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Jonathan Swift

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  1. On 12/1/2024 at 9:11 PM, ubonr1971 said:

    It wasn't me. 

     

    We run a small business, and years ago, the mother (AAA) of the child (BBB) who recently got pregnant-  used to work for us. She was a nice kid who played with our child. She quit after a few yrs but 2 yrs ago came back to ask me for a loan to pay BBB's school fees at the EP program of a govt school. I said to her she can work it off by coming back part time in the evenings and doing cleaning. She accepted the offer and I remember saying to her that she should make BBB come here and do her homework. It never really happened. She just let the girl stay at home alone. She is a single mum. They divorced a long time ago. Father is an alcoholic with no contact. 

     

    To describe AAA:

    - Nice person but simple with low IQ

    - Earlier this year she asked me for more money. She hadnt paid her moped finance. 3 months behind. She stupidly did finance on a 55k moped and total loan was 133k or something like that. 

    - We were going away for a holiday and I offered her fresh fruit and vege from our fridge. No thanks she said. 'We only eat meals from 7 11

    - Recently AAA decided to come work full time with us again. The deal was I would clear the loan 25k to zero. Pay her 20k a month plus OT. She quit after 3 weeks and now back to doing low paid market job and coming back working for us part time paying off the debt. She is financially irresponsible and stupid. We have a very happy work environment with 6 staff. Its all a good laugh and vibe and busy business. Unsure why she quit. 

    - Several months ago AAA told us that her daughter was screaming and fighting with her at the village room where they stay. The landlord said no more noise or they are both out. 

     

    BBB:

    - Obviously had no father

    - Hopeless mother who is not strong with discipline

    - Overweight with her ultra processed food diet

    - After the screaming incident above AAA asked my wife and I to talk to her. I told her that if she is a good girl and studies hard I would pay for her school fees for free and send her to university as well. I said no boyfriends though until she is older. We later found out that she was already having sex with the 27 yr old thai guy (boyfriend) at the time of that meeting.

     

    My wife and I found out she was pregnant via one of our staff members whose friend knows the 27 yr old. I sent some assertive messages to AAA stating my disapproval and that its illegal and the guy should go to prison. AAA doesnt talk to me now when she comes back to work part time.

     

    My wife said stay out of it and dont report anything to the police. The guy or his family could come after me. The wife said to me that I should not intervene in anyone else's problems

     

    In a western country I would not hesitate to go to the police and report this. But here I think its too dangerous. Its weak of me I know but I have to think about my safety and my family's well being. 

     

    The abortion was done at the big local govt hospital. The dr's said she is too young to keep it. 

     

    I feel that, in the future, this girl might end up in soi 6 pattaya one day whilst AAA looks after the next baby. 

     

    Another depressing day in Thailand. The 27 yr old pedo will get away with it. 

     

     

     

     

    You are to be admired, it's a sad story. At least you tried, and more people should do so before they write off a troubled individual. I've had similar experiences where I've tried but found the person to be incorrigible, including my brother and his son, who both died in succession of overdoses at about the same age. I've also had some startling successes that I never knew about until they told me years later how I'd helped. My philosophy was that sometimes all a person needs is a bit of a push in the right direction to make a difference if they're teetering at a precipice. Are you sure there isn't a process that would protect your identity?

  2. 2 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

    Whenever I have had a problem with my Capital One card, charge back is one of the first options they mention.  They also have been very good at notifying me of any suspicious activity on my account.

    Plus their foreign currency exchange rate is excellent and no fee involved.

    It works very well in Asia, since they are unlikely to respond at all you will win by default. 

  3. 6 hours ago, JoseThailand said:

    That's why I book tickets only via reputable aggregator websites like Agoda. Also, to avoid the annoying $5 credit card fee charged by most Asian airlines.

     

     

     

    Use one of those websites yes, also use a credit card which will charge back payments in cases of fraud. All that said, I had AirAsia refuse a refund, priceline gave me a runaround along with false information, in which case I had my bank claw back the money, on top of which I sued priceline for my time and trouble - their corporate office is near my American address in Connecticut. I got $1,000.00 out of priceline

  4. On 12/1/2024 at 8:56 AM, Tropicalevo said:

    And Thailand is supporting this illegal military regime that has invaded it's waters, stolen boats and kidnapped its own people.

    Shame on you Thailand.

    I never heard that they are supporting this regime.  It's much more complicated than appears on the surface. My research shows that the regimes are intertwined, that each depends on the other for necessary imports/exports. Thailand is extremely dependent on Myanmar for a wide range of needs.That's certainly not the same as propping up a regime for political reasons. This reminds me of how the Chinese are harassing the Filipinos, except the Chines never fired on anyone, to their credit. https://fulcrum.sg/neighbour-to-civil-war-thailands-relations-with-myanmar-in-2024/

  5. 9 hours ago, Artisi said:

    A death in UAE sparks a terror alert in Thailand - - a bit of of stretch, wouldn't you think? 

    No, neither I nor the Thai populace would think so. Better a "stretch" and a warning than to have it happen. You're not privy to the intelligence are you? This comes from Israeli intelligence warning other countries. Neither are you Jewish or an Israeli. Personally I'm happy to have increased vigilance. Ever hear the saying "better safe than sorry"? 

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  6. 6 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

    When Jack In The Box in the US had an E Coli outbreak the entire country knew in a matter of days.  This may have saved lives.  I have never swallowed glass while eating and I would never want to.  This almost makes it seem like "eat out at your own risk? 

    False equivalency. The outbreak of a food borne illness is a far cry from one incident of glass in spaghetti. Right out of the gate you have a number of sick people. An E.Coli outbreak can spread exponentially because of the wide distribution of food products in a short period of time. In this case the manufacturer has to be named in order to find and recall all items which could be hundreds or thousands. Hope this clears this up for you. 

  7. 7 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

    well, given the details of the story. There are only 2 major pizza chains that are in many malls... 

    I agree with you about the defamation though. This law needs to be changed when consumer safety is an issue. 

    How does broken glass get into spaghetti without someone knowing it? This seems almost an impossibility. 

    When glass breaks the tiny shards can be next to invisible and can be missed. Something might have broken in a sink for example. There are in fact many possible scenarios.

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  8. 37 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

    What is the name of this pizza restaurant so people can avoid them like a plague. Stupid reporting without even letting us know.

    Accidents can happen anywhere. There's no need to destroy a business because of one random incident for which they accepted responsibility. If they had a history of health code violations, injuries, vermin infestations, food poisoning, etc.,  that would be different. 

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  9. 8 hours ago, Yagoda said:

    You're not Thai, you don't speak Thai, you don't read thai, you weren't raised in thailand, so with that comment, continue your diatribe against Thailand laws.

    Last time I checked it wasn't illegal to have an opinion in Thailand. A lot of people who have been here a long time and do in fact speak Thai do actually agree with the commenter, as do I.

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