Is Bangkok a Guaranteed teaching job? No Luck Here in Krabi

**Cream** · 5th November 2009 12:18

Originally Posted by Anna Key

Cream + Liverpool banner = The club, innit? Am I right?

He's a bit past it now but always a legend, played well last night!

**richardabroad** · 5th November 2009 12:19

I am surprised you cannot find anything - okay I have limited experience but it seems that everywhere I go they are looking for English teachers. Try Satun and Trang - I could hardly set foot in these places without being offered work.
In Bangkok get a list of all the schools in Silom district - send your cv. If you want a quick fix go to The Nature Method Language Institute by Kao San, or look regularly in the Bangkok post for opportunities.
Warning though - although the Nature Method can get you into work very quickly they promised me they would sort me out with my work permit etc - but these where empty promises - never mind - I soon found other work and left them. Don't worry about having signed a 12 month contract - it is not worth the paper it is written on.

**Hollow** · 5th November 2009 12:20

^ True... if you like Metal, Rock, New Metal etc.. there is lots on offer.

**fakebrock2** · 5th November 2009 12:25

I like rock, indie rock. Anything a little more underground. I like pop rock also, but not pop in Thai sense of pop (boy band esque)

**Cream** · 5th November 2009 12:31

Greenday will be here in Jan, hope they play more of the old stuff not the new crap.

**Hollow** · 5th November 2009 12:37

Green days first couple of albums are OK. The rest of their stuff is balls.

**Cream** · 5th November 2009 12:40

Originally Posted by Hollow

Green days first couple of albums are OK. The rest of their stuff is balls.

I fucking love Greenday but....the last few albums have been god awful! WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?! They even made a song with that cunt bono.

**Hollow** · 5th November 2009 12:43

Shudders*

I saw them live a good 7 years ago or so. It was fun.

**fakebrock2** · 5th November 2009 12:46

I saw them in 97 or so, great time. Their past like 4 albums have been garbage.

I would maybe go see them just for the hell of it though.

Where can I find lists of shows comign to Bangkok. Particularly American, European bands

**Cream** · 5th November 2009 12:47

They were the first band I've ever seen live I think, was at Leeds festival.

**Hollow** · 5th November 2009 12:49

Ahh leeds. Good times.

Unfortunatly fb, there really aren't that many western bands that perform in Bangkok. Which is something I've never really understood.

**fakebrock2** · 5th November 2009 12:57

I hear RHCP will play occasionally and linkin park. I don't care for LP but do enjoy RHCP.

The reason they don't play here is because it's simply out of the way. After they played Bangkok there aren't other places in the area they could book.

I used to book bands for a living and the most important thing was to create some sort of linear tour. You can't jump back and forth all over the place, it's simply too expensive and not worth it in most cases.

**Hollow** · 5th November 2009 13:01

But what about China, Vietnam, KL, Singapore, Austraila, Japan, Korea?

**Cream** · 5th November 2009 13:03

You're best off searching your favourite bands websites mate, it's how I know about bands coming here.

**fakebrock2** · 5th November 2009 13:04

Originally Posted by Hollow

But what about China, Vietnam, KL, Singapore, Austraila, Japan, Korea?

It's doable, but all those places are spread out pretty far. As opposed to Europe and the USA. They can do 30 shows and only have traveled 10 hours.

The tour you just put up there would be astronomically longer and more tedious.

"You're best off searching your favourite bands websites mate, it's how I know about bands coming here."

Haha I know my favorite bands are not coming anywhere near bangkok, I was just thinking more so in bands that are actually listenable.