watthong

2 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

It would have been I think somewhere between $350,000-$450,000 payback, or 5 years time working "here" in Thailand for her University, which was a pretty good deal. We decided 5 yrs was pretty short, and worth the savings. But I still think we might have been better to just pay it back and have stayed in the USA.

will PM you later. Don't want to hijack this thread...

17 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

No, she is Thai, owed time to her University here in Thailand for paying for her PhD she got in America.

If doing "payback" time owed to Thai Uni could have been done in the US then it would have been lot more beneficial for all concerned. Anyway I guess your wife must have her reason - which doesn't need to go into details here -to do it in Thailand instead.

(The reason I'm "asking for a friend" is because I'm in the same shoe as you in regretting making the move to Thailand, also due to wrong choice career-wise...)

14 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Me and Thailand just don't mesh, I hate it here with a passion. I should have never let my wife come back after finishing her PhD, I should have kept her in the USA, and paid back her University (she owed 5 years time to them - or repayment) . We would live a much better life where we were living in the USA. I kick myself daily for making the wrong choice of letting her come back here, and me following her.....Really ...Really... Really bad choice!

So your wife did a runner from her Uni payback in the states...? (Asking for a friend.)

On 9/21/2024 at 11:17 AM, berro said:

Strange that in a country like Thaiand, where polite manners are highly appreciated in social life, suddenly throw all the poiteness overboard when it comes to traffic.

Have you noticed when Thai people crossing the street, zebras or no zebras, they always, what's the word, kind of like do a quick "bowing to the queen" regarding the car that has stopped for them? That's thank you for letting me pass. And they always scrurry fast so that it won't be too much of an inconvenience for the driver.

What does that tell you?  That pedestrians have no rights.  If you dig a bit deeper, that despite "in a country like Thaiand, where polite manners are highly appreciated in social life"  or in other words, despite an "all smiles and wais" appearance, the prevailing culture is a culture of bullies. The strong always win, ie exploit/ run over the weak in all aspects of life.

In case of traffic, when the rubber meets the road, why should it be otherwsie? The lesson to be learned is you've got to respect and defer to the bully. A lesson too late to be learned by some...

Maybe this is too early or I was too late catching this... But I had to scratch my head and wonder why Zelensky had to come and meet with Trump in NY. Has Zelensky been in town for other business?

45 minutes ago, petermik said:

Tried logging into my Yahoo account after reading this yesterday...first time a message saying cannot login at the moment try again in 15 minutes which I did then had to verify through bicycles in pictures....success but then when logging into mail account I had to verify with code sent to my alternative Hotmail account....success

You were smart in using a different alternative account that is not yahoo mail (Hotmail). In my case the aternative was ANOTHER yahoo mail which also is using the original account as alternative. So they are interlocking in the sense that in order to log into one you have to get code from the other. Thus catch-22!

23 hours ago, watthong said:

I have 2 mail accounts with yahoo.com, say [email protected] and [email protected].
Both of them are tied to my on-line bank account for verification. When I log on to the bank site, it would send a verification code to either one, my choice. And I would get the code from said account and enter it on the bank website and voila, I could access my account. 

 

A couple of days ago, yahoo started to get finicky about me logging on to the mail yahoo accounts. I would have to go through the processing of click on all the images that have bicycles and stuff. And ultimately, it asked me to get a verification code from the other account. I forgot to mention that these 2 are linked together, one acts as the verifier of the other so my bad, I know. 

since it would not let me log on to either without getting the code from the other, I'm stuck.

 

There's another choice re acct1 to open the youtube app on my ipad and click on yes or something. The reason being the ipad is logged on  to acct1 via the yahoo mail app and there are still notifications coming up from the app re mail coming in to that account. However the yahoo mail app has stopped working for sometime, as the ipad is old and could no longer update to the later version. Ditto for the youtube app. (I have to resort to get on to youtube through the safari browser.) Eventually yahoo put a restriction on other things that is linked to thsee accounts, for example paypal and what not.

 

I'm seeking advice 1) on how to get around this on my own and 2) what is the best way to contact yahoo to fix this. It seems that they want you to subscribe to a money=maker entity (helper plus or something like that) before they take your inquiry. Thank you much in advance.

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3 hours ago, mfd101 said:

I assume the new law applies to Thai/Falang couples too? On that basis my b/f and I will do the deed (for purely practical/inheritance/land reasons) early next year.

I think the law applies to two PERSONS of the same sex, regardless of the rest. ie nationality, religion, etc. Unless there is some exceptions, which I think would have been mentioned. But then again, TIT...att the local city hall some surprises might be awaiting, just like at the immigration, so to speak. For example at the local government outlet I went to to make will, the staff leader outright declared "we don't do farangs here," and that was it.

I have 2 mail accounts with yahoo.com, say [email protected] and [email protected].
Both of them are tied to my on-line bank account for verification. When I log on to the bank site, it would send a verification code to either one, my choice. And I would get the code from said account and enter it on the bank website and voila, I could access my account. 

A couple of days ago, yahoo started to get finicky about me logging on to the mail yahoo accounts. I would have to go through the processing of click on all the images that have bicycles and stuff. And ultimately, it asked me to get a verification code from the other account. I forgot to mention that these 2 are linked together, one acts as the verifier of the other so my bad, I know. 

since it would not let me log on to either without getting the code from the other, I'm stuck.

There's another choice re acct1 to open the youtube app on my ipad and click on yes or something. The reason being the ipad is logged on  to acct1 via the yahoo mail app and there are still notifications coming up from the app re mail coming in to that account. However the yahoo mail app has stopped working for sometime, as the ipad is old and could no longer update to the later version. Ditto for the youtube app. (I have to resort to get on to youtube through the safari browser.) Eventually yahoo put a restriction on other things that is linked to thsee accounts, for example paypal and what not.

I'm seeking advice 1) on how to get around this on my own and 2) what is the best way to contact yahoo to fix this. It seems that they want you to subscribe to a money=maker entity (helper plus or something like that) before they take your inquiry. Thank you much in advance.

21 hours ago, Cameroni said:

Melania of course showed her deep concern about the assassination attempts by calling for an investigation, she is deeply caring and loves her husband, that is quite apparent.

 

Best use of sarcasm I have seen on AN in a long while !!!

3 hours ago, johnnybangkok said:

Another one fixated on her looks. Give me someone who actually does the job of First Lady any day. Irrespective of looks.

This topic has " A Celebration of the Human Form" in its title, concerning Melania nude modelling career before she ever set foot in America. Therefore it's totally up our alley to those of us  "fixated on her looks."

And FYI, nude modelling has never featured in a "First Lady" job description...not in the US of A anyway. Get your comprehension reading skills up to snuff so that you won't be barking up the wrong tree next time. 

Cut and paste of my post on an earlier Melania thread -

'3rd tier for sure, possibly 2nd, but definitely not 1st tier. Face wise, she's got that squinting look to camouflage her rather small eyes. Which in turn makes her look slutty, okay for a young model but, say, "unbecoming" as she gets older, especially on the Western European circuit.

Body wise, she was flat to begin with. Sensibly enough, she rushed to get a boob job as she ventured East to West to jumpstart her modeling career...However she did not take care of her derriere. It has remained flat into the White House days, in spite of the endless hours she had to stand firm on stiletto heels when accompanying Trump through various official ceremonies, masses, etc. Up to the early days of Trump presidency, I was able to catch a YT clip showing Melania doing a "spread" on a French (or German? can't remember which, but they put her on the cover) girlie tabloid. She did okay. with a scarf wrapping/unwrapping  chest/crotch areas, but not up to our "Playmate" standard. That clip has since been taken down. Her wisest move was to migrate, and her biggest benefactor was Epstein, who delivered her to Trump. In that regard, she's got more than just an "Epstein" visa.'

This GQ cover confirms my observation re Melania physique...(Also of note is that all the  cited  "supermodel" nudes were to be found inside, not the one on the cover, page-bait, anyone?) Btw, if she is proud of her nude modeling work, she has the right to be - same goes for Madonna during her NY soho beginning - and I salute her...however I just wonder why the YT clip that I saw back in the days was taken down?

Loomer's Trump campaign tip no 1:

"How to get that look of just being caressed by Cheetos dust-covered fingers...."

1 hour ago, frank83628 said:

yes, look at them, pesky violent insurrectionists, trying to take down the Government,  armed with flags and megaphones

the 2nd photo clearly shows these violent insurrectionists holding the capitol officer hostage, while demanding to know the whereabouts of Mike Pence...so they can hang him!😏

thanks for the caption, MAGAfans definitely need it.

(btw, slow day at the office? between a yawn and a mouse click?

@susanlea is still on his/her/its vacation? I see.)

5 hours ago, Henk Langeweg said:

Older and Wiser but becoming Wiser makes you realize how crazy you were in the past and that is the crazy part. "How could I have been so wrong". Wish you strengh ...

Never thought I would join in a thread by GG, but that aside, what you said, "How could I have been so wrong" touched a nerve...It's called self-awareness, and in my case, that arrived at the threshold of my 7th decade. Looking back I can see how quick and easy I managed to lose friendships, just as quick and easy as I made them. In other words, the answer to why all my friends one after another fell through the crack as life unfolds. I was good at making connections, but disastrous at maintaining them. (Maybe that's got to do with growing up as an only child with over-protective parents, but that's topic for another day.)

Furthermore I now can see all the wrong paths I have taken that lead me to the spot where I find myself now, basically "up the creek...", with little time, energy and option remaining to correct that course. Good thing I don't live on a hi-rise with wide open balcony. So wish me strength...

25 minutes ago, johng said:

 

Up to and including trying to assassinate him X 2

Say hi to @susanlea for me, unless he/she/it's taking the day off...

20 hours ago, diceman said:

i asked a genuine question and instead of factual evidence the whole thread descends into insults. i guess thats the problem in a nutshell. 

Then I suggest you change your "honest question" to "genuine question." At least we could read some honesty into that and respond accordingly. It's your association of "honesty" to the mis-characterization of a crook that some of us have problems with. To put i mildly.

On 9/18/2024 at 3:17 PM, johng said:

Easy answer  he is not a threat to democracy  he is a threat to his opponents   who have done everything undemocratically  possible to try and stop him regaining the presidency.

Everything "undemocratically  possible"? Up to and including, "I only need 11000 votes, fellas, gimme a break"?

36 minutes ago, cdemundo said:

January 6th.

Absolutely!!! We US citizens are not going to allow this ever again. And we're ready to challenge any lunatic, cult, nutjobs that claim otherwise. Go ahead and try your sequel, we'll see you next Jan6th. (PS bring some toilet paper or wear diaper, like your master, next time.)