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MG ZS EV 2022, one year old / 20k kms, ins value ฿840k RooJai Price ฿9930 Price to renew from MG, original free ins carrier, ฿22k

NO ... for simple reason, there's no profit to be made. A pandemic ... more likely, very profitable war in oil producing country ... yea, more profits end to UA/RU conflict, no, too profitable end to mid east/jews/muslims conficts ... definitely no end to MMCC/CC/GW ... no, too profitable

"Hamas Plots Attacks on Israeli Embassy and U.S. Military Base in Germany" ... of course they do. Was the author of the report named Christopher Steele by chance

I ignore the couple nay sayers. Walking stick / cane is minor, and shouldn't hold you back from getting around. Just take care, as many walkways are not level, and easy to take a tumble if not paying attention. If your endurance walking is OK for couple hundred meters, you won't have any real issues. T21 is OK, decent food court, and some chain restaurants (non fast food) Sunrise Taco for example. Or a Whopper if your preference, and Wing Zap (spicy wings) from KFC compliment any munchy fix. Definitely pop into ICONSIAM, for a much better mall experience. the indoor 'floating market' is better than most outdoor tourist attractions of the same genre. River cruise/taxi is nice. Now have E-MV w/AC, a bit more comfy. Get one that stops at pier N10, present name Prannok, used to Wang Lang, even something else. Point is, Wang Lang market is short stroll away. May interest, and has some AC restaurants there also, if the heat gets to you. On that, it is rainy season, so expect some, some sunshine (hot) and some nice overcast skies. No air pollution as previously mentioned, except local traffic on walkways next to busy streets. Stay out of public trans; taxis, rail bus during rush hour. Might want to use the after dinner time for lounging around pool, reflecting. Booking.com is one of the best booking sites, for info and decent rates. DO NOT BOOK TOO MUCH IN ADVANCE. Personally, I wouldn't book more than first 3 nights, then go on the fly from there. 3 weeks is a very long time for 1 destination. Knocking around town is easy, use Google maps, and get to know it. Besides BTS/MRT don't discount the bus system. I use it quite a lot when at Bangkok. Will get you closer to some places. Decide what you want to see; iconic places, of just knocking around town. River cruise is nice, especially if cruising by Wat Arun at sunset, great photo opt, though rainy season may affect that. Any type of budget, and ฿2000 a night will get you a comfy place, w/pool and maybe nice brekkie, if a breakfast person. I'm not, so usually don't get. You can stay for less ฿1000+/-, though you get what you pay for. If plan on being out most of the day, not a pool person, you can definitely save some baht, if wanting. I would stay near the river myself, unless wanting adult nightlife. Also the iconic sites are closer to the river. Staying either side of the river isn't a problem as ferries are frequent. If planning on using BTS/MRT (rail lines) quite a bit, get a top up/debit card for each, so no Q'ing for change or tokens. Worth the small charge for the card, in wait or hassles with Qs. Top up as you think you'll need so no excess when you depart on card. And give to someone if there is, they'll appreciate it, as not an inexpensive means of transport for the working stiffs. MRT has senior discount (1/2 price) so ask for that. A couple not iconic places you might want to knock around at; Ko Kret/Pak Kret/Chit Beer for some suds, open weekends only, and nice little island to explore. A canal market; Khlong Bang Luang Floating Market If you get bored with Bangkok, maybe pop over to Kanchanburi or down to Hua Hin.

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Daughter and myself use to walk around the malls, or where ever. Past her puberty age, and say up until 18ish, and she liked holding my hand or arm at the time, as parents or even non sexual friends do. Man, the stares I used to get from some folks, especially farangs women in particular, on the rare occasion seeing us. More so at food courts in Krung Thep, since more tourist in one spot, and you can tell immediately what they're thinking. Some how it just didn't dawn on some that she was my daughter. Says more about their moral mental state, if that's the first thing crossing their mind.

So you obviously don't know what transpired during the whole ordeal

All the black psgrs were pulled off ... what else do you need to know. They all didn't know each other, or were not seated together. Try to keep up ...

Yea ... I think he's done as a political opponent. Which in itself is scary for the USA. If biden gets the nod from Dems, it's even scarier thinking harris will finish out his term.

Did you read the headline of thread ... 'Trump found guilty' ... reads like he broke the law. Plain & simple.

I like my country, TH, where I live & plan on dying at. Even like my birth country, though not the political system & puppeteers. Have no respect for the govt or foreign policies. Part of the reason I left, as don't want my taxes to contribute to any of it. The 'Constitution' is an amazing document, but it's been corrupted and the 'Checks & Balances' no longer works. The citizens through their ignorance have lost control. They quite accept working for the politicians, instead of the politicians working for them.

Simplistic ... but we all / intelligent people, know what is really at stake. Here's a hint; ... Snowden ... Manning ... Assange ... JFK ... RFK ... now Trump ... so many more before them Don't dare go against or expose the system of control, or pay dearly

This would be cool to have ... GoSun Camp 365 Only $33,950 / ฿1.25M 833 hotel stays @ ฿1500 per night 2500 @ ฿500

Cohen crimes were a wee bit more serious ... apples & oranges.

Ah yes ... simple, easy & inexpensive things ... first. If not that .. off to the Yamaha dealer. Though I hate working on anything, so dealer would be my first stop

Jail cell ... seriously. For simple business ledger improprieties. Just a big fine.

That takes a bit more investment than basic retirement visa. Not really for the CC, though definitely an option. Although if can qualify for that, then a retirement visa should be easy, if old enough. Just the membership (for 5 year one) is more than the 800k required for ret. visa. Education visa doesn't allow you to stay 365 days a year, does it ? I wouldn't consider the need to attend school a retirement dream. The vid is about retirement ? So basically BS ... IMHO Love my daughter, but couldn't wait for her to finish high school, so I was free to 'retire' all year, and travel at will, instead of just 3 months a year. That and the ability to leave Udon Thani. Retirement to me, is freedom to do whatever, whenever. Not tied to a schedule. After I divorced my 1st Thai wife, shortly after arriving @ 46 yrs old, I would have had to leave without my village orphan (daughter) and support of Thai national visa/ext of. Held me over for couple years till I turned 50. Didn't investigate any other visa options, since not needing to.

Really ... what type is that ?

I pointed that out to him in a previous thread of his on same topic, and for some reason, I guess he didn't understand or believe my reply. Even though I worked for the airlines, 4 of them, and was actually the person that would tag and or place in the hold, along with bringing up to plane when landed at destination (not for the same psgr/chair of course), ready for psgr when deplaning. Go figure ...

34 charges for basically the same 'offense' ... " In total, 34 false entries were made in New York business records to conceal the initial covert $130,000 payment." Off to the gallow with you ... ... I smell divorce in 2025, now that's going to be expensive

Probably referring to when someone quotes a person on your ignore list. Life is so hard ...

You could try reading a wee bit more than just the headline. Maybe funny if a Mel Brooks movie (doubtful), but pretty sad in the 21st Century. I hope the rest join in the lawsuit. The flight attendant & pilot should be fired.

Thailand has more than few though out the year, but no major ones, and another reason TH can be a good choice to retire. Along with no major typhoons making it around into the gulf ... OK, aside from that one. https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/thailand.html

Reading comprehension ... didn't state you can't 'live' here on less. The vid is very misleading BS ... What visa would you qualify ? No sense in talking about how inexpensive you can live on, if you can't qualify for a visa. To live inexpensively here, you'd have to plop ฿400k or ฿800k in the bank to qualify for a visa. ฿35k a month doesn't even qualify for a marriage visa. I easily live on ฿10-15k a month, and I enjoy Thai food, thank you.

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