Scouse123

You can't keep what doesn't belong to you. It's in her or her family name and as you are probably aware, foreigners cannot own land. Your other option is to face to face her in your own house rather than playing her games of sneaking around or following and checking what she's up to. It's obviously disturbing you. I wouldn't even tell her that you had followed her on Google as her first resort won't be to tell you the truth, it will be to find a way for her to stop you tracking her.

Well they can't cut savings rates any more, can they!....????

Go to agree with Vientiane in Laos, bore the tits off a bull that place.

I do that every year religiously and will be going again later this month.. Totally agree, we must be proactive in looking after ourselves.

Yes, That message is coming across to be loud and clear from what I pick up in the telephone conversations with them.

He who pays the piper calls the bloody tune, and that's how it works. Thais will always push the boundaries to see how far they can go, it's in their DNA. And BTW open relationships do take place with the consent and knowledge of both parties. It's not a case of give me my 20,000 baht a month, I'll do nothing for it except sneak around, not help in the house, I won't cook, clean or look after the kid as that is not as exciting as going out gambling and messing around with Thai men. Many of these women come with baggage such as kids (or they are tattooed to high heaven from their time working in the bars) when their ' Thai men ' have got bored of them and they are then seeking security. Only when they get a stable relationship with a foreigner that is prepared to offer a great deal, they get bored and want to go back to their reckless ways, usually at the expense of the forgiving foreigner.,

Yeah? You think so? Let him just lie down and get walked all over abd pay 20,000 baht a month for the privilege? What bloody nonsense. The first thing to bring this person under control is to say you can no longer afford the 20,000 per month and cut it to ten, then reevaluate the situation based on her response.

Leading to the age old question...…Did he fall or was he pushed!

Not only Brits, plenty of Arabs, Russians and other nationalities as well. Stop Brit bashing.

Got a better idea, ban the young partying tourists from Bangkok and all high rise buildings and make them all stay in bungalows on Koh Samui or Koh Chang. It's a win win, these islands will get customers all year round and Thailand's image won't get tarnished with people falling off balconies and insurance companies will have to find another way of avoiding paying out.

When I first arrived here many years ago I took a high class apartment in Bangkok for six months. We were on the eighth floor. The building still stands proud today but has had a name change to Somerset Place I believe. The property is well built and well maintained. In the six months I stayed there, neither I nor my Thai partner, went on that balcony. Neither of us are a fan of heights. It's simply common sense with or washout alcohol. I am certain the insurance company has told the family why they will not pay out and I think the family is keeping this quiet or it could derail anybody who was willing to donate from helping, if the accident was caused by ' foolish ' or ' reckless behavior ' I hope the young guy gets the help he needs.

It looks like you have made your mind up already just to tolerate this behavior and the only thing you are looking for on here is sympathy unfortunately. Furthermore, your usufruct until registered is useless, but you know that. You don't want to follow her to this remote village in case you find something that you can't ignore, you know that too. So instead you are resorting to writing on any anonymous forum instead of taking action to find out the truth as to what is going on. Both gambling and playing away from home, as they believe they are smarter than us, is a common occupation for ' bored ' isaarn girls. It takes two to make a relationship work and from what you are saying she isn't keeping to her end of the bargain.

Ah, so that gives them the right to abuse tourists which is the lifeblood of that island? That's why I don't bother with the place anymore and tell friends the same.

Similar to Cambodia, the only ones talking about a color revolution are Hun Sen and his cronies in the CPP. Not the people on the ground, the public nor the now non existent opposition parties. All these things are designed so that those in power can use these things as an excuse to crush dissent against anything they disapprove of.

He's having a " Time out" Probably a Rolex one!

They get a salary plus ' bungs ' our Pu Yai Baan has just treated himself to a big fancy new tractor. His wife also grows next to our land Sugar Cane, which she shouldn't be doing inside village areas.( not even her land) It's a well known No-No because it sucks all the water and nutrients out of the land, the chemicals involved and spraying plus the amount of bugs and pests it attracts,............ but she carries on regardless. But of course, one rule for them and another for us. They pretty much leave us alone unless it's festivals, or parades then they send their minions ' on the tap ' for cash. Love the village life with the natives, me!...........Good job I have seven foot walls around the perimeter!

I paid mine 300 baht for his time and trouble, especially if the Amphur asks for him to be there, go on the safe side. You don't strictly need them for this service, No. But if they have requested his presence I wouldn't rock the boat.

What was the outcome? Also, my contact at Pacific Prime broker said the main cause of disputed claims from the insurer was non disclosure or pre existing conditions and not declaring health issues they knew they had.

Cigna are double the price of Pacific Cross and will only cover me for Thailand and the UK at this fee of 96K THB. I often travel to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos as well as other countries in the region, so that won't do for me.

I have private health insurance and always have had. My current insurer is Thai based Pacific Cross but members have said they can be very difficult to get them to pay for a claim, hence me looking around, not that I am ill in any way, I am not. I have three years no claims with them and an excess of 40K THB When I contacted my broker, she said it was true that they rigorously check the patients history, but in the event that pre existing conditions have been declared and nothing hidden or omitted, they pay out. I have also checked out Wr Life but I am advised that not enough is known about them as they are a relative newcomer to the market. Another poster suggested Mister Prakan on here and they have responded that Pacific Cross is best in the current market.

I use Bangkok hospital in Khonkaen.

We cook fresh in my house and it gets cleaned every day by us, we have no maid. We also have a spare house on the land that gets cleaned weekly. My other half also has a gambling problem but doesn't have people round, its those casino things online! It's caused no end of fights. I go to bed and she pretends to watch movies but just waiting while I clear off to play online. She then tries to compensate by cleaning through the night time, once the cash is gone, and continues this for a week or so, then crashes and is useless for a couple of days because they just want to sleep as they have no money to play online. It is a big problem., I've started to ignore and be very difficult with her if she wants to ' advance ' from her salary. The motorbike is always getting pawned, but I don't pay it anymore, I make her pay out of salary as I warned her the pawn shop can take it. Some members need to know, that when the pawn the bike, they retain the bike but the pawn shop holds the ownership documents, so you can go for months not knowing that they have pawned something. She has a salary, pays no bills at all, a big house, brand new car, all paid for, fridges and freezers are full but still gambles.

A hell of a lot more than that. But even I don't leave that amount of cash or valuables around the house and I am in my own compound with six dogs, a secure safe, an camera system with movement lights in the garden areas. I certainly wouldn't leave those sums in a 3/4,000 baht a month single room, and I don't know many Thais that would either, if the workers had that kind of money saved, which they rarely do.

Are there honestly any serious Americans on this board that think the USA will be better under Trump? That man is a walking nightmare, a liar, a menace, a draft dodger, and a danger to the USA on the world stage. Biden might very well be becoming forgetful and maybe he's not the man to represent the Democrats in the next election, but the USA certainly doesn't need another dose of Trump. It's a shame you can't have Obama again.

It's common among Americans to claim Irish roots because their great great great grandfathers daughters boyfriends racing pigeon was Irish.