pilm

the education system doesn't encourage independent creative thinking, just obedient zombie nation ,that act like sheep

You have studied the curriculum?

I personally wouldn't step foot in Pattaya or a village. Not an Isaan village anyway.

But hey, different folk.

Walking over the bridge from Mae Sot to Mayyaawaddywaaddyyywaddymayawady. When it was flooded.

Or did she have a headache last night?

I popped round after he went to the pub and she was fine.

3 times a day every day and I'm in my 60's and that's why I live in Thailand.

I hope that's with 3 different women each day.

If so, your pension fund is paying well.

Got to the forth sentence of the OP before stopping reading.

All of the positive posters live in Thailand and all the negative posters don't.

I actually would have said the opposite.

Thailand seems to eat up more farang hanger-ons than a farang hanger-on monster.

And to the guy saying the OP should have relationships with bar girls until he knows Thailand, nonsense, at 21 the guy can have his pick of young Thai women for free and doesn't need to bang bar girls or pay for it.

But BGs are much more fun. Particularly when there are 7 of them in costumes, you, porn, and a liter btl of baby oil.

The next guy will be still be chatting up his freebee starfish delighted and proud that he is getting it for free in Asia (wow, what an accomplishment).

21... have some fun dude.

this will turn into another pissing contest thread,,lol

Sorry, I was gonna reply but my Chula graduated (M.A. from the US.) Sino-Thai wife just said she found 2.4m baht behind the sofa and asked if I'd like it.

Next time PJ.

I'm just wondering, should this matter point towards murder, will the police come clean and pursue the matter further or would they rather do the normal Thai-style and tell everybody that this sad incident was a result of suicide? My most sincere condolences to his family. Hopefully they'd be able to find peace of mind now that they know what had transpired.

I wonder if the true findings might be negative for the tourist industry.

There's a lot of things I wonder about Thailand.

Re red CB 500 X coming soon. Pattaya Big Wing announced it on their Facebook site on Sep 3.

They'll get round to doing their website around 2016 then.

Yes, most aren't actually here for the food and temples. Thought they may have a hard time admitting it to themselves.

Wouldn't there be some perverse justice in having dual pricing, where foreign passport holders get the lower price?

Dual pricing is illegal.

Why on earth were they using betting slips? In the absence of those how could the plods prove anything?

Plod has the 72k cash... Not too sure they care about proving anything.

Btw, which Koh Chang are we talking about ?

The one just off Trat. Right next to Cambodia. 2nd largest island in Thailand and scene of the Franco-Thai naval battle in 1941.

@Pilm, thanks for ur proposition but in my situationI cant work any more or to be a teacher.

Then study is your best bet.

Thai language courses can be great for keeping one busy as well as being social.

I can say this: I left europe at age 34 with a one-way ticket to Thailand,

I am also retired due to back problems, so i simply wrote to the thai embassy in my country and said:

"I know retirement visa is 50 year, but i have a back injury so i'm already retired, with a pension.

So i wonder if i can get a retirement visa, or if not, a tourist multiple re-entry,

Thank you"

So i got my passport back and they had generously given me a 1 year retirement visa.

Otherwise you will get a grand total of (60+30)x 2,

6 months in other words, plenty of time for you to find a school and get an ED visa going.

Good luck, and pm if you decide Pattaya

This fanciful nonsense !

Aged 34 and "generously given" a one year "retirement visa"

I think there are many here who would to know all about the "generous" Embassy in this "country" which is not specified.

In 2006 I was given a 1 yr Multi-Entry Non-Imm visa that I did not meet the requirements for, from my Embassy in my home country. I won't mention which now for obvious reasons. Wasn't hard, or a scam, they were just generous and helpful.

Perhaps you have problems with Thai embassies because of your attitude.

OP:

For any planned lenght of stay over 6 months, and in your case a planned long term stay, you are best advised to get a Non-Immigrant Visa or/and Extension of Temporary Stay for 1 year while here.

Two possible options for you:

1) Education. Study Thai.

2) Volunteer and get a Visa and WP. I know S.E.E in Chiang Mai used to do a deal that for volunteering teaching for 4 hours p/w at a local orphanage would get you legal stay based on that (Non-Imm B and Work Permit I presume). Not sure if they still do it.

So that was my Saturday night, how was yours?

Bedded three different women during two different occasions, thanks for asking.

Does rather beg the question, 'what was a tour guide doing with 200k Baht on a parked bus in the early hours?'

It would certainly be well in excess of one day's tour takings. A month's worth?

41 tourists. 5k a head.

If renting a large tour bus is part of the deal than it may well have been a one or two day package. Probably a one day package for those on a 2 week package holiday.

'Honestly Sir, it was robbed. I have a police report and everything.'

^ Hands over ears and head in the sand time, okay gotcha.

An employed local says 'Give me 100b' and you give it to him smiling and bowing as not to cause a fuss or be seen as a cheap-charley. You must be highly respected!

Yes, yes, that's definitely 'respect' that's making them laugh.

If the choice was mine to make I think I'd take the cheap option too; out of principle as much as anything.

…...or to look like a prat making a fuss over 100 baht….. paying 20 u.s. + 100 baht still works out cheaper than paying the 1000 baht option……

What fuss are you on about?