mekongmiss

What about the Angry Birds debit card info that appears on Kasikorn bank screen - I don't know what to push so I waited and thankfully I got my card back. This was at 2am in the airport. I have continued doing this when I take out money elsewhere.

Hi, I have a Thai non B visa and would like to know if I will need to submit my work permit etc when applying for a tourist visa to Myanmar. Thank you.

Cheers Mario....presume you mean that I only have 7 days to get both new WP and visa extension. The letter for Labour and Immigration is just required for my current province or will I need this in my new province as well? Will I need to do the medical check again for the WP? (only did it 5 months ago).

Thank you again - MM

Dear all

I am currently on a non O visa based on volunteering that is extended every 90 days in Thailand. My extension ends in September. I also have a WP. I will be moving provinces at the end of next week to take up a salaried position with a well established Thai company. They indicated that they could change my WP over and obtain a new visa for me (presume this will be a non B ) From what I have read in the forum I have to give my WP back here when I leave and by doing this my visa will be cancelled unless I leave the country or pay for a 7 day extension. Is this correct even though the extension is based on volunteering and not employment as such? Is there any way that my new employer can change the WP and sort out my visa without having to go through this?

Many thanks for your advice - MM

The foreigners who have jumped up on the stage at the protest centre appear to have a number of personal issues which is all about self worth and validation. Maybe their own govt has treated them badly? Maybe they have Braveheart fantasies like Seh Daeng? Of course they can become a hero for 15 seconds - something that they cannot do in their own country. Or indeed maybe they are now getting the attention they have been craving after being ignored for most of their life. Why is it that people want to identify with a different country, the people and their cause - I guess we all want a place in the world and acceptance but at what price?

Hi, I will be applying for a 12 month multi entry non immigrant O visa in the next few weeks. I will have all the relevant papers from my employer and I am wondering if it possible to obtain this regionally at Vientiane or KL? I also have a few back to back TVs as well - should this present any problems?

Thank you, MM

I agree with Artisi - a thoroughly unecessary comment which does not reflect well on your character or intelligence. Looks like your lady, and no doubt her Thai man and the relatives are having "fun" with you. It doesn't matter who the experience is with, westerner or Thai, cheating and using someone for residency and then ultimately trying to claim their assets is a nasty act. The guys who are posting here with warnings give good advice, the ones who are making excuses for the woman need to pull their head out of the sand and smell the Som tam.

The CDs are tied to their tails to act as reflectors at night so they do not get hit by motor vehicles and bikes. Some owners clip on flashing reflectors as well. I live in Mae Sot and more and more farang are coming here, mainly to assist Burmese migrants. Along with this has come a KFC, more coffee shops and more elephants, both youngsters and adults. 20 baht buys you a meagre bag of sugarcane that provides very little for the elephant. I feel very sad for the elephant and the way it is made to trumpet, bow, do a dance etc to make some money for the groups of guys that follow it.

Hi

Maybe this is not the right place for this topic but here goes. I live in a border town in NW Thailand which must be the number one place for the number of aggressive and somewhat mangy dogs that run around on the streets day and night. It is OK if you drive a car or ride a motorbike, but for those of us who ride bicycles or walk it can be pretty scary. This mainly concerns tourists, some locals and Burmese migrants, especially children. Anyway, everyday someone here is bitten, and for the lucky ones who know about this and can afford it, it is off to the hospital for the rabies shots. Interestingly enough it is the dogs with owners who are the worst. Friends have reported owners laughing as their dogs attacked them or even abusing them, some even set the dogs on them. Rabies is considered to be a serious threat to public health in Thailand, also the pain and distress at being surrounded by a group of dogs and then being bitten is not nice. I decided to visit my local tourist police to alert them to this problem and was dismayed at the pathetic response I received from the policewoman in charge. Basically I was told that they do not deal with this problem, if you can identify the dog and their owner they will go and see them, however dogs that do not have owners "control themselves". I am appalled at the lack of reponsibility shown by owners and authorities regarding this. I have travelled to a number of towns in Thailand and have never experienced the dog problem that we have here. So for forum readers - is this a problem where you live? If so, what was done about it?

Well, my advice is not to continue your role in this real life soap opera and leave the family to sort it out.

Hi Gisele

You are such a strong person and I second all the best wishes that have been sent your way. Hope you found a good home for Mischa. All the best in HK. Take good care of yourself over the months to come and let us know how it goes.

Well I became involved with a well educated guy who is well respected (in his eyes at least) and has a good job in the humanitarian sector. He is not poor but kept bleating on about his poor beginning in life (he is in his 50's so when will he get over it). Also the terrible things that happened in his life, etc etc. I ran around after him while he spent time off visiting the first wife up north and the much younger one in Laos (he told me he was divorced from #1 and #2 well he was just looking after her and it was not a real marriage)- plus all the others in various places. But what a consumate liar he was and what a fool I was. Reading these posts have opened my eyes that I am not the only one that gets the treatment. Yes, marriage, plans for the future were discussed, cute sms messages etc until he turned into a total creep and became nasty and then I said bye bye. Thank you everyone for the valuable information and insights you are providing.

MM

Interesting, well I briefly went out with a no good Thai guy who was also part Lao - he said Thai people looked down on Lao people. When we were together people were curious about my age (48) and amazed at how I still looked "pretty". He turned out to be a grade 1 liar with the 2 wives bit - lucky I quit while I was ahead but it was still very painful. I remember how he said he wanted to have a half/half baby with me (think it is a bit late there) as it could become a superstar and he could not doubt live off the earnings - see this all the time on Thai TV - bizarre. Anyway, very sad how people here view this as ideal. At the end of the day I was in it for love and he was there for the money.......

Dear Gisele

This is the first time I have posted and just want to say sorry for the pain you are going through. I have not seen any posts from you for a few days and hope you are OK and getting the suport you deserve.

I have been looking at the forum for a while to get some insights on dealing with Thai men and I would like to share my story - I was involved with a Thai man for a few months who constantly lied to me and messed with my mind. Yes, I note that one should not get involved with married men but he told me he was divorced from the Thai wife (he isn't as she hasn't signed off on the assets) and he is also married to a woman who is a lot younger than him in Laos - he told me he did it to look after her and it was a village thing not a real marriage! I can hear everyone now yelling idiot! and yes I am as well as stupid and very foolish, and as we know love is blind. But it gets more bizarre - I actually went with him to Laos and was witness to him and his wife spending a lot of time in the bedroom trying to make the baby she wanted and which he was happy to oblige. Actually I think she is already pregnant from her physical appearance and eating all the time. His Thai wife does not know about this. Oh, and he also has a girlfriend in BKK and has a number of young women ringing up frequently. Like many men here he drinks a lot and when he does he becomes manipulative and nasty, he also spoke of marriage and coming to my home country with me, he also mentioned money and that I could help him, support his daughter etc.. after one particularly nasty experience I told him no more and goodbye and have not heard anything since apart from wishing me a happy birthday liked nothing happened. But I am still angry and would love to tip the bucket on him. But then I should be thankful that I did not become a minor wife and finance his family members including the extended family in Laos. From this brief experience I have resolved to never enter into a relationship with a Thai man again and return to my celibate ways.

MM