A friend of mine has been visiting Thailand for the last 15 years, been all over. Eleven years ago he was over travelling on a 1 year visa when he met a very nice lady in Korat, took her with him around the country visiting the islands etc. Soon he fell in love with this woman and after 8 months together they got married (in Korat).
He had to return to the Uk to get back to work and paid for her and her son to come settle over here, at the time Jane (the lady in question ) is 26 years old and her son 6 year old.
My friend found her work and got her son into school etc, Jane could only muster a few sentences in English and her boy - nothing at all so had to pay to get English teacher in privately as well.
Paid for them to return to Thailand every year since then for 1 month so they could go to Korat to visit the family, my friend would go also on most occasions,
Friend bought a house over there for them to live in when he retires ( he always said he was going to do so when he reached 50). Janes brother takes care, maintains the property.
Jane's son (now 17 year old) has recently finished school with 9 o levels and 6 highers, fairly well educated i'd say, which isn't bad considering he couldn't speak a word when he arrived. He was a bit frightened when he 1st came, very understandable coming to a new country, new culture etc, so spent most of the early years in his room reading studying etc,my friend bought him a computer and so on. By the end he made lots of friends and fitted in ok at school.
Last year my friend said to me - next September then i will be 50 and i'm off to spend the rest of my time in Thailand , selling up and going for good. I was happy for him (and jealous)
So early this year put his house over here on the market and it sold in August, finished up with work, tied up all the loose ends and off they went in September ( 6 weeks ago)
Had a few e-mails from him saying how he is enjoying life restoring his old motorcycles ( this is his hobby ) and he was doing bits and pieces to another property he has invested in in Bua Yai, and how things were going with the floods etc.
Then out of the blue i get an e-mail a couple of days ago saying that Jane has turned very strange and is very distant with him (he knows something is wrong but she won't say).
Then yesterday morning i get a phone call from him saying that after returning to Korat from a trip to Bua yai he walks in to his home and it's empty , everything gone, all that was left was some of his clothes, all furnishings gone, their car - gone, his motor cycles - gone, everything - gone. He goes to Jane's mothers home to find out what has happened and as far as he can make out (he never much learned to speak Thai and her family don't speak English ) her brother has said if he doesn't leave he will have very big problem, her brother won't say where Jane is, or his belongings for that matter.
I've known My friend (don't want to name him) for about 8 years through work at first then we became friends after finding out we both holiday in Thailand, and he lived only 10 miles from me so i used to go up there once a month for a chat with him and Jane and we would all have a lovely Thai meal (Jane is a great cook)
To me a happier couple you couldn't meet, they were always laughing and joking and we would talk about Thailand a lot.
So what has happened in the last 6 weeks ?? I wish i knew, but when we spoke on the phone, i could hear in my friends voice he was confused , devastated , and scared (who wouldn't be ? )
I didn't know what to say to him, he has spent much more time in Thailand than i have, what can i do to help?? I just told him to be careful and keep me informed and if he needed someone to talk to just call, anytime.
The last thing he said was, if you don't hear from me in a few days you know something bad has happened to me. That was 30 hours ago now, i'm worried about him man.
I have to go out now guys, i will keep you updated if and when i hear anything.
Man i'm gutted for him
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He had to return to the Uk to get back to work and paid for her and her son to come settle over here, at the time Jane (the lady in question ) is 26 years old and her son 6 year old.
My friend found her work and got her son into school etc, Jane could only muster a few sentences in English and her boy - nothing at all so had to pay to get English teacher in privately as well.
Paid for them to return to Thailand every year since then for 1 month so they could go to Korat to visit the family, my friend would go also on most occasions,
Friend bought a house over there for them to live in when he retires ( he always said he was going to do so when he reached 50). Janes brother takes care, maintains the property.
Jane's son (now 17 year old) has recently finished school with 9 o levels and 6 highers, fairly well educated i'd say, which isn't bad considering he couldn't speak a word when he arrived. He was a bit frightened when he 1st came, very understandable coming to a new country, new culture etc, so spent most of the early years in his room reading studying etc,my friend bought him a computer and so on. By the end he made lots of friends and fitted in ok at school.
Last year my friend said to me - next September then i will be 50 and i'm off to spend the rest of my time in Thailand , selling up and going for good. I was happy for him (and jealous)
So early this year put his house over here on the market and it sold in August, finished up with work, tied up all the loose ends and off they went in September ( 6 weeks ago)
Had a few e-mails from him saying how he is enjoying life restoring his old motorcycles ( this is his hobby ) and he was doing bits and pieces to another property he has invested in in Bua Yai, and how things were going with the floods etc.
Then out of the blue i get an e-mail a couple of days ago saying that Jane has turned very strange and is very distant with him (he knows something is wrong but she won't say).
Then yesterday morning i get a phone call from him saying that after returning to Korat from a trip to Bua yai he walks in to his home and it's empty , everything gone, all that was left was some of his clothes, all furnishings gone, their car - gone, his motor cycles - gone, everything - gone. He goes to Jane's mothers home to find out what has happened and as far as he can make out (he never much learned to speak Thai and her family don't speak English ) her brother has said if he doesn't leave he will have very big problem, her brother won't say where Jane is, or his belongings for that matter.
I've known My friend (don't want to name him) for about 8 years through work at first then we became friends after finding out we both holiday in Thailand, and he lived only 10 miles from me so i used to go up there once a month for a chat with him and Jane and we would all have a lovely Thai meal (Jane is a great cook)
To me a happier couple you couldn't meet, they were always laughing and joking and we would talk about Thailand a lot.
So what has happened in the last 6 weeks ?? I wish i knew, but when we spoke on the phone, i could hear in my friends voice he was confused , devastated , and scared (who wouldn't be ? )
I didn't know what to say to him, he has spent much more time in Thailand than i have, what can i do to help?? I just told him to be careful and keep me informed and if he needed someone to talk to just call, anytime.
The last thing he said was, if you don't hear from me in a few days you know something bad has happened to me. That was 30 hours ago now, i'm worried about him man.
I have to go out now guys, i will keep you updated if and when i hear anything.
Man i'm gutted for him
