Ozybear

Does anyone have updates on the direction of the cyclone in the Philippines ? Is it heading towards us in issaan ?

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Nong Han is a pretty cool laid back place.

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He's licenced

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Good on you, lucky man!

 

Every edible thing I grow, is taken ( stolen?) by my neighbors and relatives, usually just before it is ripe! 

 

How do you do it?

 

Guard dogs?

 

Electric fences?

 

Good on you!

 

I am more than just a little jealous!

Good neighbours I suppose.

Although my landlady,has first choice on the mangoes.

Her tree,so thats fair enough.

Haha. Same here. I stocked 2 dams with 2000 fish, within two days, because I wasn't using the fish. , my lovely neighbors were trying to net them until bil caught them. Now it's a 45 cal they need to watch for as he practices once a week on the land to ensure they hear it. Lol.

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Delivery to Nong Han?

Been away for a year now, coming back to nong Han in 6 weeks. What's changed? Haha. Pmsl. An eye opener coming for my mate who's coming for the first time, ahh, village life.

I'll be there in 6 weeks. 4 hot jam dohnuts please.

You just never know what you will find at the market. Just wish i had a camera intead of my phone.

Very curious regarding the price. Can anyone help in the near future and post on here please. Have cheque ready.

Sorry but you are going to get screwed.

The moment your house is built and paid for, you will no longer be welcome in this wonderful Isaan village.

Sorry but this is the sad truth .

This is just fact,drive to Udon Thani and Khon Kaen and you will see,in every village,a "Farang Mansion"!You will also see no sign of any Farang and quite often be invited back to view the "Farang Mansion" by the new owner.

Here's a tip,she's no Farang!

Absolute crap. I live in the middle and 90% have farangs in them. Mine is in the 10% range as it was a gift to the family, practice house, holiday house for the near future until I build on the farm upon permanent arrival.

Sorry but you are going to get screwed.

The moment your house is built and paid for, you will no longer be welcome in this wonderful Isaan village.

Sorry but this is the sad truth .

You have no idea or its just jealousy at its best.

Transman is right..you just don't get it..not easy..just being practical..there is some much nonsense here it really is hard to fathom for some with so little experience and skills and in continuous denial..

The op is in denial, he is being given bad advice..

Honesty has become denial? Jealousy to those who have it all doesn't get one very far.

Good Day Ozybear.

I've read every post on this thread.

My situation isn't a million miles from yours.

All the best.

(Still trying to think of a funny comment about the electrician's wife and the 7 inch android.)

Regards

SP

How about the wedding was terrible but the reception was great!....

Like that joke?

Sounds like the script for a Castlemaine XXXX commercial to me. But probably best to check with the OP.[/quote

VB thank you very much, even thought I am a Queenslander

Some communities are made of up mostly scamming criminal "trash", and the elders and authorities most of all, such activities literally built the place.

You're living in the right part of Thailand believe me.

Struck gold with the wife, the family, except 1 bro, not bad from 11, and most of all the village and I do appreciate more after reading some of the posts from not so lucky farangs.

Karma.

I brought my iPhone 4S from aus and was told due to the Optus operating system on it , it could not be unlocked and used in thai as it was locked to the country I bought it from, many are not but in aus. No good for me.

I think the difference with me is I met my wife in au after she had done a lot of world travelling before she introduced me to issaan and the family. I had never been o/a before and I know that I struck gold immediately. No bar girl , just an ethical hard working women that realises the importance of the dollar more than I did. I do now.
Gold gold gold. Many years together and it only gets better.
Thank you mummzy inlaw, you did a great job.

ozybear what the eff is your IQ , Thank you mummzy inlaw, you did a great job.

It seems to be at least triple yours. Lol.

Yes, difficult issue, I agree it is valid to confirm that a newbie poster is aware of pitfalls, but it's difficult to do that without appearing to assume he's a sucker.

The other factor is that the initial "honeymoon period" is just so wonderful, as long as a guy's not plowing his life savings into his Nakhon Nowhere adventure I hate to see it spoiled by us planting seeds of suspicion where perhaps none are warranted.

Past the honeymoon my friend, 5 years and many more to come.

Yes, difficult issue, I agree it is valid to confirm that a newbie poster is aware of pitfalls, but it's difficult to do that without appearing to assume he's a sucker.

The other factor is that the initial "honeymoon period" is just so wonderful, as long as a guy's not plowing his life savings into his Nakhon Nowhere adventure I hate to see it spoiled by us planting seeds of suspicion where perhaps none are warranted.

Working as a fifo for many years now. I put it down to the $ I would have spent on alcohol as I don't drink. Loose change to appreciate the efforts of my hard working mother inlaw who brought up 11 kids. All have strong moral and all appreciate where they came from. No biggy for me but some huge for her.
The land of smiles gets better. 5 years of in and out and looking forward to many more.

Off course there is the off chance the OP may actually be a genuine, generous, happy, naturally likeable bloke, who has a Buddha given gift for getting along with people. A trait not lost on Thais.. and one that would possibly make him more of a target of an unscrupulous fellow farang in the LOS, than a thai.

As for Immigration and Integration? This is an Australian (link below), now a cultural, classic movie from the 60s when Post War immigration from Europe was still in full swing and the White Australia Policy still current. A great snapshot of Australia in the 60's. And a statement on immigration.

They should make 23 million copies of it and mail it to every household in Australia.

Magnificent link, never seen it before. Cheers bloke. Shared it on FB. PMSL.

Oh you take all the fun out of it. Stupid farang is all there is go say here.

I think as a general rule its not a good idea to judge one own's integration into Thai society on the basis of relationships with the BiB.

I was my thought that they come to say hi due to us being nice to his son in the beginning and also put the shots up the local lads to keep them away due to regular bib visits. Works for me no matter how fe collects his bonuses.

Quite the opposite my friend. 11 kids in the family put together and she was educated, then borrowed for work on cruise ships, mediterranian and Caribbean, then Dubai , then aus. Then Abu then back to aus. All under her own steam. Very smart, high morals, and knows what to do with$$$. Never wasted a cent. Put others in the family through uni. Then I met her here in aus. Now the family has good business in the local villages, hence no need to send $$$. No bar girls in our family ever. This is why I am so happy. From zero to hero. Luck, not really. But hard work got them where they are today.

How old is ye bird?

The family had no business or $$$ before you galloped into happyville on your white steed?

She borrowed but did it all under her own steam?

No bargirls in the family ever?! Why do you feel the need to say that?

From zero to hero.

She's 35 now and she borrowed the $ and paid it back herself , under her own steam. Just like a mortgage. I purchased my house and paid it off under my own steam.

Their honest and the family values I see I know that they would not shag for $ living of the land to survive was the norm for them along with hardworking ethics and morals. Some people are honest hardworking people up north. I have met very few farangs that don't feel the need to give their wife a wage, still don't understand that as we all have to work to survive.

Sounds like the ideal lifestyle, OP. You state you do FIFO work. Is your wife still working on the cruise ships - it must be difficult to be apart for much of the time?

No she hasn't worked away since we married and the fifo thing is fine. She has the kid and a great group of friends here. Trust is easy with her. 2 weeks away and 2 weeks home, no problems with technology these days.

The OP's intentions are good. His outlook on life in the village are good. He has money to spent, that is good. He perceives he is being liked by the family and villagemembers because he keeps it local. In fact all is good. So it must be good...........

So true my friend. It's not rocket science to be caring and understanding

Easy to smile here.

Time to go to work soon. FIFO time.

I think the difference with me is I met my wife in au after she had done a lot of world travelling before she introduced me to issaan and the family. I had never been o/a before and I know that I struck gold immediately. No bar girl , just an ethical hard working women that realises the importance of the dollar more than I did. I do now.

Gold gold gold. Many years together and it only gets better.

Thank you mummzy inlaw, you did a great job.

Sorry guys I think this guy is a troll. So not wasting my time reading his sad drivel live too short.

+1,

Business must be good in that remote Esarn village to afford regular world travel.

Quite the opposite my friend. 11 kids in the family put together and she was educated, then borrowed for work on cruise ships, mediterranian and Caribbean, then Dubai , then aus. Then Abu then back to aus. All under her own steam. Very smart, high morals, and knows what to do with$$$. Never wasted a cent. Put others in the family through uni. Then I met her here in aus. Now the family has good business in the local villages, hence no need to send $$$. No bar girls in our family ever. This is why I am so happy. From zero to hero. Luck, not really. But hard work got them where they are today.

Do they like Muaythai out your way Ozybear?

Yes they do, but we only see it after their full as a boot.