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got an email from a Thai friend.  Paraphrasing, they wrote in English...... SORRY,  it might be the vaccine from China but will try to change.....

well, that's interesting.   I'm sure he has heard stuff, knows something, and is better informed about that stuff than I am.

not a testimonial  

On a college level, I can't imagine why anyone would want a degree from a Thai school.  Unless, of course, they will stay in Thailand forever.   It's about being immersed in the culture and making connections.   Western colleges allow for those connections, which has probably allowed me to make hundreds of thousands of USD more.  Everyone networks differently, and some are good at it.  

If a kid is clever, a school may not really matter to some extent.  If a school teaches good habits, that might be enough.  Good friends, role models, etc......Smart kids find a way to stay smart, and most of it happens outside the classroom.  

I do find the teachers in Thailand to be extremely poor, with very few exceptions.  Perhaps they are good at things I'm not considering.  

I also find schools in Thailand to care way too much about money.  

It's not a prison sentence.  Pick a school and you will know if it's really not a good fit.  

If I had to guess.........under the age of 12 schools are probably OK here.  When kids get in their teens, if they have bad habits........well, going to a western school might be very challenging.  Unless they are special.  All parents think their kids are special.  I think most parents way overestimate the school they pay for.

I wouldn't risk it, because we know western schools, on average, produce kids who make more money and have way more opportunities.  anyhow, gl.  

I am still LONG.   you got me!!!!  Troll me!!!!  Tell me I'm soooo dumb being long...

I had 100 from below $100, 100 below $1000 and 100 below $10000......but I still have four left.

you win!!!!! you got me!!!!!   consider yourself the smartest ever...

this AND 20 baht will get you a 20 baht noodle soup.  

the ONLY thing matters is what's in your bank account now.........  

It either went through Chiang Mai or Udon Thani, just guessing!!!!

Then down to BKK.....then on to a ship....

I remember seeing 10 falangs with beers (wearing masks!!) staring at a shipment and asking, "Bro, this doesn't look like Ice.....I put my beer in here for 10 hours and it's still warm!!!"

I think we would be SHOCKED if we knew how much ice traveled these roads.....

of course, the falang only care about 20 baht noodle soup.  blind to everything else.    

i feel bad, and I want to make it up to her.

With my system, if you send me 100 baht I'll match it by 10,000 and send it to her.   Can only happen once we reach 80 million baht

Once I get 80 million baht, I'm commit my time to getting her all her money.  full-time job!!!  

if you love money (I don't care about money, I'm sooo rich), I'll send you the lottery numbers for 1 million baht.  no guarantee

if you need money (I don't), send me 10 million and I'll make a donation to this lady for 10,000 baht with your name!!!

i'm falang.....jai deeeeeeeee     jai deeeeeeeeeeee maaaaaak 

5 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Can I have my money back please ? Paid in full for a term for my daughter has never attended so far. 

in COVID......a time of need....further donations are appreciated.

Please send an additional 5000 baht for new vehicles.  

All books and uniforms will be changed because of COVID......send 10,000

classes cut short to only 11 minutes.......   but longer lunches and now premium food.....give child 1000 baht per day!!

What's this "self-isolation"?

Can walk to 7-11?   If so, then can you go to the store next door, and maybe get something during your walk?  What if the walk is 5 km to 7-11, can you then turn it into a day trip?

i've heard people tell others they've been here 1 month, but just checked in yesterday.

i'm a little sus over this self-isolation thing....

22 minutes ago, ALLSEEINGEYE said:

There has never ,and will never, be any cases reported at a 7/11, the people from CP have made very sure of that.

Are you saying money and power is important?  which would include all those Amazon cafe places and gas stations..........they are 10000000000% covid free, guaranteed.    what's the new thing coming?  ah...... i forget.  some new store near all the coffee places.  

I can see video tapes of many falangs in the same store.......with 100 doctors saying THIS was the moment covid came in 711.........plan B always works.  

i am sheep................poor sheep........react to news........go to TVF to respond.........thinking not programmed..........life too complex.........  ok now i go eat 20 baht noodle soup.........

9 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

land of the free, tell that to the native folks who where victim of a genocide.

bad stuff in EVERY country.....it's relative.

I've been mentally harmed by all the bad stuff......so i can never enjoy even one second of my life.  how can i have fun where bad stuff has happened and is happening in every country every second.......

live your life however you want......hopefully you go out and make a positive difference.  only results matter.......  

a ladyboy is NOT a ladyboy...

you don't ask, "what do you see in a falang? '

what do you see in a singer?  it's ridiculous....

perhaps ask why someone might date a ladyboy.......

i would ask why someone likes a ladyboy without boobs (seems weird)....or an aggressive ladyboy, or a ladyboy who tries to talk like an anime character.....or one who acts like a guy...or one who does this or that....

i'm met way too many super aggressive ladyboys who are exactly like guys and it's not flattering.......maybe funny for 2 seconds....

i'm sure there are some ladyboys who would be a better match than some women.......sure........i've seen some very scary women who i thought were guys but were women....... BUT there are enough women who are a match, or "close enough" for some fun.......if these women cease to exist.........well, maybe one of those dolls.  lol.  

1 hour ago, webfact said:

three Thai ladyboys were arrested, along with five Thai women and three foreign men. 

Do I really need to make jokes about this?   Or wild generalizations??

please................pause......................use your imagination

hahahhahahha

deal was 93,000,000

paid 5,000,000 just to find this guy......   more zeros, MORE stress...

my normal day

noodles:  25 

water:  10

apple, one:  5

see, keep those zeros away!!!!!

oh, i forgot, Thai wife...  1000000000000000000000000000000000

Squatter has the money, FREE rent, a FREE place, and who knows if he's well connected in the neighborhood.  Probably VERY well connected.

OP, I've changed my mind.  Do nothing.  Temple, daily.  Meditation.  Around the 2nd of next month have a friend check-in if anyone is staying there.  You might kick him out but then have problems for DECADES......imagine if the neighborhood blames you!!!  of course they will.

This is why I like renting outside of my home country.  No real contract, can leave relatively easy.  If I lose money, it's very little.

These stories, true or not, only reinforce what I knew I'll never do.  buy property, unless with money I don't care if I lose.  

this could be the start of a nightmare that ends in 2045.  lol

can't wait to see how this ends.....not good i'm sure..

he's not there making things better....maybe taking the copper.  Are their copper in Thai houses?  maybe not.  Maybe selling the concrete from the walls for 10 baht.....wouldn't surprise me.  lol

maybe this is a test.  June 1 he will say, "only 289 more weeks!!"  

what if something happens, or anything bad is going on.....will they arrest the owner?   bad thought, i know......

i think you gotta pay 5000 to some cop to at least go and see if your property is in one piece......

worst case.......make a movie out of this.  

i've found people at clincs are most appreciative.  jackets usually.

shoes, maybe schools.

other stuff, temples.  

or, as others said, if lazy just put it near the trash and someone will take it.   furniture?  maybe a market.  just remember to tell them FREE many times, sometimes they don't want it because they think it somehow costs money.  and if they really don't want it, then I usually just throw it away and realize it's worse than I thought.  

soon all falangs will go to a "re-education" camp.......what???  too sensitive to the Chinese???  

there's isn't a perfect place in the world....but some are worse than others.  i would model after Japan to some extent, America to some extent, Germany to some extent, and Finland to some extent.  

i also wouldn't believe things from a country that doesn't allow you to fact check anything.......but that's just me

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

Art Poopsex

A top choice for my fifth son.  Came down to a coin flip.

His name is Michael.  

Now my Eleventh son wasn't so lucky.............lol