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The frontage roads are frequently faster and less crowded than the main highway.

I just noticed that no-one has answered the OP. Try this link: http://act.ac.th/document/1741.pdf

Although the KSP website has not been updated to say this, the process of renewing a Thai Teachers License is now entirely online. So I gathered all of the required documents as detailed here: http://site.ksp.or.th/about.php?site=englishsite&SiteMenuID=4617 Then I scanned all of the documents required and saved them as PDF files smaller than 2MB (except for the picture that was saved as a JPEG), filled out the online version of form KS02 and then hit the submit button. Now, even if you choose the English option, the directions are almost always in Thai. Since my Thai reading skills are limited to street signs and menus, I had a woman from the office sit with me while I entered the information. If you don't have a translator handy, the green buttons are always the ones to press. Unfortunately, after I filled out the form and uploaded the scanned documents the website still responded with an error message! The error message did not say what the problem was and I went over the form several times looking for blank spots or errors, but couldn't see anything wrong. I suggested that the woman from the office give them a call, but she just gave me a 'deer in the headlights' look, so I didn't press the matter. So, any suggestions? We were using Chrome, might it work better with Firefox or Edge? Has anyone done this successfully?

The Adventure Master is a DMAX with a body modified by Thairung. The pluses: very reliable engine and transmission. Fairly cheap compared to similar vehicles. The minuses: Potential body rust - look at the body very carefully and try to see if it has been repainted. Leaks, rattles and shakes from poorly fitted rear doors and windows.

Years ago I was in a police station taking care of some routine paperwork when they asked me to help them talk to a foreigner. He was obviously off his meds and, though well-spoken and apparently well educated, he didn't really make any sense. After talking to him for some time I told the cops that he might be more rational after a meal and a good night's sleep. The head policeman took us both out to eat some fried rice near the station and that is the last I heard of the matter. I was impressed by the patience and the diplomacy that they showed. They just wanted to know which embassy to call and took quite some time trying to get that information out of him. The Thai police can be justifiably criticized for quite a few things, but they show a lot of patience and skill talking to mentally troubled people. In a standoff, they are willing to take things slow and come to a peaceful resolution, unlike the killer cops in the US.

One of my wife's nieces ran for Oborotor in a small village up north. She lost by about 6 votes. One of the vote counting officials came by the post election party (we had already bought the liquor, so we held a party even though she lost) and admitted that the winner had bought votes, though they couldn't prove it. A couple of years later she ran for Poo Yai Baan and won. She refused to buy a vote in either election. She said "the days of vote buying are over". Perhaps she is overly optimistic, but I like to think that she may be right.

It was the same during the last election. I saw signs for the pprt candidates posted long before the other parties were allowed to advertise.

You might point out to her that she should divorce you and move on while she is still young. If these problems persist and she is in this situation again in 10 or 15 years, it will be much harder for her to start over.

The technology to do this has been around for decades, it is just a matter of waiting until the cost of conventional fuel rose to the point where making this alternative fuel became economical. I guess that the Ukraine/Russian war is now projected to last long enough to keep regular oil prices high for the next year or two. As for the eco/greenhouse gas side of things, cooking oil is made from plants, which extract CO2 from the air. So when you burn refined cooking oil you are just returning CO2 to the air that was removed from the air a year or two previously, thus there is a net zero effect on the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. Burning fossil fuels, however, returns CO2 that was sequestered deep inside the Earth for hundreds of millions of years into the atmosphere.

I realize that this post wont be particularly helpful in terms of answering the OPs question, but it may help to explain why a clear answer cannot be made. A few weeks ago a AF poster posted this: The key words here are "draft" and "yet to be determined". In other words, you cannot get the answer because no-one knows the answer, even the TCT themselves!

Back when I rode a motorcycle I wore a full-face Bell helmet, which was probably the best that you could get in those days. However, I recall reading a study that showed that while there was a measurable difference between the protection offered by a really good helmet and a cheap helmet, the difference was very slight compared to the difference between any helmet and no helmet at all. So even wearing a cheap, low quality helmet will make a huge reduction in fatal or serious injuries.

I think they preferred to wrestle with her... after all, she couldn't bite their ears through their helmets!

From the link in the OP, here is the 'intoxicated ear biter!'

I guess the truth hurts!

50 is an old person??? ????

Not just the UK, many European countries are the same. Years ago my mother fell and broke her wrist while on holiday in Italy. After having her wrist set and put in a cast she went to pay. The receptionist didn't speak much English so she got the doctor who said, "this isn't America, you don't have to pay for hospital treatment here".

I spent my first 4 years in Thailand struggling to teach English at a couple of Government Schools. It was really disheartening to try to get through a decent lesson and I really had a hard time at first. After a couple of years though, I learned enough about classroom management to get most of the kids to pay attention and at least go through the motions. Then I got a job in an EP program in one of the "famous" schools in Bangkok. What a difference! I could really communicate with the kids, they really wanted to learn and really tried hard to do the lessons I prepared. A new school director let all of the experienced foreign teachers go at the end of the year, but several of us moved to a decent private EP school and I have been there ever since. (teaching Science, not English, as my degree is in one of the sciences). I realize that this doesn't really answer the OPs question, but really, getting out of an impossible situation is sometimes the only thing to do.

My cat was bilingual. She would ignore me in Thai AND English!

Before giving you any advice, I would like to ask about your long-term plans and your age. If you are under 40, or even better under 30, and are looking for an interesting experience for two to four years, I would say, quit farting about and get on a plane to Thailand. As others have said, getting a job for 30 - 40k should not be difficult if you are a Native English Speaker. If you are tall, blond, blue eyed and reasonably fit you should be able to walk into any Thai school and get hired immediately. If you are not blessed with those attributes, but are reasonably neat and polite you can still get a job. So, once you have your job and your room you have to get your paperwork straightened out. Now, even if they have the best intentions in the word, your new school may struggle to get this done. The Byzantine rules of the Immigration Police, Labor Office and the Teacher's council of Thailand often baffle and appall the hapless office girl who has been given the thankless task of getting you legal. The requirements are both confusing and haphazardly enforced. For example, I have never had to produce a Criminal Background Check, while others have had to get fingerprinted, send those prints to the FBI, have the FBI document certified at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, etc.... Assuming you and the hapless office girl persevere, you should end up with a one year Visa, a matching Work Permit and a two year Teaching License Waiver. Hopefully you are happy at your school and they treat you well, otherwise you will have to repeat the whole process all over again. The TCT will give you up to 3 license waivers, maybe 4 if they lose track of your previous licenses or you ask for another one very nicely. Then your waivers will all be used up and you will have to go home or try to get a real Teacher's License. At this time, the only way to get a Thai Teacher's license is to already have one from your home country. Even a B.Ed. or even a M.Ed. won't help you, although remember what I said earlier about haphazard enforcement of the rules... you just might get lucky! Now, let's assume that you want to teach as a long-term career. Go back to school, get an M.Ed.. Get a job at a public school in the US. Once you have your US teacher's certification and two years experience, you can get a job at an international school where you will earn 4 or 5 times as much as a TEFLer and get generous benefits including a nice long paid summer vacation.

^No, it means that, as licensed teachers in their home countries, they can get Thai licenses easily.

Yes, I was given a pair of those wings after jumping off a 10 meter tower at a Scout/English Camp! I have actually jumped out of an airplane doing a static line jump, but I didn't get any wings for that.

The last time we visited California I took my wife to my favorite taqueria and ordered one super burrito. She was puzzled as to why I had ordered only one, but when it arrived she understood!

A few years ago I realized that I didn't have my passport while we were driving to the airport! I gave them my Thai DL and got on the plane with no problems.

Before the coup I could just show my Thai Drivers License and usually get the Thai price. One of the first acts of the Generals was to put a stop to that!

I'm sure that schools will be among the last places to go maskless. I was thinking that the mask rules would be relaxed for next year, but quite frankly, I don't know when we will ever be unmasked. Even when covid is just a memory, Thailand still has seasonal flu outbreaks, hand-foot-and mouth disease and chronic air pollution. I don't know if teachers and students will ever be free of masks. ????