Want to move to LOS permamently (25 years old, not a native speaker)

[finy]

Also, I remember someone mentioning $500 per day for rig work.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is that around $7500 per month?

That isn't very much when you think about it, especially when you spend half the year away from home.

Let's say a degree in engineering takes 4 years, so in 4 years a digital pikey could possibly reach about half that monthly wage.

Then they'll soon exceed it over the next decade.

Digital pikey for the win.

Even teachers who earn enough to live comfortably probably enjoy a better life.

500/day is at the bottom end of the pay scale for people starting, if your going to start trying to prove a point at least work with an average of say 1200/day

If you excude the very successful digital pikeys like Mark Zuck and Bill Gates, O+G workers will probably make more per month on average over the long term, but it's all about priorities and how badly you want the money.

For example, with some digital businesses you only need to work on them a few hours per week when they're up and running. If that gave you enough money to live the lifestyle you wanted why trade it in for working 12 hour shifts.

I personally can't remember any ROV techs or Ocean Seismic Surveyors I knew making anything what you're talking about after years in the job, but maybe they worked for different companies.

[pigeonjake]

and its a single room for me,,,,

look up things,,,

managers, inspectors, single rooms and loads of money...lol

Probably too old for porn then anyway.

I'm pleased for you, you've started out as a welder and eventually worked your way up to QC inspector over the course of your life time. You probably work in the kind of places that affords you a nice wage.

Still no reason to take it out on the youngsters though. If they're not earning the same as you in 30 years they'll still be earning more than they're earning now.

Don't know much about welding, but I think I knew someone making a lot of bank working with high tension cables on OZ when he was really young (no doubt through contacts)

i dont mind a bit of porn, im only 54,,

i was out last week in soyo talking to a beautiful young congalees girl,, beauitiful my freind,

ive been a supervisor for years, im good at comunication, and i was good at my job when welding, so they make you up, i paid for my own welding inspectors course, CSWIP 3.1,

and as for being away for 6 months,,, look at it the way i do,,

IM HOME FOR 6 MONTHS,

and as for some one doing my wife, i dont think that will happen, my wife is very happy with our life, we have a sucsesful pig,duck, chicken and fish farm, shes to busy when im not there,,lol,

all this about pickys came about over visas,, im not jelouse about anyone in this world, young or old,

i have a very good life its the way the pickys go on about what they do and dont do without the proper visas,

its not about you being younger then me,, ive been there, ive made the mistakes that you will make,

ive got one regret and that is i should of come to thailand earlyer, strait after i got divorced in england,

so to you young guns no malis here, no envy here,, you go for it,,

but you will make mistakes we all do and we all will,

i still make the odd ones, taking the wrong job offer, ect,

be happy everyone

and ps,, i know i cant spell

[finy]

I thought $500 per day would be $15000 per month not $7500 no wonder most of you can't get a decent job.

: ))))) So the O&G guys also get paid for the 6 months they dont work?

I knew math was part of an engineering degree, but obviously not common sense.

[Soutpeel]

I thought $500 per day would be $15000 per month not $7500 no wonder most of you can't get a decent job.

: ))))) So the O&G guys also get paid for the 6 months they dont work?

Some do

[ATF]

Lukecan, on 20 Jan 2015 - 19:58, said:

ATF, on 20 Jan 2015 - 19:53, said:

I thought $500 per day would be $15000 per month not $7500 no wonder most of you can't get a decent job.

: ))))) So the O&G guys also get paid for the 6 months they dont work?

Yes

[Lukecan]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

[finy]

and its a single room for me,,,,

look up things,,,

managers, inspectors, single rooms and loads of money...lol

Probably too old for porn then anyway.

I'm pleased for you, you've started out as a welder and eventually worked your way up to QC inspector over the course of your life time. You probably work in the kind of places that affords you a nice wage.

Still no reason to take it out on the youngsters though. If they're not earning the same as you in 30 years they'll still be earning more than they're earning now.

Don't know much about welding, but I think I knew someone making a lot of bank working with high tension cables on OZ when he was really young (no doubt through contacts)

i dont mind a bit of porn, im only 54,,

i was out last week in soyo talking to a beautiful young congalees girl,, beauitiful my freind,

ive been a supervisor for years, im good at comunication, and i was good at my job when welding, so they make you up, i paid for my own welding inspectors course, CSWIP 3.1,

and as for being away for 6 months,,, look at it the way i do,,

IM HOME FOR 6 MONTHS,

and as for some one doing my wife, i dont think that will happen, my wife is very happy with our life, we have a sucsesful pig,duck, chicken and fish farm, shes to busy when im not there,,lol,

all this about pickys came about over visas,, im not jelouse about anyone in this world, young or old,

i have a very good life its the way the pickys go on about what they do and dont do without the proper visas,

its not about you being younger then me,, ive been there, ive made the mistakes that you will make,

ive got one regret and that is i should of come to thailand earlyer, strait after i got divorced in england,

so to you young guns no malis here, no envy here,, you go for it,,

but you will make mistakes we all do and we all will,

i still make the odd ones, taking the wrong job offer, ect,

be happy everyone

and ps,, i know i cant spell

When I said that about the wives I was only messing around.

Young pikeys get a lot of stick on here, so got to fight back

It's funny, I'l met plenty of FIFO workers offline and they all seem like decent blokes, but on TV most seem like knobs.

Maybe it's just an internet thing.

[YeahSiam]

For every salaryman making £100K a year, there are

tens of thousands barely making enough to eat well

and pay their utility bills every month. Most would

be screwed without credit cards and consolidation

loans. If you've got the stones, some brains and

are willing to put in a lot of collar, I'd advise

giving convention and conformity the middle finger.

I get a cold chill whenever I remember the faces of

the undoubtedly very well-paid wage slaves trudging

up Leadenhall Street in the City of London every

morning. Been there, done that; this is better

[neverdie]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

Instead you pay for your sausage fest and to make matters worse, you pay too much 5555555

Become a pikey, they get it for free down at the grindhouse, just ask jspill or yeahsiam.....hold on yeahsiam is still in denial.

[Soutpeel]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

Further I don't believe your a Turk, or have a rich family, and are beginning to sound like another wannabee called WUS

Edited January 20, 2015 by Soutpeel

[Lukecan]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

JR Turkish diplomat fresh out of college makes 6k month here, more if he is married. Add to that housing is subsidized, school for kids is basically free. The ambassador makes around 15-20k. The conditions are probably even better for farang diplomats. An average diplomat saves around 100-120k usd per post, a post is 4 years, so I think thats decent money to save. Not only do you earn tax free, you spend tax free too.

But I think the best perk is diplomatic immunity, its such a sweet thing lol.

[neverdie]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

Further I don't believe your a Turk, or have a rich family, and are beginning to sound like another wannabee called WUS

Yes, WUS, Scottbkk and new personality of Lukecan. Sad case.

[Soutpeel]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

JR Turkish diplomat fresh out of college makes 6k month here, more if he is married. Add to that housing is subsidized, school for kids is basically free. The ambassador makes around 15-20k. The conditions are probably even better for farang diplomats. An average diplomat saves around 100-120k usd per post, a post is 4 years, so I think thats decent money to save. Not only do you earn tax free, you spend tax free too.

But I think the best perk is diplomatic immunity, its such a sweet thing lol.

Ah headline news slick, you aint a diplomat are you ? And only saving 25k a year not very much Edited January 20, 2015 by Soutpeel

[ATF]

Lukecan, on 20 Jan 2015 - 20:19, said:

JR Turkish diplomat fresh out of college makes 6k month here, more if he is married. Add to that housing is subsidized, school for kids is basically free. The ambassador makes around 15-20k. The conditions are probably even better for farang diplomats. An average diplomat saves around 100-120k usd per post, a post is 4 years, so I think thats decent money to save. Not only do you earn tax free, you spend tax free too.

But I think the best perk is diplomatic immunity, its such a sweet thing lol.

Yeah DI is great you can take all sorts of illegal substances around the World. How do you think your parents made money.

[finy]

All the dicussion here is revolving around being a salarymen. Only a select few people working for others actually enjoy a lavish life. IMHO one needs to take risk and set up their own business if they really want to be rich. By rich I mean having a private plane, exotic car, vacation home in beverly hills, a personal chef etc.

And for every 1 that succeeds like that 10,000 fail

But its more like 1 in 100,000 for a salarymen to lead a "rich" lifestyle. Maybe some of the FORTUNE 500 CEO's, and thats it. The International school I went to in KL cost 15k usd a year, a good engineer in Bangkok makes what? 60-70k baht, thats like 24k a year. Man being a salarymen sucks.

A good engineer, assuming farang, can make Thb 500 to 700k m

If £15K per month is the ceiling it's easy to understand why digital pikeys are dreaming bigger.

[SoiBiker]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

Instead you pay for your sausage fest and to make matters worse, you pay too much 5555555

Become a pikey, they get it for free down at the grindhouse, just ask jspill or yeahsiam.....hold on yeahsiam is still in denial.

What percentage of your posts contain the word 'pikey', do you think?

[ATF]

finy, on 20 Jan 2015 - 20:22, said:

If £15K per month is the ceiling it's easy to understand why digital pikeys are dreaming bigger.

If you don't have a dream how you gonna make a dream come true?

[Soutpeel]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

Instead you pay for your sausage fest and to make matters worse, you pay too much 5555555

Become a pikey, they get it for free down at the grindhouse, just ask jspill or yeahsiam.....hold on yeahsiam is still in denial.

What percentage of your posts contain the word 'pikey', do you think?

Why don't you do a statistical analysis using your pikery software and tell us ?

[finy]

finy, on 20 Jan 2015 - 20:22, said:

If £15K per month is the ceiling it's easy to understand why digital pikeys are dreaming bigger.

If you don't have a dream how you gonna make a dream come true?

It's impossible.

[neverdie]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

JR Turkish diplomat fresh out of college makes 6k month here, more if he is married. Add to that housing is subsidized, school for kids is basically free. The ambassador makes around 15-20k. The conditions are probably even better for farang diplomats. An average diplomat saves around 100-120k usd per post, a post is 4 years, so I think thats decent money to save. Not only do you earn tax free, you spend tax free too.

But I think the best perk is diplomatic immunity, its such a sweet thing lol.

And that's why you will never be one. Your main interest is the diplomatic immunity. Same reason why ou won't be a pilot, not interested in flying.

Why are you so keen to have diplomatic immunity.....what evil do you want to get up to?

I hope you realise there are times where your country can waive your diplomatic immunity and turn you over to the host country, depending on what you got up to of course.

[Lukecan]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

Further I don't believe your a Turk, or have a rich family, and are beginning to sound like another wannabee called WUS

headshot old timer

[neverdie]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

Instead you pay for your sausage fest and to make matters worse, you pay too much 5555555

Become a pikey, they get it for free down at the grindhouse, just ask jspill or yeahsiam.....hold on yeahsiam is still in denial.

What percentage of your posts contain the word 'pikey', do you think?

Less than the amount of your posts that are twisted and weird.

[pigeonjake]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

JR Turkish diplomat fresh out of college makes 6k month here, more if he is married. Add to that housing is subsidized, school for kids is basically free. The ambassador makes around 15-20k. The conditions are probably even better for farang diplomats. An average diplomat saves around 100-120k usd per post, a post is 4 years, so I think thats decent money to save. Not only do you earn tax free, you spend tax free too.

But I think the best perk is diplomatic immunity, its such a sweet thing lol.

i earn tax free,

and we hardly touch my wage,

so your quoting 100k/120k in 4 years is crap saving,,

we are saving that a year,

our farm takes care of us, last month 79k bht profit from the pigs,

my wife sells eggs and fish every day,

my wage stays in the bank, ill work till im 60 maybe 58,,, BECAUSE i like my work, and for the kids both here and in the uk,

do the maths my friend,

and i do tell the truth i enjoy my work having a laugh with the lads on the job,

[kurtramsbottom]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

Further I don't believe your a Turk, or have a rich family, and are beginning to sound like another wannabee called WUS

headshot old timer

Soutpeel the gift that keeps giving

[SoiBiker]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

Instead you pay for your sausage fest and to make matters worse, you pay too much 5555555

Become a pikey, they get it for free down at the grindhouse, just ask jspill or yeahsiam.....hold on yeahsiam is still in denial.

What percentage of your postsArntain the word 'pikey', do you think?

Less than the amount of your posts that are twisted and weird.

Seriously, you're obsessed. You seem to be seeing these pikeys everywhere. How many are there actually on thaivisa?

[neverdie]

So, whereustay, you've lived out yet another fantasy on TVF.

How long since you weighed your last girlfriend ?

[Soutpeel]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

Further I don't believe your a Turk, or have a rich family, and are beginning to sound like another wannabee called WUS

headshot old timer

Soutpeel the gift that keeps giving

Get your paints off Rolf yet ?

[Lukecan]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

JR Turkish diplomat fresh out of college makes 6k month here, more if he is married. Add to that housing is subsidized, school for kids is basically free. The ambassador makes around 15-20k. The conditions are probably even better for farang diplomats. An average diplomat saves around 100-120k usd per post, a post is 4 years, so I think thats decent money to save. Not only do you earn tax free, you spend tax free too.

But I think the best perk is diplomatic immunity, its such a sweet thing lol.

i earn tax free,

and we hardly touch my wage,

so your quoting 100k/120k in 4 years is crap saving,,

we are saving that a year,

our farm takes care of us, last month 79k bht profit from the pigs,

my wife sells eggs and fish every day,

my wage stays in the bank, ill work till im 60 maybe 58,,, BECAUSE i like my work, and for the kids both here and in the uk,

do the maths my friend,

and i do tell the truth i enjoy my work having a laugh with the lads on the job,

Both my mom and dad is a diplomat and they earned average of 8-9k a month, so it was nearly 200k a year, and they didnt have to work in the middle of some crap ocean, they dined at the best restaurants, and had a very social life. Didnt have to worry about saving that much, but still saved a great deal in the end. If you wanna turn it into a pissing contest bring it on

[neverdie]

SoiBiker. Just 3 or 4 of them I suspect.

[neverdie]

<deleted> all this, being a diplomat beats any O&G guy in Bangkok

Average salary 7-8k usd a month, everything is tax free. You get the latest mercedes that costs 5m baht for 30-40k usd

Add to that no one can harrass you, you have diplomatic immunity.You could tell a crook cop to <deleted> himself and there is nothing he can do. Spending 6 months in the middle of the ocean amidst a sausage fest? I'll pass LOL

I am curious where you get average of 7-8k month average from ? From someone who got his numbers wrong to start with ? To make things easy let's use an average of 15k/m on or off and your getting closer

JR Turkish diplomat fresh out of college makes 6k month here, more if he is married. Add to that housing is subsidized, school for kids is basically free. The ambassador makes around 15-20k. The conditions are probably even better for farang diplomats. An average diplomat saves around 100-120k usd per post, a post is 4 years, so I think thats decent money to save. Not only do you earn tax free, you spend tax free too.

But I think the best perk is diplomatic immunity, its such a sweet thing lol.

i earn tax free,

and we hardly touch my wage,

so your quoting 100k/120k in 4 years is crap saving,,

we are saving that a year,

our farm takes care of us, last month 79k bht profit from the pigs,

my wife sells eggs and fish every day,

my wage stays in the bank, ill work till im 60 maybe 58,,, BECAUSE i like my work, and for the kids both here and in the uk,

do the maths my friend,

and i do tell the truth i enjoy my work having a laugh with the lads on the job,

Both my mom and dad is a diplomat and they earned average of 8-9k a month, so it was nearly 200k a year, and they didnt have to work in the middle of some crap ocean, they dined at the best restaurants, and had a very social life. Didnt have to worry about saving that much, but still saved a great deal in the end. If you wanna turn it into a pissing contest bring it on

Is this Scott, wus or Luke speaking ?

You need help young man.,,.,some medication, shock treatment and psychiatric work may improve things for you.