SAWASDEE 2

[LastSurvivor 0]

Thanks Brent and Ty! my dilemna now is the I-693A. my fiance had her medical exam and shots done in bangkok in feb '06. how do i obtain the results to file for the I-485?? they kept everything there. now i have to pay $150-$350 here for the civil surgeon to perform the shots and a medical exam!! what should i do?

Sorry, I posted a reply to your question above without really understanding your situation. Sorry.

I would call the hospital first and have them email, fax or snail mail you a copy of her vaccination record. Look through your paperwork first and make absolutely sure you do not have this information. Medically I'm not sure getting the shots again is a good idea or if it can be done.

Rich

Edited April 22, 2006 by LastSurvivor

[*Robert* 2]

Congrats on your NOA2 Bryan!!!

Dennis, you ever ask Tik about what shot she got that the Dr.s said she had to wait to get pregnant for?

Robert

Tik said the shot was for measles..She had no shot record so she got all the shots.. She went to Dr Irene at Bangkok nursing home. The DR is a She and is very nice to Tik she has been to her before.

Thanks... now I want to do a little research on it, and see if it truly is necessary to wait, because the Dr. told Chutima the same thing. We weren't really planning on waiting either!

Dennis lor mak mai? You funny!!!

[Tiksman 0]

Congrats on your NOA2 Bryan!!!

Dennis, you ever ask Tik about what shot she got that the Dr.s said she had to wait to get pregnant for?

Robert

Tik said the shot was for measles..She had no shot record so she got all the shots.. She went to Dr Irene at Bangkok nursing home. The DR is a She and is very nice to Tik she has been to her before.

Thanks... now I want to do a little research on it, and see if it truly is necessary to wait, because the Dr. told Chutima the same thing. We weren't really planning on waiting either!

Dennis lor mak mai? You funny!!!

Well I did not want to wait .. Hell I thought she was pregg when I left Thailand

And yes to Tik I am lor Mak Mak...

In your avitar dont you mean POM not Chan..

[*Robert* 2]

Thanks... now I want to do a little research on it, and see if it truly is necessary to wait, because the Dr. told Chutima the same thing. We weren't really planning on waiting either!

Dennis lor mak mai? You funny!!!

Well I did not want to wait .. Hell I thought she was pregg when I left Thailand

And yes to Tik I am lor Mak Mak...

In your avitar dont you mean POM not Chan..

No I don't mean Pom... I mean Chan. Same as if you say "Chan rak ter". When it is with someone familiar you can use "chan" and "ter". Not "Pom" and "Khun" which are more formal.

ฉันพูดภาษาไทยเก่ง

Edited April 23, 2006 by roi_aggie

[meandwi 0]

Sawasdee krab,

Can someone tell me and Wi the best way to get Thai language on our computer? She brought her Thai key boardwith her, but we could not find the "Thai" language settings. Any suggestions will be very helpful to us.

Khan khun krab,

Brent

[Tiksman 0]

In XP ..Go to control panel and click on regional and language settings go to the advanced settings tab and find all listings for thai language and put a check by them. under the languase tab click the one that says install complex language files.. click ok You will need the xp cd...restart You will get a language bar that you can switch between english and Thai...

Thanks... now I want to do a little research on it, and see if it truly is necessary to wait, because the Dr. told Chutima the same thing. We weren't really planning on waiting either!

Dennis lor mak mai? You funny!!!

Well I did not want to wait .. Hell I thought she was pregg when I left Thailand

And yes to Tik I am lor Mak Mak...

In your avitar dont you mean POM not Chan..

No I don't mean Pom... I mean Chan. Same as if you say "Chan rak ter". When it is with someone familiar you can use "chan" and "ter". Not "Pom" and "Khun" which are more formal.

ฉันพูดภาษาไทยเก่ง

Hmmmm!!!

Tik says Chan or De Chan is only for ladies.. Pom or Gra Pom is for the man

Pom informal man

Gra pom formal man

Chan ladies informal

De chan female formal.

First time she said Chan Rak Koon to me I said back to her and she corrected me

I must say Pom... The ladies use chan... Now we say Tee rak alot....

I just dont want you to have someone laugh at you because you said chan like happened to me

Edited April 23, 2006 by Tiksman

[Joe&Diane 0]

my fiance said she received only 2 shots from the nurse and a full medical exam. the hospital gave her a sealed envelope with her x-ray inside and told her not to open. the us embassy also informed her that if she opened it, the K1 case will be dismissed! so she couldn't have a copy of her medical exam and shot records. so now i think the only thing for me, like you suggest is to make some phone calls to the same hospital in bangkok and request a copy of those shot records and what they perform as far as the medical exam on her. i called almost all of the offices of civil surgeons in town, they all told me that my fiance has to go through another medical exam and all of the shots. they all quoted me $200-$350!!! that's insane.

[*Robert* 2]

Hmmmm!!!

Tik says Chan or De Chan is only for ladies.. Pom or Gra Pom is for the man

Pom informal man

Gra pom formal man

Chan ladies informal

De chan female formal.

First time she said Chan Rak Koon to me I said back to her and she corrected me

I must say Pom... The ladies use chan... Now we say Tee rak alot....

I just dont want you to have someone laugh at you because you said chan like happened to me

And Tik is absolutely correct, although you will normally not hear a woman say Di Chan, since it meant more for writing Thai.

I wrote it for Chutima, since it's a joke we have with each other. Not to have the correctness of my Thai analyzed by a farang.

Thanks for your concern though. People can laugh all they want. Like Chutima says, it doesn't bother her if a farang makes a mistake speaking Thai, because it is not their language, and she appreciates anyone who trys, even if sometimes it is wrong. Do you laugh at Thai people when they say something wrong in English?

Robert

[Tiksman 0]

Hmmmm!!!

Tik says Chan or De Chan is only for ladies.. Pom or Gra Pom is for the man

Pom informal man

Gra pom formal man

Chan ladies informal

De chan female formal.

First time she said Chan Rak Koon to me I said back to her and she corrected me

I must say Pom... The ladies use chan... Now we say Tee rak alot....

I just dont want you to have someone laugh at you because you said chan like happened to me

And Tik is absolutely correct, although you will normally not hear a woman say Di Chan, since it meant more for writing Thai.

I wrote it for Chutima, since it's a joke we have with each other. Not to have the correctness of my Thai analyzed by a farang.

Thanks for your concern though. People can laugh all they want. Like Chutima says, it doesn't bother her if a farang makes a mistake speaking Thai, because it is not their language, and she appreciates anyone who trys, even if sometimes it is wrong. Do you laugh at Thai people when they say something wrong in English?

Robert

No its ok ,I was not analyzing your Thai << Tik Reads this also and she was wondering why you said Chan. She also said its ok for you or me to say because we are Farang .. I love it when Tik says something wrong in english.. I think it is cute as you probably think it is too when Chutima says something incorrect.. I would never laugh at a Thai speaking english... I have a great respect for all Thai people...

So Mai Ben Rai my Friend...

[*Robert* 2]

Chai na krap... mai ben rai (ไม่เป็นไร)!

โรเบิร์ต คิดถึง สุดที่รัก ชุติมา มากมาก

[Yodrak 7]

Tiksman,

If her ID says 'Mrs.' then the consulate is going to be expecting to see a divorce certificate.

Yodrak

I think the Miss and Mrs. Is what they look for if her id says Miss then no problem but if it says Mrs she needs the certificate.

[Yodrak 7]

AJ,

This is a bit confusing in several regards.

- What has the INS got to do with the spelling of your fiancee's name? Her passport was issued by Thailand, was it not, not the IRS?

- 'Punnarai' and 'Phannarai' are just different transliterations of the same name. That aside, if "her passport and everything says her name is Phannarai" where did you get the idea that her name is really 'Punnarai'?

Getting government-issued ID - whether Thai or US - changed can be a pain, you might be best of using the Romanized version of her name that is already on her ID. When getting other documents translated have the translater use the same transliteration as is on the ID.

Yodrak

I forgot to mention that my thai girl's nickname is Kwan but her real name is Punnarai. but the INS mispelled her name, so her passport and everything says her name is Phannarai. when i applied for the K1 visa for her i kept the name Phannarai instead of her real name Punnarai because i didn't want the confusion and scared of any delays. she would have to go to Khon Kaen to correct her name, but she didn't have time. my question is should i still use her incorrect name Phannarai? or use her nickname Kwan on Marriage Certificate, SSN card, driver's license (whenever she gets it), and on other things like insurance card? please help!!

AJ

[butuan 0]

[Yodrak 7]

Tiksman,

Robert is quite correct in his use of 'chan'. The pronoun is appropriate for use by males with intimate friends or lovers, and when used in such context the listener will not think it incorrect or funny.

A very useful Thai-language web site.

http://www.thai-language.com/

Yodrak

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In your avitar dont you mean POM not Chan..

No I don't mean Pom... I mean Chan. Same as if you say "Chan rak ter". When it is with someone familiar you can use "chan" and "ter". Not "Pom" and "Khun" which are more formal.

ฉันพูดภาษาไทยเก่ง

Hmmmm!!!

Tik says Chan or De Chan is only for ladies.. Pom or Gra Pom is for the man

Pom informal man

Gra pom formal man

Chan ladies informal

De chan female formal.

First time she said Chan Rak Koon to me I said back to her and she corrected me

I must say Pom... The ladies use chan... Now we say Tee rak alot....

I just dont want you to have someone laugh at you because you said chan like happened to me

Edited April 24, 2006 by Yodrak

[LastSurvivor 0]

Tiksman,

Robert is quite correct in his use of 'chan'. The pronoun is appropriate for use by males with intimate friends or lovers, and when used in such context the listener will not think it incorrect or funny.

My wife said the exact same thing!

Rich