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by bigideas
Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:17 pm
Forum: Coronavirus/Covid-19
Topic: Covid-19 News & Updates (Thailand and Southeast Asia only)
Replies: 5740
Views: 334308

Re: Coronavirus (Covid-19) News

Iran becomes first country to report a second wave of coronavirus. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/04/iran-faces-crisis-amid-record-number-of-daily-coronavirus-infections [/quote] What a complete load of nonsense that headline turned out to be. Cases went up for one day and journalists w...
by bigideas
Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:48 am
Forum: News
Topic: Grandmother, 70, 'comes back to life' moments before cremation
Replies: 1
Views: 261

Re: Grandmother, 70, 'comes back to life' moments before cremation

How funny... and scary! I wonder if that doctor is still allowed to pronounce people dead.
Imagine if the original doctor was at the funeral and didn't want to lose face, they may have just cremated her regardless! :(
by bigideas
Sat Jul 27, 2019 10:22 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Good GP in Hua Hin area
Replies: 25
Views: 4291

Re: Good GP in Hua Hin area

I'd second Dr Sumet. He has natural English and always has good advice. He's not afraid to ask if you have any questions and if he doesn't know the answer, will read the latest research then and there.
by bigideas
Thu Aug 23, 2018 4:38 pm
Forum: Education
Topic: Private Teacher/Tutor
Replies: 2
Views: 1432

Re: Private Teacher/Tutor

Hi there, I've been tutoring my 12 year old for the past 2 years. There aren't strict laws here with regards to private tutoring as long as it's small scale I would imagine. Though the end of next year seems very far away, I am in Hua Hin Mon-Thurs and teach in Bangkok Fri-Sun. You may want to send ...
by bigideas
Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:30 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Another San Paulo story
Replies: 23
Views: 2775

Another San Paulo story

So my daughter developed a sudden skin rash and we decided to avoid the queues at Hua Hin hospital and avoid the prices at Bangkok hospital, and to get it quickly seen to at San Paulo. It should have been fairly straight forward - perhaps anti-histamine and calamine lotion but my wife was concerned ...
by bigideas
Sat Jul 01, 2017 8:54 pm
Forum: Education
Topic: Evening education for Thai adults.
Replies: 6
Views: 5050

Re: Evening education for Thai adults.

Hi, my wife finished her education in Hua Hin. She went to a temple near the canal road. After that, she went to Klai Kang Wong (upper) school,where for 1 baht, they teach vocational education like cooking foreign cuisine, pattern cutting and mechanics and computer stuff.
by bigideas
Wed Feb 22, 2017 2:17 pm
Forum: Education
Topic: Mandarin Chinese Language Teacher in Hua Hin?
Replies: 2
Views: 4879

Re: Mandarin Chinese Language Teacher in Hua Hin?

Have you found anyone yet? I have 2 female Chinese teachers living on my soi. I could put you in touch.
by bigideas
Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:08 pm
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: International mail opened by post office
Replies: 10
Views: 1689

Re: International mail opened by post office

Thanks for the replies. Actually, the sellotape says Laksi Mail Centre, Thailand Post. I think it's a first for me. Though, in the past I've had packages arrive with perhaps additional plastic wrapping. However, I figured the package had been damaged in transit.
by bigideas
Tue Oct 07, 2014 12:10 pm
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: International mail opened by post office
Replies: 10
Views: 1689

International mail opened by post office

Has anyone else had their international mail opened by the post office? I couple of weeks ago, I received a small package of documents from the UK and it had been opened carefully at the edges and then resealed with post office sellotape. I don't think anything was missing. Has anyone else had that ...
by bigideas
Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:56 am
Forum: News
Topic: Abhisit charged with Murder
Replies: 10
Views: 2167

Re: Abhisit charged with Murder

In 2010 the Red Shirt protesters occupied downtown Bangkok for months. Abhisit's government approved the use of live ammunition under limited conditions and deployed sharpshooters during the demonstrations. He has denied the charges against him. Of course it's doubtful that Mark Abhisit was directl...
by bigideas
Mon Nov 25, 2013 6:11 pm
Forum: Education
Topic: Teachers who can speak English
Replies: 6
Views: 1718

Re: Teachers who can speak English

Somtawin School have an admissions test. As your son is already 15, an age where pupils will be in their 2nd year of IGCSE, it might prove too challenging. However, there's no harm trying. An alternative school would be Yamsaard School http://www.yamsaard.ac.th/EN/campus/hua%20hin/atmosphere.html Th...
by bigideas
Thu Oct 17, 2013 5:09 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thai Economic proposes 'Single' tax
Replies: 13
Views: 2478

Re: Thai Economic proposes 'Single' tax

I also received a tax reduction for being married with children, for a number of years while working in Thailand. However, if the idea is to increase taxes generally and then to sustain the tax reduction for families, I would feel sorry for the already cash strapped younger workers of whom the major...
by bigideas
Tue Oct 08, 2013 5:05 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thaksin to groom son as party MP
Replies: 43
Views: 3128

Re: Thaksin to groom son as party MP

I am not a Thaksin loyalist, and I'm pretty sure his son stinks. However, it is far too easy for some to forget the misdemeanours of the Yellow Shirts. I'm quite sure that there aren't many countries who would accept the occupying of the countries main international airport and the ousting of 2 demo...
by bigideas
Sun Aug 11, 2013 5:44 am
Forum: News
Topic: 26 Russian tourists hurt in bus crash
Replies: 2
Views: 557

Re: 26 Russian tourists hurt in bus crash

Mr. Pichit said he lost control of the single-deck bus because its steering wheel malfunctioned
Happens all the time to me, I steer left and the wheels go right! :bullshit: