englishinsiam

We finally watched it tonight. My wife just said what did that girl do? And laughed....

We found it very funny and I definately thought she was cute.

Good on her can't wait to see what she does next.

Michael Mackintyre though when he said is your name watching Porn? I creased up :-0

Yes mate very funny, don't supose you could send me what she does next as I only get cable, I was the same as you laughed all the way through!!

Try Youtube I'm sure the whole lot is on there.

If I get time I will upload it myself but flying to Blighty Saturday and leaving my PC in LOS :-) And we are at the In-Laws for 2 nights before so time is limited this week.

I like Caddyshack too I've not had the breakfast in the Punch and Judy but Caddyshack Breakfast is well worth the money and good quality ingredients.

I say things as they are the fish and chips in PandJ were superb. Apart from St georges day though it seems a bit quiet.

Aerobics is also practiced by Big C on Sukhumvit approx 5pm every day. But Tai Chi is a lot more than aerobics and is practiced a lot slower and methodically.

What age were the bride and groom at the HiSo Buriram wedding?

Both mid twenties

We applied for the German Schengen by post, and used it for France with no problems at all !!

Thats what we'll be doing - We'll apply by post to the French Embassy and will travel to Germany and Austria to see friends and family.

Thanks for the reply kunash.Yes i have a thai birth certificate for our daughter and i am the father but havent registered it yet at the embassy,would i have to have it translated to English? also still to get passport and will get that sorted asap,for the photo i have to have them countersigned, which isnt easy as i am in the uk at the moment so can i use an old photo of her and have it done here then send it over to my wife to put with the application?Thanks again

The Birth Certificate will need to be translated into English. A Certified translator could do that for about 500 Baht.

You'll need to register your Childs birth in Thailand at the British Embassy then apply for a Passport. No Visa needed as your blood child is entitled to a British Passport.

My wife has just been granted a settlement visa and she has never had a Visa for the UK before. In fact we were turned down for a Visitor Visa last year, but this had no bearing on the decision for the Settlement Visa.

In the Visa section here there is a post from a member with an Index. I used that and changed the categories to suit us. We submitted about 500 pages of facebook comments etc, MSN Convo's and over 1000 photo's we left nothing to chance. Our paperwork took up 2 small suitcases. Even if you think the info is small submit it anyway.

The main things they look for are the following

1 - A Stable relationship

2 - You have either enough investments or an income/savings to take care of your wife and child for the first 27 months she is in the UK

3 - You have suitable accomodation with permission for them to live with you if it's rented.

The Visa will be stamped no recourse to Public Funds. This does not include NHS treatment to which she will be entitled but things like Dole or housing benefit for which she wont until she gets ILR.

Also if you can get testimonials from friends, family etc get them in as well everything helps.

Incidentally if you are of irish origin i.e. Grandparent/parent you can apply for an Irish Passport as a Foreign Birth National. and once you have been married 3 years your wife is entitled to an Irish Passport too, then no Visa for the UK is needed.

Once my wifes Visa runs out we will have been married over 3 years so before that I will get her an Irish Passport due to my grandfather being Irish.

Good luck :-)

Geez some of these stories I am so lucky to be in my wifes family.

Everything is split equally between us all. The only person who doesn't contribute so much is one of her sisters because she has a terminal illness but she does all she can around the home. But otherwise it's brothers and sisters all pulling together for Ma and pa.

And I know when they go which I hope will be a long way off yet that sense of all sharing will be the same. My wife and I won't be expected to cover loads more however I'd have no hesitation in seeing Ma and pa off in dignity if the rest of the family couldn't cough up. However I know they would find it somehow.

Rather than a slingbox just get a US Proxy obviously a Paid one you get faster speeds someone like www.identitycloaker.com or www.strongvpn.com and you can watch all US TV for free.

I pay for both and use whichever is best on the day.

I am also sure the events you describe didn't really happen - at least not in the rose-tinted world of some people.

Why would I have the need to lie? Ok maybe they shouldn't show off their vast wealth if thats what Socialists think. But they did and I was making a point it's not just Foreigners that pay across Sin Sort it is a Thai tradition. Mine was a token amount because my wifes family love me as family.

First of all I went into the big Ceremony for my wife but on the day I had the best day of my life.

Can not remember exactly, I think around 80 to 100,000 baht.

But it was the best money spent food, drink, entertainment.

Probably the best party that I have ever been involved in,dancing girls on stage the side road closed just a great night.

Approximately 300 people,I knew about 10 people 4 of them aussie blokes that I met a week ealier in our hotel in Loei.

It really does not matter how much it costs if it is like my wedding it will be the best party you have ever been involved with.

I could not agree more and now after the event I am a little ashamed I thought about saving pennies on silly little things.

Luckily it didn't detract from a fantastic day. And so far married life with my Thai Princess gets better every day. But there will be haters here who don't know either of us who will tell me it won't last.

To the OP ignore the negative comments if your sure she is your girl go for it and push the boat out. You will get 10 times more joy back than the cash you laid out.

Not heard of Tai Chi in Pattaya area but we train in Wing Tsun Kung <deleted> in Central Pattaya if your keen to join us then PM me.

There are no 'Hostesses' in Punch and Judy We've been a few times now. So lady drink discounts will be for your GF', wife or Me anoi

Try the Fish and Chips the best I've had in Pattaya by a mile.

We celebrated St Georges day and watched the UTD game after and had some banter with a few guys at the bar.

Nice clean place the wife likes it and the Cider is terrific. Just need some Boddies on again, please get it for my return in September :-)

Another family scarred because parents don't have the brains to protect their children.

The main problem is Dibble when they are on Licence duty they don't enforce helmet wearing.

Signs are all over pattaya with a picture of a helmet saying 100% well it's about time that was truly enforced.

The poor kids will keep getting maimed because some Bufallo parents don't care about their kids enough.

We finally watched it tonight. My wife just said what did that girl do? And laughed....

We found it very funny and I definately thought she was cute.

Good on her can't wait to see what she does next.

Michael Mackintyre though when he said is your name watching Porn? I creased up :-0

I am looking at a Schengen for my wife too and as we are married we don't need to provide income proof etc. Just her settlement Visa for the UK and proof of our marriage it seems.

Nice and straightforward we'll be applying once in England next week.

Visas Plus run one from Bangkok and Pattaya. I'm afraid I only have their Pattaya details my wife took it start of March and gaines A2 qualification even though only A1 is needed. That was just speaking and listening.

We submitted our application on April 5th. Still waiting. You can add me to that list too.

Good luck Neilo

I can't believe some of the negative comments here.

I have been to numerous weddings in Thailand - Thai and Thai - Thai and Foreign.

A Sin Sot has been paid in all of them, however I haven't been to any bar girl weddings so can't comment once they have a Kid etc.

The last wedding was in Buriram 2 weeks ago. It was 2 wealthy Thai families. The Cash was 999,999 Baht (For Luck) - A total of 64 Baht of Gold (Some from Groom some from Brides father) and the Brides father gifted the couple another Million in Cash.

My Sin Sot (I'm English) was 280K and 6 Baht of Gold. We got 200K Back gave her mum 80K and obviously we have the Gold. We also kept the Envelopes and no-one put in less than 200 Baht. And that was only 1 Envelope from 100 the average was about 500 Baht.

My wifes family are poor but for them it was making sure their youngest daughter is happy. We take care of her mum and dad with a small cash deposit every month the same as her brothers and sisters do, they are pensioners and there is very little state pension £10 a month in case you didn't know. We are all family and we share the costs and I don't feel as a foreigner they ask for more from me. Although when her mum was in hospital last year we offered to pay half the room costs.

I think the positives outweigh the negatives in my situation and I hope the OP ignores the crap on here and enjoys his new life with his wife.

Good luck for the future.

have to admit im a bit peed off now, getting very worried and feeling rather like a zombie, after ma-inlaw had fone interview last weds i thought only a matter of days until we got the decision one way or the other, how wrong can one be eh?,

Geez mate I was 2 weeks after you and I'd be sweating by now if they hadn't rushed mine through.

So I can fully understand how you feel. I am the same as you and thought with phone interview your file was out and being processed. Maybe it was a Thai support worker got it out a week before or so to get the required info. And they give a week to get the info I don't know but maybe thats just a guess.

Hoping it comes through soon mate.

At Heathrow the Non EU National queue is generally shorter.

I will be using that with my wife on Saturday and we'll use the Thai line at BKK.

I'm back in Thailand by October so hope this will be a reality by then. Currently paying 1250 a month for 10 meg.

If your looking for small regular transfers use this service Via Paypal www.easymoneytransfer.eu all you need is the receiving bank account number.

For the £1500 use a Currency exchange Company like www.SmartCurrencies.com or www.WorldwideCurrencies.com both are UK based I have used them both and they are fast and easy to deal with.

For the £50 a month use www.easymoneytransfer.eu it's a service Via Paypal for small cash transfers directly into Thai Bank accounts or phone Credit for thai phones.

I use AVG on my Android and having downloaded over 200 Apps I've never had anything malicious reported. I think this is just reports to sell papers.

I suggest getting a Chinese table company we were married in Chachoengsao and had around 300 guests. And you will get people you didn't invite so expect around 20% more than you invited as a minimum. They all want food thats the only reason they are there for most of them.

We paid approx 1,200 Baht per Table of 8 people. Drink was on top and I was short of Whiskey so had to get someone to go out and get more Whiskey.

We kept the cash from the envelopes and we ended up with around 45,000 Baht after we paid all the bills.

I would suggest inviting all your European/American mates the minimum they will put in an envelope is 1,000 Baht

Her sisters did most of the arranging for us and as a gift we gave each of them and her brothers 5,000 Baht that was my idea to say thank you for their help, without them our day would not have been so amazing.

I was thinking the same as you before we married money how much etc.... But at the end of the day if you love your wife and want her to have an amazing day don't worry about the money. Just enjoy the experience of being the special one that day. Thai's have a great way to make the Groom feel special too it's not all about the Bride.

If your both Unemployed without other means to support yourselves you are likely to be turned down unless you have a concrete checkable job offer or a lot of savings.

You have some money but nowhere near enough in my opinion to satisfy the ECO that you can take long term care.

You have plenty of time to find a job so I would suggest either one of you does that.