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Your house is my house!
Why? You're probably perceived as a "Rich Farang." Ever hear of "Home Invasion." I've lived here long enough to have seem multiple instances where farang end up dead and buried somewhere in the jungle after their home is robbed. It does happen. -
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New Thai Police Chief Sets Bold Crime-Fighting Agenda
If I had a penny for every time I've heard a Thai authority figure express those sentiments over the past 16 years... I wonder if anybody actually takes these sorts of announcements seriously? -
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Young Girlfriend from Udon Thani wants to get married.
Why is this so funny to everyone? I found my soulmate and we are going to make a beautiful life together. Age doesn't matter when true love is found. We bought a new Toyota Highlander a few days ago. Her family is so happy about it. Now i have to teach her how to drive. Also I got a discount on the house after finding out her uncle runs a construction company. I am so happy. -
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Did you have a happy Childhood?
And your name is Oliver Twist no doubt. Whoever you are, true or false as your story may be, therapy will undoubtedly help. Try it. -
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Did you have a happy Childhood?
I endured a lot of psychological and emotional abuse from my mother during my pre-teen years. I got the black sheep scapegoat treatment, but what I never realized at the time was that my siblings, other families in the neighborhood, school teachers were indoctrinated with the narrative that there was something wrong with me. It was like everywhere I went, people had been forewarned about me, or something. When I was 14, I had a fresh start moving to live with my father and his new wife (my new step-mother), but decades later I realized that in order to justify no longer wanting to raise me, my mother likely portrayed me to my father (who I barely knew in early childhood) as an incorrigible likely future serial killer (which couldn't have been further from the truth). My father no doubt passed this narrative along to his new wife who in turn passed it along to all my step siblings. So the narrative just kept getting perpetuated on and on. While inflicting incredible damage on my self-esteem growing up, this mistreatment had two upsides. First, it caused me to delve very deeply into my innermost psyche, and it provided me with a deep sense of knowing who I am, which is something I have come to realize not everyone has. The second benefit was that it caused me to seek validation away from the home, and I became very motivated (and successful) academically and career-wise. But the damage to my social self-esteem was very lasting, and for this, to this day, I harbor a lasting anger, dare I say hatred for my mother. In some ways, the feeling that she inculcated in me that I was an unloveable and dislikable person might explain why forming romantic relationships back home always seemed to be so frustrating, and why I may have ended up looking for love in Thailand. But to end on a more upbeat note, Thailand has provided me with some things for which I will be eternally grateful. First, it provided me with the physical distance from my family which enabled me to gain profound insights into my family dynamic and to begin the healing process. Secondly, the social and cultural environment here in Thailand has provided me with a sense of being accepted as part of a community, which is something I never experienced back home. So I have a deep sense of gratitude towards Thailand for having provided me with an environment where I could heal and grow psychologically and heal emotionally. I'm only sharing this in the hope that others might be able to relate to my experience. -
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NACC Launches Probe into Thaksin’s Alleged Hospital Fake-out
So it can not be said that the matter was not investigated. "Nothing to see there."
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