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cdnmatt
At least CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) think I'm blind, as I'm working with them at the moment.
Do they have a branch in Vientiane once you get there (if ever)?
Re: Time for cheaper thrills?
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frequent
Do they have a branch in Vientiane once you get there (if ever)?
No, but they do have an entrepreneurship and innovation grant available.
Might have to give a few speeches in exchange, but I'm fairly confident I will get it.
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Referring to the OP. The rising baht is becoming an issue for many of us it seems. I've gone the route of buying a condo which I have rented out for the high season. That way it is available when I visit during the low season, when I visit for up to three months. There is also a useful deposit of Thai baht in my bank account from the rental income, which reduces the holiday costs and exchange rate costs.
I hope to retire to Thailand in the near future, hence the commitment.
I have a friend who has done the same for the same reasons.
Property is very good value at the moment, compared with European winter sun destinations for example.
Re: Time for cheaper thrills?
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cdnmatt
No, but they do have an entrepreneurship and innovation grant available.
Might have to give a few speeches in exchange, but I'm fairly confident I will get it.
Fabulous - you’ve not paid taxes for years but are now happy to suckle at the taxpayers’ teat. Does it mean you will have to stay in Canada?
Re: Time for cheaper thrills?
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cdnmatt
At least CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind) think I'm blind, as I'm working with them at the moment.
How can they tell? Aren't they blind?
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frequent
Fabulous - you’ve not paid taxes for years but are now happy to suckle at the taxpayers’ teat. Does it mean you will have to stay in Canada?
Yeah, I want to get this funded as a typical open source project. That's how about 70% of the software that powers the internet gets funded.
No, I'm not staying in Canada. I'm going to Vientiane to be with Gohn, get a nice house, couple cool dogs again, daily sex with cute 20 year olds everyday, etc.
I don't like Canada. Nobody here is happy, everyone is just busy and "fake happy", if that makes any sense.
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Actually I've always thought that that trite little sob-description sounds very much like you. Too a 'T' in fact.
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CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind),,,,,,THINK your blind...don't they really know??
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Smiles
Actually I've always thought that that trite little sob-description sounds very much like you. Too a 'T' in fact.
Well, I'd rather be fake happy than some old grump who wanders around yelling at people all day like you.
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Blueskytoday
CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind),,,,,,THINK your blind...don't they really know??
Or maybe I'm actually just blind. Or maybe the 8 page report from a licensed Canadian optomitrist that I sent them, which states my optic nerves are atropic tipped them off.
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cdnmatt
Yeah, I want to get this funded as a typical open source project. That's how about 70% of the software that powers the internet gets funded. No, I'm not staying in Canada. I'm going to Vientiane to be with Gohn, get a nice house, couple cool dogs again, daily sex with cute 20 year olds everyday, etc. I don't like Canada. Nobody here is happy, everyone is just busy and "fake happy", if that makes any sense.
Just to be absolutely clear then - a Canadian taxpayer-funded body for the disabled is paying you to go and live in a foreign country? You've disclosed to them that that's what you'll be doing if they fund you? Or would you like us to do that for you?