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So, for the ones that go up and down the moat roads what should be the charge for the length of one side of the moat?

My cards are now all chip. I have also just purchased a new wallet - this comes with an anti skim mesh.

There are several posts on Pattaya. Try "search".

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/377263-jomtien-fishing-park-vs-pattaya-fishing-park/?hl=%2Bpattaya#entry4954737

If you try Jomtien you can get there by sorngtau as far as you can go East along the sea front then walking a couple of blocks - then down a soi (signposted last I was there). Soi dogs are mangy but OK. Jomtien is best fished as far from the entrance as possible and cast to the back corner. Quite good food there and pretty reasonable price - Chao Phraya type catfish give quite a good fight. Cost 50-60$ would be my guess for a full day including hire of gear, bait, food and a couple of beers.

It is possible that the tank full error is not correct. You could try the following link to check if the error is real or not.

http://aboutprinterservice.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/reset-waste-ink-counter-and-canon-mp160.html

Whoops that didn't work, Ill have another go

sambar

white throated kingfisher

White-throated kingfisher. Common throughout Thailand. A very nicely framed and cropped shot with great bokkhe.

Im no bird expert so I'm told this is a yellow throated warbler..this was with the 1.4x teleconverter on the lens,

This is a Grey Wagtail. A common but very pretty migrant sp.

The dog is doing what it has been bred to do - after all it is a type of "gun dog".

A qualified teacher at 6000B for 20 hours is not expensive.

Sure, you can find teachers without any experience teaching Thai to farang that charge 150 or 200 B per hour, but the efficiency of the course will be not that good.

If money is an issue I would follow group courses instead of going for a non-qualified teacher.

Your friend might need to change his/her expectations.

If the teacher is well prepared and professional then 20 hrs represents a weeks work. This is 24K Bht per month. I think that is a pretty good deal.

We have plenty of tin roofed houses near the sea - painted they will last for about twenty years plus. I put Colorbond up 32 years ago and it is still fine - be good for at least another 20 years I would guess.

Huntsmen are pretty harmless and not aggressive but they can bite. Yhey have a flatter look than wolf spiders which are much more aggressive and can give a nast bite with the possibility of complications. They are sometimes confused for each other. Most huntsmen seem to be a drad greyish colour but we have a rather pretty red spotted huntsman that is associated with jarrah trees here in SW Australia. This one is pretty cute and I am very wary of spiders but quite like saying hello when I look in the post box where it has taken up residency.

http://stevekeeling.smugmug.com/Nature/Macro-moments/16705468_NjRpKS#!i=1393890653&k=xxJ5BWx

A typical grey type huntsman

http://stevekeeling.smugmug.com/Nature/Macro-moments/16705468_NjRpKS#!i=1383356074&k=JgsP7KX

This wolf spider is another matter

http://stevekeeling.smugmug.com/Nature/Macro-moments/16705468_NjRpKS#!i=1354691693&k=JSGpPwQ

You guys are too fast for me - posted while I was researching. i agree on Kukri then.

Sounds like a type of Kukri Snake - very aggressive and presents tail as a distraction. Non - venomous. I would be interested if someone could give a definitive ID.

I agree with thae above post with regards hire of a driver as well. I always pay with credit card and the insurance is better through the card than that on offer and it is free. Check out the fine print though. Mine is through Zurich.

House Swift -has white throat and rump otherwise looks black all over. Endemic.

Barn Swallow - Looks cream all over below - brown throat Common winter visitor.

Red-rumped Swallow - pale below withn redish rump. Winter visitor.

Graffitti art is very different to the scourge of tagging.

Did you post a picture? I don't see one/

Most International Schools prefer a Masters.

Western Australia will allow High School teachers to teach in Primary School and will be desperately recruiting soon for primary teachers to move over to Middle school (Y7-10) as the year 7 Primary students will be shifting to High School. There is going to be a desperate shortage of teachers of all levels in the next few years in Australia. They are already looking at teachers (?) only needing a degree and a six week teaching certificate. So much for my spending 7 years studying!

I would suggest that if you don't have a degree that you look at taking English as your major. There are also double degree options. I have a couple of degrees and a Grad Dip Ed. I would also need a Cert in ESL to feel well qualified and a masters in English would place me well in line for an International School. However, I I have to say I would much prefer to teach in a poor government school where I might actually pay back some of the good fortune that has fallen my way over the years. I think that if you are going into teaching just for the money or you will only to teach in "leafy green schools" then you are not a real teacher at all. I was in business for many years prior to teaching and left to earn less than a quater of my salary. I do get hollidays but find teaching very hard work. I think I am a pretty good teacher but there are many that are better than I am and they really are driven by the ethos that teaching is a vocation.

Sadly I am too old to teach in Thailand (65). I would so much like to have had the opportunity to do so. I have taught myself to read and speak Thai, after a fashion, and I visit as often as possible.

If you do go ahead then I wish you all the best. Aim to be the best teacher you can - you will have an effect on kids lives.

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Go to "forums" on this site and look up ESL Teaching in Thailand. They have the answeres to all you need there. Generally you don't hanve to have a degree but do need a Cert. in ESL. A degree in anything is better - with ESL and a degree in education as well as ESL Cert would be the way to go if you want this to ba your future for years to come. How much you get paid will depend less on being primary or Secondary School but on whether you are teaching at a government or private institution and the socio economics of their clients. The best paid will most likely be International Schools.

My advice would be to just get a Cert in ESL and try teaching for a few months. I know many people that have spent years and a lot of money getting teaching qualifications to then spend years trying to get out of the system as they can't handle the stress. Teaching can be very rewarding but it is one of the hardest things to do well, and often not appreciated. Typically 80-90% of university students drop out (usually after their first practicum) and I would say that of those that get their education degree at least a third give it up within five years.

You can get a teaching degree "online" in Australia. You have to complete practicum units under supervision at a school (usually at least 10 weeks). Check out:

http://www.open.edu.au/courses/education/curtin-university-bachelor-of-education-primary--cur-bed-deg-2013

I have been trying to interest the High School in Western Australia , where I
teach, to take an interest in Thailand. The Curriculum interest in any Asian
country is broader than just language. I am teaching cultural, industrial and
technological similarities, differences and links. The trade with Thailand is
growing steadily. Thailand is one of the most visited destinations - most
likely only second to (Indonesia) Bali. The New Curriculum will require far
more evaluation of the way our Asian neighbours live. However, I think we are
pretty much going down the track of Indonesian or Mandarin as language options.
These may seem the best options for Australian students but proximity to WA at
least and the fact that Thailand is fast developing may make Thai an option.
Interestingly I have several Thai speaking students but have yet to come across a student that speaks Mandarin or Indonesian as a their first language.

Wtk, depends on what you mean by vegetable, many seaweeds reproduce by sporophytes, they release spores, as do most land based ferns, as some fern shoots are eaten as a vegie, (warabe) ..... that is an example of a non-flowering land vegetable.

I have read that fungi are closer to animals than plants. This makes them even more interesting to study.

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Works fine for me.

 

If you can get free travellers cheques from your bank then you usually get a better rate for them in Thailand than cash.

Also they are much safer.

Edit: Forgot to say...this only works with the largest denomination cheques you can get as they charge 33 Baht per cheque.

 

I agree - I mostly use TC in Thailand (the only country that gives me a better rate than for cash)

Very interesting - thanks for this.