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Has the Pacific City Club reopened?

Here is some info on Father Joe organization:

Maybe then can help you..Good Luck

Human Development foundation

100/11 Kae-ha Klong Toey4,

Dhamrongratthaphiphat Rd., Klong Toey,

Bangkok 10110 Thailand.

Tel: (662) 671-5313

Fax: (662) 671-7028

E-mail: [email protected]

Web site : www.mercycentre.org

Thanks again for replies. Does anyone have a contact number for Father Joe's organisation (as ColPyat suggests), or for any Faith/church organisations that might be able to help?

I will take him to the British Embassy, as soon as I am able to get up to BKK. Thanks.

Guesthouse,

Yes, I'm aware I may be opening a very large & ugly can of worms, esp where his natural mother is concerned. It's one of the main reasons I haven't really done anything up till now. I think I'd just leave things as they are, if I wasn't worried that one day I'll be forced to leave Thailand without having sorted out the legalities of taking him with me. If someone could wave a magic wand & say "OK, you're fine here for 13 years", I'd just get on with quietly being his mum, here & go no further - hope his real mother never came out of the woodwork. But, I don't know what's in the future & I have to try to safeguard it for him.

Hi

I am looking to stay in the Phang Nga area. I will be going there in the middle of Feb. for a few days.I was looking at three resorts..Kho Lak Palm Beach Resort, Khaolak Merlin Resort and La Flora. Can any tell me if the resorts are open and if anyone has stayed at any one of them.

What did you think of them?Or can someone recommend any other resort?

Thanks

Hi

I am looking to stay in the Phang Nga area. I will be going there in the middle of Feb. for a few days.I was looking at three resorts..Kho Lak Palm Beach Resort, Kho Khao Island Beach Resort and La Flora. Can any tell me if the resorts are open and if anyone has stayed at any one of them.

What did you think of them?

Take a look at...... Twinkle Star Nursery School....Sukhumvit area near Ekami.

They have a web site also.

We have lived in Bangkok for a total of 6 years, two 3 year expat assignments. We are now living just outside NYC.My husband works in NYC now. I am the expat wife and I have to say that we all loved our time in Thailand. We lived there with our 3 children and they loved it, the schools,made friends( both Thai and Farang)that they still keep in touch. We try to travel back each year to see friends and relax in our home away from home.We lived in both the Bangkok- Sukhumvit area and also the area by ISB.Both have there pros and cons...depends on what you are looking for.You will encounter many of the problems that others have told you about on here. If you keep an open mind and think of yourselves as guests in the country, most problems you will be able to overcome.We found most of the Thai people wonderful and you can make some wonderful friends.

Your wife will have to keep busy and there are many areas where she can get involved (volunteering,teaching). I will be more than willing to speak with her..just PM me and we can set something up.

Good luck on your decision...we wouldnt trade the experience we had for anything.

Jeanne