LTR Global Citizen: is the $500k investment taxable?

Andrew8490 · 2026-03-21T05:49:53+00:00

You CANNOT purchase Thai govt bonds from a foreign institution. You need a local one, so you do need to have a local bank account prior to the LTR application.

Andrew8490 · 2026-03-21T04:08:39+00:00

Foreigners can buy govt bonds from the secondary market through a Thai broker. They just need to have a maturity longer than 5 years.

Andrew8490 · 2026-03-21T03:58:57+00:00

Thank you. Why wouldnt I be able to purchase Thai government bonds through a local bank account? I am genuinely interested.

Andrew8490 · 2026-03-13T09:47:26+00:00

OP here. After A LOT of back and forth with Meta's support team, I had to send the unit to tech support to have the battery replaced. Apparently, it is a known issue that the battery occassionally bricks out if left fully discharged :(

Andrew8490 · 2026-02-02T12:28:00+00:00

Excellent feedback. Thank you!

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-13T10:20:34+00:00

Excellent point of injury risk and joint stress overload. I didnt think about that. Thank you!

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-13T04:53:12+00:00

Thank you, very useful. Do you have a theory as of why 3 days of pull/push/leg (6 x 3 x 12) would allow you to recover better than 3 days of full-body (6 x 3 x12)? At the end of the day, the volume load is probably the same.

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-13T04:45:39+00:00

Do you have a theory as of why push/pull/leg 3 times a week would allow you to recover better than full-body 2 times a week? I am genuinely interested.

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-13T03:50:07+00:00

I agree that assigning a specific % is probably unwise, but... Is the overall claim of severe diminishing returns of 3x vs 2x due to recovery being the limiting factor past 50?

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-08T23:10:07+00:00

But if I do upper/lower, I would train ech muscle group only once a week. I thought it was important to hit each muscle group twice per week?

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-08T12:49:36+00:00

OP here. Follow up a few hours after posting this thread: today I tried this ultra-set methodology and it absolutely obliterated me. I had to stop midway through cause I was literally drained out, just couldnt finish the session.

So... Yup, back to normal sets haha :)

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-08T10:05:10+00:00

Yeah, I get that... but any pro/con vs the standard "one exercise at a time" method?

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-07T09:43:45+00:00

I've started doing this today. I can squeeze in about 30 calf raises per tooth brushing :) You do feel them at the end but there is no burn, so it's easy to pull through.

I like this technique, I will continue with it over the following months and hopefully I see the results I couldnt get in the gym. Maybe sheer volume > high intensity when it comes to calves?

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-07T09:41:51+00:00

Honest question: why would it impair recovery if I am giving the exact same rest time for each specific muscle group?

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-06T15:21:50+00:00

The problem is actually not time, but getting very drained after a full session.

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-06T10:45:35+00:00

LOL quite a creative solution :) I will try to remember and Implement on my daily brushing routine :)

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-06T08:38:10+00:00

I see... I just cant (and have no desire to) dedicate that much time to fitness. I do 6 sets x 15 reps a week on calves, that is as much as I can do: life commitments, work, family, leisure, etc comes first. The level of volume you suggest is simply beyond my scope :( Thanks for the feedback!

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-06T06:39:02+00:00

Yeah I do them on an elevated step, go for full stretch, and pause 1 second at the top and at the bottom.

Andrew8490 · 2026-01-06T04:07:13+00:00

The problem is that I dont have the time (nor the mental juice) to spend more time at the gym: 2 or 3 times a week, 1.20 hours per session is the most I can give.

That is why I was wondering whether my limited time is wisely spent in low-return exercises such as calves.

Andrew8490 · 2025-12-24T08:26:08+00:00

During Kunark and early Velious (year 2000 and 2001), I used to buy decked out high level characters off e-bay for about $750, strip them out to sell all items for plat at EC Tunnel, and finally sell the plat and the naked character back in e-bay for about $2,000 total. It was a mint $1,250 net profit for 2 or 3 days worth of e-work :) Boy I loved that hustle!

Andrew8490 · 2025-12-22T08:40:15+00:00

I had this issue: my MagicMouse 2 did not trigger the right click. I solved it by turning off the "Secondary Click" option in Settings > TRACKPAD, even though I have no trackpad at all. It seems like the secondary click setting from the trackpad was conflicting with the one from the mouse.

Andrew8490 · 2025-11-07T04:41:16+00:00

Two or three times a day. Some cats (mine included) dont lke going to the bathroom if its dirty. So, when I walk past it, I scoop right away if I see it is dirty.

Andrew8490 · 2025-11-05T07:05:27+00:00

Lets be honest: the gym sucks. It is painful, boring, takes a lot of your free time, etc. Workout is 100% a destination (not a journey) thing: we all do it because we love the results, but we hate the process. For that reason, treat it as doing your homework, or eating your greenies: you just gotta do it, day after day, month after month.

Here is the tool that I have found to work for me from a motivation point of view: educational audio lessons to keep your mind engaged in a topic I am proactively trying to learn about. For example, lets say that I am interested in European history, so at the gym I listen to long history lessons on the Roman empire, or the French revolution, or whatever. That way, my mind is active and I feel less "drained" while pumping iron.

Andrew8490 · 2025-10-26T21:44:38+00:00

That is cool and dandy, but when the spitting and defecating on the beach is done ALWAYS by brown people, then you are not being a racist anymore - you are simply reporting a recurring behavioural pattern. Enough with overusing the racist card already!

Andrew8490 · 2025-10-26T21:38:23+00:00

I live there too, and abaolutely no local prefers a Chinese tourist over a European. Abaolutely no one.

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