PlanetX

I would take the Non Imm Visa from home and come for a few months, then check out Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos. As a young single person with financial security, you might find a surrounding country to be a much better fit and then you can always come to Chiang Mai (and Thailand) for visits.

2 please. Thank you.

If its NFL you are looking for, NFL Game Pass will stream every game - connect your PC to TV

I know Internet is slow but I was able to stream all the games on my TV last year and they looked great

60 bucks a month

Does it really have to be Christian?

Is your two year old going to miss out on anything in a secular day care?

very broad request

at that age, better to choose by fees and location

all of the real International schools teach in english supported with a small amount of Thai

There are also some good Thai schools with English programmes

Religion is also consideration for a few

Better to narrow your needs based on fees, location, religion, and ratio of english/ thai

Its hard to say one preschool or kindergarten completely outshines another - the parent is still the best teacher at that age

prem - the most beautiful campus and resources + most inept admin

amazing that an inept admin can almost completely bankrupt one of the best schools in asia

What does this have to do with CM?

I find your title offensive, I find you arrogant and offensive.

If the job is so great do it yourself. Unless you are paying 30k+ a month then don't be bragging how much you pay and how great of a job it is.

You want someone to be fluent in English and have all these skills that you don't posess in yourself and I assume that you are paying them 1/10th of what you would like to earn and expect them to jump up and down in praise of your imperialistic generosity.

There are lazy people here as anywhere. I get so tired of these stupid generalizations.

If you want qualified and diligent workers, you need to take time to find them. As any boss would know finding a good workforce anywhere is a challenge.

Why not blame yourself for not screening during the interview process.

A bad craftsman blames the tools.

HAHAHAHHAA

The program works great - I did it with 8 other people and we were all thrilled

This thread is about spam, not the effectiveness of his program

I am still surprised about the level of hostility towards a Thai reading program in Thailand but TITv

http://www.thaivisa.... orman__st__50

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Yea I was being quite sarcastic - hence the comment "He just lives to devour this chaotic mess of soiled inboxes "

But GREAT detective work

The program works great - I did it with 8 other people and we were all thrilled

This thread is about spam, not the effectiveness of his program

I am still surprised about the level of hostility towards a Thai reading program in Thailand but TITv

You keep alternating between taking issue with being overly helpful in replying on things that are on-topic, and then moving back to taking issue with posting a picture of a lovely former No 1 waitress which I think everyone agrees is a bad idea on a forum such as this one.

Especially considering the sort of bar Number 1 is.

And everyone on this forum knowing what sort of bar Number 1 is.

You cannot bar fine the girls from Number 1

I assume based on your comments you either

1) have never been there

2) assume every bar with girls is "that sort of bar"

either way its not a polite (or accurate) statement

I just noticed that in dave2's photo, that the name of the bar is actually "Marina LADy Boy BAR". Do some of you perverts actually frequent an establishment like that???

you would be surprised what western women can drive men to do

Most people abhor ads and only tolerate them because, in a lot of instances, they have no choice, such as the billboard on the side of the road; I have only ever seen the ads on this site once, when I read someone complain about them and I turned off my Adblock to see what the fuss was about... Ghastly is al I can say!

And as for unsolicited email - even if I do need a service, I will go out of my way to avoid any place that sends me unsolicited email where it is obvious they bought a list somewhere. Even places and services that have legitimately acquired my email (i.e. I have personally given it to them) will, in almost all instances, be unsubscribed as soon as I see anything from them. If, of course, the offending email have an unsubscribe link...

It may just seem like an innocuous email, but for those of us who abhor spam unsolicited emails and fastidiously keep track of who has their email address, receiving something like this in an otherwise clean inbox is infuriating.

I wonder if "Gary" revels in the chaos he has created in so many lives - he probably doesn't even care about what he's selling

He just lives to devour this chaotic mess of soiled inboxes

Is it honestly that big of deal to get an email about a Chiang Mai workshop?

I hope the next TV Chiang Mai party is held at one of the death traps - I will gladly light the match

The Sunday brunch at 4 Seasons Mae Rim has a free flow wine option with the buffet - I paid about 4200 for 2 people

Visited last Friday. The portions were large and the prices are quite reasonable for what you get (quality of ingredients, quantity served, cleanliness of kitchen (immaculate!), pleasantness of ambiance).

We shared the Green Chile Chicken Roti - I enjoyed it, was actually pretty filling

The Missus was craving a pizza - they served it at our table

I would have enjoyed trying the other selections so I will return

I definitely do not feel the urge to overspend at any eating establishment and 90% of the time do frequent local Thai establishments - but I really enjoyed this place and for 200bht and under for a majority of the dishes I did feel very happy with the value for my money

Trip Report May 3rd

15:00 - Arrived, received number

15:01 - Number Called - I politely said "mee barcode, krap" (Pointed out barcode on passport)

15:02 - Accepted Passport, No Copies

15:03 - Handed back my passport, left with a big smile

I do know of some farang who live on 15,000 a month but the average seems to be 30,000/40,000

50,000 means living very comfortably - teachers get about 25,000/30,000 (with degree/TEFL and working permit) sometimes more if you are lucky

Lucky or qualified

techno.

re .. I am keen to find out what is happening

here ya go .. problem solved :: )

dave2

EPIC response Dave!!!!

I would still love to see the menu online. Especially at restaurants like this that put a lot of thought and high quality ingredients into their dishes, it is nice to peruse the menu in the comforts of my own home and have an idea of what I would like to try when I get there.

I cannot believe anyone would want to wait a few days to save 20 or 30 baht at the cinema.

This is why why farang are continually labelled "kee neo" is a 30bt saving so important?

You have no idea what you are talking about. When I mention "promotion wednesday" to potential dates, they absolutely jump at it. Its not so much the 30 baht, its adopting the local culture... sure 30 baht isnt much, but when you apply that to EVERYTHING you do, it adds up quick.

Typical 30K baht salary a month? What age is the average teacher there? Any additional pay for persons with Master's Degrees in Education, a valid teaching license from USA, public school teaching experience, and a good work record?

If you had all those things, why on earth would you be searching for a job at a Thai government school, and for 30K at that?

I'd be more interested in finding out about work at an International School in Bangkok. I would hope with my experience, I could do a tad better than a mere 30K baht per month. If anyone hears anything from a real International School in Bangkok, please feel free to drop me a PM.

Its usually best to contact them....

I don't have a school aged child here (though I do have a 27 yr old studying in uni in the US) so I can't speak to the particulars of the parents with children here looking for schools.

The OP's review seemed very even-handed and fair; nothing for the mentioned school to be concerned about IMO.

Thanks for this well written and carefully worded post, chiangmaiexpat.

Please be aware that TV has caught a lot of grief in the past from hyper-sensitive school administrators/owners. The Thai libel laws seem to favor the business owner, over the consumer/citizen, so all please be careful about what you say, and who you are saying it about in future comments about this establishment, or any other one. And thanks for your understanding on this issue.

This business model of balancing "information" and "libel" has to be tough - I hope a Thai doesnt come around and start ThaiVisa2

Now, if I could only find someone who would do my laundry... That will never happen I'm sure. I've never met any Thai women in all the years that know how to clean or wash clothes and most can't even cook.

I assume you're joking. If not, you need some serious guidance about finding women. Try a search on the net. Failing that, you could start a topic like 'How To Find A Woman That Can Do Normal Household Work'. I'll bet it would be a fun read.

I don't need any 'serious guidance' at all, thank you. The women I know, or have known, my previous Thai girlfriends or my current long-time g/f have all been too busy with their careers or running their businesses to have time to clean house or wash clothes. And I don't need to search the net either.

I was pretty sure you were a chick this whole time...

Big C food court, go by Tuk Tuk, forget any gift.

Then you will know if you have a strong relationship or not!

and dont forget to buy a tower and hit on the PG