CM Dad

On 6/2/2020 at 9:57 AM, ubonjoe said:

It can very office to office.

Generally two photos inside the house with one of them done of you both in the bedroom ( I do one of us sitting on the bed). One showing the house number with both of you in it and one from the street showing the house.

I print mine with two 5 X 7 inch photos on one page (I print them on photo paper).

Unlike most Thais, my house sits far from the street at the end of a long private driveway that has a curve in it which makes it impossible to see from the street.  The house number is in both Thai numerals and Roman numerals on and above the mailbox next to the entrance of the drive.  This irritates immigration, but I simply tell them I want privacy and do not want the noise and dust from the road.  Although they don't like it, they accept it since I cannot be expected to move either the house or the road. 

Tell the Chula professor that all the people coming in for the past month have been Thais, not foreigners, and all of the ones infected for the past month have been Thais.  The latest number of infections - eleven - are all Thai. 

All of the infected coming in for the past month have been Thais.

Never.  I am not interested in seeing a bunch of men running back and forth in shorts, kicking a ball, and patting each other on the butt. 

Buy a mongoose.

My son's private school, not international, starts online classes which are at no cost and not compulsory on May 11.  They will run until June 20 then regular classes are scheduled to begin on the first of July.  We have been told that the academic year will be adjusted to compensate for the late start - October break eliminated and probably ending the year in late March as opposed to early March.  Most parents are not in favor of the online classes, but the school is offering them to give students something to do.  Since they are at no charge my son, M3, will participate.  I appreciate the fact that his school is trying to do what they can.  The school has asked parents to try and pay 50% of the tuition and book fees if possible so that they can keep all staff and faculty employed.  I am more than willing to do that.

On 5/4/2020 at 2:33 PM, stouricks said:

Really p..sed off.............................I live in Phitsanulok province! 

Now you have another good reason to move.

Oh NO! Not the Chinese.  They are the ones who caused all this Covid 19 mess.  Will they be checked at the airport and have to quarantine?

Since the Chinese caused this whole medical disaster, they should be the last ones Thailand allows back in.

Barber shops please.

A prostitute has sex for money and works in an honorable profession.  A slut has sex out of boredom and is not to be trusted.  Stay home and spank your monkey.  That would be both easier and hassle free.

7 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Have to agree partly, I think many just do it because they can get it for free. Same with the meals. I mean, jesus, it is like we are in a war or tsunami for months while in reality people have been without work for less than a month in total. Imagine what a real disaster would do then.

Know quite a few of the Thais getting free meals since day 1 in CM, while they had no rent due and money in the bank for luxury coffee from Graph cafe.
Basically you would have people in long queues on any given day by handing out free food or money to Thais. Morals & Ethics don't exist here.

Your gender might be male, but you are certainly not a man.

The alcohol ban is a typical case of "Pak chee loy nah" in much the same way as the Thaksin imposed limits on sales (11AM - 2PM and 5PM - midnight), along with the Thaksin introduced re-enforcement of the 90-Day check-in.  It is all meant to show that something is being done to deal with a problem or perceived problem.. Politicians the world over are known for doing things like this.  Prohibition in the US is a prime example of a western version of this behavior.  I doubt it did much to reduce the virus numbers though it did hurt the sellers and the hard-core drinkers at the lower economic level who did not have the funds to stock up.  Like most bans, there were ways around it as evidenced by my Thai neighbor who, when I saw him unloading a couple of cases of Leo from his car yesterday evening, offered me a few bottles.  I am not a beer drinker, so I just smiled and declined.

The problem with trying to seal with cement or a cement-like mixture is that after several years in the hot sun the cement shrinks, contracts and cracks.  My rented house has done this and it has been re-roofed and sealed using cement by the landlord, but now it is starting to crack again.  I have decided that I will most likely have to find a piece of land and build my own house.  When I do that, I will not use these kind of tiles, but will go for the more expensive but more durable tiles used in western countries.  Unfortunately, Thai builders usually try and cut corners by doing everything as cheaply as possible.

4 hours ago, Enzian said:

What's your issue, dude?

Where?  I don't want hearsay, show me photos or real facts.  That certainly is not happening where I live.  I haven't seen any of the "...piles of dirt".  It sounds like you are spreading some though.  Where do you live?

My son goes to a private, bilingual school - 70% English and 30% Thai.  The school follows the Thai curriculum, and all subjects taught in English - 70% - have credentialed, native speaking teachers.  The school is not inexpensive - just slightly less than an international school.  I chose to send my son there rather than an international school because he is Thai and international schools do a very poor job of teaching Thai.  He needs to be able to read and write Thai fluently, skills that many Thais who attend international schools lack.  So far, we have heard nothing from the school regarding fees or online courses, which I am against by the way.  That said, I am not willing to pay even half the normal tuition if the school wants to do online instruction.  The school can simply adapt their schedule by eliminating the term break and finishing the year a few weeks later.

My silver lining is that I am not in the UK or the US.

Try their main office behind Big C Extra.  It is in one of the sois in the business park.  I think you can also pay just by putting your phone number in to the machine in front of the check out at most 7-11s.

No sign of rain.  It is 5:30 and there is no a sign of either a breeze or a storm cloud.

It does not snow and it is not a Christian country.

This is one of the many reasons I have chosen NOT to buy a condo anywhere in the world.  I tried living in a very nice one once in my country and moved out and back into a house as soon as my one-year lease ran out.

I have always been treated politely by Thai banks during the 30+ years I have lived here, but then, I wear long trousers with my collared shirt tucked in, shave, comb my hair, and speak politely in Thai.