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เสียตัว = to lose one's virginity; or lost virginity This is my favorite phrase to use in Thailand, because... Some people like to greet others, or exchange a pleasantry by asking: "have you eaten yet?" = กินข้าวหรือยัง But not me. Instead, when I meet someone, I don't like to just say the same-old, same-old. So I ask them: เสียตัวไหม = "have you lost your virginity?" Anyway: In this case, เสีย means "broken", and ตัว means "body". Very logical: broken body = เสียตัว = which actually means, I think... broken hymen I think it's OK to use this with friends who like a joke. But, you probably best not use this with most people. I first learned เสียตัว in our first year passa Thai reading book. If anyone wants this book, maybe I can attach a pdf file, next time someone comments about this word. I have all my passa Thai reading books, and textbooks, scanned on a high-resolution flatbed scanner, which took me many hours. Most of these are still stored on my Google Drive cloud account. But not sure anyone might be interested if I were to attach a pdf format of this book.

Work Permit for Retirees is an IMPORTANT Step forward because: There are probably a heck of a lot of retirees, people who have amassed much knowledge and expertise throughout their lives, who are now ready to do some "paying back" for what society has given them when they were young. The best way to stay young in mind, spirit, and body is to contribute toward helping the next generation, and the next-generation's next generation. Sometimes a work permit might be required for working here to help others, at least to be certain that one is within the local laws. Even if this type of work permit were restricted to doing charity work, etc., this would still meet the needs of many retirees, I feel. Hope that this type of work permit will soon come into effect.

OK. I can agree with this suggestion, worth a try, maybe. SO: I need SUGGESTIONS for TOP-10-Best Kinds of Chocolate for RECALCITRANT Local Landladies....i.e.,... 1. Melissa Coppel BONBONS: The above is my pick, #1, due to "Whisper Thin Skins"!!! What might be your choice of best chocolate to HELP you GET your Rent DEPOSIT returned, when you... Cut your Losses, ...and Run? Maybe only 5 Top choices will be enough for our purposes. What is the best for Thai Landladies? Let's say that...this hypothetical tenant is NOT cheap.

You mistakenly used the word, 'tedious', when the word you should have used is 'turgid'. This is my only objection to what you had written about me.

We and those are pronouns, not persons.

Much of the money comes from overseas workers sending their earnings home to finance children's education, new homes, motorbikes, and hamburgers purchased at the malls.

Overpopulation. I love the the overpopulation in PI, because it's a good lesson for the rest of the world.

Only if your meaning is that some people here might act like 3-year-olds. And, I never name names.

Ha-ha! Leave it to the guys from Australia to think up such interesting terminology! One of the reasons I love TV so much is that we have such a wonderfully diverse group of members here! And so, I find TV anything but...boring...

Really? What sort of potential legal troubles, if any, do you imagine that might cause? Is such a thing often done? I find such a tactic difficult to imagine. Wouldn't the landlord be "in your face", almost day and night?

I would be very interested to know if anyone here has, so far, taken the trouble to download and watch a copy of Bergman in the 1944 film, Gaslight. One reason I ask is that this film is one of the greatest Psychological Thrillers, even including those of Hitchcock, that exist, and this film will most definitely hold your attention. But more than this, and just in case anyone here suspects that he or she, as a tenant, is being gaslighted by a landlord, then, after watching this film, they will be able to say with greater clarity whether or not this is the case. And while watching this film you might be amused that one of the key elements in this film is the problem with, not the electric power in the building, but the gas lighting that flickers, dims, and then brightens at odd hours. I will not spoil this film for anyone who has not watched it by talking more about the lighting problem... I will only say that, if you are a tenant, and your landlord is gaslighting you, and if you often complain about power issues in your house, room, or building, and if the landlord continues to state that it's all in your imagination, or that the electrical problem is your fault, or that the lighting in this building is designed for Thai people and not Farang, or that you are overloading the circuits, when in fact you know this to not be the case, etc., etc., etc., then you will enjoy this film, because this film speaks to you. And, you will enjoy how Bergman overcomes the Evil Charles Boyer (if she does)... Yes, it is true, this is a great film to watch if you are a tenant with electrical problems, and if your landlord is reluctant or too lazy to rectify the defective wiring, and instead just insists the problem is all in your imagination, or that it is your fault! Please let me know if you have enjoyed watching this great film. And tell me, too, if watching this film has helped you FIX your defective landlord. I hope this film helps you as much as it has helped the hypothetical tenant who is the subject of this case study. We tenants "shall overcome", as the great Martin Luther King once said. Hoping to hear from you.....!

Well, in actuality, and truth be told, I rarely read most Topics and Comments, simply because I find them to be repetitive, and also to be just a rehash of topics that have already been discussed, and for my tastes, many of these types of Topics are, as you say, a bit too much. But this is not to say that they are not also a valuable contribution to the forum. I am reading this Topic because I find it interesting, as it concerns the repetitiveness of what is continually being posted. Understandably, since I sometimes find it difficult to find Topics concerning topics that I have not seen before, I choose to write my own Topics which seem much less of the same-old, same-old; and who here cannot provide many examples of the same old topics I am referring to? Since somebody here recently mentioned the strategy of "ignoring" certain writers on this forum, I can only state that I think announcing the fact that one has "ignored" a member or members seems much "over done", and rather pretentious, and even a bit aggressive in nature. If I were to go so far as to "ignore" a fellow member, then I certainly would not be so impolite and disrespectful as to announce to everyone that I had done so. I mean, what is the real purpose in making such an announcement? What topics do I, personally, find non-trivial? I would say that most, if not all, topics on the Western Food forum are interesting and non-trivial. I actually read these with interest. But I won't mention, here, the topics I find stupid, just because some readers might enjoy reading them, and also have fun commenting on them. I never write a Topic for the purpose of being irritating to anyone. There would be little gratification for me in doing that. Not everyone here has grown up in the same culture, and we definitely know that humor is cultural, just as movies are cultural, and just try watching a Bollywood film if you disagree with me. Fortunately, when we view the many Topics being posted on the forum, it's not like listening to "radio" where one is forced to listen to one topic after the next until one finally can listen to what one chooses or likes... I find it quite easy to read down the list of Topics available, and then to click on any topic which strikes my fancy. If, by some great misfortune, I happen to click on a topic that I do not appreciate, I can easily stop reading, and quickly click on a different topic. So...I am completely OK with what is on offer on TV, and I would not wish to go out of my way to restrict the posting of Topics that others may enjoy, even though these same topics might not be exactly my cup of tea. And speaking of tea, most on this forum prefer tea from the UK, or suppliers in the west or in Ceylon, for example. I think these teas stink. And I do not buy them for this reason. I have a choice. And so I choose to drink Chinese teas... Are you able to understand this analogy? I am using "tea" as a metaphor and I wonder if this might just fly above your heads or something....

So then, what is your standard for "trivial"? And, what is your standard for "non-trivial"? This is a completely qualitative measurement. As such, it cannot be easily quantified. Would you define a trivial post as one that panders to the lowest common denominator of the readership? If so, then would a non-trivial post cater to the opposite side of the readership spectrum? And, is it even possible to write a Topic which is acceptable to all readers, trivial or not? Personally, I have nobody on my ignore list. I TRIED to ignore "Somebody", but apparently "Somebody" simply cannot be ignored. Ho-hum, says Tweedledum and Tweedledee... ' 'I know what you're thinking about,' said Tweedledum: 'but it isn't so, nohow. ' 'Contrariwise,' continued Tweedledee, 'if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't." Such is life, I guess.

If I am not mistaken, judging from info freely available on UTUBE, it seems that the OP has divided the "standard" fees charged by this kind of agent... by 2.

EXACTLY! This is why, upon reading through this thread, I became utterly confused... Because, the relevant fees he is quoting seem to be about half the going rate... or LESS. Something seem to be amiss here, because these fees just don't ring true... Let's wait for further clarification...

Sorry, but I am not completely clear about what your status is and what you are paying the agent for. I have read your comments a few times. Am I to understand that you are saying: a. When you first applied for a retirement visa, at that time, you did not maintain the 800K requirement in a Thai bank? c. And that, instead of doing this, you opted to use an agent to handle both your initial retirement visa application, plus the following annual retirement visa extensions? d. And that now, you are asking how to potentially change from the first agent to another agent? And, whether or not that is indeed possible? e. And, just to be clear: How much did you pay to the agent for the initial retirement visa processing (without the 800K in your bank account)? AND, how much do you pay for each annual retirement visa extension (again without 800K in your Thai bank account)? f. And, now, are you saying that you want to return to the According-to-Hoyle retirement visa extension status (WITH the 800K in your bank account)? g. And further, reading the above comments, it would seem that reverting to the According-to-Hoyle retirement visa application/extension status is not as easy as you might have imagined? h. This is an interesting question: BECAUSE...If one watches UTUBE, people will sometimes speak about the initial retirement visa application (w/o 800K) costing Bt.35,000 to Bt.40,000-, so reading this thread, it seems a bit confusing because what is being stated is not especially well-spelled-out. Would someone who is knowledgeable and well-informed about these points kindly clarify? I have not seen this issue discussed on the forum; and maybe this is only due to the fact that I have not been looking for this information. Also, would it not be advisable to contact some sort of immigration attorney or advisor to help you straighten this out? And, in this case, is it even possible to easily resolve this "in limbo"-like kind of situation?

You are EXTREMELY fortunate with your great blessing! Personally, I LOVE to hear that... AOW! I always think... What has she found so suddenly surprising... NOW? Yeah, Man... A good Thai woman is both a miracle and a blessing, each and every day...

rooted unit? Do you mean like a rooted Android device? I don't exactly understand your meaning.

Yes. This Thai AOW....! What does it mean, REALLY?

I think you are making a generalization here. What you describe, no doubt, happens in all cultures. I also think that just about everybody could do well with more training in the art of effective communication. And, I believe that when someone turns the tables, like you describe, this is the result of poor education, and also having poor parental role models. The best strategy is to just quickly cut your losses, and run. Personality is shaped and "set/hardened" at a very young age, maybe age 7 or 8. Personality does not change much over time. Therefore...CUT...and...RUN... It's your only good option, unfortunately. (PS: You should try to teach your Wife/GF all about the advantages of practicing The Scientific Method in all facets of human existence.)

I remain as sober as a judge. You can bet your bottom dollar on that...

Maybe the Hawaiian Shaman had never seen Virginia Woolf. Certainly, no constructive criticism here...

All things must pass. And all good things must come to an end.

Sometimes, you gotta be cruel to be kind, though...

Have you seen the film Baby Doll? Your answer is there: