Hanuman2547

I was in Chiang Mai last December.  I used GRAB taxi about 90% of the time.  It is so much better and much quicker than the "red" songthaews.  Time for Chiang Mai to enter the 21st century!

Except  Nuon Chea, brother number 2, just died last week at age 93.  He spent far too long as a free man.

Now to get rid of the Khmer Rouge leader Hun Sen who has been a ruthless dictator since first coming into power in 1985.  

I thought that this thread was about places that Americans meet up?  Instead it appears that it is just a discussion of recent American politics.

I've been hearing this same line for over 35 years!  It's just a standard statement that means absolutely nothing.

1 hour ago, legend49 said:

two Thai boys, 16 and 14, whose names are being withheld due to their youth. 

 

Pathetic; just because they are teens they can commit a crime and be anonymous.

If this had happened in the USA the two boys would be treated the same as in Thailand.  Their names would not be released publicly.  If convicted and sentenced they would probably be looking at about a year in juvenile detention but would have to register as a sex offender upon release.  

9 minutes ago, simon43 said:

 

Anyway, here is the beach:

 

The only person on this beautiful beach was me..... oh, no hotels, no restaurants, nothing.

Patong beach in Phuket looked a lot like this the first time I went there in June 1983.  Sure there were a few more people but no high rise hotels.  

This all seems a bit odd.  As your wife holds a job, a visa, and I'm assuming a Work Permit, I would think that you would be attached to her visa as a dependent since you are not working.  The Thai person who secures the visas for the farangs that are employed at the international school should be doing this for all of the dependents.  The only thing that I could think of is if they have a different set of services they offer depending upon if your wife is an "overseas hire" or a "local hire".

Way back in the early 80's I met a Thai girl in the USA who was in graduate school.  We ended up getting married and that's how I ended up in Thailand.  

Check out Centre Point on Soi 10.  Great place to stay for the amount of time that you're looking at.  Soi 10 is a quiet soi but close to both the Nana and Asoke BTS as well as the MRT at Asoke.  Terminal 21 is nearby as are both Soi Cowboy and Nana Plaza if you are into some adult entertainment.  If you like to exercise then you have a couple of parks nearby at the end of Soi 10 plus the elevated green path where you can walk/run/ride a bike all the way to Lumpini Park.  

Just north of the Rama IX Park there is a park called Nong Bon.  You enter on Soi 43.  There is a good cycling, running, and walking track around the park.  One lap is about 4km when the construction is completed.  Right now it's about 3.5 km per lap.  

On 7/17/2019 at 2:34 PM, ddye123 said:

Isn't there a long bike track that circumnavigates the BKK Airport? Several miles I believe.

Yes, there is.  It's approximately 23km around.  It is very flat and kind of boring.  No traffic though so that's good.

Typical day was for me to get up by 5:30am and leave for work by 6:30am arriving at the office by 7:00am.  Spend a full day in the office.  Lunch sometime during the day but not always a set time.  Usually leave the office at 6:00pm, sometimes later, and have dinner.  In my earlier days that might involve an after dinner detour home by way of Cowboy or Nana.  Never really stayed out late during the work week and would try to be home by 9:00 or 9:30pm.  After a while I skipped those places and just went home after dinner.  

7 hours ago, stament said:

One could yes, and where would one do that?  Would need to do a cost benefits analysis to see if it was worthwhile. People at the latter end of their career might be better off just doing the dodgy other exams wouldn't you say?

Try an accredited university in the US, Canada, England, New Zealand, or Australia.

Perhaps the aspiring teacher could enroll in and complete an accredited master's degree program in ESL.  It is generally a two year course with a thesis and gives a deeper and more broad depth of knowledge into the language.  It definitely carries a lot more weight that some dodgy CELTA, TEFL, or TESOL one month program.  Of course, armed with a master's degree I doubt that they would be teaching in Thailand unless it was at one of the bigger international schools that pays a proper wage with international standard benefits.

The US does not deport people convicted of misdemeanor crimes.  If a person has committed a felony crime then they are eligible to be deported if they are not a US citizen.  Given that the Thai person in this case is not a US citizen he most likely committed a felony crime of some sort so that is why he is being deported.  There are many types of non-violent felonies that he could have committed to qualify him for deportation.  It is too bad that his step Dad and his mother never went through the process to have him become a naturalized US citizen as this 45 year old man is now suffering the consequences for it.  He can attempt to get an immigration lawyer to stop the deportation orders but it is very difficult to do so.

Glad he is safe!

A much different story than I imagined from the headline.  First off, the Frenchman needs to have his vision corrected so that he can see clearly.  You also need to wear a proper helmet every time you step on a motorcycle or a bicycle.  I do hope that he has insurance.  She should park her car inside her house for a number of reasons.  Theft of car, minor accidents like this, or a larger truck or car hitting it and driving off.  I hope that the Frenchman can recover fully.

I qualified for it and citizenship in all areas but was never interested in it despite spending 12 years in Bangkok.  It's also not cheap either but I guess that would eventually even out if you stay long enough.  Something I didn't see myself doing.

Sukhumvit!  Somewhere between Soi 24 and 4.  It's central to most things you need and hopefully your office is nearby.  If you want to rent it then it is in a prime location.  If after a few years you need to sell it then you are again in a prime location.  

Get on better terms with the wife.  Then plan a family vacation to Oz over the school break.  While there, contact a good divorce lawyer and file for divorce.  Make sure that the children are required to stay in Oz until the case is over and a determination made as to the future of the children and assets.  Best of luck, mate!

It's possible but I know that I wouldn't want to try to get by on 32K a month.  Rent, food, electricity, water, internet, transportation costs, health care are all things that add up.  

On 7/7/2019 at 1:59 PM, Nakmuay887 said:

Also I would have enough money selling my gym here to get an elite visa if it comes to that for me being able to stay long term 

Don't waste money on the Elite visa.  It isn't worth it long term.  Keep that money in the bank in Canada.  You need to be able to get a visa based on your own merits whether that is a an ED visa or hopefully a work permit and one year visa.