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Yes. No, very different. Little comparison, really. You'd need to travel all over Thailand for attractions concentrated in Bali--and more unique to Bali. Besides that, the tourist experience offered is of a much more international standard while preserving local color. I don't know about the rest of Indonesia, but Bali has its act together. Nobody thinks any Thai island really has, and complaints are always legion. I'd never care to go back to Phuket, for example. Bali, in a heartbeat. 55 Best Things to Do in Bali (Indonesia)

Thanks for the update. Always nice to hear some good news for a change. So it went well. Dr. Panya, the best, didn't see any big need even for the MRI our members called for. Perhaps he also mentioned physiotherapy. If physiotherapy fixes the problem, then that's obviously far better than pills, injections, and surgeries. The price you're paying per session isn't unreasonable. I suggest you later continue doing the recommended stretches and/or exercises. Might be good for the other knee as well. I myself devote at least 30 min daily to back, knees, ankle, and shoulder stretches (among others) and massage. And I do resistance exercise every week in such a way as to keep the muscles in balance. Boring, but seems working well. And I hope the weight loss program is on track. It's a constant battle as you get older (if you're not too lazy) to keep things in working order and avoid the need for docs, hospitals, meds, and surgeries for as long as possible.

Just a guess, but perhaps a lot of the general fading may have been caused by sunlight when the clothes were dried outside on a clothesline. Supposedly if ironing is "done right" it isn't damaging. Yet I suspect a local Thai laundry familiar with all the nuances. And the mobile and TV could be distracting . . . .

Don't wash properly is a point, and more. Back in the good ol’ days when the great Golden Egg Layers ensured the prosperity of the Thai economy, laundromats were extremely hard to find. I only used the laundries. Now what’s notable is how much better shape my clothes stayed in after I started using laundromats. Case in point: I’ve two pairs of carefully chosen, quality jeans from the States. Same brand, same model. One was washed, dried, and ironed in Thai laundries exclusively; the other, younger pair, only in a laundromat w/ no ironing. They’ve now been washed about the same number of times, because I stopped wearing the first pair. The first pair now looks ancient and beaten to death. Fibers obviously broken down, color faded out, big white patches on the thighs from the ironing to get that coveted crease. But the second pair still looks almost new. Seriously. In general, the laundromat treats my “wardrobe” much, much better than the laundries; that’s a good thing.

Depends on what you'd consider a productive use of time. Would the usual sitting and drinking in a bar be superior to Angry Birds? Not really. Video games have been associated in seniors with less risk of Alzheimer's, enhanced cognitive ability, better emotional well-being, and improved balance--besides just being fun, though the word fun has a very narrow and particular definition on the Forum. 'Course, Angry Birds may not be optimal for the purpose????, but it does after all have puzzles to solve. Getting away from distractions, alone, can be helpful. Funny, but at the laundromat--since I'm there anyway--I've been able to read things I'd been wanting to read but postponing, and similarly with listening to some obscure music. One of the sillier pretensions on the forum is that of having nothing and doing nothing other than what's absolutely necessary: eating, sleeping, drinking, bonking, and defecating. Often used to justify not getting a pink card.???? In fact, I've never seen so many time-wasters as in Pattaya, but not in laundromats.

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Good suggestions here. Japan, Europe. Since it's a first trip, if you want a place beautiful, exotic, interesting but not overwhelming, and still comfortable for Thais: Bali. Took a Thai lady there years ago and she loved it. Know an older lady who traveled there w/ her daughter and they both loved it, would like to go back.

Ignoring that usual lie about "evil," the cool thing about flavoring your water in such a needlessly expensive way is that our busy Calorie Counters probably needn’t enter this small amount into their fitness apps. An extra row on the rowing machine, during one of the regular yo-yo weight gain loss or prevention sessions, will easily burn them off during glycogen burning mode. And those rightly worried about their carbs spiking their glucose, as carbs tend to do, possibly eventually leading to the pre-diabetes @robblok is keeping in remission, needn’t run and pop a tab of berberine to take care of the problem, as @robblok does: . . . [berberine] helps when you take carbs evens out the blood spike. I must say that taking it in combination with exercise has really helped weight loss. So, no objections here to Twinnings cold infuse for those suffering boredom. I'm not at all bored, however, so I'll stick to black or green tea for the evidence-based benefits, thanks. Actually, one of @BritManToo's useful finds was the cheap Typhoo black tea on Lazada, for those interested.

That is the best approach, I agree, but few follow it here. Mostly we see a rationalization of current comfortable behavior. New information is “refuted” by repeating outdated, false, or biased information that’s almost always come from financially vested interests in the food, health, fitness, pharma, vegan, and climate change industries. 90% of 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee members had a conflict of interest with pharmaceutical and/or food processing companies, including sugary-cereal-makers General Mills & Kellogg's, explaining, in part, epidemic T2 #diabetes among children and adults. --Alan Watson, @DietHeartNews As GuruAnaerobic tweeted recently, The people who believed the (now debunked) Obesity Paradox were overweight. People cannot help believing in things which confirms their lifestyle or worldview. . . . Intelligence doesn't make people immune from this. The blithe, seemingly objective assertion of “whatever works for you” may be subsequently followed by the opposite assertion of “except THAT,” somehow regarded as a threat. ???? So, as one might expect, claims of “works" or "following the proper course of action” FOR ME may upon closer scrutiny be found either obviously not working so well or the poster doesn’t actually know how well it’s “working” except for pleasing his taste buds. Later the truth comes out in the Health forum or in admissions of needing a handful of meds; or indirectly by a refusal to reveal the critical numbers. Unfortunately, what REALLY works best FOR YOU in terms of health and fitness is almost always going to involve some effort, discipline, and—what we most hate—stress. On the last point, I’ll just comment that our ace Longevity Researchers will often point to avoiding stress as a factor promoting longevity. The popular checklists are talking about intense mental stress such as incurred from job, financial, or marital problems, not from exercise or (cough) sugar avoidance. In most average cases, some things are going to work better for one's health and fitness than whatever it is one thinks is working or would work IF one actually did it.

How obvious could that be, really. Well done indeed! Veered off-topic, inevitably. To laundromat or not laundromat, that is the question—for @The Hammer2021, who hijacked the topic and who really thinks he’s discussing that. I, on the other hand, ain't discussing it but rather having a laugh at his ignorant assumptions and any residuals that may spin off. So IF you were discussing, you’d need to address for him WHY you’re wasting time doing your own laundry, including the “women’s work.” Well, it seems you’re all clean, ironed, and starched now and have hung yourself up in the closet. I’ll try to remember to salute if I see you out on a Pattaya soi.????

It's often said that Pattaya's not Thailand.???? Some truth to that, though not nearly as much as commonly believed.

Actually it's amazing how little Thais care about the doings of farangs and even how little they notice things around them. If they thought about it at all, they'd just wonder why a rich person such as yourself wouldn't pay to save yourself any effort, as they themselves would if rich. "Like" wouldn't enter into it.

Cotton, not really. Wear them out into the Pattaya sauna and the wrinkles soon steam themselves out from within. I sometimes ranger roll some cotton shirts for packing or saving space in my drawer; it does cut down on wrinkles. Many of our members are too delicate and organic to wear anything but pure cotton next to their sensitive skin. I wear mostly fitted t-shirts with at least some polyester for give. Or, quick-dry breathable athletic shirts, great for gym or travel. They hardly wrinkle, if at all. I throw them into a bag directly from the dryer and then directly into a drawer.???? He.ll yeah. As for linen, level up your whole coolness factor simply by adopting the retro 80s "crumpled cockroach" look. Expect deep discounts on the bar fines thereafter.

It ain't happenin' for you, man. Guess it was all that early training, not easy to overcome. Reminds me of an old girlfriend from Colombia relating a Colombian joke that "gringos are buried standing up."

True, if that's all it was. And if so, why would you worry? The source code for both Linux and GnuPG is of course public. As is that for Keepass, Truecrypt, and Veracrypt.

Why? Residual memory of suckin' up to a Boss? Expecting an audience w/ the Queen of Soi 6? That would be your own spin on things. Maybe back in the UK you had to sit there lest some chav steal your clothes. And sell them. Few sit and wait on their laundry to finish, not even Thais. So half the machines are sitting there waiting for the damp laundry to be removed. I walk over to a local shop, buy a cold Singha, and then surf and read on my tablet. And my time is just as important as your time, though perhaps better allocated. Ignorant stereotype. In the shop near my place the husband is often seen ironing while the wife sorts thru clothes, puts them in and out of the machines, folds, keeps track, and deals with customers. Well, you really just got your knickers all in a twist over this ironin’ thang. Real Men™ don’t need no ironin’, bro’. Creases like razors. LOL. In Pattaya? Look like a stupid tourist FOB? Pattaya expects you to stay ready to get down & dirty without fussing about your pants creases or coiffed hair, assuming you have any of the latter. Word: stay wrinkled. Mostly a fantasy, shared by few other posters. Walking? Possibly, but most drive cars or ride motorbikes. Sort? Real Men™ don’t need no sortin’, either. Or foldin’. WOT??? That's right. HOT-AIR dryer, up 2 u. Want COLD, get this: press the COLD button. Again: you don’t sit there, or if you do, you got your beer, tablet, laptop, or phone and take the opportunity to catch up on a few things or wimmin. Again, no ironing; good gawd, get over it. Remember: stay wrinkled. You may be in Pattaya, but you ain’t of Pattaya yet. Give it a few more years.???? I guess I save B300-400, but I also enjoy being self-reliant, same as I do with Immigration.

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Then you'd have failed the minimal cognitive fitness test required to enter the Kingdom. You'd need to catch the next flight right back to LHR and notify your caregiver.

Better to look for a new switch solution. At its most elementary: https://www.lazada.co.th/products/2-toshino-co-6s-i1979778681-s6337990068.html I can attest to its efficacy.

Not quite. Brits first; then reassess, maybe job done already.

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FOB, I guess. Embrace the suck.

Sketchers seem a good buy. I use a pair of Sketchers sandals for walking on the beach, and they've been great. Bought them when the malls were suffering under COVID restrictions and really made the day for one salesman in T21 shocked to make an actual sale.

Good choice at a good price, I like North Face a lot, too. Trekking-oriented shoes are more protective and durable, but a bit heavier and less flexible. Hoka, they're not. You can put in a softer insole, of course. Enjoy!