MadMuhammad

A good buddy of mine got pulled over in a taxi in the area recently @ 4am and thoroughly searched. They did locate his party supplies though and off to the station they went. 3hrs and 100K later he was on his way. Maybe they’re just running short of funds? 

1 minute ago, 4MyEgo said:

Congrats mate, well done.

 

I'm sure your Mrs is up there with mine, that said, if you ever decide to get married back in Oz for whatever reasons, please consider a prenuptial, wouldn't be too hard as you have already contributed to her having a fall back position if the marriage fails, i.e. the house, the car, just keep the paper trail.

 

Love and finding someone on your level is the best, seldom found in one's lifetime, fortunate for those that manage it, must be the Oz sense of humor with these girls, that said, like life, accidents do happen,  as you know coming off a bike, or even cars colliding, accidents (as I call them) do also happen in marriages, and if you don't have insurance, (prenuptial agreement) back in your home country, then your not covered and the payout can be enormous, however if you don't have any plans of her obtaining permanent residency or even citizenship in Australia down the track, then you don't need the insurance.

 

Note: I don't think it will ever blow up, but hey, what's that old saying, sh-t happens, so always be the wiser and prepare for the unexpected.

Thank you mate. She really is a unique character and absolutely worth the investment, emotionally and financially. 

She has been back to meet my fam but at this stage we have no intention to ever relocate temporarily or permanently, but I do take your advice on board. All my assets are tied up in a family trust structure but you can never be too sure. 

Being as reasonable and grounded as she his we have talked extensively about what would happen should things ever go sour and we have a very solid understanding of what path will (hopefully) be taken. I financed 40% of our property as not to tie up too much of my funds in preparation for the markets to inevitably rebound and on completion of the finance in 3 years I plan to obtain an usufruct to ensure I have future stability no matter what happens.
My marriage is solid but, as you mentioned <deleted> most certainly does happen and usually at the most unexpected or worst times. 
In the end she is level headed and a realist, as am I. That’s puts us far ahead of many relationships here or back hone I feel. 
 

Thanks for your comments as always 

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If a Thai woman why would you get married on a tourist visa? If a farang woman get married at home, and have a celebration in LOS. The paper work and subsequent messing around just isn't worth it, IMO.

 

BTW, if it's a Thai woman just have a village wedding- no paperwork, no legality, no need to get divorced, home country not notified.

why does everyone think it has to be a ‘village wedding’ involved. Not everyone married girls born outside of Bangkok 

22 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

That is a legalization office of the Department of Consular Affairs (DCA) of the MFA.

 

The MFA does not notarize anything at their office it is done by the DCA.

Thank you for the clarification UJ

On 11/4/2020 at 10:53 AM, Opossum said:

Hello

I need to legalise a few documents @ Thai Ministry of Foreign Affair and want to send them by mail. What do I need to consider?

- Do I have to write a formal letter in Thai? Are there existing templates of letters in Thai?

- Anything else I need to consider?

- Is it maybe better to consider a legalisation service bureau?

 

A question worded partially as a statement.  When I had my freedom to marry certificate translated and notarised I had it done at an office at the MRT station in Khlong Toey.

Do any documents specifically have to be notarised at the MFA? 

1 hour ago, colinneil said:

You having a laugh?

What would anybody do? They would defend themselves, hit him once, but 5 times is a deliberate attempt at murder.

You ask what i would do, well having been in the same situation of being attacked with a knife, i defended myself by pushing the attacker ( my ex) over on her backside, but didnt keep going.

under attack and in fear for their life people can react in very different ways. Fear does pretty amazing things to people’s reasoning mechanism. Anyone that didn’t witness it  directly wouldn’t really know for sure 

Out of control developing, under the table payments, corruption... oh wait, that’s just when it floods on Pattaya isn’t it? ????????‍♂️

I'm 43 and have been living here 3 years. I haven't worked since a particularly nasty motorcycle accident in 2014. I live off of a fairly extensive share portfolio, savings, insurance pay outand the proceeds of the sale of my inner city Melbourne home. What I have in the bank and divi's from my shares will see me through to the end of days with good management and a bit of luck. I have purchased a property and I'm married to an educated, career driven girl so I'm in good hands

6 hours ago, JusticeGB said:

Unless you register your marriage in Thailand you are not considered married officially in Thailand. Before registering your marriage in Thailand be sure to get a lawyer to draw up a prenuptial agreement which will be of value in Thailand. Your overseas assets probably can't be covered but they maybe. I have been married 16 years and never went the marriage Visa route the regulations are extremely strict and difficult to follow. You are under 50 and have no choice. 

I'm not sure what regulations you're talking about but from start to finish I had the required documents and got married in 3 days. 30 days later I had my extension. 

1 hour ago, elgenon said:

I like the American the best!! Americans are hot! 555

The words used vary from country to country. It's not just the accent.

Always something important to consider when deciding on a curriculum 

16 hours ago, HarrySeaman said:

Oh my God, you taught English.

My thoughts exactly. Wow. 

‘I’ll do anything to get back to Thailand, the country I love, and to help the Thai people recover’ 

mob, but I don’t do that. Or that. Or anything else. And while I’m at it I won’t forget to complain about all the other stuff in the past  like visas, financial security etc.... just another ‘nail in the coffin’ Thailand..... so many nails 

10 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

And what happens when the numbers are not what they say they will be.  Will the books get cooked to save face.  How can GDP not at least be at a negative double digit with no tourism in the country.  Maybe the jump up is due to all of the millionaire Chinese tourists that have just arrived. They have saved the economy once again.  The baht is still soaring as well.

I’m thinking maybe tourism isn’t the be all, end all of the thai economy, much to the chagrin of the ‘the country needs us’ crowd 

23 hours ago, Alex2554 said:

17 hours ago, AlfHuy said:

I just played the elderly slightly demented old foreigner...

 

 

Was it difficult?????

beat me to it lol