simon43

30+30+30 leases were NEVER legal!! They were just another 'con' by Thai lawyers on naive foreigners 🙂

Lol, I got that SMS and deleted it - I thought it was some spam...

Well, he's got more fat and muscle on him than my 18 year old Thai niece who died in my arms of TB - she weighed 19 Kg... 😞

You could replace "Trump Administration" with "UK government" and that statement is also true...

[quote] ... Most famous singer from Phichit, Yodrak, died in 2008, went to his funeral, he did not look well ... [/quote] Well, I guess most people don't look well at their own funeral! 🙂

"This Foreign Secretary remains committed to ensuring the most cost-effective way of travel, delivering best value for money for the taxpayer.” Total <deleted>! The main reason why he travels in private jets is because this imbecile lard-bucket is too fat to squeeze into even a business class seat on a scheduled flight. Government ministers should all travel in economy class on scheduled flights - set a bloody example for a change!

Everyone has a different set of moral codes. Some think it's OK to lie and claim to be living in the UK, so that they can get state pension increases. Up to you as they say - your decision. For me, I was taught by my parents to never lie, even if the truth hurts me or others. So there is no way that I would lie and claim to be living in the UK. I do have a registered address in the UK, (registered with the electoral register, GP, bank etc etc), but I am not Ordinarily Resident. I know the rules regarding frozen UK pensions, and have no intention of breaking those rules by lying. If my modest UK pension is too little for my needs in future years, then I'll simply relocate and live in the PI, where my UK state pension is aligned with pension increases applied in the UK. But for now, I don't need to consider such a move.

Waiting on a visa to enter the country.....

And it gets more and more tedious and boring. No wonder AN is losing regular forum members....

I used to live in Phuket for many years. I won't return because I'm probably too old to learn to speak Russian or Chinese.....

Absolutely a top bloke that Trump guy 🙂 Now why don't we have a PM and a king in the UK who put British people first...?

Thanks VERY much for your kind comments. To legally live in Myanmar (unless I marry a Burmese woman!), is to register my own company and get a business visa. I can do that and Yangon lawyers quote me $2,000 USD to do all the paperwork etc. I've asked my Burmese friends if they know a lawyer who can do it cheaper 🙂 (I will pay $2k if needed, but if I can save money on these documents, then that means more money for donations etc) Alternatively, please propose a young Burmese lady who is willing to marry me so I can get a Social visa... 🙂

Yes I did, but I returned a couple of weeks ago to sign a contract to rent a small condo at Jomtien Beach as a long-term 'base', since I've now retired from in-class teaching. So I wasn't in Mandalay when the earthquake occurred. However, I have seen the damage etc from friends in Mandalay and at Inle Lake, and so I'm trying to work out a way to return legally to Myanmar to run my charity efforts. Basically, the issue is to get a viable visa, not a short-term tourist visa, and I'm speaking with lawyers in Yangon about that.

No...

In Mandalay (Myanmar), where the street lighting doesn't work most of the time, the local BBQ restaurant staff would all help me to cross the busy road after dark, lest they lose a good customer! I hope they are all OK after the earthquake!