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29 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

I don't like the sound of ' trustees ' either.  Why can't she have her money in an account and Jaa have the bank book , only she has access to it and can take out what she wants when she needs it ?

Because she most likely never had more than 1-2k in her hands her whole life. Having this much money at once may cause her to make mistakes. Like buy a new I phone, expensive clothes or gadgets, "lend" to others and she may waste her money and not be able to go to university. She seems like she is a determined person but having trustees oversee her expenses does seem like the best option unfortunately. It's all about these trustees now and I hope they'll do a good job managing her funds.

I don't understand people here who keep on being so negative. Yes, the money will be managed by trustees. But it is not fair to already assume that they will be greedy and find ways to rip her off. The money will be needed for years (probably 4 during university period) so I see no problem for them to plan yearly and avoid the sum being spent too fast. 

Some already assume that the school director will buy new pick up cars or already steal lunch money from his students. I mean, come on, we don't know the person.

If they do rip her off, you'll be able to lash out with countless "I told you so". Until then, I don't see the point. These trustees may end up being very decent people. 

If there is any chance that our modest individual contributions end up changing her life, I think that was a great thing to do.

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

what if there are two new Triton pickups at the school next week

That would really suck. I wouldn't be that surprised but hope people around her will be decent. Time will tell.

Today was such a good day with so many members of Asean Now coming together and helping an ambitious young woman to get the life she deserves after being disadvantaged from birth with so much hardship. We all wish her to grow as a person and be as successful as she can be and enjoy life.

If any of the trustees rip her off, that would be a great shame. I'll stay positive and hope for the best for now.

All of you guys have been amazing, well done ????

The power of listening to Prayuth?

58 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

May I please share your indulgence for a minute or two to read about an experience regarding an HIV positive child.

Nineteen years ago, I came to my Wife's village a few months before we were married. She brought with her from Phuket a DVD player with The Terminator DVD. We set it up in her parents front room, and all the kids came to watch. I bought the usual healthy snack foods of crisps, and coke....I sat just by the door with a Chang, purely medicinal. I noticed a very small boy trying to get a look at the movie, he was about five, and covered in sores on his arms and legs. I picked him up, sat him on my knee, so he could see, and gave him some coke. Everybody looked shocked. My Wife told me later that he was an orphan who was HIV positive,  both parents were drug addicts and had died. To cut a long story short I began to pay for his medicines, and school requirements, about 2,000 a month in total. Eventually the hospital found out, and he got the medicines for free. but I continued to pay for his education and clothing etc. He is now a well built good looking young man with a great wife. He is at present helping to build our shop in the village. 

When we came back to live permanently in the village several months ago, he came into the garden, walked up and gave me a big hug, something that is not often seen here. I admit I sat and cried, don't ask me why, but my Wife said he will never forget I gave him his life.

Sometimes the smallest thing can make a huge difference, and we need to put our skepticism aside and do what we feel is right.

I will therefore be donating to help this young lady, the amount is not important. I will also be checking to see if there is going to be a site where we can follow her progress, and maybe to donate a small amount each month. 

Kudos  to all who have helped both now, and in the future, and let us hope that in the future the Government picks up the baton to help underprivileged and sick people more.

The world is in need of more people like you. Nothing more to add.

15 minutes ago, 2009 said:

You're joking right?

No, if you watch Thai news, you'll see videos for donations pretty much every day on many channels. It is not uncommon for donations to reach millions of baht and the receivers decide to close their bank account so that people can't send more money as they have exceeded their targets. There are still decent people on both sides it seems.

You'd be surprised to see how strong the sense of community is here since the government is usually powerless to help (or too corrupted to care).

9 minutes ago, marty147 said:

 

Just made a donation.

 

Hopefully, we can maintain the positive momentum...

Agreed, it's refreshing to go on this forum and see such positive attitude in a thread

11 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

I wonder why some people are so full of themselves that they post self-congratulatory comments detailing their contributions? 

Because it's a positive thing to do and others might follow.

30 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

All the donations came from foreigners?  I'm pretty sure that more people in Thailand read Thai Rath than Thaivisa.

Never said that, of course she'll probably receive a lot more from Thai people. I'm just positively impressed that foreigners here are being generous and kind hearted toward a stranger in need.

I'm just realizing that just from this thread alone, they got around 35k already, which is 1 whole year of income for her and her grandfather. Makes me happy to see many members here show tremendous generosity. I hope the money will be well spent and she can get a better life.

Farangs are not all so bad after all ????

Just donated 1,000 baht. Wish her all the best and you guys above are awesome for contributing!

When is this nightmare going to end? Really..

4 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

TAT would propose tourist visas be valid for 45 days instead of 30 days

Oh, this is going to trigger so many people here. I got confused at first and then remembered it was TAT talking... As efficient and precise as always. Keep it up gents!