Fatdog

Wife and I went to a Wat today to do what she wanted.

When we were there a Nun showed us a guy (Farang) who had been sleeping in the grounds of the Wat for the last 2 days.

I went and tried to speak to him, he spoke a little English, I managed to find out he was French.
He was in a bad way, he had not eaten anything or had any water for at least 2 days.

We managed to arrange an ambulance to take him to hospital.

The wife and I followed him to hospital to try and help.

I phoned the French embassy to tell them they had a French citizen who was in trouble and needed help.

They told me without the guys name they could not contact his family to get money.

I told them he could not speak much English and he was in a bad way (if he had stayed where he was was I am sure he would be dead by Sunday)

I asked if somebody from the embassy could come and speak to him, but they said that was not possible.

I eventually got the guys name, but when I called the embassy again there was no answer, maybe Friday afternoon is the problem.

The hospital told me they would contact the embassy and let them know, I even offered to pay for his hospital stay, but the guy at the hospital told me not to get to involved.

So here is the question, what do Embassies actually do? Why are they there? I always thought they were there for the citizens of their country, maybe not to provide money, but help when it was needed, for today the French Embassy let one of their countrymen down in a big way.

FD

Hi,

I hope somebody can help me with this problem.

My son arrived in Bangkok last week on a 30 day stay, now he has got a job interview with a big hotel.
They have said they will take care of the WP, but I am not sure if he can go to Penang to get the B visa, or does he have to return to the UK to get this.

Thanks in advance for any help you may be able to give.

FD

Hi,

I am hoping some of the people who are in the hotel industry can give me some info on finding a job in Bangkok.
My son is a qualified chef and is coming to stay with me for a few months, and he is hoping to get a job here.
I have looked at some of the web sites, but maybe the guys in the know can give me some other sites and or some leads.
If he gets a job he will stay here longer, but he is only coming for 3 months to start with, he will be getting a visa as I do not want him to be doing visa runs every month.

FD

Hi Folks,



The wife and I are planning on having a house built early next year. We have an idea what we want, however we still have not found an architect. So if anybody can recommend an architect in Bangkok, preferably in the Thonburi area. I would be grateful for any info.



Thanks



FD