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Don’t forget to take at least 4 photos showing you and your wife in your house and also one which shows you and your wife and your house number.Plus a ( hand drawn) map of where you live.
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So the MIL hasn’t even died yet!
You can have 3,5,7 or 9 nights of funeral services plus the cremation.
There will be the cost of hiring the temple and associated costs eg cutlery and crockery, electricity etc plus every ceremony you must buy flowers and incense for each monk plus give each of them an envelope with money in it.
There are also the several flower arrangements put on and around the coffin,( normally at least 7 small arrangements and one large one)plus the temple guy who does all the arranging of the body , plus the coffin itself,
As for the cremation at our local temples you need to buy the diesel to start the incinerator( minimum 6000 Thai baht) as well as the gift to give all the attendees, plus the sandalwood flowers to place under the coffin at cremation time plus a all the robes that various people chosen by the family present to the temple monks.
I have been to enough funerals here and been involved with also buying and cooking food for the guests when they arrive in the evening plus giving food halfway during the ceremony for those who arrived and didn’t have time to eat.
Maybe you need to get yourself more hands on in the village procedures and customs to know that a funeral is more than as you describe.In the meantime I wish your mother in law “ Good Health”
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Look for a clinic not a hospital.Much cheaper, quicker and the same result!
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I used to go to a local clinic out here in Nonthaburi where they would give me the injection.About 120THB.
My point is-if they had it surely those in more populated areas will.Hope you have been successful by now.
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Just completed my application using Wanderer555 link on post no 2716 above.Was trying unsuccessfully for an hour or so before that.
Thanks Wanderer555!!
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Yanhee Hospital does them as well. $6000USD a few years ago. 3 nights in hospital.
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Try airbnb.
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Thanks everyone......it's ridiculous hard to find.
Firemedic I live in Nonthaburi and we go towards Bang Bua Tong to get our grass sods. There are many shop located near the big "Spaghetti Junction"that leads down Sam Phran and Kanchanaburi way.You need to cross Rama 5 bridge. Its about 5 kms or so down. Once you put the sods down and start adding water you can literally see the grass growing! If you need more info PM me.
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And if the dates aren't confusing enough then the fact that it goes no-where is. I guess I shall have a go at crossing the river on it.But I won't be on the first few trains. Bangsue/Wonsawang we're nearly there!!!
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I phoned them about the thing called Maomao. Its cost me 350THB but it gave me a year on my phone. Now when I top up, the expiry date is sometime in 2016.
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Bought some bottles of Chang Classic today and didn't take much notice when "Mama" put them in my bag at the shop.
Got home and took them out and thought they'd given me some other brand as they were green and a completely different shape to the old brown 630ml bottles.
However on closer inspection they are Chang Classic and now come in 620ml bottles!
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I have 50kgs chlorine for sale(well just under as a few scoops taken out) 3000THB. Have changed to chlorinator system so chlorine no longer required
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Sorry Bamboo77 I live right on the border of Bangkok and Nonthaburi. I am Australian married to a Thai(for 24 great years!)
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I have just done a quick research on Int Rescue Committee.All they want is money and donations plus lobby your US senator blah blah blah.
I was looking for info about arranging for donations of clothing, dried food, pots, pans, baby requirements etc etc. If anyone has other info regarding sending real things to the real people rather than just money to the USA I'd love to help.
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Pakkret Babies Home. PM me if you want further info.
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Does Thailand allow dual citizenship?
Yes
When my husband and I went to enquire re citizenship at the Royal Thai Police for myself they said I would definately have to give up my passport.
My husband as a Thai- born has dual citizenship due to the fact he obtained second citizenship in a country that allows dual .
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I am at my wits end with this usufruct business. Today my (Thai) husband and I went to the Land Dept in Bangkok to "register a usufruct"They told us to go to our local amphur(exactly where we went about 2 months ago to be told "No can do".)
So back we went to Bangsue amphur. It looked hopeful initially when the guy said he could make up a deed today for us.It all boiled down in the end to a deed could be made up so I could live on our land (in our house) for a year but after that it must be sold.What a waste of time-this is the law anyway.
The guy at the Bangsue amphur said there is no such thing as a foreigner being able to live here in their marital house for the rest of their life.He said he phoned his boss who said the same and also the Land department who said there is no such law regarding foreigners! They must sell after 1 year.This is the 5th place we have been. If it wasn;t family land I'd say_lets move to Chiang Rai!!!Seems they are clued up. Also hubby said that the Thai translation for usufruct translates to "rental agreement/business agreement and infers this is whilst the land owner is alive"
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Hi londongirl
Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your unfortunate encounter.
Let me say-you are not alone in having done things you later(or sooner) regret.I have been there done that.....
As others have said-luckily it stopped at that and no harm done apart from the photo.I wouldn't worry too much about that either as I am sure you are not allowed to post these things on media websites.Yes he may show it to his mates and brag about "the falang". Stay away from where you met him for a (long) while so theres no chance of running into him again (or his mates).
Luckily you have got a friend to go out with so you can easily go elsewhere-Its a big place!
Enjoy your new life in Thailand and don't worry
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Hi Bina (and Boo And sbk etc) I agree this forum really was a fantastic find for me a few years ago.To know that there were falang girls who were also married to Thai guys-such a rarity!!!
To mama falang- Great that you can join us and suggest a sharing of ideas etc.As we are scattered over the globe and you are in Melbopurne it might be a big task!! I wish you all the best!!
PS I live in Bangkok
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Boo-I, too, agree that Thailand is a very safe place to travel around (but as you mentioned- keep your preservation wits about you-as in any country) In my own country, travelling on the local buses and trains brings on angst as "locals" confront people and graffiti is rampant on all windows and buildings.I do not feel safe travelling on a metro train in Australia but funnily enough in large cities like London and my (now)home city of Bangkok I feel perfectly safe. Both the trains-underground and sky train - and buses have a security bought on by the systems that are in place here and the attitude of the people that surpasses those of the Australasian community.
However, referring back to the title of the post "Southeast asian women embrace independent travel-I have several Thai sister-in-laws- and "Independent" travel never comes into the equation.
For the past 20 years, whenever any of them want to or have travelled they rely on me and my husband to book their tickets,accompany them etc.
They would never in a million years consider travelling "independently".As far as Thai people go-the more the merrier!!!
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I have had friends have lower and upper eyelids done at Yanhee and also one friend had a full face lift(Head cut open and skin pulled upwards) The after care has been fantastic in all cases-whether staying in for 3 nights(the facelift) or going home an hour or so after.Everyone has been pleased with their outcome.The price for upper and lower lids is still 18000THB (9000THB for Thais) and the face lift was USD$6500
I have a friend coming in for Boob reduction, tummy tuck and underarm excess skin removal.She has chosen to have it all done at Yanhee and she can get all the procedures done under the same anaesthetic.
Dental work is also recommended there.
Generally for the surgery-if you want it done then and there it is possible.Or a one day wait at the latest.
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Funnily enough, on the morning of the 25th, the local school plays Christmas Carols over the community loud speaker.I like to go out and cuddle the babies at the local Orphanage then fortunately the brother-in-law has a birthday so its normally a few SangSoms etc for Xmas lunch.That'll do me.I agree that if I had kids it would be more meaningful.
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Hi Sophie,
I have been in Thailand for 17 years, and was on a non-immigrant B visa for a few years while working. Then when I married, I went and got a non-immigrant O visa instead, which is easy as long as you find out beforehand what documents they need (loads, but not generally hard to find).
While foreign men married to Thai women need to show an income or huge savings in order to extend their visa, for once sexism works in our favour - by law, it is deemed that your husband is financially supporting you, and so you don't need to show any savings or income. You turn up once a year at the immigration office, with your husband and a pile of documents, and you get a one-year extension for 1,900 Baht. (90-day reporting still has to be done, but that can be done by post so is not a hassle).
There is an option to apply for permanent residency or citizenship a few years down the line, but I have never felt the need - although it's cheap and easy for natives of other Asian countries, it's extremely expensive and time-consuming for Westerners. The once-a-year extensions are easy.
Then if you take time off work to look after children (which I did for a year for each of my two kids) then you don't have to bother with changing visas. You can carry on renewing your O visa without a break. When you DO work, you can get a work permit on that visa, no problem.
I hope this helps!
Sophie don't forget to take a few photos of yourself and your husband around your house/accommodation when you go for that once a year extension.They also like it if you can have the house number of your address displayed in one photo.Anything to make things easier.
Don't worry about all the negative things people say about getting married to a Thai guy- I have been married for over 21 years to my Thai guy and so far, so good.!
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I have a Thai husband who carries 2 passports.
Gee Samran-that fee is unexpected! We heard it was about 300,000THB!!!
Yikes having to declare to my Embassy that I intend to give up my citizenship to become a Thai citizen is a bit serious. I think I will go and have a chat to the Embassy -good suggestion.
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I agree- wine has lost its charm....