DirkGently

From the sway of the posts, it is fair to blame it on the negros for their own problems.'

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Thankk god PC nonsense has passed by.

What is honest? Surely not from he those that frequect the pits!

You get waht you pay for.

Good for them! (the thais) Enough of the pig snouts in the feed box.

I was close by in spirit.

I hope I see the pair of them in jail.

Without a childish penny whistle or a 'boing' sound, Thai news is pointless nonsense.

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People still burn things in public parks, don't they. Face it, it is a case of do as i say and not do as i do.

Avoid areas of insane idol worship and cult worship and things should be fine.

Wait! Where is left? The world is consumed by this madness.

Who cares? African films no doubt depict white people as evil. Bob Marly made a name for himself from it and western people sing that nonsense.

The weak blame the strong for all their problems. It's part of the natural order.

I simply can't imagine the person I was. I have taken to putting my ear to my wife's tum and listening. Nothing yet!

Anybody that wishes me less than well.........clear off!

Dirk.

I am going to move my questions to the family section after this post.

We went for our first check up and to say that my life changed in a heartbeat is an understatement. I was stood, feeling like a spare part, as my wife had her first full checkup. I expected to see nothing as I presumed that at this stage it would be an un-formed blob. I have never been more wrong.

As a normal spanners and oil change type of person I was stunned, amazed and blown away to see a humanoid shape on the screen. I asked "what's that" and the doctor spoke as if I had just pointed at a dog and asked the same question. When he said "it's your baby" I felt weak.

Later he said "do you want to hear its heart?" I said "it has a heart!!!" and he turned on the speaker. At that moment all the nonsense that had seemed important in my life just vanished. I have created a human and I could not be more pleased.

Let the games begin. I am prepared and as happy as a puppy with two tails.

Thanks.

Maybe living in a big brother society causes people to 'let loose' where they feel free. Sadly this seems to be a negative thing.

I went bonkers in Spain when I was a youngster.

Well, with 63 million of us I guess we can shed a few.

I have had 2 experiences in Thai hospitals. The first doctor acted like it was his first day. He examined me with a torch that did not work. He shook it and carried on. It still did not work.

The 2nd was a family member being given so many anti-biotics that his body was unable to repair itself.

Now my other half is looking for a hospital to give birth in. I shudder to think that they may be of the same calibre.

Where should we be looking?

Thanks

D.

Phew, thanks for fighting my corner. I found myself wondering aimlessly in Tesos tonight wondering what on earth some of the stuff was. When I noticed a sort of scrum. I pushed my way over and noticed it was a childrens 'stuff' sale.

I barged my way in and grabbed a bunch of cups and plates and something that looked like a salt shaker (i think it was a rattle) and discovered it was all 2 or 5 baht. At this price I bought anything that had Winnie the Pooh on it.

I genuinnly felt like i was doing somthing worth while. There is no suggestion that women know all about kids (tamsin), but I was thrilled to be taking part in a way that i can understand.

It's sinking in and i'm pretty pleased.

Thanks

C.

P>S we are reading the websites recommended.

I can't thank you enough. I really have no clue and have no other friends that have a baby.

I wasn't aware of the health problems that one poster listed. I will be checking out a good doctor from tomorrow. I'll drop back and keep you informed. We are both fit and well, but I will look into supplements as suggested as well.

She had the green light from the doctor and I got rather excited.

I even found myself wondering around the baby section in Tescos.

Thanks.

P.S Tamsin. I wasn't aware there wasn't a family section of this forum as I never had reason to look for one. I was at home and thought "holy crap! who on earth can i ask for advice?" and the friendly helpful section of Thai Visa came to mind. Whilst I accept not all females have given birth and some are outright man haters, you have to agree that the percentage of woman that have given birth is higher than that of men. I think it is also safe to assume women in general know more about 'this-kind-of-thing' than men. So I wasn't trying to patronise anybody. Now hop down off your high horse and fix me a cup of tea love.

I think i saw you that night! Maybe it was the way you kept winking at the serving staff that upset her.

I'd change the fact that I didn't invent the I-Pod.

Does that mean my planned holiday to Pakistan and Nigeria would be viewed as suspect?

Are we talking about Sizzler that has the salad bar in the middle and serves grilled dory fish and pesto with a tasty jacket spud for about 300 baht?

Is the Sizzler in question the one that has salmon and garden salad, crisp carrots and pork and mango on offer in the salad bar section?

Are the Sizzlers in question the same cosy and quiet places that make an decent place to eat at lunch time?

Just curious.

It would appear that I'm to be a dad soon. No congratulations please, all I did was pull a funny face a few weeks ago .

Anyhow, the enormity of the situation is sinking in and exactly how little I know has hit home. As far as I know babies don't require spanners or an oil change and that is as much as I know.

My other half is going to see a doctor tomorrow and.....well!....that's all I know. What will happen there? I have seen ultra sound scans, but that must be weeks away yet.

Back home I think women go for check ups and such like, what about here in Thailand?

Do you have to register the baby somewhere?

Is it better to give the baby a Thai name of something people can say?

Any advice would be welcome.

Thanks in advance.

Go somewhere safe. Enjoy Gullivers.

Thanks for the pride to post your problems.

As as a male here in Thailand I think the easy ride (no pun inteneded) that western males have is not always because of money, but becuse of how most (not all) men treat women.

I would be ashamed to treat my wife in the way that seems normal here.

Yes to both.

However, not to much so that people ask me what I am wearing.

No problem if it is in the boot.

Muslim terrorists have no access to the checked bags so you are safe.

SHAME! Heroin is vile rubbish.

As if Thais don't have enough problems. Burn every field of the stuff.

By now there is usually one poster saying how he scrapes by on 200K and has to set aside 5k for cushions per month.

Don't put the baby through the x-ray machine. I have never been able to live that one down.