kritsana77

I broke my femur and hip and needed 24 hour care. I got a Filipina from a assisted care service for 500 dollars a month. I decided on a Filipina because they speak English. PM if you want and I'd be glad to help you or Google assisted care in Thailand.

4 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Take the responsibility yourself. You know when you're coming and going.

 

Get signed copies of your landlord's tabien ban page and Thai ID once upfront and keep plenty of photocopies of them, and then armed with that info and your own docs, you can either file the TM30 by mail and/or file it online.

 

And then you don't have to worry about missing a TM30 or the landlord or potential Immigration fines/hassles any more.

 

Or live in another country where  you are not treated as a hindrance or taking for granted. I moved after more that a decade in LOS and love it. PS Thai apologist, I have a lot of money. 

1 hour ago, thequietman said:

The Uni will not deal with a 3rd party, so pointless. Also, unlike Thailand, the UK takes your privacy serious.

I was writing to the OP.

Have your university send a copy of your transcripts to a friend or family member in Ireland. Make sure they do not open the document. Have that person send the unopened document to your address in Thailand. If that does not work for them have the school send a letter to your university asking for a confirmation of your graduation. Good luck

56 minutes ago, Yinn said:

Really. You marry thai woman right? And stay here for 25 years? You still alive Barry?

 

 

Donold Trump America First

 

So how school get the teacher Barry? 

 

 

 

Maybe. Sometimes.

 

No. We know about that Barry.

 

 

Have the license test. 

 

Wrong answer Barry.

There is not the distance. The “time” is important.

Should be 4 second behind the next car. Because distance different for different speed. When you ask them about it do you speak thai or English? I think they not understand what you say.

 

Wrong Barry. Thailand have road block and motorway police. Not zero. Have “radar”ร also. Hide in the tree. They drive Honda Accord. Maybe not where you live. But have sure.

 

Photo show speed trap and highway patrol car.

 

maybe should calm it down a little bit Barry. Not everybody the safe driver, but most people are. 

 

 

 

Then why do you have some of the most dangerous roads in the world? Please explain your logic.

40 minutes ago, Mikeasq60 said:

I just returned from Thailand. Would it be safe to say that especially on a weekend. Many people on the road have been drinking. I'd say yes 

That is an old excuse. Some of these deaths are from drunk drivers. However, most are from people who have no critical thinking skills.

1 hour ago, Centra said:

During calendar 2018 there were 1,140 road deaths (provisional).

For 2019, there have been 546 deaths (provisional). This is 64 deaths (13.3%) higher than the same period last year.

 

The 2018 report says road accidents killed 22,491 people in Thailand – putting the road traffic fatality rate at 32.7 per 100,000 people. This improves on the 2015 rate of 36.2 rate, or 24,237 recorded.

 

Comparing Australia and Thailand road statics is like apple and oranges.

Bravo. I guess this person you were responding to never took a statistics class.

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

It won't happen, for the following reasons:

1 - I have never detected any sign of common sense in a Thai, and I've been living here for over 25 years. I am not sure how you teach that, but anyway there is no movement to do so.

2 - The Thais have a Me First mentality that is deeply ingrained, and that is the last thing you want to see in a driver.

3 - The education system demands that you do not think for yourself but listen and obey, so Thais do not develop the necessary skills to actually think. That may result in my first point above.

4 - Learning to drive in a proper and responsible manner is quite difficult, and Thais do not do difficult. Thais do 'near enough', but on the roads that isn't 'good enough'. One mistake can cost lives, so being lucky enough to get it right most of the time isn't good enough either.

5 - They have absolutely no concept that the vehicle they are attempting to operate is a potential killer. No concept at all.

6 - Along with inadequate teaching of all things about how to drive properly and safely, there is no test to determine if you have reached a standard where you are not a danger to yourself and others before you take to the road.

7 - Thais do not seem able to join the dots, and realise that if, for example, they drive at 120 kms an hour five metres behind the vehicle in front, or drive at night with no rear light (or front light if they are driving on the wrong side of the road because they have no concept of the danger), then they would have no time to react if the vehicle in front breaks suddenly. Ask any Thai what their safe breaking distance is and they would have no idea.

8 - There are zero police patrols to help prevent accidents by pulling aside selfish and stupid drivers. Their only presence is setting up road blocks which seems in my experience to have only one purpose - to check your tax disc is in the window and up to date.

9 - Police have absolutely no interest in enforcing the law even when they are static beside the road, watching kids three or four on a bike go by with no helmet, no license, no ability to properly control the bike they are on. And that goes also for the parents and schools who allow Thailand's future to play Russian Roulette every time they go out. The police know they get paid anyway, so why work?

10 - None of this will change as 1 - it would mean taking everyone off the road until they were able to take a real driving test and 2 - the people that would be responsible for initiate the change are not interested as they are given police escorts wherever they go. It needs a VIP or member of the royal family to be killed for anything to happen, and even then the task would be too hard (and Thais don't do hard).

 

Spidermike007 (post #3 above) has, I'm sure. posted exactly the same message before, but that doesn't dilute that what he says is spot-on. And that is why I remember it. To finish, nothing can or will change and survival on Thai roads will continue to be a lottery. All we can do is remember the words that were used in the 70s police drama Hill Street Blues as the force were sent out on patrol - 'Let's be careful out there'.

Or move somewhere safer.

2 hours ago, Jane Dough said:

Have you thought about contacting the Guinness Book of World Records. They might have a category for "most irrelevant Thai bashes in a single post". You could get a mention.

 

They might also have a category for spelling mistakes and typos. Don't delay!

 

Rooster

It is not a farang who wrote the post you are responding to.

I did my masters degree in Thailand at a good international university and met some really great students. This Thai lady (who spoke three languages and was brilliant) summed it up about Thais and their driving habits. According to her, Thais are not taught any basic critical thinking skills during their formative years. Hence, their inability to make intelligent, rational decisions.  Sums it up quite well to me. Neighboring SEA countries do not have the same road fatalities as Thailand. 

45 minutes ago, djayz said:

I'm not stuck in anything. Not every expat is here for that reason. Don't need or want empathy from a mommy's boy living in a glasshouse. 

You sound like a wonderful person. Please register with the government when you want to go on a holiday or every 90 days. Your choice. or is it?

3 hours ago, djayz said:

Tell me which country is perfect, and I'll book my ticket tonight. 

No country is "perfect". Just some countries are better than other countries. Having to do these reports every 90 days and checking in for a holiday in the SAME COUNTRY is ridiculous. You must be stuck in some deep doo doo and I have empathy for you.

On 5/2/2019 at 5:55 AM, ubonjoe said:

There is no age limit to get a non-ed visa and extensions of the entry from one.

I am 52 years old. I did my mater's degree in 2015 and it took me four and a half years. Enrollment at a mid level university was around 80 k a semester. There were three semesters where I attended classes on the weekends and had my weekdays free. Each year the representative from my international university took me to immigration and I had to have a print out of my transcripts. Also, after the initial 1.5 years of taking classes, I had to pay my university 2k baht per semester to extend my student status to finish my thesis. So approximately 250k baht for five years of visas. I now have an international recognized master's degree, which means more cash for me.

Lastly, about three years ago I started teaching online, which I really like. I will NEVER work for a teaching agency or a Thai run school again. I would work for an international university though. They pay 1k per teaching hour. Good luck to all.

BTW, I am headed to Cambodia, Vietnam and PI this year to check each country out for four months in 2019/2020. 14 years in LOS was enough for me.

I am 52 years old. I did my mater's degree in 2015 and it took me four and a half years. Enrollment at a mid level university was around 80 k a semester. There were three semesters where I attended classes on the weekends and had my weekdays free. Each year the representative from my international university took me to immigration and I had to have a print out of my transcripts. Also, after the initial 1.5 years of taking classes, I had to pay my university 2k baht per semester to extend my student status to finish my thesis. So approximately 250k baht for five years of visas. I now have an international recognized master's degree, which means more cash for me.

Lastly, about three years ago I started teaching online, which I really like. I will NEVER work for a teaching agency or a Thai run school again. I would work for an international university though. They pay 1k per teaching hour. Good luck to all.

BTW, I am headed to Cambodia, Vietnam and PI this year to check each country out for four months in 2019/2020. 14 years in LOS was enough for me.

18 minutes ago, samran said:

Thai social security and the attached health benefits won't provide for anything in Cambodia, if that is what you are asking.

Samran...........If I were to stay in Cambo I would use it every 3-4 months to get my meds. Also, it would be great to use in case of an emergency.

Sorry but this is a lengthy question. Firstly, I lived in Thailand for over a decade working (teaching and with international NGO'S) and studying acquiring my bachelor's and master's degrees. I moved back to the US over six months ago and before leaving I set up an automatic payment for my Social Security/health insurance.

I am flying into Cambodia to stay for a few months and I want to fly into DMK to see my doctor and get my transcripts.

Q1: Do I need an ED visa or Non o visa to be able to sustain my SS in Thailand? I still have a valid driver's license which I always show to the admin to check in.

Q2: Is DMK safe to fly into or should I take the bus from Phenom Phen? I have zero TV's from my time living in Thailand, but many years of ED (from a reputable university) and non B visas.

Q3: If they deny my SS for not having the proper visa I want to get my tax refund from my time working in Thailand. Has anyone done this before?

Q4: If I like Cambodia I might stay there and keep my insurance, if SS let's me, would this be recommended?

Sorry this is so long, but would appreciate any constructive input.