sidjameson

But that clever idea of yours brought value to other people's lives. So you did matter. Same goes for the kindness you shared along the way..Your taxes paid for operations on children.

Mentally ill father who never worked. Childhood on benefits. Adult circumcision at 26. Watching my elderly mother suffer with numerous chronic health problems for the last decade. Living with chronic back pain the last few years. Dealing with prostate cancer in my mid 50's. But apart from that life's been pretty good.

I alternate between fiction and non fiction. Just finished Marcus Aurelius "The meditations" very impressive philosophy of a Roman Emperor. Just started "Brave New World" Aldous Huxley. Very enjoyable read on the dangers of social engineering and the persuit of pleasure as the primary objective of life.

This is a great new topic. I think deserves it's own thread.

Yes, take her advice. I did hundreds of hours of online research and everything she says is spot on.

Oops. My above post was ment for you. Bit confused by your list.

Just curious to compare Australia with the UK. My mother is in the equivalent situation as you. Government pays her rent, local taxes and she ends up with 1900 AUD a month. Utilities cost her 400 AUD She is left with 1500AUD a month for food, her car and discretionary spending. With Lidl, Primark etc very easy to live on that. How does her 1500 compare to you? And in the UK people talk nonsense about heat or eat. She has plenty. Is there the same whining there?

Ah, that's a fair point.

Are you saying that if those problems were not there you'd choose Thailand?

Attractive girls did no exercise when I was first in Asia 30 years ago. They also ate often and a lot. 30 years ago their food was real, now it's as ultra processed as western food.

3.5 billion years of evolution and this is the result.

One school of thought is that a life full of pleasures will never produce contentment. Man needs meaning. What do the righteous posters of AN have to say? Me, I prioritise meaning but fall back into the pleasures all too often.

What have you done to BM2? He knows all women are monkey branching mercenaries not capable of or deserving love. Untie him now and stop using his account. 😂

How many times was this "one of the best lays" worth banging though? I bet not many.

You talk as if men have a a selection of 10's to choose from. Lol

Not having a go, I'm sure we are all guilty of it. But it's typical that the first response to a lovely heart warming story on AN is "It's days are numbered then" I'm going to say, keep up the good work Mongkol, head of that national park. 😊

Cockfighting seems to be so hard wired into the male brain that even a bunch of old guys who are likely socially undernourished will end up doing it on a forum.

How much do you pay each visit?

Sat next to a NGO worker on a AirAsia flight once. I was surprised and happy she was on the flight. She told me all her colleagues flew business class on full priced airlines. Want to give to charity? Find an individual you trust whose doing something good and give to them. Simon43 being a good example.

I've heard there are foreigners in Thailand who after many years can't speak Thai either!!!! Was there no second language learning in their education system?

Not being sarcastic, but didn't you marry a prostitute? If so, your sentence should read, "marriage to a prostitute is not the answer. It's the doorway to hell." Most would agree with that.

Do you see the millions of hard working Thai women who usually have a Thai husband that contributes less than them? Are you saying these women are playing some weird long game? How long? Next life maybe? Lol.

Kinda similar to getting a bar girl then.

Terry Pratchett, a great author with a fabulous mind died of dementia at 66. Chris Hoy, an olympic gold medalist is dying of cancer at 48. Many men need Viagra by 50. The poster Yogoda claims to be "loving life and banging legal teenagers" in his 70's. We can improve the odds but old age is a lottery and is mostly coming to terms with our and our loved ones losses.

Great attitude to life. You've won the health lottery which is the most important one.