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by RCer
Sat Jan 12, 2019 12:09 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Children's Day in Thailand, guns banned
Replies: 6
Views: 418

Re: Children's Day in Thailand, guns banned

So I guess all the kids in Thailand should spend Children's Day sitting around watching reruns of Sponge Bob Square Pants.
by RCer
Tue Jan 08, 2019 10:46 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Seeking professionals for depression treatment in Hua Hin
Replies: 17
Views: 1174

Re: Seeking professionals for depression treatment in Hua Hin

There are no mediocre Psychiatrists. They are either great at their profession or they are narcissistic arses.
by RCer
Tue Jan 08, 2019 2:50 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Seeking professionals for depression treatment in Hua Hin
Replies: 17
Views: 1174

Re: Seeking professionals for depression treatment in Hua Hin

If the depression is clinical you need a Psychiatrist to prescribe medication, if it's emotional you can talk to a Psychologist, they can't prescribe. For clinical depression ALWAYS get, at least, a second opinion before taking drugs. If the MD doesn't do a complete physical workup with blood tests...
by RCer
Tue Jan 08, 2019 9:50 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Seeking professionals for depression treatment in Hua Hin
Replies: 17
Views: 1174

Re: Seeking professionals for depression treatment in Hua Hin

Stay away from the Psychiatrist at BKK hospital in Hua Hin.
by RCer
Tue Jan 08, 2019 7:07 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Seeking professionals for depression treatment in Hua Hin
Replies: 17
Views: 1174

Re: Depression

If your friend can go to BKK, I highly recomend Dr Krit at Prama 9 hospital.
by RCer
Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:16 pm
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Parcel service to Europe that accepts electronics
Replies: 11
Views: 653

Re: Parcel service to Europe that accepts electronics

Any parcel service other than Post Office is going to be expensive. DHL in basement of BluPort is very professional.
by RCer
Mon Jan 07, 2019 11:44 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: New Police Order for Visa Extensions
Replies: 84
Views: 5582

Re: New Police Order for Visa Extensions

RE: Proof of deposits.

Is a bankbook sufficient?
by RCer
Wed Jan 02, 2019 5:42 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: New Year exodus starts, traffic (and carnage) builds up on Thai roads
Replies: 36
Views: 2809

Re: New Year exodus starts, traffic (and carnage) builds up on Thai roads

How do the holiday numbers compare with every other day of the year?
by RCer
Mon Dec 31, 2018 8:20 pm
Forum: Education
Topic: Thailand eyes lifelong learning push
Replies: 12
Views: 1972

Re: Thailand eyes lifelong learning push

It's interesting that teachers rarely address different ways of learning. Some learn by reading, some by touch, some by hearing, some are visual learners and most are some combination. In a classroom there is usually only 2 ways to learn: by reading or aurally and those who learn differently are fr...
by RCer
Wed Dec 26, 2018 1:06 pm
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: Macro photos of snowflakes show impossibly perfect designs
Replies: 3
Views: 217

Re: Macro photos of snowflakes show impossibly perfect designs

Wow, those are amazing. Thanks for posting them.
by RCer
Wed Dec 26, 2018 1:03 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Proposal to make health insurance mandatory for long-stay visas
Replies: 56
Views: 3087

Re: Proposal to make health insurance mandatory for long-stay visas

Look at it from the Thai govt hospitals point of view. Ex-pats, who they consider to all be wealthy, show up at their hospitals, who have limited budgets, get care and then refuse to pay. You can see how they would encourage such a measure. Or do what the likes of Bangkok Hospital do, pay before tr...
by RCer
Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:53 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Are expats falling out of love with the Land of Smiles?
Replies: 33
Views: 4890

Re: Are expats falling out of love with the Land of Smiles?

To address the subject of this thread, I never was in with Thailand. Just one person here.

In all the countries I've been to, I find LOS no better or worse than any of them.

In comparison to the US, the people here are far better behaved.
by RCer
Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:47 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Proposal to make health insurance mandatory for long-stay visas
Replies: 56
Views: 3087

Re: Proposal to make health insurance mandatory for long-stay visas

Regarding my earlier post. The VA only covers preexisting conditions that are a result of my military service.

The battle I had with them was connecting new ailments as being caused by the preexisting ones.

Quite the opposite in terms of medical coverage.
by RCer
Mon Dec 24, 2018 8:43 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Discovery of more WWII bombs in Ratchaburi
Replies: 1
Views: 287

Re: Discovery of more WWII bombs....

Quite a problem they have on their hands. Seems to me if the bombs are deep enough, 100 feet, using a secondary small explosive to destroy them in place. Even if the bomb were to detonate, you would a big plume of water and a lot of dead fish. But that's about all. Have remember, these things were d...
by RCer
Mon Dec 24, 2018 10:37 am
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Proposal to make health insurance mandatory for long-stay visas
Replies: 56
Views: 3087

Re: Proposal to make health insurance mandatory for long-stay visas

That's an old trick that US hospitals did years ago "Mr RCer, you need to have some tests done--if we do them as an OP you will have to pay and recover it from your insurer, but if we admit you for a day we can bill directly and you will not have to pay" I tried that idea. BKK hospital wo...