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My take. Use any local isp without VPN but don't download porn.

Well, it's getting less ridiculous but still freakin' ridonculous. I would say even that one night of medical incarceration will filter out well over 90 percent of potential tourists. Other countries "opening up" are not doing that!

Try email. https://ph.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/social-security/contact/ I'm in the process of enrolling in Part B that way. I tried calling the foreign service office in Baltimore directly over the course of several days and they literally never answered the phone or even put me on hold. Our tax dollars at work. You may speed up their response by including this in your initial email: So that we can locate your records and assist you with your inquiry, please provide the identifying information listed below. Providing this information is optional; however, we may not be able to assist you accurately without referring to your records. - Complete Name (first name, middle name, last name): - Other Names Used: - Date of Birth: - Last four digits of Social Security Number (SSN): - Address: - Contact Number: ___ Social Security Administration – Federal Benefits Unit Address: 1201 Roxas Boulevard, Ermita 0930 Manila, Philippines Inquiry Line: (+63 2) 5301-2000, Option 9 Telephone Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays - 8:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Manila Time), except U.S. and Philippine Holidays In-Office Appointments: Wednesdays and Fridays - 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM, except U.S. and Philippine Holidays. To request an appointment, please email [email protected] and we will contact you to schedule the appointment.

I used email verification from the start. A good warning to others.

Pib, thanks for posting this news. I was gonna a few days ago but figured someone else would. Definitely happy news to me as I will soon be enrolled in Medicare Part B. On the other hand it's a symptom of high inflation in the U.S. so I figure most lower level check recipients in the US could handle a 50 percent increase.

I didn't say forever! I said it needed to be there for application times.

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Yes. The Philippines SRRV program. Opening up again but for age 50 and over only. Many of the listed destinations are fantasies but others are quite realistic for many. Things have changed because of the pandemic but not to the point that every place is the same.

In Malaysia yes. Other places on a case by case basis.

Nothing to do with Fauci. This isn't about a random study but a historic change in official guidance.

https://www.expatgo.com/my/2021/08/12/shocking-new-mm2h-programme-requirements-will-disqualify-nearly-all-applicants-and-existing-visa-holders/ SHOCKING: New MM2H Programme Requirements Will Disqualify Nearly All Applicants AND Existing Visa Holders The just-announced revised MM2H programme comes with truly onerous new requirements called ‘hostile’ by one MM2Her, and consultants say it will likely doom the popular visa scheme. The new Malaysia My Second Home (MM2H) programme has been announced, and it will certainly not be welcomed by many people at all. The new requirements, which take effect in October 2021, add considerable strength to the argument that many expats have expressed to us, concluding that the current government simply does not want them here.

Yes and no. These guidelines haven't changed in several years, perhaps decades. This is actually big and significant news.

For anyone that really thinks it's always the poor planning of expats that is responsible for people being squeezed out of Thailand or anywhere, maybe talk to participants in Malaysia's My 2nd Home program. That is if they can spare the time as they prepare to leave the country that they were suckered into thinking would be their final berth. In other words caca happens.

Hold your horses buster Of course I've heard that cliche. I am not suggesting anything to anybody. Every person is responsible for their own medical decisions. I am conveying the news that the guidance in the US is in the process of a major change specifically suggesting that people over 60 (unless medically indicated) should not start with the aspirin therapy. Complain to them not to me.

Some medications are taken in the hopes of preventing problems, that's why. In this case, there is a shift to promote low dose aspirin taking to fewer groups of people than before.

In other words, reckless.

Yes, good that you pointed that out. Of course the situation is different if you've had previous events. I was really talking about the mass phenomenon of people taking it strictly to try to PREVENT events.

I used to. I don't now. So this news from the U.S. is interesting to me. I had been taking the low dose aspirin for about 20 years because of various risk factors, through my 40s and 50s and had doctor's approval of it. Not ordered. I mentioned it and they said OK fine. Then when I was over 60 a specialist in a non-related medical field kind of mocked me for taking it. Not professional but it got me thinking. So I read a bunch of articles about the risks of taking it vs. the benefits and made the decision myself not to stop it. Of course, that's not advisable -- if you want to stop it if you're already taking it, you should get direct medical advice about that. So today I read this. New guidelines that people over 60 should NOT start taking it! That the risks outweigh the benefits. Guidance on taking daily aspirin to prevent heart attack or stroke is changing, panel says - The Washington Post

Well I don't agree. I spend from it via ATM and top it up annually with an international transfer. I'm comfortable that it won't be illicitly drained with the notifications. I think immigration likes to see spending too though it isn't required.

My strategy is to have three Thai bank accounts. One with lots of money for visa purposes. I use the card for ATM but nothing else. Another one only for automatic withdrawals for utilities. I cash it up manually. Usually under 10k. Another one for heavy use of debit card, online shopping, etc. Usually under 30k in it.

Sounds very concerning. Good luck in sorting it out. I have accounts in three banks here. I would recommend that people sign up for activity notification SMSs from their accounts with larger balances. That costs 200 baht per year at Siam Commercial Bank for example.

I'm all for representation of LGBTQ people in all kinds of entertainment media, but when I heard the news of bisexual Superman, it occurred to me that this isn't good for the gays. Superman Bisexual: Jon Kent Comes Out - Variety Superman is an international icon. Why is he bisexual, and not just gay? If you're going to go there, why the ambiguity? Sure bisexuals exist but in homophobic societies declaring yourself as bi is a transparent hedge. I remember as a kid when Elton John came out as bi and it was a very big deal, yeah sure, he's bi, that's the ticket. What about the international backlash? It's already started in anti-gay / anti western propaganda media coming from Russia, which represents a lot of other countries that are going backwards with LGBTQ civil rights issues. Superman as bisexual is surely good for getting free publicity, but is it really good for actual LGBTQ people in most of the world? I think it's the opposite. So thanks but no thanks.

Lube is illegal? Better tell Boots.

Not in all cases certainly. You see Thailand offers no path towards permanent residence for retirees. People can't plan for all possible visa enforcement changes over several years or decades. I advise against Thailand for retirement for new people because of that reason alone.

No. I'm only interested in this as a backup to Thailand in case I'm squeezed out of Thailand as has happened to so many people over the years. BTW, Mexico is in North America.