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Gosh another sad story but at least the family knows the truth now.

Well too much Govt "helping" is not the answer. The USA is proving that with the mess they have made. Really the USA social security scheme is just a large PONZI operation that is illegal for private firms to do but legal for the govt to run. There has to be a better solution than that. I hope Thailand does not use this bad example.

Well too much Govt "helping" is not the answer. The USA is proving that with the mess they have made. Really the USA social security scheme is just a large PONZI operation that is illegal for private firms to do but legal for the govt to run. there has to be a better solution than that. I hope Thailand does not use this bad example.

It is a sad thing but................................Thailand cannot handle the burden of the refugees. thats a hard cold fact of life. They should be deported back to point of origin.

I know there will be lots of comments on this but Thailand should take care of Thai's and legal residents.

Hey I think there have been more than 18 coup in history here. that number is low I think

Strange story.......even for Thailand.

Well it just shows "Planks" and "planking" is not just for a ships deck anymore!

The things a guy learns these days!

plank (plngk)n.1.a. A piece of lumber cut thicker than a board.b. Such pieces of lumber considered as a group; planking.2. A foundation; a support.3. One of the articles of a political platform.tr.v. planked, plank·ing, planks1. To furnish or cover with planks: plank a muddy pathway.2. To bake or broil and serve (fish or meat) on a plank: "Boards specially made for planking food have grooves . . . to hold juices" (Michael Stern).3. To put or set down emphatically or with force.

My guess is he is "throwing" lots of money at her to "support" the kids. Cut the cash right off right now down to baht 3000 per kid per month then when he goes to see the kids he can take clothes, toys,even food but cut her cash now. She will not be spending money on the kids anyway but using that money on running around and showing off to boyfriends. Maybe when she see's the kids are not "cash cows" she will just give the kids back to him. I feel sorry for the kids the most.

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<br />Most women rich or poor, pretty or ugly, educated or not have no idea what is making them unhappy, bored and to over think. When times are good they think it can never last and they worry when times are bad they tend to over thing and worry and freak out by watching drama on tv, creating drama with the people around them or looking for a hero. If a man starts listening to her demands or worries then in her eyes he lost and she will lose all attraction to him and see him as fool for listening to her. From a man who him self was a house husband and now a working husband never support a woman, girl friend and especially a wife. she has to stand on her own 2 feet and she has to work and pay her half. neever treat a woman as a helpless daughter no matter how beautiful she is no matter what nice words she chooses to use. BR<br />

<br /><br />In my experience it is men who "have no idea what is making them, unhappy, bored" etc.... But, will always blame it on someone else, its never anything to do with them....<br /><br />Western women are far more self-analytical, and realise exactly what the are feeling and why.<br />

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I agree with both assessments in general. If you move somewhere unhappy, uncertain, bored etc it is most likely not going to do a 180 and be the dream world when you land. The individual may have ran but the reality followed them. Flying over the ocean does not clear your conscience. In fact I believe most foreigners moving here believe that the answer to their unhappiness resides with a young Thai woman and a lot of booze. That these subtle beauties can't wait to meet a foreigner man to love, cherish and take care of them. As we read on TV and other forums this, in many cases, is the farthest from the truth and reality.

Generally speaking most the foreigner men who stay in these cheating relationships are blinded by the fact they are still hooked on the "I cant believe this young beauty loves me" drug and will drop to their knees at all costs to have her stay no matter what she does. Once this young lady learns she has control of this broken man(or good hearted man) the exploitation begins. But in the end he allows this behavior to continue. He owns the outcome. I have zero sympathy for the individual. Case in point, I have a foreigner acquaintance friend I met 6 months back and he is in this "Love Drug" mode. To hear him talk is almost sad. Tells me she is the best "woman" he has ever met(19 years old). That she listens to him and cares. That she treats him so nice. That he knows she will not cheat on him. That he loves buying her things, That she wants a baby with him. I walk away shaking my head. He has been hooked on the "Crackgina". You cannot talk any sense to him.

Someone in this thread commented that they cannot understand why a man would marry a bar girl, I tend to agree. Why do they? Maybe it is because it is the path of least dating resistance. They speak the language and clearly know how to manipulate the situation. It is easy to meet them as they are in career where their job is to meet men. They are little sales women. Maybe because the guy got turned inside out by her and fears losing it. Either way most, from what I have personally witnessed and heard, end in a ugly mess with the woman going back to her money making little enterprise and the poor man broke and broken. I do not frown on what these women do, I simply laugh at the men that fall into the trap.

I have had almost the same thing.....I suggest you pick a good time then tell your mate there is something you need to talk to him about and it involves that GF. Now ask him if he wants to listen. If he says no just drop it, if he says yes then ask him how much does he want to hear then proceed according to his wishes. Its a hard spot to be in but I have seen this many times in the 20 plus years I have been in Thailand.

I have a friend right now who met a girl less than 6 months ago and now he is buying expensive stuff and putting in her name.....I warned him but he proceeds. Gosh.......................................................................

Good Luck.

He will have to practice two words , Bye Bye.

I know of a man who lives in Pattaya, he has a room there and has for about 4 years , He had a good lady that lived with him, honest and trust worthy, he has finished with her, He now has a new lady. younger and more attractive , Her Thai Brother comes and visits her every day, It is common knowledge that it is her Thai husband. Should I tell him and would he believe me. so there are two sides to every story and should you get involved. the Thais have a saying , UP to you.its there life .

Looks like he will become part of the problem and not part of the solution for the woes of the USA economy and work ethic

A nice short 10 year minimum sentence at the Bangkok Hilton should just suit these chaps I would think.

Gosh she looks naughty! I think she needs a jolly good spanking!

If a guy moves outside Bkk about 30 mins by taxi (i.e. away from Sukhumvit) out to Nontaburi or something like that rent is about 1/4 of what it is near Sukhumvit.........plus cheaper in other ways!

Very well put! I would say thats about right!

I did a poll back in 2008.

The average age difference between man and woman was 15½ years.

It's just your upbringing that makes you fell old.

Gents:

I notice for those of us with fast internet service there may be an option for the poor programming and poor service from Truevisions:

watchbritishtvabroad

Also Satthai.tv has some choices. VTV is one of the better choices.

Gosh we need a 2nd DTH TV provider bad for competition to Truevisions.

I think almost all of the vehicles suggested are as hard or harder to park than a VIGO which she said is too hard to park. I suggest a Nissan Wingroad with Queen cab. Easy to park and lots of room for shopping but not so good onm long trips and not 4 wheel drive.

Ha ha

Qantas 747s seem to be going through a rough patch with their engines -- about 2 weeks ago a Sydney - Singapore QF flight had an engine shut-down over Bali, but the crew decided to carry on to Singapore as it was only 2 hours to go.

May I suggest to the FAA an urgent security audit of Qantas Airline before their africanization is complete.

After spending 20 plus years in Thailand my general rule is 5 hrs or less driving time always drive or take a taxi. Less hassle, less problems in general.

I think they have pretty much stopped this but 20 yrs ago Thai Airways would cancel a flight due to tech problems if they did not have almost a full flight. When asked WHY IS THIS CANCELLED they just gave that pretty Thai smile..........

I will believe 3G is working in Thailand when I see it! But they are still selling the IPhone 4 here ya know! LOL

I believe all these KFC workers knew what the wages were when they went to work and i also believe they knew the benefits so...........whats the problem? If they do not like the deal quit. Unions have ruined the west and looks like it might start in Thailand.

Wow shocking

Thats great advice you are giving!

Depends if she has access to the UK court system.

No right to come to the UK and she's pretty much stuffed.

A good reason to never take your Thai lady out of Thailand.

In Thailand 100bht per day per child is seen as fair.

I bet we are using the same model USB stick. I bought mine in Saudi at Jarir Bookstore, its black and has a flip up arm that I never flip up. Yea it works anywhere with any sim, slow but sure in most cases. If you just need email service and little or no browsing might I suggest a BLACKBERRY. Not sure in Thailand but in the Middle East for about US$27 a month you get unlimited Blackberry messenger, 1 GB of net in country(and this can be tethered to a notebook) and 5 MB while roaming outside the country. You should be able to buy the low end Blackberry for around Baht 7500

For some years I use the "ZTE MODEM mobile connection". It's like an usb stick, swallows any sim-card of any country and, up to the contract of the sim you insert, it will connect you to GSM/EDGE/UMTS and and and..network. If you insert a valid sim it will work, anywhere. It is made in China and I bought it in SaudiArabia. Since then I used it in UAE, Malaysia, Singapore, Germany/Europe, Ukraine and in Thailand. If I didn't had any other connection it worked always fine for me. (as mentioned in a post before, a modern mobilephone can do the same. The advantage of an external modem is that your mobile isn't chained to the computer/laptop, I always use an extra sim for data)

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That service is up to the dealer u use more than the make. There are good and bad of every make as far as dealers go. Now we drive Fords and have found out that the best service is from a sub-dealer in smaller towns.

The dealer from Korat has a sub-dealer in Pakchong. Now these Pakchong guys know me, know I own several Fords in several countries and their service is 2nd to none.

There are other small towns that will offer the same great service I am sure.

Firstly, before someone jumps in with mis-information, they're not the same car

Space-wise, both are similar.

Fiesta has a 1.6L engine, vs Mazda2 1.5L

Fiesta has 6-speed DSG gearbox, vs Mazda2 4-speed torque-converter auto

Fiesta has Traction Control, Stability Control and Hill start assist, Mazda2 has none of these.

For me it's a no-brainer..

How about after sales service? How does mazda compare to the ford? And overall value for money, where would the honda jazz sit among these two? If I don't go the brio/march route, then these three are next in line. However, I'm more interested in the manual versions, and read the mazda 2 was the most fun to drive to and feels similar to the jazz in performance. But the 590K price for the jazz is hard to swallow compared to the mazdas 535K for the manual versions - granted the jazz is better equipped.

Saw an interesting video from thailand - drag race between a jazz (think it was the new model) and a mazda 2 sedan (auto). The mazda 2 just pulled away, which I thought I was interesting. Don;t know how hard the jazz was trying though.

Thats the same think I have been thinking when I see all this talk about 3G Ipads and even mobile phones with 3G or 4G........what is the selling point on a device that offers a services thats not available in Thailand without any firm date of when it might be online?

Do you think it's worth falling for a 3G model? 3G will probably be fully fonctional only when Ipad3 will be out?