driedmango

If one was coming to thailand with the idea of looking for a job in his field or teaching, but also leaving the options open, if no job can be found, of just having a vacation for 6 months say, what would be a good visa to come in on that would be the easiest and cheapest ?

If you just fly in from Canada you get the 30 day visa, thats not very long.

Thanks

Just remember you will have better days, this sounds like on of the worst, so suffer it out.

Try to do some artworks, even if you have no skills, like painting, poetry...

Try to help our someone or something for a good cause, get the focus off of yourself.

Get away from digital devices and information overload

Get outdoors and in survival mode like even a camping trip somewhere

Don't expect much from yourself and most of all...

Don't suffer alone, its like having a broken leg without a caste, go see different doctors until you like one, get some sort of theropy, even though your agaist meds ( i don't blame you) you have to look at your options if your a rock bottom.

well, if I find out that its not ok to do my web buisness I would not do it in thialand and instead try to get a teaching job with visa. Thanks

I am new to this forum, but as I use other forums I would say No, I have never understood someone people upset by a 1/4 inch line of text in their way they don't have to click.

Thanks beetlejiuce, I wasn't trying to sound snarky, the grass is very green where I live, its a rainforest after all... its pretty easy to make money and live a comforatable life, but it is cold and wet most of the year with no sunsunshine and just eating out after dark can be depressing, at least where I live.. I am also considering Montreal vs Chiang Mai... as someone said I will most likely not be settling down forever, but who knows.

I have to admit though, Chiang Mai seems like heaven to many people, A hotel room for instance in Vancouver is always over $100, a good meal $30 min... Beers are now getting in the $7.50 range some places... many unemployed people, junkies everywhere, HIV, panhandlers.. different set of problems in Vancouver, did I mention Vancouver city council just banned bagpipes and bongos in public ?

As far as having an online retail shop, where you don't ship anything from Thailand, don't sell to Thailand, don't make anything in Thailand, don't hire a Thai to work on it, basicly selling in your country to your home country, as far as I could find out it's 100% legit, imagine if they told buisness people of the world they couldn't check their email while in Thailand and write their customers back ?

But I understand the whipping local stuff on ebay thing is illegal, I am not talk about that.

Thanks very much for your input, I don't like rose colored glasses either, tell it as you feel.

Bettlejuice.. I have to stick up for Chiang Mai as someone who has been there for many months of a few years... it's full of excitment for any age I would say. The older crowd is much more friendly and happy then the older crowd where I live, they huddle in their little houses with their woodstoves have the year... I would say there is many fun places in Canada, Montreal, Nelson BC..

I don't find Chiang Mai quiet by any means ! Its noisy and busy, not to mention getting out of town, there is music everywhere...

But I see what your saying, it can wear off ? Its can become routine ?

The most boring parts of my life was when I tried to move to New York and found out that you need way more money then I could ever make just to go out fora few drinks once a week..

From my research, if you have an online biz, and you are working with customers out of country and just carrying on you do not need to have a work permit, at all as you aren't working with a Thai company or anything like that.

But I might be wrong, thus why I am asking.. but boring to me is say Vancouver where there is nothing to do in the whole city most of the time it feels like and nobody ever smiles to a stranger on the street.. they just banned bongos in the city of vancouver for christ sake !

Hi Everyone thanks for writting me ! I guess if I get sick and am all alone I can just post on here and bunch of farang can bring me a chang in the hospital ?

So ya, here I am in Canada, and is safe and all that, but I get bored I guess. I really can't get anything to eat after dark where I live but fast food, I can't afford hotels or taxi....

I think I could do alright in Thailand, I have a little online retail biz that generates about roughly $500 a month on average, although I might be

able to increase that if I really needed to. But that could wash up one day too, who knows.

I can also build websites and make graphics.. not sure how that might fly in Thailand.

I know the whole visa thing is going to be a pain, I have been to Thailand 4 times for about 3 months each time, so its not like i don't have a good idea about what people go threw to stick around there, but you know, it would be worth it.

PlanetX - no I don't have a degree (don't know why this bold type is stuck on) I have community college certificates in new media and some other things, but I don't think those would fly. I would however consider a ESL course here if I thought it might get me in somewhere part time, as I said I have a small income already.

One other thing I wonder is, as I have a large extended family here, is what happens when they get ill, as my mother already is, or when cousins get married, i wont be able to fly back and forth on my budget, its on thing I wonder.

But yes... Breathing.. I assume the air is acceptable most days outside of burning season.

Its nice to hear about some fellow Canadians who have left, I know alot go to the USA to get rich, but for some reason when I am in SE Asia I always wonder what my life would be like if I just stayed there, I think it would improve.

Thanks for your thoughts they are very welcome.

Geris73 - well I don't have property in Canada, although there is some deals where I live now, but I am pretty free in that regard. Not really intersted in owning anything in Thailand either, just want to rent a nice place. The thing is I have been on 4 extended trips and I get bored of being a tourist and just want to get a place and get some work done.

hmasuk, umm.. I am not expert on chiang mai as I am asking the questions like you, But i did find out there is a nice little archery club in chiang mai that meets at the golf course once a week, and the "couch surfers" meet every week at "kafe" (couch surfers are all ages that hook people up when new to town or whatnot, and one other thing that is new in chiang mai is the documentary-arts-asia (dot) org/ they show films by donation and some other stuff, all ages also just some ideas... just thought that you don't need an old farts club only it seems kind of limiting, just be an old fart in some clubs..

thank you very much for your thoughful replies.

Rebelplatoon - exactly, I need to stay busy and feel like a make a difference, so I guess a small biz and helping out some cause would be great.

elektrified - I guess one of my questions I struggle with, for Thailand in General is, I have been there now 4 times, I love it, love thai food and culture, but part of me wonders if its just the 1st really exotic (for me) place I have been and I should try a new country... when I look around at the options nothing seems to beat mountains, cheap living, thais and thai culture.. if Chiang mai is a stepping stone should I now move past it, it seems like I have never felt like I had my own space there or got into a relaxing every day routine...

So ya, I have visited Chiang Mai 4 times in 5 years and loved everything but the smoke and sometimes the traffic.

So I am from western Canada, a beautyful place, but boring...

I am trying to figure out how people feel once the novilty wears off a bit of thailand.

I can live cheap in Canada, there is lots of space, the people are pretty nice but some uptight people around...

Just hoping I don' t get there with all my stuff and notice I would rather be back in Canada...

What do you guys think, I am 33... same age as Jesus. LOL

I am mostly worried about being all alone and getting sick and dying alone, after that comes how would I find a community I belong in rather than just hanging with tourists that leave every day... stuff like that....

how do you guys feel about living there, did you make solid friends, do you ever wonder if you get real sick who the hell will take care of you ? Stuff like that ?

Detroit is crazy, its a ghost mega city, polluted and crime ridden.

The big car compaines only care for profit and will destroy anything they need to, including a country or city.

33 year old english speaking Canadian Male.

College Degree (New Media) and a decade of real life practical experience in my fields.

What I am : Event Planner, Marketer, Web/Graphic Designer, Entrepreneur, Salesman

My Strong Points

Hyper Creative person, Intelligent realistic solutions ooze from my pours yet I am still have strong artist skills. I have the ability to rally people to action. I have excellent sales skills. I like to think big. I like pressure and to multitask. I thrive in a creative environment and love challenges. I have strong creative writing skills.

10 years experience with website/graphic design and online marketing.

8 Years of producing dozens of summer music festivals, including all areas of event management, promotion, production and performance ( I am a Dj and VJ)

- Other experience - Real Estate, Management.

More about me and what I am looking for in Thailand :

I run a small retail website business that will help cover my costs of living in Thailand, but its not enough to keep me busy.

Prefer to live in Chiang Mai but will consider Bangkok.

Will need a employer that can help me get a work visa.