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timid june
A British couple who used to live in Hua Hin are
currently travelling by train from Thailand to London.
Henry and Linda left Nakhon Pathom, where they now
live, on May 10th, on a 5 week journey which has already
taken them through Cambodia, Vietnam, China and
Kazakhstan. They still have Lithuania and Russia to go
before crossing Europe, reaching London on June 12th.
For those of you who may not be aware of it, this is
a shameless plug for their travel blog. Updated almost
daily, the blog is very well written, interesting and funny,
with some good photos and a useful map. Well worth a
look at henryandlinda.weebly.com
(Better late than never eh?)
Apart from that there is very little to report this week.
After all the political goings on, sporting events and bank
holidays which May brought us, June is already feeling
like a bit of a let down. So it is maybe an opportune time
to remind expats who have a Thai partner of the wisdom
of Getting Your Affairs In Order!
Most of us are guilty of putting off things like making a
will etc, and when you live in Thailand it is especially
easy to adopt a ‘mai pen rai’ attitude to planning for
your familys’ future. Sadly some recent expat deaths
have shown that even with advance planning and
making provision for your demise, things can still go
very wrong. Especially when pensions, properties, and
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children from previous marriages are involved.
There is of course plenty of legal and financial advice
available in Hua Hin, but you can still help to avoid
leaving pitfalls simply by keeping your paperwork in
order, which for Brits should include the following:
Details of pension providers together with annual
pension statements.
P60’s if you have them - and your National Insurance
Number. (The NI number is very important.)
Recent UK Income Tax notifications.
Any UK bank details.
All previous marriage and divorce documents.
Information on any close relatives other than those in
Thailand, together with your last address in the UK.
The list is by no means exhaustive, and for expats
who are not married to their Thai partner, and/or own
property in Thailand to which British relatives may
have a claim, there could also be the issue of Power of
Attorney to consider.
Finally, to cheer things up a bit, a very peculiar word of
the week. Pusillanimous. Where do they get them from?
I’m sure there weren’t so many strange words when I
was at school..... anyway the meaning is a bit of a let
down. Pusillanimous simply refers to a person who is
lacking in courage, timid and cowardly.
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Captain Doug’s Pub
Cha Am Pub & Restaurant
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Telephone
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Services and other Telephone
CN Pool Service
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Helen Couldrey - Finance 086 088 2127
Hua Hin Car Boot Sale
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Insight English
032 470 681
Magic Carpet
081 865 3047
Motorbikes For Sale
080 630 5740
Nang’s Artyard
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P.S. Legal Group (Cha Am) 032 890156
Siam Consulting Insurance 032 512075
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