Rants of life

It seems like the political scene in Bangkok is going down the drain again. There are demonstration lately, it’s getting bad. I really don’t understand why the people of Thailand have to act like this, no matter who’s the Prime Minister, the opposition party will surely protest. They are really ruin their country’s image further [...]

 I’ve just been told about Songkran holiday in April, and we will have a number of days off. I’m not sure if hubby has any plan in mind, but knowing him well, I know that he does not plan for any holiday. I’m always the one who plan for weekend getaways or family vacation, based [...]

 I’m just back from the immigration office just now and I’m glad that we are given 90 days stay again. At least hubby can have a peace of mind and concentrate on a few projects he’s working on. Flying here and there is definitely not good for our business, considering that we travel as a [...]

We have been trying to renew our visas here in Bangkok, but after making numerous trips to Thai Immigration Bureau and Embassy of Malaysia, we still can’t get things done. Frankly, we are running out of time, but we still have to make another trip to the immigration tomorrow. This time, we have to get [...]

I’ve only been to Bangkok in less than a year, but I’ve seen a lot about this country. There are things which I like about it, and there are incidents which I hate them to the most. Things like seizing the airports sound like extremely childish to me, and the country’s image and economy is [...]

 We went to pick up hubby’s eyeglasses from an optical shop yesterday, and as usual we were pleased with the service. Most of the time, we will get a friendlier service here since we are expats. But then, we found out that we have paid more for the glasses! BIL bought a pair of glasses [...]

Sabai sabai is such as nice word in Thai. It means relax. But we will still monitor the news about Thai political tension closely, even if our normal lives are not affected. KUALA LUMPUR: The Government has advised Malaysians in Bangkok to be vigilant to situations around them and continuously monitor developments. Foreign Minister Datuk [...]

The moment I logged on to internet yesterday, my friends had started beeping me through MSN asking about the condition in Bangkok. I know about the demonstration but I didn’t know things got bad on Tuesday morning until I read the news. If I’m staying around the city, I would be flying back home for [...]

At first, we planned to get a new car as soon as our kids are moving here with us. But after some thoughts, we decided to postpone the plan until sometime later. For the time being, we can use the company car or BIL’s car, so it is not too inconvenient. But still, we are [...]

Since my term life insurance coverage is not working fully when I’m out of country, I might get a family insurance plan here in Bangkok. We can’t do this until my kids have visas too. It’s simply not easy to get a work permit here, so everything is progressing slower than I thought. But FIL [...]