its only a 70 minute flight to Bangkok PLUS nice to have a weekend there for shopping and....
I like Burma not so much Yangon, just another city and if i was 20 years younger and knowing what i know will happen, a great place to start something now
Amazing beaches down south and only 4-5 hours from Bangkok by road, the north, the temples, rivers, the people.
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Have you tried going to your embassy and truthfully reporting your passport as lost/stolen/inaccessible based on the fact that it is in the hands of third party who won't return it?vladimir wrote: They are now holding my passport hostage.
Let's say my friend asks to see my passport to look at all the cool stamps and visas. I hand it to him. He then refuses to give it back and gets all stabby and says he'll sell it to me for $1000.
I'm quite confident that if I walked into a US embassy anywhere in the world and told them this story, they would issue me a new passport. I'm curious about what your embassy told you.
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Are you suggesting vladimir might tell his embassy this tale outlined above (that his friend got all stabby etc) even though vladimir knows his passport is being held hostage by an unscrupulous seat of learning ??gavinmac wrote:Have you tried going to your embassy and truthfully reporting your passport as lost/stolen/inaccessible based on the fact that it is in the hands of third party who won't return it?vladimir wrote: They are now holding my passport hostage.
Let's say my friend asks to see my passport to look at all the cool stamps and visas. I hand it to him. He then refuses to give it back and gets all stabby and says he'll sell it to me for $1000.
I'm quite confident that if I walked into a US embassy anywhere in the world and told them this story, they would issue me a new passport. I'm curious about what your embassy told you.
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The best thing about working there were the fully-paid four day long weekends in Bangkok every 10 weeks. All hotel and visa costs were paid by my employers, plus a per diem on top of my salary. Whey hey!vladimir wrote:I could deal with the boredom, catch up on reading/writing, but the border trips every 70 days? Screw that.
Also, thanx for pointing me in the right direction in the first place all those years ago, Vlad. Much appreciated.
This job posting, however, sucks a big one by comparison...
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Ni, I'm saying the situations are analogous. He no longer has his passport. He needs a new one. The embassy should give him one.Stagger Lee wrote: Are you suggesting vladimir might tell his embassy this tale outlined above (that his friend got all stabby etc) even though vladimir knows his passport is being held hostage by an unscrupulous seat of learning ??
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Beware of this post as I know the poster Bob, who i an uneducated Aussie, who hires teachers and hasn't got a clue and then fires the good ones! A total fuck up, but the kids are great!
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Adding my own comments to this resurrected thread:
I teach in Naypyidaw (since early last year) and I also taught in Yangon in 2012 and 2013. Apartment prices in Yangon in 2012/13 were high, but I was able to find a 1-bed apartment downtown for 1.2 Lak (about $150 USD at that time).
Bob is a jolly chap, but I've turned down job offers on 2 occasions from him, primarily because Brainworks consist of various language/after-school branch offices accommodated in shop-houses all over Yangon. It's not the type of 'school' that I want to work for.
Salaries have definitely dropped over the past couple of years, mainly due (as mentioned by others) to the backpack crowd. My school still pays me a $3,000/month package (salary + hotel cost), plus the visa fees and flights/hotel to/from Bangkok.
I was in Yangon last week and found it very quiet - not many foreign tourists. Apparently the greedy landlords are now reducing their apartment rent rates because there are few takers.
If you steer clear of the usual expat delights (pizza, endless beers, drugs and hookers), then Myanmar is a dirt-cheap place to live. I save $2,000 USD every month in Naypyidaw, own a dirt-bike, mountain bike and pay $50/month for the gym/swimming pool fees.
When I looked for teaching jobs in PP, just before I returned to Myanmar, the salaries on offer were about $1,200 - $1,500 and I had big problems finding a job because of my age (58). No age issues in Myanmar - I teach KG/primary and my zimmer frame really helps me to move about in the classroom
I teach in Naypyidaw (since early last year) and I also taught in Yangon in 2012 and 2013. Apartment prices in Yangon in 2012/13 were high, but I was able to find a 1-bed apartment downtown for 1.2 Lak (about $150 USD at that time).
Bob is a jolly chap, but I've turned down job offers on 2 occasions from him, primarily because Brainworks consist of various language/after-school branch offices accommodated in shop-houses all over Yangon. It's not the type of 'school' that I want to work for.
Salaries have definitely dropped over the past couple of years, mainly due (as mentioned by others) to the backpack crowd. My school still pays me a $3,000/month package (salary + hotel cost), plus the visa fees and flights/hotel to/from Bangkok.
I was in Yangon last week and found it very quiet - not many foreign tourists. Apparently the greedy landlords are now reducing their apartment rent rates because there are few takers.
If you steer clear of the usual expat delights (pizza, endless beers, drugs and hookers), then Myanmar is a dirt-cheap place to live. I save $2,000 USD every month in Naypyidaw, own a dirt-bike, mountain bike and pay $50/month for the gym/swimming pool fees.
When I looked for teaching jobs in PP, just before I returned to Myanmar, the salaries on offer were about $1,200 - $1,500 and I had big problems finding a job because of my age (58). No age issues in Myanmar - I teach KG/primary and my zimmer frame really helps me to move about in the classroom
I taught for Brainworks. HR is run by a an Aussie named Bob who is an uneducated narcissist who doesn't know how to do a professional interview and who fires teachers randomly.
He is a complete joke, students are lovely and they keep asking where their teachers went. A fucking joke!
He is a complete joke, students are lovely and they keep asking where their teachers went. A fucking joke!
Simon, I was wondering where you teach in Naypyiadaw? I have experience teaching in China and United States and was interested in going to Naypyiadaw next.
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