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  1. Get up in morning get dressed for work Maybe have a cup of instant coffee before leaving the house Stop before getting to work and buy a skewer or two of chicken or pork Lunch get some rice and pork with chillies and vegetables Dinner have rice with pork or chicken or fish and vegetables/mushrooms Repeat the next day
  2. Shouldn’t be a problem. I have done that route a few times and Koh Lipe immigration is quite straightforward
  3. The macro strategist I follow are all calling for a peak in the USD in the next few months. There is an implicit assumption I. This prediction that inflation has peaked and the Federal Reserve will soon pause rate hikes.
  4. A westerner should know better and he should be given a very large fine and expelled from Thailand. Hopefully he is named and shamed in the Dutch press.
  5. If you are still living looking for someone please direct message me with requirements. I know a nice lady who is honest, speaks good English and very reliable.
  6. I too remember my first flight on Aeroflot in 1972 from Moscow to Leningrad return (now St Pete's again). Instead of carpets on the floor they had those rubber mats you would find in return kitchens. Passenger comfort was not a priority as the climb out of Moscow was close to 45 degrees followed by a sharp turn towards Leningrad. Much better service and comfort in 2020 when I flew Aeroflot from Malaga to BKK via Moscow, that flight was the same as you would expect from any modern airline
  7. Sounds to me like Thai workers are demanding a living wage and it threatens to cut into profits
  8. so if I understand correctly: If a tourist comes to Thailand on holidays and tests positive for covid, they will be forced to stay in hospital even if they feel fine and have no symptoms, in addition they will be out of pocket tens of thousands of dollars for the hospital stay because the mandatory insurance won't cover their claim? Is this correct?
  9. Easy clean up the air so it is always well below the AQI 2.5 threshold and clean up the ocean so when I am knee deep in the water I can see my feet. Just for a start
  10. Probably Melasma; is common in Thailand (especially in darker pigmented skin) and not really treatable. Lots of hospitals, companies and individuals will try to sell her expensive creams and treatments but most are ineffective and those that do work do so only marginally and will not eliminate the issue.
  11. I was planning on coming early November 2021 and staying until late April 2022. However I am starting to consider alternate destinations now. As a fully vaccinated traveller there are just too many hassles to visit Thailand; between the testing and insurance and the hassles of just getting a six month tourist visa. Feel bad for the people that depend on tourism, they are not being well served by their government.
  12. if only we could get people and the government to treat traffic deaths with the same level of concern
  13. So a neighbour of my GF has her small 2 bedroom house up for sale with a Chanote and a very attractive price. I have suggested the GF and her son buy the place using her savings as a down payment and getting a 10 year mortgage for the rest (GF will retire in about 10 years). Both the GF and the son are gainfully employed and not at risk of layoff. Neither of them have financed a home before and as I am out of the country and not there to hold her hand I am looking for advice on: 1- which Banks are easiest to deal with for mortgages (her savings account is currently at Bangkok Bank, son at KrunThai) 2- what are the current mortgage rates and 3 - will the bank hold her hand through this process. Thanks in advance
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