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To have taken part in WW1, you would need to be over 100 years old.

To have taken part in WW2, you would have to be over 80 years old.

The only living person I know of, who took part is the current Pope, a former member of the Hitler youth who participated by helping shoot down allied aircraft.

Do we need to be reminded each year, how 'evil the Germans' were, how 'cruel the Japanese' were.

How much longer will remembrance day continue?

How relevant is it to a Thailand forum?

Surely time to forgive and forget!

What do German and Japanese members of TV think of this thread?

Your post had me stuck for words?

You have had many replies pointing out quite correctly the error of your post and why.

You are a lucky person to have the freedom to question, nay ignore the sacrifice that others have given so you have the freedom to sit in comfort and question all things with "Why"

Just consider who gave you the right to free speech, peaceful society to live among within a democracy.

Sleep in your own bed without shouts outside your door because of your politics, religion or your colour.

You can do so since many, many people who were terrified and wanted to be somewhere else put themselves in harms way. Just so you could continue living your life as you want.

We are remembering these poor souls that never came home from harms way.

Never came home to those that loved them.

Instead they may have died a painful and lonely death in some godforsaken land.

Please consider them for 1 minute. They gave their lifetime of minutes.

Shame on you if you cannot give 60 seconds?

For sure life has it's twists and turns, some can cope, some cannot, unless you have been there it is hard for some to understand. I always wondered how can anyone jump under a train or jump off a roof, l thought it was daft BUT when l lost my wife l learnt a big lesson and will NEVER talk a bad word about anyone who takes his own life..[/quote]

Then you know what it is like when your thoughts start drifting to strange places.

It is only when you come back to yourself that you realise the scary place you were going or just had been.

I go to sleep now wanting to wake up. When I awake, thank my God he has given me another day of life on his/her earth.

aplogies if this appears an unwelcome thread diversion but it is about depression and failing to cope.

Many things go through my mind when reading a sad tale such as this.

Were depressed back in the UK 12 years ago for about a year.

Popping seroxat every day to keep the demons in my head that tried to take over me at bay.

Problems inside family and wife pushed me to looking at the pill bottles and a large whisky on more than a few occasions.

When I put my head on the pillow at night did not care if I woke in the morning. Just wanted all my worries to go away.

Job kept me sane, now seperated from the ex, work out in Asia (Offshore) live thailand 6 years and have a dream of a partner.

That poor guy will have woken up and said today is the day............. He was probaply smiling since his torment was over.

3 years ago a friend from my old town came out here. Met a girl and married her. Bought a house then he was kicked out?

H went back the UK, max'd the credit cards, took out bank loans from a load of banks/lenders. Came back out here and bought a bar. The rest we all know.

Told a few of us he was going back the UK, He had lost the bar and ended up sleeping in one of the girls room, near walking street. He just vanished one day. Thought he had went back the UK, but his son had never seen him. To this day no one knows where he is?? Just vanished without trace??

How pathetic that these retards use the most cowardly of all tactics to terrorise their fellow Thais and murder anyone within a yard of their stupidity.

Stupidity is of course the trademark of the Red Shirt Movement, their leader, the craven Shinawatra reptile, the stupidist and most cowardly of them all.

This most recently banal of threats undeniably bears the Shinawatra trademark.

Take the reptile out.

NOW!

Stupid???

Thaksin is certainly not stupid.

It is people like you who think he is, that end up underestimating him and his cohorts, look down at them and belittle their supporters/rank and file.

That is what they like to see in their enemies, that is why him and his like are dangerous, cunning.

You obviously think you are not stupid, think you are smarter than him.

When the dust settles, it is usually those we underestimate that are sat in the top chair.

Thaksin has support and he has money. If he thinks he can win?? He will spend all his wealth for once back in power like 99% of politicians he will have his hand in the till.

I think Thaksin will be back.

The old saying that "People get the goverment they deserve" could apply to him and his lackeys.

A lot of old money can see that Thaksin is still around and has support, there will be overtures through 3rd parties to sound them out. You have to look at secret talks, IRA, Taleban, ETA. to name a few.

Just 21?

I can't say I blame them as they are surrounded and despised.

Cannot blame them either.

Surrounded by countries who harbour groups that want to eliminate Israel (Final solution again??)

Worked with a couple of ex Israeli forces offshore. They admitted Israel could be overrun in an all out arab attack on all the fronts??

"What about you nuclear weapons, I asked"

"There would be no muslim sites of worship left"? "They would all be glass and radioactive"

Here is hoping, that the listening stations can prevent that scenario??

A few years back a friend of my wife was having difficulty with the payments for her son from her ex Swiss husband.

She found out through the Swiss authorities that he was receiving the allowance for the kid, but he was not passing it onto the wife, he was just pocketing it.

Now this guy is claiming disability, some mental issue and he is not suppose to be able to cope with the likes of driving, holding down a steady job ,life in general.

However he can be seen regularly riding his motorbike around town or driving his pick-up and I managed to take a series of photos of him driving his pick-up.

We then delivered the photos to his house and told him that we would submit them to the Swiss authorities if he did not come clean with the child benefit and after about 3 weeks the ex-wife received notice that the child benefit was to be paid into her bank account.

I was still not satisfied so I let the guy know if he did not pay the back dated benefits then we would submit the damming evidence, his attitude was go ahead as that would mean his son would lose his benefit too, but we called his bluff, because he did not realise that the child benefit was a legitimate payment and had nothing to do with his disability payments, he duly paid up every penny.

I see the guy now and again in town and he just hates my guts, but he is too chickenshit to do anything about it, but I would just love him to try.

Well done. Would do the same.

Why??

1) He has abandoned his son.

2) He is stealing his sons money.

3) He is living a lie.

Yet he probaply thinks he is a smart cookie?

Never knew I were having a mid life crisis.

The ex in the UK had been asking for a divorce for years, kept saying wait till the children have left school, wait until they have work, wait until they leave home.

Well one left home at the same time the company asked if I wanted a posting out in Indonesia?

Wife at the time could only see "tax rebate", "foreign travel".

Checked out HK, KL and Thailand. Phuket and Bangkok did not like, Pattaya got the nod.

It was agreed that I would walk away from a 4 bed house, two cars and investments. I would keep my pension and not pay maintenance.

Well after 3 years living here met a woman who 3 years later is still with me. Affection and care is showered upon me of a type and range I have never had nor ever seen. Makes me feel humble at times. Taught me to speak Thai and enjoy the thailand and it's countryside outside Pattaya.

Will never leave, since there is nothing that would make me.

The ex wants me back, apologises for her behaviour towards me, calls Thai females all sort of names.

Tell her if a poloka dotted woman from mars treated me nice and kindly, I would still feel the same.

It is not a mid life crisis, more coming to one senses and realising what you want and above all need is not there.

Crisis, what crisis, it is enlightment................

A landslide? You're dreaming. Look at the last election for an indicator.

Should have made it clearer. A landslide, I doubt.

The reds are not some homogeneous lower class ill educated bunch.

There are thousands of middle aged Isaan people working down around the Eastern seaboard for MNC's or have their own companies, and I have been quite shocked about how vocal they are over a beer or on the golf course.

However, a lot of the view that they have is that the rich of Bangkok have hoodwinked the country economically for decades and something needs to change.

I can't argue with that, but the problem is if I tell them that Thaksin probably isn't the saviour they expect him to be, they take the view that he is the least worst option for the long term of the country outside Bangkok.

Very well put. Cannot say better?

I thought I were the only person on TV that can see support (Whether right or wrong) for Thaksin and the red shirts.

It's like this.....

Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles. The Island nation consists of three separate countries: England, Scotland and Wales. I am English, and I have a British passport.

A Scotsman will also have a British passport but that does not make him English nor Welsh. Likewise with the Welsh. The British passport does refer to the three separate countries but does not specify which one in particular we are from.

Just to re-iterate. I am English AND British.

I could confuse matters further by mentioning The United Kingdom which includes the three countries mentioned already PLUS N. Ireland, but it's best to keep it simple for now methinks.

Have to nitpick a little here.

There are only two countries in the United Kingdom. They are England and Scotland.

United Kingdom came into being when the Scottish King James VI, took the English crown in 1603.

Uniting the Kingdoms as King James I. It was he that started the union flag of St George and St Andrew.

Look at the coat of arms on your passport (UK) It shows the Unicorn of Scotland and the Lion of England.

In England you will see on the coat the Harp of Ireland, Ramapant Lion of Scotland and the three Lions of England x 2.

When flown in Scotland the Ramapant Lion is shown twice

No Welsh dragon anywhere, since Wales was a principality of the English crown. That is why you have a Prince of Wales.

Just a little query for some?

What is the red saltire on a white background which is the third flag in the Union Flag, what is the Saint and country?

In short you need to be the type of guy who can form normal happy committed relationships with women anywhere in the world. No reason for it to be different here.

If you are already this type of guy you wont need me to tell you who you should fall for and who you should not bring home to meet your mother!

Sorry double post??

In short you need to be the type of guy who can form normal happy committed relationships with women anywhere in the world. No reason for it to be different here.

If you are already this type of guy you wont need me to tell you who you should fall for and who you should not bring home to meet your mother!

In short, you said the perfect quote. Simple!

In short you need to be the type of guy who can form normal happy committed relationships with women anywhere in the world. No reason for it to be different here.

If you are already this type of guy you wont need me to tell you who you should fall for and who you should not bring home to meet your mother!

In short. Perfect, comment/statement

Could not have condensed, abridged the above any better.

Full of common sense and a look yourself in the mirror first.

If you have the secret for a succesful marriage then please share. I will be on my way to billionaire status within months.

Do not think there is any secret.

We all change as we get older, my tastes and views are different now than 25 years ago.

What I wanted then, not need, nor want now.

My views.

If you are a good guy you want a good woman.

Neither of you must have a hidden agenda.

I.E.

Woman thinking she will change him to her thinking when married. Man thinking, that can stop after the wedding.

Simplistic I know but so are many fatal arguments.

You and she must be on the same intellectual level.

Living miles away from civilisation, your best friend (wife) better have same views, interests and hopes/desires for the future.

Understanding.

No one is top dog and his/her views are the only ones tolerated/accepted. Ability to listen to the other view point, no matter what.

The ability to say "Okay we agree to disagree" is a must.

You understand her culture and can put on the Thai glasses and thinking cap when needed.

You are in their country so your culture to her will be taken care of, if she respects your feelings, senses and/or understands your moods and non-thai ways, but most importantly, gives you face.

I am happy with my long term GF of 5 years now.

She understands my past and why everything is slow and steady.

Can see that what I say I will do does happen. She sits me down, tells me her problems and how she feels. I do same.

Keep reminding myself she is not moaning but telling me how she feels. She sits and listens to me.

Maybe it is my age and now being laid back more with my life. But could not and would not wish for any better or any other woman to be a part of my life.

As for those guys who where ripped off. 90% of the cases, I could see it coming. They were both blind and faults were on both sides. Never talked, and the guy usually started the short time route.

We all know what would happen with a cuacasian woman if a man behaved that way, why should an Asian female feel infidelity does not matter or not a concern. (FACE)

Live here and work offshore Far East, come and go on a 90 day type "O" visa which I renew during a return trip to the UK.

Been in a relationship for 4 years, if I have a Thai wedding, can I change my visa to marriage???

Or do I need to have a UK style/approved marriage to qualify.

I have been seperated from my UK wife for 8 years. For her own reasons she will not agree to an amicable divorce.

Reasons are inhieritence, insurance and her new found christian beliefs.

Some people have told me I can apply for a divorce without her permission owing to the time seperated?? Have no idea, how genuine this is?

Excuse the long winded questions.

Regards

Speeding, is that all and 3,500.00bt. No way matey, you were up to something or said something wrong or acted the big shot (I can do what I want).

Me I am always getting stopped on thre airport to Pattaya M/way, for speeding (140-160k) and not keeping to the left hand lane.

Always speak nicely, if my Scottish dulcet toned accented Thai is not understood. Apologise in Thai and speak English.

Never paid more than 200bhat.

Except one time near Sa Kheao, the army/police road block wanted 1000bt or I go jail??

Smiles and pleading got it down to 500bt.

No matey you were picked out and hard done to.

Why........................ Maybe the cheap house you stole...... your personal dealings....... Your Karma?

Som nom na

Gosh, its really hard to explain....

Thai women pretend they 'love you too much' - Western women don't.....

Incredible shock for farangs to come here and realise they were so 'hansum' - not something they expienced in their home country.

Jeez?? Unbelievable.

My ex told me she had won the pools when she met me. (pre lottery days) Should of seen all the little things.

Sold my own home (no mortgage) she changed literary overnight??

Bought a house in joint names, atmosphere became so bad, told her I would not marry her unless the previous person she were came back?? She changed?

Married it was daylight vanished. Only dark moods.

Farang women can lie through their teeth, listening to her group getting pissed on their regular Thursday afternoon meetings were more of an eye opener than I have ever heard from Thai BG's (I can speak and understand Thai)

Farang women do not have a halo over their heads nor the moral high ground. You have all the frailities and vices as other human beings. The thai girls call farangs "Hansum man" We know they are telling fibs, just as you know, when we say we love you, so are we.

We are all pots and keetles

Why do I like Thai women?

Ex merchant Navy, now work in the oil/offshore industry.

When my loveless marriage of 21 years came to an end, lost the house, cars and all my shares etc.

Since I only paid for a large home, yet worked abroad, judge (female) said in court "Not really your home since you spend 7-8 months of the year out of the country/home". "Your home is your work". Kept my pension, luckily??

She kept £450,000 worth of assests (2003 valuation) When I met her, she was already seperated from her first husband. Working at putting bacon into plastic bags and living in a one room studio flat (Bedsit).

Her standard of life changed overnight (Farang/Thai spring to mind)

Decided to take position offered by the company, in Indonesia. Thought I would now do the 90 day, UK, tax rule. Looked around at KL, Singapore, Miri, Jakarta and Thailand. Thailand ticked all the boxes for tax, communications, infrastructure etc. Women............. Hated them all at the time, not interested.

Started going out and were attracted to the femeninity of Thai women. Pleasantly suprised at how caring they were, even to strangers. Then 2007 BOOM? caught the eye of lady, a widow. Been together ever since, cannot fault her, makes me feel special, loved and appreciatted. Her circle of female friends has me shaking my head in disbelief when thinking back how my ex, her circle of friends behaved?

Lived in Taiwan 1979, spent most of my Navy time out in the Far East.

Prefer dark eyed, dark hair, golden/olive skin so much my UK ex could pass as an Italian/Spanish female with a slight tan.

Thai females are a cut above the norm, in my eyes at least? Cannot fault my partner, she puts up with a hole host of things like a saint?

Maybe it is just her and her race has nothing to do with it??

Let me make some comparisons and tell me if I didn't pay for a woman's company when I was married.

When Maria came into my life it was second marriage for both of us. She had a job when we first met, but the government shut it down a short time later. After that she did not work except for a dozen small businesses that I financed for her. Before any of the businesses became successful she quit and started another. They varied from hair stylist, to doing nails, to selling jewelry, to selling Amway goods, and then running a day care for children. In each case I paid for the start up costs and kept things going, including doing the accounting. I know what the costs were. I put up with the constant career changes because I understand that not all careers suit everyong equally. One of her friends had a successful day care business and Maria though she would like that. It looked like a smart idea because I knew her friend was making a good income from her day care business. But, we needed a larger home than the nice little one I already owned and that was perfect for just two people.

So, I sold the small home and took out a big morthgage for a larger home in a better location, specifically so she could run the day care. The business was a success from the start and the location was great. But, Just before the day care started making money she turned it over to her daughter who only lasted another year with it before she also quit. Then, I was stuck with a big house we didn't need with a mortgage I didn't want and no income to pay for it. The whole thing cost me a lot of money. During that time, I also helped out her two adult children in trying to get them careers. I also bought Maria two new cars that her son prompted destroyed. Fortunately, the insurance (which I paid for) covered most of the damage costs.

When her adult son got into the drug scene I was naive in thinking I could help. I had to buy him out of a rental home that he destroyed, and he moved in with us. !0 months after he moved in she moved out and left her son with me. A short time after that I had to get the police to get her son out of my home because he was smashing it in fits of rage. A couple months after that she filed for divorce and wanted half of everything. Over the 7 years we were together she had contributed nothing other than her body and her company. When we finally parted she walked away with half of what I had worked all my life for. We probably had sex about 3 or 4 times a week... about what I get now when I'm in Thailand. I don't want to hear all the usual feminazi claptrap about looking after the home for me. I did all the cooking and the clean up afterwards when we were together, and I did all the yard work. She contributed by doing the laundry and the lnterior house cleaning. I could have paid Molly-Maid house cleaning for that.

I put up with all that because I truly was in love with the lady and would have done anything for her. Ienjoyed her company and we had some great times together, but If I were to divide all the times we made love together into what it cost me financially it would come to far more than I've ever paid for prostitutes. Yes, the sex was mostly better (but not always) and for the good times we had together it was worth it to me. But, don't tell me I didn't pay for her company. And, it wasn't a lot different than the few special ladies that visit me now on a regular basis.

Very sobering and thought provoking message.

Had an experience along similar grounds.

Met a divorcee who lived in a single room, her work was putting sliced bacon into plastic bags.

Sold my house in Edinburgh (Scotland) and bought one in joint names in Bristol, England. She to work, Work HA! 2 hours a day, 3 days a week. To "work" needed her own car. Cost of petrol, insurance etc were greater tahan her wage, but it was the image she wanted.

After 12 years managed to secure an exceptionaly high paid post. Then the demands for all the trappings for success came in. Cost me a fortune. One night when drunk she attacked me while I were sleeping, ambulance was called and I stayed in hospital for 3 days. arriving back home told her she now had what she wanted ...Divorce?

She tried to cripple me with debts. I agreed to let her keep everything in the UK. 4 bed house with ensuite. 43 miles from Terminal 1 Heathrow. Sex, poor and cold for all those years. Will never marry again. All her friends are divorced seperated and see themselves as victims not to blame for the braek up.

iving in Thailand 6 years now. never been happier. Pay for sex, sure a small price to pay for female company. Ex took £450,000 in house, assets, cars and shares. Now moaning since it takes a lot of money to maintain that style, money she does not have.

The company of women is a lot cheaper here. Feel a lot better.

Pom song satang

No probs for me?? Pattaya addicts accessible,

Just read:

yes again russians and eastern europes

Are ex 264 invited?

or 845?

Keep this quiet fo I do not want to join the ranks of P45. Just had my P60. Great the Goverment had me NT and no tax??

Overstay will cost him 20,000 baht.. Pay at airport. Just hope he does not get caught by police before he leaves. he could spend a few nights in jail. The overstay after he pays is not a big thing.

Thank you for replying. How much is it a day, is 20,000 the max??

Thanks again

500 per day to 20,000 max.

Many thanks will pass it on.

Ta

Overstay will cost him 20,000 baht.. Pay at airport. Just hope he does not get caught by police before he leaves. he could spend a few nights in jail. The overstay after he pays is not a big thing.

Thank you for replying. How much is it a day, is 20,000 the max??

Thanks again

A friend of mine works 21 day on off in the oil industry. He decided to take 2 trips off and now finds himself in Thailand 15 weeks before he leaves. Now realises he has done overstay. Bit worried what can happen to him when he arrives Swampy to fly Singapore.

Any advise on how much he will pay or should he go to an immigration centre. He lives up Dan Kun Thot, so Korat may be the closest.

Thanks for any advise

The best and in my view the only way to stay legit is to follow the tax man advise.

Do the 90 day rule, have done so for 6-7 years while living in thailand the past 6.

Advised by the tax man that to obtain my NT coding had to satisfy him on a number of issuses. This I complied with.

Work offshore in Asia doing 4 weeks on/off and in live Pattaya.

Return to the UK for 5 nights during my 4 weeks off. Maintain a property 48miles from Heathrow. which is shared ownership (UK wife, but seperated).

Have salary deposited in a bank outside the UK, demonstrate own accomodation outside the UK along with normal domestic expenses.

Show work visa's for asian countries and the proverbial type "O" visa for Thailand.

Would imagine that the majority of ex-pats would be similar? Only those that do not do full disclosure or trying to lie low (scam) would need to worry.

Done the electrics on the GF parents house. You buy an earth stake (copper) fit it (Hammer it down) into moist soil. Run a 2.5mm single core/stranded cable preferably coloured green direct from the stake to the washmacine earth tag, usually at the rear of the machine