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thailand49

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  1. That might be true but Google isnt going to take personal time to explain it so personal by someone as lovely as Sheryl.šŸ¤£
  2. Give it a try not as easy, can, but it wont be tight if done by oneself. If investigated properly if murder there would be burn or struggle marks at wrist point.
  3. I'm not going to comment on the topic of this subject as to the intellect of the people who are on this forum. But I will and can only speak for myself in regards to using the Emoji! Like now regarding this topic, I've read all 7 pages rare for me! I read the comments instead of responding to each of them I use the emoji as my response. If I disagree, I would use " Sad " which means I am sad that the poster has such an opinion. I like everyone disagreed about things when I first was told of this forum I was given a warning if I signed up and participated in many forums about Thailand, the dislike for Americans would come across as general from those who are Brits. After all these years I'm not convinced totally but... I will admit and am pretty sure my handle has been mentioned within the moderator's ranks for the improper use of the emoji! I've been warned and even given several time-outs I even believe the improper use of them is the reason for the policy change. In the past, I had disagreements but rarely used the emoji but then I noticed a poster using the emoji on my post instead of having a conversation they would use emoji. The moderators are right this is a form of stalking so I tested their consistency in enforcing the policy. Having years of experience being around lawyers and arbitrators I know moderators have a tough job here a number of them are really good some are not isn't that the way the world works? I had a few who disagreed with me stalk me with emojis, so I went overboard and played their game emoji everything they wrote I read and responded with an emoji as to my feelings. I also wanted to test what these guys are made of can they take the heat in the kitchen couldn't and whined to the moderator as to what I was doing making their job even harder. Warning penalty excepted. The biggest problem a few people like to believe and say they understand reasonably but the next word out of their mouth despite the bad spelling or grammar understand everything that was written as badly as it might have been but got to do what they do best behind the keyboard. I guess there is also now a limitation on how many one can use at a given time. Seven pages click click click then you get a polite message
  4. Some office allows the use of joint account like Jomtien. Ive been using and will use this account tommorrow to do my extension for the 15 plus time well over the 1,600,000. There are reason people want to use agents and have single accounts. In this case, husband pass she can keep the same account and have assurance not to dip below the limit. Can close as suggested open new account. Good luck.
  5. Since you like to assume let me do some myself! From your past posting, you are Thai. You do your share of bashing Thais but respond to someone like me when it doesn't suit you! The only thing you have in common being a Thai is that you can't seem to take criticism if everyone on the board with negative comments which happens to be a majority ever thinks of the reason it sure isn't because we woke up this morning and said it Thai time! Since you assume I will do the same and boost a bit even as to why I'm here. I'm not sure close to living in Thailand with Thais 99% of the time 24/7 365 days a year, being able to live like a poor Thai, squatting, sleeping on the floor, showering with cold water scooping, working in the fields with my wife family eating Thai food, officially adopting my wife Thai son who I first held in my arms when he was 6 months old, supporting and raising him today he is 24, married and has a daughter which I help care the majority of the day while everyone works at the family restaurant. When he was 13 years I put my life in harm's way for him to walk into a Thai nightclub with the intent to give my life to save him by telling the owner I was taking him out of there. I don't know your definition of "Integrate" But my Thai wife of 18 years and her entire family up north on their farm including her older brother who is a district official think the world of me despite my background. The people who wonder about me and where I come from are shocked when they hear what I've done for them, especially my son who isn't my blood how I sacrifice for a child that isn't mine is unheard in this culture. Does any of this qualify me to speak my opinion or I've not yet " integrated " enough? Twenty-plus years ago, although I visited Thailand my father had sent my older brother away to protect him from a dispute he had with the Columbia Cartel. He was sent first to HK to the family after several years the dispute was settled I was sent to return him but he wasn't in HK or within the Mainland Triads, in the end, tracked him to Mai Sai known as Golden Triangle where he was for several years with Thais that had Chinese Hakka blood ties. I lived with them for close to two months since we had to fix his overstay in Thailand prove he was a U.S. Citizen and obtain a new passport. During those two months, I learned a lot about their operation, thinking, and culture although I'm one to speak out when I see wrong it wasn't my place but I found first and foremost how prejudiced and racist they thought anyone who wasn't Thai and these pricks had many of these pricks had Chinese blood in them but I was respectful. While waiting for all the paperwork to be done my brother and I along with guides decided to travel around Thailand that is how I came to meet my future Thai wife in early 2000, a trip to Sukhothai during Loy Krathong. I gave up a pretty good life although not completely legit to live in Thailand with them since she refused to marry me and come to the U.S is 100% Thai. In fact, for over a year when return for short stays I couldn't meet her family because they heard she was seeing a farang therefore she must have been working in a bar or club and was outcasted. It wasn't until I brought along some Thai guides of my brother and they saw and met me it was explained I was accepted. I still remember sitting at a local restaurant the father, mother older brother, and his wife sat down and ask where is this <deleted> farang? See pointed I still remember their look. I looked just like them and became one of them. I'm not religious but being Chinese my family is Buddhist but they didn't practice the same as if it was a matter of life or death. Because of my wife and family, I respect her wishes I learned their custom at the Temples but I don't need to go to any temple or church of any religion to know what is right or wrong to guide me through life. As I've told a good friend by home a priest " I've done some really bad things and I've done some good and that too me is life " When it is time to get in line to the gates of heaven the gatekeeper asks why I should be received into his kingdom I will tell him what my priest told me " the man receives everyone ", I've said I've visited close to 100 temples yet you assume what you assume that I haven't been respectful nor do I have a right to do so! That is what is wrong with people like you! The reason history has shown those like you who believe so much are the hypocritical ones who assume you can only go if you truly believe or have a reason. My reason is to be respectful to my Thai wife, family, and son whom I gladly paid for the ceremony to be one. And that is another pat on my back by Thais when they find out that I did their faces the look " Who does that for a person that isn't his blood " So what is it going to take? for me to integrate to visit a Temple. You think like the Thai leaders here who discriminate against all foreigners making us jump through hoops so you can claim control, charge us double, and smile welcome to the Land of Smiles. My comment comes down to priority! and making such a stink over innocent events goes into the stupidity category of respect when there are higher priorities. The hypocrisy is making a federal case out of nothing when Temples use their property to throw events by renting out spaces and tents to sell food, alcohol, and dancing in far less clothing. Anyone who thinks it isn't a profitable business is blinded by being too in love with being Thai. A Thai MP said "The more patriotic the more stupid " I was once asked to be 100% Thai, I smiled and said deep inside "You got to be <deleted> kidding " one can criticize and still integrate!
  6. I see a double standard, their dress isnt a full bikini the top yes but their bottom from picture no! What they did prior to sun bathing but the attention is what bothers me the criticism by some Thai, these are the racist, prejudice, ignorant that like to spend time pointing out anything small or large foreigners do that isnt in their rim of norm. But are so disensatized to their own short comings. A photo op, 3 police, full investigation tracking them down as if some heaven to god rule was violated. In my years here I've visited close to a hundred temples not being religious but respectful to religion it is a business nothing else. Ive seen Temples offer up their properties to hold events to generate money that includes a full area with a massive stage, sound system,table where alcohol was being sold dancing entertainment with girls wearing far less and dancing as if they were at a sex show with underage girls dancing as if they were drunk by of a pickup truck during Songkran. Whoever these Thai pricks getting over it.šŸ˜‚
  7. Not as strong white or yellow bottle pink is for color clothes. I use that method but here some stains are easy somevor not I neef to use a brush most of time .
  8. The interview is pretty much determine prior to the interview. Questions asked is to confirm the application information. The comments I like is have her bring your passport and a letter as stated for insurance have it certfied by a attorney international. There are interviewer who will be a Bit arrogant not want to be contradicted will not look at document regardless have it. Aside from you being married 15 years maybe I missed it how long you been living here purpose and Visa type. I ask because as another they want to see a anchor for her to return especially if you are sole supporter. For example if you have a Immigration O retired and Thailand is your home she having a passport travel outside of Thailand in the past those are all plus. Personal story in the days when we were allow to go along the interviews the applicant was refused, wife 5 years, husband sole supporter refused ask why no anchor, explained he wad living here past few years retirement visa, reversed granted. Good luck, have a great trip.
  9. Looking for votes? Maybe start by giving all Brits my buddies living in Thailand a cost of living increase yearly. Stop targeting them so government can fund their pet projects šŸ¤‘
  10. I think we might be on the same page. Being a Chinese American I noticed the poor the masses and from your posting, you aren't talking about them. The more you talk the more it is clear you are talking about your situation and if you haven't heard it before " Bangkok is not part of Thailand " Thailand's funding is based on the size of the registered population and the size of Bangkok they are getting the majority of the money from the country. From personal experience, the education system is far better in particular funding than the majority of the province which there are 72. I don't dispute the school system is far superior to why several Thai families I know from Pattaya after a certain age sent them to Bangkok. Even Pattaya, in the economic zone, gets a waiver more money due to the tourists the government schools are far below what Bangkok has up country it is worse since the population is less thus less funding in general. Teachers can't teach anywhere they want they are assigned to each province from my understanding. You speak of Bangkok and your daughter's situation I've seen it firsthand in general myself. My brother's oldest daughter half American half Thai thinks like a Chinese, not many parents in Thailand think the same as how the Chinese think in general education is life or death. In the city where I was born, parents would lie and steal for their kids to get into a certain public school and buy a house in that zip code so they could. I know a former City Supervisor who went to jail and lost his position cause he did this so his daughter could get into a particular school. Call it what you want to label it but as an Asian stupid me I thought all Asians thought like me but not here it is keeping up with the Jones, partying and drinking is their priority. My Brother's daughter has a 4.0 average his first kid in the U.S. at 4 was told to be a genius and she attended a public school experiment where her whole class was segregated from the rest of the school population majority of their studies were beyond the teaching of teacher they brought in professionals from Stanford to teach the math. She was awarded a full scholarship to MIT, Harvard, and Yale, but instead wanted to stay close to home so she attended UC Berk. What you talk about in Thailand seems to be part of their culture with the poor it is even worse with the poor today it is worse with the Internet. In my son's situation, many around him finish school with basically a B.A. yet what is their best option 7//11 ? His wife from a government school has a master's in accounting can she get a job at a Bank NO! reality you got to know someone and better come up with 200,000 baht to get that job! This country top to bottom is nepotism and who you know. My brother's daughter found that out a long time ago as she attends a full scholarship to a college in Bangkok " Rangit " She tells me she is out of a place student friends from better-off family doing as you noted. She once talked about getting into politics and said good luck she told me I was right I responded nothing I would like better for you to be PM, if I had the resources and an Army I would take over this country for you and hand it on a silver platter. She indicated she has one year left when done she is leaving for China which she knows is part of her future but says she is Thai and hopefully she can return and make a difference one day. I tell her if not you got your U.S. passport because there isn't a future in Thailand.
  11. Yellow Tail When my cousin took a leave of absence from Mac, he got married he and his wife traveled around the world for a year. Both were highly skilled in their profession when they returned I think he went back to Mac, after it closed they were still in the military business thereafter he went to NASA, and his wife hooked up with the Forty Niners medical team thereafter went back to being a researcher at UCSF. Later he said he was going to work for a guy named Musk, one visit back home invited him to his home for dinner he had one of those sport-designed electric models being charged in his driveway the cost was 100,000 USD. I've read about movie stars buying these models. He talked about the amount of stock he was getting each year bonus a few years later his wife quit work her salary was 6 figures from family rumors she became a real estate broker and started her own company selling luxury homes in Silicon Valley and investing. She didn't have to work 9-5. Today, their home is much larger all their kids are grown professionals who attended public schools but of course, public schools in Silicon Valley are a whole different ball game.
  12. We can tick for tack all day if you want to use your point of U.S. Ive been to Phil, no family but for some work, family in New York. Chicago. L.A. Oakland all in the inner city public school. As for the metal detectors who cares once inside you there to learn and that is what my family did learn. Regardless of decline in U.S. the teacher are educated certified can teach any any International school in Thailand, which one of my cousins did years back in Chiang Mai. Teachet have more freedom to teach and speak out there is very little in Thailand reason Thai dont lead they follow. My two nieces I referred to them their parent came from China, I help sponsor them with my parents. Both stay at my parents home for a year while working washing dishes they struck out on their own buying a affordable condo in Black ghetto area. They were harassed and push around daily when they haf their two girls attended predominate black student population. With 4.0 graded they got tested and accepted into a top public school in the country. This entire school is loaded with 4.0 Students and yes they have metal detectors or police on compass yet they learn and got scholarships to Stanford. Thailand public government schools the poor the majority cant do what you do or live where you live they dont have the option. In my village Thai not a gate community I see kids 5 walking around during the day because family cant afford to senf more than one to school not even money for the uniforms. My Thai wife was such a case big family she was 5th after a few years she was yank what she learn came from her older brother and sister. Public government school in general Thailand id going nowhere for the masses. Nowhere sadly!
  13. I have a huge family tree back home that tree starts with public school all of my cousins, their kids, public school. Nearly all are professional , Doctor, Lawyers, my niece two girls 18,22, both got full scholarships at Stanford, tuition is 70,000 USD a year. The oldest graduated with honor and was highly recruited to do research at UCSF. One of my cousins started with McDonnell Douglas Engineer space division left and went with Elon Musk startup he recently retired driving away in EV truck loaded with his stockšŸ¤£ They all came from inner city public school. I was offer a great education public school unlike my cousins while they were studying I was out breaking into peoples homesšŸ™„ Every expert inside of Thailand who isnt afraid to speak and outside express nothing will change to help the masses in Public schools unless they make a major change and Thailand that isnt going to happen.
  14. I'll take a wild guess, the pick up truck is most likely a manual. Proper driver training the reason there is a stop sign prior to the crossing you stop prior to proceeding depending on size of vehicle have to make sure in front there is clearance once you proceed must clear completely. In my testing for commercial drivers when manuals was pretty much only choice road test 1st time testing I fail 90% shifting to higher gear while crossing the chance engine cuts out is high so put it in first and roll through in thst gear no shifting in panic they flood the engine.
  15. These stats are misleading when you talk about the poor pure government schools they arent the ones winning these awards. Many of these winners come from well to do family having money so their child can attend these event. Thats my two baht!
  16. My own experience it does, it makes a difference whem you turn it on. There are time I obtain the website then notice my vpn off I then get my psssword etc rejected. I close the website then with vpn on Return at time got to go through the security routine. Knowing this I switch my phone duel sim to U.S. then reQuest the code. Remember to have them remember the device.
  17. If it was medical keep it that way but Thailand open this can of worms not for the reason. Im sute those who want it will use that excuse to no end. Revolution, this is just another reason to fatten that brown envelope.
  18. The truth will set you free! Was that not covered at the temple by the monks?šŸ¤”
  19. I thought he was sick. Is police Hospital now the PM officešŸ¤£šŸ¤”
  20. Not true, there is a separate room today for 90 days. No longer parking lot as you face the main building first room is 90 days. I just happen to be down there with a friend he was in the information room so I was roaming around happen to be in the 90 day and overheard the discussion felt sorry for both parties because girl must heard it a million times. With all thevother copies they want you to fill out a TM 47 which I believevis the 90 day form.
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