teacherofwoe

Magic the Gathering. Always looking for new players in CM.

I need to remove my air con to take to a new house. Has anyone had experience doing this? Is it a diy job? I understand that their is a coolant liquid inside. Does it need to be done by a professional or can I do it without the liquid leaking? If I need a pro, does anyone know of someone in Hang Dong? Thanks.

I see Thais riding their motorcycle wearing only shorts at least twice a week. I've seen them wave to police friends, go into shops, and eat in restaurants. I can't say that i've seen them driving due to tinted windows. I suggest two peanut shells and a length of string: hey presto, your driving bikini.

Yes, I took my father there and he let one off right in front of my face.

About restaurants and coffee shops: I aviod CM city centre as much as possible so I can't really help you there. I live in Hang Dong/San Pa Tong and usually eat out there or in Lamphun.

I don't know about strawbeery farms, but if you are planning on going to the hot springs again then check out the Sleepin Buddha cave. If you're going to the springs from CM it's on the left about ten minutes before. You'll need to look out for the signpost. The entrance to the caves is very small and you have to crawl a little bit, but once inside it's huge with several chambers.

Thanx alot wow interesting i will have to crawl i will make sure that i wont fart or person front of me dont fart it happened to me before been to many caves in thailand but wot am afraid the most is...snake or gecko-_- cant wait to go there! btw where in CM are u? how about restaurant or coffee shop? any suggestion?

Kit

I don't know about strawbeery farms, but if you are planning on going to the hot springs again then check out the Sleepin Buddha cave. If you're going to the springs from CM it's on the left about ten minutes before. You'll need to look out for the signpost. The entrance to the caves is very small and you have to crawl a little bit, but once inside it's huge with several chambers.

Firstly, I am not a disgruntled employee, but a parent. Second, all of the information in my original post came from current and ex employees. There are plenty of reliable witnesses, Thai and foreign, who can and would corroborate everything mentioned above. As with the teacher who has victimized children, I didn't mention anything about her doing violence. After hearing everything about the school from the inside, I decided not to re enroll my children. When I asked my children about the school they of course said they like it there because they can play. I think that I'm more inclined to heed the the teachers than the opinion of my young children. Taking the time to introduce myself to the teachers and get to know them outside or school was worthwhile.

Finally, I have a number for the person who made the wheels for my friend's friend's dog:

What is the deposit amount? I got UBC about eight years ago and I'm sure I paid something like B12,000 for deposit and installation. Unfortunately, I no longer have the original receipt. My wife called them last year and they said the deposit was B4,000 which has put me off cancelling.

I have the original receipt, but didn't need to show it. It's all on their computer, they volunteered the info about my deposit without me mentioning it.

So what's the figure, please?

I lived in Canada for 7 years and could never get used to AW Rootbeer, to me it tastes like some kind of mouthwash.

That probably has something to do with usually drinking warm beer.

You must have us confused with Brits. Being a Canuck I know many and no self respecting Candian drinks warm beer. If you do, or offer warm beer to someone, it is usually met with 'What are you, a Brit?"

And a Canuck would know good beer from bad?

Larger is served cold in England, Germany, Austria, Belgium, etc. Bitter and ale (real beer for real men) is served at room temperature.

I cancel my UBC a couple of years ago, just keeping the free channels for my wife. Just download a bunch of HD telefilms and the wonderful BBC documentaries.

I was on vacation in Bali and I saw the local (Indovision-Indosat I don't recall) and I was impressed from the number of the available channels (many more and better than UBC) and the quality of the interface and the signal.

Sad they are loosing customers month by month (maybe only farangs?)

I want to keep the free Thai channels for my wife too. True told here that I must cancel first then resubscribe under her name to get Freeview. I smell a rat.

What is the deposit amount? I got UBC about eight years ago and I'm sure I paid something like B12,000 for deposit and installation. Unfortunately, I no longer have the original receipt. My wife called them last year and they said the deposit was B4,000 which has put me off cancelling.

I too am dismayed at the quality of programmes shown on True/ UBC. I will soon be cancelling and then re subscribing under the wife's name for Freeview rather than pay B500 for the Knowledge package. All of the series and movies they have I can download for free anyway. The Freeview will allow the wife to watch Thai terrestrial channels in good quality. I can download for free better than they provide.

Nandachart Pre-School and Grade School is probably the worst place to send a child. None of the Native English Speaking staff have university degrees or any other training at the Hang Dong campus and very few of the Thai teachers are qualified either. They accept children with special needs, such as autism and ADD, and then place them in a class with the other students. There is no curriculum in place. No real lessons are taught; simply occupying the children is the main focus. The management doesn't seem to have any knowledge about running the school except to gather fees. Every few weeks or so, they try to come up with a new methodology to teach the children but little thought and no expertize goes into it. Trial and error seem to be their approach. The lunches provided are sub-standard and contain MSG to reduce costs. Children are allowed to run amok as there is absolutely no discipline or rules of conduct at the school. Many students are allowed to wander the campus unsupervised rather than attend classes. Some of the Thai kindergarten teachers have been known to victimize some of the children, even as young as two years old. The turn around of staff is in the order of six per semester. Need I go on? I wouldn't send my children there if you paid me (any amount).

My friend's neighbour's dog has doggy wheels. When their neighbour gets home they will ask where she got them.

For God's sake don't send your child to Nandachart Pre-School.

I play. No cards or anything here though. I haven't really played since the mid 90's though, lol.

Although I recently got back on MTGO and have been fooling around a bit on that.

I'm guessing you can't buy cards here. How to you play? Proxies?

I bought my cards here about four years ago through a Thai guy that had a store in town. He downsized to a stall which he eventually closed too and I lost his phone number when my phone was stolen. My friend is a newcomer to the game and he has been ordering from the U.K. and U.S.

The game has changed quite a bit since the 90's. If you are interested in getting back into it you're welcome to meet with us.

There's loads of motorcycle accessory shops about. If you see one with wheels for sale, they usually make up the wheels themselves from rims and spokes. They can also repair such wheels, but if you are talking about alloy wheels that are one piece alloy cast, then I would buy new wheels. I worked in the automotive industry for a long time and my father worked in the Tyre industry and he would confirm, that for safety reasons,you never repair this type of wheel.

We have two tanks emptied every year. The lager of the two costs B500 and the smaller one costs B350. We are in Hang Dong.

My next door neighbour just had theirs emptied this morning .....600 baht Not far from Rincome junction.

Can either of you kind respondants provide me with a phone number?

Sure. The Hang Dong firm's numbers are: 053 426585 & 081 9600391 but be warned, they don't speak English.

We have two tanks emptied every year. The lager of the two costs B500 and the smaller one costs B350. We are in Hang Dong.

Two MTG players looking for other players in Chiang Mai for friendly games. Novices and experienced players welcom.

So many posters want to lynch this man. This isn't the wild west. Has anyone not though that this person might need special care? I see a very troubled individual without the mental or emotional capacity to function in society. This person clearly needs help.

I would like to put my name forward

Ill give him some special care ,really creative special care

Its weak liberals like you Mr teacher that have created chaos in Europe over the last 30 years

People like Jeff,just love people like you dont they because with you about there is never any social responsibilty only excuses and eventual decay of society values

We need to understand him, f...k that i would say after 48 years if Jeff the Jaffa has not worked out who he is

Why should anybody else

Lets hope you are really not a teacher as your name refers to because as i see it

The only one that needs help is you mate !

If he cant function in society then the easy answer and the only one is take him out of society

Forever

All of the underlining you made of my post refers to yourself. Unlike you, I don't hate the man; I pity him. I also pity you.

So many posters want to lynch this man. This isn't the wild west. Has anyone not though that this person might need special care? I see a very troubled individual without the mental or emotional capacity to function in society. This person clearly needs help.

Does anyone know if it's possible to get a work permit on a retirement visa? If not, then is it possible to switch to a non b at the local immigration office or does one have to leave the country and go to a Thai embassy? The person in question is 59 years old, so she should be able to get the non b. Would she have problems getting one next year when she's 60?

Thanks for any information about this.

He got his new work permit while on a one week extention and has since been to Mae Sai twice now. You say he didn't get a visa at Mae Sai; he was worried that he has been working illegally on a tourist visa and was also concerned that his new work permit had been nullified also.

If he gets ll the paperwork can he get a Non B in Thailand?

A guy I know has changed jobs and his B visa was cancelled by his old employer. He was able to get a one week extension. He found a new job and got a new work permit. Unfortunately, his new employer couldn't get all of the documents to get his B visa extended for the year so he had to go to Mae Sai for a border run and now has a tourist visa. He is getting ready to go to Loas to get a new B visa. However, after reading the info on this site about getting a B visa it seems that the employer gives a letter requesting a B visa so they can obtain a work permit. Is his work permit still valid? Should he not tell the Thai embassy about the permit and just get the visa and then carry on like nothing happened?