.png.3b3332cc2256ad0edbc2fe9404feeef0.png)
rayongchelsea
-
Posts
868 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Downloads
Posts posted by rayongchelsea
-
-
This country is a lost cause. Feel a very slight sadness for those of you who bought property here.
Some of us have done quite well. Others bought as a home etc..look if I had listened to this type of drivel everytime there was a coup (since 1980's) i wouldn't be anywhere as successful as I have been. Do you feel sorry for people who have successful businesses...some people have prospered here..
I will accept one point 2010 red shirts Fiasco where I could hear shots from my balcony and see the burning down of an underpass as they retreated eastwards was a real shock and evidence that things have changed but a lost cause no....but I feel sadness for a once brilliant country that over the last 15 years has deteriorated remarkably..it will however prosper. Bangkok is now a world city..
-
Just returned from Kerala , Cochin and Varkala. Agree with Mahseer above. Not a good time to go..it was unbelievably hot, plus the monsoon had just started. These parts of India are no longer cheap. Goa is better because I like riding motor cycles..but preferred the food in Kerala.
-
^^^ not on their fishing vessels, not in their chemical factories employing Cambodians etc..when did anything that was legislated for in Thailand mean it would be enforced. Slavery is in practice the world over..
-
The political structure and history has a lot do with the progress of Vietnam and Burma up to the present day.
Silly to say if you like Thailand not to change it. I would like the the education system for my future grandchildren etc...even though my child went to international school.
Thailand has changed enormously just since the Asian crisis..no country is static..you simply have no idea.
-
Hello
We had the problem in last year meeting.. and our stupid lawyer agreed with their lawyer saying the meeting had to be recalled.. So this allowed manager to stay in place a few weeks more and take little more money..
We don't want to get same problem this year and have tried to study the condominium act ourselves..
Thank you for advice and info..We will hire another lawyer this time
Have a nice day
Be Careful about lawyers. Our first one colluded with the other parties lawyer..it's the Thai way as he explained it..
Condo management can be a can of worms !!
-
Second meeting: no quorum required and the dodgy manager can be given his marching orders based on a simple majority vote.What is the advantage in calling the second meeting, just incurring additional expense..?
Is there no minimum quorum for a second meeting ?
-
You don't have a clue how the world works in the age of the global economy. There are a 100 countries with lower costs of labor than Thailand. There are many reasons for auto and computer hard drive manufacture in Thailand. According to MIT the cost of labor in new car production is only 6.5% anyway. Raw materiel is 47%. Truth is Thailand has the 94th largest GDP per capita out of 180 countries in the world. There are about 30,000 parts in a car and they all have to be designed. Who does it? More than a 100 different countries.
Did Thailand design the Ferrari?You wrote, "Yes, Thailand has a nearly full employment rate. And what does most of the jobs really consist of? Sitting on a chair sleeping or playing Candy Crush all day."
Based on that statement I have arrived at two conclusions. 1. You don't know much about Thailand and 2. Your purpose in this thread was to denigrate Thailand and really has nothing to do with education.
I think I can show indubitably that you know almost nothing about the Thai economy. 1. 40% of the hard drives in the world are made in Thailand.
2. As of 2012, the Thailand automotive industry was the largest in Southeast Asia and the 9th largest in the World. The Thailand industry has an annual output of near 1.5 million vehicles (mostly commercial vehicles), more than countries such as Belgium, the United Kingdom, Italy, Czech Republic, and Turkey. Those millions of cars and hard drives can not be made while sleeping or playing candy crush.
Lets take a look at a country close by, Malaysia. Tourists' naked photo shoot atop Malaysian peak blamed for major earthquake as locals claim nudity angered 'mountain spirits. Now that is dead dumb.
Try googling the ten most worthless currencies in the world and what countries come up? Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia and Vietnam.
19,327 Dong to the Dollar. I can tell you without a doubt that the Thai education system is better than Detroit or DC (I was in a D mood).
I think there should be a rule that before you are allowed to comment on the Thai education system that you should know something about it; like teaching in a Thai college for a few years.
And before you comment on Thailand's economy that you should realize that there are about 100 countries in the world that have a GDP per capita less than Thailand. That means that more than half the countries in the world play candy crush and sleep on the job more than Thailand,
Did Thailand design the Ducati?
Did Thailand design any of the crap being produced in the automotive or computer sector ?etc,,,,,,,,,
Simple answers NO!
If most of said factorys where to pack up and move to greener paistures i wonder what the Thai economy would look like?The only reason they are there is because of cheap labour.
Yes all this is very true..but the education system here is terrible, when I realized this I took my daughter out immediately.
Thailand has a stronger economic base than many realize, I would have thought the flooding a couple of years ago and the effect it had on supply chains globally would have taught the casual observe that.
But if there is one irrefutable truth, the Thai education system does not do justice to its children who have no wealth, no advantage, live outside Bangkok etc..
The leaders / politicians etc/ rich families didn't prevail themselves of the temple school, local catholic school etc..no they prevail themselves of the very good schools in Bangkok, international schools or educate their children overseas..
-
Thank you
Yes I know proxies can be used.. my point is.. do proxies count as "attendees" for the First meeting, so a second meeting doesn't have to be called to have the quorum ?? The lawyer of part of the co owners who support the previous manager who steals as much as he can says the proxies cannot be taken into account..
Hope this is not true.
Thanks a lot
Of course they count as attendees as they count towards the quorum . Never heard this issue of physical numbers....most condos have so few people turn up that based on " physical attendees" nothing would ever happen.
I think he needs to quote from the condo act where he is interpreting this.
My experience of this type of bs is that they are hiding stuff.
What is the advantage in calling the second meeting, just incurring additional expense..?
-
Out of all the wonderful things that life has to offer, sex with a prostitute is not what i value the most. I would rather be surrounded by the warmth of family and friends.RIP. Hope his last night was a good one with a talented lady. I'd want to go out that way!
Not likely when you move over here at a certain age, dis regarding family and friends that you have known for decades in your home country.
-
Well I just read the article. Not a very good article to get his point over. All he could refer to was the result of past education or lack of. Beginning back when Yingluck was in the Education minister knocked the system Yingluck then appointed another one who also said the system had to change.
The current administration is working on it. It like so many other problems with the government is so deep in corruption that it will take time to root it out but progress is slowly being made. I recently purchased a computer for my 10 and 15 year old granddaughters to use in school. This is some thing that never would have been needed 5 years ago.
Yes the school system compared to other countries may be lacking in it's growth. But remember some of them have a long way to go to even catch up to Thailand's. I also noticed that he was beating that old can't speak English drum. It does not take a large percentage of the population to speak English. It is not needed to plant rice the backbone of the country. It is needed in International business and the air flight industry also tourism but that is not a big percentage of the population involved in it.
If you want your children to advance themselves as most parents do..I think English is almost a pre- requisite today. Just a fact, not beating the English drum..
-
Can use proxies. Limit to 3 per person in attendance at the agm.Committee members cannot be assigned proxies. It clearly states that in the condo act. It's 25% of the votes based on totally defined sq. meters which should be listed in your rules and regulations booklet. That is, bigger apartments get you to the quorum quicker. Look you have to give only 7 days notice of meetings, people are overseas etc..of course proxies can be used.
-
Although it is 5 years it still would be cancelled if you did not get a re- entry visa..
-
^^^^ but if that is the only land they can expand into..it is then very desirable..
-
^^^ even if you speak Thai I would suggest you speak in English, some explanations can be complex and need explaining..most foreigners who speak Thai just aren't that fluent. Same goes for business meetings.
-
There is one thing in common - desperate people from all over Thailand meet desperate people from the rest of the world. Pattaya is the city of deseration. Old men fooling themselves that young sexy farmgirls enjoy being with them.Yep. Pattaya is very much "Us and Them"
Thai Culture and Western Cultures are so far apart. And will drift further apart with time.
The problem is that the foreigners have absolutely no interest in integrating into Thai society and the Thais hate them. Not only have they hit the bottom of the road but they must pretend that they actually like foreigners.
The only way to get rid of this "us and them" is to integrate - learn the language for starters and stand up for ourselves when discriminated against.
Nothing to do with the thousands that go to pattaya. I find them more authentic in what they are doing than some who try to integrate, act "thaier than Thais.
There has always been a " barrier" the perception of the foreigner has always been there, just exacerbated and probably re- enforced by the fact that there are a lot more foreigners here now, some of dubious qualities.
I agree on the language and the self assertion, both of which I possess..I am less integrated now than I was 25 years ago..and I am very comfortable with that. I like Thailand, Thai wife, children etc..but I am a foreigner, just one who tries to be cultural sensitive and respectful..I will always be one of "us" as the Thais really will never see us as one of them..the exercise is therefore futile..just don't get frustrated by things..and having a lot of money helps...some just try to make a big deal of it and go as far to say they hate us..or don't like the word farang..the list is endless..which only re- enforces the divide..
-
The system only really benefits the well off and those with advantage. Education will not be the downfall of them only those who are neither.
-
Who do you all think you are? You move to a country and expect them to change everything because you said so?? The arrogance of Westerners(in general) is baffling! The Thai educational system is preparing Thai children to survive in Thai society. The majority of Thai kids will be unaffected by Thailand's entry into ASEAN. There will never be any freedom of movement between these countries other than for tourism.The movement of labour will be highly restricted, as it should be. Thailand has almost full employment and little or no welfare state. The education system here is not trying to prepare students to be statesmen or women.Its giving them the tools to be successful...in Thailand! And it des exactly what it sayd on the tin...
Westerners need to realise that this is not Europe of the US. Things are different here.That doesn't mean that things are bad. Look at how happy Thai people are. Compare that to people from Nanny states in Europe who are miserable and do nothing but complain and pay their taxes and bills. Look at the respect that Thai people have for elders.Look at how they take care of their families.. Look at the positives instead of attempting to impose Western ideas and values upon the world. The most evil race of people to ever walk the Earth were White people! Realise this and open your narrow minded perceptions of Asian civilisation.
What nonsense. This is a ridiculous post. Have you got any children ?
Have you been exposed to the Thai system? Have you sat in classes where your child is being taught? No of course not.
Plus you seem to have no idea about the freedom of movement in asean.
I have lived and worked here most of my life, I don't expect them to change for me, but you expect progress over 30 years!!
What's all this white bullshit, what about luk kyung..where do they fit in?
Have you worked in a Thai company, not a great experience where meritocracy hardly exists.
You are clearly old, yes respect for elders is here, on the wane, and you should have respect for a multitude of things not simply because you are old..some old people are the biggest a..holes on earth ..yet should get automatic respect..
-
There are currently 7 lenders in the UK for clients in your situation. For example see:
I should point out though that as a non resident UK property owner you are going to have many potential problems such as:
Property Management costs
Rent taxed as income
Regular Tenants
GOOD? Tenants
Unreliable correspondence
Solicitor / power of attorney costs etc
Good luck
I take your point.
Find yourself a good agent, none of these will be a problem.
Property management costs 10-15% plus VAT.
Rental income. Will need to do a yearly return. Easy can do yourself. Need to do a non residence return as well.
Depending where..a good agent, good tenants. Target rent a little below market rates - tenants tend to stay.
Email.
My only issue is that if they withdraw the individual personal allowances for non residence the investment is less viable, plus capital gains is also now assessable.
-
Probably ex bar girl, with an alcohol or drug problem, with consequential health issues.
-
Bought the UK property for cash, then re- mortgaged it through a broker on a buy to let.
-
i dont consider thailand 3rd world,
It's institutions are. The police, the courts, the education system, health ( non private), contract law, the way company employees are treated.
It maybe classed as developing in other areas.
-
These discussions almost always seem to divert to a discussion where the poster moved to Thailand primarily, if not purely, for economic reasons. While economics are a fact of life for virtually all of us, and the world is certainly not my oyster, my wife and I do enjoy our time in Thailand, and I must admit that I would find it a bit depressing if that was the predominate driver for living in Thailand vs. where we would really prefer to live.
As we seeking a wife...it can only end in failure or disillusion.
You should come here because you actually like the place.
-
A lot of millionaires are frugal thats why they have money.
Warren Buffet is a classic example, lives in average house and drives older car.
Not every one must stay in 5 star luxury to be happy!
Not every one must have the most expensive car. That they can afford to drive to be happy. I drive a 2012 Chevy Cruise Lt. I can afford to drive a Mecercedes. I own one car. I could certainly afford to own several.
I live in a $250.000 home. I could afford a home that costs twice as much.
I don't blow my money on things. Like some of you, who have commented would. It surprises and saddens me. To read that some of you find it an impossible idea that, I do as, I say I do.
Why do you think that a wealthy person cannot be wise in their expenditures, and that they must have matrialistic luxury? Is it because, that is the way that you would be?
Not everyone states they are a millionaire like you did..it contributes nothing other than showing off..your points are valid ...no need to boast..
-
"You can't legally own land in Thailand, but ..."
A foreigner "can" legally own land here...........but you need to find out for yourself "HOW"
A hint.........do you honestly think the Hiltons take risks?
No -- Hilton manages the property and lets someone else own it.
I used Hilton as an example
There "Is" a way........but you will have to find it for yourself
Don't bother challenging me on it .........take a Course in Thai Law
I will now "Sign out" for a few months.......as I did the last time this subject "reared its head"
Well, why don't you just tell people instead of being a pompous <deleted>
The real way is not for the average buyer of property.
Will lack of education be the downfall of Thailand?
in General Topics
Posted
Foreigners who have a vested interest here, family children etc..and recognize that the education system is poor have every right and duty to criticize, it is not Thai bashing..it is a country they care about
Those foreigners who just ignore the facts and plonk there kids in school because they like it here are the ones who should be ashamed. They know the system is poor, that maybe being in their own country would be better for their children but just ignore the fact because it rocks their boat..I met a foreigner who had his child in the local private school but was fully engaged with part home schooling knowing that the school has limitations..he is to be admired..
Also the whole setup just benefits the richer Thais etc...
Overall couldn't agree more.