greenmember

Brushing hairs Some make up maybe?

Does anyone know what they require? In front of the clothes cabinet showing clothes of both husband and wife inside? I had a search before and they require photos like that. No?

We don't have the house number on to our door. Some jobs to do now.

They showed me the sample of another couple. This set was regular.

I saw another set which was under the table glass of other officer. I bet the wife shot the husband in a dining table. Then the husband shot the wife sitting on the bed edge So hilarious.

The previous 3 times when I extended my visa, they didn't ask for photos. Only this time.

Came to Tor Mor Suan Lum in Bangkok today to submit my application for temporary stay TM7. Apart from usual documents, they now require 4 photos of my husband and I. 1 to be in front of the house and house number to be shown in the photo. 3 to be inside the house sitting in the sofa, dining table, etc. They have a change in management. I'll send by EMS to them later as we don't live in BKK.

Queue took 90 minutes. Waited for 17 persons. Fee 1,900 Baht. They stopped for lunch around 12:10pm until 13:00.

Well Balo the OP has Baloed out of the discussion leaving everyone here flaming each other.101 posts later does anyone else smell a rat then?

Yo Greenmember,

I recognise parts of you in me, funny as I thought I was the only one with a bit weird thinking and social behaviour.

No worry it is cool to be a bit: (Read openminded).

I think that makes at least three of us. Maybe we ought to start an Antisocial Club...

BFD!

Glad to hear from Alex and BlueFeelingDude

Forming a club? It requires meetings and that's what I'm scared

The funny side of me is my colleagues still think that I'm an outgoing girl and am ready for any party in hot clothes. Back then when I was single and went to work, I had to be a fun girl. You know that you need to know a lot of people in a lot of groups, so one of them will like you and marry you.

When I met the man who is my husband now, we as the group of 7 went to have drinks in a nice coffee shop in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). My husband told his friend "My hometown no have this. Can she live there?"

I in fact hate sitting in coffee shops, have the over priced drinks and talk nonsense. But no where was more appropriate for a meeting with friends.

We cannot do as we want. We have to follow the majority.

I wanted to say that my husband offers tea money to them up front. He says "If you help me to complete this, I'll "doo lair" (take care of) you. He knows how it works. He often pays after the work is done. In his job, he tells the person how much he will doo lair.

Thank you Lite I love it too.

My husband still talks about tea money up front. Even though things have changed, someone somewhere still demands.

He says, years ago, the government officers were forced to change their behaviors. They should understand that their role is to serve the public. Back then you were in the position of "begging" and they were your parents. This has changed obviously. The other day I went with him to a provincial office to certify some papers, I felt we were in a bank, warm service with smiles, nice facilities with queue system. In the former time, they didn't need to improve themselves and still went up to Level 11, the highest rank. Now they have to have exam or something like that. That is why they hate the person who brought troubles to them, who is Mr Thaksil.

Your permit is until Sep 30. Forget about the wrong stamp. I don't think you need to make any correction.

A staff in Bangkok Bank told me if I need a credit card, I must have a work permit or name in tabien barn if I'm not a Thai resident / citizen. To open a bank account, you don't need a work permit for sure.

Most farang in Thailand have a great life that is much better than they could have back home.

By pointing out what is 'wrong' with Thailand and the possible solution forum users are suggesting a means to make it even better.

Nothing wrong with pointing out shortcomings in paradise imo.

I like your post.

I still have some lady friends in my previous country I share my feelings with via emails but when they say "If you go back here, let's have a drink", I will never let that happen. I'm scared of a face to face conversation when you have to find something to talk to keep it interesting. With emails, you take days or weeks to reply. No pressure.

My brother & husband say I'm ab-normal. I can be but I can't change it.

This proves to me that some men are ruled by their 'ducks'

We have a debate here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=171101

Couldn't agree more with some posters that men must not let their small heads do the thinking .

Great idea!

My answer is, there are many good and friendly Thais out there that people don't post about, and life in Thailand is still better in their / my own country.

After reading BFD's post, maybe I should post mine.

When we were in school, the neighbor girl shared the bicycle with me. She didn't have one. One day I was not ready yet to off to school and we were almost late. She waited and waited and was upset with me. She bought a bicycle later so we didn't go together.

Then I thought to myself why bother to go with anyone? If I go alone, I don't need to wait. If I'm late, my problem, not needing someone to blame me.

When I worked, I smiled and talked with everybody in the company even the cleaners, the drivers..... but after work, strictly I don't want anybody to visit me. Eating time in canteen was a torture if the person I sat with started "how many bro & sis do you have, how old are they, what do they do, how old are your parents, what do they do...." I just can't handle these boring questions. I prefer talking about any subject other than asking nonsense when we're not close enough.

Aloha koto. I almost forgot these. If I stay up until 2am, avoid healthy foods & drinks, have no work out, eat too late in the night, then no cosmetic can help. Also, I remember those days when I argue with husband, my face had no life and I felt like I was going to die.

You're so right. Thanks for reminding me.

Thanks girlx.

Not sure if you're referring to "kaeng som" which has papaya cut into pieces, "makham" (tamarind), ground red chili (beaten chili). When you boil a long time with fish head, the soup will not be clear and you will feel it meaty.

Correction: no more red turning to brown marks on chairs

It seems to me the question can be resumed as why men need so many partners when women seem to be happy with only one. Once again the answer should be found in ancien chinese wisdom : "Have you ever seen a tea set with one cup and six pots" Whatever that means...

I can guarantee that my husband will not ever dare to have other women now or even after we divorce. He has enough shxt from me

Their hormone could be the exact word, not their d. Hormone controls them (maybe not all of them). 100% male masterb. My husband told about boys seeing another boy taking a girl at his back of motorbike, they stopped him and had a fighting. Women don't do such nonsense.

They don't want children and are not ready to have a wife but have to go find a girl and get trapped. The girl stops her pills, gets pregnant & they get married. This is so popular in Vietnam and Thailand.

Yeah Bina. Funny isn't it? We go back to what we thought outdated. Things are much easier now with good detergents and washing machine.

When we were in school back then, we brought home those used cloths to wash. If a poor boy happened to open our schoolbag---------ah har

I just re-read what RueFang said and she's so right. The cloth I talked about let go immediately so I had to ask the Vice School Master to let me go home until he remembered my full name (with 2 middle names ). Wet all over. Nowadays girls have to wear white long dress and white long pants ("ao dai" in Vietnamese language). Thanks to modern napkins, no blood is to be seen by other people, no more red chairs and those having wings keep your underwear clean whole day.

hey green member, i take it you are a thai woman? so that clues us in on some of the less discussed things here... cotton moquito nets? so what and how were they sewn to become pads?? were u country or city thai? i'm sure there are still lots of differences....

bina

Hey bina, that net was left open like a handkerchief so it took no time to dry. When we used, we wrapped it up to the preferred shape and used a pin to stick it with the underwear. Sometimes the pin was opened by chance and "theng" out body Mom said some people used strings to keep it not fall but I can't know how they did it.

Thailand is developed waaaaaaay too far compared with us. I'm from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam but am living in Thailand now. This self made napkins story happened 22 years ago.

I see 63 votes for yes in people annoyed by avatars.

Ping, you voted 50 times yet?

I know ya luffs mine eye. hehehe

Zpete, to be honest, the Asian eye in your avatar is scary

Oh dear, now I realise the effort some members take to find an avatar that reflects their personality it puts me dam_n right to shame!

I signed up and had no avatar, then found one by googling "cool avatar" and selected one from the first page!

Actually my original one was eventually (took several posts) asked to be removed as there was too much breast showing...?

Anyway I flicked to this annoying irritating one after that! Maybe that is me.......

I tell you the truth, I used my left point finger wanting to take out the ant but I stopped in time. I thought there was an ant on my screen. Your avatar is so funny

I'll be applying for my second extansion stay soon. Do I still need to bring with me all the documents to Immigration? Or want are the documents needed for this procedure?

Thank you.

I would bring all documents I have. For my case having a Thai husband: passport, copy of every page, photos, marriage certificate, my husband's ID card and house registration book. As I remember, they returned to me the copy of marriage certificate last time (it's still the same as in the file so they don't need more). But I'll copy all. I hate wasting time going out, cross the busy street, wait for copies to be made, and rush back to see the officer when hundreds of people are waiting.