chowny77

I agree with worgeordie. Do not trap it but make sure you keep all your doors closed. Once its food supply as gone it will just move on to greener pastures.

Thailand's education system reminds me of when I first was able to go out and have a Saturday night beer and then try and walk home. They have the same approach of 1 step forward, 2 steps back. They honestly do not want the new generation or any generation to be critical thinkers as this goes against the norm that is Thai culture. Could you imagine if a boss who was telling his younger workers to do something and they questioned his or her idea, it would be pandemonium as this breaks the mold of how Thailand has operated for centuries.

It's all smoke and mirrors in the land of smiles. What you see and what is true is very far from the truth. To stay in Thailand you have to just be blind and let them play their games because as soon as you pull them up on their BS they soon start trying to find ways to pull the farang not understand out culture <deleted>

Finally a doctor with his head out of his arse. Time to do a collection of street dogs and treat them, whether it be sterilization or put to death. This crap has gone on for too long now.

For one thing Thailand has no real say in the matter of the South China sea as it does not border it, but for them to say they support China's peaceful approach to basically grab as much as they can is taking the F*$King P^%S. Thailand thinks it has never been colonised which is B&^locks. They are being breed out by the Chinese and it has been happening for centuries, they just don't see this outside of the bubble of Thailand is the center of the universe.

So far and "fingers crossed and touch wood" Lazada has been great for me. The one thing that has been alittle problem is that they deliver sometimes before the date they say. So I have to either rush to the bank to get the cash or rush home to sign for the product. For what it is the service is pretty good and the guys that come to drop of my purchase have always been polite and have a smile. Where I am most of the delivery service is performed by Kelly service from a small pick up truck.

Sounds like there will basically be no NES teachers left in Thailand if the requirements are so stringent. Why teach here for peanuts if you can get paid triple if not more in another Asian country. Well done Thailand, you have basically cut your own nose off to spite yourself.

I wish the DSI had him in their care. He would be already done in with a pair of socks and possible liver failure.

funny this. I know a guy in the province i live that is from Ghana and he is dealing with water treatment equipment..............hmmm

A TEFL was good back in 2005 without the need for a degree but it gave people the experience of what a classroom environment would be like. It is now kind of redundant. Now there is CELTA which is just an add on of doing a TEFL. The schools themselves do not really care if you have a degree or not, it's immigration for the Non B extension and the TCT for issuing a waiver. If I were you I would not waste your money on doing a TEFL or CELTA course unless you really want to try it to see if you can stand up in front of a class and teach. You have a degree and that will be enough and you can apply from your home country but when you arrive what they said over skype may not be what the deal will be when you arrive in person. Your partner I presume will know how to converse and has the basic ability in English..........of course he does. So he should have no problem getting a job in a private language center or he could enroll to learn Thai, but make sure it is a recognised language school, otherwise he would have problems with getting the ED-visa. At the end of the day if you can get a few years of a Thailand experience good for you and go for it!!

Just wait for the drop in teacher salaries to match the drop in hours unless they are assigned an activity.

To be honest would it really change how Thailand is now? I think marijuana would be a better option than Ya ba. I would much prefer to have an Immigration officer on a nice high rather the large stick shoved up their ass.

To be honest, since I moved here in 2005 the parenting style has changed drastically. Now all the the parents do is let their kids play on phones/pads and computers and never actually just sit down with their kids and talk. Now I like my computer games as much as the next person but there has to be a break time from them and have normal human interaction. I feel this is now missing from the youth of today and also the idea that what you do has a conscience. No more of the "Do you know who my dad/mum" are BS. 

Put the vapes in the big luggage and hopefully they will be fine. I have them in my house but ran out of the re-fills so stopped using it.

To be honest the whole rail system from tracks to trains is outdated here in the LOS. I am sure 50 years ago it was something to be proud of but it has hardly been updated since then. I am sure someone made a lot of money from not improving the system but putting in the requests for funds to do work on the lines.

It is probably better to stay single until you meet the right person rather than be in a relationship that is not good. I feel I am kind of lucky as my wife worked on the cruise lines and also on land in the states for the cruise line companies office. She can communicate with me which to be honest is very important in a relationship. We spend time together but I also have my own private time so we do not get under each others feet, which is also very important as well. We both are working so this helps to give us something to talk about at the end of the day also. Each to their own but being in a foreign country and not having someone or at least a person you can talk to can be very lonely and would not wish it upon anyone.

I had to fill one in Nan Immigration but left large amounts of it unfilled. They never mentioned it having to be filled in every 90 days as most people do it by post. I had to go in person as I was applying for an extension so I had to bite the bullet.

It's a Nigerian/Thai scam that has been running for years. I had a Thai female friend who almost fell for it as well until I told her it was <deleted>. Saved her some money but as the old saying goes "If it looks and sounds too good to be true, it most likely is". Well done for saving your step daughter from wasting money.

Dear God!! I just hope this will not turn into another Pol Pot situation when the more educated citizens start to ask questions about why he is still holding onto power. Maybe time to move out and find greener pastures!!

Crazy! He did vote in a way. He decided not to go "Yes" or "No" and so his vote does not count. That is democracy and he can not complain if the decision is not the one he wants.

I managed to get beer on Saturday to take home. To be honest it is a joke here as they try to show they are holier than thou but it is just a smoke screen to scam, rob and get away with anything they can.

put guppy fish in it and they will breed like wild fire and eat the larva of the mosquito.

You can get a multi re-entry Non-O in Savannakhet as of this time. I did mine last year and plan to go again this month. As long as you have all the relevant paper work it will be fine. I am sure Ubonjoe will be along shortly and also confirm what I have written.

Well if he is "metal" they will pick him up on a detector unless it is one of the ones they bought to find landmines.

Until larger fines and actual prison time is enforced on both the company owners and drivers of these tour buses nothing will ever change. I was once on a school trip and on the way back we stopped in Songkla for the night. I then asked if we would stopping again on the journey back to Uttaradit and they said no, one trip all the way with only one driver. It took almost 24 hours for them to arrive from leaving Songkla in the morning. I politely refused to go on the bus in the morning and caught a flight the next day from Hat-yai to BKK and took a train to Uttaradit. If I were a parent of the students on this bus I would have gone crazy at the school for allowing this to happen, luckily I am an adult and had the power to say "Bugger that"! and saved myself the stress or possible death on that trip.