chowny77

I am teaching at a vocational college and most students have almost zero grasp of English but my job is to teach them subjects such as commerce and tourism. There are some students who understand but most just look at me with their mouths wide open. I have now decided to just try and teach them basic English which I can then use with what their textbooks require. It is going to be an upward battle if Thailand truly wants the kids to understand English. Luckily I do have a private 9 year old student who I know could surpass people 20 years her age because her parents care and foster the use of English at home in the form of music and films.

It's best to leave them alone as they are not that bothersome plus they do help keep the bug population down. we even have a Tookay that is living in the kitchen and for me does not cause a problem but my wife gets the shits when she sees it and asks me to keep moving it but it always comes back. The tookay is fine but my wife is a pain in the backside.

He is in the wrong business. If only Thailand had talent or the voice was around 40 years ago he might of been the next Bird

On 2/1/2560 at 0:42 PM, Rhys said:

Well Educational Administrators need to be leaders....not money makers...

Bang on the money, pardon the pun. Pretty much 90% of the schools here in Thailand have veered away from what the first job was and that was to educate the students. Now it is all about setting up MEP programs and to squeeze as much money out of the parents while pleading poverty to BKK for their next budget. Since I have been here from 2005 I have worked in five different schools and only two of these schools I could say the directors actually gave a crap about the students and their grades. The other school directors where just there to milk as much as they can from the system and drive a very nice expensive car and support their extra marital lifes.

The one director who was blantently robbing the school has now even been promoted so he now controls districts not just one school but all schools within his area. He must be rubbing his hands together now thinking up all the scams he can do to milk as much as he can before he retires.

Well that went well. Pretty much sums up the forward planning ideology of Thailand. Same thinking is the root cause of most problems here in the LOS.

Well done by the truck driver. Christ! He must of been smashed as the video looks like it was filmed early in the morning.

My wifes aunty died just 2 days ago after a pick-up hit her as she was riding her bike. Unless they really inforce proper driving skills plus real fines, this will never end.

Go to Savannakhet. No hassle and pretty quiet. Been there twice now and never had an issue with the consulate.

Tempting fate. When will these people ever learn that you can not 100% predict anything that is natural. Next headlines will be "<deleted> happens"!

look at www.se-ed.com. They have books you can buy

I agree with the posters before me. Just keep your head down and do what they are paying you for. If the &lt;deleted&gt; was to hit the fan you would not be in the spot light but the school and its administration as you are just a person employed by them and not running the show. If you do feel worried, now is as good as any for looking at a new prospecting school as most school terms will finish in March.  

There are rules here regarding work related tasks and it all depends on how the

IO looks at the situation. Normally it would be just a word of warning but from the amount of money he had to pay it sounds like he was set up by a possible Thai business competitor. I have lived here for 12 years and have heard stories of from both sides of the fence. I guess he just did not pay up on time for the annual IM/Thai police new year party. Obviously if they were doing their job by the real rules your friend would already be locked up and being processed for deportation. It's clearly a scam and if he calls the Immigration hotline maybe he can get some justice.

I live in Uttaradit and have driven this road plenty of times, even before they widened it and made it safer. I suspect the guy was driving too fast and he lost control of the bus resulting in this sad case. RIP to the people who lost their lives through such a stupid lack of driving skills of the driver

I know of teachers with a contract that states that they are only paid 10 1/2 months but that they are employed for 12 months. They basically do not pay for the school holidays but do have the paper work for a 12 month contract. It sucks and to be honest I do not see it getting any better in the future, if anything it will be worse. Salaries have stayed stagnate since 2005 and the directors all seem to be driving better cars...............I think I know where the extra money is going.

I saw the video and she was clearly on something. She looked like trailer trash and should be locked up.

Can confirm that Uttaradit province now has an Immigration office now. It is located next to the university across from the market. It is situated on the ground floor behind the 7-11 and opening times are the same as all immigration offices. 8:30am - 16:30pm Monday - Friday.

My college and another in town is doing this now at the front gate area. Black is not the best colour to be wearing in this climate but thank God it is the cool season soon.

Their heads in the sand as per usual.

I can still top up at the 7/11 here in the north of Thailand. Have you tried going to the ma & pa stores? They usually either have the scratch card or a machine/or a phone they use for you to top up.

As a foreign female married to a Thai national you do not have to show any bank statements. The 400,000 or 40,000 baht per month in a a bank statement is only aimed at male foreigners. Thai logic is still 18th century and only the guy has to proved for the family. As long as your husband can get all the right paper work done and maybe a good friend as a backer, you will be fine. For females it is much easier than males to stay in Thailand through the Non-O process.

There is a website address on the back of the textbooks. www.oup.com. you can sign-up for free and they have pre-tests per unit for all levels. have a look and sign-up

I wonder if the piles were built the same way the rice stocks were, so it looked like it was all there but a large amount was filed away for later.

Just how can they plainly plead not guilty? It is on CCTV cameras. It's not like farting in a room and saying it was not me.

He can not even say the names right

They are taking you for a ride with the hours/salary. Either you can walk or just ignore the extra hours. I would tell them to stick it up their arse but that is just my opinion.