FrangipaniGal

We are also looking into adopting and do not know where to start... if u get any infomation on ur side do share with me

oh.. i saw this topic too late:( i am looking into adopting and i have no idea where to start... i am malaysian and my husband is thai... it difficult for us to have baby so we are looking into adopting....

anyone here use a Black? would like to add u to my bb messenger contacts:)and who knows maybe we can have a gathering or sumthing..BtW I am Malaysian Chinese living in Bangkok for 2 years marry thai

helloo.. i am also a foreiger here but I am chinese malaysian married Thai... also having trouble finding frens here... cant really seem to get along very well with Thai gals coz they think differently from us... Anyway owned a cafe here in LAdkraband area near the airport... if anyone interested in a meet up or a gathering.. I am more than welcome to host one

I am glad I found this topic:) hope to meet some of u soon:)

Heloo.. I am Wendy... malaysian and I marry thai.. been in Bangkok for 2 years now.. but still not much frens:) I know there's a lot of ladies who are foreign to Bangkok...

anyone who are interested to join this gathering on 22nd January 2010 in Chaba Cafe and Restaurant on Chao Khun Thahan Road( near Rom Klao Road)...6.30pm onwards... just leave me a msg here **email removed per forum rules--sbk**

Hi, this is Annie (or Ann-Ann in Chinese) from Singapore.

My job take me to Phuket twice a month on average.

My manager introduce me to this forum to learn more about Thailand and Phuket in particular.

heloo Annie... I am Wendy from Malaysia... I now live in Bangkok coz I married a thai... so u like this country?

heloo all... I am Wendy from Malaysia... been in Bangkok for a year and half now... married a Thai here... not much frens here though so I basially just stay home and when my husband is free we go shopping:P.... but i enjoy being home... i cook and bake... and give away what I bake and cook to other people to eat... they love my food which makes me happy:)

Any expat housewife here would like a fren to hang out and have coffee with by all means drop me a msg... or even just chat over internet:)

Is this guy for REAL???? !!!!!

My boyfriend suffers form depression, and I suspect it may be a kind of bipolar disorder. He can be even for a while, but this is countered by 'manic' periods where he is very energetic and a bit of a loose cannon, then followed with a big old 'down' where he feels completely weighed down by a horrible bleakness. Sometimes these episodes are triggered by an event, however his latest hasn't been and it has made me realise that we have to seriously try and tackle it, as his despair when he is down is pretty heart breaking. He tries to pin his feelings onto something to give himself justification I guess, and will try to antagonise me into fighting with him - again I think to give his feelings some kind of anchor.

I am lucky though in that he is able to talk about these feelings and has a good awareness of his state of mind and what he should and shouldn't do (for instance he stops drinking as this can make the whole issue a lot worse) and I have mentioned (tentatively) that I think it may be time for him to see a doctor. I was surprised that there was no immediate negative reaction, and I feel he may well go for it. This situation is compounded by the fact that his dad killed himself 5 years ago. He has told me that there was no obvious reason for his dad to do this - no debts, no drinking/drug/work problem, loving dad and grandad - which makes me figure that he too suffered from some kind of chemically triggered depression. He has had thoughts of suicide himself I know, but feels that what his dad did was also incredibly selfish; but obviously it is a fear that looms pretty large when I see him so depressed.

Has anyone had an experience of a Thai partner (man or woman) and depression...or in fact any nationality..as it is a first for me and pretty daunting! I find it upsetting to see him in such pain, and also find it quite waring to try and not take any attack on me personally when sometimes I just want to flip at him. I also would like any advice on helping him to get help - how to find a good counseller, what the stages of treatment are etc. I hear there is a good psychiatrist at a hospital in Samui so I guess that will be our first port of call.

Any advice or experiences would be appreciated! Thanks

hello.... I am Wendy and my husband is Thai too....ur husband's situation is sumthing like mine but he dun have depression jsut maybe he get aggitated easily and loose his patient ...and sumtimes he feels he is not providing good enuff for me and he gets frustrated himself or sumtimes he get frustrated or angry at me for a reason which he is not even suppose to.. he like to make small in into big deal sumtimes but we get over it... I sumtimes jsut leave him alone or he will go into meditation and let him see him own mind... I thik ur hubby shud maybe speak to mine abt his problems he can teach him on how to read him own mind and meditate ....i think what ur hubby is experiencing right now is he is going around in circles in his mind, maybe his father's death have sumthing to do with it, its like a mystery tat he cant solve...

i have frens who are like tat too... but eventually they recovered from it...onece they free themselve from the circle ...

maybe you shud try match the brown dress with a turqoise blue or light yellow and wear black shoes and a small black clutch bag....

colours that u can match with brown are light yellow, turqoise,black, sumtimes certain red goes with it...

it would be more fun we we could have abt 8 to 10 ppl

[we shud arrange sumthing maybe next weekend 29/8 for dinner or sumthing at this place called La romanina or Deva and my fiance can entertain us with piano:P he is a pianist and singer....

check his video on youtube jsut search for diojazz...

anyone interested? email PM me

same here too I am new and noone to talk to abt girlie stuff maybe we shud meet up

I am from Malaysia, and a lot of Malaysian men/women married farangs too... i guess we just have to comment base on the situations.. n fact everywhere in the world now is mixing..they marry different race and etc....

For some reason, my husband finds the Thai word for Sunday very amusing, it's 'wanatit'! (hope that fits the keeping it clean criteria)

I never thought about That!!! tats funny...

well you cant generalise this... the way u say this is like Thai man can earn enough money ... this is unfair to them.. Thai ppl can be very wealthy too.We know quite a few who are very wealthy ppl in thailand...I mean my husband's cousin brother inlaw can afford to buy 2 houses, 2 cars and living a good life...

I am not farang but I can be considered as a foreigner in Thailand... our life is ok ... we got a nice house near the airport ..dun generalised thai men and women...

But i do find one thing i am not sure if its just him, are thai men sensitive??

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Hi FrangipaniGal, can you elaborate on what you mean by sensitive? Just I think a lot of things can be read into that. I think i know what you mean, but would be nice if you can clarify.

well my husband gets like agitated and frustrated easily.... example if I am quiet he will think i am unhappy... or sometimes I say something to him and he jump to conclusions

is you thai bf/husband sensitive??

We should do a dinner nite out for the members here... i know just the place, where you can eat good food and listen to good live music and you can also sing too, as long as you tell the pianist the song you want to sing. Does not cost much think its between the range of 800-1500 baht per pax...

Do you all like to go to the movies? Recently i watched Journey to the center of the earth, quite interesting, if you liek that sot of movie but best of all was Sex in the City!!

I think the members in Ladies in Thailand should organise a movie nite out or a dinner nite out...I know just the place to go where you can sing and listen to good music, and enjoy good italian food...

really?? i am Malaysian chinese marry a thai guy. But we are ok. i mean he is not like rich rich rich but we are ok , and he definitely bring home more than $400/mth. he is a piano teacher in Mahidol college but he used to work in 5 star hotels in china, japan ,malaysia as a singer and pianist.

But i do find one thing i am not sure if its just him, are thai men sensitive??

Also for those of u who mary thai and stay in Bangkok... do you guys have frens here?? for me I dun have frens here myabe only one or 2 but ot anyone I can hang out with like go coffee , chit chat, exchange recipes and all. I stay home most of the time unless i go out shopping in Seri Center, tesco or Emporium but i do it alone. Sometimes i find it frustrating....Do you?

we do have a fish pond and and animals, btw thank you so much for your suggestions and opinions I really appreciate it. We are still in the process of planning this, coz lke you mention we are looking into the cost and all. Maintenance wise will not be so much as we only want to start of with a few chalets with basic amenities ..

Do you think its a good thing to do some team building activities?

I don't really know if any lady here uses one but I would like to spend my free time trying to make something for myself ( probably because there is not much clothes my size in stores and all those taylors when see the design I want just say oooo nooo only suits ! ) well the problem is I don't know where to get any sewing machine... I have seen them some time ago being sold at Emporium but the prices were around 30 000 bht.... and honestly I would like to practice or try out first before I buy, so if you know where can I find a dealer like showroom that can show me the use of each model and recommend what's right for me that would be great...or maybe a place where I can come and use one for some payment ( my friend told me that she has done this before but it's been ages )

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heloooo are u still in bangkok?? have you been to Seri Center??? they have sewing machines abt 5000 - 8000 baht... I am also looking for one sewing machine coz i also like to make things as I am still new to Bangkok and i dun have much frens here, I am marrying to a Thai here tats why I am staying in Bangkok now.

Anyway nice to know u

how much is a ready made house cost?

Do you know you can actually purchase a build house..but is in wood and it look nice, not sure how much is it though. I actually saw these house along the way to Korat.