jaywalker2

Ridiculous generalizations. There are plenty of foreigners here who lead normal lives. They just don't hang out at bars or make a fool of themselves in public. They jog in the park, they're married, they raise their kids, they volunteer, they write blogs, they do the kind of things people do everywhere. On the other hand, if you live in Pattaya you're probably going to see the worst aspects of humanity. It's just the nature of the place.

All the policies of the new government are a continuation of the failed policies of the previous administration. Prayut's focus was on tourism. Remember how they boasted about targetting 80 million tourists a year. How did that work out? Tourism does not lead to sustainable economic development. When excessive, it only leads to boom-bust cycles and the destruction of the environment and local cultures.

I use Firefox. I have tried Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Opera but I have always returned to Firefox. First, it has the best built-in privacy features and you can add additional privacy add-ons. Second, the built-in read only mode is very useful for me. You can get similar add-ons for Chromium browsers but I find they don't work as well. Third, it's customizable. You can decrease just the text size for example without affecting the other aspects of the brower. Other browsers like Edge, Chrome, and Opera mirror your system settings. So if you set the display at a resoluton of 125 percent, as I do, the toolbars and text of those browsers will increase accordingly, taking up too much screen space. I know some people complain that Firefox requires too much processing power but I think it's on par with Chrome. I have an occasional crash, usually when I'm running multiple videos at the same time but they're rare. Maybe if I had 20 or 30 tabs open at the same time, I'd experience more problems but for me that's never necessary. Seven or eight is more than enough and I have no problems with that many open tabs. I avoided the mobile version for a long time because it was big, bulky, and processor and battery intensive, but it's improved a lot since and now it's my default browser on mobile, which I can synch with my desktop version. I prefer using the browser to apps for things like YouTube, Twitter (X), and spotify because I can block the ads. Having said all that, no browser is perfect. But in principle I avoid Microsft and Google products whenever I can.

Thank you for your response. What you seem to be describing is bone preservation at the point of extraction. That bone can then be strengthened through the absorbtion of the right nutrients. But when you lose a tooth and the bone holding the tooth is reabsorbed, then it becomes impossible to grow new bone to replace the bone that was lost. This was what I was told by all the dentists I visited. In other words, you can strengthen bone that has been damaged (as in a broken leg) but you can't regrow bone that has been lost. The issue is of interest to me because when I needed to replace two extracted teeth with implants, I went to several of the major clinics targetting farang. One of them told me (even before the tooth had been extracted) that a major bone graft would be needed (bovine) and that the entire process would take about eight months (just for the graft). Two other places told me that a sinus lift would be needed. Another dentist told me that he could do the procedure with no bone graft. It was very difficult to decide what to do as you can imagine. Of course the cost varied widely but more importantly was the question of which procedure would produce the best result. I'm still not sure about that point.

I thought it's not possible to regrow bone and if you wait 3 months 60 percent of the original bone is gone. Hence the need for bone grafts

It is odd that dental techniques remain so crude compared to other medical specialties. I wonder how much extra they'll be charging foreigners if the new system is ever put into operation.

You can bet they're actively searching for a way to dissolve MFP long before the next election

There's no need for a coup when what was formerly the largest opposition party has agreed to do your bidding. It's just all one big circle jerk now.

You can delete the account and it won't matter but the information doesn't disappear. If you want to use a google service after that, you'll just be asked to sign in. Deleting the account is the equivalent of logging off in other words.

Almost everybody can get implants but some need q bone graft. It's not uncommon for the bone to be too thin especially on top. When I had my implant, the first dentist wanted me to have a major bone graft. It would have taken 7 months and cost 50,000 a tooth. Another dentist told me I would need a sinus lift, a more minor procedure that would have cost 20,000 or so. I went to a third dentist and he said no bone graft necessary. I went with him. That was two and half years ago and it's been fine so far more or less.

Since we can't tallk about that person we must use the euphemism "the military"

Remember, Yingluck thought she had a deal with the opposition to pass the amnesty bill aimed at her brother. Instead, the Democrats reneged and Suthep launched the Bangkok Shutdown. It'd be funny if Thaksin arrives back in Bangkok and finds out that whatever deal he has finagled by betraying his supporters is also tossed out and he's left to rot in jail. I know I wouldn't trust the military.

If it's Bangok, then that's probably in the ballpark. Visa extensions from Chaeng Wattana without money in the bank run between 25000 and 30,000, I believe. Throw in another 5000 for the bank account. If it's in the provinces, the price should be around half.

At your age, my advice is that it's time to stop thinking about receiving pleasure and focus on giving pleasure. Hone your techniques for bring your partners to orgasm (again and again and again). Remember, it's in the giving not the receiving that we find true happiness.

the one near my house is quite convenient. Full inventory of most daily necessitiies, flour, pasta, stuff 7-11 doesn't carry. However, it's only a couple of hundred meters from Tops supermarket so there's not much point in going there

I make it by hand. It works but you have to be very careful not to add too much oil in the beginning, so it is time consuming and labor intensive. But I haven't been able to find a good immersion blender yet.

And that's only for 5 years

Another movie with a woman of 58i kilos beating up men twice her size. A James Bond fantasy for women. I did enjoy No Hard Feelings, which was just as unrealistic but it was funny and it had Jennifer Lawrence. Nothing particularly creative about it but the take on modern snowflakes was amusing . And Lawrence can make even a mediocre movie watchable.

You have to pay a premium too. Walking to buy food should be part of your exercise regime if you're retired.

I was told by one agent in Pattaya that they could do it 3 months in advance

That's not true. I know from personal experience.

Prawit tells the Senate what toi do

I believe Thai Visa allows you to use any Thai bank

I have unlimited Internet at 1 Mbps. I don't have a "main package."

The problem isn't with the current requirements, it's with the screening procedures. Changing the regulations won't solve that. Plus, even on this forum people complain about retirees who use agents but the agents arent cheap. Even for the cheapest at 12,500, that comes out to more than $350 and the price can run all the way up to 20,000 or even 30,000, depending on various factors. So it's not like you're getting a great deal. A smarter thing to do would be to normalize that process. Just charge 15,000 for example for an extension. That would enhance immigration revenues, obviate the need to have 800,000 sitting in the bank doing nothing, and get rid of all this gray area stuff. The objective should be to simplify the process and take away the discretion immigration officers currently have.