richard_smith237

In an Industry utilizing a large number of consultants in rolls offshore and onshore such as Drilling Supervisors, Geologists, Mud Engineers, HSE officers etc... PPE is not always provided by the Client, it's not at all unusual for the consultant provide their own PPE.

None of the positions you have mentioned are "consultants", they maybe freelancers or contractors...but not "consultants"....let me guess Richard you are involved in the HR business ??.....This is like calling plumbers...Sanitary Engineers....crock of PC sh*t

Definition of a consultant....someone you pay a lot of money to tell you the time on your own watch..

FYI...Once offshore where ever they are working, the facility concerned is obligated to provide the required Basic PPE free of charge to the worker....and I am not guessing this, I know this as fact, as I work offshore

Soutpeel, I'm in one of those positions mentioned above as a consultant - depending on the operation I could work for as many as 6 clients in any year.

Perhaps the Exploration part of the industry differs somewhat from the production side.

It's 19:00 hrs - thats $1500 please....

I provide all my own PPE.

I'm chatting with my wife now... She is logged in as Online, while appearing Offline to me.

It appears there is some issue.

40 k seems cheap... But, the cop is obviously upping the ante... Time for your friend to step in and offer, his apology, his thanks, 20k and a bottle of whiskey before the cop pushes it up to 100k...

OR as I'm sure some others will say - 40k and get it over and done with - and LEARN A lesson !!!

B2000 ..

Come on do tell... the guy was lucky whatever the cost, this could so easily have resulted in jail time. Hope he has learnt a valuable lesson... Never hit a cop when you are drunk driving !!

On a serious note - He should have learnt his lesson - No drink driving - Simple to stick to if you are socially responsible.

In an Industry utilizing a large number of consultants in rolls offshore and onshore such as Drilling Supervisors, Geologists, Mud Engineers, HSE officers etc... PPE is not always provided by the Client, it's not at all unusual for the consultant provide their own PPE.

Paper hats indeed... Well the Driver anyway.

Will the Yaris driver be charged with causing an accident ? i.e. were they parked legally - or does it not matter in this case ?

In a similar way to that of a Phuket resident facing difficulties after a girl killed herself driving into the back of his car at 3:30am (A recent topic here in TV).

Could you let us know where we can read about the Phuket incident, please ?

Cheers,

JGK/Pattaya

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Good-Lawyer-...ok-t317911.html

Paper hats indeed... Well the Driver anyway.

Will the Yaris driver be charged with causing an accident ? i.e. were they parked legally - or does it not matter in this case ?

In a similar way to that of a Phuket resident facing difficulties after a girl killed herself driving into the back of his car at 3:30am (A recent topic here in TV).

Back on topic and ignoring the PC muppets..

My Brother in Law is a fantastic farther and always cringes when I verbally slip up in front of my Nephiews.. the point was driven home by my eldest nephew; nearly 4 at the time saying... Oh bugger !! - We had to correct him to 'oh bother' !!!!

My brother in law with his great sense of humor has taught his son famous lines from famous movies....

On their flight over to Thailand a few years ago (Emirates) my nephew started off on his line of quotes..."You're only supposed to blow the doors off" (Italian Job), the brits in the seats nearby were chuckling away...

I'm Michael Caine - Not a lot of people know that !!!! - More chuckles...

When he commented... "Look, Zulu's everywhere, 1000's of em" (Michael Caine - Zulu).... people cringed... there were rather a lot of Africans on the flight, the folk in the nearest seats who were previously laughing were now staring 1000 yards into the distance out through the front of the plane...

My poor nephew had no idea what he had said, but my brother in law had to somehow ensure he didn't repeat that unfortunate last line !

I can't make it this Sunday (14th)..... I'll be away for a couple of months, see you all in May...

Just an idea - Play in Red and Yellow shirts !

They won't call you 'Falang' there... You'll be the 'Infidel'... !!!

Joking aside.... Check the web, there may be forums which local expats contribute to....

Personally I wouldn't worry about going there and imagine I'd find the major cities relatively cosmopolitan...

Sounds quite competitive?

Or is everybody thinking they can still cut it like they did 20 years ago?

Glad to see it has taken off though for all the work the op has put in getting it off the ground,maybe i might pay a visit is it ok for a Berbatov type lazy bastard!

Your alternative is closer to the truth. .........i'm still 20 years old in my mind, but sadly.........the body isn't following!

20 years old in my mind - my greying hair and pulled muscles tell me otherwise. I'll be needing viagra just so I can stand up after a game.

Are we on for a Mid-week game ?

A lot of opinions on here with little fact....

If I was to be married in England I wouldn't expect to pay sin-sod to the family of my Thai wife ... But I married in Thailand so I followed tradition - (clarifier > the amounts my Thai friends paid for a woman of similar social standing, similar amounts to that of which her cousins family received) We discussed the appropriate amount given her education and status without any ridiculous inflation or showing off...

In short - Sinsod returned and all moneys received at the wedding were ours.

In our case, Sinsod is / was a respected gesture and done simply becuase everyone else does it...

>>> Want to question tradition ??? Why do we wear wedding rings ?? why do western girls wear white wedding dresses that cost $1000's ??.... lets question our own traditions and put those others into perspective before we pass judgement <<<

A lot of opinions on here with little fact....

If I was to be married in England I wouldn't expect to pay sin-sod to the family of my Thai wife ... But I married in Thailand so I followed tradition - (clarifier > the amounts my Thai friends paid for a woman of similar social standing, similar amounts to that of which her cousins family received) We discussed the appropriate amount given her education and status without any ridiculous inflation or showing off...

In short - Sinsod returned and all moneys received at the wedding were ours.

In our case, Sinsod is / was a respected gesture and done simply becuase everyone else does it...

>>> Want to question tradition ??? Why do we wear wedding rings ?? why do western girls wear white wedding dresses that cost $1000's ??.... lets question our own traditions and put those others into perspective before we pass judgement <<<

A lot of opinions on here with little fact....

If I was to be married in England I wouldn't expect to pay sin-sod to the family of my Thai wife ... But I married in Thailand so I followed tradition - (clarifier > the amounts my Thai friends paid for a woman of similar social standing, similar amounts to that of which her cousins family received) We discussed the appropriate amount given her education and status without any ridiculous inflation or showing off...

In short - Sinsod returned and all moneys received at the wedding were ours.

In our case, Sinsod is / was a respected gesture and done simply becuase everyone else does it...

>>> Want to question tradition ??? Why do we wear wedding rings ?? why do western girls wear white wedding dresses that cost $1000's ??.... lets question our own traditions and put those others into perspective before we pass judgement <<<

Good thread... good question.. and a PC landmine....

I guess money helps.. But the character of 'the' individual helps more (or less)....

I don't imagine I was my Father In Law's first choice for his daughter, but in his case I doubt there would be any first choice.

He (FIL), was a rather hard nut to crack, and with time (a couple of years) he surprised everyone and now seems proud of his Son in Law and Daughter.

FIL has had to take some flak for his daughter marrying a westerner so I am very respectful and understanding of his situation (*1), but, the reality is, IF I as a father can not accept my daughters choice, then I stand to lose her - that I will not chance (But I'm only just Married so we have another 25 or so years or so to worry about that one)

>>> I don't want a daughter !!!!!

(*1) - The only westerners my FIL has ever seen in Thailand is while being driven down Sukhumvit rd, my then GF (now my wife) told me his question at the time was "why do westerners have to parade the ugliest girls up and down the busiest streets?" !!!!! - Try and break down that barrier !

It's not a big deal to me... But it seems like its a big deal to other Thai's who I meet for the first time...

i.e.

The common conversation in a Taxi goes like this...

Thailand girls pretty no ? you have Thai wife ? is she from Isaan ?

When I respond no, she is from Bangkok. They then ask if she is Thai/chinese...

As I see it, Thai's from all levels of Society wrongly or rightly hold Chinese origins higher esteem than Isaan origins - So for many I guess saying Chinese or Thai / Chinese is simply a more polite way of pointing out that their wife / girlfriend is not from Isaan which then has other connotations...

For example... how many times on this forum have we read: 'my wife is from Isaan and has a good job / not a bar girl'. Do we ever read 'my wife is Thai / Chinese but not a bar girl' ? - With the Thai / Chinese comment there seems less need for a further clarifier as to her character.

This whole idea is ridiculous - however a quick trip to Pattaya helps us understand why this situation exists.

Hmmmm....

I don't know about condemning the OP. He has a non-working live-in whose marketable skills are nothing that can be listed on a resume. She is living rent free, eating regularly and I presume she has free and ready access to TV and clean water. In addition she gets 5k baht per month to do with as she feels.

After 18 months, he decides to test her by withholding her monthly stipend and she cuts off affection. I would think that after 18 months together the woman would have more than 5k/month feelings towards him.

Sometimes when I read stories like this, it really makes me wonder if all these live-ins are just there for the money or is affection really there. Has it come to the point that the girls are merely employees expected to do what the boss tells them? Or is it just an offshoot of the nightlife where instead of a daily (or shorter) stipend the girls are on the payroll on a monthly basis.

TheWalkingMan

It seems to me that she is an employee. In my work, if I stop getting paid I stop doing the job.

IMO: This is simply a business agreement from the girls point of view, and quite rightly the Op has recognised this. Although why he thought he could successfully pursue a relationship which commenced with a monetary agreement is beyond me. As nice as the lady in question may be she is simply paid to be there.

Any relationship which starts with financial agreement is highly questionable - There really isn't much grey area.

Voted Thai / Chinese....

Both sets of Grandparents emigrated from China, both parents born in Thailand - What does that make my wife ?

Given the list the most suitable place would seem to be Pattong in Phuket, Or, with your own transport, anywhere on Phuket Island.

I'm not sure its Racism and I call it 'groupism' because as a group each individual race and even nationality are often boxed / categorized and tarred by the same brush as the lowest common denominator...

We are often judged at the lower level of those who have passed before us.

Errrm. I think that you have just given the definition of racism Richard, you have just re-named it.

Yep, Ok, reading back through my points I see what you mean. However, the type of 'groupism' I'm referring to occurs between football teams, Mod's vs rockers, sporties vs nerds etc etc... colour is not part of it.

In society it seems to me that people with certain traits will group together and find something they dislike about another group displaying other traits. These traits can be physical; Colour / Ethnicity - Racism, but in Thailand being singled out by race often has advantages, hence my suggestion that in Thailand I don't think its Racism when dealing specifically with foreigners, its more to do with simply 'not being Thai' which puts us in either a positive or negative light, depending on the situation.

Point in hand. After a car accident a few years ago where I was turning right and a car tried to over take me and struck me. The policeman believed me that I was indicating simply because I am British and we have a higher standard of driving and driving education. But on the same day I may have been charged more at the market simply because I am not Thai.

So, IMO because its so hit and miss, I don't feel that I am ever at a disadvantage here because of my skin colour and I don't feel that others are either. However, I do think that it may be easy for some non-Thai's to play the race card because they have not tried to look any deeper.

I just saw an invite on Facebook to join the group... 'England's Full so F$%K off' - That doesn't represent my thoughts or many of my friends, nonetheless I feel that should be dealt with.

Racism in Thailand - Yes, I agree it exists in some form or other.

However, is it not 'groupism' - In that we as 'non Thai's' can be easily identified as such and boxed into a different category.

Sometimes this boxing or categorization works for us, sometimes it works against us.

I'm not sure its Racism and I call it 'groupism' because as a group each individual race and even nationality are often boxed / categorized and tarred by the same brush as the lowest common denominator...

We are often judged at the lower level of those who have passed before us.

SO... With this in mind, I'm not sure what there is to stop.

It appears as though you have been suffering some ruptured / herniated discs.

These discs are the cushioning between your vertebrae. The herniated disks appear to have bulged out and could be pressing against your spinal cord causing some nerve interference.

Solutions are:

1) Be very careful and reduce your activities that could cause stress or strain on your body.

In Extreme cases:

2) Fusing your vertebrae together. This removes movement between the damaged vertebrae.

3) Disc replacement - Less successful and perhaps still in its experimental stages.

Shame. I was looking forwards to a game today...I Even purchased so new trainers after the soles came off mine last week. Thanks for the loan of your spare trainers Chris.

I didn't realize it had been that long since I did any exercise !!!

I've been hurting all week, but it was good to do something...

Count me in for Sunday 7th...

Simply call your insurance agent they will deal with everything. Make sure you have the correct documents, insurance, license etc

Insurance premiums here have no excess, so theoretically an accident here costs you nothing other than your yearly premium not decreasing with no claims bonus.

I don't know of any westerner here who has been involved in an accident and been treated unfairly... Or more to the point, treated any differently than a Thai person.

Some westerners cry foul who don't understand how things are dealt with here...

I for one would never run. The morality of helping someone who is hurt is outweighs any negative possibilities.

GIT (Gemology Institute of Thailand)

http://www.git.or.th/index_en.html