Happy Fifth Anniversary!

by Ben Reilly Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:37 am

Five years ago I got a bit bored and decided to create this site. I've regretted most of it, except for the good times.

Which, han gone, have been plentiful.

And, you know, love ting ...

Let's hear it for NewsFix!

by veya_victaous Fri Jan 19, 2018 8:44 am

I can't believe it's been that long Happy Fifth Anniversary! 630750432

by magica Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:28 am

Congrats Ben, its a great forum!

by Eilzel Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:38 pm

And going than ever!

I'm very glad to have gotten to know some great posters here, and been able to continue debating with some of the same people I've know since Sky.

Cheers Ben Smile

Long may NF continue king

by Guest Fri Jan 19, 2018 2:41 pm

Ben, you have a good soul

by Guest Fri Jan 19, 2018 2:42 pm

@ Les

hey you, my daughter wants to go to Thailand to teach English. Can I ask you, did you make arrangements through some kind of agency or did you just rock up there and ask?

curious as to how it happened for you

hope married life is treating you well

xx

by Eilzel Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:11 pm

gelico wrote:

@ Les

hey you, my daughter wants to go to Thailand to teach English. Can I ask you, did you make arrangements through some kind of agency or did you just rock up there and ask?

curious as to how it happened for you

hope married life is treating you well

xx

Hey Geli x

Very well, only the same amount of arguments as pre marriage tbf lol!

If your daughter wants to teach English here she needs to have a degree and some kind of certification to teach English as a second language. I'll PM you some details if you like.

by Guest Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:14 pm

Eilzel wrote:
gelico wrote:

@ Les

hey you, my daughter wants to go to Thailand to teach English. Can I ask you, did you make arrangements through some kind of agency or did you just rock up there and ask?

curious as to how it happened for you

hope married life is treating you well

xx

Hey Geli x

Very well, only the same amount of arguments as pre marriage tbf

If your daughter wants to teach English here she needs to have a degree and some kind of certification to teach English as a second language. I'll PM you some details if you like.

she wants to do it in Thailand. she saw something on line and rang to get details. it required a deposit of about £250 as they said they had many people apply. they said that she will get a certificate at the end. she will get her accomodation free and paid about £800 per month but eating out and such is very cheap

does that sound right to you?

by Eilzel Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:18 pm

gelico wrote:
Eilzel wrote:
gelico wrote:

@ Les

hey you, my daughter wants to go to Thailand to teach English. Can I ask you, did you make arrangements through some kind of agency or did you just rock up there and ask?

curious as to how it happened for you

hope married life is treating you well

xx

Hey Geli x

Very well, only the same amount of arguments as pre marriage tbf

If your daughter wants to teach English here she needs to have a degree and some kind of certification to teach English as a second language. I'll PM you some details if you like.

she wants to do it in Thailand. she saw something on line and rang to get details. it required a deposit of about £250 as they said they had many people apply. they said that she will get a certificate at the end. she will get her accomodation free and paid about £800 per month but eating out and such is very cheap

does that sound right to you?

Sounds like what one of the schools here offers. So she does the course with them and then they provide a job, right?

Sounds good.

I did it differently. I was living here already and did a course then got a job later.

by Cass Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:21 pm

Happy Anniversary Ben. You did good dude. I love you

Now where’s the cake and bubbly????

by Guest Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:21 pm

Eilzel wrote:
gelico wrote:

she wants to do it in Thailand. she saw something on line and rang to get details. it required a deposit of about £250 as they said they had many people apply. they said that she will get a certificate at the end. she will get her accomodation free and paid about £800 per month but eating out and such is very cheap

does that sound right to you?

Sounds like what one of the schools here offers. So she does the course with them and then they provide a job, right?

Sounds good.

I did it differently. I was living here already and did a course then got a job later.

ah right, she's always loved the idea of travelling and wants to do it before she gets too old. she's worked out in Africa on and off in the past and loved it, but now fancies Thailand. she's megga excited but shit scared at the same time

lol!

by Guest Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:24 pm

Eilzel wrote:
gelico wrote:

she wants to do it in Thailand. she saw something on line and rang to get details. it required a deposit of about £250 as they said they had many people apply. they said that she will get a certificate at the end. she will get her accomodation free and paid about £800 per month but eating out and such is very cheap

does that sound right to you?

Sounds like what one of the schools here offers. So she does the course with them and then they provide a job, right?

Sounds good.

I did it differently. I was living here already and did a course then got a job later.

as far as i can make out she trains when she gets out there. i think they spend about a week or two getting acclimatised and attending Thai classes to get the basics. then 120 hours of hands on teaching but with someone else then doing it on her own. i think it's 6 months and she gets a certificate and can then choose to extend her time there, or transfer to a different country

sounds good

by eddie Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:31 pm

It’s a great forum, the best I’ve ever posted on and moderated. We have a great bunch of people here.

I cannot believe it’s been five years!

Now, where’s my trophy for all the work I do?

Good going Tex. You run a great forum bossmanboss innit fam.

Happy Fifth Anniversary! 1069003512

by Eilzel Fri Jan 19, 2018 3:32 pm

gelico wrote:
Eilzel wrote:
gelico wrote:

she wants to do it in Thailand. she saw something on line and rang to get details. it required a deposit of about £250 as they said they had many people apply. they said that she will get a certificate at the end. she will get her accomodation free and paid about £800 per month but eating out and such is very cheap

does that sound right to you?

Sounds like what one of the schools here offers. So she does the course with them and then they provide a job, right?

Sounds good.

I did it differently. I was living here already and did a course then got a job later.

as far as i can make out she trains when she gets out there. i think they spend about a week or two getting acclimatised and attending Thai classes to get the basics. then 120 hours of hands on teaching but with someone else then doing it on her own. i think it's 6 months and she gets a certificate and can then choose to extend her time there, or transfer to a different country

sounds good

That sounds like a solid plan. She will love it, Thailand is a great country and surrounded by more fantastic places. Teaching is brilliant too Smile

by Syl Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:48 pm

by Guest Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:42 pm

Eilzel wrote:
gelico wrote:

as far as i can make out she trains when she gets out there. i think they spend about a week or two getting acclimatised and attending Thai classes to get the basics. then 120 hours of hands on teaching but with someone else then doing it on her own. i think it's 6 months and she gets a certificate and can then choose to extend her time there, or transfer to a different country

sounds good

That sounds like a solid plan. She will love it, Thailand is a great country and surrounded by more fantastic places. Teaching is brilliant too

Thanks for that Les. She is going to a place called Huahin

by Maddog Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:50 pm

I'm shocked this place made it all this time without my input for 98% of it. Cool

by JulesV Fri Jan 19, 2018 11:38 pm

Hearty congratulations to the team! Happy Fifth Anniversary! 2385359624

by Guest Sat Jan 20, 2018 3:05 am

5 years?

What have we all learnt truley about each other?

I will tell you what we have learnt

We have learnt to bond, as others have done so in the past.

That is the success story of this forum

We may row and argue and at times even have some people be hateful, but its created a community that is drawn to each other for good and bad. No matter what each of us think of each other, we are drawn here together and that can only be a good thing.

That is what this forum should be proud of, that we have stuck together.

Here is to 5 more years of bickering, compassion and being a forum family.

by Ben Reilly Sat Jan 20, 2018 3:58 am

Didge wrote:5 years?

What have we all learnt truley about each other?

I will tell you what we have learnt

We have learnt to bond, as others have done so in the past.

That is the success story of this forum

We may row and argue and at times even have some people be hateful, but its created a community that is drawn to each other for good and bad. No matter what each of us think of each other, we are drawn here together and that can only be a good thing.

That is what this forum should be proud of, that we have stuck together.

Here is to 5 more years of bickering, compassion and being a forum family.

Very well said, Didge. Have a greenie alien

by Guest Sat Jan 20, 2018 4:00 am

Ben Reilly wrote:
Didge wrote:5 years?

What have we all learnt truley about each other?

I will tell you what we have learnt

We have learnt to bond, as others have done so in the past.

That is the success story of this forum

We may row and argue and at times even have some people be hateful, but its created a community that is drawn to each other for good and bad. No matter what each of us think of each other, we are drawn here together and that can only be a good thing.

That is what this forum should be proud of, that we have stuck together.

Here is to 5 more years of bickering, compassion and being a forum family.

Very well said, Didge. Have a greenie

Thanks Ben

by Syl Sat Jan 20, 2018 1:47 pm

Didge wrote:5 years?

What have we all learnt truley about each other?

I will tell you what we have learnt

We have learnt to bond, as others have done so in the past.

That is the success story of this forum

We may row and argue and at times even have some people be hateful, but its created a community that is drawn to each other for good and bad. No matter what each of us think of each other, we are drawn here together and that can only be a good thing.

That is what this forum should be proud of, that we have stuck together.

Here is to 5 more years of bickering, compassion and being a forum family.

That's a great post Didge...have one from me too. alien

You know you are on a good forum when you log in and see people you really like debating or chatting with (or arguing with Razz

) online.

by Original Quill Sat Jan 20, 2018 6:03 pm

Best place on the web. At least, that I've ever experienced. You did good, ben.

cheers

by Guest Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:05 pm

Didge wrote:5 years?

What have we all learnt truley about each other?

I will tell you what we have learnt

We have learnt to bond, as others have done so in the past.

That is the success story of this forum

We may row and argue and at times even have some people be hateful, but its created a community that is drawn to each other for good and bad. No matter what each of us think of each other, we are drawn here together and that can only be a good thing.

That is what this forum should be proud of, that we have stuck together.

Here is to 5 more years of bickering, compassion and being a forum family.

aw, didge, that's so nice

well said

by eddie Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:38 pm

Okay too much love fest shenanigans.

You’re all a bunch of absolute frogturds Razz

by Guest Sun Jan 21, 2018 12:20 am

Thankjs Gelico and Syl

Happy Fifth Anniversary! 2089010162

by Ben Reilly Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:07 am

gelico wrote:

Ben, you have a good soul

Thanks so much, gel I love you

by Cass Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:08 am

Still waiting for the cake and bubbly...

by Ben Reilly Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:31 am

Cass wrote:Still waiting for the cake and bubbly...

Yeah, well ...

by Cass Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:38 pm

Ben Reilly wrote:
Cass wrote:Still waiting for the cake and bubbly...

Yeah, well ...

by Guest Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:39 pm

Cass wrote:
Ben Reilly wrote:

Yeah, well ...

I am still waiting for you to send me some cheesesteaks

Happy Fifth Anniversary! 3201073460

by Cass Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:45 pm

Didge wrote:
Cass wrote:

I am still waiting for you to send me some cheesesteaks

Ha! They all got eaten. And won’t be on the menu for a few weeks. I’ll try and give advanced notice next time. But ONLY if you send pork pies and quavers in return.

Actually it’s been nice not cooking for a few days. Thursday I was tired, Friday I took out one of my volunteers and his family for good burgers as it was his 21st birthday and yesterday my great aunt and uncle were in town so mum took us out for a nice lunch. I had scallops with polenta cakes and green beans. It was trés yummy. Tonight we’re having Parmesan and rosemary crusted pork chops.

Now back to Reilly. Dude, Where’s Our Cake?

by Guest Sun Jan 21, 2018 3:48 pm

Cass wrote:
Didge wrote:

I am still waiting for you to send me some cheesesteaks

Ha! They all got eaten. And won’t be on the menu for a few weeks. I’ll try and give advanced notice next time. But ONLY if you send pork pies and quavers in return.

Actually it’s been nice not cooking for a few days. Thursday I was tired, Friday I took out one of my volunteers and his family for good burgers as it was his 21st birthday and yesterday my great aunt and uncle were in town so mum took us out for a nice lunch. I had scallops with polenta cakes and green beans. It was trés yummy. Tonight we’re having Parmesan and rosemary crusted pork chops.

Now back to Reilly. Dude, Where’s Our Cake?

Seriously, my mouth has just got overly watering and now I am seriously hungry

You are such a tease

Happy Fifth Anniversary! 3201073460

Right, am going to have to order pizza

by JulesV Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:36 pm

I like the world map logo, it represents the global nature of NF. Looks like an etching on a posh wine glass! I love you

by eddie Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:43 pm

Didge wrote:
Cass wrote:
Didge wrote:

I am still waiting for you to send me some cheesesteaks

Ha! They all got eaten. And won’t be on the menu for a few weeks. I’ll try and give advanced notice next time. But ONLY if you send pork pies and quavers in return.

Actually it’s been nice not cooking for a few days. Thursday I was tired, Friday I took out one of my volunteers and his family for good burgers as it was his 21st birthday and yesterday my great aunt and uncle were in town so mum took us out for a nice lunch. I had scallops with polenta cakes and green beans. It was trés yummy. Tonight we’re having Parmesan and rosemary crusted pork chops.

Now back to Reilly. Dude, Where’s Our Cake?

Seriously, my mouth has just got overly watering and now I am seriously hungry

You are such a tease

Right, am going to have to order pizza

Didge - pizza rocks!

Cass - no cake no bubbly and no trophy for me. This forum sucks.

by Cass Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:48 pm

eddie wrote:
Didge wrote:

Seriously, my mouth has just got overly watering and now I am seriously hungry

You are such a tease

Right, am going to have to order pizza

Didge - pizza rocks!

Cass - no cake no bubbly and no trophy for me. This forum sucks.

Totally the worst. Have a word with owner will you?

Didge - extra sausage and cheese please.

by Guest Sun Jan 21, 2018 9:38 pm

Cass wrote:
eddie wrote:

Didge - pizza rocks!

Cass - no cake no bubbly and no trophy for me. This forum sucks.

Totally the worst. Have a word with owner will you?

Didge - extra sausage and cheese please.

I am speechless Shocked

by Cass Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:47 pm

Didge wrote:
Cass wrote:

Totally the worst. Have a word with owner will you?

Didge - extra sausage and cheese please.

I am speechless

I was gonna say Italian sausage but then I remembered you’re half-Sicilian lol!

by Guest Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:50 pm

Cass wrote:
Didge wrote:

I am speechless

I was gonna say Italian sausage but then I remembered your half-Sicilian

You just made me spit my tea out laughing Cass.....

You are an angel and have better wit than me

Fair play

Smile

I actually did order pizza mind and it was lush.

by Cass Sun Jan 21, 2018 11:55 pm

Didge wrote:
Cass wrote:

I was gonna say Italian sausage but then I remembered your half-Sicilian

You just made me spit my tea out laughing Cass.....

You are an angel and have better wit than me

Fair play

I actually did order pizza mind and it was lush.

Careful!

You gave me a great set up so... lol!

We’re having Home made on Wednesday. Trying a new recipe. With sliced courgettes, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella and.......

Italian chicken sausage

by Guest Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:07 am

Cass wrote:
Didge wrote:

You just made me spit my tea out laughing Cass.....

You are an angel and have better wit than me

Fair play

I actually did order pizza mind and it was lush.

Careful!

You gave me a great set up so...

We’re having Home made on Wednesday. Trying a new recipe. With sliced courgettes, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella and.......

Italian chicken sausage

ha ha ha

Now you are just teasing me Laughing

Seriously though, and by your pictures, you must be a great cook Cass..

I think you put heart and effort into cooking, where you make it into an art.

Just bloody send me some of your cooking, as you constantly make me yearn for your food.. Cool

by Cass Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:21 am

Thanks Didge. I do love it.

We need an international food delivery service cheers

by Guest Mon Jan 22, 2018 12:24 am

Cass wrote:Thanks Didge. I do love it.

We need an international food delivery service

You would make a fortune from me and Eddie Laughing

I love it when people enjoy cooking and being creative with this.

You me lady, tick all the boxes on that

x

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