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Every year there are attacks on the efficient and efficacy of the Thai Health System, which in my humble opinion is one of the best public healthcare systems on the planet. What is really being said is that there are vested interests who want the entire system privatized. Then it will go to Hell in a hand-basket. Look at the NHS. I've seen our local Amphur hospital care for 200 people in a day, and 125+ in the first 4 hours. It ain't broken. But there are people who want to break it and then suck the life out of it.
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Problem with opening .docx files composed in thai language
connda replied to placeholder's topic in IT and Computers
Try installing Libre Office for Windows. Try opening the Thai .docx file. If it works, re-save it as .docx format with a different name and then try Word again. -
I bought mine from Lazada. No problems.
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Fatal Truck Accident: Two Dead as Brake Failure Causes Collision in Phuket
connda replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
It's Thailand's answer to population control. -
Marshall Stockwell 2 Bluetooth speaker
connda replied to BritManToo's topic in Mobile Devices and Apps
I ordered on last night -
Marriage Visa extension - Nonthaburi Imm
connda replied to 1948wjm's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Just print out Forms 29 and 30 and take them with you. https://www.immigration.go.th/en/?page_id=3202 -
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Can anyone recommend an over the counter sleeping pill?
connda replied to Kenny202's topic in Health and Medicine
And you are asking to get hooked on short-half-life benzodiazapines. Trust me as someone who helped a significant other wean off of doctor prescribed Xanax - don't go there. "But my doctor prescribed it!" I don't understand people's stupid trust in "experts." The vast majority of those capable of prescribing a highly addictive drug to you have absolutely no idea how to taper you off of those drugs. Nor would they want to - You're an addict now - Legal ฿฿฿Cha-Ching฿฿฿ -
Can anyone recommend an over the counter sleeping pill?
connda replied to Kenny202's topic in Health and Medicine
I tried expensive CBD Oil. Didn't works worth a hill of beans. Two hits of local hashish and then tune it a US talk show. Well - I probably don't need the hashish. As far a OTC drugs go. Antihistamines do work from me. Specifically Hydroxyzine, sold under the brand names Atarax in Thailand. You'll dose between 25 to 100 mg. Start low and work up. -
Marshall Stockwell 2 Bluetooth speaker
connda replied to BritManToo's topic in Mobile Devices and Apps
But I want to know what knock-off he bought so I can buy it too. -
Marshall Stockwell 2 Bluetooth speaker
connda replied to BritManToo's topic in Mobile Devices and Apps
If it sounds good. Link up where you bought it. I may want one too. -
Thai children losing out on height due to too little milk
connda replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Obviously - and the link to the study showing that 'inadequate milk intake by Thai children conclusively decreases their statue?" "A recent study carried out by the DoH, Unicef Thailand and Suan Dusit Rajabhat University involving children aged 6-19 found that the majority of Thai children drink an average of one glass of milk a day, he added." So - Link to studies that conclusively conclude that Thai children drink too little milk and that if they drank more milk they would be taller??? Otherwise it is not attributed as well as being heresay. And is being "taller" so sort of a new benchmark? If you're short you are somehow less adequate then 'taller' Thais perhaps. As well - are there any 'conflicts of interest' between the milk industry and certain "pro-milk" doctors? Just wondering out loud. If there isn't then no problem. If there are conflicts of interest, then they should be highlighted. -
Let's get to reality. Westerners. "My (Mom/Dad) **** her/his pants. ORDERLY. NURSE! Clean that up!!!" How about - Your dying Mum/Dad just **** her/his pants. They cleaned your pants for how many years during your infancy. Now they need YOUR HELP. Step The Hell Up!
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Think of it this way. In First World countries, you can pay someone to "do everything, feed, give drinks, tell the doctor whats wrong, change colostomy bags & nappies etc" - and therefore completely sanitize the dying process and make it someone other than the "Family's" problem. The "Family" can just stay drunk and gossip about the dying's life while someone lower on the social spectrum takes care of the dirty-work. Unless they can't. And to be really, really honest? Here in Thailand, most middle class people can afford to hire someone (for 10K a month) to do all of that. To be a caregiver. And you could probably find a good caregiver too as an expat Instead? Complain. "Thailand Medical Bad." Thailand isn't First World. Nope. It is not. Culturally until recently, family would take care of all of that "messy and dirty" work of caring for dying family members until the last moment. And even then? Many die at home. Imho the biggest issue here in Thailand is the lack of Palliative Care for Joe Sixpack and Sonchai TaMaDa. There is a real lack of compassion when it come to alleviating pain in terminal patients. Well - unless you have ฿฿฿฿Cha-Ching฿฿฿฿ If pain can be addressed, then dying is just a matter of marking time.
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SCB ending SCB Easy Net internet banking.
connda replied to phetphet's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
This thoroughly sucks. First - this contention: "In this regard, you can use banking services to make financial trnasactions via the SCB Easy (modile banking) application, which is more advanced and secure." Android is the quintessential data harvesting application. And trust me -- SCB_Easy over Desktop Linux is a ****-ton more secure than any application running over Android. I have a handful of transfers that I need to make each year so I need to do some soul-searching as to whether or not I need to exchange "convenience" for security. I prefer not to run my banking application on a so-called 'smart-phone.' Yeah, it's smart - smart enough to expose your private information (metadata especially) to all takers. And what's this "facial recognition" bruhaha. "You can continue using services and making financial transactions seamlessly via the SCB EASY app, including facial recognition"......blahblahblahblahblah... Yeah - put Joe Average and Somchai TaMaDa under the microscope while "Big Banks" are fined again and again and again for facilitating 'money laundering' - and no bank executives ever go to jail. But those of us with Jack-Scat? You gotta watch the commoners with you're phones camera as well as track a transfer of every satang. Ok - perhaps SCB EASY Android is secure - but I don't trust Android. I guess Google can sue me then, 'eh? -
Anyone caring for cat with CKD (kidney disease)?
connda replied to Sheryl's topic in Plants, Pets & Vets in Thailand
You're a good person to think so highly for your cat's care. I can identify. I take care of a lot of animals: some mine, some under my care (temple cats and dogs in two temples), and the odd ball feral dogs and cats as well a village dogs and cats who don't seem to get care wherever they happen to live. CKD just sucks, especially to watch it happen to two of your pets while the rest are just fine - and you wonder - why? Best of luck. -
Trump is a criminal, Biden is too old and DeSantis is a fascist
connda replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Most people use the term "Fascist" as a highly charged pejorative, but don't actually have a clue as to what Fascism actually is. "DeSantis Is A Fascist," really breaks down to the phrase, "I Don't Like DeSantis So I Call Him Names." For those who use "Fascist" as a term to label people they don't like, try reading Giovanni Gentile and Benito Mussolina's writings regarding Fascism. At least get the term right and apply it to actual Fascists. -
I met a woman years back who insisted she was a marijuana addict. I know enough about human physiology to know that THC is not physically addicting such as opioids. But I can see any drug that pleasantly alters your perception as having the potential to develop dependency - which is not addiction. However, to the women I knew, that would be splitting hairs. Her perception of being "an addict" made her "an addict."
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Amazing to learn after all of these years that I was being scammed by fellow tokers sharing bong hits in public parks and entertainment venues in my youth. My goodness, I feel so.............victimized. <not> Another Chapter in the Reefer Madness Chronicles. Thank god they weren't offered Kaow Laow or Kratom.
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Thaksin Insists On Returning Next Month Despite Family’s Warning
connda replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Exactly - so why's he foreshadowing his own return, and what preparations where made to pave the path with rose pedals and paper-hearts, and possibly even a red carpet.