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I know that it is located somewhere in the Siam Square area, but can anyone explain where it is exactly and how to get there? I'll probably use BTS and my feet (and maybe a motorbike taxi).

Thanks in advance for the explanation.

Can you recommend any besides those from Paiboon Publishing (ending with "Thai for Advanced Readers"), "Thai Reference Grammar" by James Higbie and Snea Thinsan, and  "Essays on Thailand" by Thanapol  Chadchaidee?

I've really enjoyed the Paiboon series, I still listen to the CDs attached to the textbooks, but I'm looking for some new materials. Have also been using some books designed for Japanese-speaking learners of the Thai language that I had bought in Japan.
Today I went to Asia Books and ended up buying "Learning Thai: Just Enough to Get By and More" by Warankna Tuwayanonde and Paul Wallis just to brush up my conversation skills.

Maybe it's time to start reading newspapers and books for native Thais (have already read 2 books written in Thai with the help of a dictionary; am also watching Thai-language TV).

Even though I've tried many times, the old picture still remains.

I tried with both Mozilla and Explorer.

What can be a problem?

Dear reader of this post,

I am a 32-year-old Polish national interested in undertaking an interesting job in Thailand (preferably Bangkok).

I can speak and write Thai at the upper intermediate~advanced level (have been learning the language for about 3 years). Have experience in translating documents from Thai into Polish as well as in teaching Polish to Thais living in Poland.

I am also fluent in Japanese - have a Master's degree in Japanese linguistics.
Besides, I speak German at quite a decent level (and, of course, Polish ).

Would be interested in a job where I could make use of my language skills, maybe in the tourist trade.

Should be available for an interview in Thailand from the end of January to the end of February.

If you are interested in hiring me, please feel free to contact me via PM.

Yours sincerely,
Janusz

P.S. My language certificates include:
Practical Thai Language Proficiency Test, level 4 and 5 (passed in 2008)
Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, level 1 (passed in 2005)

Hi, everyone.

  Haven’t posted on TV in awhile.

    I suppose that the vast majority of the posters living in the Land of Smiles permanently are retired but I wonder how many expats there are in their 30s and 40s.

    I am still hesitating but thinking about moving to LOS for a year or longer. I know that finding a job (and especially working as a freelancer) might be slightly more difficult than back home, I have read topics on appropriate subforums (those concerning employment, visas, etc.) but I believe that where there is a will, there is a way. And I assume that if I managed to spend several years in Japan, it should also go with Thailand.

    I know that many people will say that it is better to work hard in one’s country until retirement and then move to Thailand but I’m of the opinion that:

    1) It depends on where you come from. Not every country gives you a chance of getting a pension of  60.000 baht (and the rules may change in the future). BTW, my home country is Poland.

I know some Japanese people who gave up their careers in Japan and I know that there are such immigrants from many other countries. Some of them work in Thailand and some don’t work (those who live on their savings, passive income, ForEx, etc.). And I dare to say that an average Japanese (or American/German/British…) national in his most productive years has much more to lose (for example, the future pension) than an average Pole who decides to leave his country.

  2) Some people would like to enjoy life while young. What if you save money and invest all your life in order to retire in LOS and it turns out that after getting old you have health problems and aren’t interested in entertainment any more (I mean travelling, doing marine sports, hanging out in night clubs, etc.)? My grandfather who deceased at the age of 94 had enjoyed life until his early 80s but he might be an exception.

  3) Earning about 50.000-70.000 baht a month should enable a farang to live a decent (modest but comfortable) life. I don’t need a luxurious car (a small motorcycle like Yamaha Nuovo will be enough) or a big condominium (a small apartment in the vicinity of BTS – in case of Bangkok – will do).

    4) I can go back to my home country (or move to another European country or Japan) and start working again any time but it’s better to begin my Thai adventure now, when I’m 32 years old, than when I ‘m 42.

5) Being able to speak and write the Thai language at least at the upper-intermediate level should make it much easier to find a good job (or start some business on your own), it will also make your private life much more pleasurable.

    The main reason why I’m still hesitating is that I like some aspects of living in Europe. I like spending the summer in Poland. But you couldn’t force me to spend the whole winter in Central  Europe against my will (I “migrate” seasonally in January and February).

    I hope you understand what I’m going to say. And I know that some people will disagree with the statements above. Everybody has different priorities.