In search of Chang

[Edmond]

Perth's by no means definite but I have friends there and also still have an apartment in the city... so free accomodation.

Tezza and BLD would also be there to teach her proper etiquette and elocution.

[Topper]

Mendip's daughter needs a big expat community of Americans not Thai's.

Everyone needs Americans in their life.

[Mendip]

^ Also the east coast cities have a significant Thai community, I don't know about Perth.

I don't think the daughter will be searching out the Thai communities if she heads down under. There is a large Thai contingent in Perth however, that's where I met the wife.

I could give the daughter some pointers of where to avoid.

Mendip's daughter needs a big expat community of Americans not Thai's.

Sad but true.

I wonder what her broad American accent would sound like after a few years in Perth. I cringe at the thought.

Maybe I should get her back to Somerset before it's too late?

[katie23]

^what's her accent now, British or American?

One colleague of mine has 2 sons. She said that the older one has a US accent (when speaking English) while the younger one has a UK accent due to watching Peppa Pig. (Peppa Pig wasn't shown in PH when the older one was little.)

[armstrong]

She needs two years in secondary schooling in the UK to qualify for residency university rates.

Not true if he's got ties to the UK. If he's on the books at his parents he's probably sorted.

[DrWilly]

Not true if he's got ties to the UK. If he's on the books at his parents he's probably sorted.

if only it were that easy.

[armstrong]

if only it were that easy.

Not easy if you don't have ties to the UK. But if you/he does then with a couple of years ahead it's quite doable.

Source: Me.

[DrWilly]

You’re wrong, but it’s not the thread to argue it.

[happynz]

Perth's by no means definite but I have friends there and also still have an apartment in the city... so free accomodation.

I have a Cajun mate who's spent the past two decades working in Saudi. His oldest son, who like his dad, sounds as if he's from the bayou, and is doing his pre-med studies in Tbilisi, Georgia. I suspect there isn't a Cajun Muslim community in Tbilisi. Point is, life takes some odd twists and turns sometimes.

Edit: To keep somewhat on topic, nice chang pix.

[Joe 90]

Maybe I should get her back to Somerset before it's too late?

At the end of the day it's all about our children and sacrifices need to be made.

[armstrong]

You’re wrong, but it’s not the thread to argue it.

I'm not wrong though.

[Mendip]

^what's her accent now, British or American?

Broad American, with a Filipino twang and a hint of Singaporean thrown in, would you believe.

But she's still a good kid!

As for her future education, my understanding is that she would need three (some say two) years residency in the UK to qualify as a local university student, rather than being an overseas student and all the extra cost that entails.

I am domiciled in the UK but have been classed as non-resident for tax for a couple of decades at least, a status I am loathe to change. I still have loose ties to the UK but the daughter has none.

Maybe this stuff warrants a thread of it's own, as I'm sure that I am not alone in this?

So far from my limited research, the Aussie government seem much more generous than the UK in covering further education costs for their citizens, even if not previously resident. Also, I hate to admit it, but I'm starting to think that my daughter's future will be brighter in Australia than in post-Brexit Britain. Each year I visit, the UK seems to be more and more depressing.


Anyway, to keep this thread a bit on track (although maybe the pudding thread would be more suitable)...

The wife hollowed out the seeds from one of her Pak Chong pumpkins, filled the cavity with mixed up eggs, coconut milk and sugar to make a kind of custard as she called it, and steamed the thing.



It was a bit weird, to be honest.



But OK!

[cyrille]

It's a great dessert, but that pumpkin was too big.

[MarilynMonroe]

@mendy your daughter is a great photographer. I love the elephant pics! I've seen elephants in Thailand many times, been to the place in Chiang Mai.. even watched them play harmonica at one point which was hilarious. Looks like great food!

[DrWilly]

even watched them play harmonica at one point which was hilarious.

Not many naturally wild elephants play harmonica, you're luck to have seen that.

[Stumpy]

At the end of the day it's all about our children and sacrifices need to be made.

It is Joe. I see my daughters now and know that the time spent with them every single day had an impact. Both of my daughters and I still talk about it and why that input and support was why they are where they are today. Hats off to Mendy. When you have children its a huge commitment and as a father you want to instill in them, values, ethics, integrity and life lessons.

[Edmond]

^ You left out how to flounce-fail.

It's a great dessert

It is.

And as I'm sure Mendy will attest to, almost always far, far better than it looks.


To be fair though, there's rarely a coconut based dessert that isn't damn tasty.


Do they sell Bounty bars on Lazada Armstrong?

[Mendip]

@mendy your daughter is a great photographer. I love the elephant pics! I've seen elephants in Thailand many times, been to the place in Chiang Mai.. even watched them play harmonica at one point which was hilarious. Looks like great food!

MM, I thought that elephants played the trumpet!

My daughter takes loads of pictures and gets lucky at times. I filter out and delete all the rubbish.

Here was a pic that didn't make the cut, although on reflection it wasn't that bad.

[Stumpy]

You left out how to flounce-fail.

Wow. EdTard is stalking me and triggered.

Settle down Eddie. It's just a forum ya know.

[BLD]

^ Also the east coast cities have a significant Thai community, I don't know about Perth.

There's plenty of Thais in Perth. many have spent time on the chrome pole and look like they have been ridden hard and put away wet. They are best avoided

[BLD]

Broad American, with a Filipino twang and a hint of Singaporean thrown in, would you believe.

But she's still a good kid!

As for her future education, my understanding is that she would need three (some say two) years residency in the UK to qualify as a local university student, rather than being an overseas student and all the extra cost that entails.

I am domiciled in the UK but have been classed as non-resident for tax for a couple of decades at least, a status I am loathe to change. I still have loose ties to the UK but the daughter has none.

Maybe this stuff warrants a thread of it's own, as I'm sure that I am not alone in this?

So far from my limited research, the Aussie government seem much more generous than the UK in covering further education costs for their citizens, even if not previously resident. Also, I hate to admit it, but I'm starting to think that my daughter's future will be brighter in Australia than in post-Brexit Britain. Each year I visit, the UK seems to be more and more depressing.


Anyway, to keep this thread a bit on track (although maybe the pudding thread would be more suitable)...

The wife hollowed out the seeds from one of her Pak Chong pumpkins, filled the cavity with mixed up eggs, coconut milk and sugar to make a kind of custard as she called it, and steamed the thing.



It was a bit weird, to be honest.



But OK!

They make that in Lao it's fucking great. I had never heard of using a pumpkin for a desert.but quickly became a fan

[BLD]

Wow. EdTard is stalking me and triggered.

Settle down Eddie. It's just a forum ya know.

Ole eddo.really has a bug up his ass lately. What's got the boy all het up?

[cyrille]

There's plenty of Thais in Perth. many have spent time on the chrome pole and look like they have been ridden hard and put away wet. They are best avoided

OK...

[katie23]

@mendip - how does your daughter deal with the cold/ snow? I think you've brought her to England during Christmas break? How did she fare during winter?

As for Perth, as I understand there's winter too but doesn't reach 0 degrees and no snow. Also, I think TH to Perth is nearer than TH to UK? (cost for airfare, etc). An advantage of Perth is that "Uncles" BLD and Terry can watch over her sometimes. I think the younger son of BLD is similar in age to your daughter.

@BLD - have your sons lost their Filipino accent? You said before that your sons were developing a Filipino accent due to the teachers in the Int'l School in Laos. Are they now saying "G'day mate. Let's have shrimp on the barbie!"

[Mendip]

The daughter loves the cold and snow and would move to the UK in a heartbeat if the opportunity arose. If ever I went for a permanent job in Norway for a couple of years the daughter would come along no problem... but not the wife.... which doesn't preclude the idea! Today was 'cool' in Korat, high 20s, and the wife was wrapped up like an Eskimo and hibernated on the sofa all day beneath a blanket. The daughter agrees with me that this is pretty pathetic behaviour.

Next week will be too hot to do anything...

There's plenty of Thais in Perth. many have spent time on the chrome pole and look like they have been ridden hard and put away wet. They are best avoided

But not all, of course!

They make that in Lao it's fucking great. I had never heard of using a pumpkin for a desert.but quickly became a fan

Yeah, I like it and we're finishing up the pumpkin dessert thingy tonight. I'm thinking of making a pumpkin pie with the second Pak Chong pumpkin. I don't think that I've ever had pumpkin pie before and am quite keen to cook one up. I believe that it's a staple in America?