Friday, January 1, 2010

Moving to Thailand and starting an Online Dating agency!

By Mark JM Bond

Finally back at home in my London home, having just returned from a fun and relaxing three weeks in Thailand. So having kissed my lovely beautiful Thai bride I settled down to open the big pile of post that had accumulated. It didn't take line before my mood had changed. I had two parking tickets totalling 260.00 plus a 550.00 invoice from Thames water. This was then followed by a very formal demand with 14 days to pay from the water board for 1600.00 to fix a leak in their pipe! Oh how I wanted to get straight back on that plane.

What followed was a series of un-related events that started to make me consider my future and in particular my living situation. Since moving Chanichar (my Thai wife) to England I could see that some of the fun had been sapped out of her, I could see the stress taking the toll on her. In England and London you live to work, you grab a quick lunch and then you normally eat at your desk - I often work 6 days a week, sometime even more. Then several things really upset me like the MP's expenses row which wouldn't have normally bothered me really annoyed me, If it was any of us claiming for mortgages we didn't have we would be sacked and charged. That's it I declared over glass of Pinot - we are moving to Pattaya and starting a Thai Bride dating site.

On a recent trip home to Thailand to see her family in my wife (Chanichar) was amazed to find many old school friends and college friends coming to see her... and what did they want? They were all looking for her help in finding a good western husband. She was even more surprised to find other Thai women from the next town whom she had never meet also knocking at her door with photos and profiles.

It was through these encounters that my wife became certain that there was a need for a modern bridal agency that helped like minded people meet. This was the start of the web site Beautifulthaibride.com On her return my wife spent the next months working with programmers and designers.

Well we arrived - and now the hard work of finding a house, an office for my wife, staff, internet , bank accounts, transferring money from the UK etc etc. Well I won't bore you with all the details but I have listed below who i used and my thoughts - It has I must say been the most painless experience ever! Compared with doing the same in the UK and the bureaucracy you would face it has been a sheer pleasure.

It's been an exciting first month and a half. I am a qualified dive master and my wife has launched her web site - she has over 2000 new members in the first month - she is so excited about helping people find their true love. So if you get a chance and may be looking for a Thai bride or are interested in Asian dating then do drop by. I will also post a regular blog about our journey to the Land Of Smiles. - 16892

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