jackdawson

slow down son .

finish ur bachelors where u are .

a degree from ANY US school , save maybe liberty baptist , will , over the course of ur life , increase ur earnings potential a gazillion times compered to say a BA from Ram U .

college grads. make 8-10 grand a month here (baht ) = $300 US

plus if u got no money, this ain't the place for u

asked if I brought along any supporting documentation

I guess the rumors are true.

see ? i told u

$7 american for 3 more months in paradise ?

u got off cheap

"What happens once the "sponsor" has left ?"

let's see . i remember reading in my lonely planet as i stared at the night market in nakhan phatom , thais have basically been doing the same thing on that spot for 1,300 years .

sponsor / no sponsor , i think they'll manage .

farang handing them cash is just gravy

I had a friend blacklisted . He went back to the UK, changed his name by deed poll, obtained a new British passport with a totally new name, got a 1 year visa from Hull and entered Thailand successfully by land.

However, on his first border run to Poipet after 90 days, he was refused re- entry. The Immigration officer showed him a slip of paper with both his old name and his new name. The game was up.

The UK government's freedom of information isn't as secret as you may think

Immigration aren't as dumb as you think!!!!

awesome !

glad i got through a month a go w/ just the embassy letter .

note to self ; get 800,000 into my BB account in about 6 months (ouch !)

OP - have you ever considered a career in writing news headlines?

noted ; consider it considered

man , have u seen the farangs that come here (i.e., pattaya) ?

what's to respect ?

the less cops the better , whether u call them "tourist" or not

way to go thai law enforcement

note to self ; continue not to own a bungalow business in phi phi

REALLY interesting that the perps didn't take the 22 large ; that's A LOT of dough

thx 4 all the info. guys

really appreciate it

ur right ; i totally forgot about the unsafe roads at songran

....like to get up there though...

i have heard good things about CR

i was thinking about escaping BKK for the north for songran

do they go really crazy w/ the water in CR ? can i escape / avoid it ?

also if someone could recommend a good , centrally located , down market hotel in CR (less than 1,000 ; 800 would be even better) I'd appreciate it.

also , how long is the bus ride from BKK? and how much ?

thx

jack

now this is very interesting

actual hard evidence of a weak / weakening real estate market

and they keep pulling down shop houses , clearing lots , driving piles and putting up condos like there's no tomorrow

hmmm....

the good news is i walked out of chaeng wattana w/ a one year non-o extension for purposes of retirement .

sweet ! another year in paradise !

all i gave them was the notarized letter u get from the embassy for $50 stating what ur monthly income is .

the ominous news is that the officer who put my package together for her boss sitting beside her to approve asked me if, in addition to the letter, i had proof of my income (like a statement) . i said "no." she said, "next year, bring it."

hmmm...

he shoulda' held out for $1,050 minimum

"After they walked out of the entrance of the bar, about 5 girls rushed after her and pulled her to the ground and attacked her."

my kind of girls / employees , going above AND beyond ; anyone got their button numbers ?

note to self ; finish my drink and leave when police man , i mean bar owner, asks me to . second thought, leave the drink and just split .

retain US position in SE Asia.

what position is that ?

the one where the new (female) ambassador paints on the walls of the bangkok compound w/ thai kids to show WE mean business .

please , we're so done it's funny

current and former jarheads just can't accept/see it

obviously time for neo con intervention ; bring on "operation temple typhoon"

turn the USS g. washington around

we'll teach them about democracy in sisaket

"Taxman wants to interview me"

"can't get divorce as she wants half"

"its in her name"

gee, i don't know, sounds like u'd fit right in, pattaya i mean

what's the record overstay ?

i mean, u gotta' be close

w/ in a decade or 4

maybe u should find out

and go for it

now that would be C O O L

Theprasit 8-9 Moo 10 Nongphrue Banglamung Chonburi

hey those girls look cute

thx 4 the address

can someone, maybe the guy driving by w/ his woofers, let me know when they reopen?

thx

JD

people really call it "swampy" ?

if you play the game correctly

why play this game at all ?

if it's a cambodian flag , i'd think twice