what has been your greatest

[pigeonjake]

its funny how a lot of members are mentioning kids,,

i think its great, and im putting it down to having more time to spend with them as they grow, i no im away at the moment, i do get to spend more quality time with my daughter then i did with the ones in england,

keep enjoying it,

jake

[pomchop]

Becoming the first farang volunteer English teacher at a rural public high school....and being the very first farang that most of the kids had ever seen or heard up close....and watching them giggle and laugh when I would try and speak Thai.

[David48]

Not working for 12 years and a threesome with all participants volunteering

In a reply of equivalent level as the post.

Steve, living on a welfare benefit watching a porn movie ... doesn't really count as an 'achievement' in Thailand.

Just sayin' like ...

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[JLCrab]

I've helped several exceptionally talented Thai students win Thai government scholarships and gain admission for graduate studies at universities in USA, UK, and Australia. All are persons who are totally blind.

[pomchop]

I've helped several exceptionally talented Thai students win Thai government scholarships and gain admission for graduate studies at universities in USA, UK, and Australia. All are persons who are totally blind.

Wow...that is something to be very proud of doing...

[JLCrab]

I've helped several exceptionally talented Thai students win Thai government scholarships and gain admission for graduate studies at universities in USA, UK, and Australia. All are persons who are totally blind.

Wow...that is something to be very proud of doing...

Thank you.

[pigeonjake]

JLCrab,

very very well done to you mate,

see these are the storys that we never here of on here, and its a bloody shame,

what most want to here about is the horror storys,

again i gongradulate you, keep up the good work,

jake

[JLCrab]

JLCrab,

very very well done to you mate,

see these are the storys that we never here of on here, and its a bloody shame,

what most want to here about is the horror storys,

again i gongradulate you, keep up the good work,

jake

Again, thank you.

[David48]

JLCrab,

very very well done to you mate,

see these are the storys that we never here of on here, and its a bloody shame,

what most want to here about is the horror storys,

again i gongradulate you, keep up the good work,

jake

Jake ... congratulations on reaching 1,000 very entertaining posts ...

Sometimes, the Freudian slips are the best.

Again you have added to my vernacular ... a 'gongradulate'.

The 'gong' being euphemistically for an award

... I will use the word gongradulate at all appropriate opportunities ...

In the words of Jake ... "again i gongradulate you, keep up the good work,"

[pigeonjake]

david,,!!!!!

you use to many big words,,lol like weelbarrow,,

ill stick to my words and just hope the masses understand me,,lol

i didnt see i was on 1000 posts, never mind, i do like to try and add my bit to thai visa, keeps me busy in these lonely night in scotland, slaving away,,lol

thank you david,

[Chittychangchang]

My family.

Good thread Jake.

CCC

[pigeonjake]

hi chang chang,

its just nice to here some happy things hapening in thailand, for a change,

instead of mambers bickering,

never mind cant please all,

do you no sometimes i cant put it into words how happy i feel at home, everybody knows im no good with words,(david told everyone),lol,

i wish i could put into word how i feel about my wife, my daughter and my life in thailand,, ive never felt so contented in my life,

i didnt have the best of lifes growing up i was adopted at 13months old, no holidays and the likes, hated school, just wanted to get to work, i was allways a grafter,

and ive made myself into the man i am, and im proud in a way of myself,

i feel as if luck as come onto my side for a change, and given me a chance to be happy, and believe me ill work to make it happen,,

see no good with words, one day ill meet some of you and we can all have a good natter,

till then, i wish you happyness in what you are doing.

jake

[Chittychangchang]

hi chang chang,

its just nice to here some happy things hapening in thailand, for a change,

instead of mambers bickering,

never mind cant please all,

do you no sometimes i cant put it into words how happy i feel at home, everybody knows im no good with words,(david told everyone),lol,

i wish i could put into word how i feel about my wife, my daughter and my life in thailand,, ive never felt so contented in my life,

i didnt have the best of lifes growing up i was adopted at 13months old, no holidays and the likes, hated school, just wanted to get to work, i was allways a grafter,

and ive made myself into the man i am, and im proud in a way of myself,

i feel as if luck as come onto my side for a change, and given me a chance to be happy, and believe me ill work to make it happen,,

see no good with words, one day ill meet some of you and we can all have a good natter,

till then, i wish you happyness in what you are doing.

jake

hi chang chang,

its just nice to here some happy things hapening in thailand, for a change,

instead of mambers bickering,

never mind cant please all,

do you no sometimes i cant put it into words how happy i feel at home, everybody knows im no good with words,(david told everyone),lol,

i wish i could put into word how i feel about my wife, my daughter and my life in thailand,, ive never felt so contented in my life,

i didnt have the best of lifes growing up i was adopted at 13months old, no holidays and the likes, hated school, just wanted to get to work, i was allways a grafter,

and ive made myself into the man i am, and im proud in a way of myself,

i feel as if luck as come onto my side for a change, and given me a chance to be happy, and believe me ill work to make it happen,,

see no good with words, one day ill meet some of you and we can all have a good natter,

till then, i wish you happyness in what you are doing.

jake

Nice one Jake, we'll have a Chang or two at some point in the future.

Best wishes to you and your family

CCC

[benalibina]

Well, 1 st of all to the OP. Read many cooments of him on various topics and i think he is truly a sincere and happy man who has got now what he deserved. Happiness ! Gongratualions and many years the same wished.

My biggest achievement has been the birth and raising of my 3 children. Who i miss every minute of the day for a while already. But that will change and i hope jake that you in that time will open a topic again with the same subject again. Than that struggle, to get my kids with me, will be the ultimate achievement in my life !

Edited June 24, 2013 by benalibina

[pigeonjake]

Well, 1 st of all to the OP. Read many cooments of him on various topics and i think he is truly a sincere and happy man who has got now what he deserved. Happiness ! Gongratualions and many years the same wished.

My biggest achievement has been the birth and raising of my 3 children. Who i miss every minute of the day for a while already. But that will change and i hope jake that you in that time will open a topic again with the same subject again. Than that struggle, to get my kids with me, will be the ultimate achievement in my life !

thank you so much for your kind words,

and i wish you all the very best in getting what you want,

im sure youll get there with the determination that you seam to have,

just be strong,

i did a tred very similer to this a long time ago and it was great to read some very good happy storys of peoples life here so far in thailand,

life anywere in the world, is what you make of it, weather you are alone or with the person of your dreams,

i just count myself very lucky that i met my wife, and have been blessed with a beautiful daughter, there is pictures of her in the farming section, in a couple of treds i did there,

but she is truely beautiful, i no every proud father says that,,lol,

so ill say it again good luck to everyone, and please keep these nice storys coming,

they make better reading then the horror storys,

jake

[kannot]

It gave me more patience but nowhere near enough to deal with the idiocy and laziness.

[Naam]

My greatest achievement would most definitely be my 2 beautiful daughters.

congratulations, but... i don't think it was hard to achieve

[AnotherOneAmerican]

Getting away from my crazy ex despite the threats of lies to the police, family coming to get me, suicide, homicide etc etc. It actually required me to leave the country for a while.

Same here!

(we are both talking about the USA aren't we?)

[Rsquared]

Slightly off topic.....sorry,

But after just reading all the posts, it came to mind of another thread I didn't join, something about who would you like to meet from Thai Visa...

....Jake my friend, you are at the top of my list....would love to have a few beers and laughs with you.

Hopefully can happen once you retire.

Keep up the good work with the feel-good posts.....lov'em.

Cheers

Rsquared.

[pigeonjake]

Slightly off topic.....sorry,

But after just reading all the posts, it came to mind of another thread I didn't join, something about who would you like to meet from Thai Visa...

....Jake my friend, you are at the top of my list....would love to have a few beers and laughs with you.

Hopefully can happen once you retire.

Keep up the good work with the feel-good posts.....lov'em.

Cheers

Rsquared.

bloody hell,

thank you so much, funny how little things can make you feel good about yourself,

im just a down to earth working man, some might say im as soft as shit, yes maybe i am,

but to be honest i like the jake that i am now, to the jake i was in england,

im calmer, i tend not to argue, im not stressing like i used to a bit,

i cant put my finger on why this is, but im a better me,, even my kids in england say im different,

all i can think of its the way of life, yes things are slower here,

when we used to go to eat out, i would say why is my food here and yours isnt,?,

my wife used to say are we in a hurry to go somewere?

at first i used to look at it through western eyes, are food should come together, but in the big picture does it really matter, if mine comes first she can eat some of mine, or if my wifes comes first ill try hers,

its not a big deal,

this place could drive you crazy,, but only if you let it,

go with the flow, dont try and swim against the tide, go with it, youll find its much easyer, and better for the blood presure,

And to you my friend Rsquard, you are allways welcome to drop in, for a bear or 2,

im not one for drinking when im on my own but i dont mind a pint or 2 if i had company,

ill be home when this is done here, i think it will be about the end of october,

i might invite a few friends to come down for christmas,, we could allways go and take a barbi to the beach,,? 1 and a half hours from mine,, beautiful thai beach, no bars, 2 little stalls that sell food and a big aqerium for the kids to look round,

so if your up for that, would be good,

jake,

again thank you for your kind words

[pattayadingo]

Here?

I suppose the best achievement was to go to a town I'd never been before, seeing no white faces, not understanding Thai and yet I managed for 4 years in that area. I made Thai friends and learned a whole new way of life and culture when I moved out into a village.

It may not sound much of an achievement, but it felt it at the time in what was an alien world with an alien language, seeing how the Thai people lived through endless power cuts, floods and hand to hand living most days.

Great days and a great adventure with memories of friendly, helpful people. The memory of that period and the people will stay with me for a long time.