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Oats are way too much fiber for me, and seem to suck up all the moisture in the intestines, making it a bit uncomfortable when purging the excess, non dietary fiber. Another reason why I cut the starchy carbs, beside the sugar, as really don't want the extra fiber. All good now, with the higher fat, protein, and fibrous carbs (greens; broccoli, asparagus, kale & cabbage mostly). Never was a rice fan, especially boring white rice. Bread is my Achilles heel, as made a loaf of rye yesterday, and 3 slices in already. 1 slice still out, the rest in freezer. Use to do half loaf a day, which is quite a bit, since my loafs are 800+gr. Got it down to a few slices a week, instead of 2 loafs Might consider making your own yoghurt, as easy enough and will be sugar free. If you eat a lot.

That was another plus to a good night's sleep, I stopped waking up midway to P. Plus I think my prostate may have shrunk back a bit, since I cut my intake of most sugar & starchy carbs.

China's alliance with TH is a good thing, and benefits both countries. Hopefully CN will keep TH on it's toes, especially with chems in foods, as they continue to reject food from TH, as having over use of chems 👍

I take it at 5pm before or with dinner, also COQ10. Just for that reason. Multi vit @ pre 0800 hrs, and Creatine with afternoon chocolate kefir smoothie.

I stick with Kirkland & NOW brand, as 3rd party testing states they actually contain what's on the label, or close enough when made. Only take a multi vitamin, COQ10, Magnesium (citrate) & Creatine.

I see you have Magnesium on your OP list, and that should help with sleeping. I did for me, noticeably.

TH has no enemies to defend against. Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Malaysia ... all ASEAN friendly neighbors. Never needed 2nd Amendment in USA, and surely don't need it here, though 'wife' does have 12 gauge. Keeps me in line ...

Think we had a bit of rain overnight, as grass was a bit more wet than to be expected from morning dew. Although PM2.5 @ 0 to 3 isn't rare at all. Reported @ 16 µg/m³outside now. House is airtight, and didn't even need to ACs to assist. Xiaomi air purifiers, original, and V2. Think they have a V4 now, with info display. 2 handle 105+m² with ease, and way more than rated for.

I'm not, and I don't even live there. Picked a different country to live in, that can also feed and defend itself. I chose to energize myself, and possibly feed myself, if I live that long.

That's just it, the USA doesn't need allies Not that the USA has any. Just a bunch of money suckin' parasites. Can feed, energize & defend itself.

A small roast & some hockey pucks, Q'd up for latter on ... Along with roasin' my nuts ...

There's a jealous emoji ? That's a confuse emoji. As I just added one to your post.

Exactly .. redirect from wasteful corruption, to beneficial programs, like SS & MC. Gov't gets plenty of tax income, just need to stop wasting it. 20% goes to defense budget ... defense from who ? China's not invading, Russia can't, and the other 200+ countries are allies or don't have a military. USA doesn't need a defense budget, and needs to stop supplying corporate security worldwide for free.

Yea, muscle atrophy is a bitch as we age. Also loss a lot of upper body muscle mass. Balance would be just toning weight lifting, or just a wee bit more, to try to build back what lost already. Nothing heavy to avoid injury to tendon & ligaments. Or just do resistance exercising, after toning reps, till exhausted. Will avoid tearing anything, while hopefully building a wee bit back. Might consider adding some creatine to your diet.

As below, I was (still am) hansum man, when meeting Thai wives 🙄 #1 was 22, me 45 #2 was 29, me 50 Against my religion to start dating women over 30. May be ready to trade in for #3, or not, as knocking on 50, and me, already 70. Statistically (majority not alkys & fat) or we going with implied (khee nok attire, since jon mak mak, alky, fat & smelly) .... love the new vocabulary, derogatory label. Another step up on the pedestal

I buy from LAZ & Shopee, and so far so good, price and non fakes. Easy to tell, as urine will be deeper yellow, as excess is purged. I notice the effects of the supplements, so the few I take aren't fakes. If concerned, iHerb is pretty competitively priced, and supposedly source their wares from the manufacturers of. Free shipping (1400 THB orders), + 7% tax. Simply scrutinize the online vendors as much as possible. Savings of local vendors is minimal, considering the amount, over months of taking. If not online shopping savvy, just order from iHerb.

Our SS is in the entrance foyer, so live in AC comfort with us. A bit noisy at times, but cool as can be. Something to consider if going solar. If inside, and room / area not AC'd, things heat up fast here. Our storage rooms gets way too hot during the day. So much so, I park the ebike outside, under the carport at times. Though keep the doors open to the storage area, so cool air from main house flows 'down' to it, since few steps lower, at ground level. Rest of house is half meter off the ground.

Hoping for a spot of rain (forecasted) outselves, though a bit sunny out there now. Working on 2nd cup of coffee now. My bi-atchs (wife & dog) still sleeping next to me 🙄 Air purifiers doing their thing, and don't need ACs on yet, though may turn on soon to knock the RH down. Just another beautiful day in the hood of coconuts & pineapples. Got some hockey pucks (thick cut beef tenderloins) thawed out , along with picanha (rump) cap also thawed out, as craving some roast beef. Rendered down the fat (600gr of 1600gr cap) yesterday for some tallow to hold me over for a month or so.

Plenty of people probably brought in cocaine & heroin, and never had a problem also

Rock On ... Getting your freak on surfside at night ... ❤️ ... just another envious perv filming.

Shocking ... I think not, as doesn't it happen about once or twice a month. In the news anyway. Any luck it will happen more often, then maybe the tourist will start behaving

If I'm still above ground, nothing will be different. And all the items in OP, good for headlines, but nothing will change, and none will affect me.

Probably already stated, but nothing new about that, along with the FBAR reporting, if you let your account total $10k at any time. Why I put it in the wife's account every 3 months. One less thing to file and be bothered with. Although still poor enough, not to file anything at tax time off topic ... I filed a FBA in 2020, with a notation (which I should have omitted), stating too poor to file a 1040 ... but feel free to verify. Should have left that part out. They did send a notice, they were going to file 1040 for me. 2022, got a letter stating, processing the 1040 was delayed, and will advise. 2024, got a letter stating 1040 completed, and yes, you're too poor to file. Four years for them to complete a 1040, and people wonder how they are so inefficient and a waste of tax payers money.

You can always pay more, but not necessary, or possibly any better quality. My kid got a decent education, at what I thought was terrible private school (grade & high school) at Udon Thani, although the better schools in that area. If living in Udon, the best value probably. More than enough for entrance exams for Unis, and she had her pick of any one that she applied at. Went with Thammasat, as having good marketing department. Paid off, then interning & then working at Lazada on their premium accounts. Then to another company doing the same, and now at a better company, being compensated much better, for doing the same. All on her initiative and drive, as she applied herself during covid, when they suspended students doing mandatory internship for grades. She did it any way, and at the company she wanted to work for. 6 or 9 months of 'unpaid' interning. 12 tto 15 hour days, between school & work/interning. You can pay as much as you want, need as much impressive income as required for your kids education, but if they don't apply themselves, it wasted money. They had elementary international kindergarten at Udon, for some silly 100k price, I think. 100k, to learn alphabet, numbers, maybe, sing & nap time Her Uni only cost about 40k a year, but living expense was 30k a month. She was actually spending more money than wife & myself per month. Mostly due to condo rental & transport, till we gave her the car, as not worth selling, when we upgraded. As stated earlier, she makes enough now (100k month) to buy housing, car & save. Not really impressive income, middle class, but add her partners, (100k) and their sitting pretty good, for DINKs.

Seems OP bought a scooter he can't handle, or knows how to drive, let alone drive defensively. Although if even close to factual, more than enough distractions while cruising through soi 6. Maybe a 3 wheel mobility scooter in the future, you won't fall over, and bruise your ego as easiy ... after you wake up from you fantasy dream.