Solinvictus

Must be a nice phone. What kind is it?

Build a wall!

Do your parents know?

What?

That your...

Nothing really interesting see anyway?

I got that last check while here in the LOS. Hopefully this one will be shipped over too!

I love my government working for me! I need the money <deleted>! (I'll debate anyone on this sort of pride)

I was looking forward to CyberPunk  but damn all the bugs..no thanks, I'll wait.

I'm always down for some Texas Hold'Em

Some guys are weak others are fun...

Just a casual comment regarding Thai Teachers....(a bit salty sure)

They aren't as cracked up as they are made out to be nor deserve the praise they do...I mean come on, you just have to put in at least a year in a school to notice that..You'll always have the positive Paul out there that will defend them..."Oh..they get paid so much less and work so much harder.." 555

He has come a long way!

National Anti-Corruption Commission is clearly a complainer and troublemaker!

There is a drag strip and circle track racing there right? Just curious as I hope to go check it out sometime if so.

1 hour ago, Gandtee said:

The fragile mind of the Thai male rears its ugly head yet again.

Objectively, this is so true, a lot of Thai males in my humble opinion have what I call 'ham san' syndrome. I'm a small man, but damn some of these guys are about as bad as school boys. Don't <deleted> em off either..hell, you can do that without even looking at them...Excuse me while I go watch Friends...joking

Call

1 hour ago, SadTeacher said:

Hi guys,

 

By advance thanks for reading me and for any information you can provide me with.
 

So here's my story (you may skip to the next section if you don't have time for my pathos! ????)

I came to Thailand to become a teacher 2 years ago. I had big dreams and ambitions, and I was truly grateful to be hired as a maths/science teacher despite not having much teaching experience. Fast forward a year and a half and I'm already sick of teaching in Thailand. I can't deal with the education system, with the meaningless paperwork, with the no fail policy, and the amount of lazy students in my classes (I was teaching maths and science to Matayom English Program students  in a private school). Anyhow, no big deal, at least I tried my best and I'm happy with myself. I thought I'd just quit and go back to software engineering (my initial career), it was this september. Sadly I'm young and inexperienced, and naively thought that I could just stay in Thailand and enjoy my life here. Well I was too eager to quit, and learnt a tad too late that they'd cancel my visa as soon as I stop working. Thankfully there was the Covid amnesty, however it was almost the end of the month and at that time they said that would be the last amnesty. I went to the immigration to inquire about my options to stay in Thailand, but basically what came out was that I had a week to find a job, or I was just good to go back home (unable to get a letter from my embassy because there were flights to my home country). Well I quickly went to every school in the area and thankfully found a job in a public school, that managed to provide me with the required paperwork on time to avoid the overstay. The job seemed fine at first, decent workload and salary was ok. They seemed to struggle to find a teacher that'd stay long enough though, and I was already the 4th teacher my students were getting. Soon enough I understood why. Teaching classes of 40-45 Plathom kids by myself is quite the task indeed. Most of them are absolutely uninterested in learning English despite my best efforts. There's still a handful of them that tries though, and I was willing to keep going for them. However school has been pulling off some crazy stuff lately. Apparently they had a long covid break before I came (I had online classes in my previous school), and they need to make up for that. Their solution was to cancel all school breaks, as well as having school on Saturdays for the next 3 months starting this week. That doesn't seem to be enough though, so in March and April they want the teachers to come and teach on Saturdays and Sundays. So basically working everyday for more than a month. I'm not too enthusiastic on the idea, I must say. That'd done it for me, and I'm now looking for a way to leave this hellhole. I've tried gathering information on this forum and on the internet, but rules and conditions seem to be changing fast... I saw there are very knowledgeable people on this forum, so I'm now asking for your wisdom. I'm looking for a way to stay in Thailand, firstly because I'm dating a mom of two kids (not Thai) that I kinda grew fond of, and secondly, well, because I don't really have anywhere else to go at the moment. I've been away from my birthplace for so long that it would pretty much be starting over if I went back.

 

My current situation and questions : I'm currently working, so I have a non-B visa and a work permit. I'm looking to quit my job and stay in Thailand. I have some savings but not a ton of money (definitely not enough for Elite visa). I don't quite like the idea but I've been looking into visa agencies, I contacted two of them to "buy" a volunteer or edu visa, but they told me they're not sure they can do it for me because of changes in policies. Told me they'd inquire but never came back to me.

I'm trying to follow the news about STV and all, but it changes so fast I can't keep up. I've heard I can get a Covid extension for 2months, but the conditions are quite unclear as well, I'm not sure if I can apply for it once they cancel my visa. 

I'd just like to know what are my options exactly. I'm fine with having to pay to stay in the country, especially if I can work online. I'm not looking to cheat the system or anything, I just want to get out of my job and away from teaching in Thailand in general, because it's changing me in unhealthy ways.

 

I thank you again for reading me and your replies, please excuse any English mistakes.

All the best!

 

A sad teacher.

I appreciate your post. I used to be in a similar situation years ago. Lucky for me, and I also say this as respectful advice, keep looking for a nice place to teach;which is what I have done in the past. Some schools will be cake and very rewarding and others quite rotten as far as the environment and people you have to experience everyday. The working conditions you mentioned are goddam ridiculous.

I suggest not only online teaching but also as I mentioned, keep looking. There are so many schools and I think many have better hours than what you have to go through now. Play it smart and take a day off to go interview at a new place. Once you're in, get your money soon as possible on a positive note and be gone. So you can't get a covid letter? Try again and state your case along with covid concerns, as it could be an emergency.  I believe some people are also unable to get letters from their embassy but still able to get a covid extensions.

Don't be sad, given how much you have put up with already, you're probably a great teacher! ????

44 minutes ago, pegman said:

Smart guy, hopefully he has the spine to bring the FAA under gov rather than industry control. There needs to be a good housecleaning there. What went on with the BOEING 737 MAX was inexcusable. 

Respect your opinion. However, it's quite naive in regards to who he really is and what he has done for Indiana locals.

#getaclue

On 12/14/2020 at 11:47 AM, pubba said:

I've seen some PS5 on shoppee but the price is nuts... 44900 baht.

 

They're sold out in Australia right through till next year, so no luck there either.

 

I'll just wait till Sony officially launch it here sometime next year. Cybeperunk 2077, Watchdogs Legion and Sackboy will keep us busy for at least a few months anyway.

 

 

 

 

If I recall correctly, I think I saw something about how CyberPunk 2077 is/will be different on console compared to PC. Any truth to that? Lots of bugs in it at the moment apparently, on the PC at least.

Shopping mall lunches with no beer.

Ignorant this comment may be, but from what it seems, this deal is not going through anytime soon. Has it been this long already? Christ...

I saw BJ on Aljazeera today during a presser with the EU lady and he seemed as though he was in total subservience to her lead..

On 12/12/2020 at 9:19 AM, tonray said:

I look out in the backyard and now I wonder if that really is a BBQ pit the GF is having built. ????

Out of all people you should know it won't be her to do it...Be objective not naive...????

6 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said:

Most insect bites, cut, scrapes will heal on their own over time.  Doesn't mean urine had anything to do with it.

 

Science. 

 

Correlation does not prove causation. ✔️

There is that word again...'Science.' 

Mesmerizing while robust with color. Clear and fantastic!

On 11/12/2020 at 4:39 PM, ncc1701d said:

The only thing I know about sugar cane farming is that in Australia they stopped burning them down many years ago. Not sure why they can't do the same in Thailand.

This reminds me of a popular YouTuber Thai woman who married a Korean man.She posts several videos of her daily work and life there.  Koreans have a very efficient and good set of methods for farming. I wonder if sometimes old habits are difficult to uproot here. I could be mistaken.

14 minutes ago, EricTh said:

Was there any pre-birth check up at hospitals before birth?

There must be a way for the government to know that the baby is legally born in Thailand for citizenship purpose. So there must be proof.

 

 

Yes, there must be paperwork somewhere! Did I mention paperwork?