DogNo1

Most of us will face body deterioration and illness before we die.  Statistics show that most of the. money spent on healthcare is done in the last few years of life.  We can't all go out as Queen   Elisabeth did.  For some of us, hospice care is more appropriate than hospital care before we die.

Thanks, Joe.  I downloaded TM 7, 8 & 47.  They are friendly to Adobe Acrobat so I can use Fill and Sign and print them out.  My former versions wouldn't print out on my new Brother printer correctly because of missing fonts.

Joe, I found the page but it's all in Thai.  How to identify which form is which?

BA.4 has escaped immunity.  The antigens for earlier variants are not effective in stopping it.  There is a large wave of hospitalizations and deaths in NSW (Australia.)  Most of the victims had three or four shots.  The antigens that people who have recovered from earlier variants carry are not effective in stopping BA.4 and BA.5.   In the words of Dr. Fauci, who was sickened twice, there was "an immune escape."   In Dr. Fauci's case, although he recovered once, he was soon sickened again.  It seems that reinfection is a feature of BA.4 & BA.5.  Pfizer is supposedly working on a vaccine to protect against the new variants.   Many people in Thailand will probably get one of the new variants.  I wish that I weren't so old.  I'm taking my vitamin D and wearing my mask and hoping that I won't have bad symptoms when I get it.

Present vaccines are not effective against new variants BA.4 and BA.5.  Best wait for new vaccine formulation.

Not back in London for the queen's Platinum Jubilee?  It shouldn't have been missed!

I know that there are necklaces with battery-powered tracking chips built-in.  A friend of mine in Japan wears one.  I don't remember it's name or model ID.

But the 60-day visa exempt stamp is!

Thanks.  I’ll make an appointment.  I didn’t know that they were working again.

Lazada HELP is available by phone.

Thanks, Joe.

My one-year extension expires on May 13 so I would like to extend this month.  What are this month's ideal slack usage days to extend?  Ubonjoe usually knows the primo days to go to Chaeng Wattana.  Could i have your advice once again, please?

Mearsheimer is commenting frequently on many TV channels right now.  Events change.

For an in-depth perspective of the background of the invasion, search for Mearshimer on YouTube.  It is popular to condemn Russia.  Ukraine isn’t blameless.

My brokerage transfers the money on the day that I request it to the New York branch of Bangkok Bank.  It is received and posted to my bank account here the following working day at the rate for that day.  There is no settlement period.  Bangkok Bank charges me 200 baht to receive and convert the dollars to baht.  That's the only charge that I pay.  If Wise has a slightly better exchange rate, any advantage would be lessened by their transfer fee.  I transfer $2,300 each month.  Supposing that the Wise exchange rate is 0.5 baht better, I would get 1,500 plus 200 baht more by using Wise minus their transfer fee.  Out of curiosity, when I do my February international wire transfer, i will compare the Wise and Bangkok Bank rates on the day of the transfer.  Could somebody supply the amount that Wise charges to transfer $2,300?  I would like to calculate the advantage of using Wise.  

Some cognitive dissonance here.  Exercise great caution while we admit large numbers of tourists during the same time period.  What could possibly go wrong?

I don’t take any chances.  I always do an international wire transfer (SWIFT) from my brokerage in USD to my Bangkok Bank account.  Brokerage charges me nothing and Bangkok Bank charges me 200 baht.  The rate is favorable.  There has never been an error and the transfer arrives one working day later.  I use the monthly 65,000 baht option so that I can spend the money immediately.  The downside is that I must telephone the brokerage to initiate the transfer every month.  There is a standing order on file so I don’t need to provide the details.  I just specify the amount in USD and my Bangkok Bank account.  Some people are willing to chance transfer errors to save a little money.  I am not.  Also, I never cut it close on the amount transferred and leave a generous margin to avoid an insufficient amount of baht transferred.  

90-day visa first, then one-year extension of stay.

About the 50,000 insurance upon entry - it will just be required for the duration of the visa-exempt stay, right?  The 90-day non-O and one-year extension of stay don’t require insurance coverage do they?

I bought the Moderna booster at St. Louis Hospital.  It will be administered there between 9:00 and 2:00.  You can just walk in between those two times.

There are reports of Transferwise transfers not being coded as transfers from abroad.  Apparently there is a special box to check if the transfer is for visa (extension) purposes but that doesn't always work.  I always transfer directly to Bangkok Bank from my brokerage in America.  I don't know how many 65,000 baht transfers must be completed before you can apply for the 90-day Non-O but you could start transferring this month.  Maybe that transfer and one in February may be accepted.

I bought the Moderna booster today.  I will receive the shot on the 22nd.  Cost 1,200.

Thanks kidneyw.  I know a vaccine manager at St. Louis.  I understand from her that I can buy a Moderna shot on the 23rd for 1,200.  I'll take that option because I want the booster ASAP. My advanced age makes me vulnerable to severe symptoms.

Did you use the DTAC link?  I just tried again and still couldn't get a date to appear.  Maybe it's because I'm using an iPad?

It wasn’t free of crowding yesterday. There were thousands of people there at 3:30.  They weren’t accepting any more walk-ins.  Maybe I’ll try again tomorrow afternoon.  Any advice?

I tried to sign up using the DTAC link but couldn't get a date to appear and couldn't complete the registration.