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I don't care if the married couple never discusses philosophy, current events, or anything deeper than, "Are you hungry?"; HOWEVER, I would want a wife that could produce an intellect to varying degrees.  Why?  Then I can trust them in all situations, and know they are smart enough to make good decisions.  Since none of us are really fluent, we have no idea if their IQ is 60 or 160.  In our home country, we know if the person is smart and if our kids will be smart/clever or not.  

Am I asking for too much?

Now I hear people say, 80, not bad.   555.  When you get 10 days a year under 50, 200 days above 100, and 20 days above 200 (I'm guessing), you are super happy, best life ever, best retirement ever, greatest choice ever, best decision to move here ever, happy to spend money here... when you see 80.    When pollution and health issues is a DAILY concern, you know you made the best choice for yourself.  

1 hour ago, allane said:

An undergraduate degree is sufficient.

Thanks, that's what I'm thinking.  I'll still look for my grad. diploma, but I don't plan on ordering a new one.  Nobody cares anyhow, unless I'm trying for an International school and my degree was in Education.

thanks

Sorry to hijack.......

OK, I might have lost my diploma (graduate degree), but I still have undergrad diploma.  I have a copy of my grad degree diploma, and it's about 1000 baht If I want a new one shipped over.  I might find it, but let's say it's lost.... now i have a work permit.

1.  When I  go to a new school, can I simply just say I have only an undergrad?  My grad. degree isn't in Education, so it's not getting me any more money.  I have transcripts that shows I started and finished the required coursework.  

2.  Would a copy work?

3.  Should I order one immediately?

Thanks

Just go to all schools at the beginning of a term.  I would guess 99% of all new teachers don't have a work permit, since it takes months.  

If it takes four months to get a work permit for a new teacher, they have time to catch everyone.  Of course, not sure if it would make sense to fine a government school.  but private school??

but this is in theory.  In practice, I'm sure less than 1% are caught.  

Most countries have powerful lobbyists and they fight this for 100-years, while saying they will save the environment and the plastic companies are following all the proper protocols.   The world would burn for 1000-years if it meant the richest 100 people on Earth made more money.  

I thought Dracula was worth a watch.  maybe 7/10.  Not great, not first season of Game of Thrones level.....but usually it's 100% garbage Dracula stuff and I thought some of the acting wasn't bad.  it's free....  and it got me to read Bram Stoker's book, so that's something.

this one is interesting.....very bi-polar reviews.  i'll watch episode 2 and maybe i'll see the light.  

We must pray for days.   Then start an online campaign for Australia, and then donate trees, and then wear green shirts.......if you are over 50, I hope you have been helping the world for decades!!!  

oh, no?  only posting and watching and doing nothing but drinking beer with bar girls?

well, there you have it...

this is why the Earth burns....nobody tries to help before or after.  

He had been overstaying in the kingdom for nearly eight years - a whopping 2,861 days. 

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He stamped his own passport with an expiration date "2562" trying to give himself an extra 500 years but was still one year before the Thai calendar year of 2563.  

He had 20 baht in his passport when he handed it over, but that didn't work.  

He tried to speak Thai and show them a citizenship card, but all he said was "kap krap kap kap kap kap kap" and that didn't work.

Then he said he was kidnapped by 100 ladyboys and imprisoned deep in the jungle. 

28 minutes ago, ToYoungToRetire said:

I'm a bigger hairy guy with no gay tendencies.

What do you think about ladyboys?

1 hour ago, jackdd said:

Maybe that's just the old stock, but i would of course hope that they continue doing so.

What is your experience in the shops today?

Please for the love of all the fish in the sea....give the bag back and save our planet!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm kidding, I"m burning 10 million bags as we speak

If you are an Aussie..... what do you think about having a fireworks display??   of course i think it was dumb, but i will listen to people who know more about it than i do.....

I forgot to add yesterday.....I believe the OP said he gave a "demo" to the director's kid.  Yea, that's a really big red flag.  Trust me, I have experience.  That means they want you to be his/her private tutor forever and this will be your most important student.  Even if they do pay 500 baht an hour (which I what I charged after I realized I got scammed into this), they will probably first want you to do it for free and then maybe a few hundred baht per lesson.  This will be after a long day, and the director will watch over you.  Then the director will want lessons.  It will never end.  

My memory is a little weak, as this was almost 10-years ago; however, it's something you need to worry about.  Sure, maybe a little more money and perks, but would it be worth it.  What happens when the kid isn't fluent in 3 minutes?  

2 minutes ago, Nakmuay887 said:

the drone is a bit much no? 

yes, you are right.  I'm currently working with RoboFly and selling 100 units to the OP as we speak.  He's so mad over this law breaker that he's willing to spend 10 million baht to go after him!

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Scientists from Harvard unveiled a breakthrough in the field of robot technology—RoboBee. RoboBee is a tiny robot no bigger than a fly, and it is currently the world's smallest robot.

Wireless 'RoboFly' Looks Like an Insect, Gets Its Power from Lasers. ... RoboFly flies freely, thanks to a photovoltaic cell on its body that converts energy from a narrow laser beam. It produces about 7 volts of electricity, which a flexible onboard circuit boosts to the 240 volts required for liftoff.

3 hours ago, Nakmuay887 said:

Moving on;

 

there has been a goldmine of good information here from several of you, so thank you, I appreciate all those that took the time and lent me a hand with information, gave me an entire page of questions to ask a perspective employer if I decide to go the classroom route.

 

It seems teaching online is a vastly better idea with a work permit from a day job doing NGO work

 

Cheers and thanks again!

This one is tricky.  I think teaching online is definitely better in a million ways.  HOWEVER, you don't get the feedback from students as you would in a class.  Your heart melts when kids really try to speak English and they get very excited because they really like you.  You are like their dad, or big brother, and they will really look up to you.  These interactions are great, but 20 hours a week of teaching is simply too much.  Marginal utility, for sure.   It's also nice to go to a job, because then it feels like you are doing something.  But I'm just talking about the short term; 3 to 6 months.  I think you really should experience teaching in person, try the government school.....and it might take them 5 months to get your work permit.  During month 4, quit, there's nothing they can do if you don't have a work permit, and teach online.  

some of us came here for a strange type of comedy only found in a third world country (Thailand isn't 3rd world, but whatever)......HOWEVER, I really didn't expect this sign so close to 2020.

I expected something closer to ,"Free massage coupon if you buy four bowls of noodle soup and ride the elephant after floating down the river."

Or perhaps some weird animals allowed to walk on the highway day....  

Night over; day begins.  

Is this a 500-year rain storm?   you get a two hour break from the death air so you take to the internet and pronounce your happiness???    lol.

i remember during the war when the bombs stopped for 11 minutes after 11 days of bombing.  oh, we all wrote letters and celebrated.   then the big attack came.   during our break we all posted on twitter because we finally had something to be happy about!!!  

we need to take a step back and reassess how pathetic this has all become.   

711 is bad, sure, but market food can be more dangerous.  i think diets are really the dumbest things......you want a lifestyle you like.  sure, i love fruit and will eat lots of veggies if i see them, but listen to your body.  if i exercise hard for a few hours, i can eat a cake right after and get that sugar burning.  71 kgs and i'm old, with an athletic frame but of course could be better (I don't care about not having an 8 pack).  we all handle sugar differently.  so i'm not a fan of cutting it out, just less.  NOW salt is different.  yes, try to get that <deleted> out of your body and it's everywhere.  diet is a mystery......keep the stress low, do different exercises, drink water, walk and try 2 days of week of very hard exercise for an hour or two.  work up to it.....  we are all very different.  go get some blood work, and if there's no problem then there's no problem.  eat the same but cut back and exercise.  if there is a problem.....well, then you need to talk to a pro.

Eyes are burning today, first time in about 7 months.

I have a feeling the smoke will clear and we can breathe again around June.