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jo3box3r
Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 23 Location: Canada/ Thailand
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 10:47 pm Post subject: Coming to Thailand - I love it. Need some wisdom. |
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Just wanted to say hello - I have been to thailand twice now. I come from Canada so my ticket costs about 30,000 baut every time I want to come there. I plan to learn the language and train full time martial arts. I train jui jistu and muay thai. I love the parties / puket / samui / full moon!.. even bangkok's disco techs are awsome. -If anyone has any thing for me. or at least some work - that would be great., pls let me know. I love thailand - and I just want to be financialy confortable. I have champaign taste on a beer budget. Anything would be appreciated. I have TESOL/ TEFL, and computers, MSCE, CCNA, A+, Net+ - woul dlike to do some import/ export? - open to ideas... hope to hear from you guys soon.. thanks |
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markoinbangkok
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 27
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 11:28 am Post subject: |
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Obviously this is a wind up for April fools day...
Or the poster is a total arse!
The kind of guy who would hack his own forum and then say it's someone else to gain favour with the Boss
Which is it?
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Gringo Greg
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 264 Location: Everywhere and nowhere
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 2:26 pm Post subject: Maybe not |
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He is the teacher that Thai employers are looking for! He will probably take their offer of 15000 baht a month in a 10 month contract. I invite the man to come on over and at the wages he earns, he will get to go to the discos just 1 night a month and he will be scrounging around for spare change the rest of the month as he tries to hit on his students. |
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jo3box3r
Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 23 Location: Canada/ Thailand
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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:34 pm Post subject: Good money |
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Well - I guess we all know now that there is not a lot of teaching oppurtunity in thailand then? Do you guys know of anyone that is making good money down there? Do they have a shop/ business? I just want to relax and work here and there, not worry to much about money, I would like to live good though.. I will have lots of money saved up, - my goals are to learn the language - train martial arts full time - teach for some money/ part time for the experience/ under the table preferred, scuba dive? - I have a friend in Ko phi phi that is a rock climbing instructor and a bar tender at night - he loves it, but ya, its hard to make huge money? -If anyone has any connections please let me know.
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jo3box3r
Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 23 Location: Canada/ Thailand
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Gringo Greg
Joined: 19 Jan 2003 Posts: 264 Location: Everywhere and nowhere
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Ok, maybe this isn't a wind up. You can make money teaching in Thailand. But you are not gonna come here like a vacation and live the good life. I have been teaching here for 3 years and last week I planned my 1st trip to the beach. Not enough money or time. Didn't go to the beach, I broke my anbkle instead. If you want to come to Thailand because you enjoyed vacations here, save your money and come live here like a vacation and don't bother working. If you want to work, in Thailand, then get a grip on the reality of teaching here.
Day-in-day out dealing with 50 misbehaving students who don't understand a word you are saying in a hot classroom where the sweat rolls off you constantly while you are stuck in a long sleeve shirt and tie. You have to deal with an overzealous Thai management who don't know what they are doing and deal with all of their special needs that pop up just when you are ready to go home for the day.
Get it? Can you deal with it?
Oh yeah, being a tour guide/bartender is illegal in Thailand for foreigners. |
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khmerhit
Joined: 31 May 2003 Posts: 1874 Location: Reverse Culture Shock Unit
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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Forget Thailand. Nice place to visit, as you say, Gringo Greg. Now, HERE's a country to live in....
cambodia. try it and see. |
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Ponce
Joined: 12 Apr 2004 Posts: 2 Location: Bangkok
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Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2004 10:30 am Post subject: Teachin in Thailand |
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You shouldent have any problems finding a part-time/full-time jobe here in Bangkok, although...if you want anything decent you will have to sign a contract and most likely have to stay in Bangkok - kinda sucks if your looking to vacation on the beach. Your best bet is to start looking for something after you arrive. Your not going to get anywhere applying from Canada with your qualifications. Good Luck |
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jo3box3r
Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 23 Location: Canada/ Thailand
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2004 10:22 pm Post subject: thanks |
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Well I appreciate everyones help on this.. I am going to be going to thailand, and yes.. maybe not work.. I just can drink every night.. haha.. thats my problem.. I love to party.. I am just going to train martial arts full time. Looking for Jui jitsu, and muay thai. Thanks again. and if anyone wants to get together when i get to thailand.. let me know.. 3 months!.. |
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Lautaro
Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Posts: 9
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 4:27 am Post subject: |
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I too have been to Thailand twice already for martial arts. I also dreamed of coming here to work and live the good life. Alas, I don't have a degree either so such a lifestyle is highly unrealistic. Btw, I also do jujitsu and muay thai. I'm from Toronto. I'm going to Thailand from May 2nd till June 30th. I'll be training in Chiang Mai at Lanna. How about you?
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Wonder
Joined: 29 Jun 2003 Posts: 109
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Hey boxer, if you don't mind making less money than the people in and around Bangkok, you can certainly get a job near the beach. I was offered a job in Patong Beach, near Phuket, when I was on holidays last year.
The only catch is you have to take the teaching course, which is about 6 weeks and upwards of $1,000 U.S.
Who knows, this may just be what you are looking for! |
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jo3box3r
Joined: 02 Apr 2004 Posts: 23 Location: Canada/ Thailand
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:18 pm Post subject: thanks guys |
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Actually.. things have kinda changed for me.. i am going to go to taiwan it looks like.. although I love thailand so much. I will stay in taiwan for a while... open my eyes to new things. and of course thailand will be my home.. but they also offer excellent training in taiwan. and they are not too far away from eachother. so I can go when ever I like.. long weekends etc.. or if I dont have a steady job.. I am trying to get a couple real estate things going on down in Canada before I leave? so we'll see what happens. I dont want to work!.. - sometimes - no choice.. ok. thanks again.. and hope to see some poeple in my travels... moon party!.. haha.. who will be there?? |
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