Maroon Watcher

... well in the drive for modernisation - we all have to start somewhere...

Pea soupers to Holywood

The smoggy season starts in January and runs through the end of December.

Started early this year in Pattaya. Air is so smoggy you can practically cut it with a knife. I thought at first it was farmers burning their fields, guess not.

Have you been to China in winter.....

Good on Yer!!

They are taking the Prich

International disgrace...

Also in the news "New Walking Street to be opened in Bangkok"

Deep, Deep, SHAME...

Sodom and Gomorrah?

WOW. Why so many dying young. I thought everything was a Good life in Aus?

Maybe it's the cost of living....

How much demand is there for over 65s in jobs that require physical exertion? Even in skilled trades such as bricklaying, eventually you reach a stage where you can no longer continue, and that will often be before 70.

BTW in Oz we had a large tax increase with the introduction of the OAP. The retirement age was set at 65, because 2/3 of men died before reaching that age.

Good Positive Proposals - Logical and efficient -

Oh dear...

Moving on. Many countries don't like foreigners but they put up with them.

Examples: Spain and Greece - tourism dependent (But can be a love/ hate relation ship, on both sides)

Foreign workers in Germany and UK - (needed for the jobs nationals will not do...)

And Australia - years ago a recruitment drive for population growth (Racially targeted)

Now they pick and chose who they allow "In" (Professions etc)

But the main point is - If you want people to come in - MAKE IT EASY to get in AND STAY IN!

Had I known what a disaster it was to get in Thailand - I would have never tried.

(I spent over a month checking paperwork for my wife to follow - IT WAS WRONG! - we were asked twice suggested?

to pay a bribe by 2 immigration "officers" and were treated with aggression and like lowly serfs, when we didn't...)

In Many countries immigration has to protect that country from scroungers.

But Thailand needs professional people, at all levels, and socially acceptable/integrated people (Married/Retired)
so they should be honoured that these people want to stay in Thailand, not the other way around...

I took a 60% pay cut to go to Thailand, I had to live in poorly (minimal) maintained, inadequately furnished accommodation,

with no promised Internet for 9 months...

I just spent 2 minutes signing this petition!

SEE: Newcomer71

This is Thai culture - some Thais told me they prefer it that way

(None of them are poor)

... and given recent news... they also bitch about it - If they DON'T get it !

, bring it on, DNA stuff too, go for it UK, in fact insist on it. Our UK folk need protection from corruption, same protection Thai folk get in the UK......

yep the one on the right looks passable (after the right amount(s) of alcohol)

The other (scarely) looks like an old mate of mine (No boob job) - and he was a Tax Man....!

(he kept telling me how important he was too) - Fitting really...

The one on the right looks OK, the one on the left

"pack up and go" I hate that phrase

"Stand up and be counted"

Or you're just as bad as them...

For all you people defending the pillars of our communities that are the police heres a story for you. I have a former friend who killed 3 migrant workers while driving drunk on Koh Samui, he has money and was able to buy his way out of that mess by greasing the right palms. The police made it look like the 3 poor blokes on the motorbike were drunk and because they were migrants, nobody cared and there were no family's to deal with! This is a fact so to all you people defending the police I just want you to know that this stuff happens all the time here. It's just the way it is, and if we are not prepared to live with it then we should just pack up and go.

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.. I wasn't gonna say this but... there was a similar man leering at my wife - while we were waiting at the elevator for our room...(Not in the same place/time)

and I don't mean slightly - full on. It was really embarrassing for us and HIM!!!

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No repercusions - means lawless people...

Never! Drop litter... It may be BLOWN into a murder scene...

A piece of litter recovered near the scene contains DNA from one suspect, a source...

in 3 days they will say they couldn't issue the warrant cos they couldn't find the person/s to give it them....?

This guy was not high on alcohol - but high on drugs and self-belief...

of being above the law and civilisation!

If at first the rope does not tighten enough,

he will have many seconds to deliver his apologies...

And then deliver us from evil.

like in Thailand....???

Yes, now if they would just learn to drive on the proper side of the road.

...ask not the size of the balcony - but ask the size of the Aussies...

Anyone have a pic of how high the rail is?

The resort website? Although it doens't say what room type they had.

http://www.phuketgraceland.com/room-type/dlp/gw-dlp1.jpg

http://www.phuketgraceland.com/room-type/fam1/gw-fam1-5.jpg

The railings look pretty open and low.

If you are pretty in Thailand you can be raped...
(Thai or Ferang)

What a nice man. He took her back to her hotel after raping her twice.

He seems so very matter-of-fact about the whole incident.

It does show that working CCTV can be a very effective tool for the police and despite it seeming a relatively straightforward arrest, praise is due to the police on this occasion.

Koh Tao please take note.

The Police should go under cover - pretend to start a fight...

Anyone who pulls out a knife should be fined THB 10,000 and NAMED to be SHAMED in Public...

(If they OR their Family can't afford it - confiscate anything to that value - starting with the FAMILY's Mobile phones!)

many people vist moon parties/beach parties, including locals looking for friendly girls, opportunities and targets....

Justice has to be seen to be total - the British press will not let go of this one.

This will also be proof of the New regime in Thailand - eveyone wants (except those who have something to hide or gain...)

Thailand is a relaxed. easy way of living and is mostly beautiful,

everyone wants to come here and make the best of if...

But many don't want to work for it!

(That INCLUDES Locals, "Professionals" and OTHER Criminals...)

To be clear they changed my pay at the second contract (Just after the Junta take over - I think that had a lot to do with it)

They reduced my salary and contract length - giving me 10 days to Visa expiry. (Without the slightest discussion)

We were told to Take it or leave it and vacate the apartment in 5 days
(I was told much later that he was just panicking, he didn't really mean it - how were we to know?)

Recently I saw a job email - offering 35K - WP paid + holidays. (Government High school)

So if they can pay - why can't this school

I originally settled for 33K - expecting to renegotiate the second contract to my requested 34K.

(I'm not here for the money - but I am not working for less...)

Ha ha even then they said I had to sign a contract then go to Laos, I would be paid...

but when I got back they deducted pay because they couldn't give me a contract when I was on entry visa.

(But it was OK to teach...?)

(& there's lots more...)

So now I'm on Bereavement leave to go out of the country - when I asked for my pay to date,

they offered that I resign and re-sign a new contract when I get back... (Despite my contract, I will then pay for a New visa and WP again...)

Native Teacher
All bells and whistles

9 years teaching in ASIA

Or anything else...

...ironic....

...I was told 'foreigners are not entitled to any wins in the Thai Lottery'....