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On 6/16/2025 at 11:09 PM, Tod Daniels said:

That is correct, only a few agents can even "push paper" out at Chaengwattana, Most of the ones that advertise they can do it broker their people thru one of the "top tier" agents that have the actual connections there 

sorry, am not sure what that means, what is pushing paper, and which top tier, or how would one find one? feel free to DM

and there is no public lists of agents for CW , is that correct?

4 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

The above personal experience is interesting. Certainly Basmati rice is "lower" GI levels, not "no" GI levels.

 

 

 

I like cooked cauliflower as a vegetable. But I also tried some restaurant's cauliflower "rice" here lately, and thought it was tasteless and left a bad (like sawdust) feel in my mouth, so not a big fan of that.

 

Lately, as an alternative to rice, I've been eating red lentils pasta which is available from Tops markets here under the San Remo brand, although Tops also has their own cheaper "Tops Choice" brand, but that actually is a combo of pasta made from Thai brown rice flour (which I'd be trying to avoid), chickpeas and some other ingredients.

 

I really like the chickpea and lentils pastas that I've had here as alternatives to rices. Lentils alone are very good from a health and nutrition standpoint.  Though when I feel like I need or want rice, I'm sticking to either MBK Thai riceberry or some imported mixed grain (wild rice, brown rice, red rice) varieties from the U.S.

 

What do you mean by "plant pastas"?

 

Costco had Edamame Spaghetti, but returned it, as also been having some unexplained stomach pains, and avoiding fermentation, however they had a Rotini chickpea/lentil/cauliflowr , that seems to be OK on both gut and sugar so far , things like this come and go out of stock though, I've 3 boxes :)     cruxiform veges like brocolli and cauliflower are on the FODMAP lists to avoid fwiw , along with all legumes

17 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

I live in Thailand, so I'm somewhat partial to things here... However, with RICE, you really have to be careful.

 

--White jasmine rice, while it tastes good in Thai cooking, has one of the highest glycemic index (GI) ratings among rices... Meaning, when you eat it, you're tending to spike your blood sugar levels and encourage pre-diabetes and full-blown diabetes.

 

--Brown rice, including Jasmine, is overall better for your health. But brown rice from certain areas, including Thailand and the southern U.S. states, has been found to have concerning levels of potentially harmful arsenic.

 

--Basmati rice from India is among the lower GI levels for rices, which is a good thing in terms of blood sugar issues. And it's also got lower arsenic levels than other kinds of rice, even for its brown basmati rice varieties. In general, brown rice varieties tend to have higher arsenic levels than comparable white rice varieties.

 

--from what I've been able to read in terms of research, Thai riceberry (purple) rices generally are supposed to be OK both from a blood sugar and arsenic levels perspective. Basmati rice from India is supposed to be generally good on both counts. And rices grown in California (unlike those from Southern U.S. states) have been found to have lower arsenic levels because they didn't have the same history of arsenic-related pesticide use associated with cotton growing. But their blood sugar levels are gonna depend on the particular rice variety and its applicable GI rating.

 

 

thought that for many years, re: Basmati and sugars, recently started doing some glucose testing, turns out even if eaten after vegetables etc, and eaten in small quantities , the basmati causes large spikes, maybe from insulin resistance built up.

here there is cauliflower rice, but personally, i'm off breads, rices and noodles , even whole grains like quinoa , here we also have Plant Pasta, which I've found to be tasty enough and causes no large spikes ;  

we even have cauliflower crust pizzas, but its the ultra-processed food, to also avoid, in part cause of the imbalance of omega 3 and 6s ..

90 days, sorry that is what I was trying to ask.

I've done the 60/30  a few times before, but never just the straight Non-O

any pro/cons of getting a 90 non-o  vs a 60 day TR then a 30day extension @ CW? ; even if I don't attempt an extension of stay?

yes, I'm aware of all that, I've a Thai account, 

i mentioned politics because you did.

can I do the extension at 55 days or does it require it to be within 2 weeks for the end of say, a non-O

PS: I actually *do enjoy studying Thai and have a school from the past fwiw

so, the place I stay, isn't a long term lease, it's month to month, the owner, owns various buildings and rents out the individual rooms , I'm thinking 1 year extension of stay with re-entry visa, I can get a TM30 though.

its just a thought to have the backup of the visa, for myself its not a huge amount of money to not then need to think about Visas for long stays

and yes, I may lose my health care insurance , with Trump in charge,  though, it may be vague how and when it is done, right up until it happens

actually, I've done many long stays before previous to the O-A changes, and might also consider a Non-O ; and try an extension, but I guess I'd have to stay for closer to 90 days?

I may only be in Thailand 2-3 months at a time , but with the current political environment, and what it might do to my insurance, I might like to have the EOS situation already set up to go , though, am not sure if my usual rental would suffice for BKK Chang Wattana EOS's

they won't provide the owners YellowBook or BlueBook, they might provide something signed by the Admininstrative Assistant only.

so, I live in the US, I've no ED visa, nor seeking one. Possibly Seeking the DTV based on studying Thai

but, will only be visiting for 2 months , how best would it be to do this ?

hmm, did things change and it is no longer required to prove that one is doing actual eductation, but instead must now have 500k THB when applying in Thai Bank only, no other requirements?

10/6/25 Hello , I'm wondering if there are any recents reports on obtaining a DTV for Thai Language Ed. in Bangkok, from US LA consulate, (which is my required consulate to use, here in the US) ?

1) What if I just paid for 2 months of education at my school of choice, and left the country after 2 months, for the remainder of the year?

2) say I came back the following year, would I then need to be enrolled in advance at the language school?

3) would I need to not return for 1 year? to then re-entry ?  sorry, if these are basic questions.

13 hours ago, mell said:

Thank you Sheryl i had tests already back in uk.my psa is 1.6 and prostate ultrasound plus digital exam diagnosis enlarged prostate not to big.suiitable candidate for rezum. I was shocked this morning to get a quote from a hospital in bangna for 340000..or 440000 baht if your a farang tourist.thats almost 10000 euro and 12000 respectfully.double the price of Europe.

can't have it done in the .uk ?  or does one lose health benefits , if they live outside the .uk ?

14 hours ago, Maestro said:

 

Yes, you might.

could you please elaborate the reasons?  I've had many TR60s in the past, with the 30d extensions; perhaps the 30d extension is an easier process on a TR60 or ?   maybe its takes out any uncertainty if the Exemption of 60days is reversed close to a departure date?

is the 60d exemption opened ended, or is there some anticipated end date?

might it still make any sense to obtain at TR60 +30d extension for a visit in mid 2025 ?

how old is your tirak? I say why the hell not, at 70 life is short

they only just became available in the US , last few weeks, apparently Novavax may include more recent strains when / if available ever. Meanwhile I hear they are working on a bivalent flu/cv19 for following years.

I just got the Pfizer, i'm under 60, chok dii "researchers"

On 7/27/2023 at 11:05 AM, Sheryl said:

No list as such but brokers can usually provide chart of options. Citizenship does not usually matter but age can greatly limit options for those over 60-65 years.

 

I am American  and have the French April plan.

1- so don't use this

https://www.april-international.com/en/long-term-international-health-insurance/myhealth-thailand

Can someone recommend a Broker for the French April plan?

2- can this be used to satisfy O-A requirements for Health Insurance.

3- maybe it would be wise to join at age 59 then , vs. 64 ?

is there a list of "international plans" for Long Term expats in Thailand. Does it vary by country of citizenship, which plans one can use?

eg an American could not use an April (french) plan, etc?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23090093/

last week I was there, and was surprised to learn there is no souvenir shop, I wanted to buy a Immigration Vest or shirt ,  then IIRC there used to be a police uniforms shop near CW, but seems its now out of business,         I did see an immigration patch on lazada, but no longer sold, where can I get a souvenir?  or police stuff now

hmm, Guess I see now TR60 e-visa, (unlike my old O-As),  expires ("must be used by") quickly , mine says "July 12, 2023" , but that date is Mute , as its been used already?

does CW have passport photo facilities, that open at a certain hour, I should make my appointment later than?

I guess I have 1 or 2 older passport photos somewhere, or somewhere on Sukhumwit may still make them, (in the US its becoming rare).

so, the TM7 must be used double-sided NOT as 2 single pages?

So the dates have nothing to do with the TR60 visa expiry date. All that should matter is being within 2 weeks from the expiry of the stamped in date?

1) TM30 hard copy , no copies?

2) hardcopy of appt.

3) TM7 form (no passport photos needed?) (no copies?)

4) 1900 Baht or 2000 baht

5) 2 copies of passport front page with data, 2 copies of stamped in page?

6) 2 copies of original Visa?

something like that ?

thanks

hello, so if I'm on a 60 day TR visa,   does the renewal date have anything to do with the length of use of visa? Or just the stamped in dates?  if based on stamped on dates, what is the earliest I can go to CW and do the extension? I have 3 weeks left till end of stamp.

apparently I should make an appointment , with a hard copy of the appt? make it for early in the morning? , and have to ask my apt manager for a hard copy of TM30 ?

20 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Dunno where the downpour is/was...

 

I live in central BKK, and the only rain I've seen was a half hour or so of very light showers Monday afternoon.

 

Other than that, dry as a bone today/Tuesday... though mercifully quite cooler this week.

 

 

22 , past 7-11 was up to almost knee level all the way down to Davis, black, nasty, luckily didn't fall into a man hole uncovered I guess , or get some skin disease yet