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5 hours ago, 4evermaat said:

To repel mosquitos:

lemongrass + Citronella essential oil mixed with either coconut or sunflower oil.

 

You Lemon Eucalyptus is also good to mix in.

 

 

The above products are only mildly effective. Deet and Picaridin are the only really effective repellents. Not sure Picaridin is available in SE Asia. However, you should not use Deet on children but there is a product made by Avon called 'skin so soft' which is an oil based moisturizer. This is safe and very effective as a repellent as the oil sits on your skin which the insects don't like as they cannot stand still. This moisturizer is perfumed so you will smell like a Ho's handbag but that's a small price to pay ? 

The mosquitoes are attracted to the carbon dioxide that we emit from our lungs and skin so if your body emits a lot you will get bitten more - hence some people get bitten more than others.

As a general rule, most insects are attracted to light which makes your home a magnet. It has now been discovered that many insects cannot see yellow light very well, which is not on their spectrum, so use yellow bulbs outside your home and they will fly on to the next bright light. Yellow bulbs are available in HomePro, Mr DIY etc.

As mentioned before the smoking coils are very effective - I use them all the time. However, some restaurants I visit have strong low fans pointing under the table which also keep the mozzies away while you eat and keeps you cool too.

ps Skin So Soft is also available in the USA with an added repellent, so you can poison yourself and smell like a Ho's handbag all at the same time. ?

6 hours ago, jackdd said:

I also always carry a stapler in my pocket

I couldn't find mine last time I was at swampy but then I found it under the baby elephant in my flight bag ?

On 9/17/2018 at 9:00 AM, transam said:

I never look that high up....?

I always check under the arms ?

On 9/16/2018 at 1:23 PM, rbkk said:

I can recommend the Google Chromecast. Its made an old TV ="smart."

Firestick and Roku stick do the same.

On 9/17/2018 at 7:40 AM, fakename said:

Looks like a good place to keep a dog, next to the butchered meat. 

This whole thing is a setup to create publicity.

2 hours ago, 7by7 said:

It seems to me that both sides have sort of agreed that EU nationals already living in the UK and British nationals already living in one of the other member states on the actual day will be allowed to remain; though they may have to apply for residence which they don't at the moment.

 

What happens after Brexit is still unknown; worst case scenario is that you will have to apply for a Spanish settlement visa of some sort and meet the requirements, and pay, for that.

I think moving there before the 29th March would be the prudent thing to do. Although the UK has stated that any EU national living and working legally in the UK would be allowed to remain the EU has not made that promise yet, but it is widely expected to do so. It has nothing to do with Boris by the way as he resigned.

On 2/20/2015 at 6:24 AM, krisb said:

I thought it was mi hao?

Nǐ hǎo

9 hours ago, wgdanson said:

In June I had to get a new UK Passport as I thought I had lost the old one, but hadn't (doh). Got new one in Liverpool in ONE DAY. But re-entered Thailand on the old one as it had my re-entry Visa and Extension in it. There is no way the Thai Immigration, or other foreign computer know that my old UK passport was cancelled. Got all my stamps transferred to new one. No worries. Obviously I should not enter UK on my old one, but would they stop me?

No, they wouldn't stop you. The criteria for entering your own country is to prove you are a citizen of that country and you can do this with an expired, lost/found passport. You would not be able to use the self-service portals and, in the UK, the Border Agency Officer would cut off the corner of your cancelled passport so it can be easily identified as cancelled. My wife entered Thailand on her expired passport a couple of years ago without any issue. The airline also accepted the expired passport as evidence that she did not need a visa for her 6 week visit.

On 8/18/2018 at 7:56 AM, Scottjouro said:

Why would teaching English be considered beneficial to the country when English is not even an official languge in Thailand,

if you say trade benefits then Chinese would certainly be benefical  as a language as that is the future

English is the international business language. I work for a German company with interests in over 100 countries, including Thailand, and all intercountry meetings and business is carried out in English.

5 minutes ago, Langsuan Man said:

Between this insistence on issuing the Union Pay card and the new rules for using the New York branch come next April, there are fewer and fewer reasons to continue with Bangkok Bank

There has been a bank war in the UK and international transfer fees have come down from £30 per transaction to zero    ( my friends UK bank now charge him £9). I can now transfer money from my First Direct account (HSBC) to my Thai bank account with zero fees and I send it in sterling so get the Bangkok TT rate. Then my atm fees are also zero in my area and 20 baht outside my area. Previously I was transferring to a currency debit card and getting a better rate than the BKK TT but incurring a 150 baht atm fee every 10,000 bht withdrawal. BKK Bank in London still charges £25 per transaction.

3 minutes ago, janclaes47 said:

Why would the economy collapse 2 years before an actual brexit?

His theory was that investors don't like uncertainty so would panic and withdraw funds from the UK because of the leave vote but it didn't happen and the economy is still doing well. It's up 0.4% in the 2nd quarter this year which matches the EU average and is better than France and Italy. Unemployment is at its lowest level since the 1970s. However, much of a currency's strength is created by foreign investment in government bonds and guilts but with interest rates so low they don't look attractive. A weak sterling does make UK goods cheap abroad so exports are booming. The UK has a trading deficit with almost all the EU countries so a weak pound has made imports from them more expensive too. This, however, has not caused inflation to rise too much which is at a steady 2.5% up from 2.4%. I don't think we will see a significant increase in sterling value until interest rates rise - they are currently at their third lowest levels since WW2 - 0.75% ?

Apparently, Bangkok Bank has bought a 50% stake in Union Pay from its Chinese owners so will no longer be promoting Visa. As your card expires you will be issued with a Union Pay debit card. The only place I've seen accepting Union Pay is HomePro. I will be changing banks. ?

Interesting to see under the skin of a Ferrari - you don't see that on Top Gear ?

10 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Yes! Would be a red one; wouldn't it! 

 

All the red Ferraries are dodgy in the rain.

That's why I only buy Lamborghini ?

mmm Mark Carney, thats the guy who predicted the UK economy would crash after the leave vote and reduced interest rates to counter this. The economy didnt crash but his reduction in interest rates caused the pound to fall. He has admitted this now so this 'expert' doesnt hold any favour with me. he is constantly predicting doom and gloom of which none has materialised yet. His pre referendum predictions have all been wrong.

It's easy to drop interest rates but very difficult to increase them again without causing a recession so the pound will remain depressed until he feels interest rates can rise.

On ‎1‎/‎18‎/‎2018 at 3:38 PM, zombie nights said:

So, can I assume no change with getting Bangkok Bank Visa credit cards, and renewal of them?

Nothing has changed with the BB Visa credit cards

On ‎7‎/‎26‎/‎2018 at 8:19 AM, mekko said:

Loads of ways around this - Transferwise,  Starling, N26, Monzo, Revolut, etc.. then just link your Nationwide debit card and top-up as you go. You can't escape the insane rip off local ATM fees though charge by the Thai banks. 

I use a CaxtonFX (currency UK debit card and its free) and transfer money online from Nationwide. You get a good rate of exchange and no fees except the Thai atm charges. I use Aeon machines as they are slightly cheaper for cash withdrawals. I also bank with First Direct (part of the HSBC group) and I can now transfer money to my BKK Bank account absolutely free, although I haven't tested this service yet.

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Gout is caused by elevated uric acid levels but this is not the same as acidity in the blood or body. Blood and cells of the body are slways slightly alkaline and maintained at a constant pH of 7.35 - 7.45. Deviations from this occur only in several illness/organ failure and you will be in critical condition in an ICU. Elevated uric acid levels do not alter this.

Whatever the lemon juice may or may not do, it's mode of action has nothing to do with making the body less acidic. Nor is there any need to do so.

Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

Gout sufferers personal experience, including me, are finding that the alkalizing effect of apple cider vinegar and lemons do indeed help control gout. The proof of the pudding, as they say, is in the eating.

2 hours ago, Neilly said:

I think everyone is different, I started getting gout attacks a couple of years ago...and have slowly worked out what does and what doesn't trigger it...the last one found was raw tomatoes. Getting dehydrated also kicks it off quite quickly...luckily alcohol doesn't (except red wine).

 

Get some Colchicine (check with doc first) and as soon as the symptoms start take two...do not wait until the pain actually starts, it's too late by then.

 

Be very careful with the Colchicine as the max dose is 4 per day and do not take longer than 3 days. The drug stops the white blood cells travelling to the inflamed area but I find it works best if taken with an anti-inflammatory such as Ibuprofen. Allopurinol can actually make the symptoms worse so it is best to start taking it when you are gout free. The body dispels uric acid via your urine so to get dehydrated increases your chance of an attack. Avoid all foods high in purines, which is all the good stuff ? The body converts the purines to uric acid. Our body is naturally alkaline but our diet is quite acidic which allows uric acid to thrive. I take a daily dose of Apple Cider Vinegar (its horrible) which is very acidic but the body converts this to alkaline and since I've been taking it my attacks have decreased enormously. I rarely have to take any drugs now but I still get twinges so it's not a cure but combined with avoiding shellfish etc it keeps it under control. I do not avoid alcohol but I do keep hydrated. This disease is very common in men but quite rare in women.

9 hours ago, PatOngo said:

??? How does that work?

Thais employing farangs without work permit

In comparison, the new Chinese bullet train has a design speed of 350 kph 

16 hours ago, catman20 said:

NOT SO, he will be put on a VP wing vulnerable prisoners with the rest of the nonce's where they exchange all their stories. 

He will be placed on a non-category wing where non c will be put on his file which is where the UK prison slang 'nonce' comes from. UK prisoners are categorized as A - D with vulnerable prisoners (pedos, child killers etc) non-categorized and kept separated.

18 hours ago, Thian said:

They were 5 km deep in the cave, that's one hour walking single way..why did they have to go that deep? 

Quote from The nation's map ' divers take the children and their coach out through a muddy water route nearly 3KM long'