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I'm cheating on my wife and I can't help it.
well , it was getting a bit boring round here. We always need a new . -
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PM suspected of Trying to Erase Evidence Related to Thaksin's Hospital Stay
Don't tell me he wasn't really critically ill just to avoid spending a night in jail, that is such a shock, surely he understands that not for 1 second did anyone believe his story, laughable, blood is thicker than water and corruption is a family business -
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Thai man condemned for using free cafe WiFi to watch porn - video
Valid point... There are some messenger 'groups' I'm in, such as LINE Messenger for our football team etc.... and I don't open the posts on the BTS (for example) as one of the lads is bound to have posted something dodgy... -
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Do You Believe: Next year, and the next, will be HOTTER than 2024?
That is the average global surface temperature. I hope you understand that the average means peaks and dips go outside that main line. Perhaps you understand why governments are concerned about this and set a target of the average temperature rising not more than 1.5 Celsius? Seems small? -
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Can you defend yourself?
I agree,when you get into a situation like that the number one priority is to survive! It is only money after all. -
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Can you defend yourself?
Sorry fella's, I've got to go, the gf is getting angry. Can we continue this tomorrow? 😂 -
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Just nearly sent me back home to Blighty.
Having been in a similar situation for years with my then GF, now wife - when in my 40s - I truly sympathize with your situation. Running immigration's gauntlets was even more stress on her, than it was me. I would message her my entry-stamp as soon as I entered, so she could relax. I have read similar stories here for years, so do not think you "made up the story." Unlike many, I didn't get the impulse to switch into a smug "I'm allright Jack" type, after turning 50. My support of my wife and her family during covid were invaluable to them, and though we were married then (so I could an extension based on that, though was a PITA), had I been on covid extensions at the time, my help would have been no less important to them. That immigration would use that against you is despicable. What helped me the most, was realizing many immigration entry-points and local-offices are run as a racket. Once looked at with that POV - and acting accordingly - life here got much easier. For example, next time entering, you must either pay the airport-immigration's agent, or fly to a nearby country (Malaysia, Cambodia, Laos), and use a known-safe land entry-point Be sure to check on this site just before crossing, to see what rackets are being run where, because the nature of the game and locations can change. -
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Frenchman arrested in Krabi for eight-year visa overstay
A lot of detail missing, on how he was supporting himself -
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Baht becoming ridiculously strong
You can't lose. Hold it. It will go up. Just a question of when. -
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Thai man condemned for using free cafe WiFi to watch porn - video
The story was more about the "staring" than the not buying. How do you know the sound was on? Were you sitting next to him? Phones come with a handy function to not sound loud enough so other people could hear, or perhaps he had an earphone in. My 20 year old mobile has one of those. -
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Controversial Monk Somchai Defrocked Amid Local Tensions
"Hello? Maryknoll Seminary? Can you make me a priest?" -
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Caravan travel into Malaysia
Google maps shows camping sites in Malaysia. https://www.google.nl/maps/search/camping+sites+malaysia/@3.2142615,100.6832223,6z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MDkwNC4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D -
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I'm cheating on my wife and I can't help it.
His wife's name is Fanny. The famous German former alpine skier ????- 1
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What was your job (profession) when you moved to Thailand
I utterly despised the last decade of my career - particularly the last 4 years when I had a complete A-Hole for a boss. I took a 2 year sabbatical from my career in my early 30's when I lived in Thailand for the duration. I knew after that 2 year break that I eventually wanted to end up in Thailand. So, for the next 15 years I worked hard, crawled up the corporate ladder and saved every penny I could. Luckily, a few financial crashes along the way helped me immensely as there were good buying opportunities in the financial markets. The final slice of luck was when, in 2017, a previous American employer offered me a chunk of money that they would transfer to my SIPP to forgo a pension I had earned during my 6 years working for them in my 20's (made no contributions to the pension from my own salary, only the Company contributed). I was 49 at the time and that pension payment would not have become available until I was 65 years old. For those that do not know, a SIPP in the UK can be accessed at 55 years old. This transfer to my SIPP put me well over the pot of money that I was looking to achieve to pay for my retirement. Christmas Eve 2017 - one of the best days of my life. Had a few Christmas ales and then went and told the A-hole to poke his job up his A-hole and left on the spot. I'm not rich but I'm comfortable and have a wonderful Thai partner. I view myself as very lucky but I did put in the graft to get to the position in which I now find myself.- 1
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