elena edwards

I'm seriously thinking of selling up my Sansai pool villa and either transferring to another Chiang Mai area closer to town, or even giving up entirely and returning to the good old UK. Have investigating several CM-based websites, but not strongly taken by any. As this is certain to be the last move of my life, any experience might well help me not to make a mess of it!

Thanks for this - all this is driving me up several walls....certain I didn't even get a birth certificate as I was born the year before WW2 ended...and also was adopted by the girl who lived next door!!!! I believe, according to my 'mum' - my father was a US serviceman based at Northolt Airport - close by to our home!

I'm desperate to get authorisation of my date of birth - no actual records from the UK except for date of birth on passport - the UK Pensions Authority is trying everything it can to make things difficult or almost impossible. I'm applying for a widow's pension - but don't have an official birth certificate as I was UK-born in March 2044 whilst these were not issued until after World War 2 had officially ended. My husband died here a few years ago but I didn't ask for a pension until recently. The Brit pension lot based in Wolverhampton are being very obstructive and obviously have no intention of paying out - even although I'd satisfied its requirements - sent a large brown envelope containing my expired passport with it's clearly shown birth date as well as photos showing me holding the thing up for identification. I sent the package via DHL - would you believe this - it then got 'lost' and has not been seen since...in spite of successful tracking details, delivery to correct address etc. Any hints on how or where to go right now would be hugely appreciated as I'm now in poor health and have no teeth in my lower jaw!!!!!!

Thanks - I'll give him a call after the darn holiday is ended.

A good while ago I had an under sink water purifier installed by a guy who visited regularly to check all is well. The guy disappeared over a year or so ago - now I need to get the set-up made operative again but haven't yet found a replacement for his services. I live in Sannameng Sansai and would be very grateful for a replacement contact number and details . Right now, my small, narrow kitchen's stuffed with small plastic bottles - not exactly environmentally great!

He's my IT guru - affordable, reliable and all a very old,non-IT female expat needs! As regards his associates, I haven't tried one yet, but am getting a list of jobs needing doing in my home. Khun Suchart is ane example, a similar service should help females such as myself to get household help when needed and at a suitable price.

For expats in Chiang Mai, especially those who're new arrivals or older home owners, one of the toughest tasks seems to be getting professional help as regards repairs and suchlike. Even for those used to 'do-it-yourself' in their home country, the lack of fluent Thai or a Thai friend or helper can be frustrating, to say the least, as shown by the high number of posts requesting positive experiences rather than no-shows or other unsuccessful expat attempts to get a reliable craftsman. One of the most important issues, especially for older expats with family back home as well as non-mega computer-literate new arrivals, is keeping their online services up-to-date and functioning correctly. Contact with a bi-lingual expert is all-important. In this, with those in need are well served by Khun Suchart. I've used this English-fluent IT whizkid for some years - but didn't realise until yesterday that he heads a large group of readily available, affordable Thai experts ready and willing to provide for almost all home-based expat needs! The list is long, covering almost all aspects of home repairs, renewals etc, and can be contacted at: *Phone number edited out*. Wish I'd known this recently- only found out when i called Khun Suchart about an IT issue!