thanks for the words of encouragement guys
on the subject of posting on the forum- i guess a lot of people will use the info to get the visa then bugger off never to be heard of again-that of course is their perogative personally i will stay on as an active member and try and contribute to the board and help others with my limited knowledge (very limited re Philippines but more extensive about Thailand to be honest )
i am a member on a very active board that has a membership of probably 30,000+ but i guess that only a few hundred of those are regular posters. its no use complaining about the lurkers and posters cos they are a part of forum life i guess. i prefer to take an active part but not everyones the same
