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bigbadthaijohn

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  1. Thanks for the feedback, meatboy. Point taken about the sides. At the same time, it's a give and take. Some people will eat loads, while others will fill up on meat (I don't plan on doing anything small, including portion size).

    About the pork and beef, I ran a restaurant here for the past 2 years, so I have some good contacts for suppliers. Tell you what, I do miss some nice beef ribs, though. I always preferred them over pork because you can take a nice big bite out of them. Takes a bit more skill to do them right though.

    Gotta stop. Making myself hungry!! licklips.gif

  2. Hi guys,

    Beano's right. I'm going to make a new non B visa, as I am starting a business. I've been on an ED for the past 2 years.

    If I could steer the thread back toward Hong Kong, if anyone has been, is there any advice you might have about potential problems? I've been to Thai consolates many times, but never to HK. I know each location has their own little peculiarities.

    On a lighter note, since I'll have a couple days there with my wife, any tips on sight-seeing?

    Thanks everyone.

    BBTJ

  3. Hi everyone.

    My friend is going back to his home country, but it doesn't look like he'll be able to get his car sold before he leaves, so he wants to transfer ownership to me to sell for him.

    I have a couple questions about this.

    For the seller (my friend):

    His work permit and non-B visa expired a few weeks ago, so he is on a tourist visa. So to sell the car, he needs to go to immigration to get a certificate of residence, correct? Does he need anything else (other than the car book and transfer papers)?

    For the buyer (me):

    I have a non-Ed visa (I'm doing my master's here). So I will also need the cert. of residence from immigration, right? For this, what do I need to take with me to immigration? Is a copy of my lease agreement enough? Will I need anything else for the dept. of land transport to transfer ownership?

    If anyone has any other advice, it would be much appreciated.

    BBTJ

  4. Xang,

    As with advice about anything, of course I will check things out for myself. However, I don't exactly have enough time to visit every school in BKK, so anything people might have to say can only help.

    You are correct, I mistyped when I said Assumption Bang Na. I meant Samut Prakan.

    As for my criteria for a "good" school, I mean a school with a well-rounded education, good facilities, a not too big class size (up to 30 or so would be fine, but of course less would be better), good teachers who really care about students and put in the extra effort, etc. I guess, for me, one of the most important things is to find a school which will teach my daughter how to think and not just repeat (as much as that is possible in a Thai school).

    I'm also of the opinion that another important indicator of a school's quality is the level of parental involvement in school activities. I like to be informed of what is happening in my daughter's school and attend her activities as much as possible, and I always think that in a school where the parents are more involved (not second-guessing the teachers, but participating and trying to make the school better), it will help the school improve.

    BBTJ

  5. Hi everyone,

    So, this is not actually a question about teaching, but for teachers and parents.

    I have to move back to BKK in a few months and I am looking for a decent school for my 9 yr-old daughter which will not break the bank. Her English is not nearly good enough for the international schools (not that I could afford them anyway).

    I'm looking for a school of good standard which charges somewhere in the 20k-50k per term range. Any advice which you have would be great.

    Does anyone have anything to say about these schools:

    Daroonpat School

    Thai Christian School

    St. Joseph's (in general or any of the specific campuses)

    Assumption (especially the one in Bang Na)

    Triam Udomsuksa

    Any other bilingual schools or schools with EP

    Thanks everyone.

    BBTJ

    PS- I, myself have been a teacher for 8 years, so I know firsthand that the tuition and prestige of a given school does not always (or even mostly) translate into a superior education, so I wanted to get you guys' opinions.

  6. I want to try to keep this thread alive, so if anyone can give me some advice in general or on the schools below, I would really appreciate it.

    Daroonpat School

    Thai Christian School

    St. Joseph's School (in general or any of the specific campuses)

    Assumption College (especially the one in Bang Na)

    Triam Udomsuksa School

    BBTJ

  7. I can not say enough good things about TCS

    MH

    Thanks Mighty. Does the school have a website? English or Thai is fine. I read both.

    I've heard good things about TCS once or twice before, and have driven past it many times. Can you tell me a little bit more about the school? Oh, and how religious is it? I myself am not a Christian, and although I think its great for my daughter to learn about all kinds of different religions, I don't want her indoctrinated either.

    BBTJ

  8. Hi everyone,

    So I will be moving back to BKK in May, and I'm looking for a good school for my 9-yr-old daughter which won't put us in the poor house.

    One of the issues is that she doesn't really speak English (we speak Thai at home), so the international schools are not really a viable option.

    So I'm looking for a Thai private school with an EP or MEP program which is somewhere around the 30k-50k per term price range, but is a good school.

    Any advice/suggestions would certainly help me out.

    Thanks everyone.:D

    BBTJ

  9. This is my first year. I had been on a non-B and work permit, but left my job when my contract was up in November. I got my ED visa in Penang then. They gave me a 3 month visa, which means that it will be up at the end of this month.

    So what I understand from these posts, it seems that for the second year, I will need to do the 45-day in advance shtick, but this time, it's not necessary. Do I understand correctly?

    Thanks a lot for your replies.

    BBTJ

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