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Thanks lomatopo that's a great help.

I had a root filling when I was 17 done by some dodgy butcher who called themselves a dentist, hurt like h3ll...........haven't been back since

I need afew fillings replaced and a new one which will need the tooth building up aswell.

Have you or anyone else experienced laser dental treatment ? anybody got feedback?

So when's your release date!

Hi all

A friend of mine has just told me about a dentist which uses laser treatment in Udon Thani. He said its more expensive but no injections and no pain what so ever!

Now being terrified of the dentist, this sounds really good to me.

My question is does anyone know of a dentist just like this but in Bangkok?

There must be one ?!?!?!?

Thanks for your help

C1

OK so you have made the decison to retire early to Thailand.

maybee you have a marriage Visa instead, whatever.

If you hav'nt got children how do you use your time every day and did you find it a big comedown from the rat race to suddenly find yourself with all this time on your hands? How did you adjust, or hav'nt you yet?

I'm interested to know

Cheers

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Im not 50 but sort of retired (gave up work for several years anyway) and was living in Chainat. I did get bored some of the time but I found there was always something to be done and the small jobs take all day in Thailand, like going to the Amper Office or land office etc...

We would go away for a long weekend every month, just in the car traveling to different places in Thailand. I think you will start doing more of the things you like, drinking more often, playing golf 4 times aweek instead of once.

I would suggest trying new sports and hobbies and finding an interest which you can do where you live.

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Ok here goes:

I live in Thailand with my thai wife and my son. My wife held a settlement visa for the UK and stayed around 9 months then we went back to Thailand and tried a business prepared to lose the investment if it didn't work. It didn't work! Now we wish to return to the UK but the wait if an interview is required takes 16-20 weeks! We have been married 3 years and lived together both in UK and Thailand and our son was born three months ago in Thailand. We cannot use the drop box as we are out of the two year limit. Do we seriously have to wait 4-5 months? Anyway to speed things up - her holding a visa before (she got it first time)? I should meet all requirements even having been absent from UK.

Cheers, as always, in advance.

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All good advice, I was in the same situation a year back. I enclosed all my doc's with the application form, got a call for a short interview 2 days later. Went in on a thursday afternoon the week after and got the visa with no problems. My wife was just asked questions at the desk, no interview room !

Good luck

Im sure Samram's passport swapping does work fine but I prefer to have departure and entry stamps in my sons thai passport. Knowing just how difficult Thai immigration can be and the fact Thailand doesn't allow dual nationality for adults I wanted to keep the passports completly seperate when traveling. Never knowing when things may change I dont think 6000b is a waste when it may help my son in the future. Immigration can see where he traveled to and from on his Thai passport and knowone need know he has a british passport. 

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Using your child's Thai passport, containing a right of abode vignette, for travel to the UK will not give a complete travel history, as the UK authorities will not automatically endorse entry stamps in a document with such a sticker. The cerificate identifies the holder as being British and, as such, is not subject to UK immigration control. You can, however, ask the UK immigration officer to date stamp the passport.

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Your right scouse, on the occasions we have departed and returned to the UK I have taken my son through the 'European passports' desk and asked him to stamp my sons Thai passport (Being 18 months old he had to stay with his dad) and iv never had a problem.

I am a little different but the principal is the same. I have dual Australian/Thai nationality, though have residency in the UK.

My advice would be to get a Thai passport for him, as I think it is wise to always exit and enter Thailand on the Thai passport. It creates problems later as Thailand the system isn’t designed to track people with multiple citizenships. There have been a couple of people on this board who have had problems getting their Thai born dual national children back into Thailand on their Thai PP, as they did not originally depart the country on that passport.

I personally don’t think the ‘right of abode’ sticker in the Thai passport is needed either, as having a UK passport means exactly the same thing: i.e., that you have right of unrestricted abode in the UK. The sticker is also an unneeded waste of 6000 baht or £90!!

My advice is, check in showing check in person at the airport both passports. They need to be assured that the child has the right to enter the UK. The British passport tells the airline that your son has that right, so he can board.

Fill out a departure card and go through Thai immigration using the Thai passport, he will be stamped out on this.

On arrival in the UK go through the EU channel showing the British Passport.

On the return leg, do the opposite, entering Thailand on the Thai PP. They will put the entry stamp right next to the last exit stamp.

I go between Thailand and the UK often doing this passport swap and it works fine.

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Im sure Samram's passport swapping does work fine but I prefer to have departure and entry stamps in my sons thai passport. Knowing just how difficult Thai immigration can be and the fact Thailand doesn't allow dual nationality for adults I wanted to keep the passports completly seperate when traveling. Never knowing when things may change I dont think 6000b is a waste when it may help my son in the future. Immigration can see where he traveled to and from on his Thai passport and knowone need know he has a british passport.

My son was born in Thailand. He has a British Passport but not yet a Thai passport. He obviously has birth certificates for both countries. Can he go to UK for a holiday (ie exit Thailand) with ONLY a UK passport (of course there is no visa in it as he is still under 1 year old and has never left Thailand)?

Cheers in advance.

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Hi Toddy

I was in the exact same situation just over a year ago. I spoke to a friend at the british Embassy asking her what is best for my son. She said...

Get the britsh passport for him (as you have done) then go and get a Thai passport (1000b) making sure you fill on the form that he has no other passport! (takes a few days)

Once you have both of them take them to the british Embassy. With proof of britsh nationality (uk passport) he can get a 'Right or Abode' visa in his Thai passport (about 6000b).

Then travel between Thailand and UK is very easy on his Thai passport. Travel in Europe and to USA use british passport. In this case he will have the best of both worlds and no travel problems at all. I found it quite expensive and a pain in the a*s at the time but now so worth it.

Hope this helps

C1

Recently I made my first post in the CM form about living inside the moat area. Mostly for the reason of being able to not own and vehicle and being able to walk or bicycle or take public transportation.

The question here is, how many of you choose NOT to own a car/truck and rely on pubic transportation?  Now, I know most of you I'm sure can afford one , same here, well maybe not a fancy one. Not owning one would for sure be easy on the budget, but maybe way to inconvenient. Just curious, thanks.

PS. I'm sure I could do a search but this is more fun.

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I'm way to lazy to be cycling !

Where are you going back to, in the UK? From the look of your Avitar, let me guess,....Bristol 

Very close Mrboj, but no cigar!

Newbury, ohh I shudder at the thought of returning....

Bang........

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Newbury ! I'll have to make a visit because theres nothing like that in Swindon !

I'm halfway through the drawings for the house we are planning to build - I got to thinking about all things security and maybe adding a 'Panic' room. You know the kind of thing, reinforced concrete room with thick steel doors, air and water - a bolt hole from burglars.

Then I thought, the inlet to the air vent would have to be in a secret place, and perhaps a secret telephone line/mobile antenna and maybe even a secret escape route - I envisage a tunnel with an escape hatch hidden in the compost heap at the bottom of the garden.

Anyway, that's a lot of secrets for a Thai builder and his workers to keep.

So do you think I should get them to finish the building contract, and then bump them off to silence them, or would cutting their tongues out suffice?

I thought about a silencing clause in the contract, but you know how Thais gossip.

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PANIC ROOM !!!!..................huuuuummmmm...................somewhere to put the wife!...........................huuuuuuuummmmmmmmmm

You have asked me for months to get the Thaivisa Chat up. Thanks Yorkie (and many others) for chasing me......

The new members chat is now up and running:

Member's Chat

Will try to fix an indicator on forum main page telling the number of current chatters.

Enjoy! Feedback is welcome in this thread!

Cheers!

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George can you help, now i get in to the chat room and after several mins I get...

'TCP Connection failed' 'HTTP connection failed'

Any advice ?

Thanks

C1

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Are you at work behind a firewall?

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Yeah At work, so could be behind a fire wall, not sure. If so can I get round it?

You have asked me for months to get the Thaivisa Chat up. Thanks Yorkie (and many others) for chasing me......

The new members chat is now up and running:

Member's Chat

Will try to fix an indicator on forum main page telling the number of current chatters.

Enjoy! Feedback is welcome in this thread!

Cheers!

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George can you help, now i get in to the chat room and after several mins I get...

'TCP Connection failed' 'HTTP connection failed'

Any advice ?

Thanks

C1

You have asked me for months to get the Thaivisa Chat up. Thanks Yorkie (and many others) for chasing me......

The new members chat is now up and running:

Member's Chat

Will try to fix an indicator on forum main page telling the number of current chatters.

Enjoy! Feedback is welcome in this thread!

Cheers!

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I cant seem to get in. The page loads fine but it wont let me enter a user name??

Can you help????

I was 46 when my daughter was born after 22 years of marriage.

I had a hard time with it because of the loss of freedom.

You simply can't do what you want when you want.

There are times when I want to strangle her but overall you experience feelings you have never had before.

You are closer to your child than to your wife: you child is blood, your wife was a stranger.

It will not be easy but the rewards are great.

Best of luck to all of you.

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'Spot on Johnnyk' well put

Just learned that (God willing) I am to become a father for the first time, and right now I'm bouncing like a pinball between euphoria  and panic  . I know it isn't easy at any time of life, but by next Spring I'll be nudging the big Five-O. So if anyone out there has any advice on how to cope with becoming a father later in life, how your own Thai wife/girlfriend fared with having a child in the UK, or anything at all, I'd be very, very grateful, as I'm now in completely new territory and feeling just a bit scared. Thanks for reading.

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Congratulations ! Im only 30 but I was very excited and nervous. One thing I found is that its a learning curve and your not suppose to know things at first.

I am sure you will be fine. You can be a great dad no matter what your age !

From England - hate it !

Have to be Canada

Hotel...Royal Twin Palace....1200 a night, everything you need.

Is that where we are going to be staying

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Sure is.....OK with you? Its opposite the shopping plaza, so near to everything and its nice and quiet !

What is a good way to go to pattaya from bangkok?

There is a bus service from Ekkamai or somewhere,isn't there?

Maybe overnight?

Or is there a better way that i can be wafted there?

And a one word answer to "where to stay?"...

Thank you!

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I always take a meter taxi, its more expensive than the bus but alot quicker and more pleasant!

Hotel...Royal Twin Palace....1200 a night, everything you need.

Does Ramdom chances still post here ? I was looking for his blog and can't find it.

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Yes he does, he reads everyday, best way to contact him is to send him a PM.

Every minute that im at work, so 8 hours aday, 5 days aweek.

What else am I supose to do....

Better go, me boss is coming...........

I'm here cause I found a nice sweet lady and I can't bear to be away from her. What's your real reason. Be honest

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First it was sex, now....love !

just waiting for it to change back now!

yeah i think its over the top, too. i mean even if i paid 100k upfront for the car and then in monthly rates, i still think its crazy to buy a 900k car. i dont see the point. but i'm trying to find a way to tell my girlfriend and her family without offending them, especially her. 

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If its a car they need, why does it have to be a 900k car ? why not 500k...

I think thats way over the top, start bartering.

Hello everyone..........

Since no one is shy in giving their opinion, can you recommend a Thai bank for a foreigner to use.  Also, is it true that with a retirement visa one can only have a savings account and not a checking account.

Kob Khun.

Bob............

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I know alot of people who have had problems with Bangkok bank (Patong Branch). I would recommend Kasikorn Bank.

I am planning to go down to phuket in august....

what weather should i expect????

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Hot, sticky and showers! ........sure