BritManToo

12 hours ago, hugocnx said:

I hope for you the raisins didn't go to the bottom. Let us know.

Worked fine, the orange peel gives it a novel taste.

5 hours ago, mikehongpark said:

I might lose the chance to have kids if I move on as I don't want to have kid after passing 50 yo.

Had my last kid when I was 55, he's 7 now, I don't have a problem with that and the Thais don't either.

If you decide that sharing is OK, don't forget to DNA test the kids.

You do understand the Thai religious ceremony has no legal validity, without the paperwork at the Amphur office, you aren't married.

On 11/23/2018 at 2:35 PM, champers said:

Agreed. It is not difficult to say but much more difficult to do. Avoid diets, they are a complete waste of money.

At the end of November/start of December I weighed 80Kg (5Kg too much).

I started a Big Mac diet, every day my main meal 1 Big Mac, no extras.

Maybe a banana (or mince pie) and cup of tea for breakfast, and a cheese sandwich  with a cup of tea for dinner.

As many cups of tea as I want during the day, and a mountain hike nearly every day, 2 hours and 600m ascent.

Kept my intake below 1,500Cals/day, and my exercise at 1,000Cals/day (under eating 2,000Cals/day).

Plotted it all on Wahoo fitness and MyFitnessPal apps.

3 weeks and I've lost 4Kg (celebrated today with a large Leo)

Just 1Kg to go any it's been fairly easy, missed out 4 days exercise in the three weeks I've been dieting/training.

Very little hunger, but sometimes it's been really hard to get out of bed for that 2 hour hike.

Today I weighed in at 76.3Kg, thinking another week and I'll be at my target weight of 75Kg.

(I've stopped the Big Macs now, as the months half price offer ended yesterday)

1 minute ago, smotherb said:

And, out of the goodness in her heart she let you have the house.

If she had a heart, there wouldn't have been any goodness in it.

Bad to the bone, just as I like them.

5 minutes ago, smotherb said:

Funny, she still lives in the house; with her "brother".

When I got divorced, I got the house in the divorce settlement 'cos she couldn't (wouldn't) make the repayments.

I still live in that house with my son (I only paid 250KBht upfront).

There's a difference between thinking you're clever, and actually being clever.

Ask for 'lemsip', it's much better for a cold.

Of course it isn't sold in Thailand but I'm told 'Apracur' does a similar job on a cold.

8 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

The temple at Doi Saket is quite interesting. It has a series of small billboards in the driveway next to what I assume is the monks' quarters, with Thai proverbs translated into English.

'Na nua, jai sua' is my favourite, and the explanation ......

'Na, dtaa, yim yem jairm sai, tere kang nai kit rai' strikes me as very funny.

And they have the statues of Buddha in all his Hindu incarnations for you to pray beneath.

3 minutes ago, smotherb said:

Just because you have never been able to attract a good woman does not mean there are none.

I'm just happy to have a young one in my bed at night, she doesn't need to be 'good'.

Yours sounds a bit too old for me, but she's probably 'good' enough for you.

12 minutes ago, madmen said:

after 5 years becomes a financially struggling jaded alcoholic with a bar girl GF living in some dirty old fan room

I enjoyed the 'bar girl GF' times, and always had enough money for aircon.

21 hours ago, TeacherKenAyutthaya said:

So what should I do to get my full salary?

Report them to the labour department, stop working immediately, no more classes.

Not being good at a job is no reason to deny you salary for time already worked, that's their problem.

Forget revenge and investigations, that won't get you any money, just problems.

1 minute ago, hugocnx said:

did you put only 2 raisins in it.

I thought I used more than two, sadly I have to wait another 20 minutes until it's cool enough to cut and find out.

Another loaf from the Morries bread machine.

This is a 750gm candied orange peel and raisin Whole Wheat loaf

(I put stuff left over from making mincemeat pies at Xmas in the automatic dispenser)

Because the bread tin is a bit too big for the paddle, you do need to put your hands in at 1hr 55 mins remaining and even out the dough, else it comes out a bit lopsided.

26 minutes ago, david555 said:

let me scaremonger a bit more : What if the U.K. in urgent need for pound money decide only to pay pensions to those living in the U.K. 

It's not that big a problem, I can return with my 7-year-old son and claim loads of benefits, including free housing.

First in line for everything as a single dad.

4 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

If I had serious health issue tomorrow, I would return to au

I'd jump off a balcony, I don't want to be one of the chronically ill, living a worthless life.

28 minutes ago, KittenKong said:

Yes, but Spain is a richer country where people earn real wages and pay real taxes, not to mention where laws are respected and the word hygiene means something. I expect things to be cheaper in countries like Thailand.

You clearly haven't been recently, it's full of beggars and hookers now with 25%+ youth unemployment.

It's nothing like it was 30-40 years back.

26 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Phu Chi Fa, right?

IMHO Chiang Rai is a better launch point for many of the more remote sightseeing points than Chiang Mai. Once you've been to Doi Saket, the Samoeng loop, Doi Inthanon, Doi Suthep and San Kamphaeng Hot springs, there really isn't much left.

You missed out sticky waterfall and Mon Chairm, Mae Sa waterfall, Ob Khan National Park, The Canyon .........

(Doi Saket? Why would anyone want to go there?)

1 minute ago, KittenKong said:

And what difference does it make anyway as long as both weigh the same?

Because the Kilo of feathers wouldn't fit in the bread machine.