Hanuman2547

Both of my luk krung boys hold dual citizenship and are fluent in Thai.  They are too old to serve now as they are 33 and 31.  They have lived in the USA since they were 16 and 14.

The way things go on in Thailand the "rules" and "regulations" seem to change at a whim, vary at every office, and each office is left up to their own interpretation of the law.  

When my Thai wife passed away our two luk krung sons were 19 & 17.  Both are Thai citizens as well as USA citizens and native fluency in both languages.  We were told by the local administrative office that to transfer the properties that were in her name we could do so when the oldest son turned 20 years old.  This is what we did and all three offices that we visited seemed to be on the same page with this.  Mind you, this was 13.5 years ago and things change but at the time this was the procedure.  

You could ask the Mormons.  They have a lot of missionaries here in Thailand although they are mostly single males.  The head of their mission would be married so maybe that might help.

3 hours ago, djayz said:

How can you hang yourself from a door frame (not speculating!)? Isn't that too low? Unless, of course, she was extremely short... 

 

What a terrible way to go. Way too young to die. RIP

It's just a matter of wanting to end your life and you are serious about it.  It's not that uncommon for people in jails/prisons to hang themselves using a stainless steel, wall mounted toilet/sink apparatus where the anchor point is only 18in/45cm off of the floor.  They are almost laying down yet manage to hang themselves using either a sheet or sweatshirt.  

8 minutes ago, bristolboy said:

It's just so bizarre that there's anybody left who believes Trump is honest. I guess you could believe his lies are excusable and/or not illegal, but that Trump is honest? 

Go to the USA.  You will see plenty of people that believe that he is hardworking, ethical, trusting, honest, and the best president that the USA has ever had.  They are not the majority but you will see plenty of them.

Just to make it clear though, I am NOT one of those persons that thinks that!

1 hour ago, Fore Man said:

Absolutely correct!

I was thinking the same thing when I read it.  I don't think there are too many countries that allow you to have two valid passports from the same country at the same time.

It sounds like the other guy he was traveling with will have a few more details to fill in the blanks with.  Should be easy to identify if they were on the same flight and he was also booked into the hotel which he would need a passport for and they always make copies of that.  

3 minutes ago, Vlad77 said:

Thank you! I will have an escort boat, so crossing the bay will be safe.

I'm assuming that you have some type of onboard navigation equipment as well as food and water or is that handled by the escort boat?

I have overstayed twice.  Once by two days and once by a day.  Got fined both times.  The one by a day was about 30 hours but they don't know that as your passport is stamped with a day and not a time of entry.  However, who is to say if they bring up your details on their computer that they do have it time stamped there?  

So far so good.  No complaints.  He ticks all the boxes you mentioned.

1 hour ago, Nyezhov said:

My daughter is desperate to come here to work. She has a Masters Degree in Science Education from one of the top programs in the USA, has teaching experience in the USA, is certified to teach in the USA and has two years of Science teaching experience at a prestigious Private School near Shanghai (she teaches in English).

 

The problem: they cant pay her enough here, at least the jobs like on Ajarn. She already earns about 100,000 baht a month, gets a free apartment, free lunch, Visa, Insurance, airfare and they are trying to recruit her for another two years with probably a bump to about 130,000.

 

Any resources for her to check for high tier teaching jobs?

How much do they contribute to her pension?  Probably 0.  

Look, she's not really being paid anywhere near what she is worth.  Where I live she would most likely be paid about $55,000 a year starting out with a masters.  After 15 years, she would be making $115,000 or roughly 310K baht per month at today's rates.  Plus she would be in the state retirement system.  Put in 30 years and retire with a decent pension, social security at either 62, 67, or 70.

27 minutes ago, Nyezhov said:

I know. Thats the problem. I told her to get a TEFL or whatever and then apply to colleges to teach science English to pre med people, but she only likes middle schoolers. Picky brat she is.

 

Hopefully something will pop up. She cant stand China, but loves the fact that she gets good dollars and low cost of living and can travel all over Asia.

A Thai university will pay her much less than she is already making, offer no free accommodation or flights home.  To get hired by one of the better American international schools she will need to attend a hiring fair in the USA.  Do not ever get hired on as a "local" hire as the benefits and salary are worse.

On 8/2/2018 at 3:43 AM, worgeordie said:

It's harder finding Farang tenants for rental properties now,

10 years ago relatively easy,now its Chinese (only as a last

resort) and Thais (never again),not racist ,just good business

practice.

regards worgeordie

I must be lucky as I have had the same western farang tenant in my condo in Pattaya for the last 3.5 years.

This thread is a bit over five years old.  Any update as to how the move has gone?  I hope that all is well!

Definitely get hired from London, or anywhere but not in Thailand.  If hired in Thailand then you are an "in country" hire and don't get the same benefits as an "overseas hire".  

My two luk krung boys attended Thai schools from kindergarten to grades 9 & 7 (M3 & M1)  When we arrived from the USA they spoke very little Thai.  They were thrust head first into Sathit Suan Sunandha.  From there they went to Bangkok Christian College.  They excelled at both schools.  Although both could speak English fluently I did send them back to the USA over the Thai school break from March to May.  My sister, who is a school teacher, put them in the school she was at and it improved their English reading skills.  

Flash forward.  They are now 33 & 31.  Each graduated from university in the USA.  Both double majored in Business and Economics.  One works in the high tech industry on the business side in Redmond, WA.  The other works in finance in Bellevue, WA.  

As for the comments about going to an all boys christian school.  They both never reported any issues.  Also Bangkok Christian College might have the name christian on it but it is very secular and no one was ever pushing religion.  The school was still well over 90% Buddhist and even had a few Muslim kids.  

As for the bullying, neither was ever bullied, taunted, or anything like that despite being luk krung.

On 12/13/2018 at 7:10 PM, BobbyL said:

The likes of NIST, ISB, Pattana, and even Regents etc are all far more than that. You might get under 400k for EYFS but that would be it. I do know some of those schools once in secondary can be 700k+ per year. Madness.

 

 

ISB is running a bit over 900K a year in the secondary school. That's without adding on the extras for when you first apply.  If you need transportation to school through their buss service you're going to have to tack on some more.  

You are correct though with the statement, "Madness".

On 6/18/2018 at 11:18 PM, brewsterbudgen said:

I've been looking at St Andrews, Bangkok Prep and Traill - a British curriculum is important for me.  Pattana seems to be the most expensive and beyond my means!

What about Harrow or Shrewsbury?

None of the big international schools, ISB, NIST, Pattana are worth the money.  Now let me rephrase that.  If your company is paying for your child's education then those are the schools to attend.  Paying for it yourself and you are not getting your moneys worth.  ISB attempts to model after a typical American public school.  They actually do it very well.  Good teachers and staff........but, if you were in the USA you would get this same type of education for free.  So there is the problem.  Return to the USA and have free education, or pay exorbitant fees in Bangkok? 

NIST is a good school.  They opened in 1992 on the old ISB campus.  They began with an Australian curriculum and do very well.  Centrally located so easier to get to than the other two big international schools.  

Pattana is a very good school with an English curriculum.  It's the first choice for those that are British just as ISB is the first choice for those that are American.