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Day-to-day life in Myanmar
I'm returning to Myanmar later this month 🙂 Bearing in mind the worsening situation as regards electricity, I have also bought a few things from Lazada to augment my existing 'off-grid' go-bag. So far I have (in no particular order): - 12 volt solar charger for car battery - in case there is no 220 volts to charge my car battery during the day (I buy the car battery locally - too heavy/not allowed on the plane, also buy the 100 watt solar panel locally) - 60A solar charge controller, used between the solar panel and car battery. Right now in Myanmar, the price of solar equipment is very high and in short supply. I might not be able to buy the charge controller easily. - solar/handcrank torch (for those dark streets when I walk to the local restaurant) - collapsible metal walking stick. I use this in case of angry dogs (but which I have never had to use 'cos all the Burmese dogs are friendly or shy, but not dangerous!). Really, this stick is for protection from muggers, since unfortunately (and not surprisingly), petty crime and street robberies have increased). - 140 LED light for teaching (my previous lamp was 220 volts, but this 140 LED light has built-in batteries and a USB power port. It's not as bright as the old lamp, but it's much less bulky) - microphone+loudspeaker for in-class lessons (when I trying to teach English to 50 noisy young kids in the orphanages, a little extra boost to my voice is good to have) - compact headphones and boom mike (my old set works fine but is rather bulky) - small 12/220v inverter and larger 1000w 12/220v inverter. These are for use with the car battery to change the 12 volts DC up to 220 volts AC. The smaller unit is just a back-up if the bigger one dies. - compact 220v power cable extension - Last time when going through Myanmar customs, they tried to confiscate my 220 volt power extension cable on the grounds that I might use it to strangle the pilot on the plane.... - phone stand and clamp - This is a compact selfie stand, in case I have to use Zoom from my mobile phone for lessons (that would be a last resort). - laptop spare battery - power bank - USB foldable bluetooth keyboard - to use with Zoom from a mobile phone - 4 mobile phones (one for each mobile network, since the junta switches the mobile networks off/on like crazy!) Hmm, what else would I need to ensure reliable internet connections? The fixed line internet is generally OK, it's the mobile networks that people use to communicate with each other, so that's what the military target. Oh yes, got VPNs installed on my laptop and mobile devices, and my own 'secret' VPN server installed on my web-server. -
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Trump keen to blame diversity and inclusion for Washington DC crash
Blah blah again! The Covid virus ADN signature is not related to the viruses used by Fauci's research program. Does you own analysis of the Covid virus signature show a link? Feel free to publish it! 😆 -
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My Thai Tax Office Tax Filing Experience...
My post was more directed towards the next generation of retiree coming through, and relocating to Thailand, following the same path you set out in your post. It's probably best for them to move their retirement set up money, and vacate Thailand for 6 months in that year. Everyone's tax liability will be different. Not every retired expat here is living on a meagre welfare pension with minimal tax to pay. The middle class retirees and high net worth individuals will have to assess whether Thailand remains a value for money retirement destination for 365 days of the year. If one's tax bill is more than the cost of living in say Vietnam for 6 months, why would they pay the tax to Thai government when it funds living in a neighboring country for 6 months? They would still be up for the cost of living in Thailand for the second 6 months of that year. I have just mentioned in another post about age, health, and mobility. I agree it's not possible for some to leave, but for those who are able, and who MAY get stung by this tax, leaving Thailand for 6 months of the year could be financially beneficial. -
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The seat hurt my bum. Who's fault was it?
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Overstay and fly back home.
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