My time in Thai prison

[losworld]

Thanks for your honesty. There is truth that there are a lot of gold diggers out there and when the money dries up things can change quickly. As you have demonstrated there are also a lot of good women here too. Problem is if they want to give you trouble they can quite easily and many are unscrupulous enough to do so.

I am curious to know if you met the first wife in a bar?

[CharlieH]

Bickering/flame posts removed.

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[marko kok prong]

Thank you Charlie.

[Cypress Hill]

"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.

Quite a few others agreed with what I wrote

[Jip99]

Relax in peace...

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

I'm sure you're not the only thinking that but he can't change the past, can he?

It'd be nice if the OP answered my question about the charges his ex-wife filed for his allegedly beating her and her son.

Were they dropped? Was there an out-of-court settlement? Did the ex-wife confess to making up the complaint? Did the TV member who posted bail get his money back

He's still around because he's "liking" every post on the thread

It is good that you recognise that the past can't be changed. It is very easy to be judgemental when things go wrong and someone admits to drink being a factor in a relationship.

Drink was not a factor in the alleged assault nor was it a factor in Colin's road traffic accident. That doesn't matter, what has happened has happened. Colin is dealing, as best he can, with the life he has been left with after the accident. He is a stronger man than me.

He was asked to post about his experience in a Thai prison. He has written openly, accurately and without bitterness.

There are some missing pieces of the jig-saw - not material, but interesting enough to satisfy the information lust of the likes of Cypress Hill.

They are for Colin to fill in - should he choose to - and obviously he could not cover 100% of what happened in one post about his prison experience.

Not sure if he mentioned that his ex-wife attacked him with a knife, resulting in him pushing her away and this was the basis of her accusation. Those words not from Colin but from the arresting officer. He may not have said that his wife's alleged injury to her back, that resulted in her hobbling with a walking stick, magically disappeared when she unexpectedly saw him at the police station and she ran off like Linford Christie. He wouldn't have bothered to say that she told her son to lie in court about being hit by Colin. I think he eventually discovered that the 250,000 Baht had been spent in wining and dining the local tessaban hierarchy - and local police. 'Face', status and 'show' can be an evil combination. Was he an idiot for allowing that to happen? Of course he was. In hindsight he knows, as we all do, that he should have put the car in his own name.

Maybe on a future occasion he will talk about how his ex-wife managed to get a divorce while he was in England. A regional lawyer established that Colin's signature was infact on the divorce paperwork. This was before his accident but even hewas not capable of flying - undetected - into Thailand........ and yet, that is exactly what the head of the tessaban would claim had happened (and have Colin arrested for illegal entry) if the lawyer persisted with a case against the ex-wife. Colin may not be an Einstein but he knew that with collusion such as this he had no choice but to back off. Back off he did, and move on he did, eventually finding the wonderful lady that is now his wife. Colin will explain, if he wishes to, how she managed to juggle her (senior) job, with being by his bedside overnight, up at 5.00 am to go to work and back again in the afternoon.

Oh, and yes, I got my money back within days. It was never at risk. Colin was bailed and we were told that the money would be returned once Colin had safely left Thailand - which he very quickly managed to do.

One lesson here is make sure you have friends who you can rely on if you find yourself in a bit of bother. It was not for the determination of another friend in standing his ground with the prison/court authorities Colin could have rotted in there for several days longer. For those who shun relationships with other Farangs, remember that you never know when you might need a friend.

[Jip99]

"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.

Quite a few others agreed with what I wrote

There are more that don't; and, in any event, this thread should not be allowed to become your personal pi55ing contest!

[pkspeaker]

i also got unlucky with the prison system, only my luck was worse, took me a month to get the hell out of the misunderstanding that landed me there.. on the motorbike front i have been lucky, rode a motorbike in pattaya for 15 years and had some close calls, but no serious injuries before i retired the 2 weelers.. i have had 1 longterm thai GF, she was from the gogo bars and was a liar but I always excused it because it seemed she was giving all are money to her mother and daughter and her family was impoverished so i felt at least her heart was in the right place.. we broke it off on pretty decent terms, now i'm married and she also is always asking for money but she doesn't lie like the bargirl did.. i think generally the Thai's have a high moral compass, even most of the prostitutes are decent people, they just think we should always help their families until we have no money ourselves, that's what they do, they share everything.. i seen poor Thai people take in farangs after they blew all their cash and got stuck out here lol, TVs have posted such tales "i lost all my money so im living with my girlfriends family and now im way overstayed

[winstonc]

Good and bad people in all races and Nations , My first wife did 60, 000 GBP gambling and <deleted> off and left me with 2 kids aged, 2 and 3 , Seeing an opportunity I left the house and went to live in Ayutthaya where I met the woman who has looked after me and my children for 10 years

i dont understand ..you a grown man need looking after.....????

[maccraw]

Best wishes Colin-- you are a real hero .Your story has affected a lot of people.Tell your wife she is the best.

[dragonfly94]

Good and bad people in all races and Nations , My first wife did 60, 000 GBP gambling and <deleted> off and left me with 2 kids aged, 2 and 3 , Seeing an opportunity I left the house and went to live in Ayutthaya where I met the woman who has looked after me and my children for 10 years

i dont understand ..you a grown man need looking after.....????

well everyone needs their nails clipped, the ironing done and the odd bit of shopping, at the very least. Being looked after is what wives are for.

Edited March 5, 2015 by dragonfly94

[Jip99]

Good and bad people in all races and Nations , My first wife did 60, 000 GBP gambling and <deleted> off and left me with 2 kids aged, 2 and 3 , Seeing an opportunity I left the house and went to live in Ayutthaya where I met the woman who has looked after me and my children for 10 years

i dont understand ..you a grown man need looking after.....????

well everyone needs their nails clipped, the ironing done and the odd bit of shopping, at the very least. Being looked after is what wives are for.

Can you just pop round and try explaining that to my missus...

[crickets]

Champion

[Farang two dot zero]

Wow, thanks for sharing your story Colin this is incredible !
Take care of you now and I wish you all the best for the future too

[WitawatWatawit]

Good and bad people in all races and Nations , My first wife did 60, 000 GBP gambling and <deleted> off and left me with 2 kids aged, 2 and 3 , Seeing an opportunity I left the house and went to live in Ayutthaya where I met the woman who has looked after me and my children for 10 years

i dont understand ..you a grown man need looking after.....????

The All Blacks are decimating the Aussie try line, you need another beer ... desperately. DARLINGGGGG!!!!!

I think that's the looking after he's referring to.

[Neeranam]

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.

I agree. Can't believe he thought he was a candidate for poster of the year.

[Neeranam]

Relax in peace...

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

Things are never easier if you drink less.

Yes they are.

[neeray]

How nice to read so many fine messages of support to Colin.

He deserves them all.

So refreshing not to see negative messages from the sour pusses.

And nice to see support for the "good" Thai women too. I have one of them myself.

[berybert]

I do feel very sorry for Colin, seems he has had the rough end of the stick on more than one occasion. And I say that as a non Buddhist.

I wonder how many people on here who believe in karma are wishing Colin the best of luck, and wish him well in his next life.

Do you nut jobs not think he maybe paying for what he did in his last life ? That's your world not mine.

[BKKdreaming]

Do you have movement in your upper body ?

if so you may want to look into exercises so at least you can move around some,

My friends daughter was shot in a drive by in south central LA, paralyzed but they did an experimental stem cell operation and she got movement back in one leg and feeling in the other ,

so you might look into that ,

Best wishes and try and get some rehab so you can be the best that is possible.....

[KonaRain]

Great story..

Keep up the courage,mate.

Aloha

B.B.C.reported a story:

Scientific research shows that sugar and alcohol

lowers immune response, 50-90%.

Love You Guys..

[Jessi]

Relax in peace...

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

I'm sure you're not the only thinking that but he can't change the past, can he?

It'd be nice if the OP answered my question about the charges his ex-wife filed for his allegedly beating her and her son.

Were they dropped? Was there an out-of-court settlement? Did the ex-wife confess to making up the complaint? Did the TV member who posted bail get his money back

He's still around because he's "liking" every post on the thread

It is good that you recognise that the past can't be changed. It is very easy to be judgemental when things go wrong and someone admits to drink being a factor in a relationship.

Drink was not a factor in the alleged assault nor was it a factor in Colin's road traffic accident. That doesn't matter, what has happened has happened. Colin is dealing, as best he can, with the life he has been left with after the accident. He is a stronger man than me.

He was asked to post about his experience in a Thai prison. He has written openly, accurately and without bitterness.

There are some missing pieces of the jig-saw - not material, but interesting enough to satisfy the information lust of the likes of Cypress Hill.

They are for Colin to fill in - should he choose to - and obviously he could not cover 100% of what happened in one post about his prison experience.

Not sure if he mentioned that his ex-wife attacked him with a knife, resulting in him pushing her away and this was the basis of her accusation. Those words not from Colin but from the arresting officer. He may not have said that his wife's alleged injury to her back, that resulted in her hobbling with a walking stick, magically disappeared when she unexpectedly saw him at the police station and she ran off like Linford Christie. He wouldn't have bothered to say that she told her son to lie in court about being hit by Colin. I think he eventually discovered that the 250,000 Baht had been spent in wining and dining the local tessaban hierarchy - and local police. 'Face', status and 'show' can be an evil combination. Was he an idiot for allowing that to happen? Of course he was. In hindsight he knows, as we all do, that he should have put the car in his own name.

Maybe on a future occasion he will talk about how his ex-wife managed to get a divorce while he was in England. A regional lawyer established that Colin's signature was infact on the divorce paperwork. This was before his accident but even hewas not capable of flying - undetected - into Thailand........ and yet, that is exactly what the head of the tessaban would claim had happened (and have Colin arrested for illegal entry) if the lawyer persisted with a case against the ex-wife. Colin may not be an Einstein but he knew that with collusion such as this he had no choice but to back off. Back off he did, and move on he did, eventually finding the wonderful lady that is now his wife. Colin will explain, if he wishes to, how she managed to juggle her (senior) job, with being by his bedside overnight, up at 5.00 am to go to work and back again in the afternoon.

Oh, and yes, I got my money back within days. It was never at risk. Colin was bailed and we were told that the money would be returned once Colin had safely left Thailand - which he very quickly managed to do.

One lesson here is make sure you have friends who you can rely on if you find yourself in a bit of bother. It was not for the determination of another friend in standing his ground with the prison/court authorities Colin could have rotted in there for several days longer. For those who shun relationships with other Farangs, remember that you never know when you might need a friend.

Jip99, Thank you for the post and thank you for being Colins friend

[Jessi]

Colin, Thank you for your story.

I also have a very good wife, that never demands money and takes very good care of me.

I have been living around S.E. Asia since 1981, so as you can imagine I have seen a lot of human wrecks. These have all been a good experience for me, always something in their story for me to learn.

When I lived in Philippines I spent 3 nights in the Immigration jail, these places are not a very good experience, how I ended up in there was because my G/F had a very nasty sister and she had a friend who was an Immigration officer.

I was woken up at 2AM this morning because of pain in my back.

" I always complained that I had no shoes until I saw the man that had no legs"

Today I always try to be greatfull for what I have.

Thank you once again for your story and please give my best wishes to your wonderful wife.

[CharlieH]

More bickering removed.

[ScarpoFongness4U]

No jail is good, unless its in small towns and just for holding

This was not prison though

Prisons are long term.

This was a holding jail.

Big difference

[Jessi]

More bickering removed.

Thank you Charlie

[kinmaew]

Thanks for sharing Colin. A lesson to be learnt for all of us from a country that cannot be trusted but there are rays of sunshine hiding there and looks like you have found yours. Good luck.

[colinneil]

Let me add a few points for the people who think i was not in a real jail (only a holding jail) bullshit.

I was in BURIRAM prison 1300 inmates, in my room were murderers/ rapists/ muggers/ robbers.

I would like to thank Jip99 for being a wonderful kind hearted loyal friend you are one of the best mate.

Also for others who show genuine concern for my welfare. Yes i get excercise massage 4 times every day.

Local hospital take good care of me, changing catheter, physio visits me regularly, next tuesday iam going for electric therapy to help me with muscle developement e.t.c.

I must also thank staff at Khonkaen hospital for all the care/ treatment i received during my 7 month stay, on TV you see many complaints about Thai hospitals. My treatment/ care was first class, nobody could have done better.

As for my diamond of a wife , she spent 7 months sleeping every night under my bed, or when i got moved to a private room, she slept on the sofa in the room.

5.00 am up clean/ wash me e.t.c. ( i have no control of body waste ) have to be cleaned etc by others.

My wifes family have been great with me, helping take care never moaning.

Yes i have made mistakes serious errors, but what the hell i am human, we all make mistakes. The person who has not made a mistake has not been born yet.

L

[kinmaew]

Sorry but I have to ask some other questions. What exactly were the charges and did this go to court?

They just cant throw you in prison for nothing, did you contact a lawyer about this? If she did not have evidence to support her claim I would sue for unlawful imprisonment and associated damages.

Yes I know TIT and its probably best to leave it alone.

[kinmaew]

I have to agree the booze did not help and does not help in any case. Life is better without excess booze.

Relax in peace...

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

Things are never easier if you drink less.

Yes they are.

[Toknarok]

Thanks for your posts Colin. Firstly I would like to agree with you about Buriram Hospital. Not all Government hospitals are "nightmares' as some posters would have you believe. I have been in Buriram Hospital on numerous occasions and have had nothing but good care and attention.

Being disabled does get you down on occasions, being unable to walk and wheelchair reliant I only have to look at the case of someone like yourself who is so much worse off than I am to realise in many ways I am lucky. As someone qouted earlier "I had no shoes then saw someone with no legs'.

You're an inspiration to all those who are unfortunate enough to have to bear a disability.