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  1. There is a program called dtsearch which will index the files on your computer and let you search it.

    It's not free but I believe there is a free trial, once that's up it's $200 for a license. Google 'dtsearch' if you're interested.

    It works with DOC, PDF and a whole load of other file formats. This is a professional tool, hence the price.

  2. A friend of mine recently returned from the US where he normally picks up a triple entry visa at the Los Angeles consulate.

    This might have been reported elsewhere as I'm sure it's a busy consulate due to its location and I have no idea when this change was made.

    He couldn't get a triple entry tourist visa there, they would only offer him a double entry visa.

    I guess the new 6 month visa will kind of replace the need for the triple entry visa but the triple entry visa is already not available.

  3. MSG only kills braincells by exciting the neurons till that ...

    once you pop you can't stop, sounds familiar ... well, the tasty chips with MSG, tells your brain it is so delicious, that you have to get one, and another one and another ...

    I was once offered some pringles, I ate a couple, they were quite tasty. I didn't proceed to ram the whole carton down my throat in some kind of uncontrolled eating binge, I just ate a few of them. Believe it or not this is considered normal behaviour.

  4. I'm a fan of the artificial sweeteners, I think my favourite of them all is aspartame as used in Equal.

    This is a country where you can't buy a non sugar artificially sweetened version of Indian Tonic Water, it's an outrage !

    I heard the sodastream company make a concentrate for the tonic water but I haven't tried it yet because I've never seen it on sale over here. I'll have someone bring me a bottle over when they come. I guess I can just mix it into the regular bottles of soda water and hope for a reasonable result.

    For now though it's the full sugar version when I want a G&T as that's all they sell.

    Adverse reactions and side effects of aspartame include:

    Eye

    blindness in one or both eyes

    decreased vision and/or other eye problems such as: blurring, bright flashes, squiggly lines, tunnel vision, decreased night vision

    pain in one or both eyes

    decreased tears

    trouble with contact lenses

    bulging eyes

    Ear

    tinnitus - ringing or buzzing sound

    severe intolerance of noise

    marked hearing impairment

    Neurologic

    epileptic seizures

    headaches, migraines and (some severe)

    dizziness, unsteadiness, both

    confusion, memory loss, both

    severe drowsiness and sleepiness

    paresthesia or numbness of the limbs

    severe slurring of speech

    severe hyperactivity and restless legs

    atypical facial pain

    severe tremors

    Psychological/Psychiatric

    severe depression

    irritability

    aggression

    anxiety

    personality changes

    insomnia

    phobias

    Chest

    palpitations, tachycardia

    shortness of breath

    recent high blood pressure

    Gastrointestinal

    nausea

    diarrhea, sometimes with blood in stools

    abdominal pain

    pain when swallowing

    Skin and Allergies

    itching without a rash

    lip and mouth reactions

    hives

    aggravated respiratory allergies such as asthma

    Endocrine and Metabolic

    loss of control of diabetes

    menstrual changes

    marked thinning or loss of hair

    marked weight loss

    gradual weight gain

    aggravated low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)

    Yes, some tiny fraction of people are affected by some even smaller subset of the above reactions. I know for sure I'm not one of them and I've been using this stuff for many years so why should I care ?

    If it doesn't work for you, avoid it.

    There's always someone who's allergic to something - check this out : Have you heard about ibuprofen and it's most serious adverse reaction - the one where all your skin comes off, you go to a burn unit and they treat you, maybe you survive, maybe you don't.

    http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/teenage-girl-wins-109-million-payout-after-ibuprofen-leaves-her-brain-damaged-blind-and-causes-90-8494775.html

    http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/30/calvin-lock-boy-11-shed-skin-allergy-ibuprofen_n_2042884.html

    What's described above is a real and serious reaction, it used to be known as an allergy before that word was hijacked by the 'food fad' industry. It's known as SJS (Stevens Johnson Syndrome) and it's later stages Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis. People die from this.

  5. I'm a fan of the artificial sweeteners, I think my favourite of them all is aspartame as used in Equal.

    This is a country where you can't buy a non sugar artificially sweetened version of Indian Tonic Water, it's an outrage !

    I heard the sodastream company make a concentrate for the tonic water but I haven't tried it yet because I've never seen it on sale over here. I'll have someone bring me a bottle over when they come. I guess I can just mix it into the regular bottles of soda water and hope for a reasonable result.

    For now though it's the full sugar version when I want a G&T as that's all they sell.

  6. I've used another Thai Bitcoin site, I've bought and sold hundreds of thousands of Bahts worth of coins there, never any problems.

    This one https://bx.in.th - I think it might be operated by the same company but I don't know. You can pay money in using the ATM and withdraw it using direct bank transfer.

    It's handy for payments up to a few hundred thousand Baht depending on the orderbooks which can be a bit slim at times.

  7. Obviously I'm not talking about people who are doing visa runs and living here,

    I'm talking about people who come for part of the winter.

    Winter being only 3 months long*, these people have no problem to stay with existing visa wink.png

    * "Winter is often defined by meteorologists to be the three calendar months with the lowest average temperatures."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter

    The standard 60 days doesn't quite cover it and I'm really referring to people who come to Thailand when it's cold at home be it Autumn, Winter or Spring - in some places it's cold in all three of those.

    Here in Hua Hin I've noticed people have already started arriving for the 'winter' from some Scandinavian countries.

  8. This is a pathetic waste of time.

    They could have prosecuted tens of thousands of people for who worked in the supporting services that kept the concentration camps working with charges like this decades ago when they were all still alive but chose not to.

    It sounds to me like they've ran out of actual real targets and are now going after the low hanging fruit.

    I guess they will be rounding up clerks, janitors, cleaners, cooks and other office staff for years to come.

  9. Lots of people stay in Thailand for only 60 days. They won't go to immigration 'for an extension' and they won't ever do a visa run - they just go home before the 60 days are up. They book their flights and accomodation well in advance based on the 60 days which are allowed.

    Immigration should wake up to this fact and allow people to enter for 90 to 120 days at a time, I'm sure they would see an increase in the number of tourists staying longer instead of just going home at the end of their 60 days.

    Obviously I'm not talking about people who are doing visa runs and living here, I'm talking about people who come for part of the winter.

    I know people who will never go to immigration to get extensions and do visa runs, they just go home before the stamp runs out. It's all booked up before they come, they read about the maximum 60 day stay and they stay for 60 days or less. If they read 90 or 120 days then I'm pretty sure a percentage of them would stay for longer. Of course I don't know what this percentage is but it could be significant. Even a few percent of longer winter stayers could have a trickle down affect across the entire tourist industry.

    It's no coincidence that my mother who's coming again this winter is staying for about 58 days this time. She's booked the flight and accomodation already and is sticking to the published limit.

  10. In general aspirin does nto require a prescrioption in Thailand. However for some bizarre reason there is one brand that does: B-Apirin 81. Although not made by Bayer (Bayer aspirin in Thailand comes only in 500 mg) this is probably what the store thought OP meant.

    81 mg brands available without prescription are:

    Asatab (enteric coated)

    Aspent M (enteric coated)

    Aspilets (lchewable so not coated)

    I was looking for and asked for 500mg Bayer Aspirin, not the much lower dosage version which lots of people take on a daily basis.

    I could see it on the shelf behind the counter as it's in a distinctive green and white box. I told her it was for occasional headaches and I only wanted to buy 1 or 2 'strips' of 10 tablets.

    Maybe she was an assistant pharmacist instead of the pharmacist in charge, I have no idea really.

  11. Does it work reliably at times when there's no major sporting event on TV ?

    I'd guess there's a chance that a whole load of people (1000's perhaps ?) accessing the same channel at the same time due to the world cup might be saturating their capacity but that would all depend on their server infrastructure and connectivity of which we know relatively little about.

    The weakest link could well be the server that's serving up the content.

  12. It is a possibility that something might be happening. I would suggest stocking up on the Aspent and see what happens.

    This is what I'm thinking. When they do this the first companies to comply are the large ones, then it trickles down from there as the distributors, wholesalers and small privately owned pharmacies eventually run out of stock.

    The same thing happened with pseudoephedrine in cold medicines a couple of years back. It was the one thing which would make a big difference when you have a cold. It started at the large companies and worked its way down the supply chain over six months or so. Apparently you can't get it now.

    Pseudoephedrine is a precursor used in the illicit manufacture of methamphetamine.
    That is why it has been removed from the market not only in Thailand but the majority of Western countries.
    Pseudoephedrine is still available on prescription but most doctors are reluctant to prescribe as there are alternatives which are less likely to be abused.

    See post #14, it looks like it's the same reason they're coming after Aspirin.

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