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Medellin and Rio I might not make it back!

I'm almost in lockstep with you as after the brutal heat/smog earlier this year I decided to never spend Mar-May here again. I'll be in S. America on Mar 1, 2025.

Rent, don't buy and you'll be fine. If you buy, you'll cry.

It's definitely low season here in Jomtien. A lot less traffic TG. There's still a lot of people but nothing like the madness of Dec-May. I laugh as they now try so much harder to get me in their establishment. Quiet desperation is not the Tie way. More like LOUD desperation.

I came here to get sober. Epic Fail!

I've been here 2 years a friend of mine back homes says it's hard to stay 5-6 years in a foreign country. I thought about his comment today and I don't really see myself being here for another 3 or 4 years but the question is where the hell to go to next?

Just think how much worse it's going to be for Gen Y. Millions dying before they're 40.

Angeles has been a mess for quite awhile but I'd still recommend a visit if you've never been there. At the very least you'll appreciate what Thailand/Pattaya has to offer.

I've got 2 motorbikes and a SUV so far I've burnt through 2 portable tire inflators, rather quickly too. Are there any good ones?

Thailand exposes Western "culture" for what it really is.

I think a lot of the problem is the "food". Everyone is eating ultraprocessed junk it messes with their heads. They get an immediate high, then back down to reality of being obese. It wasn't like this 15-20 years ago.

Great advice Sheryl, I'll go on Wednesday and report back here. Thanks again!

Great info Sheryl, I'm going to cancel my appt with Dr. Anna and go to Bangkok as a 3K bill is much better than a 23K bill. Do you think going on a Monday would be a longer wait in line than going later in the week? Thank you!

It's obvious they overbuilt. Way too much inventory. Otherwise rent would be way higher. I've been in condo buildings where a whole floor is practically empty.

23,000 baht. That's pretty messed up they cut you/charged you twice. I don't think there's any other place to go in the Pattaya area though.

And this spot won't go away. Looks a lot like basal cell carcinoma. My friend says it's prob okay as long as it's not getting bigger. He also says almost any clinic can remove these spots. However, I'm light skinned and I'm not taking any chances. I made an Appt. with dermatology Dr. Anna Jaruwarn at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital next week.

I think there's a popular YouTube video where the host explains step by step how to setup Win 11 so it's not a piece of crap. Still, I'm sticking with Win 10 until I have to change, which won't be anytime soon..I hope.

I chose the ENG only version for 3,400 baht. The reviews I've watched state it's got excellent build quality, wireless & Bluetooth connectivity, nice backlight, great companion app, smooth keys, etc. Note: I had the opportunity to buy the mini version of this keyboard but chose the larger version instead.

I just placed an order for my MX Keys on shoppee I just placed an order for MX Keys on shoppee, they had option for ENG or THAI/ENG.

I don't type Thai, for now. However, I'm buying a Logitech MX Keys S. There are 2 models, one Eng/Thai and the other Eng only. Are there advantages(or disadvantages) to the Eng/Thai besides the 500 baht diff + ability to type two languages? The MX Keys S looks like a great keyboard, don't know about the mini version though.

Matthew is obviously a Sheffield fan.

Don't the Thai's retaliate in very severe ways in instances like this? Matthew better watch his back.

I had a similar problem recently with my PC. It's an old HP Prodesk Mini-PC i5(Gen 6), 16GB RAM with 1TB SSD. Windows 10. It was so slow it would take over 5 minutes to boot up. I didn't want to reinstall Windows so I found a video on YouTube where you can do an "In Place Repair Upgrade". I didn't need any tools, just internet access that will free download a Windows image from Microsoft, then it just rewrites system files. Doesn't make any significant changes to your current setup and for me, it worked perfectly my PC now boots up in about 30 seconds. This repair upgrade took maybe an hour or two but if you PC is running super slow it could take longer, but it does fix any problems you have with Windows..and no, I do not recommend you upgrading to Win 11 as Win 10 is so much better until they fix all the bugs with Win 11.

Dongtan that's a Thai surname.

It's a great tablet but just too pricey for me . I ended up with the 12.1 inch Honor Pad 9 on sale at Banana for 9500 baht.