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A 'clutch" actually refers to the total amount of eggs laid at one time. The size would vary between species. If a particular species only lays two eggs then that is still referred to as a clutch.

Hello,

2. Do you have a degree? I do not have a degree, only a T.E.S.O.L and four years teaching experience.

It depends upon the school if you can teach in Thailand without a degree, I'd say.

I know one Englishman who's been teaching in a local school in my town for years without a degree.

On the other hand, I met an English woman at the teachers' meeting a few months ago, who had just

started to teach in a government school here. Yesterday I met a Thai teacher from that government

school for Sport Day, who said that she had gone already because she wasn't able to apply for a

Non-B for teaching.

Again, it depends upon the school.

Good luck.

It does not depend on the school. It depends on, firstly, the teachers' council. Then onto immigration and labour department.

I'm going to Savannaket on Monday for a Non O.

Last month my wife changed her christian name. ID card, house book and her passport has new name. Marriage cert old name. I guess that if I take a copy and the original of the name change certificate then that will be OK?

It' raining now, here in Buriram.

The last 3 weddings here in the village have been because the girl , and boy obviously, have had a relationship. Yep 3 girls aged 18, 17 and 15 married with a kid. The eldest one is already a single mum.

I don't stay in Thailand full time but do 2 months at a time. 10,000 a month for pocket money doesn't go far

Tell me about it ,

I visited Preecha market in udon , last night , and,,, after seeing the lower caste farlang and their err lady , [past their SBD ]

between them both , the check bin , wasnt 100 bht . rice and water .

What a way to exist . Spend your UK benefits wisely .

Do you follow these people around? Do you know that they do this for every meal? How to you not know that they just wanted to go "Thai" this time? To comment like you have on the strength of one occasion is idiotic.

I had lunch with my daughter yesterday. That was 70 baht for two. I am not even close to my "SBD" and I am not on benefits. What does that mean please old wise one?

To be honest it would be better if the schools where able to hire people they want without the TCT being involved. It was like this almost 10 yrs ago and the schools very rarely had teacher shortages.

Spot on. When I first started teaching here, more than 15 years ago, all that was needed was a letter from the school and one from the provincial governor. It was up to the school to decide if you were worthy to be a teacher. They would check on site while you were doing your job. A much better way than a guy with a rubber stamp in an office somewhere deciding for them.

Can you live on $850 a month? Yes.

Can you have a life on $850 a month? No.

Seriously. Why would anybody consider moving to Thailand only to live in cheap accommodation and eat street food every day

We have cheap accomodation, live in our own home.

I think you are right about street food everyday, what a waste of money.

Yesterday I cooked up a very nice chicken madras.

1kg chicken breast, half kg tomatoes, one onion, some garlic and a few spices. Oh and some rice.

Total cost 120 baht. Ate one serving and froze the other 3. That is a wholesome dinner for 40 baht.

My wife and daughter used 1/2 kg of chicken and their favourite veg to make some "peasant food".

We all ate what we wanted, very tasty good food, for a total of 85 baht.

Less than 850 dollars a month and a great life here with my family.

Actually, you are correct, at the current exchange rate $850 is about 30k Baht. You can live a decent life here on 1,000 Baht a day, you just won't have a very full one. If sitting at home cooking your own food is your thing, then sure it works.

Personally, I prefer to eat in a decent restaurant twice a day, take regular vacations, and enjoy myself to the full. If I wanted to stay at home cooking my own food, and hoarding left overs in the freezer, I would probably still live in the UK.

How could living here in Issan with a lovely daughter and a loving wife not be a full one? You are obviously one of those that cannot understand the beauty of family life. I guess at the end of the day, when I settle down to a bit of "family moments" evry evening, you would think I am not living a "full life". Trust me, I am. Why would you need to go outside of the homestead to get fullfilmet? You are either single or with the wrong woman.

Can you live on $850 a month? Yes.

Can you have a life on $850 a month? No.

Seriously. Why would anybody consider moving to Thailand only to live in cheap accommodation and eat street food every day

We have cheap accomodation, live in our own home.

I think you are right about street food everyday, what a waste of money.

Yesterday I cooked up a very nice chicken madras.

1kg chicken breast, half kg tomatoes, one onion, some garlic and a few spices. Oh and some rice.

Total cost 120 baht. Ate one serving and froze the other 3. That is a wholesome dinner for 40 baht.

My wife and daughter used 1/2 kg of chicken and their favourite veg to make some "peasant food".

We all ate what we wanted, very tasty good food, for a total of 85 baht.

Less than 850 dollars a month and a great life here with my family.

Just wondering what defines "crap"food?

This line often pops up on TV. The other favourite one is "peasant's food". I guess they mean fresh veg, fruit, chicken, pork and fish. Not to mention freshly milled rice.

Have you seen any internet "technician" here ? they all come from these ridiculous technical schools and know nothing !

I wonder how can someone let his kids join these gangsters and drug users schools ?

It's because they have no concept of what the Tech schools are for in Thailand.

Quite often their Thai partner lies to them about the kids reason for leaving school, and say it's personal choice, not that they were chucked out.

Then we have seen others on this thread comparing something in the west, with something totally different in Thailand.

I think the concept of Thai schools chucking out 3/4 of their students at age 15 for being 'undesirable in some way' is unimaginable for many western men.

Please let me put something straight. Our son's registered in my parents in law’s house book,(Tabien Baan) in a very little village that belongs to the provincial city, where we’re living and so is my wife, because we do not own a house.

But we live, and always did, in downtown Sisaket. No problem for kids to get into upper high school at a "better school", when they're registered in a house book in Sisaket city.

Even with a very bad test score. It might sound odd and doesn’t seem to make sense, but it’s the sad truth.

I had no idea about such weird regulations, that make it almost impossible for "normal people" from villages, to get them into a "proper school."

There're basically two reasons why he's at a technical college and not at a high school now.

One of them is his own decision ( and I'm glad that my parents also let me choose where I wanted to study) that he wanted to study electronics and computer technology to be able to invent his own computer games in the future, considering the soon starting ASEAN community, thinking about his job opportunities.

It might be just a dream of a teenager, but there's also a quite fair possibility that he'll be successful. I believe that electronic and computing will be THE market in the ASEAN community. Please have a look at Rajabhat students and tell me if they're better educated?

Not very difficult to set up a little business that might be really great, without investing millions of baht for education, equipment and so on.

Let's put it this way, we do have our plans and even if it won't work the way we're planning it, there's always another possibility available.

And here's another reason coming from us, my wife and me, why we accepted his decision. His former high school didn't have M 4- 6 classes and when visiting the principle of a "well known" high school, trying to get him in, they wanted to have 60 K + "under the table" to let our son in.

I do know that school pretty well, because I worked there for a few years. They're using agency guys to teach English and I know students who had five different foreigners within two months. But English isn't the problem, he's pretty good at it.

I’ve just recently met some ex-students, I taught when they’re in Prathom six. When I taught them, they could speak basic English and answer most questions in daily life situations. But after six more years studying English at high school, even the basic understanding was gone and they couldn’t even understand easiest questions.

Then you know that it’s only about money and nobody seems to care about the students’ educational outcome. Then the outstanding Rajabhat education and you’ve got the perfect son, or daughter who know all about nothing.

And the quality of education isn't worth to pay any money for it into a system that should be free. Then having 55+ students in one class can't be that good, right?

I had no idea, ( nor had my wife) that you can easily "change your address" by signing our son into a Thai friend's house book and our child would have been in the school without a problem.

It makes me sad and angry at the same time that kids from little villages do not have a chance to enjoy a good, or maybe a better education.

If you pay 60 K to get your child into that school, about 60- 70 % goes straight into the director's pocket, the rest will be shared by the other "superidiots.", sorry, I meant superiors.

But that's now water under the bridge and I help my son as much as I can, using my knowledge about computer programmes, electric and electronics, which is a hobby of mine. He's the best in English at his school and using Google search helps him a lot to find certain topic related stuff.

Thanks for those who're sharing their thoughts about their kids, stepsons and daughters.

The money is for an Army camp, it's that easy. FTA. Have a great weekend !!!

Seems strange that you know all of this information, some of which is wide of the mark and slightly generalised from one experience, yet you don't know why you are giving your son money to go to school or what your son does at school.

We live in a small village outside of the catchment area of the major high school in the town. My daughter was able, as were a few other kids here, to go to that school. Why was she allowed there, free of charge? Because she got the required grades from the entrance tests. One of the things you didn't mention in your facts is that all schools are required to reserve 40% of the places for kids based soley on grades and not on addresses.

Maybe you were not told the whole story of your sons' grade nine grades.

I'm going to Savannaket on 12th October. I am taking my wife and daughter so will be driving. As I understand there is secure parking at the bridge. Are there also taxis that can take you across the bridge all the way to the Consulate, with the two immigration stops, or does one have to change half way? Also are there any hotels near to consulate in Savannaket with a nice pool? Thanks.

For making potato salad or any salad with a mayo I substitute half the quantity of mayo with natural yoghurt. Makes the salad much lighter and gives it a nice tang that reduces the sweetness.

Sounds like there is a soldier taking your money. Likely the one you bought the uniform and boots for.

It was mentioned in a previous thread that you started that Tech colleges are generally for students who can't get into a regular school after grade 9. Hence the poor standard of study( and likely teaching)

Maybe its just me but I much prefer to cook myself. All ingredients for a "subway" are available in super markets. Pizza and burgers no problem too.

Cannot mean that as "Sri" is an adjective. Can you not remember the song " Sao sri u Pattaya" by Janet Keio? Beautiful girl in Pattaya.

There seems to be some confusion about hair too. Possibly coming from the word เกศ (meaning head or hair) when in actual fact the spelling in Srisaket is เกษ.

Also the word for wash, when referring to hair, which is สระ and not สะ.

I would think that the ศรี in front of Srisaket is being used as a sign of respect. That suffix can be added to names to show respect.

Thank you for your confirmation, Trigger. 555.

I wonder why someone would come on to Thai Visa to ask advice and then treat it with such disdain.

Not so long ago you were talking about how well you knew immigration and police and others.

Would it not be better to speak to one of your government official friends?

I've already done much more than I wanted to do and i do not see a light at the end of the tunnel. BTW, please read the post before, I did help her to get the TM 47 form done at another province's Immigration office and the new address problem sorted out.

Of course did they first tell her that she's to submit it to the other province's Immigration and she's already due the date.

But it's like a seven headed snake.

Cut one head off and two new ones show up. Time that the school's dealing with it. I did way too much already.

Thanks for your post. -

You have missed my point. If you have contacts then surely that is where the correct answers will be. Many people on TV have experience of these matters but, as we all know, things differ from office to office.

Surely a phone call or a visit to one of your labour office/immigration/police buddies would have been the most direct path.

Not so long ago you were talking about how well you knew immigration and police and others.

Would it not be better to speak to one of your government official friends?

The who;e Border area from Sisaket/Surin/ Burirum up to roi et Kalasin Amnat and close to Mukdahan has been Part of Khmer ( Cambodia today ) thats why we got all the Khmer Temples there. In Sisakt is a bit outside a nice temple ( museum ) wit a tower wher they sho at each floor the tribes of Sisaket origin. Thats Suay / Yoe / Khmer and Lao NO Thai.

Every year, on the second weekend of March is the "Lamduan Festival", the flower's also part of Sisaket's emblem. A nice show with the four minority groups of former Sisaket .Suay - Yoe (Yhoe) - Khmer and Lao

But a while ago, it wasn't Sisaket that played a big role, it was Khukhan. Prior to a re-organization of Thailand for administrative and logistical reasons circa-1945, Khukhan was the Provincial capital and is still recognized as the historical center of Sisaket.

For those who like to read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khukhan_District

Not too many Thais know that the name Si Sa Ket comes from a Hindu language.I could teach my Thai wife from a village near Sisaket the history of her own province and country, which is really sad.

There's a little shrine like place near the train station, where a woman is washing her hair. That's what Sisaket means.

Srii was the name of the woman ( of course Hindu roots) Sa Ket means that "Sri' is washing her hair.

No idea how many "history teachers" at Sisaket schools have an idea about where the name Sisaket originates from.

And Sisaket is and always was the poorest province. But a nice one.

The word "Sri", and the way is is spelt in Srissaket is and Los Thai word meaning beautiful.

There is a resort in NSH. Run by a German I believe. I have never been there myself but I know a coupe of guys who have been there. I think it is on the road leading into NSH feom the south. Somewhere near the highway weighbridge.

Sorry but I don't understand your two posts.

First you say that you have many rights.

Then you question that I said you have been misinformed.??????

I know I can not own house or land I want a yellow book to help me with immigration and other things some already mentioned here.

You have been misinformed.

"The most commonest"????. Quite common then. LOL.

I have a vehicle in my own name and did not need to visit immigration.