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    Itnt, yes internet is terrible...

    I'm actually waiting on a positive reply from the school in Phuket, plus I will go to Laos in about 10 days.

    Apart from that, I'm in the middle of changing my London University online study course from a Grad Diploma in International Development to the same in Maths. I think as I get older, I'll be more employable as a secondary maths teacher, rather than a old male primary teacher .

    The PGCEi is also in place to start this Autumn.
    Groping women when you're old is fine - everyone thinks you're senile

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43
    Apart from that, I'm in the middle of changing my London University online study course from a Grad Diploma in International Development to the same in Maths. I think as I get older, I'll be more employable as a secondary maths teacher, rather than a old male primary teacher .
    Simon stop studying - you have enough qualifications. How old are you now!! let me guess 58-62 - start learning about women.

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    How old are you now!! let me guess 58-62
    The cheek of it! I'm 53 years old, hope to work until I'm 65 or older...

    As for studying, you're never too old to study. Whilst I usually get very good grades in my academic studies, my knowledge tests about women usually get graded as 'fail, must try harder'

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43 View Post

    Whilst I usually get very good grades in my academic studies, my knowledge tests about women usually get graded as 'fail, must try harder'


    Unfortunately Simon one can never learn about woman in a book, the written word is shit in this case and its experienced based knowledge only.

    No need to worry though, many mere males are in the same boat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43
    I'm in the middle of changing my London University online study course from a Grad Diploma in International Development to the same in Maths. I think as I get older, I'll be more employable as a secondary maths teacher, rather than a old male primary teacher .
    Oh shit! Simon, you're a professional student! My brother is one. He's 69 now and still attends classes at his university. He also sits on the board of regents at same university. He attended schools until he reached 36 years old. Quite a run. Since he was married at the time, that was an exceptional run at schooling and never having to work for a living. Once he started working, Doctor of Law Degree, he divorced the wife and moved into private practice.

    BTW, his track record is very similar to yours where women are concerned.

    Quote Originally Posted by terry57
    Unfortunately Simon one can never learn about woman in a book,
    So Terry, can women learn about men in a book? All they need do is watch the soi dogs for instructions on men, reading not required imo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43
    my knowledge tests about women usually get graded as 'fail, must try harder'
    Ok Simon a little tip in dealing with the fairer sex

    Women like what they hear
    Men like what they see
    That is why men tell lies and women wear make-up

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43
    my knowledge tests about women usually get graded as 'fail, must try harder'

    555 too funny

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    Quote Originally Posted by ltnt
    BTW, his track record is very similar to yours where women are concerned.
    OMG, this is too funny for words, 555.

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    I work and live here in Vientiane and get 33,000 Baht per month. It is certainly not an amazing wage and I am completely aware of this but I must admit that it is certainly fine for here! My rent is 7000 Baht, electric etc 1200 ish which leaves me with plenty to live off.

    As a lot of people have said I cannot understand why you have two hotels and are still worrying about this though? Why don't you just sell both hotels and then have no worries? Not being funny but your not young and you don't live forever so just got for it!

    Lao is a nice place to live, I would certainly recommend it however I wouldn't recommend Luang Prabang to live as it would get very boring however everyone to their own I guess....You say you don't like Vientiane?

    I can understand why you are not happy in Yangon! When I went there I thought it was pretty shit to be honest and that was only for a few weeks!

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    You say you don't like Vientiane?
    Nope, don't remember saying that. I like Vientiane very much, but a spell in LP would also be nice.

    I also like Yangon and my job here, but my hobby of amateur radio is illegal. That's the reason why I want to move to another country.

    Why do I want to sell the hotels? They give an income to my 'wives'. And why would I then have no worries? I don't worry now! I enjoy working, rather than drinking my life away or whatever.

    My father worked full-time in his position as a professor of languages until he dropped dead at 89 years old. I hope also to work as long. Academic work keeps your brain active.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43
    The cheek of it! I'm 53 years old, hope to work until I'm 65 or older...
    Be careful then about which jobs you choose. Certainly in Thailand there are many with age restrictions- for instance not older than 50/55.
    At my local uni all teaching staff must retire at age 60 and require special dispensation (not a formality) to continue past then

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    with the heat though, your brain will melt, so no much point working on it for so long

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43 View Post
    You say you don't like Vientiane?
    Nope, don't remember saying that. I like Vientiane very much, but a spell in LP would also be nice.

    I also like Yangon and my job here, but my hobby of amateur radio is illegal. That's the reason why I want to move to another country.

    Why do I want to sell the hotels? They give an income to my 'wives'. And why would I then have no worries? I don't worry now! I enjoy working, rather than drinking my life away or whatever.

    My father worked full-time in his position as a professor of languages until he dropped dead at 89 years old. I hope also to work as long. Academic work keeps your brain active.
    Ah OK I took it that you didn't like Vientiane. Luang Prabang is nice but whether it would be any good to live in I'm not sure? Might be a tad boring but then again I guess it depends on what your after?

    As for the hotels that's just my own opinion, I can't see the point of having two hotels and being skint which sorry if I'm presuming but I guess you are if you are worrying about the low wages...I was just thinking if you sold them then you would have a nice cash lump sum and be able to work still to occupy yourself but not have to worry about the money. (Sorry if I've offended)

    Working is all well and good yes and I certainly agree that I wouldn't want to sit around drinking all the time however surely as you are getting older there is other things you could do to enjoy your time? After all you only live once hey!

    Good luck what ever you decide to do!

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    ... being skint which sorry if I'm presuming
    It's not that. In Yangon I earn twice as much as the Laos job pays, with an extremely cheap cost of living over here. My position as VP also seems to be more senior to the role on offer in Laos.

    I would be stupid to take a 50% pay cut, even if I were swimming in surplus money.

    There is also the issue that if I took the job, and then moved on a few years later, canny schools might be aware of the salary level at the Lao school, and thence also offer me a low salary.

    I've played my last card re the radio licence in Myanmar, which is to email one of the school Directors who is a government minister and tell him that no radio licence is a show-stopper for me, and can he kindly kick his telecoms minister colleague up the butt and get him to issue me the licence, or I'll quit the job...

    Sometimes a little bit of blackmail works - and then again, maybe not

    however surely as you are getting older there is other things you could do to enjoy your time?
    Exactly! My radio amateur hobby, for starters.....

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    How many different jobs have you held in the past 20 or so years Simon?

    Seems you are easily dissatisfied with your choices in vocation as well as locations.

    I once thought that I wanted to exit my vocation for a life of more pastoral and nature intensive environment.

    So I applied for and got a job in Yellowstone Park. I was shocked at the success of my venture and also by the possibility of leaving a 6 figure job.

    Nevertheless I left the job and drove straight through to Yellowstone, Montana. All the while I had withdrawal and sticker shock. I was throwing away a lifetime of high earnings for a shit job in a National Park as someones superintendent of public works.

    I told the employer, National Park Service to kindly release me from my position and returned to my old work place never looking back. Best decision I made that year.

    You've been to all of the locations and examined the options so for sure you'll make the right decision. Best of luck Simon.

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    How many different jobs have you held in the past 20 or so years Simon?
    Make that 25 years... The answer is many (MANY!). But that's not because I was dissatisfied with the jobs. Most of my career was spent working as a contractor in the satellite and telecoms sector ==> big money but zero job security. So I would maybe do a contract for 3 months and then that project would finish and I'd go onto the nest contract. In all those years I never had an unwanted day of unemployment.

    The best job was integrating a weather satellite in Antwerp for 50+ GBP per hour, tax-free. That contract lasted 3 years.

    The worse job was working for a slave-driving Pakistani manager at Dowty Aerospace who passed out-of-spec Airbus engine control computer systems as 100% OK!

    I've done 3 different vocations in my career - rocket scientist (!), hotel owner and teacher - and I've been very happy with all of these. But at my age, the big money at the tier 1 IB schools is probably out of my reach. So I want to find a long-term, senior position at a tier 2 school.

    My 'old work place' are my hotels in Phuket, and indeed I'd like to teach again in Phuket if the job is available. Failing that, another school in south-east Asia (Laos/Cambodia etc) is fine. But I'm serious about my radio ham hobby, and that is actually the sole reason for me looking for a new job outside Myanmar.

    If I got my ham licence here, then I would stop looking for a new job...

    Simon

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    Well, I got a job offer from the school in Phuket, but it was for their EP, not at their international school. I had a Skype interview with the Filipina secretary who told me all about the school rules and then read off the job offer from her piece of paper. No subject interview at all.

    Oh yes, the job was in a subject that I've never taught before, have no experience or qualifications to teach, and have no desire to teach....

    She wants my decision to accept or decline the job offer within 4 hours.....

    I think I'll pass on this one

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    I would opt for Laos - I'm really liking it here

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rupert Wanger
    I'm really liking it here
    Is that Indian English?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43
    She wants my decision to accept or decline the job offer within 4 hours.....
    Must have liked you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43 View Post
    Well, I got a job offer from the school in Phuket, but it was for their EP, not at their international school. I had a Skype interview with the Filipina secretary who told me all about the school rules and then read off the job offer from her piece of paper. No subject interview at all.

    Oh yes, the job was in a subject that I've never taught before, have no experience or qualifications to teach, and have no desire to teach....

    She wants my decision to accept or decline the job offer within 4 hours.....

    I think I'll pass on this one

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    How much and which school, My daughter went to the Montessori school and had a Filipino teacher, only school in the area that was using them worthless after ur kid is 7 or 8

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    The secretary was Filipina, not the teacher. It was Kaj. school and they offered me 46,000 baht gross to teach M1-M6 English. (I am a primary homeroom and middle school Maths/Science teacher).

    My current salary in Yangon is 60,000 baht net, rising to 84,000 baht in a few weeks from now....

    Kaj. International school offers a 60,000 baht starting salary, and that's what I applied for, but was passed over.

    Anyway, I have very politely declined the job offer and pressed for them to consider me for their international program if/when a job comes available. But unless that happens in the next week or so I will have to commit to a further year in Yangon, (which I will do if nothing else decent comes my way...)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43
    My current salary in Yangon is 60,000 baht net, rising to 84,000 baht in a few weeks from now....
    stay there, much better deal IMO

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    Quote Originally Posted by Simon43
    If I got my ham licence here, then I would stop looking for a new job..
    I thought you had it "near" sorted.

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