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I believe you can call the 800 numbers but you get charged for them. Haven't tried it to find out for sure as you may be on hold for a very long time.

Mobi, there is an excellent description and explanation at this website.

http://www.medicinenet.com/low_blood_pressure/article.htm

I too have low blood pressure -90s/60. Basically when I was in the USA the only advice I received was to not give blood as it could lower my pressure even more and cause shock. I have learned to live with it. When I stand up quickly I actually will black out for a few moments. Have learned to just hang onto something like a chair or wall until it passes.

Another problems arises when when you want to buy a ticket for someone else. We wanted to purchase a ticket for our Granddaughter (20 years old) in Australia to come visit us in Thailand. Cannot use the credit card as we are not traveling with her. Now we are having to shuffle money so we can wire it to her account.

One thing I might add. Bumrungrad does the eye exam and prescription but they DO NOT fill the prescription. You must go some where else for that.

Because there is no where I would rather live.

Part of the answer may be the life expectancy in Thailand (69 in 2008) verses USA (79 in 2009) You are expected to pay 10 years longer in the US.

My husband and I are both on independent extensions for retirement purposes. By that I mean I am not on his visa but have applied and qualified for my own. At the moment our 90 day reports coincide, but I will be taking a trip to visit family without him. I will be out and back in before my 90 day report is due. Can I just report as if I had not left the country? I really would like to keep our visits to immigration to a minimum.

I have not imported a cat but seem to recall someone that did mentioned to try to have your arrival during the day so that There will be staff on hand to do the necessary clearances. Otherwise your pet will have to spend the night at the airport in quarantine.

I also remember some airlines will let you bring them in the cabin as carry-on if they are in a soft-side animal carrier.

At one point I was looking into this as I wanted to take my cat with me to the USA for an extended trip. Didn't take the trip so never pursued it further.

I have been looking for air fares for May 2010 and Asiana seems to be reasonable 41,595Bt including the taxes. They seem to have a really good reputation. The only drawback is the long (10hr) layover in Seoul on the way to Seattle.

Dr Amorn Poomee is the only cosmetic surgeon that I am familiar with. I have had several procedures done by him and also know several other people that have had surgery with him. All extremely happy with the results. I felt while the cost was higher than others the quality of care and results were worth the expense. I would not consider using anyone else.

In Thailand the only bank you can have your SS check deposited directly into is Bangkok Bank. As mentioned before you cannot have an ATM card or electronic banking for this account. You must go into the bank to access your money. You can open a second account and then transfer the money into it, but you still have to physically go into the bank to activate each transfer. These are rules that are set out by Social Security for Thailand. I do not believe they are for all countries. At least 3 years ago when we were living in Australia there was no problem in having the money wired into any bank and any type of account.

I may be wrong but I believe you can take the Bt7m out if you show you have paid the owing taxes.

I don't think it is a breach of confidentiality if the account holder was not disclosed. The bank manager was just saying that immigration had requested information regarding an "account". Also I got the impression that the request was a few days ago. Not a few days after the extension request.

I thought on a tourist visa you are only allowed 6 months in a 12 month period in Australia. I know when we used to visit there that was a requirement. When we made a short trip to New Zealand before returning to Australia they would only give us a 30 day visa as we had been in Australia for 5 months already that year.

I seem to be having all of the above listed problems too. Could someone tell me how to see what version of Firefox I am running. I have looked in all the obvious (to me) places, but can't seem to find the information.

We had a friend that had her American rings resized and they dipped them in Thai gold after sizing them. Not what she wanted at all. As you are probably aware Thai Gold is much brighter and copper colored that what we expect. You my want to double check whether they will match your gold or dip them when finished.

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IhaveafouryearoldToshibaLaptopandthespacebarandsomeofmynumberkeysquitworking.

Isitworthrepairing????

I rarely hear an abuse of car horns here. While in India we discovered you could drive without brakes but never without the horn.

Thanks webfact and supernova. I will go ahead and download it. As I said I am not sure if it is pirated or not but just did not want a shock if microsoft says it is.

I recently purchased a new computer from a shop in Cha Am. I don't know if it is a valid operating system or pirated as this is Thailand and everything is suspect. I was trying to download a patch to one of my games that was purchased pre XP and I am informed I need to download Direct X. My questions is "Do I dare download Direct X if my system turns out to be pirated." I don't want microsoft coming along and telling me my system is invalid and that I now have to purchase a new one.

Has anyone had any problems??

I have a question for Mig16. I am 66 and in very good physical shape. Why should I dress any differently that an early 40 year old woman. I think once you are past the teen to 20's age, a classy but mature look should be good for any woman.

I too am having a hard time finding clothes other than the usual shorts, t-shirts etc that would fit me. I see many Thai women much larger than me and asked a Thai friend, where do these women shop. She replied that most of them go to a tailor for their more stylish clothes.

So for now I am Thai casual until my next trip to the States.

PS: when I lived in the States a long time ago I always wore heels. Tried some on the other day and could hardly walk in them.

Does anyone know if it would be a legal document in Thailand if you take a simple will in English and have it translated into Thai and then have it notarized?

I have a will already in English and if I have it translated I would know that it is saying what I really want. Where if I went to a lawyer I would have to assume he understood what I was saying and then converting it to Thai.

You may want to reconsider the TV. It is a different system and power in the US. You should double check and make sure it will work there for you.