JGV

All Bank Branch in Pattaya will open a PayPal account for me =Yes?

Hi guys

need to find a bank that

a) Knows about Paypal

and Can help me open account for payments and money received through Internet business with Paypal

here in Sattahip the staff at banks on hearing the word Paypal look mystified and can't assist

A branch address would be very helpful

Thanks

JGV

Break the class into groups of 8 Assign a captain to each group preferably the best student in English - 4 girl captains and 4 boy captains

Give all the kids English nicknames - use 2 bags one with girls names and one with boys

These groups will be used for vocabulary games - I use letters A B C etc with vocabulary groups - jobs.places,verbs etc

First get the class to list the vocab and then later play time limited game - say a minute or 30 secs to recall what lists they wrote the week before

Control: You must walk around the class and have a loud voice - cocky loud mouthed students need to be controlled - get them out front at blackboard and usually theyy know little and aren't are not comfortable and try to avoid a repeat

Expose the cheats - assign jobs to particularly naughty kids - clean classroom at end of class etc

By using groups to plan games which earn points - individuals can gain or lose points for their team dependant on their positive or negative contribution

Trouble makers don't want to lose face with their team

Anyway good luck and don't be too sensitive if students try to belittle you

JJGV

Smart phones and tablets are killing meaningful social relationships and interaction

Result; Loneliness and isolation

Prejudice is rife in Thailand

lakhon/Thai drama is garbage and to those who watch it they can best be described as sheep - guilty of having few braincells and vulnerable to brainwashing, deceit and believing anything or anyone who is deemed famous

JGV

To the AIDS group - don't waste your valuable resources on trying to reform these parasites and focus on helping those struggling to pay for drugs that are over priced courtesy of foreign pharmaceutical companies who practice extortion

I am a great fan of tennis and love watching these two but to give them 4 million dollars is outrageous

They were only too happy to oblige the junta's desperate attempt to get people to visit Thailand. What about the victims of the bombing - offered a pittance

I read an article some years back that compared Asian people with European/Western folk

It said that up until the age of 50 Asians generally behave very immaturely but beyond their wisdom starts showing and maturity sets in

For western maturity starts much earlier and develops from 20 but as they reach 55 they tend to u turn and become more immature - old age child like behaviour

I can see alot of truth in this

JGV

Maidee I suggest ear test - listen to Sarah Vaughan

London accent = beyond your capability to understand

Can Thai authorities leave well alone - she shouldn't be put on any pedestal

Majority of Thais young and old don't know her story and it goes far deeper than a talented singer resorting to alcohol and drugs

Don't be judgemental

Loneliness is rampant all over the world and is a symptom of people who are selfish, greedy and lacking any desire to help those in need

Just look at the streets of bangkok

JGV

Further help

Ex wife - divorce 7 years ago has demanded money for signature

Any ideas in solving this puzzle

JGV

I have True Based in Sattahip

Sorry for delay

JGV

I am divorced from Thai woman nearly 7 years and still on the end of fallout so be under no illusions you will have to pay.

my advice

1 Immediately stop the ganja

2 Wait 6 months and in that time look at options Re Job - relocating to another SE Asian country or anywhere that she has no power over you

Divorce back in homeland is worthless here in Thailand

3 Accept that both bike and car are sacrifices - after a while you will not miss them and probably replace

Don't be conned by Thai lawyers into believing that they can get a good deal at a price

They can get the divorce but you will pay both them and her

JGV

Any advice on improving Live Streaming. I often connect to Australia for NRL, UK for Premier League

How much bandwidth, what best ISP, any other tips

Thanks in advance

Sick of poor/average service

JGV

I would welcome any comments about teaching on line using Skype

Interested in finding companies offering this work and experiences of those with skype and Internet quality

JGV

Well that just about covers all in the miltary, police, education department and all government officials

Not many folk left

Ist licence

Do British passport holders with a valid British drivers licence require a verified letter from British Embassy confirming licence validity?

If yes how much is that

JGV

Filipinos

English on the cheap

Result low standards so nothing changes

They just don't have the vocabulary and teaching style is much like Thai - rote learning

Lack creativity so this idea is more about face - no substance at all

Anyone help me locate the following

1. Slippery elm - help with stomach/ulcers etc

2. Battery charger - before Makro have but can't see at Pattya branch

3. Jump leads - same as above - not in Makro

JGV

Have afew hundred

May sell at right price

JGV

Could anyone advise me about change of ownership if seller is Thai and buyer is farang

What documents needed by farang

My ex- wife causing problems if my Thai girlfriend is buyer

I bought car by the way

JGV

Just a few thoughts

You can get a job teaching English in Bangkok as long as you are a native speaker and have had a decent education at home - degrees etc are not essential - money 25k a month but dull time so alot of time spent at the language institute or school

Teaching English is not easy - with kids it is stressful particularly when you can't speak Thai but if you plan your lessons, try and learn some Thai and don't get angry when kids are disruptive you can make a living

Teaching adults is easier because classroom management isn't an issue

Working for Thais is not the same as working for farangs - it requires a thick skin, tons of patience and a cool heart

I started 20+ years ago and still teach now - like anything you get better the more you do it but it is unlikely you'll get rich - just enough to have a comfortable lifestyle

JGV

Morals have nothing to do with it

Just 2 factors are relevant

The legal age in that country for a person to have sex

And a guarantee that the act is consensual albeit for money or desire

Endeth the lesson

JGV

Emotional maturity is so subjective

My recollection of history accurately portrayed in The Godfather 2 was that Havana was largely controlled by the Mafia and money laundering and racqueterring was the order of the day so it is ridiculous to suggest Castro and the communists stole real estate and businesses that had been acquired freely by organized crime

As Thailand is No 2 for corruption I frankly can't see those busy counting their free cash giving any to control the dog population expansion by free castration and spaying

JV

This arrogant prima donna should have some time in prison to become aware of hardship and the price you pay for reckless driving

JGV

Surely if you are into making profit out of currency fluctuation

Buy baht now and sell it later back to dollars when the rate to dollar drops