smotherb

On 12/13/2016 at 4:16 PM, Jingthing said:

This year is historically different.

It is being run with a firm iron hand from the management.

There will be no controversy about any fixing.

We can all see the numbers.

The BIGGEST change is no vote changing. 

Without vote changing there is MUCH LESS reason to bother campaigning at all.

A large percentage of people entering the thread for the first time will just do their voting then, and certainly not bother to read endless pages of campaigning, even if those endless pages are generated.

Less exciting, even much less exciting?

Well, that's my prediction anyway.

Going further, it's probably pretty easy to predict the five finalists already ... just based on name recognition.

Maybe people can try that, just for fun. 

Cheers. 

Well, it certainly seems there was a lot security surrounding picking the electors for the surveys.

Just now, Golden Triangle said:

Firstly, I would like to congratulate the lady concerned on a job well done, I truly believe that it is high time more women stood up to this kind of behavior, I wonder how often rape occurs in marriages or long term relationships ? Far too many men believe it is their God/Buddha given right to have sex anytime they damn well please, time to turn the tables ladies.

 

Secondly can someone in TVF management please ensure that words like Bad, Nasty, SCUM, Pimple, Bum boil etc be removed from use on this forum, it upsets people very much and heaven forbid we upset people with sensitive natures.    

You mean you have relationships with women who do not have sex with you when you want--I find I rarely get refused because I try to please her too. It may be that reciprocal sex is as important to a relationship as is trust.

10 hours ago, Moonmoon said:

How to deal? let the lady go, award her with a medal for bravery and get her to hold a sponsored class nationwide for all females in Thailand: How to Stab the Rapist to death. Thank you.

Yeah, the classes could teach all women how to stab someone to death and claim rape. I can just see an increase in sexpat stabbings when the punter doesn't pay what the girl wants, or maybe just doesn't give her any satisfaction--she stabs him to death; takes as much money as she wants, which would undoubtedly give  her some satisfaction; then claims rape.

draining the swamp, yup; only doing it to find cabinet members

23 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Likely to serve under one term.

That's like JFK! 

Yeah, he couldn't be too much like JFK, Marilyn Monroe is dead

3 hours ago, greenchair said:

I notice there is no picture of the lady on the motorbike. 

I'm not ruling out the tuk tuk driver just yet. She has said there were 2. 

It's quite possible the motorbike had words with the tuk tuk driver. 

Brave girl for coming forward, might save someone else. 

After being harangued by police and being accused of a false complaint on top of the humiliation, it is no wonder many rape victims do not report it.

2 hours ago, Docno said:

Interesting to see people here trying to impose their definition of a normal/acceptable relationship on someone. These two have found a modus vivendi that was working for them... it may not be your cup of tea. That doesn't mean it's wrong.

 

But I get what the OP is saying. I've seen both men and women in fairly casual relationships become angry at their partner for flirting with others in their presence. And they do see it as an issue of respect just like the OP. I think that the understanding these couples have is that when they are together, they are really 'together'. Respect is about acting in a way that demonstrates you consider the other person to have the same value/worth as yourself. Flirting with someone else in your presence does not demonstrate this... it does the opposite.

 

The mature way for the OP to handle this (the first resort) is to talk it out with the other person and perhaps make the 'shared understanding' of the relationship more explicit so both of you have the same expectations. The less mature way (second resort) is to do the same thing to her so she better understands how you felt. Though that one might blow up in your face, so tread carefully...  

 

" Respect is about acting in a way that demonstrates you consider the other person to have the same value/worth as yourself. Flirting with someone else in your presence does not demonstrate this... it does the opposite. "

It may even mean one actually cares about the others feelings. Apparently, she does not want to get that involved. I'd suggest if you just want to enjoy her occasionally; you not get so involved. Too bad, you don't speak enough Thai to have told the driver you'd be glad to wait while they have a short time as long as he pays you a bar fine. 

21 hours ago, iamkanga said:

Yes but legs bent at the knees so like a woman wearing a skit but if you were swimming or wrong balcony angle a very unattractive view!

An old lady calls the police about some young men next door running around nude in their yard.

When the police arrive, the officer looks out the old lady's window and says, "I can't even see into their yard."

"You can if you stand on this chair," says the old lady.

Either don't look or every time he does it just ask him in a loud voice to cover-up his miniature plumbing.

6 hours ago, jesimps said:

Funny the way sore losers never think of these things BEFORE the election. Same as the remoaners in the UK with the hard and soft Brexit.

 

 

ah yes, think of what they did not think would happen, smart plan

8 hours ago, Emster23 said:

They could still vote for someone other than Trump. Vote for good of country, then do some jail time for contempt of court.

if they vote illegally, there will no change, and they may still do time

4 hours ago, KIWIBATCH said:

 

Absoluely correct........A degree is no proof of intelligence or teaching ability...........

any bets on whether the poster or the people who liked this post have a degree?

You are correct; however, as I have said, and neither is an industry training certificate proof of intelligence or the ability to do anything.

4 hours ago, jayci said:

Can he get a degree from khao San road. A degree is no proof of intelligence or teaching ability. References and experience would be more important.

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You are correct, a degree is no proof of intelligence or ability; similarly, the many certifications one gets in any industry are no guarantee  the holder can do anything. Both the degree and the certificate say only one thing--the recipient went through the hassles to get one. Of course, a four year degree is more hassle than most certificates.

10 hours ago, Berkshire said:

Your question can't be answered unless you give the full story.  The full, honest story.  But I'm pretty sure that you're going to leave out the important details.  In my home country, the term is "accomplice" or perhaps, "accessory to the crime."  And what the heck is this "friend" doing with a gun in the first place?

A bit critical there aren't we?

First, how do you jump to the conclusion the OP will leave out the important details?

It seems to me when the entire group is charged there may be some confusion with the important details, even in the court and police. Consequently, the OP may not even know the important details.

Second, the fact that one member of a group carries a gun may not be known to all members of that group; so what the friend is doing with the gun may have FA to do with the OP's relative, except that he is now included in the crime.

4 hours ago, jeffcool said:

True...... for short time customer there is no need of long term....

But how many men set-up household with with their rented fluff and the fluff still keeps herself on the market?

11 hours ago, paulinbkk111 said:

Worked with someone who had one. Was in company for 4 years, pissed off someone who dobbed him to HR. Was dismissed the next day.

Yeah, stories like that are commonplace, even in the upper ranks. I worked for a very successful American scientific R&D contractor; their executive vice president was found to have falsified his educational credentials--claimed a doctorate and didn't even have a bachelors--he was dismissed forthwith

1 hour ago, Slip said:

A fair point Smotherb.  However, for the last 15 years no one has asked me to provide anything other than my certificate.  My employer has no problem at all with my qualifications or my performance as evidenced by back-to-back top 5 percentile reviews throughout that time.  It is the local Dept of Education who are changing the rules with little thought for those who are not in a position to jump through all the hoops.  A bit like some here in TV really- they have no concept of anything being different to what they have decided MUST be the case without actually bothering to do more than a shred of research.  (I'm not referring to you).

 

I can assure you that my qualification has not lapsed, diminished or disappeared in that time, but I have become a victim of a situation created by those fakers mentioned in the OP, combined with the stubborn intransigence of the Thai bureaucracy.

Yes, I can see your point and I am not doubting your degree; however, you must also try to see the DoE's point. They are trying to establish a standard for teachers; which is a verifiable degree. You have caused them to see a red flag because your degree cannot be verified.

2 hours ago, impulse said:

 

Half the women cheat on their husbands.

 

3/4 of the husbands are sure their wives don't cheat.

 

I'll let you do the math.

 

I think your number system needs correction--if you are only talking of ladies of negotiable virtue who think of their men as long-term customers; you may be correct. However, not all of us exist only in that environment.

1 hour ago, impulse said:

 

Better she be playing with a toy than with the milkman bottled water guy when he's away at work.  

 

I hear those 5 gallon bottled water guys get a lot more buff than the 2 quart milkmen we grew up with.

 

If you have to worry about your woman doing it with the water man, you need a better selection criteria for women.

5 hours ago, DM07 said:

"the local community" is easily entertained!

Well, perhaps they are not quite as--you fill in the word--as westerners and do not expect foreigners to speak their language.

4 minutes ago, smotherb said:

The early to mid 90's was a period of great change in UK higher education and the CNAA which conferred my degree no longer exists either.

Well, interesting that the TV system should attribute this quote to me; it wasn't I who said that, it was Slip in post 46.

However, that is the quote to which I refer. In my discussions with English teachers here in Thailand, a university which no longer exists was a common reason provided for not being able provide a transcript. Of course, claiming a non-existent school raises a red-flag with any employer--which may be why you are going through hassles. Of course, it is certainly possible that a fully-accredited legitimate university can go belly-up, but fully-accredited universities can usually find a new owner and stay in operation; hence, the red flag..

10 minutes ago, Slip said:

No- it gave a certificate with an overall honours class (1st, 2-1, 2-2 etc.)  I do understand your surprise as I'm presently going through this with the Department of Education.  I'm sure the information existed- we were just not given it.  My situation is particularly tricky as my place merged with another and was swallowed up.  The early to mid 90's was a period of great change in UK higher education and the CNAA which conferred my degree no longer exists either.

 

EDIT- to reflect your edit- I am of course aware of Duke- I was being facetious

A student's honors and class standing is most often part of the transcript; however, I have had to provide separate certification of my election to national and international honor societies for some academic positions. Being given only class standing usually does not cut it; they want to know the specific courses and your grades therein. As mentioned in another post, employers who want transcripts usually demand sealed copies sent directly from the university to the employer--so the student must contact the university, pay a small fee, and have the university send the transcripts directly to the  employer 

3 hours ago, recom273 said:

 

Yes. That's what I mean, these guys don't have degrees.

 

However, I do know people here - Who have genuinely lost their transcripts - since living in Thailand my house has been flooded to the first floor and a friend lost his in an apartment fire caused by a neighbour while at work, so things out of your control can happen in 20-30 years.

 

Universities in the UK and South Africa merge or change classification,, move and records do get lost making it impossible to get copies for SOME people. I understand it's a little different in the states.

 

i haven't lost my documents but I can understand how it can happen.

 

The TCT put so much faith in a paper record - if you have been in teaching the last few years you will have seen a rise in non-native or debatable native speakers who all have immaculate transcripts who will work for a considerable lower wage or more importantly put up with dire conditions - now the whole point of the teacher license is to improve standards - Have standards risen since the arrival of the teachers license? 

Most employers who want transcripts will not just take printed copies of transcripts--they can be copied and faked too easily-- they want a sealed copy mailed directly to them form the university

Just now, richard_smith237 said:

 

They do...   a couple of times in my Career I have had to get my University to send through a verified copy of my Degree Certificate directly to the potential employer or governing body. 

 

If an employer is serious about employing fully qualified people this is not a huge ask. 

 

Thats said: On my latest job I had to jump through numerous hoops, supply numerous referees (for direct contact), respond to so many technical questions just to get through to the intensive interview phase...  with some surprise my Degree certification was not requested or questioned... Perhaps the company double checked all this in the background. 

 

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Unqualified staff is somewhat of double issue - for example Teaching (which most people are discussing). IF a qualified teacher is not available for a poor school, anyone who speaks English may be of benefit to 'some' students, especially if a fully qualified teacher can't be afforded - I'm sympathetic towards this situation.

 

However, some schools are selling their students short (and the parents) for failing to carry out their due diligence. In these cases the school is simply profiting from lower costs.

 

I would like to assume that the top schools and universities carry out checks. This may be something worth questioning upon the interview stage prior to admission. 

 

If I ever found out that one of the teachers at the school my son attends is using a fake degree I'd use everything in my power to ensure that the fraudulent activity is dealt with swiftly. 

 

 

 

I agree, other than university professor, I had a career in management consulting; a few MNC employers who required degrees did not ask for transcripts, they were more concerned with where and how you gained your experience.

10 hours ago, Johnniey said:

 

 

What about buying a degree from a Thai university, is that OK? There have been many where 30-50k could buy a Master's degree.

$50k to become a doctor which is scary.

 

 

 

 

Why relegate your self to a Thai degree; search online, you can buy fake degrees from any university

10 hours ago, Johnniey said:

No transcripts in the UK before 1995.

 

 

 

Gee, is the word really that confusing for you?  I did not infer you called them "transcripts"--I am speaking of the connotative meaning--I have already noted that Transcripts may go by a different name in different countries. Are you telling me that UK universities did not keep records of student attendance, the courses they took and the grades they made????????