CM Dad

Please open one in Chiang Mai.

I think this might be related to the guy who was told that he was too fat by the taxi driver. Perhaps that is why he is standing in the middle of a road.

It's a mistake to use a teacher's agency. It is quite easy to find available jobs using the internet. Before committing to a school, visit it and talk to other foreign teachers there.

No, you cannot do extensions based on marriage at the Central Festival Immigration Office in Chiang Mai.

I hope he receives extra compensation for his linguistic skills.

High gloss paint - dark brown or black would fit your style.

Over the many years that I have lived here, I have often been asked to meet friends or family members of friends when they came to visit. I don't have a problem doing this, but I usually will not travel anywhere with them and I definitely will not take them to bars. I will tell them where the bars are, but they can go on their own. Meeting them for dinner and talking with them about the place where I have chosen to live is the most i will do.

I bought some at First Drug, Mee Chok Plaza, in Chiang Mai last month. It was a very, very small bottle and the manager had to be called to unlock a special drawer to get it. One would have thought I was requesting a dangerous narcotic.

It sounds like you have a wonderful wife. Not all Thai women are only after a man's money just like not all women in your home country are not only after a man's money. There are good and bad women and men everywhere. Men need to trust their own judgement regarding their wives. If they don't plan to live on the land then I wouldn't buy it and I would never buy land for someone who was only my girlfriend. My wife and I bought land and built a house on it, which we moved to, two years ago. Everything was done in my wife's name and I had no problems with that as we have been together for almost three decades. We are now in the process of transferring the land ownership deed - chanote - to our son who has just turned 18. We had wanted to put the land in his name from the beginning but he needed to be 18 years old. You only tend to hear horror stories on forums like this, but there are many more successful relationships than bad ones.

That's another reason to learn Thai if you choose to live in Thailand.

Looking at your photo, you would have to pay someone to share your bed.

I agree with Brit Tim. I didn't understand what your original post was about either. In fact, I still am confused about what you are asking. Perhaps you need to write more clearly and maybe even give more information. For example, what kind of service are you requesting at Chiang Mai Immigration? If you are trying to extend your visa then what kind of visa do you currently have? It would appear that you are the one who needs to 'chill'.

Nobody would buy them since they are worthless.

Agents prepare paperwork. They do not appear at immigration offices in place of foreigners. The agents do not help people hide. You posted that you do not use an agent. I believe you since you have no idea what an agent does.

If I am not happy with a hotel, I simply move to another. I do that even if I have already paid for one night.

I used to use Mr. Clean to sanitize my toilet.

He's trying to show his "manliness" by wearing earrings. All he needs is a bone through his nose to complete the picture. What a neanderthal!

I had Krungthai account for almost two decades and never had problems. Sadly, I quit using it a few years ago when they became quite unfriendly towards Farang.

Pronouns won't matter but the verbs will all be past tense.

These 109 need to be immediately blacklisted. Coming here and dying gives Thailand a bad name.

My solution to loud music is to fight fire with fire. I play Wagner operas at high volume with speakers facing the late night revelers, only I do it early in the morning when they are usually hungover. I never have had to do it more than once - ohh, and my other Thai neighbors thanked me for ending the late at night racket.

I did all of my visa extensions for more than two decades. I began using an agent even though I meet all of the requirements for my extensions when my country's embassy and consulate refused Thai Immigration's insistence that they verify income with more than a notarized letter. I was growing quite tired of the needless amount of paperwork that seemed to be increasing each year along with the 90-day and TM 30 reports. I have several times the amount of money in a Thai bank account and more than the needed income, but I opened a separate bank account to use for my visa extensions only and deposited the required funds. I pay my very reliable agent, who is also a personal friend, 9,900 baht per year, which includes the 1,900 baht fee, and she handles all of my needed paperwork. She also does all of my 90-day and TM30 reports. All I have to do is sign my name innumerable times and spend less than thirty minutes once a year at the Thai Immigration office. The entire process is well worth the price, time saved and aggravation of the whole process. Most of us who use agents DO meet the requirements to stay long term. Using an agent is simply more convenient.

I have no idea where this gentleman lives in Thailand, but in Chiang Mai, where I live, no supermarkets or convenience stores will give you a plastic bag. In fact, they do not have any plastic bags to even offer. The only places you will see plastic used is in fresh markets and small food stalls.

Stevey, is there a point to your rambling post?

Not just rice and sugar cane but the contract farming of corn that has taken over the Northern part of the country by the large Thai corporation whose name never seems to be mentioned...