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Many thanks, Ditched the app and went online - not been here for years - the option was clear enough after digging around and produced a list of income over 3 months. Thumbs up! Never too old to learn 🙂

Thanks indeed. Fortunately ignorance can be temporary 🙂 Now I have to prove that ....

Apologies. I'm so dumb. The e visa form asks for 3 months bank statements but I can only add 1 month. If I try to add another, it seems to replace the first addition. Anyone have a fix /explanation...?

My reading regarding prostate enlargement led me to find that doctors measured blood levels of testosterone and found them relatively 'normal', which was counter intuitive as bph was thought to be at least partly testosterone induced. Research I read dated as far back as 2005 documented the 'leaking' by gravity of testosterone into prostate tissues via dysfunctional blood vessels (described as varioceles - sp?) between testes and prostate, which increased local levels of testosterone levels hundreds of times and caused bph. Not certain if this led to PAE - prostatic artery embolisation - as a treatment, but I believe I read treatment of varioceles -if present - can also be achieved by surgery and may provide another bph treatment possibility. All this from memory and just to add to the discussion.

We have an old standalone version of Karafun [from before it morphed into an online money pit] and a thai/english karaoke player called Extreme Karaoke. The Karafun plays my ancient collection of what has been transformed into mp3/cdg files, and a copy of these which are in zipped format. The Extreme Karaoke plays midi files in Thai and English, although it rarely gets used for English - only when I'm put on the spot and cannot loadup the Karafun. I'm not particularly tech savvy so I'd ideally like to purchase [ but not subscribe to ] a program/app that could combine all the elements in one user friendly, searchable system. No chance it seems, after googling on many occasions. I thought the Thai/English midi based karaoke might have been a step in the right direction but I heard that the technicalities of adding mp3/cdg files and the 'engine' to play/select them would be far from easy if not impossible - as well as potentially illegal . So, I'm reaching out to see if anyone has found an elegant solution to what must have been a problem to at least some readers...? Anyone...?

Thanks for the replies. I'm in BKK and have ordered off Lazada. Delivery only took about 36 hours ! I came to the conclusion that any quality concerns regarding the product were unlikely to be addressed and for 5 months of use (until I get back to the uk) there was no need to overthink the issue. Setting up the brew now. 🙂

Thanks 👍

To my great disappointment I left my 3 yr old milk Kefir grains in the UK by mistake. I am now in Thailand for 6 months and would like to start another culture. Can anyone recommend a supplier of a good quality product that's local, or an online place that ships from abroad?

Thanks for the replies. Both appreciated. I do have the 1yr multiple entry Non-O by marriage and fully intend to follow previous advice from Transam and Dr. Jack above. I was not so much confused as I was alarmed at the potential for border control to apply the limitation described in the post I read - admittedly I skimmed through it. Having read the horror stories and starred in one or two of them over the last 40 years, it is clear that even seemingly 100% accurate procedural information can be subject to interpretation at Border Control. Hence the knee-jerk plea for re-confirmation that it was just another red herring. :-]

I have just read a recent piece of text that may mean a 90 day extension close to the end of my 1 year ME visa would not be possible. "the Royal Gazette specifically states stamps are not to exceed the visa validity period. They tightened this up with other visas as well" - forgot to bookmark the page so can't post a link 😒 The inference is that my permission to stay ends with the visa expiry date of Oct. 24th whenever I re-enter Thailand. Does anyone have insight into the validity of this in the light of the current changes...?

Thanks for the quick replies and confirmation of the way forward. Much appreciated guys 👍 👍 .

My multiple entry visa is valid until October 24th 2024. I believe any entry into Thailand before that date will provide me with 90 days of cover...? So, can I get an extension to this visa while in Thailand to follow on from my first 90 days, as this would cover the 180 days total I plan to stay? OR Oct 24th (current visa expiry date) to March 1st is about 128 days. So doing a border run before the expiry date for another 90 days of cover will leave me about 38 days short of my departure date - assuming it causes no red flags at the border as my flight is booked for feb 28th 2025 if they ask. Would this combined with a land border crossing be an option? I do not currently have a Thai bank account with 400k in it, although this could be arranged after I arrive if essential. Any knowlege would be appreciated.