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Has anyone researched the least expensive providers of Rybelsus, Ozempic or other alternative semaglutides in Thailand? I also wonder if any are available significicantly less expensive in surrounding countries or India than they are here?
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Does anyone know of a physical shop selling a wide selection of art posters? Framed and unframed would be great! I can't find anything.
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Report Foodpanda to Exit Thailand, Halting Services on May 23
ricklev replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
It will be interesting to see if Grab decides, with Foodpanda gone, that the expat/tourist market is large enough to make an investment in English speaking employees to serve that niche market with something other than unedited machine translations. -
The last day for Foodpanda is 23 May. I use either Foodpanda or Grab every day. Sucks that the most English/foreigner friendly one is closing. I hope Grab can up their game. Foodpanda was problematic when an error happened and they got rid of human help a while ago, but it usually worked just fine.
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Microsoft Office has gone up up 25%! What alternatives are there?
ricklev replied to nglodnig's topic in IT and Computers
They work. Usually for a good while, maybe not lifetime though. Download and then log in as instructed with the activation code. I think I paid 200 baht or so on Lazada. I guess it was an organizational account. Look for one with good ratings. -
Trump putting Big Pharma before the American people
ricklev replied to bannork's topic in Political Soapbox
WTF!!! -
Things may have changed since Trump cut the budgets but I applied about 8 months ago through Manila and it was all done online through the social security portal. It did take a couple of months before approval through Manila and then another couple of months for a telephone call appointment. However it all went smoothly. I never had to provide any paperwork or ID verification. When it was finally approved I received all the back months from the date that I asked for it to be started. During the phone interview they asked me for my bank account information and I chose to have it deposited into my us account.
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My bad. Thank you for straightening me out Liverpool Lou.
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Note that they imply they are referring to the BTS system with a picture but no mention of BTS in the article.
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I was happy with my TCL and would have bought another if this one can't be fixed. However, I am discovering it is seemingly impossible to schedule a service call with TCL and the Google review for TCL service are amazingly bad. tcl electronics (thailand) co.,ltd reviews https://g.co/kgs/kApchnQ I wonder what their story is with the terrible after sales service. All they can say to me when I call is that somone will call me back, but no one does.
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Bah. Humbug! It sits mockingly 60% up the page on the right, day in day out, on my PC.
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Will the 199 baht get rid of that annoying fixed arrow on the right side of the screen?
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Hope your recovery has continued and you are enjoying that quality LG TV. I am definitely a budget TV guy, for better or worse.
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My 8 year old TCL has a far better picture then my 2 year old Samsung (not a QLED though) which required a new screen just out of warranty. TCL are highly rated for picture quality, anyway.
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My 8 year old TCL TV has a horizontal line across the top of the screen and none of the online suggested fixes has helped it. Unfortunately, the TCL service center is extremely low rated on Google and I think I may be better off using an independent service center. I will try calling TCL again though next week. I was stuck on hold yesterday until I gave up. Any recommendations for a good company in Bangkok. Thanks.
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Trump Starts Global Tariff Wall, Thailand Hit with 36% Tax
ricklev replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The next step: Trump announces that the billions and trillions of dollars flowing into the treasury will be used to fund tax cuts for the wealthy, with a bone thrown to the poor and middle class. -
The left wants to destroy the Greatest country on Earth.
ricklev replied to riclag's topic in Political Soapbox
Just for giggles and morons. The left wants to include the poor and middle class in the wealth of the USA by creating a living wage, rationalizing health care, taxing the extremely wealthy, etc. You may certainly disagree with those policies and make good arguments against them. Why not give that a try instead of demonizing their motives. -
For Thais, most beans are a desert food. It's only in the last few years that red kidney beans started showing up in salads, I think. I might be wrong but I have been here 25 years now and it seemed that one day red kidney beans made the jump from sweet to savory.
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Having lived in Texas for many years I am an avid eater of pinto beans. I tried this brand, linked below, yesterday and I am here to tell you they are both the best and the cheapest. I had been buying my pintos from Villa in Bangkok but they just keep raising the price and it is clear the beans are a bit old. I finally went looking on Lazada and this brand claims to be both organic and grown in Thailand, I don't know if that is true but they cooked up real nice at half the price of Villa! https://shorturl.at/9LgNs I have to say the many clearly bogus reviews of the beans on Lazada did give me pause, but the proof was in the beans.
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Thailand Legalises Alcohol Advertising After House Approval
ricklev replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Microbreweries and good beer? Nope! -
Do you consider yourself smarter than the average Thai?
ricklev replied to Robert_Smith's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I consider myself smarter than everybody! -
Not to hijack your thread, but I had been sort of reading about Dubai Chocolate for a few months now and was in 7-11 buying a chocolate bar and noticed that along with the other candy bars they were selling something labeled as Dubai Chocolate that was about the same size as a normal candy bar for 95 baht. I had to wonder who their market was. Anyway, back to dark chocolate. I still buy the Lindt because it is readily available. Never paid that much attention to the price, but I will now.
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Apply for SocSec Benefits Online?
ricklev replied to NoDisplayName's topic in US & Canada Topics and Events
I did it recently. No documents were required. It was a few months wait for the phone interview appointment with Manilla. The interview was only a few minutes of confirmation of what I submitted and future work plans. A few weeks after the interview I got my first direct deposit to my USA bank for 5 months back benefits, as that is how long had passed since I submitted my start date in the online application.