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I am currently in the U.S. taking some Education courses at
my local University before returning back to Thailand this May. Mostly as a way to kill time.

One of the classes I am taking is Early Childhood
Education. The primary purpose is to
teach children from basically from Toddler level to Kindergarten level the
basics of learning and stimulating their learning in order to prepare them for
P1 on wards.

Does Thailand have such a program commonly referred to as
Head Start or Early child hood education and the main purpose of the program is
education is socialization and introduction to the educational structure
(example: schedules) and expectations.

Anyway, I am just
asking if anyone knows of a program like this in Thailand?

Good day;

Give him life in prison, with hard labor, which shouldn't be long for him.

EVA maybe a low cost airline to fly to Thailand, but one thing about them. Their service is a lot better then China Airlines.

Well people will be taking water taxis more and more as the water continues to rise.

I am fairly certain TG ended their direct, non-stop service between BKK and LAX (TG 794/795) in MAy of last year (2012), replacing it with one-stop service via ICN.

These long, thin routes were doomed from the get-go, even SQ couldn't sustain them.

Not sure what TG has done with the A340-500's? I think they've tried to sell/lease them? http://www.prthaiair...s/node/144.html

I didn't know about this. I usually fly out of SFO when going overseas.

Thai airways does offer direct flights between BKK and LAX, but the price of the tickets are higher then most other airlines.

You need explosives to be able to rip through any ATM cash box. No other way.

Its down here in the US as well

Here in the U.S. they mostly have G3 and G4 isn't even on the drawing boards yet. My cell phone only get G3, but it's also equiped to handle G4 but only gets a G3 signal.

I don't think you need a return ticket. I've come to Thailand on a simple tourist visa and never was asked for a return ticket. Though, I generally make one up on my laptop and print it out if Immigration does ask.

In the past when I worked at some schools we would have a teacher who had a Education visa and was studying at one of the major universities. He didn't have a work permit, but the agency liked him and he had many complements from the Thai teaching staff.

I thought Thailand had that "No student fail policy" still.

There are agencies or private Thai who do help you to find students to tutors. I had one last year and when I finished with one student, she would send me another one. Actually, I had two people. One was an agency who hooked me up with corporate training which was really flexable for both me and the students with excellent wages and benifits.

DK books from what I remember. There is a branch in RCA and one not far from Central World and one in Pakrat.

What’s up, with this woman? Is she above the law? Able to walk in alone after screwing her people over. I mean, this is the second time that this family has flaunted their status to come and go as they please.

Most countries would just take the passport and say to them, you cannot go now. Welcome to Amazing Thailand.

(Please note: I do not want to be insulting to Thai people, who I think are wonderful. I am not putting everyone in the same basket. However, I am opening this thread in order for people to be warned about some of the most common traps farang oh so often fall into. When I am referring to "them", I am talking about the kind of boys I try to warn you about.)

I have been living in Bangkok for four months and will be leaving by the end of December. Being young and very inexperienced when I first arrived here, I fell into a trap with a Thai boy. I have suffered a great deal with my "ex-boyfriend" and am now scared of going on the street because of multiple threats. His "friends", some of them mob guys, will and have done anything for money...

I do not want anybody to end up in the same situation. That's why I want to open a listing of the most common lies, tricks and traps. Add your own personal experience to the thread and help newcomers enjoying their stay in this wonderful country we live in and finding a boy who will be after something else than the size of their wallet.

1. Probably the most important advice. Do not think that you are too clever to believe their lies. Thousands of people before you believed that... they were wrong! Believe me, they can be extraordinary liars.

* OK, that can be true to a degree. Buyer beware, if to good to be true, run.

2. When trying to start the relationship, they will often pretend they have money. They will buy you drinks, invite you for dinner, pay for the taxi, etc...This is an investment! A popular misconception is that Thai people don't think about tomorrow. Building their spiderweb takes time. At first you might think "Why would he be after my money? He knows I am leaving soon and never asked me for anything." My answer to that: wait and see.

* Not always. But you have to see him / her and how their friends are. go out one time to a popular place and see who knows him / her. Their friends friend tend to stick together and play the same game, but not always true to a degree. Remember this is Thailand and their culture where they come from, where their family lives, where they go to school. if you are willing to

3. If going to DJ Station, be aware that about 80% of the boys on the second floor are boyfriends for hire.

* Yes and No. You have to fish them out. But, you can spot them very fast: actions, dress style, first sentences they use. But, don't judge them all. You might be wrong and pay for it dearly, he will walk away and you will never see you. He will dislike you forever, really.

4. There are many wealthy Thai people in Bangkok. However, don't forget that the nationwide average income is THB 6000-8000/month. If a boy tells you he works in a clothing store and owns a car, a fancy phone or any other expensive things, start asking yourself questions. There is most probably one or more farang sending money every month.

* Thailand is a 3rd world nation and Thai have learned how to live within their means.They see you has being a rich foreigner who has come to Thailand, maybe they will develop a relationship with you and you will take them to some foreigner country to live, they hope.

5. Giving your key to someone, be it only for a day or for going grocery shopping for you when you are away is very risky. They will not steal from you because they want to keep you (this is more likely to happen during a one-night-stand), but they might not want to leave anymore. You will end up with the boy staying at your place, pretending it is only for one week or so. Believe me, once they moved in, they have no intention of leaving and it will be extremely hard to kick him out!

* I would not even do this to anyone in Thailand, until you known them and your neighbors / property manager knows them.

6. You will only realize what you have put yourself into when it is too late. Talk to friends and/or relatives and ask them for their opinion.

* Good advice, for most. But also be careful of their advice to. if they come to Bangkok for the sex, then don't take their advice.

7. The police will not help you with interpersonal problems. Be aware that Bangkok nightlife is great, but a very dark place. Calling the police might get you into more trouble than them.

* That is true to a degree, but it also depends on how you know and if your Thai neighbors are willing to help out or act as a mediator to you and the police. The police tend to trust a Thai more then you, sorry to say that, but it is true.

OK...so much with what I have to say now. Please add your own advices and comments!

I don't mean to be rude. But how long have you been here in Thailand. It is like an adult version of Disneyland, and they are very famous with their Thai smile and friendliness. This song - One night in Bangkok pretty much sums up life here in Bangkok for the tourist, to a tee.

Bangkok, Oriental setting

And the city don't know that the city is getting

The creme de la creme of the chess world in a

Show with everything but Yul Brynner

Time flies -- doesn't seem a minute

Since the Tirolean spa had the chess boys in it

All change -- don't you know that when you

Play at this level there's no ordinary venue

It's Iceland -- or the Philippines -- or Hastings -- or --

or this place!

One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster

The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free

You'll find a god in every golden cloister

And if you're lucky then the god's a she

I can feel an angel sliding up to me

One town's very like another

When your head's down over your pieces, brother

It's a drag, it's a bore, it's really such a pity

To be looking at the board, not looking at the city

Whaddya mean? Ya seen one crowded, polluted, stinking town --

Tea, girls, warm, sweet

Some are set up in the Somerset Maugham suite

Get Thai'd! You're talking to a tourist

Whose every moves among the purest

I get my kicks above the waistline, sunshine

Siam's gonna be the witness

To the ultimate test of cerebral fitness

This grips me more than would a

Muddy old river or reclining Buddha

And thank God I'm only watching the game -- controlling it --

I don't see you guys rating

The kind of mate I'm contemplating

I'd let you watch, I would invite you

But the queens we use would not excite you

So you better go back to your bars, your temples, your massage

parlours --

One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster

The bars are temples but the pearls ain't free

You'll find a god in every golden cloister

A little flesh, a little history

I can feel an angel sliding up to me

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Dreamweaver. You can d/l a limited time version or get it at Pentip Plaza at any of the software vendors. tough if you don't know ow to use it, then it would be advised to by a quick reference book to help get you started or ask a friend to show you the basics or design it himself. The templates you can also buy from there as well. Just look and see what they have to offer. But if you do buy a template from there, you need to know how to use Photoshop to change the images / buttons to suit your purpose.

Wordpress is ok, but limited in what you want to do. You can also d/l some sample templates to use, but as with any site that uses a free software, you will need to know the programing language behind it to really customize it.

• CMS -Content Management System- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content_management_system, many to choose from.
  
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The small yellow one is Jupiter. Venus is the big blue and white one, but it is actually not close but on the other side of the sun.

The smile, from what one Thai describe it as. It looked like the joker from Batman smiling down on Thailand, with his sinicle smile.

After reading this post and watching how the Thai governments past and present reaction to those who live and work in this country. It is a fact that Thailand does only want Thai and those who can help sustain their economy, but if you are from another country. Well, they just don't want you and never had. They don't want non-thai to live here, that is a fact with this new ruling.

Now you'll see the election with a brand new squeaky clean "PPP". (Run by Thaksin of course).

Did you think that they haven't been waiting for this?

Ok, now their wives or mia nois will run for those seats. Nothing changes, nothing changes in this country.

thai will listen to any blabbering idiot. Convicted or not convicted.

So, what is new. Well he go out and get a sex change operation and sneak in as a Ms. Tifney contestant.

That man never does suprise me.

I am waiting for a cellphone that will provide "blocking" of certain numbers. It would be a great convenience for me as there are some callers who have obtained my number and I do NOT want to hear from them again ....... anybody know anything about such a feature?

I bought a cheap Nokia for like 900 thb and it blocks numbers very easy. The person calls you and you don't want to talk to them or hear them. You go to their number and select Screen call list.

A new low now for the PM.