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greenmonkey

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  1. Hi all. I am British and am in the UK. My Thai wife and son (dual nationality) are in Thailand. My wife plans to send my son (by himself) on a direct Thai airways flight to Heathrow where I will be waiting to meet him. We have made some general enquiries and it all seems that it should be okay. We will book a chaperone service offered by Thai Airways (about $50 USD) whereby a member of Thai Airways staff will look after him from departure to arrival. Apparently we book this service with Thai Airways in Bangkok after we have made the flight reservation.

     

    So... has anyone ever done this before and does anyone forsee any problems. I know that 4 or 5 years ago I flew out of Thailand with my son (without my wife) to go visit the UK and we needed signed paperwork from my wife to show to immigration at the airport stating that it was okay for me to take him.

     

    Any thoughts / experiences about this? Many Thanks

  2. 6 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

    Discharged....  I doubt he cares one bit... 

     

    Early retirement with a pension and whatever ‘extra’ he was given... 

     

    In Thailand there is no incentive whatsoever ever to be anything other than corrupt. 

    Corrupt is the norm here. It's socially accepted and expected. You are the odd one out and strange if you are not part of the corruption...

    You will face trouble IF you go against the status quo. 

     

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    I have a mate, from a wealthy family, decent position as police officer, refused to be corrupt. 

    His car was scratched, his house was shot at...  he’s now part of the system and just accepts things the way they are...  he gets his promotions and takes his ‘extra’...  

     

     

    Scratch the surface of Thailand and we see the vapid rot destroying the fabric of society.

    I have an uncle, a retired general. He told it very similar.

  3. 13 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

    I had two security guards outside my Condo playing loud music all night on their smart phone and I politely asked then whether they would wear headphones 

    The next night the two security guards outside my Condo were shouting at each other , shouting as loud as they could all night , at 3 AM I went down there to ask them to quieten down a bit . 

       They both had headphones on and were playing music full blast and were shouting to each other so they could hear each over over the music from their headphones 

    Funny

  4. Round where we live we have disposed of many items in the past by keeping an eye out for people that are preparing land for building. The first thing they do is fill the land with people's junk (before piling mud on top), they put a sign up and invite anyone to bring their rubbish and dump it. Every few months we see this happening and if we have any junk to get rid of we take the opportunity.

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  5. Hi OP, this place is perfect. It is called the Pa Pae Meditation retreat (google it as I'm not sure if I can post the link), It is a meditation retreat up in the hills near Chiang Mai.

     

    It is run by monks who all speak excellent English and they actively encourage foreigners to come join them. It's a chance to get back to nature as you will stay in basic accommodation in the jungle (it is not at a temple) with some stunning scenery. Unlike other meditation retreats it is very casual, it's up to you how much you meditate.

     

    You can go out with the monks to do the daily alms of collecting food from the local villagers. You can volunteer to help around the grounds with building projects, gardening or even cooking in the kitchen. There is also a program for foreigners to become monks should you wish to do so. The scenery is beautiful and you are welcome to stay as long as you like. Payment is by donation, they recommend 500 Baht a day but there is absolutely no pressure to pay that and if you are volunteering and helping out around the place you can make a smaller token payment.

     

    I have been twice this year, such a wonderful place to spend some time and forget about the daily stresses of life! If you need any more info send me a message! Good Luck.

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  6. 1 hour ago, crazykopite said:

    Yet more BS from these people do they not realise that there is serious conflict in Europe that could lead to another World War on top of that there are going to be major recessions in most major countries these people live on cloud cuckoo land 

    ...but why let common sense get in the way of a good old 'Thai ' prediction!

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  7. yep, greed and gullability (if that is a word). I told aunties and friends (neither of which were poor or desperate for money) to stay away from these schemes many many times but they chose to ignore and they constantly tell my missus how much money they are earning and then suddenly you hear nothing more from them. Then eventually we find out that they lost their money and when the missus asks how much they suddenly change the subject or give a very vague answer!!! ????

     

    But I bet they will still be willing to pay into the next scheme that comes along.

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