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I have a DNR (do not resuscitate) sheet in Thai and English I'm giving to my Thai Dr next visit.I'm going to ask her to put in in my file.At 72 I'm good with that.I've got my wife and her sister to witness and sign it.I'm doing this for 2 reasons,quality of life. I don't want to survive and be a veg or crippled etc.The other reason is I don't want to end up in an ICU being kept alive by machines. I have a ton of exclusions on my insurance policy and am basically only covered from my chin up and navel down. No way I want my family's inheritance squandered while I'm plugged in and when they tell the Dr the money finit they pull the plug. Anyone out there disagree?

I intend to purchase some gold bars and have been advised that when schools resume is when a lot of families sell gold for childrens/school expenses and historically pulls the price down. I'm in no rush and willing to wait a month or so and then re-evaluate.If indeed it does happen I will buy. On my 1st visit to LOS it was circa 4300 baht/baht. At one time I was sporting a 3 baht chain around my neck.I can't imagine surviving a night on the town with that these days.

<deleted>...I've used google translate for ever and only just learned that from you. Thanks so much...one never stops learning..smh

Many years ago in my 40,s I was diagnosed with SE you speak of with similar symptoms.I'd wake up abruptly completely out of air. Very frightening indeed. I underwent the sleep lab tests etc. They ended up removing my "uvula" surgically. It never really worked until decades later I quit drinking and lost a lot of weight.I never used a machine and always sleep on my side.Now my shoulders hurt at 72.lol

Yes its called "Cinderella leave" The USN and other navies invoke that sometimes if the ship is leaving port the next morning to prevent any drunken late arrivals.It works to everyones benefit.

Yes there was always a box of condoms near the gangway.There was usually a bulletin produced the day before entering a port of areas/districts to avoid.We used this is a reference for the taxis to take us.Thats where all the fun was.The island of Curacao had a place out of town called Camp Allegro where as an 18 yo I had fun until I ran out of money. Ah the good old days.

FYI..I personally have been to to go f myself a couple times in arguments with fellow drinkers.It must be possible as its used a lot in some circles.

I very much hate dual pricing.I see the signs on the wall at Queen Sirikit hospital. I try not to let it bother me because the service is very affordable for me. My Dr even suggested that I buy my meds at Fascino because she knew I was paying 1.5 times the locals pay. BTW...there is a difference between being a resident and a citizen of a country.If you have a Thai passport that makes you a citizen,if not then you are a resident.IMHO please correct me on that?

I must agree with your suggestion.Let the lazy buggers wallow in their own s---! Not to blow my own horn but my step daughter keeps our house spotless.I don't have to coerce her ever.Thats how she was guided when she first came into my life.There is no instruction manual on parenting.Its on you as their guardian to provide them with whats right/wrong.

When my Thai wife and I embarked on one of our 1st road trips in Thailand (pre GPS) she was utterly amazed at how I as a foreigner could navigate us around the country using only a road map.I felt a little like Captain Cook. 555

Does anyone recall the "Green Bottle" pub/resto? Diana Inn hotel next door.It was the 1st pub in Pattaya friends brought me to in 1991.As a newbie to Asia I struggled with the heat but this place was air conditioned. I met 2 Newfies there who had just got discharged from Pattaya Memorial hospital. They had a touch of pneumonia as a result of turning their room air con to the coldest setting then venturing outside in the sun. What an eye opening experience for me at the time.Now happily retired in South Pattaya since 04.

I served 6 years aboard a diesel submarine in my younger days.I doubt our Cptn would even want to operate in the gulf unless we stayed on the surface. I do see on the news the USN has boomers in the Persian Gulf and its even less deep in areas. They could probably be spotted from a Cessna aircraft...

My 1st step onto these shores was in 1991 and not long afterwords they were working on beach road. They are still working on it. Is this a description of a "money pit"? wtf

Yes and why are there Chinese police stations in Canada and USA? And why are they even allowed?

They went balls deep in Sihanoukville didn't they

My personal experience is:My wife and her younger sister are orphans.Her young sister was just finishing high school in Issarn. I was doing quite well at the time and offered to send her to uni at my expense. She attended UTCC in BKK for 5 years and graduated with a degree in Accounting.I sent her 15k each month for living costs and paid the annual tuition.Her 1st job as a junior accountant paid about 10k.She now works at King Power for circa 15k + per month. In hindsight I could have bought her a 7-11 franchise with what it cost me.TIT This was back in 2006...A uni degree may not the best investment in Thailand. But what is?

BW..same here.Years ago I returned to my home town(Canada) for a visit which is 12 kilometers from Niagara Falls. I took many photos and got postcards etc to show my stepdaughter (teens) one of the wonders of the world.I sat her down in front of my computer for her to enjoy something she'll most likely never see. Less than two minutes into the presentation her phone rang...she answered and that was the end of that. I now realize that all the pics I took when myself and some mates were riding our HDs around Thailand,Laos,Cambodia and Malaysia are actually only for my own use.I seldom take photos any more. Lesson learned.

As far as I know its just a box they have to tick..a formality.nothing more.Don't call Dick Tracy yet..

He most likely has to hide until the effects of the "keep awake" drugs wear off.Then he will turn himself in and say that he panicked and ran.Same story every time.Laughable if not for the loss of life and injuries and lives ruined.

Years ago I worked in Iran for a company based in Dubai.When I finished my hitch the company rep would come to the hotel with a box of envelopes each with our pay in USD.The first time it was a shocker,as I'd never had 11 to 13 k cash in my fist before that.Nowadays it's small potatoes but at the time I was living large.lol

I just spent a week in Phnom Penh riverside area.I've been to this area several times over the years pre covid.There was a very noticable lack of tourists. Maybe low season but maybe because the world economy is hurting is also a factor.The hotel I usually stay at was virtually empty.I'm of the view that more people have less disposible income than previous years.If you lost your income from the covid disaster you won't be planning many trips abroad.

I had colon cancer surgery at Queen Sirikit hospital near U Tapao a few years ago.It was done the old fashioned way I guess.Recovery was the worst 2 years of my life.The surgeon wouldn't reverse the colostomy until I took chemo.I refused and instead had a PET scan.It was clear and had a Dr do the surgery at Ramathibodi in BKK. Horrible experience.There won't be a next time.

In my almost 20 years in Pattaya I've warmed more bar stools than I care to admit.At 72 I am no longer interested in socializing with people that I used to represent.I'm a homebody these days.Here I am answering this forum.That should tell the story. I've had more than my share of fun in "fun city" I sold my last HD a few years ago due to health. I feel I no longer fit in and most of the conversations bore that crap out of me.My bucket list is complete.I'm basically content these days in > Heaven's Waiting Room <

RS>correct "We can be in the middle of the dry desert at 50 Deg C and its does not feel as hot as Bangkok at 36 Deg C with 90% humidity." That was my experience in Iran where I was working 50c hardly any humidity..not pleasant but bearable.

Lol..I witnessed that 1st hand at a resort when the maid inserted the blunt end of a dinner fork into the slot and "presto" the power came on..