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Is your pantry storage large enough? Get 'em while they're hot. Sadly, even delivery numbers often show up short, but hand carrying is a final option. No clue why the 17% price hike at L.

It takes a lot more than "verbal commands", sadly. 😄

Ayam English recipe, usually 49b at Big C, sometimes on sale for 45b. Free deliver from online. Much less sugar than the red label cans and taste better. For some reason, Lotus jacked them up recently to 59b (avoid) for same 425g can. Ludicrous.

There is no "bare" in mind. 😆

Yikes. Curious what symptoms look (looked) like. Thankfully, I am not diabetic. It also helps I never smoked. Quit beer years ago. Never could tolerate hard alcohol, really, but the brew definitely jacked up my head AND my body.

Coke No Sugar - That is not a typo. 😁👍 I stopped Diet Coke (gag!) many years ago. Bear in mind, I am not a drinker of tea, coffee, beer or alcohol of any kind. Still drink water per day, too. Very hot climate here.

What sources/links? I'd like to research. I need something more to make me give up my Coke No Sugar, though. 😄 Still waiting for research to leave the "may" zone and complete some clinical trials, but it has been MANY years now waiting for that. I just read one from December 2023 where they say the same "may" and "awaiting clinical trials" etc. I've been enjoying Coke Zero/No Sugar since it debuted in 2005. 🙂 No, I don't overcompensate by eating more sugary foods. I enjoy the same soda per day - about 1-2 liters - but I stopped the sugary drinks when I picked up Coke Zero in 2005. Drink lots of water too, but boring TBH. Oh, I do remember the long list of faux sweeteners over the many years: saccarin, sucralose, aspartame, acesulfame potassium, stevia, etc. Hated the old DIet Coke "experience", but I dig Coke No Sugar. A lot. My tastebuds don't want the sugary anymore. Same for Sprite No Sugar, 7-Up No Sugar - all terrific taste "experience."

You are on the right train. 👌

It isn't looking repulsive that is the big thing. It is pain getting up, getting down, moving, putting on tennis shoes without grunting, inability to walk or do much exercise and basic body mobility. I dropped 40-50 pounds and I am never going back to being fat. I can't get younger, sadly, but dropping the LBS is something I can do. The easiest thing to do? Stop buying the sweets.

BS on the "no Coke." Coke No Sugar, or any soda of the No Sugar type, means zero calories and zero fat. I actually prefer the Coke No Sugar over the sugary stuff, and that amazes me. Forget Diet Coke. Men are supposed to drink 3.7 LITERS of water a day. WOW! Estimates are 20% comes from food, so that is about 6/10ths of 1 liter. That is a lot of water to drink every day, but water does fill the stomach and makes you feel full. I can attest.

In theory, this might be why the US has not joined the CRS. It might open up security concerns to the US accounts based on data handling compliance methods. It also might explain recent reports of local banks refusing to open local accounts for US citizens, if true. If you already have one (or some) open, consider yourself lucky! RE: "While the United States revolutionized the way that countries share financial account information by enacting the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), it has refused to adopt the global version of FATCA—the Common Reporting Standard (CRS)—that has been adopted by over 100 jurisdictions. This means that while the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) receives information about U.S. persons’ financial accounts in foreign financial institutions (FFIs), U.S. financial institutions (U.S. FIs) report little or no information about foreigners holding financial accounts in the United States. Several commentators have argued that the United States is becoming the “world’s new tax haven,” as foreigners can evade the taxes they owe in other countries by holding unreported funds in U.S. FIs. Another consequence is that FFIs around the world need to comply with both FATCA and CRS, resulting in higher compliance costs." https://michiganlawreview.org/should-the-us-adopt-crs-2/#_ftn5

So what is the answer to avoid the 15% withholding at our bank for inbound transfers of foreign cash by SWIFT, etc? I could not understand the lawyer's answer, or if it was speculation or based on something clear.

https://www.google.com/search?q=The+US+is+not+a+party+to+the+CRS&rlz=1C1CHBD_enTH1041TH1041&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 which takes from https://michiganlawreview.org/should-the-us-adopt-crs-2/#:~:text=While the United States revolutionized,adopted by over 100 jurisdictions., from July 2019. To date, the US has still not adopted CRS. Anyone who has reported a foreign account with value larger than 10k USD in any year is aware of the FATCA/FBAR filing requirement.

What does this mean? Assume everyone reading is a US citizen. RE: "While the United States revolutionized the way that countries share financial account information by enacting the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA),[1] it has refused to adopt the global version of FATCA—the Common Reporting Standard (CRS)—that has been adopted by over 100 jurisdictions.

So if we have a Thai savings account and we do NOT want an automatic 15% tax deduction taken on all inflows of cash, what exactly is this advice that WE have to give our bank? Tell them to ALLOW or to NOT ALLOW the TRD to have access to our account data? It sounds like we need to ALLOW (is this correct?) so they will NOT take out 15% each time, but this video only causes me stress and confusion. If they take out 15%, then we HAVE to get a TIN and file to get it back! (assume this account is 100% unaccessable and is not required to file) The point is to avoid filing when the money is non-assessable (and thus non-taxable) and not be FORCED to file just to get our 15% withholding back! This lawyer says "may" and "will see what happens" WAY too much in this discussion.

I'll do what I did last time: get there at 7am or so and get a queue ticket. I also reserved online for 08:30am on a Monday, as it was the only day of the month even available online. If they reject me at the door at 08:30am, I will still have the queue ticket in my hand. 👍

The weekly every-day-different buffets (one day Mediterranean, one day sandwiches etc) could be had for about 1400b for 2 persons all in, so just under 700b including drink each. Pricey, but the buffet offerings were superb. Love the ice cream with full chocolate chips you could spoon on top at your leisure... a nice treat. But 1500 per person, and only weekends? No thanks. Even approx 700b was the outer limit for my wallet tolerance. The weekly buffets may be gone now; I never could find out if they even returned since COVID.

Considering an air fryer. Doing it old fashioned with canola oil right now, and am skittish to plunk the cash down on an air fryer for fear of taste being a disaster. Soak in ice water an hour before air frying, really? A whole hour?? RIght now, I just fill up the oil basket to the top and cook away immediately. The basket in the photo looks awfully low. Is this another issue with air frying, putting in more than one small layer of fries at a time? Do you have to stop and flip them after half cooking time? Do you squirt them with a spray of oil first? What is a pretty-good cost recommendation for a low-cost air fryer, and from which store? I appreciate all helpful input! ?

I use True. 3b per month top up using their codes. Cheapest.

Check out Sanotyne, the retail name. (ingredient loratadine) 10mg, the only thing that addressed itchy skin and random hives for my friend. She takes one per day and problem is solved. rwill is right; they attempt to treat symptoms here, not investigate or solve the cause.

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him "think."

RE: "a retiree aged 65 years of age, married and living here full time, supporting a Thai wife who has no income and doesn’t file tax return, is allowed the following: a. Personal Allowance for self - 60,000 b. Personal Allowance for wife - 60,000 c. Over age 65 years exemption - 190,000 d. 50% of pension income received, up to 100k - 100,000 e. In addition, the first 150,000 of assessable income is zero rated and free of tax" ----- So if a USA national sends 209,965 baht wire transfer, this precludes the need to get a TIN and file any PIT? Assume rate 35b per USD. The assumption being, 150k no tax, 60k personal exemption = 210k baht Under 65, unmarried, no children, no pension, no insurance etc. Assuming these facts, is 210k the correct total deduction before tax consideration, or am I missing another available deduction? My research says it is 210k. Also curious about the "gift" avenue. If the gift amount is to an unrelated local person, let's say under 100k baht for the year, is this still considered income that must be included to the 209,965b?

You have to re-register? Are you certain? Re-register with a new website, that makes sense. But having to re-register after leaving the country? That is AWFULLY advanced. Can this "technology" also help 2 databases be able to talk to each other? EDIT: Oh, I get it. The person across from you has simply made that determination and won't accept your old one.

Same with all other groups previously excluded for small thinking. When you see them on TV, your brain says WOW!, they exist?