Expat Paul

Lol, "I send her 4000B 3 times". Why in God's name are people so stupid?

Surely you have heard story upon story upon story of moronic farang sending money to their little Thai princess?

Well if it ease's his pain and the cash flow hemorrhaging etc, back in the day we would fly in and out of Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Those long legged critters had more than one fella sending a plethora of Green back's via Western Union...Mamma broke her leg ...AGAIN , repeat till you run out of excuses.

Just goes to show you... they are all over the world.

Peace Brothers

Any word and or update on this poor fella... prayers are being said.

and she also... tatooed my name on her body...

Your name isn't Joe, is it?

I wonder if that was beside, underneath or on top of Paul, Peter, Sven, Hans and Pierre?

Umm not to be so uncouth

I'll go back to my corner now..

I've recently had the whole Sin Sod discussion with my girlfriend of 9 years. We have decided that it might be nice to get married sometime next year, now we finally got the house completed and all of the essential things bought and paid for.

So here is what I came away with from this discussion, the facts as they stand, in my case.

1. My GF understands that paying out money, when we have our own child to support, is not really very logical.

2. My father in law, who is a pretty decent chap, has not raised the question of Sin Sod at all.

3. The last two of my sister in law to get married only had a very low Sin Sod payment, 30k in one case, 40k in the other. Both local guys, not well off.

4. After living together for 9 years, and having a child, nobody in the family actually expects us to get married at all, they figure we never will.

So, this is my stance on my own Sin Sod payment.

I will pay Sin Sod, and more than I have seen others pay to my father in law in the last 2 years, I'm thinking around the 100k mark. I will be paying this not because I must, but because my GF deserves the respect that it shows, and my father in law also. I won't be asking to have the money given back after the ceremony, my father in law is welcome to it, considering that any cash he has always gets spent on my child, or the children of other family members. What I will expect is for him to pay for the basics of the wedding. This includes the food, the music, renting the tables and chairs etc. It will not include the beer bill, I fully intend to pay that myself, mostly because my family and my neighbors have all been great to me over the years, and its a way for me to say thank you to them.

So, if I had to sum it up on one sentence, I would probably say that yes, there are many reasons for us westerners not to pay Sin Sod. However, if you are committed to marrying a girl, then surely it can't hurt to spend what is in effect, a pretty small amount of money, to make here happy on her wedding day. Because you should be thinking its the only one she will ever have.

You idea is a good one BUT by expecting the FIL to pay for the wedding you are actually asking for part of it back.. as this is usually your responsibility. So just a heads up to run the idea passed your future wife 1st so no misunderstandings.

My wedding is on the 4th January, local village wedding, showing 200k which we are getting back and about 400 guests (mostly her dads friends) total cost including rings (got them from the uk,cheap), wedding outfits pictures etc.. everything circa 150k, which both myself and gf have paid for it.

have fun when yours comes around.

congrats on the up coming Wedding... should have got married here instead of in Pinoy land.. hell of alot cheaper....egads But then again I am planning on making the trek to Surin in the near future so I'll be following your exploits and others as well.... Cheers and blessing to you both,

PS: photos of the revelry would be nice..IMHO

Why?

Did she not want a 4 door truck?

Of course you could take one or two of them water Buff's and slap it on the BQQ..it'll help.. new business as well...It could happen for her...really.... not

Cheers and Happy New Year

It should be noted that no Water Buff's were hurt in this posting...cheers

Why?

Did she not want a 4 door truck?

Of course you could take one or two of them water Buff's and slap it on the BQQ..it'll help.. new business as well...It could happen for her...really.... not

Cheers and Happy New Year

I'm gladden to hear this "Yank" is on the mend thou it'll take a month of Sundays and a lot of TLC and Nurses and Doctors out the Wazzo.

Hailing from the Republic of Texas I for one can't stand by and watch others gang up on a single person..(who ever they may be); I am the recipient of such actions years ago... Long story short when T******skin got the heave ho years ago and the riots took place I was unaware what was going on having just gotten off a dive boat, took a wrong turn to my lodging..and WHAM!!!! needles to say I swear they used me as a Pinata and by the time my mates came a running the crew that beat the poop out of me were long gone.

It can happen to anyone good or bad but I pray from him and his family for a speedy and FULL recovery.

The Starbeam Restuarant in Surin now has free Wi-Fi available. We are near the Surin Majestic Hotel, Bus Depot, Train Station, Majestic Apartments, and the Thong Tarin and Petchkasem hotels. All within walking distance to us.

Mike/Cent

The Starbeam restaurant closed down in August.2013

This is getting more interesting as I read the post's about Wifi, I so need it for my work; but on one of my trips into India I viewed this fellow working for Micro-softy..

Morning All, I'll be dropping in to Surin either April or May depending on vacation days, I don't mind if the Hotel.Motel is old just clean and WiFi and decent chow to be had. Going to be coming to meet her folks and start it slowly . A bathtub or decent shower would be a plus.. thanks in advance gents..

Paul in Sar Hawza Afghanistan

and she also... tatooed my name on her body...

Your name isn't Joe, is it?

Howdy all, as a FNG to the Board I'll throw my .02 baht and raise you.. hansum man. I have just gotten out a a similar one..ka-ching. course we live and learn. Phil Peso to Thai Bhat it still stings even after 2 years. Good Luck bubba. Course I am coming in April to meet my new Gal's & family etc etc.. Ohi Vey