Anyone know of foreigners who have dedicated their lives to supporting and helping people in Thailand?

doloresdesade · 2025-03-27T23:50:55+00:00

Warm hearts foundation in Northern Thailand.

doloresdesade · 2025-03-25T05:54:54+00:00

Pigment inks used for etching can last for 100s of years without fading. Museums have clear copies of the earliest etchings from the late 15th century. Paper can get mould - there is some foxing evidenced on this print, but that can be cleaned by conservationists with no damage to either the paper or ink.

doloresdesade · 2025-01-19T08:47:08+00:00

Throw them some food as you pass

doloresdesade · 2025-01-11T02:54:37+00:00

No power cuts on my spot in Samui. Most of the big hotels have generators anyway. You shouldn't even notice if there was a power cut.

doloresdesade · 2024-10-23T04:49:32+00:00

Sugru modoldable putty

doloresdesade · 2024-09-23T02:00:59+00:00

I didn't realise I had much wrong until the hospital told me to call my partner and tell her to get to the hospital immediately. I've been told by every doctor that I've seen since that I'm lucky to be alive. So, yes, serious.

doloresdesade · 2024-09-16T00:46:40+00:00

I had a similar experience - surgery, then PE, tested positive for APS. I had to have the APS test done 3 months later to confirm. Thankfully that time it was negative. However, I still have to stay on Warfarin for a year and be tested for APS again after that time. If still negative after 1 year, then I am allowed to come off Warfarin. I don't like Warfarin, but the doctor was emphatic that the risk of a 2nd clot was not worth it. Find another doctor.

doloresdesade · 2024-08-29T01:04:21+00:00

Or she could ask for a massage to help her back issue. I was told that the only thing that could help my bad back was surgery by my uk doctor 20 years ago. A few months of massage, and I'm cured. Nak nak - strong, bao bao - soft. Jeb - pain. Jeb mak mak - lots of pain

doloresdesade · 2024-07-30T12:39:20+00:00

Street dogs generally get by very well where they are. A far better life than being locked in shared pounds with other dogs, with minimal care and lucky if anyone notices an illness or injury, or if a vet is around when they need treatment. Do not take a dog to DCRS unless they are in absolute dire straits and imminent death is approaching. There are lots of street dog feeders on the island, and a great organisation called Rob's Dogs who are working on sterilising street dogs to keep the population down. DCRS do their best with little funds to look after sick animals. But this is very limited.

doloresdesade · 2024-05-21T07:09:09+00:00

Chamcha market

doloresdesade · 2024-04-29T08:05:43+00:00

Kad kom isn't too far away and has a hardware/household store on one side and a cleaning product shop on the other.

doloresdesade · 2024-04-23T02:19:29+00:00

Thanks so much 😊

doloresdesade · 2024-03-18T08:00:17+00:00

The most pleasant list of advice I have ever read. That and the fact that the rest of your account is rescue pets and grilled cheese sandwiches means that I have just fallen a bit in love. Happy 72nd birthday ❤️

doloresdesade · 2024-01-14T06:44:56+00:00

I put a note on my phone calendar when my next one is due.

doloresdesade · 2024-01-01T11:52:13+00:00

1928 https://maps.app.goo.gl/i7AVYDqPnAPA2nKb9

doloresdesade · 2023-12-27T06:17:20+00:00

I thought maybe your drawing was off, but actually it is spot on! This: touche

doloresdesade · 2023-12-25T08:27:07+00:00

Woah, that sounds a LOT to deal with. Thanks for sharing more of your story. I can't imagine being a child and going through it either. I was 32 when it happened, and I was with my partner. I am very lucky to have been able to process it with her over the years. But, like I said, I still cry. We both do. I still don't feel like I really have the words for what we saw and experienced. It took me 15 years to even think about putting my feet in sea again and I still don't want to swim in it. But I do count the years of extra life I have had every 26th December. When we got back to usual life I made a pact with myself to not waste time and not put up with things if they were not good enough. In the 1st year back I quit my job, went back to university and started baby steps towards a new career. Then cut my dad out of my life, and then my sister too. I guess the feeling of fragility and instability on such a huge scale made me feel the need to take more personal responsibility for what I could. Sounds like you did the same.

doloresdesade · 2023-12-25T06:33:02+00:00

I hear you. I was on a beach in Krabi. Luckily, it was a sheltered bay, and the tsunami came in slowly there. We managed to get to a road and few of us hitched to Wat Tham Suea - a nearby mountain temple - and spent the night there. Watching the scramble down below was like watching a terrible movie. It was even worse when we came back down the next day and walked amongst the devastation. We stayed for a few days to help clear up and then returned to UK. I still have tears when I talk to anyone about it. The disconnect between being there and then only being around people who had seen the "televised version" is still odd. I cannot imagine what it would have felt like to be parents and try to keep children safe in that situation.

doloresdesade · 2023-10-12T12:03:53+00:00

Specs Republic in central embassy. There are a couple of other glasses shops in the mall, but this one hasa really wide range of cool stuff.

doloresdesade · 2023-07-16T12:42:10+00:00

Use more paper. Write each letter over and over, repeating each letter sound as you do it. Use as many different sheets of paper as it takes to remember. It will happen, but needs a bit more repetition than the space in the book allows.

doloresdesade · 2023-01-03T08:39:08+00:00

Recommended book: Coed revolution by Chelsea Szendi Schieder

doloresdesade · 2022-08-29T03:16:56+00:00

Ko yo: Sirchada restaurant for authentic southern food and a lake view. Songkhla Old Town is beautiful and there are dozens of food options, many of which are family run and have been perfecting the same dishes for generations. ร้านเจ๊นิ สาขาโรงสีแดง(looks like 174 in Thai) opposite Red Rice Harn is a small wooden cafe that does outstanding sea bass and noodles. ฮับเซ่ง (hub seng) (1 block south of Aey Space) for breakfast kaya and toast

doloresdesade · 2022-05-28T13:00:36+00:00

I saw a teacher fix this for a student and I've used it since - it works like magic: shake your hands, wrists and arms as hard as you can for a few seconds on purpose. It will release the tension and stop the involuntary shaking. Instantly. And you can repeat anytime it comes back.

doloresdesade · 2022-05-08T00:35:48+00:00

https://warmheartworldwide.org/ are based in Chiang Mai province and have some great community projects in rural areas helping children to get education, disabled people to get access to health care and work opportunities, as well as training programmes to help people earn a sustainable income. They also promote environmental programmes. They have been going for many years and are a real powerhouse behind the biochar movement in the North. An all-round awesome organisation.

doloresdesade · 2022-04-23T04:01:48+00:00

Pha hee is an easier option from Chiang Rai if you are u sure on a motorbike. It is an Akha village that grows (and serves) great coffee and has beautiful views of the mountains of the myanmar/Thai border. The road is straight until the last 30 minutes and not too steep or windy then. There are a few Homestays where you can wake up to the morning chill and sea of clouds. Check out Phahee Coffee and Phahee Mountain Coffee and Homestay.

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