The Thai Business

The Beginning of a Greenhouse in Thailand

We had talked about many different business before we ended up here.  She has experience being an animal breeder as well as baking.  But, she wanted to do something a little different.  We looked into making kombucha, but she wasn't happy with the results.  She made some for herself, and liked it, but she thought it was a bit of a tough market to get into for her area.  After much more deliberation and researching her area more, she decided on starting up a greenhouse.  

Her family will be able to help sell the vegetables and greens in the market, and she has a few small restaurants who would buy from her.  Her uncle said she could put up a greenhouse on the land that is owned by the family, which is actually on the same spot as her childhood home.  The lot was a bit over grown, so there was much work to do.  I am quite impressed with how quick it all happened.

Packing for 3 Months in Thailand

Decisions, Decisions

I am going to be working from Thailand for 3 months, what the hell do I bring?  Not only that, but what do I NOT bring?  Number 1 thing that isn't worth brining is my massive gaming PC.  Too heavy, and too big for a temporary visit.  It would be a pain to get it there, and then get it back.  

I have a gaming livestream that I do, I have editing for a client, and I write code.  I can't do all of that on my work laptop!  I also have to be stealthy for work, so they don't know where I am for now.  Eventually I will let them know, but not right now.  It took me quite some time to figure out what to bring, and how to bring it, without having 2 large, heavy, check-in bags for the flights.  So, how am I going to do this?

The Risky Test

3 Month Live Test

After fixing many of the little issues from the 2 week test in Phuket, I am about to do a big test.  This test is a make it or break it deal.  If I fail, it could potentially mean disaster for this whole thing, and possibly get me fired.  At the very least, failure will cost me a lot of money.  Let me explain...

Initial Test - Working from Thailand

Being Cautious

Technically, I don't know if work will allow me to work from Thailand.  I am afraid to ask, as I am pretty sure I know the answer is no.  I prefer to try it out, and see how it will work.  If directly asked from anyone from work about it, I will be honest with them.  I am also not going to make it obvious in any way what I am doing.

I have been working from home since the beginning of COVID.  In that time, I have been in the office approximately 5-10 times.  I have been able to do 100% of my job without going in.  My boss is a proponent of WFH, so that helps.  Of course, there are other people who are not, luckily they are not in my chain of command.

I have to set it up to work stealthily from Thailand.  But how do I do that?  That is a secret for another day.

Then I met her

She is the motivation

I have been planning moving to Thailand since before COVID was a thing.  I hadn't really figured out the details, but I knew I wanted to move to Thailand and live there, and I didn't want to wait for retirement.  Then COVID hit, and my planning stages went on hold, as I had to get a job.