FolkGuitar

There are no meds for an attention junkie.

Criminals LOVE to see these on outside doors. They are a great comfort to them, being certain that no one is in the house when they are trying to break in so they don't have to worry about making noise. These days there are more than enough Youtube videos made by Pen Testers teaching thieves just how to break into almost any location, no matter how secure, and how to bypass most security systems.

What do you call it when a person has not been given enough attention by their parents while growing up, so when they grow, spend so much of their time trying for the attention of others?

It's been closed for several weeks now. I haven't heard anything different.

The landlord/condo mgt, is normally permitted to have key access to a rented dwelling. However, the first thing we did when moving in was change all the locks. Easy enough to do yourself in 10 minutes. Our landlord is 2,000km away, and we've never met her in the 11 years we've been in this apartment, but just in case, I kept all the old cylinders and keys, and will replace them when we leave. The locks I put in are far more secure than the ones that had been in the door.. I prefer 3-sided dimple cylinders over single side with just 4-5 pins. Much harder to pick, and can't be bumped.

Pataks used to make a Tandoori sauce that was better than any restaurant I've ever been in, but discontinued it several years ago. Sharwood's Tandoori just doesn't cut it... But I do love to use the various other sauces from both brands when I'm in too much of a hurry to make my own.

Lazada? https://www.lazada.co.th/tag/pipe-screens/

Many people have different attitudes about 'when' to charge their phones. We see people charging their phones everywhere they sit for a few minutes. My favorite restaurant even has charging stations for customers to use while eating. We see people every day untangling charging cables, searching for a charging outlet, or dealing with carrying around heavy power banks. Personally, I put my phone in the charging dock every night, even if it is still at 95%. I like to start the day with a full charge so if some unexpected drain occurs (many calls, streaming media, GPS travel, etc., I don't have to worry about dealing with charging when I need to be using the phone. I've never had a problem using my phone this way. Every few years I do need to change the battery. So for about 800 Baht and 30 minutes of my time once every 3-4 years, I change it. No big deal. I do buy OEM batteries online, as most often the small shops carry reconditioned batteries that don't last as long. When you do buy online, the batteries usually come with all the tools needed to do the job, and a good set of instructions. Youtube has several instructional videos covering the various phone brands. Takes about 30 minutes to do if you've never done it before. The kit below is for iPhones. The kit for your brand may have different tools.

Rimping Supermarkets carry Quinoa.

It may be cheaper in the long run to fly it in with you. I've brought guitars in with me many times with no problems, although these days many airlines won't let you bring them into the cabin. However, you can ask to have them hand-carried to the plane. A couple of nail-biting minutes when the ride gets rough, but never had a problem doing it this way. I always tune down a bit, but never more than two steps, and pad the front and back of the guitar with a towel. Of course, it's in a padded hard case, not a gig bag. Throw a couple of rumpled lead sheets so it looks more used.

Every once in a while, I just have to look at my life and smile... The past 33 years living in Asia have been like a dream, a very pleasant dream, and I'm pretty sure the next 10 or so (however many I have left) will be just a pleasant. Good company, good food, lovely location, 28 years with the same woman, and happy about it, etc., etc. No 'have to do' or 'have to be.' We just are. I can't imagine life being any better! ????

Please keep in mind before you show up; you can only donate your OWN body... ????

A package of deli meat (Iberico Chorizo, ham, salami, etc.) a handful of Kalamata olives, and piece of cheese (Edam, Gouda, Cheddar, etc.,) ... plus a liter of either English Breakfast, Darjeeling, or Keemun tea. It's expensive, but I can't deal with horse feed first thing in the morning.

When I was directly involved (I was a lecturer in the 70's.) the program was well established in almost every first-world country, often several lecturers in each country. In the US alone there were several lecturers in every state. In those days, we'd see 50-200 people taking the basic lecture series every month in tiny, little Vermont! After Jose Silva passed away, his daughter, Laura, took over the company. She re-packaged the program into sounding more like Snake Oil, and it lost many of its followers (me included.) At the same time, the 'fad' of introspection and self-improvement that had been so strong for the previous 10 years began to fade. That's about when Mind Valley bought the rights to the Silva system, removed the Snake-oil marketing, and returned the program to its original feeling. They are still selling the Basic Lecture Series, but have renamed it. Over all, the 'tools' taught in the Basic Lecture Series have been the SINGLE MOST-VALUABLE LESSONS I've learned in my entire academic life, and I still use these 'tools' EVERY day for important as well as mundane, routine tasks. Simple as this; before I took the Basic Lecture Series I was broke biker trash, with a high school education, doing seasonal work as a ski lift operator, mountain guide, taxi driver, etc.. After using the tools I learned I found myself with four college degrees and a career as a university professor. Still broke, but my grammar is better. ???? I'd recommend it to everyone and anyone who wishes to improve the quality of life.

Looking for rotisserie chicken in Thailand is like looking for bar girls in Thailand. If you can't find, you ain't in Thailand!

Me too.

Just wondering if there are any graduates of Jose Silva's mental development programs during the 70s and 80s in the Chiang Mai area?

The Thai police are doing a great job of keeping us safe. Let's put those evil over-stayers, dangerous Bridge-playing Septuagenarians, and those who endanger the rest of us by not wearing helmets when riding motorcycles, where they can't hurt us. But there is virtually ZERO police presence to stop drivers from killing each other and maiming others on the roads because there is no one in the street stopping them. In the past 22 years, I have NEVER seen a cop pull over a driver for unsafe driving, only speeding. Not for passing on a curve, not for making left turns from the right lane and vice versa, not for passing on the wrong side of a vehicle, or failure to signal a turn, etc. NEVER. Those could save countless lives. But by all means, send 5 cops to arrest one person for a few days of overstay... Yes... Of course the over-stayers are breaking Thai law. That's true. And perhaps one out of ten thousand 'may' have a criminal background. That true, too. But they aren't killing people every day on the roads. Let's get the priorities straight. How about one cop for the over-stayers, and four to catch the unsafe drivers?

Judging by the deluge of expat complaints when there is a No-Alcohol day in Thailand, staying sober for an entire day must be a really difficult task for many. As with any addiction, there are plenty of 'I don't need it, I just like it' lines being cast out, thinking that others believe them. Nothing wrong with drinking alcohol... unless it's 10am and you're already at the bar. Or jonesing over not having a bottle beside you at every meal, and few more to get through the evening. Bars and Pubs are fun! Great places to socialize. But you aren't required to drink alcoholic beverages in them... unless you have a problem with not drinking alcohol. Let that be your wake-up clue. There are plenty of AA meeting around town for those who acknowledge that there is a problem to be dealt with.

If it's not 'Nathan's,' 'Hebrew National,' or 'Boar's Head' brand, it's not a good hot dog! It's just a hot dog. ????

Hmmmm... There seems to be a competition going on between this OP and Gamma Globulin for who can think up the most inane subjects to write about.

'Terminator' was the last movie I watched in a theater. Why eat steak twice? Why visit a beach twice? Why kiss the same woman twice? In a word; enjoyable. Maybe even more than twice.

Perhaps you could give us some reasons for your comment? That might be interesting and maybe even useful for others considering getting it done.

That's a very good suggestion! Thanks for mentioning it.

Thanks for that. Do you have any experience with these shops? Any idea of the approximate cost to wrap a small Toyota? Thanks again.