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For my purposes, I need to buy LED bulbs having a brightness of approximately 1800 lumens, which should approximately equivalent to a 125-watt incandescent light bulb (traditional tungsten filament bulb)... However, the LED bulbs that I bought through Lazada state 1850 lumens, and these seem to be quite a bit less bright than a 125-watt traditional incandescent bulb. Why, I don't know. And, it is also the case that the LED bulbs do not maintain their brightness in some cases... Again...this is only my experience with having the plastic globes fall out of several bulbs. And, I have not been able to measure the intensity/brightness of the bulbs in a quantitative way...since I do not have access to a lux meter.

Sure... I guess I must admit that we sometimes complain in life about too many small issues, when in fact... there are far, FAR more serious things, and more valid things, to complain about (maybe such as potential health issuess, etc.). However, it does become a bit frustrating trying to buy light bulbs WHEN there APPARENTLY seems to be no governing body that is responsible for doing standardized testing, or at least if there is such a body, then it has no real clout, apparently. I bought 20 bulbs. After two months of use, the globes fell off 3 of the 16 bulbs installed in the ceilings of four separate rooms. So then...what do do? Just order more from a different supplier? And then wait around to see if the globes fall off, again? And, for that matter...which supplier to order from? There are MANY! And, they are private label brands with, seemingly, no brand recognition. At least, with Panasonic, I knew what I was getting each time I bought, because Panasonic does use statistical process control, and the products they offer are reliable from one shipment to the next. Maybe light bulbs seem like a small thing. However, they are not so small in that they add a lot to the comfort of a room (at least for me). It's just a matter of being able to identify a reliable supplier...then problem solved.

In my case, I happen to have 16 ceiling sockets in four rooms (including the kitchen). I purchased 20 bulbs from Lazada from two different vendors. This turned out to be a waste of money, since the quality is just very poor. And, there is no easy way to know the quality in advance when buying online. (ALSO! How was I to know that the plastic outer "globes" covering the LEDs would start falling off when they got hot? I figure that when the bulbs became hot, then the adhesive must have deteriorated gradually, leading to the falling globes. And further, I had paid to have someone climb up to fairly high ceilings to install these defective bulbs. Total waste of money and time!)

Please be patient, and all shall be revealed in the near future (concerning the OP yet to come). This OP is strictly about difficulties in buying reliable lighting...either through Lazada, or in the local stores of CM. As I mentioned, I used to by the Panasonic bulbs...however...I think that it is possible that Panasonic has now stopped pursuing this sector. I have not seen any Panasonic bulbs in local stores for several years. I see a lot of Philips bulbs, but I do not see the color temperature I want. So, therefore, I am asking if anyone has found a decent brand name of LED bulb available on Lazada...at a very reasonable price.

I think that the problem I am experiencing arises due to poor quality from the manufacturer. I have, above, attached a photo showing the two brands I am using (3000K temp). a. The temp rating seems to be different than the actual output from the LEDs. b. The plastic globes covering the LEDs keep falling off. Fortunately, they are plastic. If they were glass, then they would be shattering as they hit the floor. c. Here is an image that might better help to visualize color temperature of a "perfect" radiator.... I am very dissatisfied with the quality I am getting by buying off Lazada. I figure there MUST be at least a few OEM manufacturers in China which also sell the same quality through private label sales.... BUT...which brand is reliable, I don't know. And, so far, it has been hit or miss (in my case, it's mostly hit AND miss).

I would not blame you for doubting my word about the freezer temperature. However, as you can see from the photo here, I actually understated the low temperature by a few degrees C. This domestic-use freezer (top compartment of my fridge) maintains negative-30 degrees C...IF I don't keep opening the door, for example to take photos of the freezer thermometer. IF I use a digital thermometer with a remote sensor connected by a wire (so that the freezer door can remain shut while monitoring the inside temperature), then the air temperature will sometimes go down to negative-50 while the freezer blower is operating. I am very happy with the low temperature because I like to keep my meat fresh. Note: I don't consider minus-30 degrees C to be especially cold. I have driven around in colder temperatures while in Quebec in the winter. Minus-48 degrees C is cold when driving around on the roads of Canada, and the snow is no longer slippery at this temperature. Sound changes, too, when it gets that cold, just due to the change in the density of the air. Cars were not made to operate in those temperatures, and even the behavior of tires changes. Driving around in those temps in Quebec, in 1972, was a real blast!

Thank you, but are these not normally used with chandeliers, or in vintage lighting where one needs to have a visible filament? For my purposes, I wish NOT to have the internal filament or LED visible. I am now using 3000K LED bulbs, however the light is still too orange, and therefore it is possible that this manufacturer has mislabeled the product. Maybe LAZADA is not the best place to shop for LED lighting?

Aesthetics is important to me, and it is not about sitting in "semi darkness", as you say. In my house, I prefer this feel: Not this feeling:

Color temperature is definitely a matter of personal preference, and I am not saying that one flavor should be suitable to all people. Until the age of 60, I have used incandescent bulbs, exclusively. This is the color temperature that I prefer, and I want to replicate this "feel" as much as possible. There are MANY different color temperatures that I have found while buying LED bulbs. I don't have a spectroscope in my home, and therefore cannot provide any quantitative data; I can only provide qualitative data from my observations during the past few years, based on the bulbs that I have purchased, thus far. (Concerning Loy Krathong lanterns: The light in the lanterns is provided by the flame of burning candles. The candle light produced by the flame is probably the most similar to that produced by tungsten incandescent light bulbs, and that is the "feel" that I wish to replicate, ie, the light from the traditional incandescent light bulb that I grew up with, and read books by.) Thank you for your reply....

Here are two examples purchased on LAZADA. Results: Plastic Globes Fall Off; Color Of Light Emitted is Not Good

Which LED Light Bulbs in Thailand Most Closely Replicate The FEEL of The Old Incandescent Bulbs? (Same Question: Fluorescent Tube Lighting?).... BULBS: I have purchased several different brands of LED bulbs. Some are better than others. But most seem way too orange, or far too much like traditional fluorescent lighting for a garage or a petrol station. I have noticed that the “Temperature” rating of the bulbs seems more of an approximation than a reliable indicator of the actual temperature of the light…. (Here, I assume that temperature means temperature in the blackbody sense of a perfect radiator, or an approximation of a perfect radiator.) Anyway, after I buy the bulbs and get them home, they are never what I had expected. The closest I got was with the CFL glass-spiral bulbs made by Panasonic, but I don’t see these for sale anymore. Now I have switched to LED, and LED is more efficient than the Panasonic CFL bulbs, but the color is not acceptable. TUBE LIGHTING: The normal type fluorescent tube lighting in most houses in Thailand is not acceptable to my taste. (This type of lighting is preferred by many people in Asia for various reasons.) Is there any tube lighting available in Thailand which can replicate the color of the Old Incandescent bulbs? (The Panasonic CFL spiral bulbs were decent, but I need tube lighting for two areas of the house.) Thank you. Note: IMHO, Paris is the City of Light(s) Thailand is not. Thailand is the city of beautiful lanterns during Loy Krathong. Note2: Re blackbody… as in the below image…. Image taken from: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/engineering/blackbody-radiator

Yes...the cat's meow....

The longer I live, the more obvious it becomes to me that tastes in both pizza and grammar are changing. I prefer Old School grammar, in every case. But some prefer new toppings, such as pineapple, which disgusts me. And so it is with grammar, I guess.

I recall that a friend of mine once wrote this about pronouns and pizza: The above image was taken from JSTOR, but anyone can go to this website to read the entire essay: http://www.jochnowitz.net/Essays/EverybodyLikesPizza.html Hope this helps to clarify pronoun choice and the changing face of grammar, these days.

Actually, this is a very interesting topic because pronoun choice has been gradually changing during recent decades, and this has been much discussed by various Linguistic researchers and profs. He is faster than I. He is faster than me. (Personally, I prefer the first of the above two examples.) This is not such a simple topic.... But a very good one. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND that..... the correct form, "I am older than she" vs "I am older than her", sounds very awkward and even STILTED to most ears...these days. However, sometimes if you listen to Oxford University lecturers, you will still hear proper usage of pronouns. Or...If you listen to me speak, then...I sometimes refuse to give in by saying... I am older than her. I just cannot due it...It's like fingernails against the blackboard to my ears.

By the way: I use silicone ice trays which remain perfectly flexible at negative-40 degrees C. And, it's fun (at least for me) when the ice cubes are so cold that they stick to my fingers, even when I give my finger a good shake.

The proper mentorship of a father is crucial for developing an inquisitive mind. Take Feynman's Dad...for example.... Here is a video showing how Feynman's dad altered the course of his life...and for the better. Also, in this video, you can listen to how Feynman enjoyed the company of prostitutes, and also sleeping with the wives of his academic colleagues while at places like Cornell.. (I already mentioned the bongos that Feynman loved, but I did not mention the prostitutes, even though I had read about it.) Feynman's IQ was tested at 125 when he was 17, but obviously there is an error involved in the testing method, surely. Nobody ever asks the question about the testing procedure. And ANYWAY, it doesn't really matter because the IQ scale does not necessarily measure creativity or the qualities that are required to be gifted in Physics.... So then, enjoy the video if you will....

I really had to chuckle while reading this. In fact, it seems that the same thing has happened in this village during the past two or three days. The loudspeakers nearest my place have stopped working, seemingly, and I can hear the music-and-announcements from the more distant speakers, but, so very fortunately, not the ones that blast me, even with all doors and windows closed, and the AC going full blast, and my JS Bach going from my six-speaker sound system. Truly, the only way to deal with this problem, IF one might even consider it a problem, which some do not, is to just choose music you prefer, and then play this music in a small room with all the windows shut, and heavy drapes pulled tight.... This is REALLY the only way...because...it is NOT our JOB to try to change the habits and customs of the Thai people in our village!!!!!

Yes, it is. My domestic freezer fluctuates from negative-40 degrees C, to just a bit over negative-25 degrees C. (Also, I keep my 500-liter fridge in my air conditioned office, which is kept cool 24/7. The reason is that I am trying to preserve the compressor's low noise attributes. I keep my other Hitachi fridge in the kitchen. But the kitchen is so hot that, now, the noise level of the compressor on that machine has doubled or tripled, since it works hard to maintain my freezer at the lowest design temperature, which, for that machine, is about negative-18 degrees C.) Also, if you are storing ice cream, then it is necessary, in order to make ice cream taste better, to store it at an even lower temperature in a commercial freezer, which I, alas, do not possess. In addition: At this point in my life, there is no need for me to store sperm of any kind. If I had such a need, then I would probably have to buy another freezer, one which was based on a liquid nitrogen cooling system that could achieve a constant balmy negative-196 degrees C.

At even a DEEPER level, and being the minimalist that I AM, I have to wonder why people replace their perfectly good smartphones with a newer version, just about every year, when there is not that much advantage to doing so... And also, I need not wonder too long, because... I know a bit about conspicuous consumption driven by increasing population density. There definitely IS a correlation between higher population density and increased conspicuous consumption. I have a NOTE4 which is perfectly adequate for my needs, just because I have a phone for one reason: function By the way, this will be the Topic of my next OP. I just wanted to tell you in advance, in order that you will have no need to lay awake this evening wondering about what my next nutty tangential OP might be. (By the way: During the past few decades, I have been bugged by the common usage of the words LAY and LIE... I believe that hens LAY and humans LIE... What say you?)

I believe in the philosophy of minimalism. But my philosophy of minimalism may not be the same as yours. I do not mindlessly follow my belief as do some robotic-style minimalists. Therefore, my purchase of two refrigerators does not contradict my belief. My minimalist code of behavior involves a. buying only what is needed, b. buying only what will be used and thoroughly appreciated every day, or almost every day, for a period of at least 10 years, c. being able to look back from five years in the future while being able to also say I am really thankful I bought that.

I would hope that readers would understand that the refrigerator is not just a refrigerator, but also a metaphor for the accumulated material wealth we needlessly worry over, as we approach our happy ending. As we age, many of us become overly concerned with preservation of the physical possessions which truly become quite meaningless, in the end. And I mentioned Cheever and his short story The Swimmer, which is one of his masterpieces. Cheever's The Swimmer is full of symbolism, and it is haunting. It is the "winter" that is the focus, and also the loss. In Cheever's story, the protagonist looses EVERYTHING, his house, his wealthy suburban lifestyle, his high society friends, and even his family. He is left cold and shivering, completely lost in the world. Here is what one critic wrote of The Swimmer: I have found this short story most thought provoking over the years.

I have it on good authority that this is not rubbish.

Tangential. Good! Anyone wishing to have another eureka moment should never attack a problem head on.

This is true. However, arithmetic ability is an example of crystallized intelligence. True?