moogradod

Whatever the commitee legally can or can not do - it must finally lead via inexplicable ways through the labyrinths of law to remove the guy from ever becoming president again. If this is not possible then I do not see the reason to have this commitee at all.

If it is - which I suspect is correct - then it took a loooooooooong time to do the obvious. One thing can be said of Trump - he does not give up easily, even has entered a quite irrational sphere. I am not from the US but I like honesty and justice so lets give him what he deserves. Disqualificaton. Finally.

Indeed. Thank you. Will combine the map with the other method of Google Earth.

I have been staying at Areca Lodge, Holiday Inn and Avani while in Pattaya (although some years ago). These 3 have a different level and I would personally prefer Avani IMHO. I have as well eaten at Casa Pascal several times, although only at dinner. I would say they are very good so this leaves an open speculation on how good their breakfast is. If it is as good as their other food then this is a must try. Important for us is as well the variety beyond "Western". My Thai Wife for example favours noodle soup and I like as well a Japanese touch. This can all be had at the Avani. Although living in Pattaya I was already thinking once to go for their breakfast buffet only ! The best buffet quality wise I would rate the one of the Centara Grand in Hua Hin and the one at the Amari Watergate in Bangkok might be the one with the largest variety although it comes along a bit chaotic. It is really big, this is maybe the reason why. Overall (incl. style and setting) the Centara wins in my opinion from all I have tried myself. I have actually forgotten how the Mandarin Oriental was, but surely not the worst at all and maybe the best - but strange enough I really forgot (Alzheimer ?). Depends of course as well what you like. Things that BritManToo seems to enjoy do not fit my palate, but everybody on his own ! For us the breakfast buffet has a big importance. At the other end, the worst breakfast I ever had was in Rome in an otherwise quite luxurious venue, but you cannot believe what they regard as a decent breakfast there. Can choose between amusing and terrible.

Great idea and your indications may even serve as some sort of calibration. Google Earth is my friend already and thank you to you, Woof999, too. Now what is only needed is the property. Please everybody with a nice house, some land which may be used to plant fruits, vegetables, plants (my wife loves it) needing cash immediately apply if they pass the Google test (elevation > 50m) ????

A good start would probably be using DuckDuckGo as search engine, access via VPN, and browser extensions (Firefox) Canvas Defender, Canvas Blocker, No Script, Privacy Badger, Privacy Possum and Ghostery. Plus a good Anti-Virus/Firewall solution. If the NSA would be looking after me I would anyway be screwed otherwise. But for your everyday internet access this should do it. If anybody has a better idea I am all ears.

My wife is now seriously looking for a house in Pattaya and greater surroundings - where prices are still "affordable" like on the Darkside. Land 1-2 Rai with one finished house with at least two baths and a BIG kitchen. To prevent to buy property that is prone to be flooded some time the topology of the land is of importance. Does anybody know if a map exists which shows flooded areas in the past years (there were several events flooding large landscapes due to rain and water excess carried from the north - I remember all the cars parked on the bridges of BKK and we were nearly cut off in the south as well). And if there is excess water accumulating, then it is in Pattaya, even a short shower has quite some impact.

"Just for not leading astray: The name of the Indian commentator of Nagarjuna is of course not "Shantaraka". Somehow a fiilter on asean prevents to write it correctly - it appears a "delete" then, maybe because a substring of the name is considered "inappropriate": His name is of course "Shantarak -s-h-i-t-a". Have a nice evening.

Last Belletristik I read must have been some 40 years ago. It was "Musashi". By that time I was as well fond of Science Fiction Short Stories - like the ones from Ray Bradbury. From then on I read Buddhist literature, Chandrakirti, Shantaraka, Nagarjuna and all the usual suspects of Mahayana texts and even Ajahn Brahm which is an Australian Theravada exponent who has been educated in Thailand and learnt with Ajahn Chah. But I find him always easy, refreshing and funny in between the more heavy stuff. For heavy staff try the Mulamadhyamakakarika then you know what I mean. I wish you all much contentment and fun regardless of what you read.

I just now received one notification. Before it was dead quiet for quite some time. Missed a lot of posts I suppose. But this is IT - therefore may not work all the time. Hope it does now again. Thanks.

I know what endemic means. But Anutins renaming does not have any consequence so it does not matter how he calls it. This is what I meant.

So "endemic" means that everything remains actually the same. Then why even bother to call it not "pandemic" anymore ? Loving this guy and feel compassion for him would actually be a real big personal achievement. I did not yet succeed.

Looks like. I am completely with you. Beans for breakfast ???? zzzzzz. When we were visiting Pattaya as Tourists (quite some time ago, though) we have always stayed at the Avani and their Breakfast Buffet is international, Japanese, German, Thai (and as well a lot of what BritManToo seems to enjoy). And we were always satisfied. And if it does not fit you it is just opposite Casa Pascal. And the coffee shop "Where will I meet you" just a staircase down in the shopping center in the front serves an unexpectedly good Pad Thai for a very reasonable price. However I dont know about the room charges now - but they have a nice swimming pool, too. For cake go to the Hilton on some of the upper floors in their coffee shop there. Very good cakes rarely found in Pattaya there.

But then hefty, I suppose

The secret is to know the code. Traded at SET in THB.

You may know a lot about charts but this is definitely not really true. It can come anytime at any age. One of my best friends died with 28 - and he was neither sick nor an addict. He just fell over while at dinner. My wife knows somebody who did the same with 19. I have been diagnosed with highly critical cancer 11 years ago. They took my prostate away. I am still living not showing the slightest signs of any relapse. I know as well somebody who died within a few days because of an infection of his pancreas. He was not sick at all at the time. You have no guarantee that you will survive the next 5 minutes.

Thank you for trying to be of assistance. But are you aware that there are 17576 possibilities of 3 letter abbreviations ?

Thanks Lacessit. I know this rule although I never thought about your idea of "creative accounting" as a show-stopper as well. You might be right with that one. But I have to live with the fact that I have only THB in Thailand. But somebody makes some money on the SET, too, otherwise they would have to close. The problem is that it would resemble a lottery to try my luck there because I am not knowledgeable about the local markets. And no way I will enter a lottery. Rule #2: Invest only as much as you are willing and able to loose. I did try only once - in 2001 - with perfect timing to participate at the burst of the bubble. Complete loss. Fortunately I observed Rule#2. Not too much of a damage - on the contrary it showed me that it is mandatory that you know in depths what you are doing which I clearly did not. Someone recommended Ethereum to me .... I am not convinced. Some funds (and let them be Thai resp. Asian funds) have at least a recognizable value you can count on. But I have not met anybody at any bank yet who would be able and willing to assist me. All they want and probably can is to sell their ridiculous life insurance.

Surely not traded on the Thai Stock Exchange, right ? And even if it is, an investment dummy like me would not even know what the next step would be if I wanted to buy. Call one of my banks here in LOS ? Come on....I suspect the worst if I would try. I did try once to motivate the General Manager of a smaller branch to give me a hint. He said he did not know either..... What is needed is something like the dummys guide to investment in Thailand with clear step by step instructions ????

Pension.

Thanks ! Property in Thailand is a subject on its own. I believe the market is by far overevaluated. Would go for a real bargain anytime - especially my wife is looking for a bigger plot with a finished house on it. But not nearly to the prices I have seen. We have a small land (0.5 Rai) in Korat so far. Paid THB 120'00.- for it (well - 17 years ago). Chanote, Government Road - Electric, Water, all you can think of. P2P lending sounds interesting. But in Thailand ? Is this even possible and does it not need a working license, too ? Remember I have only THB in Thai (and one Chinese) Banks.

Yes, you may be right - but this is for long term commitments. And no guarantee that even the stock market will always rise within reasonable time periods. Most of investments are connected to luck, but who would not go for a 4% guaranteed income ? I have studied economics and electrical engineering. They dont teach you how to invest.

Sure. The magic word here is "IF". If I had invested in Bitcoins a couple of years ago (which I nearly would have done ???? but of course have not) I would be a Billionaire

Do you do that with Thai Baht and achieve something like 4% ? My problem is that I only have THB in Thailand which would yield something just above 1%. And it should be easy to manage for my wife after I will meet my maker. Banks (at least in Pattaya) are not really in the consulting business and I have no experience investing either.

I think everybody can comprehend what you are saying. However, you not wearing a mask out of protest will not start a revolution. And even if many copy you it wont. Unfortunately it might not have any positive effect at all. And for sure it does not change anything. What might be needed is something so much more bigger on different levels that you as a visitor here can not be a part of it. This does not make you a sheep. But maybe it would be a wise standpoint.