JBL
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iPhone 4, unlocked, micro sim
Have tested with alternative carriers micro sim
Cheers
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Just tacking on to the same topic question
- iPhone, I won't make many calls but emails & other www social media
- more than 30days
- mainly away from major cities
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He is rewarding himself financially, so why consider financial reward.
I would consider that the best reward you could give him (if you can afford it) is be there for his graduation day and personally bestow on him what you have said here - that you are very, very proud of him. Warm true feelings from parents are worth more than financial reward and assist with a worthy young persons all round development.
Roadman thank you for your input
Your suggestion has not been dismissed but atop of my own list already - my only fear is if or how it is comprehended or translated - not by language but by cultural norms.
A small example, the celebration of a birthday - in my wife's case it hasn't been that important to contact or mark the occasion with family & I always hand her the phone on her sons birthday and ask her to give him a call, no huge reaction from either but I am happy, yesterday out of the blue I noticed it was one of my Thai nephews birthdays and sent him a message on Facebook - he was genuinely pleased that I had remembered
These cultural differences seem to be changing very quickly with the world becoming smaller with social media, and this alone is worthy of many forum debates....
So I am just trying in my own way to ensure that we hit the nail on the head
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Cooool so nice to see good service being praised
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This forum has it all! U found it!!
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Ok a bit of history we have been married for nearly 12 years, my stepson was just into his teens when we married and we both ( me and the wife ) decided to live in Australia, we could of up rooted the boy from Isaan to a culture shock which we have seen afflict some other kids of similar ages here and hope he would integrate & bounce on.....
We actually jointly discussed this with immediate family & came to the joint decision that with his current good grades a reasonably good head on his shoulders & the fact that he already resided with extended family on his fathers side that we could give him greater support from a distance... This decision how ever it was made was made and can't be undone, flame away if that's your prerogative......
So the outcome my stepson is about graduate from university with great scores, he has had direct support from both of us as individuals and from his father and our extended families, he traveled to Australia when he was 16 and spent time with us on holiday, & he has built his own online gaming biz that is generating his own income (prior to graduating from Uni) enabling him to further invest in his own business but also to be able to stand on his own feet..
For all of these facts we are extremely proud and we hear direct feelings echoed by his father ( with whom we have regular contact with) I for one who didn't finish school let alone go on to further education are proud as punch also.
So to you we pose the question - how do we mark, congratulate, celebrate & possibly reward this mile stone in a intelligent young mans life?
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I have always eaten it hotter than Most Thai's
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Bit of an oversight here as the first emporer and settlers in the area were actually Guay.(Gui) Now pronounced, by "Thais", as Suay.(Sui) Villages speaking this language can still be found in both Surin and Buriram.
The main place where you will hear this language being spoken is in the elephant villages between Ta Toom in Surin and Satuk in Buriram. The Guay people are the original elephant herders.
Other areas of Surin where Guay is still spoken are Sangka and Lamduan. In Buriram I have been to villages as far afield as Prackonchai, Ban Dan, Ban Bua and very surprisingly Lamplaimart where the langauge is spoken as a mother tongue although it is sadly a dying language.
In my wife's home town of Khukhan ((Sisaket) Khmer, Lao, Guay & Thai are spoken depending on who is around, sadly Guay is fading out & certainly with the next generation more languages will follow as Media has an increasing stronghold on centralizing language, I for one love the ease of pronouncing Khmer words but we really only speak it when @ home in the village
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My 17 year old stepson came to visit us in Austrailia last year for a month,all he wanted to do was play online games - the only time hestopped was when we travelled to Sydney and visited family, he was online till 4 or 5am most nights had to curtail it in the end but he was even online till the moment we had to leave for the airport. This is not just a problem in thailand but antisocial problem in many countries
And here I am quite a few years latter with my stepson completing Uni, with distinction & has had his own biz on the side for about a year - yes online gaming - he is making a bit out of it - enough to warrant a b700k server, paid built and programmed by himself - all of his own motervation = proud step father
Who can't spell
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We are thinking of buying a condo and are wanting to know what the annual costs are for services, body corp, taxes/rates, water or any other possible periodic charges, taxes & costs that are passed on to owners, & if renting a condo do you get the same annual charges?
Thanx
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we prior to putting into our hire stock now burn our new plasma screens in with a white screen for 100hrs this seems to help as ours go out with clients for powerpoint presentations & display use - cant remember who or where I saw this recommended but I havent seen a badly damaged screen here for a while - but I have seen the results of one with playstation graphics burnt into it
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I for one hope these deaths have not been for nothing, the people of this country deserve better
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Send it as US dollars so it gets converted in Thiland as you will get a better rate, and send it once a month or you will pay too many charges and fees, about $20 from your bank and 200 to 300baht from the thai bank per transfer, its worth watching the exchange rate as small fluctuations can mean the differance of a thousand baht or so. we are currently moving some money to Bank of Bangkok and the rate as gone from (AUD) 28.39 to 27.93 and back upto 28.57 over the last 3 days
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My 1st unit was in 91 and it was a nice bag phone and if I remember it had space for 99 names/numbers for contacts
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so how do you find a real metered taxi that isnt part of some kick back scam when you arrive at this airport?
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we spend about 6 weeks a year in LOS and I dont cope well with comming back home - Its all the little things I miss like the food and people and it comes as shock especialy when I put my work clothes on. I feels like my childhood of going from long summer holidays and back to school kicking and screaming.
I am in dream mode at the moment as its only 2 weeks until we are back in LOS
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Great to hear a compliment - I have a winge I know but I like to ballance it with compliments when I get great service
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The only time it came close to actually anoying my wife was once when checking into a hotel in Pratunam. We only had one bag between us and I can see how it could have looked, the day manager asked for a passport for check in and and my wife was quite happy to provide her Austrailian Passport, the change in attitude was noticable
I dont mind how most people veiw me but some of my extended Thai family belive that I am a walking ATM, I resent that - I am taller than a ATM
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We have now got smoke free pubs, clubs, bars & Casinos in Australia - its heaps better apart for the stench of humanity in the clubs
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Thanks for the replys - have had great service from http://www.grandwatergate.com
I had problems with their online booking system and the manager emailed me and upgraded me to a better room
Nice to get quick service
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Awsome result, all the very best - dont forget that there are pleanty more applications to come, my wife has just recived her Australian passport not that we rushed but its nearly 8 years ago that we lodged our Spouse Visa Application but the amount of times we needed translated copies of the family book and other documents never seemed to end. All the very best to both of you
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Last time I was at Chatuchak Weekend Market there was a huge range of gear & fish
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Many thanx
JBL