and it is just as effective as a deep IM injection (regardless of what a lot of people say)! Still though it's good you point out the danger of sciatic nerve involvement because THAT can be real serious resulting in PERMANENT damage which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy! I had a really bad fall on my mountain bike a few years ago that resulted in temporary inflammation of tissues surrounding the sciatic nerve and it was one of the worst pains I've ever felt until the inflammation subsided. To imagine that pain being permanent...I think I'd shoot myself LOL!!
  6. Outer upper quadrant is all you need to do for safe glute injection. I've been doing this for 6 years without a hitch. Just pre-swab with alcohol pad and let it dry first, then inject and swab again. Alternate Left side on one day, the right, the next. Outer thigh is how I started to do IM but sometimes got "bumps" from the oil which were sort of unsightly and a little uncomfortable, and once I got a black & blue mark from god-knows-what, so I switched to glutes.
  7. Everybody's dosage is different. Only a competent MD can really tell you that after they have done initial blood tests and titered the amount that it takes to raise your total testosterone levels to an acceptable level. It takes about 3 months to be able to answer that question.
  8. Both are pharma-grade and pretty much the same except the oil in Rotex is a little heavier so can't inject SubQ with an insulin syringe; must use a 27ga needle and inject it IM.
  9. Look what's BACK in stock! I got it at Ocean Drugs in Jomtien.
  10. I know some are squeamish to self-inject but it's not a big deal. You can use a tiny insulin syringe to inject into belly fat layer (called sub-Q injection) and you won't even feel it go in. Absolutely no need to go into a clinic each time you need an injection. That's just wasting money. Pills and patches are highly problematic, not to mention far more expensive.
  11. Seriously not a wise thing to buy from an UNDERGROUND LAB! That's crazy.
  12. FYI I am living (sorry to say) in Pattaya right now, not CM, and I find the Pattaya forum about as exciting as watching paint dry.
  13. It was the same for me though I'm not retired. At first I didn't understand it, but gradually I also felt that something wasn't quite right about Pattaya. Pattaya has been a horrible experience but that doesn't mean the country as a whole is the same. Right or wrong, I get the impression most expats living in Pattaya are just waiting to die. As harsh as that sounds, I never felt that way about Chiang Mai...ever! It's true that the cost of living is slightly higher, but not really by that much, and it's true that the pollution in Chiang Mai is bad during the smoky season, but that last for only a couple of months, and all it takes is a ride up Doi Suthep (the mountain) to escape that, where the air is crystal clear and cool even on the most polluted and hottest days. We all make mistakes. As soon as my lease ends in September, I will return to Chiang Mai to finish out my last year in the Magic Kingdom. You should consider the same if you've never lived there before. If you like hiking and mountain biking, it is actually a paradise that people come from all around the world to experience. And that includes people in their retirement years!
  14. Oh golly gee, sardonic comments with rapier like wit to boot! I don't know if I can take all of this brutal honesty. Seriously, you're about as clever and interesting as a box of hair!
  15. Judging from your assessment of Chiang Mai, you have never experienced life in Chiang Mai if a flower festival is the only impression you had of your time there. Pattaya has always been a seedy and deteriorated place. That is not a recent change. And it is deteriorating even more because it is popular for all the wrong reasons and to all of the wrong sort of people. The expat "crowds" you refer to are primarily Russian people. Very few other nationalities are represented as visitors since COVID. I have nothing against Russians but it's disconcerting to walk down a street or along the beach and hear nothing but Russian being spoken, almost to the exclusion of Thai, or any other nationality. Walking around Pattaya, I feel more like I am in a seedy Crimean resort town than one in Thailand! If all this is actually to your liking then you must be in your own private paradise, and I applaud you for that. Unfortunately most world travellers who seek the true essence of being in Thailand and enjoying all it has to offer would strongly disagree that Pattaya is the best place to experience it.
  16. Really good YouTubers are those who understand that you have to give free and actionable information FIRST to be a trusted source for paid services. This guy fails to understand this.
  17. Are you on drugs LOL ? Your reply sounds like you are, or you just live in an alternate reality! Whichever it is, it is I who should be thanking you for the giggle! ???? y2mate.com - Are you on drugs_360p.mp4
  18. I think Bangkok would be a pretty cool place to live. I've always been impressed with the "big city" vibe of Bangkok on my day-visits there. It definitely reminds me of NYC in many good ways ( a town that is my real home and hs been for over 20 years). But still there's something unique about Chiang Mai that's hard to put into words but which I really fell in love with while living there. True enough, the pollution during smoky season in Chiang Mai is atrocious, but it only lasts for a few months and is easily escapable by a bike ride up Doi Suthep where the air is always cool and crystal clear. Most of my productive time is spent indoors at my workstation or at a co-working space with the aircon on, so smoky season isn't that bad really. In Chiang Mai there is just a more genuine vibe of what Thailand is really all about, and at the same time it has the feel of a big city in terms of amenities and cultural attractions, making it more or less unique in the Kingdom. it's not perfect; no place is. But it's the best place I've lived so far in the Kingdom (except during Smoky Season). The Nomad Capitalist, like many other YouTubers, has a not-so-hidden agenda of promoting his own services. He provides tidbits of actionable information but saves the real meat of the topic for paying clients, so really I think his channel is a total waste of time. There are much better sources for such information.
  19. Your description "the graveyard for the barely alive!" is "dead-on, balls accurate" of Pattaya, not Chiang Mai! The typical expat I see here in Pattaya is either bitter old men existing on a meager pension who can't afford to live anywhere else, or men here as sex tourists and lovers of seedy nightlife, or Russians fleeing the woes of their homeland. Most disgusting are the men who are all three, and there are plenty of those! I say this, not just from personal observation but because Pattaya is, after all, Thailand's premiere "Sin City", and its' seedy nature is how most people around the world think of Pattaya. The number of expats in Pattaya that are under 40 and here as legitimate and productive digital nomads is incredibly small compared to the number found in Chiang Mai, which is ranked by most people around the world as one of the top 10 places to be a digital nomad...and with good reason. Those who refer to me as a basher of Pattaya are wrong. I am only reflecting on what I see, and what the world at large sees. I'm not making judgement calls on those who enjoy living here. Each to his own. If you are a poor pensioner or a sex tourist, or simply enjoy whiling away your time on the beach, I guess Pattaya must be paradise for you. However, If you prefer a younger, more energetic crowd who embrace the outdoors, who are productive expat entrepreneurs, and who are attracted to being in Thailand for its' unique culture, and being around like-minded expats from all around the world, Chiang Mai has SO MUCH MORE to offer IMO.
  20. I am simply stating my opinion of Pattaya vs Chiang Mai and not wishing to get into a pissing match with you and your inane and mean spirited personal jabs and pithy remarks (which are actually quite pathetic, from the standpoint of written prose). Have you nothing better to do with your life than make personal attacks on others? I guess not. There's another term for that sort of behavior; it's called being an internet troll, and it sounds like you've had plenty of practice.
  21. The advantages of a co-working space is that the better ones are not just for working but for networking with like-minded people. In Chiang Mai I frequently went to one called Punspace simply for the opportunity to meet other expats involved in the same type of projects that I was to share information and ideas that was often invaluable. It also provided a sense of community that you don't get in forums, and I made friends with dozens of people from all around the world that are still my friends today. Business aside, there's just more to do recreationally and culturally in Chinag Mai than in Pattaya. If nightlife and more prurient pursuits are important to you, Pattaya's got Chinag Mai beat for sure, but those things are of little interest to me. In an hour's drive from Chiang Mai you can experience so many different landscapes and cultures of Thailand compared to Pattaya, much more varied eateries many of which are world-class in their own right without being considered "fancy" or expensive.. There's the resources of Chiang Mai University (which is truly a world-class institution) to take advantage of, not to mention just chilling out on its' beautifully landscaped campus, using the sports facilities and playing fields, participating in the numerous cultural festivities of the university. For many (myself included), the University is a vibrant and lively focal point of the town by day and by night. So is the "Old City" section of Chiang Mai with its' rich history and preserved heritage. There's just so much more that Chiang Mai has to offer compared to Pattaya in these regards. Chiang Mai was, and still is a mecca for digital nomads from all around the world for all of these reasons, and most would agree that it is by far the best town in Thailand to be in if you are a digital nomad.
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