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Lottery Chaos: Couple With Winning Number Fails To Get 30 Million Baht
mania replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
"No Ticky No Washy" ???? -
Gold holds its ground: Steady prices shine in market update
mania replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Same pricing as world markets aka:Spot Price But this article may be written a day or so before -
Did you just go on the spur of the moment
mania replied to georgegeorgia's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I am not saying dont plan but....I have seen too many go too far chasing & in your own words "even 12 hour shifts which is killing me " Then they die chasing...But everyone has their own level of risk tolerance. -
"It is what it is" helps me often when I can't believe some cr@p I'm seeing or going thru ???? Also "Everyone needs a hobby" when I see people killing themselves one way or another ????
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April International - some premium increase analysis
mania replied to topt's topic in Insurance in Thailand
Wow! That is serious money now at $12,404 a year. Pretty amazing considering your only two small claims in 12 years. Good Luck I am starting to think if possible you need a new company or self insure (if possible) -
Oh you have yet another login? Sheesh be yourself its ok & everyone know your style ....way
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You just slip out the back, Jack Make a new plan, Stan You don't need to be coy, Roy Just get yourself free … Hop on the bus, Gus You don't need to discuss much Just drop off the key, Lee And get yourself free
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just a reminder, they will ******* kill you
mania replied to NorthernRyland's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
That was so terrible. I mean the scooter may not have seen the other scooter & was on his way to the other downed rider. BUT that white truck saw them & was flashing his lights but NOT slowing down, If he didn't hit the first guy he would have also killed the second. To top it off he gets out of the truck & struts around with hand on hip like he is mad? Never bends to check guy he just hit ....sheesh! -
just a reminder, they will ******* kill you
mania replied to NorthernRyland's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I am also a long time road cyclist & also rode Motorcycles in Thailand One thing I can say is I no longer like to road cycle in Chiang Mai as it is pretty much as you said. But we have a house in the country & it is completely the opposite. There the farmers & trucks etc that pass us are nice to a degree that I worry for the oncoming cars if any because they give us such a wide berth ???? We only spend 3 months or so in Thailand these days & no longer plan on cycling in Chiang Mai which is kinda sad for us as we use to live there & have riding friends there. But even last year doing Suthep & Samoeng was just a bit much & as they say for us the juice is just not worth the squeeze anymore ???? -
So sorry to hear this RIP & condolences to his family
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I actually found & started that video while I was in great pain. I was shocked at how it helped. Hope it does help you too! The video of those can be done very gently. But seemed to elongate that & I felt instant relief Of course as you said I appreciate we're all different & of course this is just an online talk with others with bad backs ???? Which may or may not be similar Good Luck back pain can be such a problem I know.... for me it even got to a point mentally that I wondered if this is now how life will be. Hang in there????
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Good for you! I think many folks have never had hand made nice wooden things handed down in their family Nothing wrong with you wanting to keep those & make them part of your new life in your new home Good Luck!
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Yes & I think mostof us "older" folks can say the same ???? But..... "before, for many years now" you were younger, you didn't have a broken hip with titanium parts, etc etc We age & don't realize how we are stiffening & while yes you said you always had tight hamstrings your body may have been able to overcome it before by using other muscles But it does creep up on you & the main difference IMHO between young & old is in reality flexibility. The older stiffer folks have a very tough time & become ever more fragile. They do not survive any simple falls well at all. Of course it all does not rule out a actual breakage or disc problem etc but by the way your describing things it sounds like you have just gotten very tight. The cure/repair will not come overnight but give it your best shot as it sure beats spinal surgery or meds that will only ever disguise the injury/ hide the pain. That in itself only leads to worse damages trust me I know as I lived on them awhile as it allowed me to continue the heavy lifting of my job at that time ???? Good Luck!
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That is brilliant & in my experience so true! Many times in my life my back has gotten so damaged & it was usually always 6-8 weeks before it got better During that time of course I tried things like Chiropractor, Acupuncture, pain meds etc etc Nothing really cured it but as you said the last therapist always has the best result ???? But in recent years I have really come to realize the prevention is what works for me & although I always thought I was in shape truthfully I was getting tighter & tighter in places & my body just compensated for it till it couldn't then it lets go & takes time to recover Thanks again for that great quote! "nature takes care of the disease while the doctor/therapist entertains the patient". ????
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Rise in expatriate residence in Thailand prompts tourism benefits plan
mania replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
How about Thailand start with the easy ones? For instance ... 1- If Thailand gives us a 1 year visa extension why do we need to check in every 90 days? 2- If we have a one year visa extension why when we get home from a short domestic inter Thailand vacation do we need to report like criminals if we stay in a hotel elsewhere in Thailand rather than our home? 3- What really is the re-entry permit for? If we come back & the one year visa in our passport is still valid .......its still valid period right? Why do we need that silly 1900 baht permission slip to use what we already paid for??? That would be a nice start at least for expatriates and remote workers ????- 22 replies
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Try check with them https://www.niems.go.th/1/Home/MainEN
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Being a retired Gen Contractor I have had decades of back problems. Like you as I got older they got worse to a point where a few times I was fully locked. When that happened it would take 6-8 weeks to get better....slowly But a few years ago I found in my case my work & single type of exercises were actually leaving areas even tighter so have found some great stretches that helped & also more full body exercises to help not being so one dimensional & causing tightness elsewhere In my case I found the Quadratus Lumborum was a culprit The stretches this lady shows in her Pilates video helps a lot Quadratus Lumborum Pain and Tightness Program Fix! Another one that really helped the most was the stretch shown on this video at 3:24 Although you should check the whole video & also search lower back pain in all his videos! Jeff Cavaliere is very knowledgeable Good Luck!
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Medical insurance for American Expat
mania replied to charleskerins's topic in Insurance in Thailand
I'm a couple years younger but just bought IMG You can try their online quotes free Seems like its pretty good coverage at a fair price https://www.imglobal.com/travel-medical-insurance -
That is really the only way they could do it & they already do in Thai bank savings after interest reaches x amount per year Claiming it back wasn't that hard but did involve getting a Thai Tax ID number. Once they see your a foreigner of course your sent a check but what a unnecessary hassle. In any case if they pull this next deal off it is quite large & in some ways seems more like a sanction, So if it goes forward my hope is countries all over the world do the exact same to all monies coming in from Thailand The real rulers of Thailand would shut it down very quickly at that point
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We almost did exactly that. Had a sale agreement & at the last minute the person decided maybe rent would be good to decide for sure & after I thought about it I agreed. Seven years later 2016 we decided the current coup/junta was different & we wanted to move home. Well house mortgage was pretty well paid off so we moved back in & paid the small balance off. Lived rent free since But the best part is the home is now more than 3x the appraised value it was when we were about to sell. All just by sheer luck as we really thought as most do that we would never go back & while we knew it was a bad time to sell we didn't know how much the value would increase in the coming years. Funny truth is we still have our home in Thailand & go back each year for 3 months. We are getting ready to go again next month. Each year we wonder but this year we really want to decide about moving back there or not. So again we will be faced with the same question...Sell all or not ???? We are older now so if we move back we do not think we would want to do it all again moving back to falangland so we wonder about many things like of course health insurance although we are fit or even just Thailand's lack of consistency about pretty much anything like the recent tax deal or immigration
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Soon they need to change Zelensky name to Freedom Fighters or something similar. It's DejaVu...similar to arming Majahideen/Osama Bin Laden...& asking them to fight Russians in Afghanistan...... Then later Biden will try telling their new pals what to do & they tell Biden now you get the H#$ out of here too ???? Also similar to Libya You know what they say...money to be made supplying tools of the trade. Sadly while it looks good in print it is US taxpayers that later are asked to bend over & spell R-U-N as they ultimately get the bill Ooops Yeah History is like that ????
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Thai PM says he opposes the recreational use of cannabis
mania replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The whole problem should be laid at the feet of that Nimrod Anutin It is obvious he profited in many ways not least of which was insider trading of info about this loophole he was creating Proof of which can be seen in the over abundance of high end shops popping open instantly with product that should have taken min 3 months to come to market Now when it all goes belly up I hope all those that paid him will seek compensation in $$ or skin