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Corrective laser surgery and cataract surgery are
not the same thing.
I support all of those who have had successful
cataract surgery. My vision had been greatly
impaired in both eyes with cataracts which I left
untreated for quite some time. But I took the
plunge.
I cannot speak to present cost, but to economise,
rather than have multi-focal intra-occular lenses
implanted, I went for monovision as mentioned by
Sheryl. The ophthalmologist had stated that there
was a 5-7% possibility that the surgery would not
be successful. My second eye was treated around
4 weeks after the first implant was done.
For around ten years now, I drive, read, watch tv etc
all without any other reading aids. The cataract
surgery gave me a new lease on life.
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8 hours ago, JonathanBSmith said:
Where I currently reside, has anything to do with brining someone to Thailand who isn't exempt from obtaining a visa.
Thanks for being so helpful.
Have a great day.
Irrespective of the OP's personal status, the person requiring a visa,
if a Ugandan citizen or permanent resident, will be required to apply
at the nearest Thailand consulate, either in Kampala or in a country
close by, eg Nairobi, Kenya.
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The more egregiously "progressive", whatever that means,
the more defining of "woke" something is, it seems to me.
There appears to be some sort of competition, from the
those one identifies as members of the "liberal-left-
loony establishment, to outshine each other with more and
more far-out pronouncements and edicts.
Mr Biden was quick to identify this movement early in his
presidency, to show that he "get's it", and America will
suffer the consequences. And woe betide if he is followed
by Kamala!
Personally, I don't like Maher either; he's a bit of a political
opportunist and swims with the tide.
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Farang 1, Monkey Lady 0!
I view the hubris of this scoreline as the major issue with
the OP's post. If anything, it should be the other way around.
Monkey Lady 1, Farang zero.
So he brow-beat and got one-over on a dirt-poor,
unsophisticated, poorly-educated old lady who, it is
presumed, has never had the advantages that he has
had in his life, and then goes online to brag about it!
Smug, complacent and self-satisfied doesn't begin to
describe it.
It is not a Thai vs Farang thing at all, but a question of
humanity and compassion, in my view.
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Rather a sad and depressing story about human nature.
Not about the "monkey lady", of course, but more about the OP.
Not sure what kind of world he inhabits and not a good role
model for the little boy.
I would be too ashamed to post a story like this.
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Phineas T Barnum said it best: "There's one born every minute"!
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I have no knowledge or experience with LADA.
I am type 2 diabetic. Metformin is the medication
of choice which can be supplemented with
additional medication, like Gliclazide, to
improve the effectiveness. Maximum daily
dose of Metformin (slow-release) for Type
2's is 1 000mg twice per day.
There is a lot of nutritional mis-information
out there. Fats are not the demons they were
once purported to be. Sugars most definitely
are to be consumed judiciously.
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You are watching the "politics of envy" playing out.
No labourite likes to see any moderately wealthy
person, self-made (in Zahawi's case), or otherwise.
It kind of goes against the grain of the Socialist/
Communist doctrine. I believe Labour still sing
"The Red Flag" at party meetings, which, however,
is teeming with "champagne socialists"!
There is often a very fine line between tax evasion
and tax avoidance. The former is illegal. What seems
to irk Labour more is the quantum of the tax bill,
reportedly 4.8m, that Zahawi settled.
Just like the "Partygate" saga which Labour used to
bring down Johnson, so what they are trying to do
to Zahawi is from the same play book. It's petty
politics, using this case to whip the Tories with, and
may have a similar outcome to that of Johnson's.
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28 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:
I believe Thais can visit Denmark visa free ???? It is reciprocal.
Denmark is part of the Schengen Agreement. It is highly unlikely
that it is able to offer something which is outside of the
Schengen area rules. I would be interested to see a link to such
information.
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The headline of this piece, and, indeed, the premise of
the whole article, is phony!
The disparity in entry conditions between "western"
countries and Thailand is due to relative economic
strength between the two. The West is First World
whilst Thailand is a Third World, or at best, "emerging"
economy. GDP per head of population is heavily-
tilted toward the west, including, if you will, countries
like South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore.
Europe and the USA are a magnet for economic
migrants, despite the spin about fleeing "wars"
and the like propounded by leftist "activists".
The last thing they need is a mass of Thais also
beating down their doors in search of an,
arguably, "better life".
Until Thailand bootstraps its way out of relative
poverty, there is no way it can expect a relaxation of
travelers' entry conditions (and the writer of the
mischief-making article probably already knows this)!
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Everything in life is a trade-off.
Obese, shaven-headed, heavily-inked expats,
wearing wife-beater tops, shorts and slops,
are suddenly less-noticeable among the tourist influx, lol!
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36 minutes ago, nigelforbes said:
I think we have to largely ignore the period from September through January as far as the USD DI is concerned because it was essentially an anomaly. The longer term trend of 20+ years has consistently seen the DI under 100. Evene before that, with the exception of a three year period at the turn of the century, the DI seems to belong under 100. I'm pretty sure THB will rise but I'm less sure that USD will fall or stay flat.
You make a good point, but you are also presuming that global dynamics going forward will remain as they have previously. It's a tenuous argument, given the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent fall-out, uncertainty with China's internal policies and policy in respect of Taiwan, what the Fed's future monetary-policy stance will be, and a host of other variables which may present from left field. That is to say, history may not repeat itself.
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Broadly speaking, world currencies trade inversely
to dollar strength.
A quick glance at the DXY, a basket of currencies
versus the USD, shows that, since 26 September
last year, the mighty dollar is down by around
11% or so, and poised to go lower according to a
bit of TA.
It would seem to suggest that the THB will rise
against the USD, certainly, but not against others,
perhaps, in the near term.
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Toilet paper, Izal or any other, was a luxury - only for the elites.
For as long as I can remember as a small boy in post-WWII Britain,
we used newspaper - torn into appropriate-size squares.
I ask myself, "where have all the good times gone?"
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Sign, on a box of condoms: "Buy me and stop one"!
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The vaccination causing the heart and brain
inflammation appears to be as a result of the
mRNA kind of vaccines, a more synthetic (radical)
product compared with traditional methodology.
Nevertheless, the overall results of all of the
marketed medical products appear to have
had an overwhelmingly positive statistical outcome.
'Excess' deaths over the last two years, which
seem to have increased compared with years
leading up to the pandemic, do not seem to have been caused by the vaccines, according to health authorities,
and are ascribed to a number of other causes.
I believe that a great deal more research is going
to be required before unequivocal pronouncements
can be made as to the effectiveness of the various
programs which were instituted by the medical establishment.
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Couldn't have made it China-specific. which is really
the intention I believe, because the CCP would have
been highly miffed!
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Not to detract from the horrendous abuse the child was
subjected to, which is to be condemned in the strongest
possible terms, but who writes this stuff?
It is NOT a "depraved story", it is a story about a depraved
monk. There is a world of difference!
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3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:
"After the crime!"
He can't be arrested before he's committed the crime!
"...dubious history or psychosis, petty crime or serious crime ... drinking, drugging and so on".
No mention of any of those problems anywhere, you can't just make up your own idea of what he could have done!
Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story!
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Really doesn't sound like a pre-planned "hit". Who would be lying in wait
for the victim if he stopped off randomly somewhere to buy a few
groceries?
Hits are more likely to be front on, on a pedestrian target, and not
shooting at someone riding away down a soi. Even with three shots,
the shooter cannot be certain of having made a "kill".
Given the place of the killing, it seems to me that the girlfriend's
involvement can be ruled out.
It appears more likely to be a road-rage "revenge" shooting, or
resulting from an argument in, or close to, the store where the
goods were bought. More questioning of the shop-keeper is
called for, and which, no doubt, the cops are busy with.
In my view, a long-shot (no pun intended), is that this is a hit
ordered from England, and that Mr Roger(s) was followed
by the perpetrator. There is no evidence for this, of course,
and there may never be, and the thought may be extreme.
We are all just putting our best theories forward.
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20 hours ago, Wardp said:
So what tests are needed pre surgery? Apart from psa and digital exam, do es an ultrasound give the urologist enough info etc?
Free PSA test is somewhat more indicative than PSA alone. Ultrasound is not
definitive but is a strong guide. A biopsy is the only way to detect cancer for sure.
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Recently, I investigated going to India for robotic surgery
to have my prostate removed, cost-efficiency being a
major factor for me.
However, my cancer was localised and, in my case, the
best option with the lowest level of invasive surgery and
potential side-effects was a brachytherapy procedure,
which I underwent three months ago.
So far, so good, with a minor level of discomfort when
urinating. From a PSA of 7.34 when the cancer was
confirmed, a recent PSA test level came out at 0.87.
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It is possible that Immigration logs applications
lodged by agents and their companies, and has
an accessible record of such activity in the
computer.
If the OP goes to the immigration office stating
that he needs to get hold of the agent he used
previously, their details should be readily at
hand in the "system".
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The OP's tech-savvy daughter should tell him that such
a software "glitch" is highly unlikely. If it happened
once, it would likely be doing it all the time. That is
what "programming" is all about; it ain't random!
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Finnish Ex-pat Found Dead in Sattahip With Slit Throat, Wife Says He Died By Suicide
in Pattaya News
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His "domestic problems" in Finland, so very far away,
must have been extreme to prompt him to take
such a cruel egress.
Cherchez la femme!