canarysun

Dear Viewers..

It appears that some of our viewers seem to be living on " The Amalfi Coast of Italy " and not Thailand......... 

Greetings to you all x

C.S 

Dear viewers...

The easiest way to try and prevent yourself from catching a cold is to quite simple avoid these hideous places with " air con ". In the five years of living in Thailand i never once caught a cold.In your condo use a fan only!

Good advice!

Greetings x

Greetings!

Buriram is a cool place and lots to see and do in itself.Having taken train journeys all over Thailand the Bangkok to Buriram is one of my favourite because of the fab scenery on the way! Lots of different places to see with other trains out of Buriram. So would highly recommend to use the trains where possible as so much more to see! 

Canary Sun ( choo choo ) x

Dear Viewer...

I would only travel from Bangkok to Hua Hin by train. It's a fab journey and lots to see on the way! You will meet loads of interesting people ( like myself....) and its safe too! prices from just 44 baht.

C.S x

Greetings Viewers....

I just can't quite understand how you all seem to have such high budgets living in this cheap country!?? Most of you seem to be bringing your western style lifestyles over here.In Pattaya you can still find a nice condo for 5,000 baht a month ( and if you look hard enough some will come with a pool ) Chiang Mai and Northern parts of Thailand 5,000 baht is not a bargain for a house! It's the normal! 

C. S x

I am using a Huawei P8 Lite phone ! excellent phone for around £100 ( 5,000 baht ) just to add to that, the cameras on Huawei Mobile phones are excellent! 

C.S x

Great idea ! but it's been done before and failed due to charging ridiculously high prices. When you can catch the train from Pattaya to Bkk for 31 baht and then BKK to Hua Hin for just 44 baht. For the ferry to work it would need to charge a maximum of 200 baht otherwise it will go down faster than the Titanic....... 

( Greetings Viewers ) 

C.S x

Dear Viewer!

I would highly recommend to travel within Thailand by " TRAIN " it really is the only real way to travel and see the real Thailand! They are ridiculously cheap ( approx 10 baht per hour journey on a 3rd class Train ) Longer distances i would recommend the Express and Special Express Trains.You can also use these Trains within Bangkok for under 5 baht ( can you afford 5 baht viewers..? ) Forget using Buses and minivans in fact try to keep well away from the roads as the driving is dreadful! 

A while back i did a " Travelling by Train " post right here on Thai Visa ( Moderators..no need to start getting twitchy....) 

So climb aboard these fabulous trains and sit back in 3rd class and " feel the wind in your hair " .

Greetings to you all,

Your Thai Visa friend ... x

Dearest Viewers!

I trust you are all well...?

I am currently in the UK ( a difficult gig after living 25 years abroad ) I became very ill towards the end of my adventures in Thailand.I spent all my time outside every day in the sunshine ( glorious ) but drank litres of water from the water machines every day ( 5 baht a day ) I lost half my body weight and became sick and itching with high temperatures.When i returned back to the UK i told the Doctor ( a bloody nice bloke ) that i thought i had " The Dengue " but after loads of blood tests he said my Liver was in a bad way from drinking " contaminated water " from the Water Machines.It took me a year to get my health back on track! So please be aware viewers! 

I have just returned from Sri Lanka doing a project on " Train Journeys " but i shall return to Thailand in the future......

God bless you all Viewers! 

M x

Perhaps you could kindly explain to your humble lady that I lived on 5,500 baht a month " all in " with my lavish Farang lifestyle for years in Thailand ......

Greetings to all our viewers!

Your lovable Thai Visa friend...? ? ? x

I would recommend to NOT invest any of your money.Life is so short,just spend it doing the things you enjoy and having fun!

C.S ?

Hello viewers!

It must be noted to all our viewers that I have been as " sick as a dog " from drinking water from these hideous water machines.I wouldn't even have a shave in that water.( I don't shave very often...) Pay a little bit more and buy a nice bottle of filtered water otherwise you will be paying out a lot more in hospital bills.....

Greetings to all our viewers,

C.S xxx

If you don't drink or smoke then you can live on an " ALL IN " perfectly well on 15,000 baht a month!!!!!

Regards to all our viewers,

Canary sun ( your lovable Thai Visa friend... ) ? x

When you come to live in Thailand you MUST accept and respect all types of people being who they are,including Ladyboys,Tomboys,gays,lesbians etc etc.Yes we all know that a few of the Ladyboys can be a pain in the ass ( literally i would imagine.....) kind respect where due....

But if you start hating people for being what they want to be then trouble will come your way...

Live your life and ignore them but this Alf Garnett attitude will only make things worse.

F.J x

I have been living abroad for 25 years with no contact and no address in the UK.I went back to the UK for " Free " NHS treatment and i arrived at the hospital (with my suitcase) directly from London Heathrow.I told them in my Terry Thomas voice that i feel dreadful and may have Dengue Fever and was seen straight away with no questions asked...........

God bless you all viewers!

F.J x

My advice is to just move and worry (or not worry..) about all of those things later!

Having lived abroad for 25 years of my life,most people seem to worry and create hurdles for themselves that never exist in the first place.

F.J x

I fail to understand in life,those people that always seem to be in a rush.I have never been " competitive " and most of the time would rather walk ( if it's a small distance of only 5-6 KM ) They really should ban Mini Vans as they are dangerous.I would highly recommend walking or catching the train.After all nobody really needs to be in a rush........ x

F.J

I remember when i was living in Spain in the early 90's and we had the same carry on over there! It was the law that we carried our ID ( or Passport ) with us at all times or face a fine.I just used to carry a photo copy with me which was ok until i met a cop having a bad day or just had a row with his wife......

F.J x

Hello Viewers!

Or you could just take the ordinary carriage on a " not so fast train " for a cool 275 baht & sit back on the wooden bench ( seat ) throw your watch out of the window and enjoy a real adventure..........

# It should be noted that this journey would not be suitable to any of our older viewers who wear a Syrup of Fig ( wig ) ...

F.J x

When i was sniffing about in Chiang Mai in the villages you could rent a house for about 3,500 Baht a month.( rather nice but be careful of green snakes slithering about whilst sitting in the garden....)

Closer to Chiang Mai city ( Central Festival area ) you seem to be able to rent a one bedroom Condo for about 3,500 baht per month.

Or perhaps out of town i found some nice up market condos from about 4,000 baht a month ( quite expensive but exceptionally nice )

Close to the Train Station i found some reasonable Condos ( quite small ) but ideal for one person for about 3,500 a month.

But hold on viewers as the bargain of the century was when i was in one of the villages about 18 months ago and actually found a block of apartments ( could do with a lick of paint.... ) small with shower and bathroom and just 1000 baht a month! ( ideal for a backpacker or even worth renting as a storage room!

Don't deal with agencies and remember if there are farang living there then expect inflated prices!

F.J x

I also used to use the 100 baht a month for 20 hours of internet ( good value but bloody slow! ) I went to the AIS shop and one of the lovely ladies deactivated mine in about 2 mins.But as mentioned above you can do it yourself.

F.J x

Fabulous Fabulous place! I took the train a while back to Hua Hin for a cool 44 baht and went off to explore this seriously cool place! It's a massive area with the most amazing views.........

F.J x ( No need to applaud viewers...)

My point is the whole non b, work permit and teachers licence issue is difficult and not worth doing for some people here on a holiday for a year. I was wondering if they will decide not to stay.

Your being <deleted> for the sarcasm lost in issan.

To be fair, that's sort of what the powers that be wanted. They want teachers to have better qualifications for the job. I'm not entirely certain if the change in visas were to assist in this, but meh could be.

People on a holiday for a year should be able to continue working. Unless you are saying they were without a bachelors degree. In such a case, the government has never been that happy with them being here. A person with a degree and a smile can stay on teaching for at least 2 or 4 years without a problem.

And yes, I'm aware that it's a mess getting legal here. However, I can say honestly I've yet to have a problem. Just a headache chasing shit down at times I won't argue against that fellas.

I personally know a few people that are probably leaving, albeit some of this is due to salaries not moving in 10+ years.

Someone with a BA degree does not qualify to be a teacher in Thailand.

I know a teacher who is 26 years from Germany on a tourist visa and has banged up most of the girls at his classes in Udon Thani. A Thai would get suspended but a farang gets away with it.

Another Associate Professor at AIT (German once again) has also banged up most of the student girls in his classes. They even had weekly meetings discussing issues we are not permitted to discuss on this forum.

Farang teachers ? Sorry but to much experience in my last 28 years in Thailand, they should be all packing up and let the Thais sort out themselves if it can be sorted out.

The only schools that I know have good teachers are ISB, BPS and a couple of other international schools but no farang with a tourist visa would even get near them.

I know a teacher who is 26 years from Germany on a tourist visa and has banged up most of the girls at his classes in Udon Thani.

Ha Ha - Classic Line! Just spilt my coffee everywhere! ( great stuff )

F.J x

I have always found that this is the major benefit of renting a place rather than buying.The great thing is when you rent a condo (anywhere in the world) is if you have problems with the neighbours you can just get up and leave! ( if you buy a place then you are stuffed ) Also i have learned over the years having lived in Spain & Thailand that sometimes it's best not to complain otherwise you just make things worse.There is no solution apart from moving unless you have Liam Neeson's special set of skills..........

F.J x