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  • LORNA: An Igorota CORAL of young professionals in Thailand

    “I don’t necessarily need to hold a position to lead,” she said. She’s known in Bangkok for her small yet fruitful efforts in helping some Filipino community organizations in Thailand. She arrived in Thailand in 2007 after living for six straight years in Cambodia. Half of her first year in Thailand was spent in involving herself to various community programs. She was first introduced to the Filipino community by the wife of the Philippine Ambassador to Thailand Mr. Antonio Rodriguez. And in just a very short span of time, her accomplishments in the Filipino community are truly remarkable.

    In December 2007, she was introduced to various organizations like the United Filipinos in Thailand (UFT), Philippine Ladies Group (PLG), and Association of Filipinos in Thailand (AFT), Association of Cordillerans in Thailand (ACT), Filipino Educators Council (FEC) and Siam Pinoy Aperture Society (SPAS). Much of her voluntary time and unselfish effort was devoted to some known Filipino organizations like the Philippine Ladies Group (PLG), the only Filipino organization registered as a charitable institution in Thailand, having elected as the program officer; the Association of Cordillerans in Thailand (ACT) as an active member; the Filipino Educators Council (FEC) being one of the council members of the core group; and the Siam Pinoy Aperture Society (SPAS) as the group’s treasurer.

    “My involvement with the Filipino community in Thailand is motivated with my goal in helping those who are in need. I joined the Philippine Ladies Group because I wanted to reach out with the orphanages in Thailand. With the Association of Cordillerans in Thailand, it is my wish to help my fellow Cordillerans to be more exposed in various activities to help boost their self confidence. My part of share with the Filipino Educators Council came into view because I was and still am a teacher. I worked as a kindergarten teacher in an International school in Cambodia as well. Finally, my hobby is into photography thus my active participation with Siam Pinoy Aperture Society,” she explained enthusiastically.

    This huge involvement with “politics” is worth it, and her time and effort with the various organizations are her “precious moments” as she described it. She always set her priorities in order to equally respond to her responsibilities. A few of her accomplishments are credited with her contributions with the “Summer Dance” charity program with PLG; by helping in purchasing native gongs for the first year anniversary of ACT and by facilitating its recognition with the Philippine Embassy; by helping in organizing the Thai Culture training which happened to be the very first meeting of a very big number of Filipino teachers through the FEC; and by allowing her photos exhibited during the Philippine Independence Day with the SPAS and AFT to name a few.

    Real success is not an easy thing to achieve and indeed her accomplishments were coupled with challenges. But the challenges paved way to a better understanding of her strengths and weaknesses. She became stronger and more mature in dealing with other sorts of people. She learned to embrace more positive “aura” rather than crying over failures.

    This development of her personality was due to her devotion in helping street children in Cambodia for five years. Remarkably, her singing and teaching career in the place gave her the opportunity to establish her charitable connections which provided her the access to help street children and children with AIDS by visiting them every Sunday and providing them with basic necessities of life. In fact, she spent her December holidays distributing food and clothes to orphans.

    “The dire situation I saw and experienced with the street children in Cambodia made me realized what ‘poor’ exactly means. People in well to do countries who described themselves ‘poor’ should think twice. To me, being ‘poor’ are people especially young children who have nothing to eat, no clothes, no parents and no place which they call home. I exactly remember joining a group of photographers in Cambodia and we worked with the UNICEF to document the poor situation of the street children. I was truly inspired by a young girl who was taken advantage of by her own father. Despite the problem she’s into, she continued to struggle earning money for her family and for her young siblings by selling whatever things she think could bring food on the table. I saw the courage in her. I became more open and patient, and showed more appreciation to other people’s lives. Every time problem occurs, I just have to remind myself of the story of this 7 year old girl and that gives me the courage to deal with even the most serious problems. She became my inspiration. She is now being taken cared of by the government and it’s very heartwarming to know that she’s in a better living condition,” she divulged.

    Her contributions in Cambodia and in Thailand placed her in a position in giving some useful tips to her fellow young professionals who desire to help others. She strongly advised them to set their objectives in a given time.

    “All should be time bound. This helps you in prioritizing the WHAT and WHEN of whatever you wish to do. Second, always be yourself and be honest. I hate those who are hypocrites and those who still have the “crab mentality” thinking. I described myself as a “dragon” in terms of my strengths. I am a very kind person and friends tell me that I am easily trusting and emotional but if someone bites me, I burn them. Third, do not expect anything in return. When you help, you help. It doesn’t mean that when you are helping, people will automatically like you. It is difficult to please people. Pleasing people is not an easy task so better stop pleasing them and do what you have to do. Finally, always stay diplomatic, neutral and open. You are always on top of your game when you avoid having enemies. It is always nice to weigh things properly before judging others.”

    Something that makes her special to a few people is her values towards friendship and trust. To her friendship is literally through thick and thin. She regards her friends more than her brothers and sisters. Thus it’s not a joke when she utters the word “friend” for she believes that it is a deep camaraderie founded by trust.

    “I always tell the words ‘trust me’ to people because when I was given the responsibility and the task to do something, I always make sure to bring the bacon home with me. And my friends understand this value very well. If they can’t trust me then there’s no reason to continue the friendship. I never doubt my friends as well. I will definitely fight for them and so I always expect them to be very supportive and honest at the same time in return.”

    To date, she is busy with her hobby in photography. Recently, she made her first solo portfolio called “Lotus” and now aims to come up with more of her crafts of nature, flower and animal themes. Thanks to Michel, who actually gives her the highest form of inspiration and moral support. And in the future, she hopes to have her own business and she sees herself still involved with charity programs.

    “….and I’m Lorna Coral, 32 years old and a proud Igorota in Thailand,”
    she finally said with her brightest smile.

    lorna

  • Siam Pinoy and I

    Just sharing a part of me, originally posted at www.siampinoy.com!

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    Forgive me for adding more posts to this thread.

    Madam H wrote:

    But hopefully, as people read more of Siam Pinoy, and the more they understand the true essence of what we try to accomplish here, they will also do their best to look inside a bit more and draw out more of the positive sides of their being, and share THAT with others.

    I believe it is high time that our GUESTS and READERS should know HOW Siam Pinoy played a big role in what MANY foreign teachers especially Filipinos are enjoying today: AFFORDABLE THAI CULTURE TRAINING.

    It was on January 2008 at Siam Pinoy Discussion Forums, February 2008 on the teacher workshop held in Chiangmai, and in February to March 2008 when many Filipino teachers we met and talked with expressed their concerns about the Training on Thai Culture. They, including me, were worried how the expensive training would affect the many Filipino teachers' financially. During those months, the Thai Culture training costs 4,500 - 10,000 Baht. We (the Filipino Educators Council) were in high hopes that there's a better way to negotiate an affordable training fee. The only problem was WHO to contact and HOW to approach the concerned people.

    BTW, the Filipino Educators Council is the very first organization of Filipino teachers recognized by the Philippine Embassy. Even before its recognition, the council members provided series of trainings and workshops to Filipino teachers for FREE! We made the road where others thread to follow.

    April 2008 came. It took us almost two weeks planning the best strategy in talking with the concerned Thai individuals. We started searching for the right agency to talk with about the training. Our work paid off for we were able to have a list of those who conduct the said training. While I was enjoying my stay at Madam H and Master J's place, I picked up my phone and called the Private School Teachers' Association of Thailand. I was able to talk to the President herself until we ( Madam H and I) made an appointment to meet her and the Thai Culture training course director on the next day.

    To cut the story short, we were victorious for we were able to achieve our objective: an affordable Thai Culture Training. Not only that we were also able to establish the presence of Filipino teachers to them by telling them how humbly they ask for a special consideration. And so they felt the strong presence of thousands Filipino teachers!

    The first Thai Culture training to more than 200 teachers marked a history:

    - The first biggest gathering of Filipino teachers
    - The first most affordable Thai Culture training that opened up the "competition" to those who conduct the said training; and
    - The first CONCRETE resolution of a pressing problem among Filipino teachers by a group of independent Filipino teachers called The Filipino Educators Council

    Siam Pinoy was used as an instrument to disseminate this good news to the community ( the threads are still found in the announcement and general discussion categories). And we were all and still lucky that Siam Pinoy is still up and going! Obviously, I always used the announcement thread...and so I guess I should place the laurel on top of my head and crown myself, Mr. Announcer of SP! :D

    When I was "invited" in to work with the Private School Teachers' Association of Thailand, I gave myself enough time to weigh my options: Should I choose a very comfortable living and working environment in a lovely town somewhere in the north of Thailand OR should I put myself to the challenge in living and working in Bangkok where I understand the opposite of what I was used to in my "hometown."

    I chose the latter. I knew that if I could work with the "provider" of this very important requirement for foreign teachers, I could make things better...from designing the handbook to controlling the cost of this training.

    And so here I am presently working with PSTAT. And you have no idea HOW difficult and stressful this job is: Imagine talking in front of 400 foreign teachers a month ( Filipinos included: FYI, 40-50% of participants in all trainings conducted is comprised of Filipino teachers) PLUS dealing with individual concerns related to their teacher licensing PLUS coping with both positive and negative feedback your get from them. And it's all good! I would be even more shocked if ALL expressed POSITIVE and INSPIRING remarks to what you have done. The facts of life won't diminish: You just can't please everybody, and out of jealousy some try to pull you down; others try to keep on pinning you down just to get back at you.

    It's so easy to simply resign now and enjoy life just the way it was. But NOW I clearly understand that I should continue to hold on. There are many Filipino teachers out there who expressed support to what I contribute to the community. And this is a no VERBAL expression. Many are silent yet deep inside them they knew WHO IS WHO! And I intend to continue such contribution and nobody can stop me. After all, it is a job...and I dont' want to be jobless...who does? :>>

    Detractors who want to see me feel sorry, bad, hurt and out of my present job will no way succeed. The most popular politicians in the world are, in fact, experiencing the worst. Moreover, even the holiest person in the world is being harshly criticized. What does that make me? An ordinary teacher who hails from the Cordillera region of the Philippines who basically has the same reason of being here along with the rest of thousands Filipino teachers: to help his/her own family back home.

    But life must go on....an old Filipino adage states: OK LANG KUNG IKAW ANG NAGPAPALAMON SA AKIN. Simply translated contextually: IGNORE!

    And it's OK to be repeatedly accused of being UNPROFESSIONAL by a few the same disgruntled individuals because life doesn't revolve around them.

    The president of PSTAT promised just recently that she will continue to support of what I am good at, and she exclaimed that PSTAT will support the Filipino community in any terms. And so I kiddingly suggested of donating gifts to be raffled on the Christmas season here at Siam Pinoy and even at the gathering in the Philippine Embassy...and she was all promising to the idea!

    None of this disclosure on my career will be worth talking about without Siam Pinoy...the Filipino Educators Council...and of course detractors included.

    So, shall we continue pissing off each other? OR shall we rather as Madam H posed:

    "turn your eye and your passion to something even more worthy of your ability to write in English well - writing articles that's worthy-of-someone's-time for the teachers who read Siam Pinoy."

    I rest my case.:)

    Have a nice Sunday people! :yes:

  • "The Sense of These" by Winston Soldevilla

    One of the participants of the Thai Culture Training Course on August 24 and 31 gave me a copy of his book called "The Sense of These." It is a collection of his poems.

    Mr. Winston Soldevilla wrote:

    WORDS ARE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES THAT LURK DEEP WITHIN US.
    THEIR FREEDOM IS THE EVENTUAL RESULT OF THE BEAUTY THAT WILL
    SATIATE OUR SENSES AND LEAVE US HANGING IN THE WORLD OF RAINBOWS.

    It is amazing to know that at the end of a long training comes a very passionate Filipino poet handing out a copy of his book. Winston is currently teaching English in Bangkok, Thailand. I am awed and proud knowing that a Filipino literary artist shares his talent in writing poems and most probably teaches Thai students to express themselves through writing poems and songs. I almost forgot, Winston is a multi-awarded songwriter, composer and lyricist in his hometown.

    He received various awards in Iloilo, Philippines with all the inspiring love songs he composed. Not to mention the recognition he earned from The International Library of Poetry.

    A winning poem he wrote called "Cascade" is truly remarkable:

    Flowing smoothly from the cavern above,
    It purveys the fons et origo of life with love.
    Filled with defilement of nature,
    it is still a break in the clouds of life of human creature.
    It quenches the down-and-out's thirst.
    It freshens Odysseus's flesh and blood's burst.
    The nadir windows the homing pigeon's face
    revealing shadow of venality or probity without haze.
    It is the silent whistle-blower of turtle dove's shibboleth.
    It is the prime reflection of the face of Macbeth.
    Oh, giver of life, continue to overflow the weirs
    with sweet fastidious Adam's ale that bears
    the benison of freshly-earthborn potentiality
    to whom this avenue must receive with dignity.

    More of his crafts are found at www.poetry.com, www.poetbay.com,www.allpoetry.com and www.poemhunter.com!

    Out of the 30 poems found in his book, I was struck with his "Circumstance":


    Ah! Circumstance
    never missed
    to challenge my will
    on how to stand still
    even how verboten it is.

    This is a perfect poem to be read aloud in times of never-ending challenges in life. A perfect inspiration in reminding me to keep going and never looking back!

    To Mr. Winston Soldevilla:

    You have no idea how many people you are inspiring now with your talent a lot can master but a few can continue to love.

    Thank you.

  • I was accused of SWINDLING Filipino teachers

    A poster named 'uhav2no' started a thread called: SWINDLER at the following online community forums:

    http://www.siampinoy.com/forum2/index.php/topic,1353.0.html

    and

    http://www.ajarnforum.net/vb/the-staffroom/33878-swindler.html

    I responded to the accusation at www.siampinoy.com:

    Please allow me to copy-paste what I have written in defense of this unfounded accusations:

    uhav2no posted:

    WARNING!

    TO ALL FOREIGN TEACHERS IN THAILAND:

    Peace be with you all!

    I attended the 20-hour Training Course on Thai Culture and Language, Professional Standards and Code of Conduct for Foreign Teachers conducted by the Private School Teachers’ Association of Thailand (PSTAT) at some time in July 2008. Although the training was pretty fine, still, it didn’t meet my expectations. Unfortunately, the training was spoiled by a number of organizational problems. I explain each of the problems below.

    Firstly, I had difficulty in registering to attend the training because I am not sure of who actually to contact since there are a lot of people in-charge or should I say, there are a lot of people trying to take the responsibility because it involves money. Anyhow, I eventually succeeded in registering. That’s what I thought.

    Secondly, the training was held in a school’s conference room, if that’s how it may be called. And frankly speaking, the venue was better suited to a small-sized conference than to a medium-sized training. However, it was alright. But, the lack of space led to serious overcrowding in the venue, especially during the group activities.

    Thirdly, the training was held in a vegetarian school. I don’t have any complain about that. But should they want to economize the food budget, they should have at least prepared some good food. After all, there are a lot of cheap vegetables in the market. Well, I shouldn’t have the guts to say something about this, as they claim that the food was free. But actually, it wasn’t. The participants exceeded to what is expected, and instead of giving a refund, they just said that, we don’t have to pay for the food. So, was the food really for free?

    Fourthly, what’s the training for? Alright, I understand fully that it’s a requirement from the Teacher’s Council of Thailand (TCT) and maybe from the Ministry of Education (MoE). Well, I don’t know exactly the details about this, but since they said that it’s really important, who am I not to abide. Let me say something about the training: It is something that I already know about Thailand! What had been discussed there wasn’t new to me. The 20-hour training didn’t teach me more than what I have learned and experienced for the years that I have stayed here in Thailand.

    The final and the most important point I want to make, concerns about X the training coordinator, as introduced. On the first day of the training, X was already rude and unethical! When he spoke upfront, he was very domineering and as if he wasn’t speaking with professionals. I know that some Filipinos are naughty sometimes but still, they need to be respected. The way X behaved was really very unprofessional! During the training, X would come up front and call some names – participants of whom he claimed to have some problems with the registration. Actually, it wasn’t a big issue. If there were mistakes with the spelling, they can just correct it. Anyway, it’s just the first day, and certificates will be given on the third day. There were also some participants who registered as a group, and were under one person’s name only. X, then claimed that they were not registered. As for my case, me and 8 other friends registered together, but unfortunately, X said that me and another friend didn’t register. We wonder how it happened, but it’s only X who would know! So how did X solve this problem? X asked us, for 100 Baht! He said, “You only have one choice, either you pay 100 Baht or you won’t have your certificates!” Although, we complained, still we paid 100 Baht. We didn’t have a choice, and we didn’t want to make a scene and consume our time arguing. Also, X is the training coordinator, so he might have his way against us. There were about 50 of us who paid 100 Baht. 50 unlucky professionals who were deceived by one bad man, X! (Is he really a man? Anyone won’t think so!). On the second day, no shadow of X was seen. We never saw him until the last day. When we asked Y, assistant coordinator maybe, she said that X must have left with the money. She even added that it was X’s personal decision to collect the money and PSTAT and FTAT (Filipino Teachers Association in Thailand) don’t any responsibility for this. Y even asked some attendees to submit complaint letters so that proper action will be done. But until now, there seems to be no action at all. X is still the training coordinator. They were all part of it! I was wise not to tell my name to Y, else, they wouldn’t have given my certificate. Indeed, they were all part of this scam!

    I am telling you these so that you can look into these matters - not only on my behalf but also on behalf of other attendees, and in fact on behalf of all the foreign teachers, especially the Filipinos.

    Let’s all be vigilant!

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    And this is my response:

    I am the X the poster is referring to. It is a privilege to air my side of the story as a member of Siam Pinoy and as, obviously, the person who is working with Private School Teachers' Association of Thailand (PSTAT) . Should the poster request for an official statement from the PSTAT prior to the enlightenment that I intend to share, then I invite the poster to send us an official letter asking for an explanation ( for whatever motive that poster has) in that way the poster could LEGALLY use our statements for whatever legal purposes the poster serves him/her best. You can address your concerns to the President of PSTAT and FAX it to 02-379-73-44.

    Now, please allow me as the X being ACCUSED of a lot of things by the poster to clarify things.

    The X he is referring to is Mr. ABEL MORALES CADIAS. (I will take this opportunity to invite you to view my blog at www.abelcadias.blog.co.uk).

    I am the training coordinator of PSTAT. My job is to communicate the agreements made between PSTAT and the organizers ( second party) to both parties: making sure that ALL PEOPLE CONCERNED should understand HOW things work. Second, my job is to make sure that whatever FINAL LIST OF PARTICIPANTS that the organizer has provided ( as part of the agreement, the organizers are required to submit FINAL list of participants at least ONE WEEK before the training starts) I have to make sure that ALL have attended and are present considering the prescribed time. Third, my job is to ATTEST that all participants have completed the required 90% attendance with the approval of the speakers ( the speakers, including the training coordinator, have the right to PASS or to FAIL participants who have not successfully met the course requirements). Finally, it is my job to make the Certificates of Completion ( a requirement of the Teachers' Council of Thailand to apply for a teachers' license) as directed by the president of PSTAT ( which means the president decides WHEN to give the certificates considering the ORGANIZATIONAL abilities of the second parties).

    As agreed PSTAT shall conduct the training ORGANIZED by the Filipino Teachers' Association of Thailand (FTAT) headed by Mr. Romney Sison and the Association of Cordillerans in Thailand (ACT) headed by Mrs. Theresita Zarate to 193 Filipino teachers ( plus other nationalities) at the Modern International School in Bangkok sometime in July 2008.

    Your questions on food, venue and the training fee required by both organizers should be addressed to them ( FTAT and ACT). Please email me at augt25@yahoo.com should you be interested to get the email address of the TWO OFFICIAL ( Mr. Sison and Mrs. Zarate) representatives of their organizations. FYI, we required them to pay only 2,200.00 ( originally 2,500.00) Baht out of the 2, 500 they set as as the training fee they collected from the participants. Of which the additional 300 Baht which they calimed to be paid for the venue and for the lunch and refreshments of the participants. Nevertheless, the decreased amount of training was a courtesy of the President of PSTAT for the Filipino teachers. Please take note that it was the effort of the Filipino Educators Council and other organizations ( who made history by organizing the first affordable and successful Thai Culture to more than 200 teachers at 13 Coins Airport Hotel) that gave an inspiring impression she has to Filipino teachers.

    - And so you should thank Mr. Romney and Ms. Tess for negotiating with her. The names of the rest of the "organizers" ( those who were not mentioned aside from the two) whom you always heard of during the training were, the right term would be, unneeded FACADES!

    Your question on the LAW required by the Teachers Council of Thailand ( as to why you have to take it) and not the Ministry of Education (MoE) can be addressed to the Secretary-General. Please check their website at www.ksp.or.th. I suggest you personally hand your letter to him in that way you might be convinced as to the reasons of the existence of the LAW. Your personal feelings toward the training though valid are unfortunately irrelevant. ( It is just my opinion).

    Now let me clarify matters concerning X ( me) BASED on your statements:


    1. The final and the most important point I want to make, concerns about X the training coordinator, as introduced. On the first day of the training, X was already rude and unethical! When he spoke upfront, he was very domineering and as if he wasn’t speaking with professionals. I know that some Filipinos are naughty sometimes but still, they need to be respected. The way X behaved was really very unprofessional!

    - I introduced myself as the PSTAT training coordinator and nobody did. It was my job to orient you on what to do and HOW things should be done to facilitate the flow of the program. If you feel that you were violated professionally then I suggest you write a letter to the president of PSTAT, in that way, I could also evaluate myself and provide you with an official letter.


    2. During the training, X would come up front and call some names – participants of whom he claimed to have some problems with the registration. Actually, it wasn’t a big issue. If there were mistakes with the spelling, they can just correct it. Anyway, it’s just the first day, and certificates will be given on the third day.


    - Trust me I wouldn't want to be wasting my time calling names of participants should there be NO any problems in the registration. Second, identifying a particular participant in group of 193 teachers was not an easy task ( especially if the list provided was 230 teachers when the agreed number of participants was just only 193) and that NO organizer ( Mr. Romney and his other UNOFFICIAL colleague; and Mrs. Tess) claimed that they KNOW the "mysterious" teachers!

    - Correcting spellings ( first by the registrar ( FTAT and ACT) and lastly by the verifier ( from FTAT) took 3 hours to ensure that the MASTER COPY that I haD ( provided by the organizers one week before the training) matched the people on the attendance sheet, where, the organizers decided to use their OWN SEPARATE listings of their "participants." That's where the BIGGEST problem rooted out. When my master copy (official) did not match the NAMES and NUMBER of participants the organizers provided, and WHEN the organizers DISCLAIMED any of the "surplus" teachers, it was MY JOB to balance the equation.

    - The president of PSTAT ( who as I have said has the authority to tell WHEN to give the certificates based on the organizational abilities of the second party organizers) told Mr. Romney and Ms. Tess that the participants could only get their certificates in TWO WEEKS TIME. Of which I OBJECTED. I gave my full trust to the organizers that the list of participants they provided was true and correct. And so I insisted to DO the Certificates ( provided that they ( the organizers) could give me an erroneous FINAL list of participants before 12 noon on the first day of the training. The reason for this was because I need at least two hours to make the certificates BEFORE LEAVING TO KORAT for another training organized by the AFT-Northeastern Region on the next day. For your information, you might want to read the story of that training held at St. Mary's School at www.abelcadias.blog.co.uk).

    And this was WHEN I partly made mistake. I overruled the decision of the President of PSTAT to give the certificates to the participants 2 weeks after the training. Should I followed her decision, NONE of these registration problems occurred. But I did not, at the same time, feel sorry of what I decided upon: 169 certificates were given to the participants out of 198 teachers; 18 errors were made by the verifier and I admit I made 11 errors in encoding all names in a given time from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. I made it to Korat at 2 AM in the morning where I had to do my job as early 7:30 AM on the same day. And never did I complain....it is after all my job. I gave a talk on teacher licensure to less than 70 teachers at 8:00 AM on the same day!

    3. There were also some participants who registered as a group, and were under one person’s name only. X, then claimed that they were not registered. As for my case, me and 8 other friends registered together, but unfortunately, X said that me and another friend didn’t register. We wonder how it happened, but it’s only X who would know! So how did X solve this problem? X asked us, for 100 Baht! He said, “You only have one choice, either you pay 100 Baht or you won’t have your certificates!” Although, we complained, still we paid 100 Baht. We didn’t have a choice, and we didn’t want to make a scene and consume our time arguing. Also, X is the training coordinator, so he might have his way against us. There were about 50 of us who paid 100 Baht. 50 unlucky professionals who were deceived by one bad man, X! (Is he really a man? Anyone won’t think so!).

    - That's where ANOTHER flaw of the organizers came in. They failed to IDENTIFY those who paid under their so-called "members" form a GROUP registered under one name. It was on my burden of proof to show that the OTHER NAMES existed out of the number on the list were not eligible. And to my surprised, no ORGANIZER claimed that they knew these "extra" participants.

    -As the training coordinator of PSTAT, it is BOUND ON MY POWERS AND DUTIES to impose necessary fines. I collected 100 Baht for SEVEN (7) people and not 50 as claimed from the participants telling them that the 100 Baht shall served as payments of acquiring extra more certificates; shall served as an added fee for REDOING the list initially provided by the organizers; and as a form of incentive for the FREE WILL in considering them in the training instead of kicking them out. The 700 Baht collection was submitted to the President of PSTAT later.

    - I invite you to FILE A LEGAL COMPLAINT against me...you and the 50 others you claimed I deceived if you still think that you were ROB. I would be very glad to face you and the 50 others you claimed in the court of law. ( You may want to include GENDER issues in your complaint as well ,of which, I believed is nobody's business).

    4. On the second day, no shadow of X was seen. We never saw him until the last day. When we asked Y, assistant coordinator maybe, she said that X must have left with the money. She even added that it was X’s personal decision to collect the money and PSTAT and FTAT (Filipino Teachers Association in Thailand) don’t any responsibility for this. Y even asked some attendees to submit complaint letters so that proper action will be done. But until now, there seems to be no action at all. X is still the training coordinator. They were all part of it! I was wise not to tell my name to Y, else, they wouldn’t have given my certificate. Indeed, they were all part of this scam!


    Obviously I was not seen at MISB for the next two days but I was happily seen in KORAT for three days. If you were referring to the Thai lady (Y) whom we requested to take my place as the coordinator then I guess her suggestion of you to submit a complaint was a very wise move. You should have done that. And so, it was a "personal decision" to collect 100 Baht to seven (7) participants as I was given a privilege by PSTAT to make such decisions based on my judgment. You may contend this matter if you wish.


    - Now, the Filipino Teachers Association of Thailand ( FTAT) headed by Mr. Romney Sison, TO STRAIGHTEN THE FACT and in fairness to the Association of Cordillerans in Thailand (ACT) headed by Mrs. Tess Zarate, was FOUND to be liable of all the registration problems. It was found that FTAT provided "false names" and did not properly account their so-called "members."

    - AS OF TO DATE, the Filipino Teachers' Association of Thailand (FTAT) is "BANNED" from working with PSTAT in conducting future trainings. They were last heard to be organizing another training somewhere in Nonthaburi. I wish them all the best!


    5. X is still the training coordinator. They were all part of it! I was wise not to tell my name to Y, else, they wouldn’t have given my certificate. Indeed, they were all part of this scam!

    - Yes, I am still the training coordinator. TO DATE, we have conducted six (6) trainings in all parts of Thailand after the unlucky incident at MISB.

    - And so to you mr./miss/ms./mrs. poster: it's so easy to make accusations, isn't it?

    6. I am telling you these so that you can look into these matters - not only on my behalf but also on behalf of other attendees, and in fact on behalf of all the foreign teachers, especially the Filipinos.
    Let’s all be vigilant!


    - No comment.

    =========================================================================

    For any inquiries in processing your license, please feel free to contact me:

    Abel Morales Cadias
    PSTAT Training Coordinator
    0867090873
    augt25@yahoo.com
    www.abelcadias.blog.co.uk

    Have a nice day!

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