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Chanchao,

Think again; first time in Thailand, we didn't speak a word Thai, group of strangers take our new baby and carry him from a shop to a staff's room where we couldn't see him. And that gives You a good laugh? There are reasons why it is good that mom is around..

Thank You! That was a good news!

Hello!

I haven't been to Suvarnabhumi yet, so I need some advise if anyone can help.

My relatives are flying from Europe next week. They will arrive to Bangkok at 10.55 and their Air Asia flight to Chiang Mai departures at 12.50. They have to pick up luggage between the flights.

As I don't know how things work in Suvarnabhumi, I can not tell them is it possible to catch Air Asia flight or not!

What do You think?

Thanks!

Dear November rain!

Sorry, I don't know how to PM anymore..didn't find PM link. I'm mother of two adopted Thai children, and will (I hope so) have one more. I would like to know why You can not adopt "Your" child? Have You been contact with DSDW? We (my foreign husband and I) are also in the same situation that You with the visa, Non B, but not sure about the future! I would be happy to hear how are things going with You.

Thank You!

Can somebody tell where is Tawan Daeng, please?

Thank You!

I don't know about fathers, but when I recieved information and a first picture of my adopt child ( I lived in my home country then, and adoption office here in Thailand sent the papers to me) I also get pregnancy symptoms!

When we adopted our first Thai child, and we were new parents in a strange culture with our cute 1 year old baby..oh, what a mistake we made to go to a shopping malls with him! While we were looking for some baby clothes, a group of saleswomen took our child from a pram and put him to sit on a counter, suddenly about ten women around him, touching and laughing. Our child was in panic (You know, he just get new parents, and suddenly a group of Thais grab him!), we were almost in tears (in panic too)..

After first time, that could happen in every other shop, restaurants etc. if we were not fast enough to stop it.

Well, that was before I get to know this culture, but I was angry because I felt like those strangers ignore me as a mother, just took my baby like he was theirs.

I give every Saturday my children some pocket money (if they have been fighting all week, I don't give!). To my 7 years old I give 50 baht and 5 years old 20 baht. My older son has allready learned to save some money after I have told him that if he does not use it all at the same week he will have more on next week.

At this time of year here in North nights and mornings are SO COLD! My children's school bus leaves at 6.10 and it is freezing even inside of the house (must wear long jogging trousers and sweater + socks!)

One morning we went to drive to Doi Inthanon with motorbikes, it was about 10 am. but we couldn' even drive to the top because we were so cold; we had jeans and sweaters.

But, I'm from Skandinavia so I enjoy walking with my dog in a cool morning weather..just because I know it will be hot again in one or two hours .

Hi!

I also tried to have certificate of residence for car registration but didn't get it from immigration. I have Non-immigrant B visa.

I have to go to Bangkok (they don't send it by mail) and pay 1500 for the paper (and tickets to BKK). Nice.

Hello!

I try this forum if somebody would have suggestion.

My Thai son (parents are European) studies English as a second language at kindergarten, and I hope he could join an English program next year, so he needs some more practise.

He also needs help with math.

I try to find somebody to come to our house in Hang Dong, Chiang Mai on weekends to teach him.

Thank You!

My children go to Varee Chiang Mai school, they have bi-lingual, English and Thai program. Very nice English teachers there and not expencive!

What is Doi Ang Khan?

Thank You!

Hi!

THADDEUS; what a sweet, sweet little girl! Thank You for sharing a picture!

I know, the problem is global..I was just hoping that when we move back to Thailand with our children, they would not face racism here.

I have many stories from my country, in Northern Europe, but here is one of the worst:

When my child was just a baby and I was shopping with him, there was an older woman with her husband passing us in a shop. I heard her saying to her husband that: did You smell how bad that child smells? THOSE people always smell!

In Finnish language "Ku kuu.."

Hi!

I keep on thinking one thing..why are so many Thais against dark skin colour? Even that so many of them have dark skin, most people in south etc.

I have two Thai children and the other one has very dark skin, but he is the most beautiful child I have ever seen! (he is adopted) Still some Thais ask me if I really love him because he is so DARK!!

I can not understand the way they think, the colour of skin could never be the reason to love somebody or not to me.

We visited one orphanage one day and very young children pointed my son and said: "black, black!!" Children are open-minded, that must have come from adults mouths..

In Europe it was easier to explain racism to my child, but how to do it here where he is Thai like the others?

Thank You Sunbelt!

One more question:

As we are foreign married couple, is it enought that for example my husband has work permit, and I can apply one year visa based on that? How about working in our company, do we both have to have work permits? Sometimes I heard that it is enought if the other one has work permit.

Thank You again!

Hi!

There is one thing I don't quite understand:

If I am an owner of a company (Thai co,ltd) and I want to apply work permit, do I still have to have 4 Thais in my company (let's say small export company) to have work permit?

Thank You

..should I be ashamed to drive my mean Kawasaki Boss? I like it, believe or not! And guess what, Thais really call these machines "choppers".

I agree..math is too difficult for young children.

Hi!

Does anyone know the address of Sunrise taekwondoo school (I hope I remember the name right..). Somewhere near German school I think. I lost the address and I promised to take my children there!

Thank You!

Without work permit, must leave.

My children are 5 and 6, so they go to kindergarten (Varee Chiang Mai school). When we first moved to Thailand we lived in Pattaya and they went to Bi-lingual school there too.

Homeworks for children of this age (kindergarten) was all new thing to us! In Skandinavia, children in kindergarten don't get homework and kindergarten is not school, like here in Thailand! My children were quite exhausted in the beginning because they were used to play all day in kindergarten, not work.

In Pattaya they had extra classes for homework after school, it was good because it would have been impossible for us to help them with Thai homework. Here in Chiang Mai they don't have those extra classes, but we are already able to help them.

After more than one year kids seems to be happy with school and they are ok with homework too.

It is also nice to notice how fast they learn in their age, my older son who is a special need-child and was told that he would propably have learning difficulties, is now speaking three languages and would like to start studying Chinese too!

Usually they get about two pages Thai homework every day; writing or maths, and English homework about two times a week one or two pages.

Well, my husband had that all, but didn't get 1 year visa without work permit