jaideedave

Is/was that Crazy Dave's on Soi Pothole ?

Back in th day I dabbled in it and accumulated a total of 1 BTC that I sold for 7,000 usd, the going rate at the time. I took a small profit and ran.555 Oh well.

I didn't know any better. It was 20 years ago and the info wasn't as freely available . The only thing I found at the time was an Aussie fellow wrote the novel ("Money Number One") by Neil Hutchinson? I think.

I lasted 8 months. I spotted one farang near the village once and wanted to approach him to say Hi and maybe have a conversation. He saw me and made a beeline in the opposite direction. After reflecting I came to the conclusion that he was "on the lam" or hiding from someone or something. I had the best True Visions dish at the time, there were no 7-11 and I could access zero farang food items.This meant a 1.5 hour drive to Khon Kaen Lotus. At 1st it was okay but eventually I got to hate the place. Back to Pattaya for me and that was 18 years ago and still here.

A couple years ago I did the right thing to get my pp info updated. I gave the lady my pp and she disappeared for 45 minutes while I waited at her desk. All in I was there for over an hour. ffs So much for a 5 minute job. wtf was she doing?

Lazada and Shopee have it. Or try (iherb) I've never seen it for sale retail in Pattaya.

I've tried these meds for BPH but had severe reactions to them. I now use this herb > Saw Palmetto. I've read that German Dr's subscribe it. I still wake up to pee but way less often.

The same can be said about Canada.Hundreds of thousands of dot Indians have been allowed into Canada under shady education visas. They've cleaned out the food banks and now pooping on the streets is becoming more and more common.(turban clad) I left in 2004 and no way I'm ever going back.

It's all about the money.There are no handouts and freebies to anyone who just arrives on these shores.(think rubber boats to UK) If the western countries stopped the give aways the so called asylum seekers would stop arriving. The taxpayers are financing their own demise.

VG point..I've visited Sihanoukville ,Cambodia years ago. Devastaion is amazing from what I've seen in the media.

Same here, I suspect it would be difficult for my wife to access my Kbank account. Most of my assets are in Thai gold which is instantly cashable. Its kept in a robust safe in a secure area of the house.I only keep a months expenses in my bank acct amd she can just use my ATM card to get that. Simple and affective.

555 hardly news.Been going on for years. Indians are well rooted in Canada ..parliament..on and on ,there was a <deleted> Premier of BC <deleted> WAY BACK...

I use Queen Sirikit hospital in Sattahip. They have a 3 tier system from what I can tell. 1st>migrant workers,2nd>foreign resident and 3rd is International tourist.Service charge 120 baht, 180 and 240 baht.

Maybe he's an English teacher @30k/month. He probably won't have much of a savings/investment portfolio at that rate.

If I were to give this fellow some advice>don't try to avoid paying.Prove to them you have legal employment and tell them you can create a payment plan. If they think you're going to do a runner then they'll keep your passport.I don't know how your going to get the operation though.No hospital will admit you without either a deposit or proof of insurance. If your employment is legit you should have gov.t insurance. Why did you even go to a private hospital ?...jesus.

Correct 100%. Most land offices are crooked like a dogs hind leg. Special mention for Samui.Those permits have to be signed off by the same people that are supposed to be enforcing the reguations.What a laff.

I'm considering sending half my monthly 80k to the wife's account to reduce my income to under the taxable threshold. I also have the option to change from a retired visa to married. We're not done yet. There's also the ATM route. I ain't paying no extra taxes here. I already pay the unmentionable "skin tax" plus 1.5 x times the local fees at Queen Sirikit hospital.

My wife and I were told we needed an agent to get our marriage registered in BKK.The agent met us at the office,said Hi and then we joined the queue. He did sweet fa for us except waste our money.Another rip- off to add to the list.

The plot thickens...Just checked my Kbank debit card and there's my name. It's printed on and not bold embossed if that makes any difference. Issued last year or so.

Correct sir. There's just something about their demeanor that makes them stand out in a crowd.I see the odd one in the lift sometimes and smiles or nods are very rare indeed, maybe 1 in 100 and tend to be younger. It almost gets me to thinking that this f___er would rob me if given half the chance. I only got scammed once at Lazada/Shopee over several years, I'll let you guess Vlads nationality.

Dave, you've got a ton of good points here. It was available 30 years ago but poor quality. The only pepes this will make happy are the corrupt BIB with their spot fines.I actually have some empathy for the folks trying to make a living in the shops. They were encouraged at one point and now the politicos are f___ing them.

nik...so much confusion, but the BIB love it ..it was a money maker before to bust folks on the spot for a joint. I know a fellow in Samui who had to dole out 40k to the cops back in the day ov a few j,s Stupid idea....

Mike, If using wise, which option do you use? :Purpose for transfer? livingexpenses, long term visa or? One person used "bill payment" ?

I'm a retired Canuck and one of my pensions is called the (Canada Pension Plan) which all employees pay into. She's under 60 yo so she will get 37.5 % + a flat $220 of my CPP pension benefit as my sruviving spouse. It'll be around 11-15 k monthly depending on taxes and ex rate.