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Yes, Virginia, Donald J. Trump WILL be the first convicted felon to become U.S. president
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Former PM Thaksin Shinawatra Advocates Legalising Online Gambling in Thailand
Unfortunately a lot of the new generation(s) gamble online, available 24 hours a day. And many lose not just a few baht but mass large debts, borrowing from relatives and loan sharks. It's a kind of unseen disease, the gambler doesn't rapidly lose his/ her looks ( until the loan sharks sorts them out), unlike the methamphetamine and serious lao khao consumers who show obvious signs of wear and tear after a while. -
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Revenue Department boss calls on tax residents in Thailand to file 2024 returns by March 31
There are millions of rural poor (and not just in Isaan) who have NO regular income at all (apart from some minor - ie unlivable - government handouts). I support a family of poor uneducated, illiterate Khmer peasants here in Surin (my b/f's family). The (not-fully) extended family amounts to 30+ members. I support some half-a dozen regularly. They have no other income. Their agricultural produce is for living off, not for market. They have no 'salesman' skills. -
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SO who of you guys live in Thailand?
Patong, great choice for a honeymoon. No flies on Fred. -
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That which was never born can never die, therefore deathless. Is this "awareness"?
Thanks Bruce. I value your input. You mentioned why I hadn't chosen another lifestyle/s. I indirectly have been (that's not to say Buddhism isn't included). This includes cobbling together lifestyles & practices which will assist in having a fruitful life. Knowledge and its availability is exponentially growing. Taking care of my health. Working towards simple simple things such as avoiding intoxicants, eliminating ultra processed foods including so called vegetable oils & sugar, & other harmful things. Adopting healthy lifestyle, gym/weights, aerobic activity, and body/mind activities such as yoga and the like. Being mindful of others not as well off and engage in charitable works. Seeking out new knowledge on relevant endeavors to add to ones list of practices. Awareness of my own responses when engaging with others to analyse their appropriateness. I didn't think my scenario was extreme. More an end result of successful application of the 4 noble truths and the eightfold path, a cornerstone of the Buddhas teachings. Isn't the ultimate goal to eliminate Duhkha by quenching the thirst for craving? Anything short of Awakening can only ever lead to temporarily reducing craving. And, this leads to another crossroad. Is it a part of us (deathless part) which is destined to countless rounds of re birth in Samsara or is the re birth a new entity brought about by our unquenched craving? Is Nibbana a state in which a part of us ((deathless part)) returns, if not what ever exists in Nibbana? These questions also revolve around, and are suggestive of, something beyond the impermanent/conditioned, and dare I say, religion, or something beyond expiration. Is it correct to say, the only difference between a collection of other practices & lifestyles, the only thing Buddhism will ultimately offer is cessation of re birth of another entity & experiencing equanimity? Because, based on many adherents, impermanence suggests, that for each of us there is nothing beyond death. -
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Low Cost Cataract Surgery
Currently in Maha Sarakham hospital and receiving laser, iris surgery. ฿3500.. at Bangkok Rayong Hospital it was ฿56,000. 2 to 3 weeks I will come back for glaucoma cataract surgery. Total cost for that is less than ฿10,000. -
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Foreign men attack Phuket taxi driver over fare dispute - video
Well you should know how exchange rates work -
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What Books Are You Reading ? (2025)
Just bought the new Kids 7" Paperwhite for 4,350bht (inc) from a Hong Kong dealer (4p store) on Lazada. Ordered on 2nd, delivered by DHL on 6th. Just downloaded Stigmata from Z Library, get all my books from there or Mobilism. -
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Yes, Virginia, Donald J. Trump WILL be the first convicted felon to become U.S. president
Possibly something to do with the DC traffic on Inauguration Day. The very first day I moved to DC as an adult (I lived there when I was a one-year-old) was the night of GW Bush's first inauguration. I flew into Reagan National Airport on a late night flight. I think I arrived around midnight. Anyway, when it came time to take a cab out of there, no cabs were available, Apparently, they were all in DC taking people around to all the inauguration parties. I must have stood out in the freezing cold for over an hour, waiting for some cabs to show up. Me and a whole line of other people. I can only assume the transportation options were better the night before the inauguration.
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