ChaiyaTH

Feel sad for you to live life like that.

I have been trying to check the appointment system for the Thai embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, but every time I checked over the past 2-3 months, there is no appointments available or only on some very specific date that I can't even align planning with (even I am a bit flexible). Any news about this or people with experience? Really seems to be a mess compared to for example the appointment system in Vientiene. It really sucks as I haven't been there in years, due to covid too, and would love to get my new non-o visa there. Specially now 45 day is back to 30, a normal run would be a waste, aside that I just need the new non-o sooner or later, to go back on yearly extensions again. Tired of travelling already since covid is more or less over.

Disagree entirely, met people that are worth a penny when talking drunk, but smart, nice and good. business people sober. Or decent nice people who turn out bitter and boring. Sure if someone is obviously loud talking, bad speaking and has a gangster walk body language, it can be judged by the cover, but can't say this is always the case.

My American friend up north with a bachelors in teaching, but no experience, received around 55K. However he also earned on the side with tutoring and this would easily be another 20K a month. This was not even a super B school or university too. I think you basically just have to get out here, if possible with no rush to take a job within the first 6 months, to then see what your options are and in which locations those are + what you like the most.

I rarely seen any people with hands or necks tattoo in Thailand in the first place, the few I did were tattoo artists and business owners overseas. Aside of that, I have seen plenty of engineers, lawyers, scientists and more with tattoos. Even at Thai universities now most students will have at least 1 small tattoo. You must be very narrow minded and uncultured yourself, if you judge the book by it's cover.

Not sure it is the best time for waterfalls hehe. Be more like 'water stream' if any left during the hot months, at least to most I tried visiting with my parents in law last month (fail).

I know plenty of the more interesting people around, I enjoy having beers with them, but I do not have their contact or make it more than that. I guess that is also the 'choose' part right, what is crazy is subjective anyway, and I might enjoy 1 'crazy' person in my life even as friends, while for others that would not be nice or good.

Where did I write that you have to avoid them upfront? Nowhere. I also do not need to become friends with idiots who have cool stories or experiences, they often talk loud enough to hear them sitting on my own table in the bar or restaurant. But sure, I did not say doing a few beers on a drunk evening is bad either. Anyway, not so sure of that as well, plenty of experiences and more proper knowledge for people who are normal and better. The OP is kind of the living proof of that, he posts this wondering what is obvious not the reality.

1) You choose and attract the people you meet and deal with unless you live in like the ghetto. 2) You are the average of the people you hang out with / the friends you have. 3) If you go to places to socialize, in a travelled country like this, of course you also always will see and hear these crazy people and stories. Doesn't mean that's the majority. I could also believe most expats in Thailand are russians, israeli's and germans as of being on a island right now, but of course I know better. Most of them are not even here for 2 years yet.

Credit card lol, the emergency cash is exactly for when that no longer works or applies. Else cash is always in the bank too.

This confuses me still daily, honestly. Like I know people in BKK working for 15K a month, cheap 2K room etc while they can have jobs with a free small room included, on the islands, and earn easily 20-25K including tips (except maybe low season a bit less), yet there is not anyone to find or even in line to get a job. They are 90% all burmese, and the performance is just as <deleted>ty. The only fun part about it is when people from BKK visit here and keep talking Thai to them, not knowing they don't understand a single word of what they are saying lol. Anyway; Where are all this people who need money if they not look for work?

When my wife starts cooking it hits 150-300 lol.

I think what he is trying to say, this happens every year but it usually never lasts too long. So it is 'naturally happening every year'.

I don't see the point of wearing a watch anymore, our phone shows the time already. Same with people wearing apple watches. Rather have some gold(en chain) as emergency cash.

Sounds like a horrible plan but thanks for the extensive reply and information. In my logic you can simply fly in the afternoon from Bangkok, take a taxi to the border and stay over night, be the first the next morning to cross and do the application. Leave the next day again and fly back by evening too. So my question basically was and is: how's about taxi's and minivans at the airport (roi et).

If he doesn't look like a muay thai fighter and the girl seems really hurt, I might just find a brick and hit him on his head. Joking of course, I will land in jail and the girlfriend will then hate me. Usually these couples and people deserve each other anyway. She will just stay with the guy too.

Except for a few days, no issue with pollution down south and enjoying beaches daily. You would have the same pollution in any country if it is for a few days a year. To live in Bangkok or Chiang Mai etc is a choice, TH is bigger than that. To move back for this silly, also might bore your miss who ventures for more fun in farangland over time.

There is always plenty of rice, potatoes no issue to grow too. Vegetables and other things can be done in a month here if doing hydroponics. Aside of that plenty of fruit, chickens and eggs too. Little reason to be a big prepper here. Same with water wells. I do have prepped in terms of additional water filters, medical supplies, solar/battery and similar items. As well kindle in EMT protected box with all the books (SAS survival etc etc) + backup.

The point is that vaccines for Rabies no longer work, if you start injecting and symptoms already started. There is days between the shots too, if you didn't have any recent ones in the past. It is not just the brains, it starts from the spinal cord. So sooner the better.

I noticed last year same as this year, we usually can't see Samui for 4-6 weeks or so, and then it got better again in late May I think. There was quite a few hours of rain on Phangan today, cooled off, we barely had wind too last days, was super sticky hot.

Can anyone advice on traveling if flying first to for example Roi Et Airport, to the border, as well the costs? Bus and taxi? Or another airport also fine.

Everyone knows that the benches along the moats in inner CM city are full of homeless, rats and more. Not to mention LB's sometimes later at night. Would never sit there, specially not as you said you saw rats biting trees beforehand lol. Perhaps only during the day time, it is doable (rat free, homeless free, garbage free)

Depends where you are but what is the hassle anyway, just buy the Grab motorbike packages for additional discount, and book those, will just be 20-30 baht for 500 meters anyway. They are often there in minutes, you can even book it when nearly arriving already.

Actually 70% of all wealth is with 50+ people, so eventually it goes back to them. It is actually the biggest wealth transfer in history, that is soon due.

I call these people, rich on paper people. They might be able to show or claim this 1 million yearly pension, or even are millionaires, specially americans with paid of homes etc. But the reality is that they wasted most of their life, and gonna die with most of the money. I prefer people who find a middle way, like myself, and enjoy as you live. To save money on your water bill, in SE asia, then you simply suck and are a very sad person. Rich dad poor dad basically, the guy the OP writes about is poor dad (for those who don't know the book, the poor dad is not actually poor, but he is compared to rich dad). I also think in the same time it's so sad to see many people with loads of money, but no financial education, thus thinking they have nowhere enough to retire early or live here, while they can easily. I really laugh about this, I started with 5K euro 10 years ago, and I am still here today, better off than ever before even.