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Quentin Zen

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  1. There is ALMOST a ZERO percent chance you will get in trouble. Just go to work. Why? Well, first of all, the school has tons of political weight in the community. The police will not beat down a school, embarrass a school, or fine a school. It's a lose-lose. I've been at many schools, this is common practice. I've also seen firsthand teachers in your position to leave school and come back an hour later because immigration (or someone) called the school and said they are doing a check. This is also pretty rare. So, yea, about a zero percent chance you get deported, etc......... If you are white and good-looking, then it goes to zero. Now, you can still get fired and NOT paid because they know you can't go to court since you were working without a work permit....this I'm not sure about. Yes, you have way less leverage not having this work permit, but I wouldn't worry if you show up on time (the most important part of the job) and look OK. To be honest, you think you have leverage with a work permit, but they can fire you for any reason, and you might not be thrilled with your last paycheck. The Labor Department doesn't force the school to pay you, there's still a court date or arbitration. I don't know this firsthand, but I've known teachers pretty bitter about their departure and went to the labor department for advice. remember, you should also be deported, arrested, etc....for being with a hooker. OK. Millions do it, why aren't they all arrested!!! the police know where the hookers are!!!!! lol. Once you start working, you will realize this is just the first of a zillion headaches down the road. keep us updated on all the red flags. The agency and/or school might take advantage of you. It's a good exploitation scheme. I hope you have a degree.
  2. This alone has me NOT watching the video and wondering why they are writing like this.......losing credibility with this writing style. might have worked in the 90's, not now.
  3. rea...... or real fight...... i guess that's the question. I'm 108 and 45 kg and would fighting me be a "real" fight? perhaps not. no matter who they beat, it wasn't real. guns, bombs, knives, more people, tactics, etc..... not a real fight I guess. not fair. it's like me saying MJ never played "real" basketball........and there's no way you can bring his prime back to today....so I'll convince myself I win. There has only been one real fighter in the history of the world. only one. oh, how interesting, I must comment!!! so good job OP. there's never been a real war, real fight, real game, real anything...........rigged, edge, unfair something..... all pointless blah blah blah blah
  4. 110th jab just this morning. 111th after dinner. You can never be too careful.
  5. first, the kids lock down that money. lock it down!!!! secure millions now or in the future. That's step 1 to 99. Step 100 is to tell the world, Look at me!!! I'm my own person!!! I'm not afraid to rebel against injustice, seek boundaries, fight for the minority!!! oh, hey waiter, the caviar is dry...send it back!!! Then they will proclaim how they are strong, independent, survivors, explorers, and truly unique. lol. has everything to do with money.
  6. would like information on both "numerous" and who are these "individuals" (humans)
  7. Nobody understands "Wherever you go, there you are"............until it happens to you. Feel bad for this guy, but there is almost NO place on Earth that will solve your mental distress simply by absorbing the culture. Professionals are likely not cheap, but that has to make more sense than LOS. yea, tough situation. good luck my guy
  8. I've seen about 100 teachers with little or no experience attempt to teach. I'm sure 90% had their heart in the right place, but almost none had proper training, and it just seems like a business. Some only played YouTube, some showed a movie, some did nothing, some smoked at school and got fired, some were hungover, some were way too quiet, some had no clue, some just gave them papers to do without talking, some........is this teaching English? nope. The good ones always left. lol Most are there for the visa. It's either a native or non-native speaker in the classroom, that's it. Evaluation? Nah. Just show up on time, and take a good picture. Babysitter is the best way to describe it, because if the kids aren't happy, they will complain. Nobody complains if the teacher lets them do whatever they want. Yeah, maybe it's different in the International schools; however, I'm sure it's not that different. The international teachers get triggered when you tell them that maybe 1 out of 300 kids are good enough in English to study abroad. Numbers don't lie......English competency is extremely low, turnover is super high, and pay is very low.
  9. windy is 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000x better than anything else. yes, I'm sponsored and get 100 billion baht if you go there and agree with me. It is the best. it has the only radar that seems accurate. i digress, slightly. hello all, I am reporting there is weather in my area.
  10. Trans woman = woman. Haahhhahahhahahahhahahhahahahhahahahhahahahahhahaha. No it doesn't. I'm a trans elephant. It's a billion-year transition. You can NOT tell me I'm not!!!!! Or I'll sue!!! Hey, do an article on me!!! HELP!!!!!!!!!!! I swear we need a Snowflake meter (0-100). Hello, Sir, I see you are a Snowflake 85. I will go slow and.....well, what pronouns should I use? Snowflake 0. Good. Listen my guy, we gotta...... Snowflake 100. I can't.
  11. First I give them the disrespectful glare!!!! Shame on you for not working, lazy farangs!!!!! Then I take their picture and give them the sex pat look of disgust!!!! I'll speak Thai and flash my 5 baht gold chain!!!! Eye contact only for 0.000004 seconds, then shake your head as if you have just seen the worst human on Earth. Stare at their tattoos, shake head again!!!! Elephant pants, laugh!! Dirty hippy hair, laugh!!! This is a great way to make friends and influence people. We are social creatures, so it's nice to see the great evolution of the insecure farang. I stopped worrying about all this rubbish in my 30's. Yea, shame of me it took that long. I'll comment because it cracks me up. Another massive time waster is worrying about America when you grew up in (name any place outside of America). You won't get an American passport just because America lives in your head 24/7. Again, Buddhism. Relax....and remember, they are likely mocking you as well. Hey, remember that bitter falang???!!?!?!
  12. Seeing lots and lots of "teachers" hired without degrees and some leaving after only a day or week.......well, this system is broken. Non-native speakers getting jealous, Thai teachers enforcing crazy rules to de-motivate the farang who gets about $1000 a month in a world where T-shirts are now selling for over $500. Good luck.
  13. why stop there? the sick, encarcerated, poor, mentally handicapped, IQ under 70. no, make it 80. nah, make it 100. 101. too old to me is 40. nah, 39. now 38. Buddhism would be good to study.
  14. flip flop on a TIT flop flip flipper to the flop flop Soon there will be a 180-day visa-exempt stamp with three crossings a year (??)) with a free massage, tattoo and beer.
  15. Success? In a business, capitalist way you are correct!!! amazing, superb, fascinating, great for a young adult, very inspiring. Life success? who knows. happy? who knows? reached enlightenment? 99.999% no way. I would absolutely want his money if he has some. Maybe he has other bad investments. Maybe he bought that Trump coin and lost it all. Nobody knows. I've seen too many rich people destroy families and themselves to claim "success" like the OP implies immediately. But he has done more than most, probably has money which buys opportunity and allows freedom, and I hope he's using it and his company to help others. Ask me again in 10-years.
  16. easy to get bitter. single, been engaged a few times when younger, but whatever......it was a phase. lol. one was pretty wealthy, didn't care about that. ah, kids. only had about six different gf's in Thailand. nothing to crazy. not enough money spent on meals, traveling, etc. to offset a lot of financial luck I've had before. karma. I'll never forget a few decades ago, a friend of mine dated this girl for a month and then she played him big time. So he compiled a list of everything he bought for her, including time, gas, you name it......oh, that was funny. he sent it to her. yea, no response. Then this same clown fell for a lady shortly thereafter and loaned her 10k, and she left him, and he then hired three lawyers. He fired them all. They were charging him 300 an hour. she went bankrupt. lol. Here's my point: You can worry about money all you want, but if that leads to decades of miserable living, that's terrible. just like gambling.....spend an amount you don't mind losing. if more, then use your BRAIN and make an educated decision. if it doesn't work, move on. all while sober, I hope sin sot. no way. ok, so I will never marry a Thai. That's OK. that's my educated decision if she demands a sin sot. house, no. monthly allowance, no. family help, maybe. now if I buy another house back home and put her name on the title and she gets it when I die.....well, that's different in my mind.
  17. odds were small i'd win this one contest. i won. odds small i'd get into this one school. i got in. odds small i'd meet someone who would be killed on a motorbike in Thailand. two already. odds small I'd die after meeting this one.......................... odds small the Nigerian Price actually exists.......yea, fact odds small a butterfly in Canada would make me miss my bus in Bangkok......nobody knows odds small COVID in our lifetime....who knows. anything can happen. Nuclear bunker to lock in 3, 2. ...............................
  18. maybe the guy is doing a deal and making 10 billion, so maybe it's "good" planning but somehow didn't have money to fly in and out, pay the 1900 for an extra week, pay the 1900 for an extra month, or a border run or whatever....anyhow, I digress. What I found that works is to ACT DUMB. Act like you don't understand the stamps and that you were sure the date was next month, but don't act dumb for too long. just dumb face expressions, scratch your head, nod, apologize, act like you had no idea... Then pay and smile and apologize again. had two overstays in three trips over about 11 years. one was the fault of my school and they paid, and the other was my fault from reading some visa stamp that was the maximum allowable day I could start the visa. first trip to Thailand, paid it going to Poipet, Cambodia (once in 2010, NEVER again!!! lol. That place is scamish), ah, wasn't fun, life goes on. it was like a week I think. i think my last one was in 2017 and it's only going to happen again if some life apocalypse happens.... none in the current passport and there are only five pages left, I do think that weirdly helps. anyhow. you will be fine but it will cost you. always sad to be a backpacker on a string budget but then pay 10,000 when leaving. met lots of backpackers back in the day who simply just don't check for months ...... for the old guys, we know exactly when.
  19. i'm a fan of going to see friends on Sunday. say good things, hear nice things, watch other families grow and act.....smile, more smiling. leave thinking you have enriched your soul and taught your family good ethics and morals. but it's not for me. at all. i don't want the church a part of my family. that's my choice. which is also fine. was forced to do enough growing up. once I turned 18, only went back one time for a funeral.
  20. As a member of the Vatican and SVP of getting cash, there are millions of people in the country that surrounds us that needs to give us money. a pope helps us get that money. a lot. think of the Bulls....did they really need MJ? yes, yes they did. sold more jerseys as well. please, no PM's for the FREE Heaven pass, but I do accept Bitcoin
  21. Good try, CIA. Not this time.
  22. That's why I never stopped wearing a mask, even in the shower and ........ I knew when I saw others wearing a mask in 2025 they knew something as well. Masks for life!!!!! Three when sleeping and four when driving, replace every 9 minutes.
  23. Here is a list of all the countries that love poor tourists:
  24. Just give everyone a 10-year visa-exempt stamp. Even an extra 100 baht from Dave the Drunkard, a ladyboy fighter motorcycle racer, is better than no money. Ban all negative Farang articles, and we'll soon forget how bad we are. or let the farang buy and own land. but then soon inflation will go up 1,000,000,000 percent.
  25. YTers and Influencers will get to fly directly over the area, in a helicopter, taking selfies for no less than 4 days.

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