KhunLA

People need to learn how to say 'NO'. It's actually pretty easy.

@notrub This is what I would do. Let her know, you know she's looking for LTR. Tell her you'll 'let her' divorce you ... and, give her 200k baht (start at #), .... IF .. she'll sign a POA. If not at 200k, then start to negotiate up to 500k, or what ever you are comfortable with. As you state, you have millions invested, then sell and get out of dodge.

Without POA, that ain't going to happen. Best he can expect is maybe able to live there, which depending on a few factors, may not be the healthiest way forward. Need to look over your shoulder when you are worth more dead than alive to other people. For others ... don't invest more than you can lose.

Praise Buddha ... getting my sugar fix on Used this recipe, with sight adjustment. 25gr less sugar, 25gr less flour, added 25gr cacao powder. and why very dark. Negative of that, you can't tell when edges are starting to brown.

The divorce, as always, will be as simple or as difficult as she makes it. Did you ask her for a divorce yet ? If she agrees, uncontested, then it's about 15 mins of paperwork (no prep) at the office, same as getting married. If she's been living away from you, not same house, then that would fall under abandonment, and grounds for divorce for you.

Helps to know how to eat .. and yea, sounds silly, but there is a process to maximize flavors. Food needs fat, as wakes up all the other 'flavors'. When eating, first in, fats; butter, oil. If eating butter toast with your brekkie, yea, that's your first bite, and upside down, so butter hits your tongue. That primes your taste buds for sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and the umami that follows. And easy on the chilies, or you'll fry them suckers, and won't be able to taste a damn afterwards.

Just buy a set of professional clipper/trimmer. #1 or 2 does the trick, depending on how thin or thick you want it. A good one will last almost for forever. Mine's about 20 yrs old, and cost <1000 baht. Now I use for haircut also, every 4-6 weeks, using #4, and just run over my whole head. Too simple. Had one my whole life, as have a heavy beard. Remember coworker asking me how I keep my beard nicely trimmed ... ... ah ... beard trimmer Just avoid the cordless ones, as most are crap. Last time I had a haircut, I just asked what brand of clipper, and where he got them from. Most beauty supply shops will have a few to choose from. All you need is 4 attachments (#1-4mm). Little cleaning & oil, and it will last forever.

As a youngin', I use to avoid onions on everything. First thing I'd say after ordering a hoagie or cheesesteak ... NO ONIONS. Now, I put them on or in most things; raw, fried, pickled.

Must be pork pie day, as wife made some also.

I would go with a lithium battery only. I'd also probably only go with DECO brand. Little pricy, but with the others, you get or don't get what you pay for. I have DECO motorcycle, and quite happy with it after shy of 2.5 yrs. Battery still under (3 yr) warranty till Oct 2024. DECO offers two 3 wheelers: Family 2 Family 3 Spec'd about the same, except for motor size & price: 650w ฿39.9k vs 500w ฿35.9k Battery 60v20Ah Not sure if they qualify for govt incentive.

I don't have a pay account, and YT has even stopped with the pop up, asking me to turn off the adblocker. If the add is in the vid, it's not YT, it's the YT'er that places those. I won't watch any YT'er that does that. If they want to tell me about their sponsor's product, fine. I just fast forward pass it.

Maybe to you, but I never heard expression before, and still vague. I get the quaint & homey part, but the suggestions, not so quaint or homey. Match the wide range on Gmaps that I got.

Yea, and example of one that he/she liked already would have helped. I like the smaller vendors/shophouse or detached, though hard to make a profit with <10 tables at detached house. Small enough so you can chit chat to the owner if wanting. When stated 'house restaurant', I thought 'homestay' w/extended restaurant. Then I Google, and got all kinds of different versions. Oh well ...

That's about as vague as one can get. Matches the OP lack of description.

This one at Makro, 2L and priced 160-200, all SS. Bought a 2nd for on the road. Preferred something smaller, but most smaller aren't SS.

I tend to go for best product at best price = best value for said customer. Don't about their PR/owner's opinion on life and or politics. That said, I don't think Tesla cars are that any more, especially at the price point in TH. I do like Musk though, and agree with a lot of his thoughts.

Actually most lists are pretty close, and really depends if one knows what they are reading; ... population: municipality or metro area ... area; municipality or metro area

One reason you should learn Thai, before replying ... English: 'language' = 'ภาษา" (Thai) transliteration: P̣hās̄ʹā

That might be the preference for more than a few members here

Wouldn't a 'house restaurant' be just about every ma/pa shophouse where the restaurant is on the ground floor w/tables & chairs and they probably live upstairs or behind.

Not sure about #1, but # 2 & 3, agree, and have to almost feel sorry for them Yanks.

How is that virtue signal long-term ? Don't think I'm saving the planet, not that it needs saving. If that's what your implying, or that EV will save the planet. Definitely not my thinking. Just not contributing to the vile exhaust I hate smelling when I'm riding the scooter around, almost daily. If wanting to breathe fresher air is virtue signaling, then guilty as charged. I did also state ... "since not contributing as much to it" ... as we still burn our trash, what little we have. Either that, or give to the municipality to possibly burn, or worse, dump in the sea. So we take the latter out of being possible.

one stack is 100k, so not that bulky Honey ... I need another pillow case, one sprung a leak

On quality flour, I'm going to start mixing in whole wheat flour. Before I'd use bread @ 400gr + 100gr of whole wheat. As not a fan of the grains/bran bits in whole wheat. I've enlightened myself, to Atta flour, which is still whole wheat, but without the bits & pieces. Wee less nutritious, and not as absorbent (a good thing), but a lot healthier than AP or bread flour. Now to get the ratios correct, start with 70/30%, or 60/40, then maybe 50/50, bread/atta flour. Till I run out of bread flour at the house (3.5kg), then see how 100% atta flour loaf turns out. Though 50/50 might be the max ratio. Depending on texture & rise of the bread. I'll be testing when the atta arrives, as just ordered. Also ฿60 a kg (total, if buying 5kg) vs ฿36 for bread flour.

Let this batch go for 44 hrs instead of 20-30, as at 30 hr, still not looking as good as I'd like. 44 hr was a bit long, and actually had some whey separation. Whey strained out quick and really thick. Too much actually as had to 'rinse' down with milk to get it through the strainer. Good news though, my kefir grains are fine. Another batch started which will be a daily thing. Eating healthy kick, this, and a few other changes in my diet.