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I'll be spending the kids inheritance and the wife and I won't need my oops or her retirement fund. Go out with a BLAST

Except for these 5 ex presidents: ... Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President. ... Bill Clinton, 42nd U.S. President. ... George W. Bush, 43rd U.S. President. ... Barack Obama, 44th U.S. President. ... Donald Trump, 45th U.S. President. anyone of the other ex presidents could do as poorly and certainly not any worse of a job than biden ...

I'm guessing not just TH. Helped raise 2 kids in the USA (only other experience), and public schools there are a joke. Took them out and placed them in private (Catholic of all thing) school. Now a whole lot better, but at least the safe. That was in suburbia. Forget inner city schools, stay home, stay alive.

Hell no ... that goes to the 'chosen ones' Strangely, not that familiar with their cuisine, although the very few things I've had I liked. Wouldn't go out of my way to find & order, but OK. I've been trying to sort their different sauce, but can't get my head around them yet.

He's a GOD ... All Hail ...

Agree, and my High School is an excellent example. Rated #2 in the state, when I went, couple years later, merged with 2 other towns, to form a 'district/bussed in' school, and a decade or less later, and it was rated #2 ... from the bottom in the state. Now, 30 yrs later, I can't imagine how far it's fallen. Gangs run it now.

Same, my daughter did fine in Thai schools, applied herself, especially at Uni, now has the job she wants & likes (pay not so much), along with her online business, makes as much as her salary, and started RE investing. All of 24 yrs old, only 2 yrs out of Uni.

Some school suck, some excel. If students don't apply themselves, then the best school won't help. Some of the smartest, most successful people never finished school. Going by some the intellect expressed on this forum, old school systems in US/UK/EU/AU fail and excel just as good or as bad in TH. I fortunately had decent school as a youngin, with a couple excellent teachers. Most everything else was self taught. That same school, same teachers, produce more smarter than myself, and sadly, way too many idiots, but can't fault the school or the teachers. From some of the YT vids I see (granted, select idiots), but TH isn't that far behind or ahead of the rest of the world. Those that apply themselves in life succeed. TBH, there isn't much I learned in school that I needed in life, except the very basics, and everyone gets that. The rest is up to us, or the Thai students, in this case.

Thai students bag 30 awards in international mathematics contest Thai students have won 30 awards, including 11 gold medals, seven silvers and three bronzes, at the 2023 international mathematics contest held in Seoul, South Korea. Thai students among top winners at Regeneron ISEF 2023 Thai student teams took home several awards, including top prize Regeneron Young Scientist Award from the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF 2023). Organized by the Regeneron and Society for Science, Regeneron ISEF 2023 was held from 13 to 19 May 2023 in Dallas, Texas, USA. Thai Students Win Innovative Marketing Awards at Global Level Two student teams from Chulalongkorn University in Thailand have won Gold Awards at the 2023 Global Brand Planning Competition (GBPC) in Singapore. Two Thai students wins Diploma of Excellence at Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2021 Thai students win international award for space technology A group of engineering students from Thailand’s has won an international award in Japan for their space technology project, which aims to develop a special drug to protect human DNA from cosmic rays. Thai student team wins Intel AI Global Impact Festival Grand Prize NSTDA President Prof. Dr. Sukit Limpijumnong recently offered his congratulations to Thai student team consisting of Tanapat Charunworphan, Noppawit Chunram and Matt Tanthai Cosh for winning the global grand prize at the Intel AI Global Impact Festival 2022. The Prince Royal's College students won the award for the 13- to 17-year-old age group with their innovation called CS-M Tool. THAI STUDENTS WIN FIVE MEDALS AT INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIAD ON ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS, HOSTED BY THAILAND

Don't watch the trailer, as gives away too much.

What country charges more for vitamins than TH ? I use to receive from USA, until shipping rates went up (doubled), and local prices came down 50%, and still more expensive here, but not if add the shipping. Even w/shipping it's still cheaper, most times, but not worth the hassle of asking my brother to Q up at post office.

Hightlights (expire 29 Feb): ... free entry to National Parks ... 500 baht voucher @ Bangchak (good for 1 yr) ... select hotel discount .. minimal ... other vendors; restaurants, spas, water park & such Easy registration; ... just an email address (to log in w/pswd) ... issue voucher for what ever you choose https://expatprivileges.com Don't accept anything till ready to use (within 24 hrs) per conditions:

Sandwich shop, pizza, wraps, Mexican munchies ... ... one day a week, maybe. Less stress.

I'll get concerned when they start reporting a destructive earthquake every month somewhere.

I'd wait till next month's test and compare. Being you WBC went from 8-6-9, I doubt it would be HIV+, or anything serious. If it is something serious, then you are catching it early...maybe. Simply means your immune system is a bit busier than most. Why the monthly blood test, P4P & no condom use ?

Posting an unsourced meme is not 'intelligent debate' ... as I suggested, those kids could be clearing farmland to plant coffee. Meme good for comic relief, if funny, but that was just stupid. You come off looking ridiculous, ignorant, bias, just another EV/CH hater ... IMHO

Wonder what the Thai word for 'Karen' is.

I'm pretty sure that's mandatory for the police to report to. Of course the Embassy will inform the gov't pension department of said country, (if USA / Soc Sec/IRS) to stop payment & collect taxes. If have wife & will, I think notifying the immediate family would be satisfied with the wife. Make sure your embassy has contact info (next of kin) of person to be contacted.

I explained in my reply, why I thought the idea was dumb, and apparently correct.

Post elsewhere, but really deserves it's own thread. Earth heating up from within, not CO₂, which emissions have been cut since using nuclear & natural gas. This short is a start why glaciers of Antarctic are melting. But the real info that people should be paying attention to is here. Start at 2:40 hrs, and if that interest your, go to 2:14 hr. 2 hr 40 mins ... the final verdict 2 hr 14 min ... explanation of earth destruction of mankind, from within the planet, not the BS they lie to you about above the surface of the planet. Small sample of what the future holds, from 2022, mentioned in above vid. Similar finding submitted to UN in 2010 ... ignored. Is this why the super elite are building bunkers, though I don't think any of us have a chance of surviving.

Try to keep up, as already a thread on that, and pretty dumb on Hertz part IMHO, until EV are the majority of vehicles on the road. They should have took a lesson from China, with their EV graveyard of failed rental companies that have EVs rotting away

That wouldn't be any of the EV fanboys on this forum. We enjoy the performance, the savings, not contributing to the local low level air & noise pollution. None of us think we are saving the planet or trying to. The planet doesn't need saving. Your postings contradicts your expression of 'lack of opinion' ... IMHO

People should verify what the post. Fine example of the EV BS. Acquaintance of mine posted this on his FB. Of course I pointed out the true origin of the photo, and his was a false narrative. Thanked me of course, but didn't remove the meme from his FB. Origin of the photo:

You might want to actually read that article, 8 yrs old, and more about cobalt & phone battery production. EV makers getting away from cobalt in most EV batteries. Such as our EV, usin LFP battery technology. But hey, never let the facts get in the way of a spin. Of course you have not problem using cobalt in your phone & device batteries. Hypocrisy - the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform.

I didn't cherry pick anything. Simply google the largest mines/locations. Then google 'lithium workers in XXXXXX' Post the pic & source of pic. Unlike the post I replied to, simply a meme with no info. Those kids could be clearing hillside farmland to plant coffee beans for we know. Agree, the petroleum industry at present is very necessary, for plastic bags if nothing else Many products come from that industry besides petrol. I'm not arguing or trying to dispute that. But the constant false narrative that most of the lithium comes form child labor simply false ... IMHO They simply wouldn't be able to keep up with demand, and just a silly narrative. Besides, I have googled the images before use to show child lithium workers, and they were not, just pics of child laborers.