dick turpin

I meet my wife in BKK. After 3 years in BKK I had enough of the Big Mango and told my then GF (wife now) that I want to move to Pattaya. First she didn't like the idea at all but after a couple of visits she kind of got used to it and liked the beach scenes very much.

We now live in our second house in the outskirts (Naklua) of Pattaya, have a lovely son and life is good.

I don't think I could live in a small town, I like the buzz here in fun town and keep my Villy in the pants, if you don't respect and thrust each other, marriage is worthless.

I forgot to mention that my wife speaks very good English so communication is not a problem.

OP you could consider on-line dating.

If you can't "thrust" your wife, who can you "thrust"?

Nice post and in some respects a brave post, to admit you want to

break out of the mould.

Think a lot of it is to do with mindset, you look on every woman in

Pattaya as a hooker and you think they look on you as a walking

ATM.....game set and match.

I went through the same process some years ago, desperate to

meet a straightforward Thai woman. It happened without me

realising when I got friendly with a girl who worked in a large

Bangkok hotel, she suggested on my next visit we could

perhaps go away together....talk about knock me over with a

feather.

End story, we have now been married for five years.

Yes, there are nice girls out there.... even in Pattaya.

So you met her only the once and then she suggested that you go away together...yea she sounds like a real 'nice' girl...ha ha.

No, I got to know her over several visits - sure they are your sprogs,

those nurses get pretty frisky on night shift.

Can't edit my previous post, but guesing it is the

1.6 S you have as 1.5 only launched in March.

thanks stingray/dick. Taken on board. I do think the warrenty will transfer with the car as will the insurance etc. If not, then that'll be a factor to take into account.

They will both transfer, but my point was that you will have

taken up six months worth of both, unlike on a new motor.

Assume you are talking about the 1.5 which is selling well

because it falls within the government rebate scheme, but

by the same token that means Somchai has to buy a new

motor to qualify.

If you or you wife are in Thailand suggest you go and have

a chat with the Ford showroom, they might come up with a

suggestion to resolve. It might help if you could pay off the

finance, that at least would get you three years interest

back, then go for a cash sale..

I could order a new Fiesta for 700,000 and get a full years

insurance, full warranty, plus 10,000 worth of extras thrown in,

worth in total around 30,000.. .think you are going to have

to take a bigger hit.

Since you are supposed to carry your passport as ID whilst you are in LOS

how are you supposed to manage whilst it is "in the post" to Hongkong?

The FCO are aware of this and so applicants in Thailand keep their old passport.

Pretty much the same procedure as you describe, I believe.

......He is a mod and does no know this simple fact?.

By the way reference to use of your local vicar was a joke.....sense of

humour bypass methinks

Do what I do and order 18 pints of lager at 1.55pm......lovely jubbly

How about your local vicar?

Going to leave you to your own devices

re endorsement of photo and form....

you were warned.

Can you hum it for us?

Daffy - Have you actually printed out a passport application form

and read what the requirements are - see Section 9 re endorsement.

Daffy - If you live out in the sticks DHL will forward onto you

by local EMS, you still have to make the trip to the DHL

office for the outgoing dispatch. They are very efficient,

even insisting on checking my docs to make sure I had

included everything.

Even if you do not have supporting docs to be returned

from HK they will still send just a receipt by courier, its all

included in their very "reasonable" charges. Its supposedly

timed so that you should receive your passport and receipt

at the same time.

Its a half barmy system, but it does work.

And yes one of the photos has to be endorsed

Finally the Blether understands and respects us real Thaivisa posters. Because we live here we have a higher status as people on holidays. We need to be treated with respect, our opinion should be the only one to matter. Based on how long we have been here the more valid our opinion is

We are the master race on Thaivisa, i am happy you finally acknowledge this fact. Maybe once you can join this brotherhood of men and woman. We are so much above you and others that we get dizzy looking down on you guys.

Bow before us... respect us.

Well said that fella..

Think it is called the "John Terry" syndrome when you celebrate something in which you played no part.

In my latent years I find I drink less

beer .... because I spill most of it

Not sure I could eat a whole pallet of pies.

I can take 20 steps and be inside the park.....the Pakchong side of town is not so pretty......but the coffee at maccas is good.

You got a mair nahm at the bottom of your garden by any chance.

I live nearby and often go in there...we often use it as an alternative route to Bkk or pattaya....nice drive.

Thai drivers licence will get you thai rate every time.

I know a way in so you do not have to pay....but its a secret, dun want everyone abusing it.

I only got an International driving license, does that work as well?

I don't have a WP, but I got a Non-O visa based on marriage. I got it with the 400k on Thai bankaccount. I'm not retired.

Mister you begin sound like my friend Cheap Charlie....

Ironically, I have lived within 15 minute drive for the past four years,

but have yet to make a visit.....maybe tomorrow

Sounds like you are going to have a chance to

go on the Mitrapap, one of Thailand's great

white-knuckle rollercoaster rides........that is the

one and half hour road trip from Bangkok to

Khao Yai on the highway from hell - enjoy.

Right now it is not just hot in Thailand it is fuggin hot,

with temps set to hit 100+ over the next couple of days.

even in the great Khao Yai. Be grateful for any rain you

get.

"was in a bar in Patts and they played it 3 times already.I told mama-san and dj,once more and i'm outta here.Well you guessed it,on it come again,i'm outta there.I was the only customer,and they actually wanted to know why i was leaving,as if they had the only bar for miles."

Obviously, they did not like the look of you

or just wanted to close early.....kudos to you

for sticking it out for the first three plays.

"Parody, often appears too real" - Nocturn

Those may words come back to haunt you.

indeed, i would be concerned had i any intention of marrying.

Was referring to your kid

"Parody, often appears too real" - Nocturn

Those may words come back to haunt you.