egg

Keith , maybe you could try talking with the people that handle aged pensions and not rely so much on the ones that handle international affairs ,,, just a thought

cheers

sorry Keith ,, but that is not what l was told today ,,, you are welcome to look it up on their website ,, nowhere does it mention about an Oz citizen having to be in Oz for 2 years

hi folks , l rang C/L today to ask about the criteria for recieving an aged pension, re this 2 year residency ruling ,,,, l was told that any person who is an Australian citizen and has spent at least 10 years residing in Oz and at least 5 years of that continuously ,,only has to be in the country when they apply and if they wish , can leave the country before the application has been approved ,,,, it can be viewed on the C/L website ,,, the 2 year rule only applies to anyone else ,,,,,,,,l hope this helps somebody ,,,,,,,,, l dont know if this has been posted before , apoligies if it has

cheers

egg

Have the Thai navy taken possesion of their antique submarines yet? ,,,, it might be a good time to test them out if they have ,,, having said that ,, our sympathy goes to all those that are seriously affected by these floods ,,

l will see what its like when l get there tomorrow

good luck

Did you look at Jatujak ? so many shippers there, don't know if they are reasonable or not but may be worth a looksy.

Fed Ex/DHL will surely cost a small fortune.

thanks for that mate , l am on my way to BK later in the week so will look around Chatuchuk while l am there ,,, if its not under water

cheers egg

Hi guys ,

l want to freight my fishing rods back to Aus (3PVCtubes,10Kg's),l dont want the hassle of carting around 2.5 metres of "luggage" with me,,,, can someone suggest a company that will deliver the goods? and at what sort of cost ,,, thanks for any help

egg

Peter and Jimi ,,, thanks for the replies and info ,, l passed it all on and he has decided to put it off for 1 month ,,, all he would be doing is sitting by the pool and drining ,, so l dont know what difference a little bit of rain would make

cheers Dave

we had a family photo taken to send back to Aus ,,, each one of us in the pic looked like a smiling corpse ,,, they are obsessed with whitening everything

My son is coming over late September for a 2 week holiday in Phuket(first time over seas) ,, he read somewhere that it is the wettest time of the year , and he is worried it will rain on his parade and spoil his holiday , and me ,living up in Isaan and never been to Phuket cant help him ,,,can someone enlighten me as to what type of weather could be expected down there at that time of the year

thanks for any help

cheers egg

Yep now the offer from Thaksins buddies will likely come in

to buy enough shares to make them legal again.

Likely at firesale rates of course.

Powerplay in the works for sure.

So you nasty Norwegians,

here's an offer you can't refuse.

Makes me think back to Monson,

Thaksin partnered with him to install technology,

but it came time to take profits and

he had Monson thrown in jail...

What a nonsense.. Is there any post where you do not mention Thaksin? Wonder what this man has done to you.

It's raining.... blame Thaksin!

Anyway do you know the democrates (your friends) are still in power? And that under their government this whole DTAC thing is initiated?

it ain't raining here ,,, bloody Thaksin again

My 72 year old German neighbor is very proper and law-abiding and driving back to Trat when a lone cop waved him over. In obedience, without a second thought, he jerked the wheel to the left and bashed into the cop's motorbike. It knocked it over and it tumbled down the embankment and disappeared.

This very proper and law-abiding man then felt it was best to put the petal to the metal and haul butt. He was still shaking when he got home two hours later. Got very drunk that night and did not drive anywhere for two months.

,, l like that one

without plastic bags there would not be as much litter (or pollution when they burn them) ,, Thailand just wouldn't look the same without plastic rubbish everywhere ,,,,,,,

its criminal what they do to such a delightful drink ,,

egg

Wow, I got a flight with Jetstar from BKK- MEL in May for 5,500 BHT including 20 kg baggage. Slightly bigger seats than air asia. Food more expensive but I filled up at the stores in BKK. Big plus was that it was direct from BKK to MEL vs Air Asia which stopped in KL. I would have thought that you could get a much better price than 23,100Bt - this must be a return ticket right? Otherwise you should even look at Malaysian Airlines.

Hi tfc ,,,

yeah its a return flight ,, l thought the price was OK and its direct ,,, which is worth a few bucks l think , ,,, ,, l flew BK to Bris in April with AirAsia ,, that was 16,000Bt return ,, l should have searched a bit more ,,,, but still cheap enuff

l travelled with Malaysian Airlines a few years ago ,,, they left me stranded at Brisbane airport for over 12 hours and caused me to miss connecting flights ,that ended up costing me nearly as much as the return flight ,,, and their letter for compensation wasn't worth a pinch of shit ,,,, l vowed l would never fly with them again ,,,BUT ,,, never say never

thanks for that

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, "If I get there?" you really are a bit green around the gills aren't you?. Jetstar is the low price off shoot of QANTAS.As such yes ,an excellent air line, flying very modern aircraft My family have flown with them quite often. No problems. They do take special care of passengers who do not speak much English and have never flown before. I have known them to escort passengers from the International Departures door , through Customs ,Immigration, and onto the plane .and the same procedure on arrival in Oz. No wucking furries ,mate ,you will do well,and surprise ,surprise ,you will arrive safe and sound

Hi afarang,,,, ,, yeah l am a bit green with the LCC,s ,, l flew with AirAsia in April (first LCC), it was OK except for the 5 hour layover in KL ,, and hassles with bags ,, l am just checking on other peoples experiences or opinions about jetstar ,,, l wont be really surprised if l arrive safe and sound ,,,,,

to tw25rw ,,, no problems mate ,, l do have ducks disease ,, my arse is a bit close to the ground ,,, and Berek ,, l have paid top price and had the same problem ,,,,,,,,, as for food and drink ,,, l wont die from the lack of it ,, as long as Hungry Jacks is there when l arrive

thanks guys for all your opinions its appreciated

cheers egg

l am thinking of flying back to Melbourne in Sept with Jetstar , and l'm wondering if someone can give me any idea what they are like to fly with ,,,, 23,100Bt seems cheap enuff ,,, if l get there ,,,, thanks for any opinions

cheers egg

Just to add to my OP and answer a few posts, i'm not trolling. I actually met her on a site like facebook, I've not joined any dating sites and don't intend to.

Im not stupid enough to go blindly and marry her at first sight. I just wanted to know why she wanted to rush into things. After i posted the OP i spoke with her this evening stating i dont want to rush things and dont want to even think about marriage until we have spent alot of time together getting to know each other.

Her reaction was slighty upset but said whatever i think is best as she didnt mean to pressure me.

come over and meet the girl Trent ,,, you are under no obligation ,,,if things go well , fine ,,, if not , go up country and have a good holiday over here , who knows what might happen , nothing ventured nothing gained

good luck

Talk to Garry, AA Ins Brokers at Meechoke Plaza - 084 805 8815

thanks for that Joe ,, l will pass the number on ,, and thanks for all the other replies

cheers

egg

The information in the above post seems to be the lynchpin in regards to people just wanting to volunteer their time to help out at Thai schools. The schools are unwilling to put forth the effort to get you the required paperwork, due to unfamiliarity in the process but most likely due to just plain laziness.

It's also true MANY MANY schools all over this country employ and pay foreign teachers without providing them the documentation to hold work permits. If/when push comes to shove it's the foreign employee who're raked over the coals, rarely if ever the school. ..

It's sad really. There're a LOT of qualified people who would gladly volunteer a few hours a week of their time to help out Thai students. They can't because they're in the catch 22 of working without a work permit.

Good luck, let us know what the school says when you ask them for the documentation to apply for a work permit. I'll bet dollars to donuts they'll say, "We're not gonna pay you, so you don't need one!" That is totally erroneous info; volunteers DO require a work permit to do volunteer "work" <-note the last word there is work, hence the need for a work permit.

As a totally OFF TOPIC aside; given the overly broad interpretation of what constitutes 'work' in Thailand, what types of work are prohibited trades and foreigners can't work in them, as well as NOT being in possession of a work permit; I'm sometimes reticent to even use the "bum-squirter" in my house after using the toilet.

Agree with you its sad they dont take advantage of the free resources available, I also think there is another selfish reason too. The English teachers dont want to lose face in fron t of students, being shown up as not as competent as a native English speaker in the classroom,so, rather than endure that the students dont progress as they could. A rare view of Thai forward thinking, only because its in self interest though.

Nong , l think you have hit the nail on the head ,,, having been in a classroom with a Thai english teacher ,, it left a lot to be desired ,,,,,,and as for me having a degree , l have 2 only ,, 1 from the school of life and the other from the school of hard knocks ,, l might have been a bit misleading when l said "overseeing",,,, l guess its just checking on pronunciation ,,,ie ,, making sure they get "G'day mate" and "how ya goin cobber" correct and can draw a kangaroo or koala ,,,,,, thanks for the advice ,, its not worth the trouble,that is what any school boss would probably think ,,,unfortunately

cheers

egg

thanks for all the usefull tips guys ,, l will certainly be trying them on sunday

cheers

egg

several times l have been asked if l would be interested in volunteer work at a few local schools,,, just overseeing the english teaching ,, just a few hours a week ,,,,,l have always declined because of the work permit rules ,,,

l am curious ,, how difficult would it be for the boss of the school to get a work permit for me , if at all possible ??

cheers

egg

l was just wondering , how many farang use the Thai passport line when leaving Thailand with their Thai family ? l have heard a couple of guys say they just walk thru with their wives no problem and quick,,, anyone have an experience doing that ??

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egg

When I said 'the computer,' I should have been more specific (the Personal Computer). Sorry, I thought it would go without saying. And the PC is most definately an American invention (or maybe Apple might want some of the credit)...

Nope!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micral

"According to the Computer History Museum, the Micral N was the earliest commercial, non-kit personal computer based on a microprocessor, the Intel 8008. André Truong Trong Thi (EFREI degree, Paris), a French immigrant from Vietnam and François Gernelle developed the Micral N computer for the Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), starting in June 1972."

Jeeeezzzzz Phoenix ,,, your haveing a bad run here ,,,, but keep trying ,,, thats what made America great ,, l'm with you mate ,,,

it will be interesting watching the subs going up the Mekong ,, in the dry season they will get bogged in the silt ,, in the wet they will get washed backwards

talk about paranoid

we might have an ex-pat civil war here ,, what with the British colonising everywhere (more like rape and pillage) and the American inventing everything and being the best at everything(more like watching an empire crumble)its been a laugh reading this ,,, thanks

cheers

egg

l think you would get more miles to the bird if you used ostriches, and it would only take 1 or 2 to fill the tank