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It came as a revelation . . .

"Trust, but verify" - Ronald Reagan What, in your opinion, constitutes a trusting relationship? Just how far and to what extent are you willing to let that trust go? I too believe in developing a trusting relationship, but I'm not going to be naive about it. I've seen too many times when farang became totally comfortable with their relationship, completely trusted the boyfriend, and was certain nothing could ever go wrong. Then it went wrong. Lives were ruined. So, if you truly believe it is a good idea to trust the boyfriend to the point where he has access to your money and valuables, fine with me. After all, in a million years he would never dream of doing anything like that. Famous last words: "Not this boy. He's different." Does anyone remember Richard Burk, who was the owner of the Amor restaurant in Boyztown? I always loved his advice. I'll let you folks decide for yourselves whether I abide by it. But I think many of you at least will understand just why he advised it - and he meant it: "If you want love in Thailand, rent it."

I disagree unless you can give me a good reason why a Thai boyfriend, or anyone else for that matter, should have access to your money, gold accessories, or any other valuable temptations - and why protecting your assets means you may end up living a very lonely life. Do you have someone you trust so much that the possibility exists for something similar to what happened to the OP could happen to you? Is that what it takes to avoid leading a lonely life?

I wish I had 1 baht for every time I've heard similar stories over the years - farang losing fortunes to boys they trusted with their lives. And straight men losing fortunes to girlfriends and even wives. I love it every time I hear a farang say "Not this boy. He's different." Yeah, right . . . Miller: "You don't trust anyone, do you?" Stavros: "That is why I have lived so long." - Miller (David Niven), Stavros (Anthony Quinn), 'The Guns of Navarone'

Why am I not surprised?

Try Lucky Underwear in the Platinum mall. http://bangkok-wow.blogspot.com/2015/09/underwear-for-guys-platinum-mall.html https://www.facebook.com/people/Lucky-Underwear/100071222963403/

Around 2 months ago I started seeing weather people predicting an exceptionally hot summer. They turned out to be right, For those who are used to Fahrenheit temperature, 45.8°C = nearly 115°F. I don't plan to be out in it any more than I have to. For some strange reason I don't care to risk heat stroke. I'll be spending most of the day indoors with air conditioning. Fortunately the morning temperatures up to about 11:00am are no problem and evenings and night are also cool enough. But between around 11:00am until around 5:00pm, that's when the most severe temperatures occur.

Many diabetic medicines can be purchased over the counter at Thai pharmacies without a prescription. I prefer the Fascino pharmacy and there are many of them. You might want to go to Fascino's Facebook page, switch over to English, click on 'Contact Us' and ask if they carry what you're using - or a generic equivalent - and if it can be purchased over the counter. You might also ask them about their prices. https://www.facebook.com/fascinohealthcarethailand/

Look on the apps. I've seen many times pairs of boys advertising themselves for threesomes. I'm sorry, I can't point specifically to any of them. Threesomes are not my interest, so I didn't pay much attention. Nevertheless, they are there. Also, if you are chatting with a boy on the apps, tell him you are looking for a threesome. He mighty be interested or might know someone who is. Can't hurt to try.

If that is what he said, that tells me all I would want to know. I would never ask a boy to do something he made clear he doesn't like. For what? The boy won't enjoy it and neither will you if you know you are making him do what he doesn't want to do. A little shopping around, including the apps, and you'll find what you want with willing boys. Don't you think willing boys would be much better? I would leave the mama-sans out of it completely. They'll want a BIG tip and they can be very good at coercing the boys to do what they don't want to do.

Kamikaze trucks - I've never seen it put that way before, but that is a perfect description. I would change "poor" lane discipline to "zero" lane discipline. Trucks are supposed to stay in the left lane, which in Thailand is the slow lane. But when they want to pass slower trucks, out they come into the next lane regardless of whether any traffic is already occupying the space they are about to enter. When they do use their turn signals, that only means a warning that they are changing lanes instantly. Often they drive in the wrong lane and stay there. For me, the safe place to be is once those trucks are behind you. I agree with Khaolakguy about being able to stop and explore whatever and wherever you want on the way to your destination. That would be a good reason to rent a car. But if what you want to do is just get from Point A to Point B, if you're not experienced driving in Thailand, I would recommend taking a bus - which would be far less expensive anyway. Besides, when making a long drive, if you haven't pre-planned those kinds of stops, how often do you really do that? One thing I believe is a must - no matter how reputable the rental company is. Take plenty of pictures of the car from every angle before driving one inch. Some of these places will try to say you damaged the car when you didn't. Some of the fly-by-night places intentionally leave damage on the car, hoping you won't notice, and then try to charge you an exorbitant price to have it repaired, and then try to intimidate you into paying it. In Thailand you need to be worried just as much, if not more, about scams than about accidents - which is why I think in most cases you are better off not renting a car.

Getting between cities shouldn't be a problem. Plenty of buses and mini vans for that. I would rent a car only if you would need it for getting around at your destination. Again, taxis should take care of getting around unless you are going to a very rural area. Even then, motorbike taxis will likely be available. I would not recommend renting a car in Thailand unless it is absolutely necessary and no alternative is available. Even then, make sure you are renting from a reputable agency - with insurance. Never rent from some street corner rental. You might as well advertise yourself as "gullible farang victim". Also, if you decide to rent anyway, make sure you have a valid international driving permit and a valid driving license from your home country.

When living in Thailand it doesn't take long to expect it to be that way, so it rarely comes as a major shock or surprise to me. But things like that come as a very unpleasant surprise to people who don't understand the way things work in Thailand and have no idea how to deal with it when things happen. You either live with it and accept it as part of life in Thailand or Thailand is the wrong country to live in. The worst mistake I see foreigners make is if they try to argue when things like that happen. All that ever does is make things worse,often much worse, especially if they raise their voice.

Why not? That's the only way you'll ever find it. I've been looking for logic for many years. I'll let you know if I ever find any . . .

And they were fined rather than the landlords? The landlord is exempt from any responsibility or penalty for failing to file the form? The renter ends up punished instead? That makes about as much sense as usual - in other words none. How are renters supposed to even know whether the landlords complied and filed? It looks to me if you're going to rent a condo, then you better go to immigration and complete a TM-30 form yourself rather than depending on the landlord unless you want to risk a fine and a black mark on your records at immigration. Apparently it doesn't matter whether it is ridiculous or not. It's just open your wallet and pay up - and do it pronto. If someone is in Thailand to commit crimes, what makes immigration think he's going to supply correct whereabouts information in the first place? Time to dig out my "I Don't Get It" list . . .

What was the reason given for the fines and, if you know, how much were the fines? Where were they fined -Pattaya, Chiang Mai, elsewhere?

They are so strict about that some may remember when that terrible tsunami struck Thailand in 2004, foreigner volunteers who went to try to help were getting arrested for working without a permit. That really happened. In Thailand, when you're here on a retirement visa, then you're retired. If my car gets a flat tire, I would be afraid to change it myself.

Apparently some of the board data ended up lost. That gives you two choices. One is to contact me, which you can do here on this board via PM or you can send me an Email, tell me what happened, and let me try to restore your screen name and give you a new password (which you can change after you log in). The other is if you wish to register with a new screen name, then you have to send me an Email confirming the name and that you are not a bot registration attempt. That is how I know it is a legitimate registration. I get several bot registration attempts every day, so without that confirmation Email, I have no way of knowing whether it is a legitimate registration. Without that Email, it is highly unlikely that I will approve the registration. It's all right there on my board under "Announcements" with the topic title "If you wish to register for membership on this board, READ THIS" Some people don't read that. Then sooner or later I'll usually receive an Email asking why I didn't approve the registration.

What happens when you try? I received a new registration attempt just a couple hours ago, but that person has not sent the required Email confirmation, so I won't be approving the registration until or unless he does. I don't risk letting bots get in.

As most of you know, my board was the victim of a hack. Moses, the owner of the Sawatdee board, came to the rescue once again. It was quite a challenge to find the hack, but he succeeded and eliminated it. I am very pleased to announce the board is fully restored, on the latest software, and safe to use again. If you have any questions or encounter any problems, please let me know via PM or Email at gaybutton@gmail.com https://www.gaybuttonthai.com

Rescued "Wild Boars" Footballer Dies in UK February 15, 2023 Luang cave survivor Duangphet “Dom” Phromthep, the captain of the Wild Boars football team, has died suddenly in England. One of the young "Wild Boars" footballers rescued from flooded Luang Cave in Chiang Rai in 2018 has died suddenly in England. The death of teenager Duangphet “Dom’’ Phromthep came as a shock to his family and friends. The cause of death was unclear. Unconfirmed reports in British media said he sustained a head injury. He had signed up for the Brooke House College Football Academy in Leicester, England, last year. Social media was inundated with messages of grief and condolence when the news broke on Wednesday. The Zico Foundation posted a message and a photo of Duangphet, or Nong Dom, who had received a football scholarship from the foundation. Phra Khu Prayut Jetiyanukarn, abbot of Wat Phra That Doi Wao in Chiang Rai, said Duangphet’s mother phoned him around 6am and said that her son had died. The abbot said initial reports were that there was an accident, a fall, and Duangphet was injured. He was admitted to hospital and put on a ventilator but later died. The family was in touch with the Foreign Affairs Ministry and details would be announced later. Relatives in tambon Wiang Phang Kham told reporters they were informed the boy had been injured in an accident that led to his death. Details would be given out by the boy’s football club in England, they said. Duangphet was the captain of the Wild Boars football team whose rescue from a flooded cave captured the attention of the world in 2018. He won a scholarship to study at the football academy in Leicestershire. Duangphet posted a message on his Instagram account after receiving the scholarship. "Today, my dream has come true because I will become a football student in England,'' he said. Between June and July 2018, Thai and international rescue teams scoured flooded Luang cave in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district to find 12 "Wild Boar" footballers aged between 11 and 16 and their 25-year-old assistant coach, who went to explore the underground complex on June 23 after football practice. They were trapped inside by a sudden storm and flood for 17 days before being finally found by two British divers. A complex and dangerous rescue followed. One rescuer died in the flooded cave. The Zico Foundation posts a message of condolences and a photo of Duangphet "Dom" Phromthep on its Facebook page on Wednesday. Duangphet was the first person to talk to the rescue team when he and his friends were trapped inside Luang cave in Chiang Rai's Mae Sai district between June and July 2018. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2507244/rescued-wild-boars-footballer-dies-in-uk

Not yet, but Moses tells me he is almost finished. He has upgraded the board to the newest version and is moving the whole thing to a different server. He's trying to do everything he can to try to prevent this from happening again. If all goes well, I might be able to give the "green light" as soon as this weekend. Rest assured, I will post a new message when the board is open and safe to access again.

Men advised against masturbating during video calls by Wassayos Ngamkham February 14, 2023 Pol Col Siriwat Deephor, deputy chief of the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), advises men not to masturbate during video calls, or they might end up being blackmailed. Police have warned that men who masturbate during video calls may leave themselves open to blackmail by gangs using phoney profile photos of beautiful women. Quite a few Thai males, both children and adults, had already fallen prey to these gangs, Pol Col Siriwat Deephor, deputy chief of the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), said on Tuesday. The gangs used bogus photos of attractive women in their profiles and sent friend requests to potential victims on social media. After they became online friends, the chats would become sexually oriented and eventually the victims would be enticed into turning on their camera and then masturbating during a video call. The gangs recorded the videos and used them to blackmail the victims, the TCSD spokesman said. If the victims refused to pay, the gangs would threaten to send the masturbation videos to their friends or family, or to make them public online. Normally, the gangsters concentrated on extorting money from their victims and did not publish the videos. However, recently some videos had been disseminated even though the victims had paid the money. This caused damage to the victims, Pol Col Siriwat said. He advised men not to masturbate during any video call or send such videos or photos to anyone. People with information about the operations of these gangs could alert police via https://tcsd.go.th around the clock, he said. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2506199/men-advised-against-masturbating-during-video-calls ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If these fools want to try blackmailing me, go for it! They would send the videos to friends, family, or publish online? Fine with me. When it comes to masturbation, I would be delighted for them to provide the proof that at my age, I still can . . .

Update: Moses told me that he is going to have to wade through a good 5000 files to find and eliminate the virus plaguing my board. I am in no hurry and, Moses, please take your time. I'd much rather have this done correctly than quickly - and take whatever security steps are necessary to prevent this sort of thing from happening again. Those of you who have memberships on my board, once it is up and running again I suggest you change your board password - just in case.

It doesn't work anywhere in Thailand if it is your first address report. I should have mentioned that. Your very first address report has to be done at an immigration office. After that you can use the online system. I don't know how it works if your address ever changes. My guess is you would probably have to personally go to immigration for the first report after changing your address. Also, when the time comes when you have to get a new passport, the passport number will change. You would have to go to immigration for that. While you're there I would advise making sure your new passport information is also given to the address reporting desk so it can be entered into the system and won't interfere with online reporting. To me, it would make much more sense to have to do an address report only if your address changes, but they don't do it that way. At least now you can do the 90-day address reports online. Not exactly a major difficulty or inconvenience.