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Best to buy baht before high season. It won't be so purty in Jan/Feb.

I've been lucky and made a few friends my first year here. There's a couple of guys here I know that don't like me but they are still cordial, and I respect them for this. Back in farangland people are much more unforgiving/hostile. Actually, I'm the #1 enemy of at least 75% of the farangland population back home, because I'm a 58 year old white male. Cheap housing and not having to own a car are HUGE pluses. I love riding a scooter here, it would suck back in farangland. I think Europe is going to be ok for the next 10 years, even though there's the war in Ukraine. I think within those same 10 years millions of U.S. citizens will go to Washington D.C. and tear the government apart, thus ending the United States of America. My last few years in Farangland - 6.5 Farangland from 1975-2005 - 7.5 My one year here in Thailandland - 7 My 4 years in S. Korea - Meh

I got sick 4 days ago. Cold with bronchitis. Thankfully not flu. Worst was yesterday now I'm a lot better but still have a fairly nasty cough. I texted one friend and he said he and his wife have virtually the same thing. I texted another friend and he said a lot of people are sick with the same symptoms all over Thailand.

I've been all around but mainly stayed in Bangkok, Jomtien, and Koh Chang.

I've been here over a year, I see that most farangs are addicts, usually drinkin' and whorin'. I don't judge that's just the way it is here.

I moved to Thai about a year ago within 2 months I was having gout attacks. I went to get my blood tested at Jomtien Hospital my uric acid level was too high. Doc said stop eating chicken and not 1 gout attack since.

I don't know, seems unlikely. I doubt Russia will lose.

Putin is doing a pretty good job of destroying Russia's ability to fight any future wars. The U.S. needs a problematic 김정은/N. Korea so it can keep a military presence on the Asian continent.

I was at a Starbucks when I read this. I then slowly looked to my left..and to my right. I took my chances and hightailed it out of there, covering up my Venti with both hands.

You are right JB, I shut her up in the weather settings you are a genius! Thanks a million and how satisfied are you with your MG4?

Aha! You may be right. I'm driving back from Koh Chang now, I will check weather settings at the next gas stop. Thanks!

Whenever I start my HS, a Thai female voice announces something in Thai, that i dont understand. Its very annoying and i don't know how to shut her up! My local dealer(Na Jomtien) doesn't know how. There has to be a way to fix this, has anyone else cracked the code to silence this lady?

Youre lucky as it seems like you have money/investments. My best advice is play the Long game. Be careful, be frugal, you should know by now approx how much your investments make per year. 1. Fix your Gerd. 2. Teach part time. 3. Save more money than you spend. Have a plan.

Coal burning China literally has millions more EV'S than Germay.

I usually give them a chance to sell me something. I realize I'm in Thailand I'm willing to play the game and YES, IT IS JUST A GAME.

I believe most electric cars in the world are powered by coal. Coal is very dirty.

Do whatever is best for your daughter and her mother. Live a very healthy lifestyle. We're very lucky we have options, most people in the world don't have what we have.

It's very possible that if you have diabetes or pre-diabetes your liver is a very high 30% fat, and thus the fat has even spilled over to your pancreas. Doctors first came up with this theory, even they thought this theory was unlikely--so they decided to "kill the theory". They put a bunch of diabetic volunteers on a very calorie restricted diet(in order to lose fat FAST) of something like 800 calories a day. Incredibly their theory was right! It is the fat in your liver and pancreas that's causing diabetes and pre-diabetes. You don't have to go on such a restrictive 800kcal diet to cure your diabetes, they did that just to find out if their cockamamie theory was right. You probably have a fat % threshold you have to get under. As long as you stay under that % your diabetes symptoms will not return. It's up to you to find your fat threshold % and stay under.

We're not in an obesity epidemic anymore, it's advanced to an OBESITY APOCALYPSE, affecting almost the entire globe. I left S, Korea back in 2010 they were still thin. Now? almost everybody is overweight/obese/morbidly obese. Here in Thailand they are becoming massive. I count 5 out of every 10 females are now overweight/obese/morbidly obese. It's a complete nightmare but this is the world we created.

You can't lose with the A24 for 8,000 baht.

Insurance adjusters bring the cost way, way down.

https://www.qboxblossom.com/facilities/ They've got a gym, cafe, restaurant, everything. I would email them for best price. 2 years ago it was 12,000 Baht a month w/2,000 baht deposit. Complimentary Access to Fitness and Pool. Maid service once a week. Complimentary Internet WIFI in room. Room service. Free parking space. Reception service. Self-serve Laundry facility

Thanks for the info Yellowtail!

https://www.homepro.co.th/p/1192480 Ok, I thought they all used water lines. Here's the model I fell in love with. Aside from clear door and ice dispenser how can I live without the "Knock 2 times and you see inside the refrigerator without opening the door" feature?

I went to Home Pro yesterday and for some reason wandered over to the refrigerator section. I didn't think I needed a new fridge but they've got so many cool(haha) ones I'm now looking to buy. Heah yeah I gotta get one of those fancy one's with the clear door and ice dispenser. I just don't know how to filter the water. I can't use thai tap! Any of you tackle this problem successfully?