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HI all, jumping into an older thread here. I'm on a retirement extension and my 90 days is (was?) due by April 7. However, I just skipped out to Kuala Lumpur and back to Thailand on 24 March. Is it true that this nixes having to do the 90 day report that is due April 7....as Foreverlomsak mentions? That would be just lovely! Thanks friends!

...didn't exit country within 90 days....

I don't know for sure but I would suspect that because you missed your 90 day report within the 90 day window (I think that's what you're saying), you lost that opportunity. I missed mine once but was close to a border and exited, paid the 4 day overstay fine, and re-entered without any long-term consequences. Needless to say, I was scared that I had screwed myself...lost track of the 90 days.

Thanks all. This is the info I was looking for. So...it's normal to go hog wild with the poisons. I'll just keep my mouth shut and try to keep the dudes from spraying directly on my stuff. And then I'll vacate for a bit. Cheers!

They def don't have any holes drilled in the walls/floor. Well, they are coming tomorrow. I have prepared the best I can, more so than the first time 3 months ago as I had no idea they would wash down the walls with the stuff. Will be washing the floors on Thursday, for sure. And will try to slow down their spraying tomorrow.

Hugs, brother. Good luck with this.

I'll bet the landlords don't do this in their own house to this extent. Sure, outside and in various dark/dank spots. But wholesale throughout the house doesn't make sense to me. It's living quarters. Not a garage. I just don't see any benefit spraying it all over the floor and walls except to impress the folks paying for the treatment. Certainly, I'm not moving. My question is can I ask them to tone it down a bit so it doesn't get all over my stuff or are they going to look at me cross-eyed?

Yes, it's a lot of work though. And still, it makes the house toxic. The fumes will clear but that residue is left all over the place. One of the issues is they spray that stuff like a drunk guy at a urinal. Um, no finesse.

Yes, I've actually had an oil painting on canvas eaten from the back. They do eat everything. However, I still don't get this idea to spray all over the inside of a house. After spraying, there are shallow pools of chemicals on the floor and of course the spray is on the furniture and everything in the house. I can't quite see what benefit it gives spraying along closed baseboards. Looks good for the owners, bug guys doing a thorough job, but the bugs are going to come from the inside...I would think.

...Morning, folks. My landlords are having the termite/ant guys come by again to spray for these buggers. That's great. But the last time they came, which was a first time for me, they came in the house and sprayed everywhere...in cupboards, under cabinets and shelving, all along the baseboards. So not only does it go all over my things I am also left breathing and touching that stuff. Is this the normal MO here in Thailand? I can see how the landlords care about protecting their house and less about my stuff and my health. But, of course, I care more about my stuff and my health than their house. I understand their position and they are great and I don't want to rock the boat. Just wondering if I can say, hey, can you please not spray that stuff everywhere all over the place with carte blanche.... Thoughts? Thank you!

The medical nanobots are coming. They will be in constant patrol throughout every nook and cranny we have, neutralizing malevolent types and throwing ne'er do wells in the clink.

Sheryl, I'm hosting a buttered bacon party this Friday. Come on down! Thanks for your help in all this.

Same here. I'm not drinking the crap for a tasty snack or I'm hankering for chocolate. I don't want or need the fake flavors and fake sugars. Next thing they'll come out with is Captn' Crunch flavor. Hmm, actually I might have to get that one!

I was pretty happy with that, too. My direct LDL was 148. The one two weeks earlier (that I guess was not direct, just normal test) was 174.

Got the coronary calcium scan and my score was zero so no calcium build up that could be seen.

Just bought some. Looks more promising than the Khorat stuff I was looking at!

Ah got it. Well I'll keep searching for that one then!

I'm not a conspiracy guy at all but certainly companies make stuff up. The listing says imported from USA and that it has an FDA registration number...but there is no way to check if that number is real, from what I could understand. And, also, having a registration number does not mean it was tested or approved. Only that a registration number was applied for. On the package, it says manufactured and distributed by Maxwell company in Khorat. Which seems to suggest nothing was imported from USA but made in Thailand. I don't know how one could know if a particular whey protein is good or bad for you just from ingesting it. It might look good and taste good but how much protein is really in it? What contaminants might be in it? I'm kind of going down a rabbit hole here and not trying to knock down your recommendation...I bought some, too. Thinking about it just made me realize how much we take for granted, I guess. Where did this info come from that they import 25kg bags and then break it down into smaller batches? Cheers! Bam.

Thanks mstevens! I'm never sure if being close to a cutoff level is cause for concern. Like borderline.....

Hi Sheryl and friends, I got my direct LDL test result and it shows a "score" of 148. That's down from 174 two weeks ago but not sure if that was direct test or not. I have found I can do the calcium scan at Sriphat hospital here for 5k (And Chiang Mai Ram for 7k). Of course, there is a Dr. consultation first. Based on this new number of 148, would your advice be to proceed with the calcium scan? I guess the "risk" is the expense of 5k and whatever radiation from the scans. From what I understand, it would give the best indication of whether or not my LDL is problematic or not. I also got dinged for high testosterone, high cortisol, and low free T3. T4 is on the low side, too. I'm trying to figure out why I am so, so fatigued all the time. As if my fuel tank is on zero. Energy levels like when one is sick with the flu. Just can't muster energy. My TSH level in the past 4 months has gone from 3.9 in August down to 1 two weeks ago and now today up to 2.8. Is this strange to fluctuate so much? I did ask an endocrinologist whom I saw with my test two weeks ago but she did not do any sleuthing or delve any deeper. My HbA1C test was 5.3% so I guess no diabetes. Not sure if it matters that it is kind of close to the "normal" cut-off level of 5.7%. My CBC was all normal. Waiting for my B12 and Vitamin D test results. Thank you.

Hi Jensen, I'm about to purchase some unflavored protein powder and I'm assuming it's the same one you purchase based on your above info. Maxwell brand? From translating the Thai in Goog. translate, it doesn't seem clear to me that it is produced by ALS labs but rather they have reviewed the protein content., supposedly. I don't know ALS labs or what they do or if they produce protein powder. Hmm, does ALS labs even exist or is it made up? It also could be a translation issue. The company appears to be a Thai company situated in Khorat. What the translated Thai text about ALS labs says is this: "Has FDA number 30-1-05363-5-0002 Check protein values from ALS LAB" Anyway, not picking a fight or anything. Just thought the info might be useful. Cheers!

I'm getting a direct LDL test today, among others! I have written a local Chiang Mai hospital that I frequent (Rajavej) to ask about the calcium scan.

Interesting. More fuel on the fire. In the end, we no longer know what the hell we're supposed to eat/not eat.

I'm going to latch on hard to the info I posted last night about high LDL reading being a false signal due to all the good fat one eats (see below). Hey all....I'm cured! I have the plan to follow Sheryl's advice on getting a coronary calcium scan. That seems to be more definitive than an LDL reading. That is, one might have high LDL but no plaque build up in the arteries. In which case, I'd run straight to the bacon aisle...hallelujah. A healthy diet We know that an unhealthy diet can cause high triglycerides, while a healthy diet generally leads to low triglycerides. One interesting note is that sometimes low triglyceride levels can occur with high LDL levels (which often indicate a higher heart disease risk). If low triglyceride levels lower heart disease risk, but high LDL levels increase it, what can cause this inconsistency? There are two types of LDL particles that should be taken into account when calculating heart disease risk: • LDL-A particles are larger, less dense, and lower your risk. • LDL-B particles are smaller, denser, and increase your risk. When you have low triglyceride levels but high LDL levels, it could indicateTrusted Source that you have a diet filled with healthy fats. Healthy fats will not only cause an increase in good cholesterol (HDL) but can also change the type of the LDL particles in the blood. Therefore, those high LDL levels may not actually be a bad thing. Instead, it is more likely that they are LDL particles that have become larger and less dense from the intake of healthy fat. Low triglycerides and high HDL levels in the blood will generally support this idea.

\ I'm on it....look for the "very healthy guy" lurking out front later this afternoon.