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LIving long-term here, you also need to learn to recognize when other expats express their emotional reactions indirectly. as a way to imitate the "social masking" required to keep the ":jai yen" surface of social interactions smooth. The preceding sentence is, itself, an example of this. ~o:37;

Whatever your symptoms, I hope you will get medical advice, and take only what was prescribed. Your immune system deserves ... respect. love, Mother

See bulletin boards outside Rimping stores.

A friend coming over for Loy Krathong from the US has been told by AT&T that they can use their iPhone 13 here for US$ 15 per day ???? If you know a local iWizard who can (legally ?) temporarily ... unlock ? ... enable using a local SIM ? ... without creating problems with AT&T ... I'd appreciate a reply. thanks, ~o:37;

one wonders at the persistence of memories of an obscure dive, and why they are even of the slightest passing interest. compared to the much more infamous venues from Chiang Mai of yore, like "Grandad's Last Boner," that had an on-premise defibrillator (accepted only 500 baht notes), and "Whale Belly's Last Stand" that had body-body bungee-jumping with oil au naturel ... imho, John's Place was a ... nothing. ~o:37;

Sawasdee Khrup, Khun John/Gonzo, Wishing you the best of health and happiness in your next adventure. You have always been a warm-hearted, helpful, member of this forum, and I hope your presence here will continue ! cheers, ~o:37;

Once the sky falls, everything will go underground.

Really sorry to hear this ! best wishes for your safety and peace of mind.

I am so happy that not one of you, brothers, and sisters, and non-binary-identifying relations, has seen flooding, or, water, in the streets where you are. Knowing that it (the water) is not there for you gives me the ability to feel confident that what appears to be ~15+ cm. of slow moving water in my street (Nong Hoy area) is a mirage, a consequence, perhaps, of a metabolic/endocrine/dopamine/serotonin/adrenal hiccup in combination with unusual atmospheric conditions. Not surprising, given we are in Amazing Thailand, where even the famous Thai smiles can be as illusory as the fading grin Alice saw as the Cheshire cat dematerialized. cheers. ~o37;.

Hi, Sorry to hear about your difficulties ! It's not clear to me if you asking for advice, or opinions about a (potential ?) move back to Chiang Mai. or Prachinburi. What would be helpful for you, right now ? ~o:37;

I am more concerned about random uninformed opinions coming out of your mouth than what happens to your toe. Perhaps you should let the folks in Chiang Rai whose homes were damaged by the 6.3 in 2014, which also seriously damaged Wat Rong Khun ... that the quale caused no damage.

wrong. 6 years we had a 4.0. not uncommon to have a small one every month. Mae Chan fault line <click>

There's very friendly man, Abdul, who sells the finely crafted leather goods he makes in the (nighttime) Anusarn Market. They are pricey. I am not sure when/what-nights he is there, now, but, if you PM me I can give you his mobile number. cheers, ~o:37;

You must live in Amazing Thailand: I was there, once, but, it faded into mundane Thailand. Not that I am ... complaining. ~0:37;

It will be interesting to see how much rain what's left of super-typhoon Noru, brings starting on Friday. <click> look at the 10-day forecast Time to inflate our water-wings ? cheers, ~o:37;

i think that the extent and severity of climate change in our time reflects the result of human actions on a mass scale in a way unique to our time. The larger historical context of geological/climatic change over eons, as volcanic activity, earthquakes, plate tectonics, meteoric and cometary impact, and the vacations in the angle of inclination of the earth's axis to the sun ,,, those vast forces that once made the arctic tropical, lifted up the Himalayas, created the mediterranean, etc. ... that context is still there, but, i do not think the periodic flooding of the Ping can be directly explained by our changing climate. If i were in Pakistan, right now, i might think differently. Perhaps more rain, and flooding, here that reaches far past previous limits ... will change my mind. cheers, ~o:37;

Chiang Mai flooding Friday video story on Thai PBS i'm wondering if Mae Nam (the Ping) is going to send some surges my way; I'm about 2 km. east of the Ping. In 2011 ,I lived about 4km. east of the Ping, and had 30 cm. of fast-moving muddy water right outside the house ... fortunately the house was on a built-up area, and only a few centimeters got in the kitchen. Many neighboring homes at street level were seriously damaged. may you, and yours ... stay dry ???? cheers, ~o:37;

Not quite sure what "reduce to one" means here. Thanks for the advice ! I'll try that method. I've written to Surin Farm for information. cheers, ~o:37;

Thanks, after baking, I chop the pork up and mix with canned mushroom soup; I do this because permanent deformation of my lower tongue and esophagus post cancer treatment makes it difficult to swallow. If I could afford a sous vide, I'd get one ???? cheers, ~o:37;

Very interesting; is there any place in CM I can buy some extra-lean pork and have it minced/diced/ground ? And, any cooking tips you care to share for ground pork to make it as tender as possible ? Right now I bake it wrapped in tin-foil, with hard to control results. Maybe higher fat content is better for getting "tender" ? cheers, ~o:37;

I'm glad you have a rich fantasy life, and wish you all the best with your future career as a cattle rancher ! Perhaps your lack of experience with cattle, agriculture, and veterinary science, will work for you. Surely the heifers and steers you raise for meat will put the scrawny local pathetic cattle I've seen to shame ... no disrespect to the few local cows I've seen who look okay. cheers, ~o:37;

With due respect for the gravitas of this important health moovement: where around here would cattle find grass to eat ? Have you seen any meadows ? cheers, ~o:37;

Unless there are intermittent failures in your speech processing unit (SPU) in Broca's Area in your dominant hemisphere's frontal lobe ... and, expat life will do that to you ... do consider saying more. cheers, ~o:37;

need more details: pay, days/hours per day, times of work, nature of duties ... before i will PM you with a possible candidate.

what levels do you think must be reached for the Ping to flood in low lying areas, to the east ? in the 2011 flood, there was 30cm. of fast moving water in the small soi in front of the house (about 1.5 kilometer east of the Ping) I rented: fortunately for me, the house was built-up enough water only came in in the lower-lying kitchen. many of my neighbors' houses were ruined, ~o:37;