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  1. It's the same process, you will need the divorce certificate though. There may be a period of time you have to wait before you marry again, I did read on here that it was a year but there were conflicting reports, so someone else will have to qualify that.

  2. Bike theft is on the up here because more people are cycling and proper bikes aren't cheap as we know. I had my first one stolen, it had a lock on it and was busted in 5 seconds. Happened in Bangkok. When I joined a cycling club, there wasn't a member who hadn't had theirs stolen at some point either.

    Definitely worth investing in a good lock, if only for peace of mind.

  3. Sorry to hear that the traffic was such a nightmare but I go from Fashion Island on Ram Intra past Immigration most days and am surprised to hear you had such trouble. I am assuming you've gone after 10am and before 4pm, shouldn't be too bad really but the Don Muang Tollway would be a safer route. Again between the said times and avoiding Friday you shouldn't have too much trouble.

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  4. Well I did go to the school today to have a look and was pleasantly surprised. The staff were all very kind and welcoming and the children were doing a mix of activities. I was looking at the ILP, which had around 15 per class. On the whole it seemed well run and I could see that some learning was taking place. I didn't see any children upset or misbehaving and it looked with, the staff genuinely liked the children.

    As a first time parent it is hard to know what to do for the best, and like one poster said. All her friends are at school, there are only babies that she can play with so at the age of 3 and a half, we will send her.

  5. They will try and on charges here and there if they can but at least you have the right medicine. An alternative is to find a good pharmacy and describe the symptoms, they may know what you need but then again they may not and give you the wrong medication.

    We've all been had from time to time, at least it was only 600 Baht.

  6. An odd post indeed . I thought it was common knowledge that the majority of the red light industry in Thailand dealt with locals and not a few old age pensioners from abroad here and there. The ex-pat side is only a small part pf that industry, as anyone who has traveled across the country can tell you.

    Why can't they accept why they are here? Perhaps they live in denial and deep down feel they are doing something wrong. It takes a lot of guts to accept what you are, and in my experience those who point the finger at others usually can't do themselves.

    I did meet one that fits into the category 'sexpat' that you mention. He told me he comes to Thailand, Pattaya actually, every year and has done for 15 years or more, stays at the same hotel, goes to the same bar and meets the same girls but before that he told me he didn't come to Thailand for the girls. When I heard all that, I didn't want to talk to him anymore. It's his problem that he feels he has to justify himself, not mine.

    Sad state of affairs but his problem, not mine.

  7. If you are not in a rush to push your child into school like most Thai parents because of job obligations, hold off doing it. I worked at a Anuban school and to be honest, from what I saw, they do not really learn anything as the classes are rammed with students ( 35+). Social skills will be picked up as she interacts with you and family members. If you have the time to do home learning and can find activities to develop skills at home it would be better. If anything, maybe put your child into the last year of Anuban after you and your wife have had the chance to home teach plus have quality time together because once they are in the school system it gets very hectic with schedules and the Thai way is the best way brain-washing.

    I understand your sentiments. From what I understand classes are limited to 20 students and the schools so called 'ethos' states that they will be doing a lot of activities. I will visit the school and report back. The main thing is that she loves to play and be with other children but I am suspicious of whether she will learn very much there. We have already started teaching her at home, so I don't know what to do for the best. But my feeling is, as posted already, that 3 years is too long for Anubarn.

  8. It depends on what you want. The closer to town the less sq.m you will get for your money. On the edge of town we had 89sq.m and 2 bedrooms for 12k but I know people paying the same price in On Nut for a 31sq.m studio.

    We have got a bit of traffic here, so you might want to think about how long you want to spend in it first. Will you be working? If so, you won't enjoy 2 hours of traffic on top of your working day after a few months.

    Very hard to answer your question but I would suggest you decide first on how much travel you want to do each day.

  9. My daughter is 2 1/2.

    She started daycare/nursery last month, so she could get used to it, give her other children to be around etc.

    She loves it.

    One week of crying, now she's delighted to go, no whining/crying, tells us 'school, school' in the morning and points down the road to it.

    1. What happens in Anubarn? Do they really need to spend three years there before moving onto Pratom? Is one one year possible? Three like a long time to me.

    The do normal kids stuff, with a lot of marching/singing/Thai conditioning thrown in, and the Thai schools generally try to get them writing from day one. Push the pencil into their hand too soon imo.

    2. Do you have to send your child to Anubarn by law? What if we wanted home tutoring instead? Is that breaking the law?

    No.

    3. Is Anubarn more about giving the child time to adapt to a school set-up and developing socials skills rather than learning anything much?

    50/50.

    4. What's the likeliest consequence of a child entering Pratom and not having gone to Anubarn.

    they would have panic attacks and be screaming their head off for the first 6 months. If they haven't been tutored properly at home, they will be well behind the other students.

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    Thanks for taking the time to reply. Our child loves being with other children so much that I am inclined to start her as early as possible but 3 years does seem like a long time to be preparing for real school as it were. Thankfully the school has invited me to speak to teachers and have a look round, which I suppose is a good sign.

  10. The old 6/7 hour night stopover. I was once informed that 8 hours+ and the airline must provide a hotel room. Flew to Abu Dhabi and Colombo with 9-hour stopovers and sure enough a hotel room was provided. IS it the case that an airline must provide a room for evening stopovers of 8 hours+ or is it at the discretion/or policy of the airline?

    Does anyone know?

    This is called STPC, Stopover Paid by Carrier, and varies greatly by carrier, ticket, route, airport, fare class, etc. Airlines are NOT required to provide this service, but they may.

    Airlines which offer STPC

    STPCs for TG in Bangkok used to be in really crappy hotels.

    Obviously, in the case of the OP, this will not be offered.

    Thanks

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