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"Jatuporn Promphan told the press yesterday that this decision was made in order to bring red-shirt supporters to the capital from upcountry so as to protected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's elected government."
So he's saying that the police aren't capable of protecting the govt from "The Whistlers"...
Interestingly enough, the Police weren't capable of doing their jobs in 2010 either. Might want to sack the corrupt lot of them and start over again and pay them a half way decent salary as a first step.
Funnily enough, in the Basic Business Manual, it suggests that paying monkeys twice (or even 10 times) as many peanuts doesn't logically lead to improved productivity or efficiency.
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Next time, have the contract written by a lawyer domiciled in the country of the borrower as though the debt existed in that country. The laws of that country therefore apply. Situations like yours are therefore easier to handle.
You can structure it so that payments can be multi-currency etc, payable ayywhere in the world. You should also have the borrowers lawyer acknowledge that the contract is legal and binding, and that you are a preferential creditor in case of default, bankruptcy and/or death.
It's no harder than doing it locally, you still pay legal fees, and you will also have a proper Purchase/Sale Agreement plus a Vendors Loan Agreement. I've done it several times and no problems - even if the borrower dies, you still have a claim on his Estate. Interest should be mandatory in any debt by the way.
As to your present case - either name the SOB, or at least give clues such that we TV members can conclude who it is and spread the word.
If you can't get the cash off him, take it out in revenge through the employment of some locals (covertly, and anonymously of course - these things can be handled over the phone and an ATM deposit). I'm sure he's got a face that he values.
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Too late for what???
Can you imagine if a military officer said something like that in US or Europe - they would be asked to resign immediately.
It would probably be classed as Treason or something similar.
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The lounges are only for members or 1st/business class.
If you're flying cattle class you have to sit with the great unwashed in the general seating area.
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Goddam! I gave 500Bt to someone looking looking very much like the girl on the left about a week ago in Pattaya. the leaflets on the table look exactly like the one she showed me. There was a list of people who had also given 1,000Bt, 1,500Bt and more, which she told me to sign. This will make me think twice about giving to any charity that approaches me in future. Other charities will suffer because of this.
These Filipino scammers are always collecting for something in Pattaya, often it's for the orphans. The lists they show you are partly fake to encourage you to give. If somebody offers 100B, they show you the list of 1,000+B donations to make you feel bad. No doubt there are genuine names there from people who have actually fallen for the game.
Don't give any money to anybody unless they're a "genuine" beggar, and you're comfortable giving - and then only 20B at the most. And there aren't too many genuine beggars around, believe me!!
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Pol. Maj. Gen. Suraphol Homcheunchom (Commander of Economic And Cyber-Crime Division), Pol. Maj. Gen. Phongdech Phrommitjit (Commander of Nakhornratchasima provincial police), Pol. Col. Chainarong Charoenchainao (Deputy Commander of Economic And Cyber-Crime Division), Pol. Col. Sathit Phromuthai (Superintendent), Pol. Lt. Col. Jakkrit Seriboot (Inspector), Pol. Lt. Col. Manas Chomchoey (Inspector of Nakhornratchasima province), Pol. Lt. Col. Thossaporn Pheanpru (Inspector) together with the officers from the Economic And Cyber-Crime
What I want to know is the name of the genitor in that building, his name was omitted from the above list...
We should be grateful they abbreviated the Pol.Maj.Gen and Pol.Lt.Col etc., or the article might have run to two browser screens.
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My experiences with the Russians I've come across in Jomtien/Pattaya:
Many occasions they push in at any form of queuing, and generally barge their way around with no consideration for personal space. My daughter's been knocked over by fat women twice in a 7/11.
Generally rude and vocal. Have seen many of them get very vocal with street vendors - yes they can be a pain, but Russians seem to be overly rude in waving them away and speaking in obviously rude tones.
Have seen on 6 or 7 occasions at beach chair places on the beach that the vendor demands payment for the chair as soon as the Russians sit down, and if food/beer is ordered they take the cash C.O.D. No bin in the traditional sense for them. Have also seen 3 or 4 arguments when bins were allowed and the Russians refused to pay for the chairs. The language barrier made it look very unpleasant.
Have been asked for cigarettes by youngish Russian males many times. They just made smoking motions as they approached me while I was smoking. I remembered from a novel I read that Hooy na ny means something like "no <deleted> way" in Russian, so I've trotted that out. None of them expected it and most buggered off smartish. One of them laughed and tried to talk in very bad English - I gave him a ciggie. Of course if a drop-dead little Hottie asks for a smoke (which hasn't happened yet), my response would be somewhat different.
At the markets I've overheard Thai stall holders telling their staff or kids to keep their eyes on the "thieving Russians". They will also bargain on something that is only a few baht, such as 15 baht worth of vegetables.
At my village pool, they generally won't respond when given a smile/wave and an international "Hallo". A few do, maybe 1 in 5. Even their kids don't want to mix with European or Thai kids in the pool.
My general conclusions are that the lack of English language (and our lack of Russian) is a pre-determined barrier to interaction. This in itself will immediately create limitations in possible interaction, and therefore dissuades one (us or them) from attempting.
Secondly, many of the Russian tourists are first time travellers. They have had probably nil experience or exposure to any culture other than their own, and they are now in an Asian country along with westerners from many European countries. This is a totally new experience and probably further dissuades any interaction.
Perhaps the perceived aloofness means that we westerners don't give them a fair shake of the stick and we do not have a true impression of what they are really like. Perhaps in their own environment that act and behave totally differently.
However, from what I have seen, they are certainly a different breed of fish.
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I have observed more obvious homophobia among the Russians than other groups in Pattaya, even much more so than Muslims from the Middle East or Indians, which might surprise many. The main reason I say this is watching how they react on baht buses when there are either Thai ladyboys or older white man / younger Thai man couples. Sometimes it is overt, pointing and laughing at them directly, more so to the ladyboys. Sometimes it is hostile looks and STARING more so to the gay male intergenerational couples. I have not noticed any visible hostility towards gay men together who are the same race and age but I'm not sure they even register as gay to these observers.
So far I have not heard of any bashing incidents when the homophobic Russians "mix" with visible sexual minorities, but I wouldn't be surprised if I did.
JT - didn't you post a while ago that middle aged Russian women were regularly hitting on you at Big C?
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Somebody should design a board game based on Thai politics.
The only problem is that the ideal name for the game, "Trivial Pursuit", has already been used.
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That's why we where thongs(flip flops).
The tan will hide the shackle marks on our feet.
Kiwis don't like thongs,hard to chase sheep without a sturdy pair of runners.
Kiwis don't wear thongs, they wear Jandals, which is the correct name for what Orstrayliuns call thongs.
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The man that truly understands what any woman from anywhere in the world wants in a relationship has not yet been born.
Nor will he ever be born.
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But she was infact telling the truth, Australia ( other than the native aboriginies) was in fact colonised largely by convicts.
Or is that not the case ? Have I been misinformed ?
Australia was NOT colonised by convicts, Australia was colonised by the British Empire.
Less than 1% of all non indigenous whites were in fact convicts or people working within the prison system.
Like the OP's little Thai "friend" try and read up a little before posting your usual idiotic comments...
Now just hold up there a minute!! Are you suggesting that here on TVisa, we should let the facts get in the way of a good story?!
Good heavens Man, next you'll be calling for informed and balanced debate, the mind boggles!
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I am sorry to say they do have a habit of ambling along in the middle of the road oblivious to all, even when sober.
Funny you should say that ,but yesterday outside central one was doing just that ,i clipped his arm with my wing mirror ,,last i saw of him was him shouting and holding his elbow ,might walk on the pavement next time.
Yeah, that's happened to me three times and only one was intentional
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2nd Road/Pattaya Tai area seems to be the worst. They walk 3 abreast and seem to think they have the right of way.
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Have ridden a few of the Indian jobs in NZ where they are exported to, this was maybe 10 years ago.
I wouldn't take one if it was a Christmas present. If I wanted to relive the olden days and ride an old style bike, I'd rather buy a Norton or Triumph.
You'll get the same riding experience on a genuine old school bike as you would on a RE (poor handling, no power, piss-all brakes, uncomfortable), including the same routine breakdowns, failing brakes, and bits falling off them.
But you'll look cooler on a Triumph or Norton.
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If you eat pork, you are contributing to this.
Out of sight, out of mind.
I love a good bacon butty in the morning, served up with lashings of HP sauce.
The one this morning was just fine and I dare say tomorrows will be just as lovely.
This is absolutely Outrageous!!
HP sauce should be free roaming, but instead the poor little bottles are packed into little cardboard boxes a dozen at a time with no room to move, shipped all over the world in horrific conditions, and then literally slathered mercilessly on bacon butty sandwiches in SE Asia.
I prefer an egg with mine BTW.
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The man must be a halfwit. Surely they should be stolen before they are laundered.
I believe that's what all the best panty snatchers do.
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Played golf today. My golfing buddy took along a bag of goodies for his favourite dog as usual and fed her at the tee-off. She always comes with us for nearly the full 18 holes.
Have had a dog nick my ball on three occasions and laughed my tits off seeing the caddy chasing the dog (still dragging her trolley), and coercing the dog to give back the ball. One was right beside the pin but from 180 out we couldn't really see - caddy gave me the gimme for a birdie anyway, bless her heart!
Have chased several packs of dogs off the green or from the fairway - just running at them scatters them far and wide as they're used to being assaulted. Thai players throw clubs at them, and the caddies give them a kick if they're obtrusive.
Been stung by bees/wasps 5 times (11 stings one time). Have run from snakes on dozens of occasions, had red ants get inside my shorts before they decided to bite (caddies generously rubbed tiger balm on for me
). Had reports of a loose crocodiles around the course a couple of years ago in the floods - decided to leave a few balls alone in the long grass beside the water hazards.
We use the navy cadets that do the course maintenance as target practice (always out of range, dammit), and we have long conversations with them at the tee-offs and they stand around taking bets on our prowess (and lack thereof), and they always give us applause or a laughing Chock-Lai depending on the outcome.
When it gets too boring we line up the caddies and offer a few hundred baht prize for a 50 metre run dragging their trolley - looks like a harness race and the caddies enter into the spirit of it and roll around laughing at the finish line.
However, I could be playing back home - regimented golf, complaining that the groundsman had left his hose beside the green and ruined my approach shot, and that the coffee in the clubhouse just wasn't up to standard.
Yeah, Right!!
Come on Man!! You should have revelled in the day and had a bloody good laugh as you chased the dogs, used them as target practice, offered the caddy's a tip for the one that could chase them the furthest (dragging her trolley
), sprayed them with your water bottle, fed them your lunch, sat down and watched the world go by and let the following players go through and make the dogs their problem.
Carpe Diem
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As usual, the Japanese do it best. They order theirs in a can - unwashed. Much more civilised. But we have more creative headline writers.
I believe you can also buy used panties from a vending machine in Japan.
Maybe that's an exploitable opportunity in Thailand.
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OP - At the risk of getting shot down in flames and being accused of having rose tinted glasses, I will say that from your postings you seem to be highly intelligent, very well informed, have reasonably well balanced opinions, and able to draw reasonable conclusions based on facts/information that you have researched and evaluated.
On that basis you don't need any advice from either the pro or con element on this forum. Any further dialogue would seem superfluous to me. It seems that you have done more due-diligence than most and that you are going into this from a well informed perspective. Many (not all) of the negative response here come from those that possibly didn't do sufficient (or any) due-diligence and had their rose tinted glasses ripped off their face because of it.
However I would assess your situation as being quite different. Your investigative skills as explained thus far make me accept that you're nobody's fool, that you would not suffer fools gladly, and that in most things in life you are generally cautious and speculative, but still prepared to take calculated risks.
Therefore, follow your own path and do what you think is right. If you are taken for a fool at a later date, you can't say that you didn't do the research first and make the investment in your relationship from an informed position. There are some on here that believe ALL Thai women, without exception, are rip-off merchants - they're wrong of course, and much more wrong than they will ever know or accept.
If it all goes swimmingly and she turns out to be your dream come, you picked a winner and good luck to you.
Chock-Dee.
Some of us want to open eyes so stuff we have seen doesn't happen to another. Thats why we post.
Yep, I agree with that TransAm. I certainly didn't mean to be critical of those that post to open the eyes of the "blind" and ill-informed. And as you imply, many of the posts similar to the OP's are from the most blinded individuals imaginable.
But the OP (despite what we may all think as individuals about the wisdom or lack thereof of what he is/wants to do) does appear to have his head screwed on and certainly doesn't appear to be leaping with blind faith.
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i am pretty sure that the foreign bank will be glad to learn that the main culprit, a police officer, is actually walking free
and ready to skim again...
Bender, I object to your use of the term "police officer" to describe the culprit. I object because in the English language, police officer implies a person that can be trusted, has morals and ethics, and will aid you in times of need.
Much better to refer to him as a BIB or a member of the RTP - that leaves no room for misinterpretation.
I have to ask what planet are you from, police officers worldwide are involved in crime in all shapes and sizes. We had one cop in our city killed a couple of people and robbed banks in his off duty time.
Yeah sorry about that. I come from Planet New Zealand. The police don't carry weapons, corruption is virtually unheard of, the police are the good guys, and I would trust any one of them with my life or the lives of my children. I guess unless you're a Kiwi, this might be a bit hard to understand.
Don't bother scooting off to google corruption in NZ Police, I know you will find some. But NZ is recognised as the least corrupt country in the world, so it follows that the NZ Police force is therefore the least corrupt in the world.
Edit: source http://www.transparency.org/country#NZL
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OP - At the risk of getting shot down in flames and being accused of having rose tinted glasses, I will say that from your postings you seem to be highly intelligent, very well informed, have reasonably well balanced opinions, and able to draw reasonable conclusions based on facts/information that you have researched and evaluated.
On that basis you don't need any advice from either the pro or con element on this forum. Any further dialogue would seem superfluous to me. It seems that you have done more due-diligence than most and that you are going into this from a well informed perspective. Many (not all) of the negative response here come from those that possibly didn't do sufficient (or any) due-diligence and had their rose tinted glasses ripped off their face because of it.
However I would assess your situation as being quite different. Your investigative skills as explained thus far make me accept that you're nobody's fool, that you would not suffer fools gladly, and that in most things in life you are generally cautious and speculative, but still prepared to take calculated risks.
Therefore, follow your own path and do what you think is right. If you are taken for a fool at a later date, you can't say that you didn't do the research first and make the investment in your relationship from an informed position. There are some on here that believe ALL Thai women, without exception, are rip-off merchants - they're wrong of course, and much more wrong than they will ever know or accept.
If it all goes swimmingly and she turns out to be your dream come, you picked a winner and good luck to you.
Chock-Dee.
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i am pretty sure that the foreign bank will be glad to learn that the main culprit, a police officer, is actually walking free
and ready to skim again...
Bender, I object to your use of the term "police officer" to describe the culprit. I object because in the English language, police officer implies a person that can be trusted, has morals and ethics, and will aid you in times of need.
Much better to refer to him as a BIB or a member of the RTP - that leaves no room for misinterpretation.
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OP -Have you read a book called "Thailand Fever". It's a reasonable guide to many of the cultural differences you're facing. I strongly suggest you read it.
Your second post lends some credibility to the situation. Only you can decide if the history she is giving you is plausible. Only you can decide if you want to commit to her (and Thailand), both emotionally and financially.
I accept that most of what she has told you does conform to Thai thinking. Has she mentioned Sinsot? If not, ask her about it - that may well be the clincher. If she demands it, and it's a large amount........RUN! If it's a modest/token amount, OK. If it's zero, even better.
The house - I get her logic and it does make sense from a Thai perspective.
As to everything else, keep your cash outlay as minimal as possible. You want a car in her name, minimal deposit and credit in her name. Same with the house as she suggested. As time goes on you will know if you have a keeper, and if it goes pear shaped you can walk away and not lose your shirt.
Assuming there are no more "hidden" details in what she's told you, the only other issue is why/how did she have two Farang boyfriends, and why didn't those relationships work out. I mean, never mind the financial and risk issues, are you sure she isn't an emotional nightmare/psycho bitch from hell?
Anyway, good luck. I'm sure you'll get lots of advice on TV
Do consider reading the book I mentioned earlier. And as with all things.....keep your eyes wide open and your powder dry.
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Your new Ride? I assume you mean motorbike. In which case, if you post in the bikers forum you'll meet some great guys and get some good feedback and comments. Welcome to the Forum.
If you delve in to some of the other forums, wear your water wings.
If the "ride" isn't a motorbike.......um, just ignore the above.
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And a stuffed cat. Well Ok, maybe a concrete one. Stick them on the roof, change their locations now and again.