wlcart

funny how people see catching criminals like this as a success on the war on drugs. Seems to me the criminal himself is a product of the war on drugs.

Decriminalize drugs, help addicts, and end crime.

A few hours as a passenger on a bus is a perfect time to knock back a few!

Living without purpose is a difficult thing to sustain no matter where you are.

probably just needed condoms but were too embarrassed just to steal the rubbers without anything else.

Dirtbag! Control freak using violence instead of intelligence. Zero excuse for behavior like this. I am disappointed that anyone would even consider it ok.

Cost my wife and I 40 Baht for the license at the office, took about two hours of time.

I never gave my wife's family money. My wife's mom does live with us, but she asks for nothing. She helps take care of our young kids and she is a very kind and humble woman. When I want to spend money on her out of gratitude, she always says no.

My wife is a lot like her mom, very good at saving and is more concerned about our kids future than buying junk.

When we first started dating I was sure not to give her any sort of allowance. She worked 6 days a week answering phones and made about 4,000 baht per month at the time. She may have grown up dirt poor, but she is honest and hard working and together we are building a good life.

You do have to be careful. If your relationship involves some sort of allowance, that trend will probably continue. Pick wisely.

everyone is a racist really.

Certainly some ladyboys have serious issues. Some are very conflicted, angry, and have a real problem understanding personal space, especially the sex workers. I imagine it is not always an easy life. It seems competitive as hell for one thing.

 

Surely it would be much better to have a resident visa - renewable annually for about 10,000Bht that placed only the following conditions

1) Accommodation in Thailand as a registered address

2) No rescourse to any form of public funding or support

3) No right to take paid employment though I dont see why voluntary work or study should be excluded (in fact these could be encouraged)

4) No criminal activity - including begging

 

 

Be nice if every country in the world did the same.  Freedom of movement I say. 

I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old, both go to a preschool that I think is rather good. But just as importantly I supplement their education at home, filling in gaps when needed.

Good luck with your kids, their picture is adorable.

Thanks for the reply wlcart ... I have ran out of likes for the moment.

Is it usual / normal to send a 2 yo to pre-school?

It's a genuine question as my experience with Thai kids are through my Partners Nieces and Nephew and the youngest was already attending school when I met her Family.

The boys had their 6 month birthday last week.

So, thoughts on their schooling is still a few years away, but it's a major decision and takes some forward planning.

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Normal enough, I guess. She actually started when she was 16 months. But this is not an over academic pre-school, and some are just that. This school has 3 teachers to 10 kids, and focuses on socialization and creativity at that age.

My girl really seems to enjoy it, and she always has to do what her big sister does anyway, so I don't think i can stop her.

You certainly do not need to send your kids to pre-school, but it becomes really hard to keep them active if you don't. I hate seeing kids that have nothing to do all day. When my girls are at home, my wife and I make it a point to do activities with them. If you think you can keep them active and engaged each and everyday then no need for pre-school in my opinion, but like I said, that is not always easy to do. Pre-school for us just seems to make it easy to round out their day.

By the way, another great advantage in Thailand for young kids in our home and many others are grandparents. My wife's mom lives with us, she is old school Isaan and thinks way different than I do. I see that as a huge advantage for my kids. Yi is a bit goofy at times, but she is wonderful, kind, and genuine. I am grateful my kids have gotten to know her and have gotten in touch with their Thai side culture.

Of course, that is also because I can provide a western point of view too!

Many native speakers and second language speakers can use spoken English fine, but cannot write English to save the lives.   Asking someone to have at least a bachelors degree is very reasonable.  

i have lived in a lot of places in my life, but only in Thailand has it ever been under an unelected government. Sad really.

she will report, but nothing will be done to her. No reason to anger her supporters, just let her fade away. I don't think she wants it enough to fight anymore.

did anyone die yesterday? I have heard rumors.

If I put a picture of my monkey on a placard and its position on the ballot and walk up this village with 500 Baht in my hand for each voter then for sure I could get my monkey elected. Why, monkey or people the only thing they are interested in is the 500 Baht. Until this changes the north will continue to control the bought election. It would do no good to post the army at the polling stations as the Taksin payoffs take place long before voting. This has to stop but I don't think it can. They love money more than their country. We are going through another big rain dance!

I don't buy it. Both sides use corruption,it does not guarantee a win. The PT wins elections because they have populist policies. Like it or not that is what most of the rural lower income earners want.

i must be a loser, i have taken a total of 2 selfies my entire life!

6+ magnitude is starting to get significant. If something like that hit downtown bangkok it would cause some serious trouble.

when i first moved here in 2001 this was common practice. There were many Thais running passports over the border for 1000 baht. Since it has become much more expensive and much less reliable.

RIP. Condolences to the families. Maybe some criticism is legit, but more so is some compassion and sympathy, i think.