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Thanks for that input, you have given me much to consider. She did go and get her eyes checked because she experiences visual impairment, especially at night, but your comments has made me decide I want to ask the Dr some questions about the upcoming procedure, and if I'm not happy with the answers we'll get a second opinion.

Thanks for your reply.

So the insurance company only covers the operation and a symbolic sum for lenses (4000 Baht per eye). This means I'll have to pay roughly 85k out of pocket. We went to Payathai Sriracha and spoke to an ophthalmologist there and she said that while they might be able to do the operation slightly cheaper the lenses are imported and would come at the same price as BPH. BTW, the price quoted for the lenses (85k) is the most expensive of three lens options. The other alternatives might be OK but I can't really go cheap when it comes to my wife's eyesight.

I have a friend who bought the box/package from MONO 29 so that he can watch EPL, but he's unable to switch to English commentary even though that is selected in the settings. Anyone else with the same problem?

May I ask if your surgery included inserting lenses?

Thanks, but I'm only considering private hospitals with a dedicated eye center (rightly or wrongly) so will head to Sriracha tomorrow to get a proper quote.

My wife needs surgery on both eyes after she was diagnosed with "senile incipient cataract". It requires lens replacement and for the best lens we were quoted a price of abt 265,000 Baht at Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. This is 80,000 above what the insurance will cover so we made a call to Payathai Sriracha and they quoted around 120,000 Baht for both eye. Surely something got lost in translation. Does anyone have experience with this kind of procedure and what the cost may be? Obviously, BPH are never on the low side.

https://x.com/niccruzpatane/status/1952424332845785596

Thanks. Just started fiddling around with AI and this was the reply. In Thai spoken language, the phrase that sounds like "Tah samut wah..." at the beginning of a sentence is likely "ถ้าสมมติว่า..." (pronounced thâa sà-mùt wâa). This phrase translates to "If we assume that..." or "Suppose that..." in English. It’s commonly used to introduce a hypothetical situation or condition, setting the stage for a discussion about possibilities or assumptions.For example:ถ้าสมมติว่าเรามีเงินล้านบาท... (Thâa sà-mùt wâa rao mee nguen lâan bàat...) means "If we assume that we have a million baht..." It’s a conversational way to propose a "what if" scenario in Thai.

It's often/always used as a start of a sentence.

130 times more likely? That's a staggering number. Do you have a link for that?

It does seem like with EVs there is a bit of extra hassle compared to a standard car, but I get the impression that's more of an issue of getting used to doing things you haven't done or used before. Like getting the apps for using chargers in EV stations, keeping track of where to find these stations, planning ahead a bit more when making longer trips etc. Once you've gotten used to this it seems quite straightforward.

BYD is outselling Tesla in Europe right now for the first time, and consumer laws and recalls and safety regulations are a big issue there.

My current car's got a sunroof. That's another feature that's not very practical in Thailand.

I've scoured the internet lately for info on EVs and just saw this article on the issue of the price wars: https://apnews.com/article/china-ev-price-war-byd-fa5272aee5e75e78d0e39f09ca4c0170 Also just found this one regarding BYD's upcoming superchargers, and also mention of upcoming models: https://apnews.com/article/china-ev-price-war-byd-fa5272aee5e75e78d0e39f09ca4c0170