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  1. I like this combo every once in while also. The best solution in Thailand that I've found is to grow my own autoflower. Royal Queen Seeds sells "Stress Killer" and "Pain Killer XL". I've tried the first and it was mentally refreshing and helped with getting a quality sleep, but it is a small plant and gets powdery mildew really easily. I'm growing Pain Killer right now. Those two cannabis varieties have a 1:1 ratio of CBD and THC. I've tried mixing CBD flower and THC flower, but it's never quite the same. Painkiller XL | Royal Queen Seeds | Shopee Thailand
  2. This article talks about treatments also: https://www.midwesterndoctor.com/p/turbo-cancers-and-alternative-cancer It talks about mixing topical Ivermectin with DMSO, and also DMSO with something called hematoxylin. Something to think about adding would be the IV Vitamin C drips that are sold all around Bangkok. I think the argument is that if this stuff actually worked, it wouldn't be such a secret. But maybe it will buy you some time.
  3. I'm curious also. A couple of years ago we got some from here: Bang Pakok Drug Store I don't recall the price. It was so-so in quality. The best Ivermectin we've ever used was from a compounding pharmacy in California. Since then, it's all been noticeably weak or perhaps even adulterated. But the Bang Pakok stuff wasn't all bad. I was having a hard time getting over the air pollution this year and it did help with my lung congestion.
  4. I lived in LA during the "medical only" years. There are apparently a lot of doctors who can't do other types of work, and so gave out prescriptions at $50 each, plus an additional $50 for a prescription for a medical support animal. It was no big deal.
  5. That's the same with me and Bangkok Bank. It was really fast for the past couple of months, but now takes a day.
  6. This year I was miserable in Bangkok from the air pollution, but my wife was mostly ok. I think it depends on if you have any existing breathing problems like asthma or a history of bronchitis. Of course, there's the argument that the polluted air causes long-term problems. I'm not sure how to evaluate that.
  7. I had this happen trying to get home from MBK Center. When I wouldn't agree, he said "car trouble" and dumped me at Lumphini Park. I used Grab to go the rest of the way.
  8. I know an old Thai who lives solely on the pension and handouts from others. The money made a huge difference in his life and happiness. I don't accept the rhetoric about it being "economic stimulus", but this was a good thing to do.
  9. I live in the southern part of Bangkok and the city just installed a new LED street lamp in front of our house, which is halfway down a deadend alley. It is so bright that we can no longer sit on our front porch or use our yard. It's like they used a streetlight meant for a major highway and installed it here. After 30 seconds of exposure, I'm wide awake and jittery, which lasts about two hours. Anyone outside in it starts hunching their shoulders trying to endure it. Is there anything that can be done? Is the city open to this to this type of complaint? Who would I contact? The argument for it is that criminals won't rob houses under a spotlight like this. My Thai wife doesn't like the government here and doesn't want anything to do with them, but it's ruined any type of outdoor life between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.
  10. A stray kitten wandered into our yard and won't leave. It meows all the time. We already have two cats and don't want it. What is the responsible thing to do here? Are there animal shelters that take them? We are in Thung Khru in southern Bangkok.
  11. They absolutely do. I was in Da Nang for a border run and it was coffee heaven.
  12. I live in Thailand, but my banks require a US address. What I did was set up a personal mailbox with https://www.escapees.com/ They offer a service where they will scan each envelop that arrives and, if you want, you can have them open it and scan all the contents and upload to their website for you to read. They will also save your physical mail and you can have it put in a box and shipped to Thailand. The one thing they won't send here is packages. So far the banks, and Wise, accept it as proof of a physical address and residence in the US. For example, I have my bank statement physically sent there and it is considered proof of physical residence (but if the banks crack down further and require a rental agreement or utility bill, then I'll need to do something else). You could open an account with them, have the debit card sent there, have them scan it so you can use the debit card online, and then have the service send it to you in Thailand. Some financial services aggressively cancel accounts for expats, so this may be the safest approach instead of asking your company to send it here. For receiving US based phone calls and SMS, I have a US number with https://parkmyphone.com/ They record voicemail and forward text messages to my email. For me, this has worked about 80 percent of the time - I think it's possible for a company to detect it's VOIP and some will refuse to use it. But for me, it's been OK. I can't make outgoing calls with that number, though, but can do outgoing text message responses. There may be better or cheaper services out there, but these have worked for me.
  13. This type of thing has happened to me a lot, and not just with Makro, but MaxValu, Go and Lotus. I've had burger from MaxValu that tasted like a good steak, and then the next week it literally lacks all flavor, which is a strange thing to eat. It's the same with meat brought in from Australia - it can taste good one week, and then like onions the next.
  14. A dry herb vaporizer like the Pax 3 would reduce coughing and the smell would stay in the room, but tolerance builds quickly and they oils would still be necessary.
  15. This happened to my wife's son. He was in boot camp for the US Marines when the Thai military said he needed to report. He gave the letter to a superior, they handled it and he was permanently excused from Thai service.
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