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Sounds more like a Trust, do they even do those here? Do you have other assets that are worth setting up a Trust for? Would she know his to administer your will or is a dodgy lawyer involved? I mean you came here for advice, where's she going?

As executor does she not need to dispose of your assets in a certain specified amount of time? One year? I think this is pretty common practice????

Personally, I would never be interested in buying a used condo from a Thai woman with a dead farang's name on the chanote. Food for thought. Not that I'd look upon her with suspicion, like a black widow. I don't care. Just sounds like huge problems. Bangkok has a bazillion plus condos and a gazillion more built every year. So, why?

Yeah, can we call Joe and have him meet us at the land office? Oh, no solly, he dead.

I am completely ignorant of this market, so I have to ask, how can anyone have a freehold on a unit in a condo building? Surely the freehold is owned by the landowner?

Normally the building owns the land, and the co-owners own a proportion of the building including their particular unit.

I would not want to buy a condo in a building that did not own the land it sits on.

How is this verified? Per your statements prior, would you ask for some documentation and not simply a chat with the jpm?

Can anyone tell me what it's like to teach in North Africa, Middle East?

Seems like TEFL even CELTA a minimum.

Everything goes thru agents?

But how is it like and different from teaching Mathayom here? Kids? Adults?

Most jobs adults, maybe attached to a corporation. What's the daily classroom routine? Books? Interaction, roleplay, paintwork etc. Grammar questions.

Could my wife live in the compound with me? Age cut off, limit?

What really helps or hurts your possibilities for landing a job?

I'm not looking for leads, just curious. We are happy here.

Thank you

How can you hide your Thainess?

Many Thai ladyboys in Nana Plaza are able to hide their gender(at birth gender). Don't think for a second a Thai hired as a teacher under such a stipulation as "no Thai is to be spoken" can't hide his/her "Thainess". Another example is when a "bargirl" says she actually likes the farang twice or triple her age and it isn't about the money after all.

Sorry, maybe Ladyboys can hide their gender because it's something you want to believe but, no As for bar girl types the punter is actually convincing himself. Another error.

I think over the course of a short time it would be evident they are Thai unless they claimed to be from neighboring country or NES from the West of Thai decent.

We should applaud Thais finally taking control over their lack of speaking the world's lingua franca. Good on em' it's a start.

Yeah, sorry refusing is sour grapes. You asked about gate duty and camp before, yes, of course. I've recently been in touch with three frantic schools begging me to sign tomorrow based on credentials alone and the schools two are not Thai top 50, one actually is, but you'd know them. No, sorry I'm not going to commute out 1.5 hrs door to door of Bangkok for free to work for 36-38k I've turned down three of those in last two days. Also, I won't teach normal classes. It's EP/IP/Intl/Gifted or nothing. I turned down two top 50 schools weeks ago over wages and/or workload. At the other school, they wouldn't take no. Repeatedly emailing me. If you want to teach at a crap school to crap students for crap wages, please help yourself.

1. centralize bureaucracy

2. place shill bureaucrats in charge

3. insert hose

4. syphon mega monnee

5. repeat

poor and middle class children and parents need to travel farther, more time away from work. genius.

Schools employ non degreed persons, obviously more job insecure to counter their need to sign legitimate, legal degreed applicants for higher, proper wages. Part of the zombie brigade. Thailand, hub of zombie teachers.

Check Craigslist.org. Many ads for pretty much anybody willing to work for 30k or less. All the small agencies will consider contractors. Some schools seem to be getting very desperate.

I have a five year drivers license plus carry in my phone: passport, prior work permits from bkks better schools, original visa, extension to 2017.

Funny story. Went to foreign section of central police station around Siam to get fingerprinted. Came from school, only had the above. Forgot my pp. Older guy asks for pp which I don't have, he gets all dramatic. So, I'm apologizing, smiling, wai'ing him once solly solly. The younger guy takes my licence, copies it tells me to go have a seat. Note I'm dressed in slacks and tie. I get printed then the guy giving me the cards sits down and has a lovely chat with me (not the first old guy). In less than an hour I'm on my way. So, in the belly of the beast and left with a smile and a wave. Getting caught out on lower Suk drunk late at night or looking dodgy my hunch things will be different.

No pp, no idea. No one has. Up to them but my hunch is if you look like trouble, they will give it to you.

I go down south a lot, police check bus looking for Burmese but collect all ID. Usually they just glance at my pp. Despite going to a bungalow on a beach, I still bring the pp. It's a long way to go back home for wife while I sit in jail for my pp. These are natl police. I'd never not bring my pp down with me. Pure folly.

If I were down in nana-cowboy scum pit, which I never would br, I would have my pp. But in day time I venture without it.

Seems like legitimate question to me. People on this board are crazy. Quantity AND quality no doubt.

After my past positions I'm being very selective. Weeks ago, I'd had interest from two top Bangkok public schools, but as soon as they learned I wanted real money, the door was closed. Not even negotiation. For me, this seems to be common. No give or take. Take it or leave it. I left my last school largely for this reason. I was top paid teacher (others grossly over paid), they would not come up to 40k nor even 39,250. They Thai HoD thoroughly insulted me in the process and we were done. He told me, 'don't waste my time'. A year of honest, hard work.

I now only apply for positions at serious schools for serious money. That has reduced my number of apps filed. Only until this last week, I have considered agencies and the position must be for a top school. I've had a nice bite this week, an interview (!!!) but largely my CV evaporates in the ether. A week ago had a bit of action from St John's, DOA. Too bad, even at 35k it was close and test prep.

Christian schools (not Catholic) schools seem to really be not at all interested in me. Specifically, TCS. I can only put it down to age and fierce competition from those with more than 3+ years experience at good public schools. Had a nibble at BCIS but when they learned Jesus Christ is not my personal lord and savior, we were done. I think I recall something similar at Grace.

In January, I had all sorts of bites from serious schools shortlisting me (lol), nothing much came from any of it. One demo, it was for a private primary, very well known. I did well, but someone beat me out. Resume on file. So perhaps you are thinking, what the hell, this guy is getting lots of action. I've now way to gauge. My first job was with an agency. I interviewed and days later offered four jobs. Following year I returned from US in May, shot off my resume to the first govt school with reasonable transportation access and was hired on the spot. So that's my experience. In January, the response rate to my CV was over 50%, from very good public and a few private schools.

My hunch is that my CV is overlooked, awash in the sea of mediocrity. Maybe my cover letter too long for the hiring season? I've worked hard on my resume, its three pages but the relevant stuff is up front, the rest can be disregarded. Lately, for chuckles I've trolled a few Craig's agencies and I'm bombarded with crappy jobs well beneath me. I also am now well aware of the 'teachers' these jobs attract and want no part of them.

It does seem to be crunch time for the agencies. But salary is paramount. They keep posting the same bad packages. The definition of insanity... Crunch time for a few better schools at thus very moment maybe. Who knows, teachers did not show, work out, Thailand never takes anything seriously?? I love the ads: URGENTLY NEEDED and then follows the same atrocious package as had been posted weeks and months before.

I'm being very, very selective thus time around. I need a solid school with a professional foreign teaching staff. Not too much to ask they have a proper degree behind them as well. I'm shocked dome of these teachers not only remain in their jobs daily, but are rehired.

Sadly, what I've come to learn is that the salary cap is the most important consideration in the hiring process. You can be a provably better teacher or have a degree from an ivy league school, no matter. In fact Thai's AND foreign HoD ate largely clueless as to school prestige and ranking. But, salary trumps all.As an aside, In think agencies are flooded with resumes from drifters. On a final note. I can tell you that all the very top public schools in Bangkok pay poor wages. On balance you are looking at 35k max for these schools.I had one offer 37.5 but the hours and responsibilities were utterly ridiculous. 11 no contract and no pay for October.

Apologies as I've taken this in many directions. But to end this, I'm a very hardworking, responsible person who puts in the hours and plays the game. I've yet to find fair wages for fair work. I'm 55 but could pass for late 40's. Handsum, relatively fit and mix with students well. I even have a glowing reference from the Asst Director at my last school. Still waiting. Your input in regard to my situation is appreciated. Could my cover be too long and daunting? Too many attachments (all very relevant)? I include some great, professional photos, too much? Trouble is it gets action from good schools, and it doesn't.

Try UPS stores/kiosks in some of the malls.

Looking for a sushi joint that is not the typical orgy of mediocre salmon.

Variety, value preferably no s/c. Central BKK MRT/BTS.

Americans have an accent? I thought that was The Holy Grail for every Thai who's a native speaker wannabe.

Pockets of the US can have strong accents, much like UK it largely distinguishes the uneducated and working class, Boston is somewhat an exception.

Mass (Boston)

New York (near NYC)

New Jersey

MidAtlantic (esp Baltimore)

The South in entirety

Texas

Often persons from educated families who have a university education suppress the accent.

WP is a lot of paper, but not reams, half perhaps. No one will give you WP for PT work. In fact many FT language centers from what I understand don't procure permits.

If you are not in Thailand, do not come here if you need a job to support yourself. The pay is dire. Have a look at Craig's to see what sort of rubbish is usually on offer. Finally, hiring season is essentially done so you are looking at October (September).

Good luck with China

Constitution...vote...oh, nevermind