JackGats

17 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

... There's no way a universe can happen from nothing,  ....

What about a God happening from nothing then?

My understanding was that you had to show a balance of over 100k for the last 12 months. Monthly bank statements or a yearly breakdown if you are lucky enough to have a bank supplying such a yearly summary.

Worst-case is if your bank only issues monthly statements in another language than English. Then you're in for substantial translation costs.

You will not feel accepted outside Thailand either if you can't learn to capitalize and wrap text.

The question is not WHY there is - or should be - a God. The question is "is there one?".

The answer is there isn't. Sorry guys, that personal friend of yours does't exist.

No flooding management without plastic waste management though. Stop clogging klongs and drains in plastic.

 You grew up in a 99% Jewish neighborhood? You grew up in a concentration camp then.

Note that some usually well-informed sources on the Internet contradict the claim that the US urged Ukraine to stop those strikes. A refinery was hit last night:

As I've suspected from the beginning: the wretched Ukrainians are given enough weapons to get themselves slaughtered while being prevented from efficiently retaliate against Russian attacks.

Ukraine is being laid waste by missiles launched thousands of kilometers away inside Russia, yet it is not allowed to proceed with some modestly successful drone strikes on Russian logistics inside Russia.

No wonder 600000 Ukrainian men are dodging the draft as "refugees" in EU countries.

Ukraine's pro-West stance has not paid off, it has backfired miserably. What the US deserves is for the Ukrainians to capitulate and accept annexation by Russia.

I take either DIM or Tribulus terrestris every day as they're said to be good for hormonal balance.

I've recently started on Panax ginseng every morning at breakfast. I didn't expect much from Ginseng as it is somewhat old-hat. I'm surprised though: it takes me through the day without needing any nap. 

I don't even mention the 50mg DHEA I take first-thing in the morning. Have been doing so for over 20 years now. I dread to think what would happen if I couldn't source DHEA all of a sudden. I'd probably go into depression in a matter of days.

I pay the usual 30 or so percent withholding tax on the dividends I get from GERMAN shares I hold in a German bank account.  I only pay 15% on the dividends from US shares however (because of the tax agreement between Germany and the US, there's a special form to fill in, W-8BEN I think).

I didn't know there was any way to pay only 15% on German dividends if the German bank has you down as someone living in Thailand.

On 3/20/2024 at 12:21 PM, steph83 said:

Hi, my Belgium doctor prescribed me a nasal spray (corticosteroid) to treat a nasal polyp i have for 3 years. I can't find it in Thailand. Could you tell me what drug do you use here or the name of molecule please ? I would like to buy it at Fascino.

 

Thanks for your help !

You can find both Mometasone and Fluticasone in Thailand !

The valid question is: how to document credit card payments when filing taxes in Thailand? Lots of paperwork especially if the same credit card is used for payments both in and outside Thailand.

2 hours ago, sirineou said:

Your drivers class is acceptable as it has all the nessacery information, including your passport number 

Except sometimes it still has the number of the old (expired) passport.

41 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

True with some here, but a lot want to ,and do learn English. I help at an English school here and I've met a few teens that speak very good English. It's all about desire. My girlfriend speaks and understands English very well. Not perfect, but learning more each day. Those I knew in the US spoke very good English also, and some perfect.

You are speaking about English here, not Thai.

"Why should I speak Thai with you?" thinks the Thai. "You want me to speak Thai to you? Are you paying me to do so? I'm not getting any money!."

Thais don't want us to speak their language, period. This is something you learn the hard way after investing years of study. However better your Thai is than their very basic Thaiglish, very basic Thaiglish is all you will get from the Thai.

25 minutes ago, blowin said:

I can vouch the islands of Samui, Phangan and Tao especially the latter two are the Wild West . Anybody that lives or knows the last two islands people work, crime etc and basically do as they like. Send a crack team there and clean up the islands please.

You mean clean up the plastic.

Can women take finasteride? It kills men's sex-drive but it could be harmless to women's.

Topical minoxidil is harmless to both sexes. I recommend buying the one for men (5%) instead of the one for women as the latter is less concentrated and only comes out more expensive all things equal.

Red yeast rice is effective. Contains a statin though.

3 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

How much for the lot?

I have asked around in several shopping malls to no avail. Online they sell the English version only. 

I have my own conspiracy theory as to why Thailand might have discouraged the republication. The author was a close friend of Chiang Kai-Shek's. Plus, one of the books bears the title "Tintin in Tibet". 

Are pepper-and-salt dyes available for  older people in TH? I haven't seen any. Whenever I went to have my hair dyed all they had was full colours, eg either full brown or full black.

Elderly foreigners here might well have their hair dyed pitch black for the same reason they eat white toast bread. Nothing else available.

"Hit-and-run"??? He didn't run far apparently.

Does this mean that if the driver had been Thai, the mother wouuld not even try to demand justice? 

I can't imagine any foreigner dealing in, of all things, diazepam. Random-testing is scary, even if you don't take any illegal drugs.