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Just wait until September 2027.

I've just started on The Chronicles of Narnia series.

The kid will return to Thailand in September 2027 and thumb his nose at the Thai public while patting his proponents in high places on the back. That will be a big celebration of how the obscenely wealthy can p**s on the legal system which they are all above.

Give the government another month or two to kill the goose laying the golden eggs. It's coming.

If you are on a budget, go to a Thai government hospital. If it's something they can not handle. Well - she is a tourist so I'd suggest returning home for long-term care.

That's about the last thing in the world I'm worried about. Let's talk Dengue. Now there is something I worry about, but not to the point of dwelling on it.

We are finding it hard to retain staff. Many resign and dont give notice. Perhaps you should reflect on how you treat your staff? Just reflecting on years as an employed person and the reasons why I quit? Give your management style a serious review. Where there is smoke, there is fire. Just saying.

So in the UK 'democracy' the public has no say in who becomes the PM. Nice! Any country where the public doesn't choose its leaders is not a 'democracy.'

How many people "Got" that?

Why are there so many haters on this site? ???? Would that make you a "Hater's" hater? Why are there so many "haters" here that keep complaining about those who criticize Thailand's "democratic" model and various flaws while praising their own systems warts and all? Now, I don't consider people who criticize the status-quo to be "Haters." The word, "Hater", itself is a hate-filled pejorative meant to demean the object of it's own criticism. Example: I don't like your criticism therefore I consider you to be a "Hater." and the fact that I've called you a "Hater", defacto, makes you a Hater. Personally, I don't see things that way. Where you see a "Hater", I see another human with a viewpoint which is possibly (probably) different than mine. But nowadays with these current generations, if you criticize a person or a topic of discussion, or a counter-narrative - than those who disagree just scream: "Hater!!!" at the top of their lungs. And now that that opinion has been labelled as "Hatred" and it's authors as "Haters!" their viewpoints have been summarily dismissed and rejected. When it gets really silly is when we just decide that we hate all "Haters" including ourselves. That's sad but I see it. A lot. Now I don't hate myself, but I've lived long enough to watch generations after my own generation embrace self-hatred and self-loathing. I find that self-hatred and self-loathing to be a curious thing. Sort of self-flagellating in an unhealthy sort of way. My guess is that before 2030 some idiots who hate mes, you, them, they, ours, yours, zi, zer, snap-crackle-and-pop, and anyone different then themselves will set off a nuclear holocaust that ends the existence of everyone who doesn't have a pre-assigned living quarters in a very deep bunker. And I also consider that hilarious as it's the stuff that was the fodder for thematic fiction written by guys like Kurt Vonnegut. And it's about to become reality imho because too many people find a reason to "hate." "My hatred is a virtuous hatred," these folk will say. "My hatred supports the current - thing; the current narrative; the current authorized hatred!. My hatred supports the Party's hatred. Therefore my hatred is actually - Love." Lordy, lordy - there be the shades of Orwellian fiction, 'eh? But? Vonnegut was always more my 'type' of fiction. Pitch-black humor with no punches held back. "Billy Pilgrim has become unstuck in time." Amen that!

As usual, everything about "Education" in Thailand ends up as hot air. Thailand wants indoctrination centers where kids will magically learn STEM. But learning STEM requires effort on the part of the students and skill on part of the teachers. At the end of the day, all they end up with is the same indoctrination centers that they have now with a lot of lip-service paid to actual learning.

The strict Muslims want alcohol to be criminalized as well. And pork too. Religions should have sway over their adherents. If you're Muslim? Don't drink alcohol, don't use cannabis, and don't eat pork. And I fully support that. But as a non-Muslim, I don't need or want my freedoms and liberties dictated by those who follow a religion that I don't follow.

Say's whom? Really. Whoever is playing this card has ulterior motives. Most Americans want to be left alone to pursue the American Dream. Then perhaps their are a 1/3 out there who want to destroy America and everything America stands for.

Reefer Madness 2.0 is upon us. I agree. Now that we have have addressed THC, now let address the abject abuse that alcohol addition cause. Then you can use the same restrictions on both.

Exactly!

What books are you reading this year. This also includes books you may be listening to like Kindle Audibles. I'll often watch a movie or TV show and then go back to read the books that those shows were based on. If you read more than one book at a time, that's Ok too. I often read fiction and non-fiction at the same time.

Can you still renew a US Passport at the US Embassy in Chiang Mai in person? It would be my peference to renew in person. Too many things can go wrong renewing by mail. And, any idea when you can renew before your expiration date. My passport renewal and visa extension happen in the same month. I don't know if that will cause problems are not. Thanks!

Where's the cheapest Animal Clinic to get a female cat spayed?   The last place I went cost me over 5000 baht, and my cat died the evening we got her back from the vet.  I was not a happy camper for the results I got for what I considered to be a lot of money.  So, money doesn't equate to quality care.  So which vet will do this for the cheapest price?  I can get this done for less than 1500 baht in the US ($45).