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The person I know who got it for 30 baht is a Thai, so not sure if that makes a difference. But you can call and find out.

Sorry that should be “ Male” Doctor

Dr Pairat ( Consultant Psychiatrist) at Huay Kaew Clinic, 66/1 Sookkasem Soi 3 ( behind Lanna Hospital), tel. 053-223060. 30 baht per tablet sold there at his Clinic. You will have to pay a small Consultation fee. Make Dr, speaks good English. Also available at Suan Prung Psychiatric Hospital, but need to have a Consultation with Dr Kaewwai, ( Female Dr, good English). You can walk in and be seen the same day. But will have to pay nurses fees as well as pharmacy ( about 800 baht in total? Maybe slightly more for medicine).

Just did mine, Same method/ visa as yours, but in CM. I go to my local BBK Bank the day before ( not my main branch) and get a letter for 100baht, the day before my visa. I also ask for a photocopy of the pages of my bank book, ( to show that the money has been in there all the required period). Immigration has always accepted that from me for a few years now. I have never got a bank statement ( costs extra 200 baht) and takes a couple days)!

I chose a pre built house mainly because it was near the school to where my Thai wife worked. It’s in a. “Gated Community “, and feels secured and we have full privacy. Some very nice neighbors, we don’t get over familiar! But after retirement and working in a highly stressed related industry for several decades, there was no way I wanted the hassle, worry and more unnecessary stress and uncertainty of buying land and building. For me it wasn’t worth any sum of money saved, but my health was my priority now. I had the experience of watching friends age from building their own houses. There have had good results and would still boast about how much they save, but they are money driven, different philosophy in life to me. As with everything else it’s each to his own. One man’s meat is another man’s poison, as the saying goes. All depends on your personality and the genes you inherited, what drives you!

You’re probably right, no doubt, maybe I phrased that wrong, but it’s just that I could not be bothered with any administration type stuff and my partner is very good with dealing with not only AIS but all other relevant agencies. Of course it depends on the background and education of any Thai person, if you’re going to get them to do it for you. Or. DIY as you have proven.

30K for a leg-opener, you need to see a Psychiatrist, maybe 500B Doctor’s fee. You need to understand the difference between a partner and an ATM. It’s not about how much you can afford, but buying affection? It has to be genuinely reciprocal. But you can put it down to experience on your CV. There are books written on the many different ways of getting a Thai lady, and your method is one example. Not only Bars!

My wife contacts AIS to find out about the package available at the time, cheapest one, to call the UK. They give her the details and gets a rate of 5 baht per minute. I have used it several times for pension and bank queries and relatives. Best if you can get a Thai person to set it up, as with all administrative matters in Thailand.

I don’t believe there’s any expats who would knowingly move here, given a choice?? Neither me nor any of my friends knew about the pollution before moving here. I chose to retire in CM not knowing about the ‘ smoky season’, I wanted the outdoor life. Hated being imprisoned like I was in the UK because of the cold weather there. During the smoky season it restricts your life to being indoors. I live near the mountains and you cannot see the mountains for a month or more! The smog is that thick! You don’t need a monitor to check it! ( although CM has had lower readings this year). I go to Krabi for the month of March, but still face it here in some of January, whole of February and when I return in April. Not sure if I can afford it next year! What I never knew was that the Thais grow and love a special mushroom which they cook in a soup. It’s very expensive and I believe that’s why they burn unwanted crops to grow it. It’s called ‘ hed por’ or in English, puff ball. I certainly won’t bring my children here, even if the job paid billions! It would be irresponsible imo. But each to their own, difficult for me to move, having bought a house through my Thai wife who prefers to live here! Having said all that, living here ticks all the other boxes! And I enjoy my life here except for that period of time!

The colored ones reminded me of Librium, for alcohol withdrawal , anxiety states, etc, but doesn’t match your symptoms

Renewed my ‘O’ on Wednesday in CM. Forms : TM 7; STM 2 ; STM 9 ; Passport ( signed copies of each page); Non Immigrant Visa ; Departure Electronic Card ( if applicable); Proof of Financial Requirements; Thai Bank Book ( original) ; Letter from your Thai Bank ; one passport size photo (4x6cm) ; copy of housing lease agreement ; Fees 1,900 THB ; If in CM your first thing is to get a queue number; have your documents checked; then you will be given a number to go inside the building at counter 9. Make sure your passport has at least 6 months until expiry or you will pay the same and get your visa only up to the expiry date, then have to do it all again! ( Happened to a friend of mine who was there)!

If there’s a Parliamentary Ethics Committee, they should investigate her. Same as the Medical Ethics Committee investigated the Doctors and took appropriate action!

Last year I used China Eastern, flew to Shanghai, long layover, I think 8 hours, then to London Gatwick. Cheap but long and tiring. This year I have booked with Qatar Airways, I was a Silver card member with them. To BKK, then 6 hours to Doha, then 6 hours to LGW. 63, 779 THB return for 2 people. Their service is the best in my opinion, friendly, good food, plenty booze, decent Airport lounges and shopping. They use to fly from CM a few days a week, but discontinued since Covid. If you avoid flying on certain days, eg weekends, you should get cheaper tickets.

A novel and clever way for Insurance companies to advertise these days. I never read beyond the first couple lines or checking the source! More Retirees here the more to fill their pockets, then increase premiums, not cover for some treatments for the aged or not cover after a certain age! Parasites, that pushed up the cost of health care, along with the Pharmaceuticals over the years. But rich people swear by it, they want immediate service, like Fast food joints. Some governments fund care for all their citizens, I can think of Cuba; Qatar; UK to some extent. Supply and demand issues. Regular changes in Government don’t help, especially if they oppose public services!