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Self-delusion. Without the tech giants, you couldn't post--or do quite a few other things, come down to it. :) Sour grapes are always a great fallback, no?

ANF Condo Glutters have for decades wisely affirmed this as a matter of principle. The Lights On At Night Indicator proves it. Now it IS true that plenty of condos are always for sale, but not so much the really choice ones. What's amusing is how the ANF Real Estate Information Center can spin 10,703 units for 52.3 billion baht, 38% more than last year, into the usual satisfying sneer. Our Real Estate Experts, all renters, have predicted the great CONDO CRASH for decades, waiting, waiting, waiting. The 90s baht crash didn't hurt the condo market as foreign investors with stronger currencies quickly stepped in. Now we were assured that countless bargains would be had during COVID, which meant the end of tourism. WOT? Meanwhile, one of our most cherished beliefs is that all foreign condo owners are perpetually desperate to sell and heading for the exits. LOL. Condo sales threads always bring our GLUTTERS, CONDO CRASH IMMINENT, and FOOLS BUY REAL ESTATE doomsters out of their rented rooms.

10,703 units for 52.3 billion baht does indeed mean something. Nor were more sales guaranteed this year as opposed to last. So part of what it means, besides some good money for Thailand, is that your post doesn't really mean anything.

In fairness, facebook has about 3 billion active users monthly. facebook provides a service those users very much appreciate. I don't use it, but I know people who do, and religiously. He earned his wealth. I don't like, dislike, or demonize him for self-promotion. I don't think about him at all. And for those suggesting a silo as a better option, or Norway, or NZ, Zuck's house isn't ONLY a bunker. It's mostly a huge above-ground mansion to be enjoyed most of the time by his family and guests--in the paradise of Kauai. He can afford to have a bunker underneath, so why not? Oh, he's thought about all your questions about sustainability. He surely enjoyed the planning. Yep, after the apocalypse he may indeed not be able to survive there forever, in accordance with the ANF Poster Mausoleum Principle mandating permanency. Maybe the questions are, will he likely survive longer than you will? Will he be more comfortable in his bunker than you will be scrabbling in the rubble, if you aren't buried beneath it? Where would you rather be? :)

RIP, Jim Tachinamurthy. For those interested, contact one of the visa services still extant. https://www.google.com/search?q=visa+service+georgetown+penang

Funny. He enjoyed telling you as part of the overall narcissism. Only thing better would be to diffuse the smell remotely through your phone or computer monitor.

Used to be. But last year after I renewed my USA passsport and got the stamps transferred, I found I could now do the 90-day online, still. Give it a try early in the 15-day period and see. My online filing last week turned around in 1 day.

Yes, asking too much. Where's the fun? The general state is just that, too general. Our members want to bash Chinese, Russians and Indians. We want to deny that domestic Thai tourism exists, 'cause Thais have no money. And we want to sneer at TAT, our fave target, unless TAT makes a negative prediction. Finally, we all want to "fix" Thai tourism, 'cause we know all about it. We never get tired of repeating the same things about all the dangers, the bad driving, the horrible mistreatment of tourists, the ripoffs, the pollution, the xenophobia, etc. A TOURISM topic is guaranteed to get lots of page views. Understand the business model of the site.

Nope, just a natural comforting reaction when people have a very low thinking skill level, owing to lack of practice, so stick to purely superficial simple-mindedness instead.

Typical misconception recurring in various forms, cf. above: Skills can be acquired with practice if one cares to practice them. Me, I regard exercise as a matter of necessity. Otherwise, I wouldn't do it, either. :) I enjoy forms of recreation that require a little more brainpower. Hitting a little ball in a hole is just of no interest, you see. Walking, or driving, on a golf course is of no interest. It's that simple.

Once again the ANF Poster Boomerang Principle holds. What this really means is that something is off with you.

Somehow you've acquired a negative reputation. Vendors just can't be too cautious.

"Black" list on the way.

Once again, your common sense is proven superior to Mark Zuckerberg's.

Of course not. We're merely engaged in a more-paranoid-than-thou p*ssing contest in this thread.

But you knew how very beneficial it was for your cardiovascular system as exercise. To make it more entertaining, while you ran, you'd have needed to listen to music on a portable MP3 player. The running then becomes a kind of dance. Note all gyms play music--sometimes annoying music but not always. Basically the same idea for making a task less stressful. Some members of my gym wear, not earbuds, but earphones to entertain themselves with their preferred tunes. I suppose I could try the same technique to alleviate the boredom of golf, but then I might not want to stop listening to concentrate on a shot. :) Overall, I think you just have to find golf entertaining as golf. I happen not to; moreover, I don't see how it would do anything for my physical and mental fitness that other activities don't do a lot better. But again, this doesn't mean I hate golf. I suspect that people who don't care for it also don't care enough to hate it. Golfers are welcome to enjoy it as much as they wish. It generates some good revenue in the economy. Similarly, I don't hate *som tum. Thais are welcome to it.

The unfortunate implication here is that you aren't bored once every 10 years. Now during the years I practiced my own far more humble sport, running, not only was I never bored (once I got out on the road) but enjoyed a runner's high about four times a week. I'd call it in the zone. Short races, though fun, were too intense for any zoning out. Marathons, on the other hand, running a long course with other competitors, pacing myself to have enough left to sprint through "the wall" at the finish, left plenty of time. I enjoyed some great scenery running in various locations, as golfers enjoy their courses I suppose. Needless to say, I was very fit, as I am now with my lifting a couple of times a week + intervals. So I count that as a big advantage. Most amateur golfers I've known, and notably those I merely see around Pattaya, look as if they might fall over any day on the links. The one golfer I slightly know now is on the usual meds for metabolic syndrome. However, the pros on TV always look in good shape. :) And you're in good shape. True. She's an extremely fit, strong, beautiful, graceful, highly skilled dancer practicing her art. For a sportswoman, a gymnast, cf. Simone Biles. Now we're talking superhuman.

Give 'em another week. You ain't starvin' yet. Contact customer service then if needed. Never had any problems receiving a refund from Lazada on my credit card. I've used it for years, best way to pay IMO. Condo office receives packages and I retrieve them when convenient.

Yes. I've never heard of anyone who HATES golf as a sport. They simply don't care for it themselves. Now people may resent the interruptions of regular TV programming for a golf tournament. Wives may not like their husbands disappearing for golf games and blowing money on the sport. Etc. So I don't care for it, tried it and found it boring and too time-consuming for what it is. Not worth getting good at it for me. Best wishes to anyone who's into it, knock yerselves out. That said, I enjoy game highlights sometimes broadcast of spectacular plays, as with football and baseball. Some god-like athletes out there to admire. I guess my fave spectator sport would have to be women's gymnastics. :)

Last year that office accepted my yellow book in lieu of the LOR and did issue my 5-year motorbike license renewal.

As usual with these blanket "they" assertions, the ANF Poster Boomerang Principle applies.

My first, a Geniac when I was 6 years old: Thanks, Dad.

Some miss it: Retro Computing Enthusiast Tries Restoring a 1986 DEC PDP-11 Minicomputer

You mean, Malaysians, Indonesians, and Filipinos, same race, are treated differently? Besides, integration doesn't work well, as seen in Europe and the USA. Good on Thais for keeping Thailand for Thais and Thai culture. Same w/ Japanese and Asian countries in general. You have them? Ouch! Better just to leave now.