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Accident British Tourist Seriously Injured in Thai Waterfall Fall – Family Appeals for Help
That’s ‘Waterfall 1’ the bottom of bottom waterfall. Been there twice this year. Both falls, with guys in their 60’s, and still here to talk about it. It’s a regular thing at top Waterfall 2, hardly going a year without this. Or often worse 30 meter fatal falls, every year or two. I warned a friend/tv actor about the falls dangers and he went to different a falls and still trashed himself, fell into a pool, broke knee and leg and waited overnight in the water till a local noticed a bike parked there too long. There is a nearly clear algae, fed by the mist, growing on the rocks, and people ignore the warnings because it just looks like rock. Once you start sliding there’s nothing to grab. Not really a ledge, but a angled rock face, with long drops in places. -
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So where did you meet your Thai girlfriend or wife?
You can't go into marriage looking at it like it's a contract. It's more a commitment, where two people who love each other, have like future plans, and share attraction, are willing to commit to just them and no one else, looking at their partner as the most important person on earth. More than their children, family, career or friends. That they will never abuse, neglect or be unfaithful. If a man looks at a woman as a sex object, he will get bored with her eventually, as sex isn't a reason to stay and it gets routine. Looking at her as a partner will always have them liking the sex because it's with someone they have grown with in shared times, with trust always there. If a woman only looks at a man as a paycheck, she'll only stay with him because of money, and that closeness will never happen. When the typical marriage vows say, to love and cherish, in sickness or in health, whether rich or poor, for better or worse, to be faithful to, until death, and when both look at this as a commitment and not a contract that needs to be followed or else, that's when marriage lasts. The hardest thing to find in this world is a good partner that really loves and honors them, with most women never having that in their lives. That the justice system favors women in a divorce is true, with men taking the back seat in many divorces and losing a lot. Men who fight for the kids in the west sometimes get them, but it isn't easy. Prejudice against men in the court system is ignorant thinking, as many times the man is the better choice for the children, and has been the primary breadwinner for years, but is taken advantage of that and loses much of what he's worked for, even if the woman has been a terrible partner and parent. Even with all of that, you still can't go into a marriage thinking it is a part time thing, or that it might end. You''ll sabotage it and end it before giving it the chance it deserves. A partner that's good is a partner that's worth working to keep. If you don't want to put 100% into a marriage, it is better to stay single. -
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Thai tax tangle: Expats warned of new rules on overseas income
Wealthy Pensioner's. TRD showed no willingness to consider the LTR exemption (Royal Decree). In my eFiling I had uploaded the Royal Decree in Thai, the TRD-instruction in Thai regarding said Royal Decree, and a screenshot of "no tax on foreign assets" from the LTR website. TRD staff printed out these 3 uploaded documents because I saw the print-outs with my own eyes in the paper file when I visited the TRD office. -
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United States credit rating
The republicans run up the debt and the Dems pay it down. Turn off Fox. -
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So where did you meet your Thai girlfriend or wife?
Let’s flip the scenario for a moment. Imagine I marry, give up my career to stay at home and raise children as a 'stay at home dad', dedicating my time, energy, and identity to building a stable, loving household while my successful wife climbs the professional ladder. Then, years later, she decides to leave. Where does that leave me? That’s not just emotional upheaval - it’s economic devastation. The career path I sacrificed is gone, my earning power diminished, and I’m left picking up the pieces of a life I helped build, now shut out from the rewards of it. Suddenly, that "piece of paper" you are scoffing at doesn’t seem so meaningless after all. In my own case, my wife gave up her career to become a full-time mother. It wasn’t a decision made lightly, nor unilaterally. I travel often for work, and it was important to both of us that there be a steady presence at home - that she be the anchor a home. That choice, though made with love and purpose, came at great cost to her professionally. It altered her trajectory. And that’s precisely why the marriage contract matters: it’s not just romantic symbolism, it’s a mutual promise - a commitment to protect one another when life demands such sacrifices. Now, if there are no children involved, no careers disrupted, no relocations, no significant compromises – then yes, I can understand the argument that marriage may feel redundant, just a ceremonial gesture, a piece of paper. In such cases, the stakes are lower and the consequences fewer. The truth is, we both rolled the dice - and we won. No smugness, no gloating - just quiet gratitude. If for whatever reason, either of us had to roll the dice again, we had to do it all over again, I’m confident the outcome would be similar. That said, I’m not blind to the fact that it could just as easily have gone another way. Luck, timing, and character all play their part. And of course, your argument that choosing well is simply a matter of foresight, as if we all possess a crystal ball is valid. The suggestion that one can always predict outcomes with absolute certainty obviously falls flat - especially in the context of a thread where options being discussed include bar girls and partners far removed from our own socio-economic, educational, or cultural world. In many of these scenarios, the odds of misalignment are higher. Many of those relationships are, by their nature, built on shaky foundations - differences in values, life goals, or expectations. And it’s no surprise when they fail. Yet, even then, gems can be found among the gravel. Not everyone outside your familiar world is a risk - and not everyone within it is a guarantee. Marriage, like any meaningful commitment, involves a leap of faith. But it also demands discernment, self-awareness, and a willingness to face uncomfortable truths about oneself and one's choices. When it fails, it’s not always because marriage is broken - it’s often because the people in it were either mismatched, misguided, or unprepared.
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