I was not in prison for 1 night. If my post was read correctly you would know it was four nights.

Also comments about not a big deal ,i was lucky i was treated with respect by prisoners and guards.

Believe me when they closed the gate behind me i was scared.

OK four nights then. I guess I thought people go to a police cell when they're arrested here, not straight to max security prison. My bad

Just out of interest, what happened with the charges your ex-wife filed against you?

I presume the guy who paid your bail got it back when you surrendered to police??

Good on you Colin to post. God bless you and hope for the best for yourself and wonderful wife.

A heads up to all of us here, especially when the wife starts getting out of control.

Good luck to you and wish nothing less then the best.

All kudos to Colin for his post.However the ultimate kudos has got to be for his having no hate for Thai's in general and indeed the lady he is married to now is indeed a gem.

As said, ''there is good and bad in every race'' trouble is though we only hear about and remember the bad ones.

That lady could have walked , but no, she stays and cares for her severely disabled husband.

As said in the U.K one would without family support become a living vegetable in an institution.

Keep that spirit alive Colin you are an inspiration to us all as is your wife too.

I've got to agree with everything Siampolee said. Good luck to you, Colin!

Colin....good post. Thanks for sharing with us a life learning experience

Sorry to read of all your troubles Colin.

Im happy that you've found one of the many caring, loyal and loving Thai women. And I wish you both all the best for the future.

Thanks for sharing your story.

It's quite easy for some Thai national here to make a false accusation and quickly have a guy locked up in the slammer. It's important to have money and friends to post bail and get out.

Your motorcycle accident and paralysis is a truly tragic event. Since your body is now almost completely wasted consider practicing Buddhism. It will take you places... no body required you only need your mind.

Thank you for sharing your story. Life is never about the challenges you face but how you face your challenges. You are a man. Keeping it real and moving forward no matter what. All the best to you and your wife.

Sorry to hear about this, Wish you a speedy recovery.

I dont have a wife and do not ride motobikes. No accidents and still have money in the bank. But we all make different choices in life.

this is one of the reasons i dont invote ladies to my rented apt as much anymore. they can cry rape or abuse at any time. passport is on file on the lease or even at hotels.

someone is always watching as a convenient witness whether it be a doorman or tuk tuk driver. in fact, many ladies will exchange numbers with the taxi driver on the way.

its just not worth the risk and your playing the odds for a problem.

I think wvavin meant the first wife when he made the ATM comment...not Colin's current wife.

Yes great story and best of luck Colin.
Do you have psychotherapy or any type of exercise ?

Edited March 5, 201511 yr by CharlieH

We're there any warning signs from your first wife that you see now that you ignored before you were married? (love is blind)

Thank for sharing your story with us. I wish you all the best. Cheers.

Edited March 5, 201511 yr by mdmayes

Be banged up when you're not Guilty is not pleasant at best.....

The reason we keep hearing stories of money grabbing Thai women ,prostitution in Thailand ,and all the other negative things is the same reason the papers always print disaster stories ,to be blunt ,who would read ,Bus full of tourists leaves Pattaya and arrives in Bangkok 10 minutes early ? now bus leaves Pattaya full of tourists ,hits 6 cars 15 die and 6 lose their limbs ,we all read that ,again man marries Thai woman they have two kids ,and are very happy ,boring ,!1 but man marries Thai woman ,she steals his money puts the kids into prostitution .kicks him out of the house and moves her toyboy in . well you get the picture .

thanks for sharing, quite an experience

i cant help asking would't you be better off in the UK with the NHS and disability payments?

You want him stuck in a hospital or a room having some nurse looking after him?

No, he has a fantastic Thai wife that takes care of all his needs and cares for him a lot.

He also has a beautiful house that he build before his accident.

UK can't offer him anything more than Thailand does.

"UK can't offer him anything more than Thailand does."

Qualifies for the most stupid statement I have seen on here for many many years.

Edited March 5, 201511 yr by Johnnie99

Grammar police remark removed

Would i be better off with NHS, and benifits !! NO WAY !!.

I love Thailand. Love my wife dearly. If i went back i would be stuck in a country where nobody cares about others.

My wife is a school director, good job ,good pension.

If we went to UK she would lose that, she is 20 years younger than me, so have to think about her when i am gone.

What puzzles me here is if your wife is a school director then presumably she is out at work for the best part of the day. If this is the case who cares for you during her absence?

Apart from that comment I truly admire your courage and tenacity, god bless.

Dear Colin, I think a lot of people are thinking about you and your terrible experience , and I for one have tears in my eyes. You had , and have , good friends which is worth the world! Thank god , or destiny, for your wonderful new Thai wife. Best wishes to the both of you.

Real sad story... The only thing I can't understand why the usual suspect just don't shut up and show a bit of respect...I think this man deserves quiete a lot...and respect needs to be deserved not expected!

Colin,

Thank you for sharing some of your life experiences both the good and bad. The strength you exude in your situation is quite more than admirable.

Your wife is truly a blessing, one in a million. I pray each day is better for both you and your wife than the last.

Respect mate. Good luck

Thanks for posting Colin, I thought it would be well received. Although you are in a bad way physically there always those worse off, such as the bloke who is with your first Thai mrs! All the best to you mate.

Edited March 5, 201511 yr by dragonfly94

"INSPIRATION" is a bit strong.

I don't want to go out and emulate the guy's life choices but dealing with paralysis of that magnitude requires a degree of strength and fortitude that I doubt most of us can imagine so that certainly deserves admiration.

1. He married a greedy, deceitful and dishonest woman - big deal . . . happens to a lot of guys especially here but the warning signs were there all along

2. He spent a night in the clink - big deal . . . when he mentioned his "time in prison in Thailand", I was expecting to read a summary of months or years, not a NIGHT

3. He comes out, hits the juice, heads back to the UK and less than a year later, meets & marries another Thai woman. OK so it turns out he's picked a blinder but she could so easily have turned out to be another dragon.

Clearly, this guy likes taking risks

Still, what IS worthy of admiration is the fact that he doesn't appear to be blaming anyone else for what happened to him. A helluva lot of people WOULD be

Big respect to his missus too; a prime example of Thai family values at work that a lot of posters ignore when berating them.

With your degree of, cynicism,which is a feature of your post's ,maybe you would be better off not commenting on a poster who most of us admire for his strength in adversity.

Hello Colin

When I was feeling sorry for myself with my recent accident you posted on the thread I had going and I said then that I instinctively like you or at least the way you wrote your posts, having never met you of course.

You sounded like a straight talking person who pulled no punches

You are indeed an inspiration to me and I suppose many of those who maybe in similar situation that maybe read the forum but never write anything on it.

I dont care whether you were drunk or not when you had your accident which one or two on here are implying

Shizer happens to anyone regardless of their state of mind, look at my accident dolly daydream cycling merrily away and then crash bang wallop.

Anyway all I know is that you are handling your situation with courage and showing how it should be done just like a proper man and I respect that simple fact

I have no doubt that you have good days and bad ones

Is the paralysis to your body going to be permanent or is there a chance that you could get more feelling back over time?

Anyway owd lad the very best of luck.

I showed Wan the photos and told her about you, and her reaction was the same as mine to include you in our prayers for maybe a small miracle in getting you on your feet again

Respects

Harvey & Wan

Gutsy post from a gutsy guy

First I didn't want to read it...thought another useless story. I am glad I did! Very interesting! Thank you for sharing it!

My respect!

Edited March 5, 201511 yr by h90

Relax in peace...

Maybe things would have been easier if you drank less...

Things are never easier if you drink less.

I see this to often, once home is made in the village the pressure is on from the family to extract money from farang. Always getting stories of how much other farang are giving families (All rubbish). Farang has no back up and can be subject to allsorts of intimidation. The worst type of woman farang can end up with is the GAMBLER. She plays cards and before farang is aware of anything the house is re- mortgaged, second loan taken out on car and so on. Even my wonderful girlfriend of 5 years gets requests from family and she tells them where to go. I did set the rules very early in our relationship and if broken its over. It is essential farang keeps escape funds at all times.

Jeez can we leave out the pointless nit picking and back biting, just this once? ^^

Edited March 5, 201511 yr by dragonfly94

Colin, I said it before and I will say it again.

You are my inspiration.

You gone through so many bad situations in your life and I know you will be suffering for the rest of your life.

There are not many people around that have your strength, determination, good spirits and will.

Keep it up Colin, I admire you and I promise to come and visit you more often.

Best not move to Pattaya then Costas!

Sounds like you have a treasure of a wife, good luck to you both!

It took him 3 bites of the cherry !!