Burma Bill

To check your blood sugar levels, may I suggest the following kit - measuring meter, needle pen and test strips. All available from a good pharmacist. Initially, you could go to your local Government Hospital that has a diabetic clinic where your blood will be tested. I was registered with my local government hospital in Chumphae which supplied my insulin and other associated medication (at a cost, but much less expensive than the private hospitals in Khon Kaen)

For reference wikipedia (not Surat Thani);- Surat (Gujarati: [suɾət]) is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat.

8+ times a day - pale yellow, well hydrated. I am 80 years old. But I do drink a lot (no alcohol) of caffeinated sugar free energy drinks and coffee. I am also diabetic and have an enlarged prostate gland (currently taking medication)

Yet another example of Pattaya's "high class" tourist!

This must have given the police something to chew on!

With respect, not directly but from the OP: "Mr. Chiwun was dropping off a foreign customer at a cannabis shop"

Hope you are now okay Simon. Fortunately, during all my visits to Burma I never got the "Rangoon Runs" but Imodium (as mentioned elsewhere) came to my rescue in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand!

And "eat as much as you can" buffets with gołąbki (stuffed cabbage leaves)!

IT HAS - reference Google) China's supply of fighter jets, such as the FTC-2000G, has helped the junta maintain air superiority, and that has caused widespread casualties across Myanmar. According to media reports, this delivery in August 2024 is the second batch of FTC-2000G jets received by Myanmar's military.Oct 9, 2024

Say no more! As a UK citizen, Thai taxi man you have my support. To hell with the violent "nutter"! No further comment from me.

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A sum of money not to be sniffed at!!

In the UK, badgers are culled. Badger culling in the United Kingdom is permitted under licence, within a set area and timescale, as a way to reduce badger numbers in the hope of controlling the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB)......................... The disease affects cattle and other farm animals, some species of wildlife including badgers and deer, and some domestic pets such as cats. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_culling_in_the_United_Kingdom#:~:text=Badger culling in the United Kingdom is permitted under licence,of bovine tuberculosis (bTB).

Making a "trunk" call??

Very appropriate!